Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 861 · 40 questions

AI tip (Try, ask, practise): Step-by-step words: “step by step”, “show your working”, “explain each step”, “walk me through it”. Answer-only words: “just the answer”, “only the number”, “skip the working”, “no explanation”. Learning loop: 1 try it yourself → 2 ask for help (a hint or the steps, checking each step) → 3 practise a new one alone.

1. 1.True or false: “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
3. 3.True or false: “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) check each step (b) copy them blindly (c) delete them (d) ignore them
5. 5.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) ask for the answer (b) copy a friend (c) try it yourself (d) give up
6. 6.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “skip the working” (b) “no explanation” (c) “just the answer” (d) “explain each step”
8. 8.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
9. 9.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try a similar sum alone or attempt it on paper? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) attempt it on paper
10. 10.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or ask for the steps? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask for the steps
12. 12.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “List the steps to make a paper boat.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
15. 15.True or false: “Final answer only for question 7.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
17. 17.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or ask how to start? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask how to start
18. 18.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask how to start (b) try a similar sum alone (c) have a go on your own (d) ask for the steps
19. 19.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for the steps or do one more on your own? (a) ask for the steps (b) do one more on your own
20. 20.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) ask for one hint (c) do one more on your own (d) try a similar sum alone
21. 21.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
23. 23.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
24. 24.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or ask for one hint? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask for one hint
25. 25.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try the sum yourself or do one more on your own? (a) try the sum yourself (b) do one more on your own
26. 26.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — do one more on your own or try the sum yourself? (a) do one more on your own (b) try the sum yourself
27. 27.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — solve a new one alone or ask for one hint? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask for one hint
28. 28.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) have a go on your own (b) try the sum yourself (c) ask for the steps (d) do one more on your own
29. 29.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Final answer only for question 7.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
31. 31.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Walk me through how you found the area.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
33. 33.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
34. 34.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for the steps or solve a new one alone? (a) ask for the steps (b) solve a new one alone
35. 35.True or false: “Explain one step at a time why 7 × 8 = 56.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask how to start (b) ask for the steps (c) solve a new one alone (d) try the sum yourself
37. 37.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — attempt it on paper or ask how to start? (a) attempt it on paper (b) ask how to start
38. 38.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — do one more on your own or ask for one hint? (a) do one more on your own (b) ask for one hint
39. 39.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
40. 40.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for one hint or do one more on your own? (a) ask for one hint (b) do one more on your own

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