question in book:
One of the following sentences is nonsensical. Which one is it?
Options:
- Sentence A: "Aircraft need to be charged to fly"
- Sentence B: "Electric cars need to be recharged to drive"

standard solution:
Aircraft uses fuel to fly not electricity or batteries so aircraft cannot be charged.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] Which of these sentences doesn't make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "most people consider it to be cold when it is below zero degrees"
- Sentence B: "most people consider it to be cold when it is above ninety degrees"

[Student] When it's above ninety degrees, it's not cold out.
The answer is Sentence B.

Teacher: Of the following two sentences, which one is against common sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "Gravity can start an electronic device"
- Sentence B: "Electricity can start electronic devices"

Student: This statement is against common sense because gravity is not electricity, therefore it cannot start an electronic device.
The answer is Sentence A.

question in book:
Of the following two sentences, which one is against common sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "You are likely to find a horse"
- Sentence B: "You are likely to find a ghost"

standard solution:
Not many people claim to have encountered a ghost.
The answer is Sentence B.

[TEACHER] Choose the sentence that goes against common sense.
Options:
- Sentence A: "Lions like to eat meat."
- Sentence B: "Lions like to eat grass."

[Student] Lions are carnivores and do not eat grass.
The answer is Sentence B.

[TEACHER] One of the following sentences is nonsensical. Which one is it?
Options:
- Sentence A: "We need save his life with two pints of poison."
- Sentence B: "We need save his life with two pints of blood."

[Student]
Two pints of poison would most likely kill a person.
The answer is Sentence A.