Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 99 · 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.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
2. 2.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) do one more on your own (b) have a go on your own (c) ask for one hint (d) attempt it on paper
3. 3.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for one hint (b) do one more on your own (c) try a similar sum alone (d) have a go on your own
4. 4.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “no explanation” (b) “just the answer” (c) “skip the working” (d) “explain each step”
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain one step at a time why 7 × 8 = 56.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
7. 7.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for one hint or solve a new one alone? (a) ask for one hint (b) solve a new one alone
8. 8.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to get a longer answer (b) to make it slower (c) to copy faster (d) to learn the method
9. 9.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
10. 10.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask how to start or try the sum yourself? (a) ask how to start (b) try the sum yourself
11. 11.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
13. 13.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Final answer only for question 7.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
14. 14.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for the steps (b) try the sum yourself (c) ask how to start (d) try a similar sum alone
16. 16.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
17. 17.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — solve a new one alone or try the sum yourself? (a) solve a new one alone (b) try the sum yourself
19. 19.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for one hint or attempt it on paper? (a) ask for one hint (b) attempt it on paper
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.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) ask for the answer (b) give up (c) copy a friend (d) try it yourself
24. 24.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
26. 26.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) ask how to start (c) attempt it on paper (d) ask for the steps
28. 28.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Final answer only for question 7.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or try a similar sum alone? (a) have a go on your own (b) try a similar sum alone
31. 31.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try a similar sum alone or ask for one hint? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) ask for one hint
32. 32.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) delete them (b) check each step (c) ignore them (d) copy them blindly
33. 33.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) do one more on your own (c) ask for one hint (d) solve a new one alone
35. 35.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
37. 37.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Explain one step at a time why 7 × 8 = 56.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Final answer only for question 7.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True

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