Goldilocks Prompts

This worksheet presents three versions of a prompt-one too vague, one too detailed, and one “just right.” Students label each version and explain why the balanced version is most effective. This reinforces the concept that prompts need enough detail to guide an answer, but not so much that they overwhelm or confuse the AI.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Comparing Text Versions

Critical Thinking – Evaluating Level of Detail

Technology Literacy – Understanding Information Balance

Writing – Precision and Control

This worksheet is part of our Writing a Good AI Prompt collection.