question in book:
Of the following two sentences, which one is against common sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "It is possible to go walking from Campinas to Valinhos"
- Sentence B: "It is possible to go walking from Campinas to Manaus"

standard solution:
It is impossible to answer this without knowing where these places are, and I thought the "validation and explaination" was not supposed to include specific places.
The answer is Sentence B.

[TEACHER] Choose the sentence that goes against common sense.
Options:
- Sentence A: "Paul was a classically-trained violin."
- Sentence B: "Paul was a classically-trained violinist."

[Student] A person cannot train to be a violin.
The answer is Sentence A.

Teacher: Of the below sentences, which one does *not* make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "Scissors is an instrument used for cutting cloth, paper, and other material"
- Sentence B: "Scissors is an instrument used for washing cloth, paper, and other material"

Student: Nothing can be washed with scissors as it cannot clean anything.
The answer is Sentence B.

question in book:
Of the below sentences, which one does *not* make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "He is eating a elephant"
- Sentence B: "He is eating a pancake"

standard solution:
Eating elephants is not common and usually illegal.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "A deaf man can sing."
- Sentence B: "A dumb man can sing."

[Student] Dumb means a person cannot speak or sing.
The answer is Sentence B.

[TEACHER] Of the following two sentences, which one is against common sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "The cowboy rode into town on a whale."
- Sentence B: "The cowboy rode into town on a horse."

[Student]
A whale is to big to ride and cannot move out of water.
The answer is Sentence A.