Question: Review the following prompt: I am a high school reading specialist. Provide ways that I can motivate and engage struggling readers in my classroom. As an example: [specify a high-interest text]. What type of prompting is used in this example?
- Zero-shot
- One-shot
- Chain-of-thought
- Few-shot
Explanation
One-shot prompting uses a single example to guide the AI tool’s response. The example shows the type of output expected without giving multiple demonstrations. This helps the model infer the desired direction while still generating new suggestions. The role statement adds context, but the single example is what determines the prompting type.
Why the other options are incorrect
Zero-shot is incorrect because the prompt includes an example.
Chain-of-thought is incorrect because the prompt does not request step-by-step reasoning.
Few-shot is incorrect because the prompt does not include multiple examples.
Source for verification
https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/prompts/introduction-prompt-design
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