Is Large Language Model Performance on Reasoning Tasks Impacted by Different Ways Questions Are Asked?

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Autores principales: Song, Seok Hwan, Chakraborty, Mohna, Li, Qi, Tavanapong, Wallapak
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Publicado: 2025
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author Song, Seok Hwan
Chakraborty, Mohna
Li, Qi
Tavanapong, Wallapak
author_facet Song, Seok Hwan
Chakraborty, Mohna
Li, Qi
Tavanapong, Wallapak
contents Large Language Models (LLMs) have been evaluated using diverse question types, e.g., multiple-choice, true/false, and short/long answers. This study answers an unexplored question about the impact of different question types on LLM accuracy on reasoning tasks. We investigate the performance of five LLMs on three different types of questions using quantitative and deductive reasoning tasks. The performance metrics include accuracy in the reasoning steps and choosing the final answer. Key Findings: (1) Significant differences exist in LLM performance across different question types. (2) Reasoning accuracy does not necessarily correlate with the final selection accuracy. (3) The number of options and the choice of words, influence LLM performance.
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spellingShingle Is Large Language Model Performance on Reasoning Tasks Impacted by Different Ways Questions Are Asked?
Song, Seok Hwan
Chakraborty, Mohna
Li, Qi
Tavanapong, Wallapak
Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
Large Language Models (LLMs) have been evaluated using diverse question types, e.g., multiple-choice, true/false, and short/long answers. This study answers an unexplored question about the impact of different question types on LLM accuracy on reasoning tasks. We investigate the performance of five LLMs on three different types of questions using quantitative and deductive reasoning tasks. The performance metrics include accuracy in the reasoning steps and choosing the final answer. Key Findings: (1) Significant differences exist in LLM performance across different question types. (2) Reasoning accuracy does not necessarily correlate with the final selection accuracy. (3) The number of options and the choice of words, influence LLM performance.
title Is Large Language Model Performance on Reasoning Tasks Impacted by Different Ways Questions Are Asked?
topic Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15707