Question RCS1

Question text:

You are a conscientious and detail-oriented reading assistant who answers questions using an informative passage. Consider the following passage and answer the question that follows. Long ago, people didn't have refrigerators to keep their food fresh. Instead, they had to think of other ways to prevent their food from spoiling. One common method was to use salt. Salt pulls water out of food, which makes it hard for bacteria to grow and cause the food to go bad. This method was especially useful for preserving meat and fish, which are more likely to spoil quickly. Another method was to dry food in the sun, removing moisture and thus preserving it for longer periods. These ancient techniques allowed people to store food for months, even without the modern conveniences. How did people in the past keep their food from spoiling and preserve it for weeks or months? A) By keeping it in the shade or underground B) By using a refrigerator C) By preserving it with salt D) By cooking it thoroughly over a fire Do not explain your reasoning; respond only with the letter corresponding to the correct answer.

Strict success criteria:

C

Success criteria:

Gives the correct answer C but may contain context, explanation, or chat content ("Sure, here you go" etc)

Llm

Correct

Strict Correct

Response

Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3

 C) By preserving it with salt

Llama 3 8B Instruct

C) By preserving it with salt

Nous Hermes 2 Yi 34b

C<|im_end|>

Mixtral 8x7b v0.1 instruct


Answer: C) By preserving it with salt

Kunoichi DPO v2 7B

 C) By preserving it with salt</s>

TinyLlama v1.0 chat 1.1b


B) By preserving it with salt. Salt is a natural preservative that helps to remove moisture from food, preventing bacteria growth and prolonging the shelf life of preserved items. This method was especially useful for preserving meat and fish, which were more likely to spoil quickly due to their high water content.

CodeLlama 13b Instruct

 C

Because people in the past used salt to preserve their food. They would use salt on meat and fish, which helped to prevent the bacteria from growing.

Vicuna 33b Chat

 C) By preserving it with salt

Zephyr 7B

C) By preserving it with salt.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

C

StableLM Zephyr 3B

C) By preserving it with salt<|endoftext|>

Mistral Nemo Instruct 2407

C

Mixtral 11bx2 MoE 19b

C) By preserving it with salt

(Explanation left out as instructed. The passage explains that people in the past used salt to remove water from food, inhibiting bacterial growth and preventing spoilage. Other preservation methods mentioned were drying food in the sun and not using a refrigerator.)</s>

Gemma 1.1 2B IT

C

GPT 4o mini

C

Gemma 7b IT

C

The passage describes ancient techniques for preserving food using salt and drying in the sun.<eos>

Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B

C) By preserving it with salt<|im_end|>

Gemma 2b IT

C) By preserving it with salt

The passage explains that people in the past used salt to pull water out of food, making it harder for bacteria to grow and spoil the food.<eos>

Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B

C<|im_end|>

Neural Hermes 2.5 7B

C<|im_end|>

Mixtral 34x2 MoE 60b

H2O Danube 1.8b Chat

C) By preserving it with salt</s>

Claude 3 Haiku

C

H2O Danube 3 4b Chat

C

Claude 3 Opus

C

Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct

C<|end|>

Claude 3 Sonnet

C

Starling LM 7B Beta

 C) By preserving it with salt

In the passage, it is mentioned that people in the past used salt to prevent their food from spoiling. Salt pulls water out of food, making it difficult for bacteria to grow and cause the food to go bad, particularly for meat and fish. Additionally, they dried food in the sun, which removed moisture and preserved it for longer periods.<|end_of_turn|>

Gemma 2 9B IT

C

o1-mini

C

Gemma 2 27B IT

C

Gemini Pro 1.0

C

Command-R v01

C

StableLM 2 1.6B Chat

C) By using salt. 
Salt is known to be an effective preservative due to its ability to draw out water from food, making it hard for bacteria to grow and cause the food to spoil. This ancient technique was used by people in the past to preserve meat, fish, and other perishable foods for extended periods without the need for refrigeration.

Gemma 1.1 7b IT

C

Mistral 7B Instruct v0.2

 C) By preserving it with salt

GPT-4 Turbo 0125-preview

C) By preserving it with salt

Llama 3 70B

C

GPT-3.5 Turbo 0125

C) By preserving it with salt

Gemini 1.5 Pro

**C** 

GPT-4 Turbo 0409

C

Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct (2024-07-01)

C

Hermes 2 Theta Llama 3 8B

C) By preserving it with salt

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3

C) By preserving it with salt

GPT-4o

C) By preserving it with salt

Gemini 1.5 Flash

C 

SFR Iterated DPO Llama 3 8B R

C) By preserving it with salt

Yi 1.5 9B Chat

C<|im_end|>

Yi 1.5 6B Chat

C<|im_end|>

Yi 1.5 34B Chat

C) By preserving it with salt<|im_end|>

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

C)

Llama 3 Refueled

C) By preserving it with salt