Question: Review the following prompt: I teach a history class for 10th graders with diverse learning needs. Help me create an essay assignment about the reign of Louis XIV. An example assignment could be: Write an essay on the reasons why you think Louis XIV should be remembered. What type of prompting is used in this example?
- Zero-shot
- Few-shot
- Chain-of-thought
- One-shot
Explanation
Zero-shot prompting is represented by the direct instruction that asks the AI tool to create a new assignment. One-shot prompting is also present because the prompt includes one example to guide the expected output. The example helps the AI infer the desired task type, level, and writing format. The prompt does not provide multiple examples or request reasoning steps.
Why the other options are incorrect
Few-shot is incorrect because the prompt does not include multiple examples.
Chain-of-thought is incorrect because the prompt does not ask for step-by-step reasoning.
Source for verification
https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/prompts/introduction-prompt-design
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