[Q]: Total sales for the period declined 8.0 percent to $ 1.99 billion from a year earlier .
Wal-Mart said sales at stores open at least a year rose 4.6 percent from a year earlier .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?

[A]: no

[Q]: While Bolton apparently fell and was immobilized , Selenski used the mattress to scale a 10-foot , razor-wire fence , Fischi said .
After the other inmate fell , Selenski used the mattress to scale a 10-foot , razor-wire fence , Fischi said .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?

[A]: yes

[Q]: The suspected militants ambushed the convoy Saturday near the town of Spinboldak , said U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Douglas Lefforge .
The suspected militants ambushed the convoy near the town of Spinboldak , U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Douglas Lefforge said Sunday , a day after the attack .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?

[A]:
yes