QUESTION: If "A band of older men perform live on stage." does that mean that "A band of older men are on stage."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Let's solve it slowly: Are on stage is a rephrase of perform live on stage.
The answer is yes.

[QUESTION] Given the sentence "The man wearing the brown jacket is holding a cigarette and the man behind him is holding a can of beer." is it true that "Two men are smoking pipes as they share a bottle of wine."?
Pipes and a cigarette are as different as wine is to beer.
The answer is no.

Q: Premise: "A motorcycle rider in a white helmet leans into a curve on a rural road."
Hypothesis: "The airplane is ready for takeoff."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
A: A road is on the ground and takeoff is in the air.
The answer is no.

QUESTION: Given the sentence "Two men with guitars and a woman are performing a song live." is it true that "A band is playing live."?

Let's solve it slowly: Men and a woman can perform live by playing guitars; they can be considered a band.
The answer is yes.

[QUESTION] Premise: "A group of people in aprons holding hands and skipping."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "Grade school cooks are playing outside." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
People in aprons does not imply that they are in grade school. Wearing aprons does not necessarily imply that people are cooks. Holding hands and skipping does not necessarily imply that people are outside.
The answer is it is not possible to tell.

Q: If "Three kids hugging wearing blue shirts with nice boy smiles." does that mean that "Three friends hug at a friends birthday party."?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
A:
Just because three friends are hugging doesn't mean they have to be at a birthday party.
The answer is it is not possible to tell.