question in book:
Choose the sentence that goes against common sense.
Options:
- Sentence A: "My garden looks lovely in the Spring."
- Sentence B: "My garden looks dark at noon."

standard solution:
At noon there is light, so the garden can not look dark.
The answer is Sentence B.

[TEACHER] Which of these sentences doesn't make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "Meals leave dishes to be washed."
- Sentence B: "Meals leave dishes to be thrown away."

[Student] You do not throw away dishes if they are dirty.
The answer is Sentence B.

Teacher: Of the below sentences, which one does *not* make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "You are likely to find a bald eagle in the water"
- Sentence B: "You are likely to find a bald eagle in the zoo"

Student: Bald eagles are not found in the water, they are found in the sky.
The answer is Sentence A.

question in book:
Choose the sentence that goes against common sense.
Options:
- Sentence A: "Needles are sharp, so you should put them in your eye."
- Sentence B: "Needles are sharp, so you should not touch the tip of them."

standard solution:
Needles should never be put near your eye as it can cause irreversible damage.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] Which of these sentences doesn't make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "She used gasoline to put out the fire"
- Sentence B: "She used water to put out the fire"

[Student] Gasoline is flammable so it will feed the fire, not put it out.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] One of the following sentences is nonsensical. Which one is it?
Options:
- Sentence A: "delayed delivery of takeout made her really upset"
- Sentence B: "delayed delivery of takeout made her really excited"

[Student]
When a delivery is delayed it makes people upset and not excited.
The answer is Sentence B.