Breaking Down Overloaded Prompts

This worksheet teaches students to recognize when a prompt contains too many tasks or mixed instructions. Students analyze “overloaded prompts” that blend unrelated goals, then break them into smaller, manageable steps for clarity. Through this process, learners develop skills in sequencing, task analysis, and logical organization. The activity reinforces the idea that effective prompts should focus on one goal at a time to help AI-or people-produce coherent, complete responses. Students strengthen their ability to write structured, purposeful prompts while learning to simplify complex instructions.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Organization of Ideas in Writing

English Language Arts – Sequencing and Step-by-Step Explanation

Critical Thinking – Problem Analysis and Simplification

Technology Literacy – AI Prompt Construction and Evaluation

This worksheet is part of our Fixing Bad AI Prompts collection.