instruction:
In this task, you will be shown a short story with a beginning, two potential middles, and an ending. Your job is to choose the middle statement that makes the story coherent / plausible by writing "1" or "2" in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes most sense.
question:
Beginning: Cade loves to dig in the dirt. Middle 1: Cade found a worm and ate it. Middle 2: Cade found a rock and ate it. Ending: That wasn't a gummy worm after all!
answer:
1

question:
Beginning: During the end of the week, I went to the local market. Middle 1: I didn't use any coupons to purchase some of the groceries. Middle 2: I used coupons to purchase some of the groceries. Ending: I liked getting a good deal.
answer:
2

question:
Beginning: Josh wanted a hoverboard for Christmas. Middle 1: Josh almost fell the first time on it. Middle 2: Josh fell the first time on it. Ending: Josh ended up in surgery but didn't lose his finger.
answer:
2