Prompt Engineering Fundamentals
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Correct answer: C. A zero-shot prompt provides no worked examples; a few-shot prompt includes several
Explanation
The principle — The "shot" count is a count of demonstrations inside the prompt. Nothing else about the model or the session changes.
Why the key is correct — Google states that prompts containing a few examples are called few-shot prompts, while prompts that provide no examples are called zero-shot prompts. The distinction is entirely about what you put in the message.
Why the others are wrong — Training is unaffected by how you phrase a request. The count refers to examples rather than questions. And neither term has anything to do with how many times you retry.
Remember this — Count the worked examples in your prompt. That number is the number of shots.
Sources — Google, Prompt design strategies.
Sources
“Prompts that contain a few examples are called few-shot prompts, while prompts that provide no examples are called zero-shot prompts.”
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