State police said as many as 30 workers were trapped immediately after the garage collapsed.
As many as 30 people were believed to be trapped inside initially, the state police said.

Rate the textual similarity of these two sentences on a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 is "no meaning overlap" and 5 is "means the same thing".

Answer: 4

Nepal earthquake death toll surpasses 7,000
Death toll in Nepal earthquake tops 8,000

Rate the textual similarity of these two sentences on a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 is "no meaning overlap" and 5 is "means the same thing".

Answer: 3

A man is playing the cello.
A man seated is playing the cello.

Rate the textual similarity of these two sentences on a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 is "no meaning overlap" and 5 is "means the same thing".

Answer: 4

China stocks close higher after economic meeting
China stocks close higher on Wednesday

Rate the textual similarity of these two sentences on a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 is "no meaning overlap" and 5 is "means the same thing".

Answer:
3