QUESTION: Given the sentence "An old man is reading the paper despite crushing feelings of loneliness." can we conclude that "An old man happily reads the newspaper."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

SOLUTION: Let's solve this gradually. A crushing feeling of loneliness means he is not reading happily.
Answer is no.


QUESTION: Premise: "A boy in a pumpkin patch making a funny face with his arms in the air."
Hypothesis: "A boy has lost his mother in a pumpkin patch."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

SOLUTION: Let's solve this gradually. He may be having fun and not have lost his mother.
Answer is it is not possible to tell.


QUESTION: Given the sentence "A football player runs past an official carrying a football." can we conclude that "A person has a football in his hands."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

SOLUTION: Let's solve this gradually. An official is a person. The best way to carry a football is in one's hands.
Answer is yes.


QUESTION: Premise: "A bird sits in a tree."
Hypothesis: "There is no bird in a tree."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

SOLUTION:
Let's solve this gradually. There cannot be a bird in the tree if there is no bird in the tree.
Answer is no.