QUESTION: Given the sentence "A crowd gathers around to listen to a man wearing colonial-era clothes." is it true that "A man is dressed up in clothes from a previous era."?

Let's solve it slowly: The man is in Colonial-era clothes which are from a previous era.
The answer is yes.

[QUESTION] Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "Person riding dirt bike on track while others stand by track."
Hypothesis: "Friends tackle woman on bicycle on dirt track."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Others stand by track presumably to watch means they aren't friends tackling the cyclist.
The answer is no.

Q: Given the sentence "Two women in scrubs walk down the street." can we conclude that "A couple of ladies in scrubs are walking."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
A: A couple of ladies can also be termed as two women who are walking.
The answer is yes.

QUESTION: Premise: "A man dressed in formal attire is playing the bass."
Hypothesis: "A man dressed nicely plays an instrument."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?

Let's solve it slowly: A formal attire is a nice dress. A bass is an instrument to play.
The answer is yes.

[QUESTION] Premise: "Two children sit on a bench with black shirts."
Hypothesis: "Children are waiting for their parents."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Children sitting on a bench might not be waiting for their parents.
The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Q: Premise: "A woman handing a small child wearing a red shirt an item from a shopping basket."
Hypothesis: "An adult and child are on the opposite sides of the street."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
A:
One cannot be handing an item from a shopping basket and on the opposite sides of the street simultaneously.
The answer is no.