Prompting Practice Exercises

Say What You See (Google Arts & Culture)

Objective: Practice specificity in prompts and descriptive language.

How it works:

• Open the Say What You See web app.

• You’ll see an image or artwork. Your task is to write a prompt that best describes the image.

• The AI tries to match your description to the image.
  
  

Tone Shifter: Modify a Summary

Objective: Learn to guide AI tone and style.

How it works:

• Take a short paragraph or article.

• Ask the AI to summarize it in a neutral tone.

• Then ask the AI to rewrite the summary in:

• Excited tone

• Formal tone

• Sarcastic tone

• Compare outputs.
  
  

Argument Mode: AI as Opponent

Objective: Practice generating critical thinking and structured dialogue.

How it works:

• Present a statement or opinion.

• Ask the AI to argue against you using logic and evidence.

• Then try to counter the AI’s argument.

Step-by-Step Explainer

Objective: Practice guiding AI to give structured, detailed explanations.

How it works:

• Ask the AI to explain a concept (e.g., photosynthesis, recursion, the Civil War) in simple terms.

• Then ask for:

• A version for a 5th grader

• A version with real-world examples

• A version including diagrams or visual descriptions

Creative Iteration

Objective: Practice iterative prompt improvement and idea exploration. 

How it works:

• Give the AI a short creative task
  (e.g., “Write a short scene where a robot learns to dance”).

• Review the result and ask for changes:

  • • Make it funnier

    • Add a twist ending

    • Change the setting or characters