Premise: No wonder the two beside him had died from overwork, beatings and plain starvation.

Hypothesis: He could see that the other two had died a painful death.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: What would be evaluated-the usefulness of a screen or the psychometric properties of a screen?

Hypothesis: The usefulness of a screen is not going to be evaluated?
Answer: no

Premise: The fortress was completed in 1540 to protect the town against the Ottoman threat.

Hypothesis: The Ottomans were on a mission of conquest and the fort was built around 1540 to protect them from the Ottomans conquering them.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: This takes on a metropolitan dimension in Kuala Lumpur.

Hypothesis: This takes on a countryside dimension in Kuala Lumpur.
Answer: no