Student asked: Test for natural language inference.
Premise: "A man playing a plastic flute while a seagull looks on."
Hypothesis: "A man serenades a seagull with a ditty on a plastic flute as he strolls along the beach."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. It cannot be inferred that the man playing the plastic flute is serenading a seagulls as he strolls along the beach. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Given the sentence "A woman wearing a hat and scarf in a snowy area." can we conclude that "The woman is cold."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. Neither apparel nor weather necessarily imply that the woman is cold. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "Soccer player leaps to avoid injuring an opposing player after a slide to kick the ball."
Hypothesis: "A still of the highlight video of the last soccer game of the season."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. The soccer player leaping does not have to be a highlight or the last soccer game of the season. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: If "Politicians are talking to each other." does that mean that "Politicians are working on a new proposal."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response:
Let's think. Talking to each other is not necessarily working on a new proposal. The answer is it is not possible to tell.