TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given the title of a five-sentence story, the first four sentences, and two options for the fifth sentence as a and b. Your job is to pick the sentence option that seamlessly connects with the rest of the story, indicating your choice as 'a' or 'b'. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes more sense.
PROBLEM: Title: ask. Sentence 1: Fred asked a question. Sentence 2: His classmates laughed. Sentence 3: The teacher quieted the class. Sentence 4: He taught that there were no stupid questions. Choices: a. Fred's was pretty dumb though. b. I beat a drum to the sounds of the water droplets.

SOLUTION: a

PROBLEM: Title: New Shoes. Sentence 1: Cooper envied his friend's new shoes. Sentence 2: He asked his mom for new shoes as well. Sentence 3: She told him no because they were too poor. Sentence 4: Cooper went next door to the old woman's house. Choices: a. Tom was thoroughly embarrassed about the private ones. b. He took some cash from her purse when she wasn't looking.

SOLUTION: b

PROBLEM: Title: Burned to the Ground. Sentence 1: In May 1984, Philadelphia police had a standoff in West Philadelphia. Sentence 2: A radical group named MOVE were the combatants against the police. Sentence 3: MOVE had barricaded themselves in a home on 62nd and Osage Avenue. Sentence 4: Shortly after 6:30 pm, the mayor ordered a bomb dropped on the house. Choices: a. The next morning his editor's phone rang off the took. b. Their house and an entire city block of houses burned to the ground.

SOLUTION:
b