Student asked: Premise: "Three old guys playing some instruments."
Hypothesis: "Old men playing together in a band."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. Three old guys playing some instruments does not imply that they are playing together in a band. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "A man is seemingly running with only one snow ski on."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "A man is running from a bear." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. The man running with only one snow ski on must not be running from a bear. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "A man leans against a pillar while reading a book."
Hypothesis: "A man is reading a book."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Reading a book is a more general version of reading a book while leaning against a pillar. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Given the sentence "A woman passing an ice cream truck is holding her hat on her head." can we conclude that "A woman is protecting her hat from being blown away by the wind."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. We can't know that the reason the woman is holding her hat is to protect it from being blown away by the wind. The answer is it is not possible to tell.