instruction:
In this task, you will be shown a short story with a beginning, two potential middles, and an ending. Your job is to choose the middle statement that makes the story coherent / plausible by writing "1" or "2" in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes most sense.
question:
Beginning: My brother came home dirty from his football game. Middle 1: He put it in the closet. Middle 2: He put it in the washing machine. Ending: On his next game he had a clean uniform.
answer:
2

question:
Beginning: We went to Niagra Falls for our honeymoon in 1981. Middle 1: We took a cab to the train station. Middle 2: We took a train to the cab station. Ending: We took the train back home to Boston.
answer:
1

question:
Beginning: I went to a barbecue at my uncle's house today. Middle 1: I burned my hand on my toilet. Middle 2: I burned my hand on the barbecue!. Ending: I was in so much pain.
answer:
2