AI Helping You Code: What Even Is That?

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1. What do you type when you want AI to write a program for you?

   1. A secret password that unlocks the code
   2. A long list of every line of code
   3. A description of what you want the program to do
   4. The exact same program someone else wrote

2. Why should you still learn coding even though AI can write code for you?

   1. So you can check if the AI's code has mistakes
   2. So you can type faster than the AI
   3. So you never have to use AI again
   4. So you can delete AI from your computer

3. A student asks AI to 'make a website with a blue button that says click me.' What happens next?

   1. AI writes the HTML and CSS code for that website
   2. AI opens a website on the internet automatically
   3. AI deletes all the student's old schoolwork
   4. AI sends a real button to the student in the mail

4. What is the main advantage of using AI to help write code?

   1. It teaches you how to type
   2. It saves time by writing many lines of code for you
   3. It fixes all bugs automatically
   4. It makes your computer run faster

5. What does a programmer mean when they say AI 'generates' code?

   1. AI finds old code that already exists somewhere
   2. AI creates new code based on what you ask for
   3. AI guesses which code you want to delete
   4. AI prints out code on paper

6. If AI writes code for a calculator but it adds wrong sometimes, what went wrong?

   1. The student typed too slowly
   2. The AI's code has a bug that needs fixing
   3. The calculator needs new batteries
   4. The computer is too old

7. What kind of AI tool might a kid use to try making a simple drawing program?

   1. A weather forecasting app
   2. A kid-friendly AI coder with helpers
   3. A video game console
   4. A calculator

8. Why is it important to check the code that AI writes?

   1. Because the computer will explode otherwise
   2. Because AI always writes perfect code
   3. Because checking makes the code run faster
   4. Because it might have mistakes or bugs

9. Which of these is something AI could write code for?

   1. A flying car
   2. A new type of food
   3. A guessing game where you find a secret number
   4. A real robot that brings you snacks

10. What used to be the only way to write code before AI helpers existed?

    1. Hiring a professional programmer
    2. Typing every single line yourself
    3. Asking a magic wizard
    4. Copying from a book

11. A friend says they don't need to learn coding because AI can do it all. What's wrong with that thinking?

    1. You need to know coding to tell if AI's work is right
    2. AI can read your mind
    3. Learning coding makes you forget things
    4. Coding is too hard for anyone to learn

12. What does 'programming' mean in the context of computers?

    1. Watching TV shows about computers
    2. Sending messages to friends
    3. Writing instructions that tell a computer what to do
    4. Making a computer look pretty

13. When someone says AI coding is 'amazing for getting started,' what do they mean?

    1. It means you never have to start learning
    2. It makes getting started impossible
    3. It helps beginners create programs more easily
    4. It replaces the need for any effort

14. If you wanted AI to write a Python program that prints a greeting, what would you likely type?

    1. Write a program that says hello on the screen
    2. Delete my homework file
    3. Tell me a joke about Python
    4. Make the computer beep three times

15. Why do many grown-ups use AI to help them write code today?

    1. Because it's the only way to code
    2. Because it's required by law
    3. Because it makes them much faster at creating programs
    4. Because computers won't work without it