Question: Sentence A: The NIPA federal budget surplus, however, reflects the current, or operating, account of the federal government and does not count purchases of capital goods as current spending.

Sentence B: The NIPA federal budget does not use current figures.

If sentence A is true, how about sentence B?
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: no

Question: He agreed that the authority issue is important, but he suggested smaller, targeted research studies could address that question.
He said that the authority issue did not matter.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: no

Problem: Here is a premise:
Centers for Equal Justice, said LSC spokesman Eric Kleiman.

Here is a hypothesis:
Eric Kleiman is the president of the US.

Here are the options: OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: no

Sentence 1: I wish that chap Peel Edgerton had been with us, said Tommy thoughtfully.

Sentence 2: Tommy was happy that Peel Edgerton did not join them.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: no

Question:
West of the city, there are beaches at Florya (20 km/121.2 miles), and farther out at Silivri and Gemeyaka (65 km/40 miles).

Does it follow that "The beaches at Florya, Silivri and Gemeyaka are west of the city."?
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Answer:
yes

Question:
Based on the premise "He had to begin somewhere.", can we conclude that "He had to start writing the essay or he'd never finish it. "? OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
****
Answer:
it is not possible to tell