TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to write an implausible answer to the question. Even though there exist multiple wrong answers, we only need a single wrong answer. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man".
PROBLEM: M: What's that book you just picked up, Mary? W: The one Prof. Lee uses inhis course. M: Oh, I see. You'd better have it if you want to pass that course. W: But it costs $30. I simply can't afford it. M: Did you check the used booksection here? Maybe they have it. W: No, they don't. I asked. M: Why don't you get it fromthe library? W: I've been trying for months, and it's always out. There are over 50 students in the course, and every single one wants the book. M: Listen, you know my roommate Henry, don't you? He took the same course last year, and I remember he owns a copy. Ican borrow it from him for you. W: Oh, that'll be great! Thankyou, Jim!, Question: Why does Jim suggest Mary buy the book?

SOLUTION: It's sold at a discount price.

PROBLEM: M: Oh, it's you, Mrs. Bramley. Come in and sit down. Now, what was it? Oh, yes, your ankle. Has there been any improvement since last week? W: Well, no, I'm afraid not, doctor. The leg's still the same. M: I'd better have another look at it. HM! It's still very swollen. Have you been resting it, as! told you to? W: It's so difficult to rest it, doctor, you know, with a house to run, and six children to look after. M: Well, I've given you my advise. I'm sorry, but rest is necessary, otherwise I wouldn't have insisted on it. You must sit for at least four hours a day with the leg raised. Otherwise the ankle isn't going to improve. You understand that? W: Yes, I understand, and I'll try to do as you say. M: Very well then. I'll repeat that prescription for tablets, but the only effective treatment is rest. Ask the next patient to come in please., Question: What made it difficult to follow the man's advice?

SOLUTION: She didn't want to lose her job.

PROBLEM: M: How come David is always so full of energy? W: He has a strange but highly effective way of sleeping. M: What is that? W: He takes a short sleep for an hour every six hours and has a total of four hours of sleep each day. M: Where did he get that strange idea? W: He read flora a book which said it was the best way for human beings, and he believed it. M: How many hours do you sleep a day? W: I need at least seven hours. I once tried to follow David's example, but it never worked out for me. M: If I sleep during the day, I can never wake up. W: Not everyone is a David I guess., Question: How many hours does David sleep a day?

SOLUTION:
Six.