Use AI to Turn Your Topic Into Smart Questions

End-of-lesson check

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1. What does AI help you create when you give it a topic?

   1. A list of books you should read
   2. Questions you could research about that topic
   3. Long answers explaining everything about the topic
   4. Pictures related to that topic

2. Why are better questions important for research?

   1. They make your teacher happier
   2. They are required by AI tools
   3. They help you find better answers
   4. They take less time to type

3. A student gives AI this prompt: 'Give me 5 research questions about honeybees.' What will AI most likely return?

   1. Pictures and videos of honeybees
   2. Five questions starting with different question words
   3. The best honeybee recipe
   4. A complete report about honeybees

4. What should you do AFTER AI gives you a list of questions about your topic?

   1. Pick your favorite question to actually research
   2. Ask your teacher to pick one for you
   3. Ask AI for another topic
   4. Delete the questions so you don't get confused

5. If you asked AI to 'Turn rainforests into 5 how questions,' what kind of questions would you get?

   1. Questions about making rainforests
   2. Questions that start with 'How'
   3. Questions only about weather in rainforests
   4. Questions about rainforest animals only

6. What is the first thing you need before AI can help you create research questions?

   1. A complete outline of your report
   2. A specific topic or subject to explore
   3. A list of all the books on your topic
   4. The answers to five questions already

7. A student asks AI: 'Make my topic — castles — into 3 why questions.' What will the questions explore?

   1. The history of castles in order
   2. Pictures of different castles
   3. Steps for building a castle
   4. Reasons and causes behind things about castles

8. What does it mean to 'turn your topic into questions'?

   1. To make your topic into a longer title
   2. To change your topic to something else entirely
   3. To create questions your research will answer
   4. To write down everything you know about your topic

9. Why might asking for 'why' questions be helpful for research?

   1. Because AI only knows the answer to 'why' questions
   2. Because 'why' questions are always the shortest
   3. Because they help you understand reasons and causes
   4. Because 'why' questions don't need sources

10. A student asks AI: 'What's a good question I could ask about my topic that nobody else would?' What is this trying to find?

    1. A unique or unusual question others might not think of
    2. A question with a funny answer
    3. A question that is too hard to answer
    4. A question that has no right answer

11. What is 'inquiry' as used in this lesson?

    1. Asking questions to learn something
    2. Finding books in a library
    3. Writing reports on your computer
    4. Searching for pictures online

12. You want to research dinosaurs. Which prompt would best help you create questions to guide your research?

    1. Give me 5 research questions about dinosaurs
    2. How many dinosaurs were there?
    3. Tell me everything about dinosaurs
    4. Draw a picture of a dinosaur

13. What should you do BEFORE asking AI to turn your topic into questions?

    1. Write your entire research report
    2. Find all your sources first
    3. Choose a topic you want to learn about
    4. Pick your favorite question

14. What makes a research question 'smart' according to this lesson's ideas?

    1. It helps you find useful information
    2. It has a long answer
    3. It's very short and easy
    4. It's the only question on your topic

15. When the lesson says 'AI fits into real life,' what example does it give?

    1. Helping you write stories faster
    2. Helping you play video games
    3. Helping you create questions for research
    4. Helping you send messages to friends