Better Prompt Writing

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 to develop strong communication and critical thinking skills by learning how to write clear, specific, and effective prompts for AI. Students analyze examples of weak, strong, and highly refined prompts, then practice improving their own question design across multiple topics. By testing prompts and comparing results, learners gain insight into how wording, detail, and structure influence the quality of AI-generated responses.

Learning Goals

• Clear Question Writing (Grades 5-7) – Students learn how specificity, context, and detail improve the clarity of prompts.
• Prompt Crafting & Refinement – Learners revise and strengthen prompts to guide AI toward better answers.
• Response Evaluation – Students compare AI outputs to determine which prompt produced a clearer or more useful response.
• Summarizing Results – Learners write brief summaries explaining how prompt changes affected response quality.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to support ELA, communication, and technology literacy standards.
• Explicit Skill Modeling – Shows side-by-side examples of weak and strong prompts for easy comparison.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Works well for independent practice, discussion-based lessons, centers, or homework.
• Supports Diverse Learners – Provides scaffolding for students who struggle with question clarity while challenging others to refine precision.
• Technology Integration – Encourages thoughtful, intentional use of AI through improved communication rather than trial-and-error.

This printable worksheet helps students build confidence in writing precise questions, analyzing AI responses, and explaining their reasoning with evidence. Learners strengthen communication skills, critical thinking, and metacognitive awareness as they see how small wording changes can lead to significantly better results. Ideal for classroom or homeschool use, this no-prep activity supports responsible AI use while reinforcing clarity, structure, and purpose in writing.

This worksheet is part of our Claude AI Activities collection.