Predicting AI Mistakes

This worksheet helps students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 develop predictive reasoning, critical thinking, and digital literacy skills by learning how weak prompts can lead to faulty or irrelevant AI responses. Students examine simple or vague prompts, predict the kinds of mistakes an AI might make, and then revise each prompt to prevent those errors by adding clarity, direction, and purpose.

Learning Goals

• Predictive Reasoning (Grades 6-8) – Students anticipate likely AI mistakes based on unclear or incomplete instructions.
• Identifying Instruction Weaknesses – Learners analyze prompts to find missing details, ambiguity, or lack of focus.
• Revision for Specificity and Purpose – Students rewrite prompts to clearly communicate intent and expectations.
• Understanding AI Behavior – Students connect prompt quality to response accuracy and relevance.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators with realistic prompting scenarios students may encounter.
• Low-Prep and Practical – Ready for independent practice, discussion, or technology lessons.
• Encourages Pre-Planning – Teaches students to evaluate prompts before using AI tools.
• Supports Diverse Learners – Structured prediction and revision steps guide students through the process.
• Cross-Curricular Alignment – Reinforces English Language Arts reasoning skills while supporting technology literacy.

This printable worksheet helps students become more intentional and effective AI users by teaching them to foresee and prevent common errors. Through prediction, analysis, and revision, learners strengthen critical thinking, writing clarity, and digital-literacy skills. Suitable for classroom or homeschool use, this activity supports thoughtful prompt design and more reliable AI interactions.

This worksheet is part of our AI Prompt Variations collection.