Prompt Choice Scenarios

In this worksheet, students explore how different types of tasks call for either a short prompt or a long prompt. Each scenario presents a real-world situation, such as ordering food in another language or explaining a complex legal topic, and students must choose the type of prompt that would work best. Learners justify their answers with short written explanations, strengthening their reasoning and ability to match instruction style to task difficulty. This activity helps students understand how prompt length influences clarity, precision, and the AI’s ability to handle specialized or sensitive information. By comparing situations that need quick output versus those requiring accuracy and detail, students develop digital-literacy judgment skills that are essential for effective AI use.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Analytical Writing and Justification

English Language Arts – Reading and Evaluating Real-World Scenarios

Technology Education – Selecting Effective AI Inputs

Digital Literacy – Matching Task Requirements to AI Instructions

This worksheet is part of our Short AI Prompt vs. Long AI Prompt Worksheets collection.