A school-lunch allergy board prompt describes the cafeteria well but never says “list testable acceptance criteria.” Which prompt component is the clear, imperative directive that states the task and its requirements?
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Short Explanation
Instruction is the coach’s whistle — “do this, now.” Describing the cafeteria (context) or attaching the story (input data) is not the same as saying “list testable acceptance criteria.” Without that imperative, the model lacks a clear task.
Full Explanation
Instruction is the clear, imperative directive that states the testing task and its requirements. Role sets persona; context orients the test object; input data supplies artefacts. A rich description of the school-lunch board still fails if the prompt never tells the model what to produce.