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AI Foundations Knowledge Check

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QUESTION 1 / 12

What is a hallucination in generative AI?

A valid AI model updateAn incorrect or invented claim presented as an answerA problem with your screen

Revisit the lesson: Lesson 05 — Can You Trust the Answer?

QUESTION 2 / 12

What is usually the best move when the first draft is too long?

Give specific feedback asking for a shorter resultAlways abandon the chatAssume the answer is now inaccurate

Revisit the lesson: Lesson 02 — Your First Useful AI Conversation

QUESTION 3 / 12

Which request is the clearest prompt?

Make this goodWrite whatever you wantDraft a friendly 100-word invitation for neighbours, leaving unknown details as placeholders

Revisit the lesson: Lesson 03 — How to Write Prompts That Work

QUESTION 4 / 12

Why inspect a source cited by an AI assistant?

Because a link automatically verifies the textTo check the source exists and actually supports the claimOnly to copy the whole source

Revisit the lesson: Lesson 17 — Research With AI Without Falling for Made-Up Sources

QUESTION 5 / 12

Which is appropriate in a public AI tool?

A fictional example with no unnecessary personal dataAn employee payroll file without approvalA customer’s private medical history copied into a prompt

Revisit the lesson: Lesson 06 — Privacy, Safety and Doing the Right Thing

QUESTION 6 / 12

When rewriting a message with AI, what should remain unchanged?

Every sentence lengthThe relevant facts and intended meaningThe number of paragraphs

Revisit the lesson: Lesson 07 — Writing Better With AI

QUESTION 7 / 12

What makes an AI-generated plan practical?

It is as long as possibleIt contains impressive jargonIt respects time, budget and dependencies

Revisit the lesson: Lesson 08 — Planning, Lists and Everyday Organisation

QUESTION 8 / 12

What improves retention when studying with an AI tutor?

Retrieving answers from memory, then receiving feedbackReading without ever answering questionsCopying a summary and assuming mastery

Revisit the lesson: Lesson 09 — Learn Faster, Research Smarter, Create More

QUESTION 9 / 12

Can an AI model automatically access your calendar?

Always, because it understands datesOnly with the relevant capability, permissions and connectionYes, if you simply ask nicely

Revisit the lesson: Lesson 11 — Meet the AI Toolbelt

QUESTION 10 / 12

What is a good way to handle missing values in a data table?

Invent realistic numbersTreat every blank as zeroMark them unknown and check the source

Revisit the lesson: Lesson 13 — Turn Messy Information Into Useful Tables

QUESTION 11 / 12

Does a friendly AI personality guarantee persistent memory?

No, memory depends on platform features and supplied contextYes, because the AI sounds familiarYes, if you give it a name

Revisit the lesson: Lesson 20 — Personalise Your AI and Prepare for the Next Stage

QUESTION 12 / 12

What belongs in a repeatable AI workflow?

Only a clever promptA trigger, safe inputs, review and confirmed final actionAn assumption that every proposed action has happened

Revisit the lesson: Lesson 19 — Build a Repeatable AI Workflow

Need a reminder? Review all 20 Foundation lessons. When you’re ready, finish with your practical final challenge.

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