1Z0-1127-25 Prompt Engineering Practice Question
In few-shot prompting, what is the primary purpose of including examples in the prompt?
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Correct answer & explanation
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To provide a template for the desired output format and reasoning pattern
Examples guide the model on the desired input-output pattern, improving task performance without fine-tuning.
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To reduce the need for a system prompt
Why it's wrong here
System prompt and few-shot examples serve complementary roles.
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To provide a template for the desired output format and reasoning pattern
Why this is correct
Examples demonstrate the expected mapping from input to output, reducing ambiguity.
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To increase the model's vocabulary
Why it's wrong here
Examples do not expand the model's inherent vocabulary.
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To decrease the computational cost of inference
Why it's wrong here
Adding examples increases prompt length, which may increase cost, not decrease it.
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