Token Counter Showdown

End-of-lesson check

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1. What does an AI actually process when you type a sentence?

   1. Complete sentences with proper grammar
   2. Pictures of the words
   3. Individual letters one by one
   4. Tiny word chunks called tokens

2. If the word 'unhappiness' is split into three tokens (un + happy + ness), how many tokens would 'happy' be?

   1. 3 tokens
   2. 4 tokens
   3. 2 tokens
   4. 1 token

3. Why do longer prompts typically cost more money to run through an AI?

   1. AI charges are based on the number of tokens processed
   2. Longer prompts require better internet
   3. AI companies want to discourage long questions
   4. The AI has to think harder about longer prompts

4. What is the term for the process of breaking text into tokens that an AI can read?

   1. AI reading
   2. Word chopping
   3. Tokenization
   4. Text splitting

5. What happens when an AI reaches the maximum number of tokens it can remember?

   1. It forgets the oldest part of the conversation
   2. It asks you to start over
   3. It stops working completely
   4. It charges double for the session

6. Why do emojis often require more tokens than a single letter like 'a'?

   1. Emojis are ignored by AI
   2. Emojis contain more visual detail and complexity
   3. Emojis are spelled out in text
   4. AI doesn't understand emojis

7. What is a 'context window' in AI?

   1. A feature that blocks inappropriate content
   2. The maximum number of tokens AI can process at once
   3. The size of the AI's computer screen
   4. The time limit for getting an answer

8. If you remove all the spaces from a sentence, what happens to the token count?

   1. It decreases
   2. It increases
   3. It becomes zero
   4. It stays the same

9. Why might an AI give slower responses to very long prompts?

   1. Long prompts confuse the AI
   2. The AI reads prompts aloud before answering
   3. The AI is tired from reading so much
   4. Longer prompts contain more tokens that must all be processed

10. A student writes 'The cat sat on the mat' and counts 6 tokens. Then they write 'The cat sat' and count 3 tokens. What can they conclude?

    1. Token counts cannot be compared
    2. They made an error counting
    3. The word 'on' is not a token
    4. Longer sentences always have more tokens

11. Which of these would likely result in the LOWEST token count?

    1. A single emoji
    2. A 10-word question
    3. A 100-word essay
    4. A detailed paragraph describing your day

12. If an AI can remember 4,000 tokens and you've used 3,900 in a conversation, what happens when you add another long paragraph?

    1. The AI refuses the new text
    2. The AI starts a new conversation
    3. Nothing changes
    4. The oldest part of the conversation gets forgotten

13. Why do companies charge users based on token count rather than number of words?

    1. Tokens are easier for computers to count
    2. Words are not important to AI
    3. They want to confuse users
    4. Some words become multiple tokens and require more processing

14. What is the main reason AI cannot read text exactly the way humans do?

    1. AI only reads in other languages
    2. AI is not smart enough to read words
    3. AI processes text as numerical data, not as words
    4. AI can only read capital letters

15. Why is it useful to know about tokens when using AI?

    1. You can write shorter prompts to save money and get faster answers
    2. It makes you look smart
    3. Tokens are only important for programmers
    4. You can confuse the AI with token knowledge