question in book:
One of the following sentences is nonsensical. Which one is it?
Options:
- Sentence A: "When we are frightened, we are happy"
- Sentence B: "When we are frightened, we are afraid"

standard solution:
You cannot be happy when you are afraid.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] Choose the sentence that goes against common sense.
Options:
- Sentence A: "The cat licked it's paws until they were clean"
- Sentence B: "The cat licked it's wings until they were clean"

[Student] Cats certainly can't fly and wings aren't part of their anatomy.
The answer is Sentence B.

Teacher: Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "there is a sun in our classroom"
- Sentence B: "there is a bird in our classroom"

Student: The sun cannot literally be inside a classroom.
The answer is Sentence A.

question in book:
Pick which sentence is not logical.
Options:
- Sentence A: "If you want to survive on a deserted island, you need to find money"
- Sentence B: "If you want to survive on a deserted island, you need to find water"

standard solution:
If an island is deserted, it would generally not contain inhabitants to exchange money with.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] Of the following two sentences, which one is against common sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "He used a potato to clean his ears."
- Sentence B: "He used a cotton swab to clean his ears."

[Student] Potatoes are too large and crumbly to properly clean an ear.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] Which of these sentences doesn't make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "A GIRL WON THE RACE WITH HER FRIEND"
- Sentence B: "A GIRL WON THE RACE WITH HORSE"

[Student]
A person is too slow to race a horse.
The answer is Sentence B.