question in book:
Choose the sentence that goes against common sense.
Options:
- Sentence A: "he didn't know the new word, so went to a dictionary"
- Sentence B: "he didn't know the new word, so went to play basketball"

standard solution:
When someone doesn't know a word they look it up in a dictionary and don't play basketball.
The answer is Sentence B.

[TEACHER] Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "Some lizards fly hundreds of miles every year."
- Sentence B: "Some birds fly hundreds of miles every year."

[Student] Lizards do not have wings, and cannot fly.
The answer is Sentence A.

Teacher: Which of the following two sentences does not make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "It was wendy and cold."
- Sentence B: "It was windy and cold."

Student: Wendy is a person, not something you can use to describe the weather.
The answer is Sentence A.

question in book:
Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "The man went to New York to see the Statue of Liberty."
- Sentence B: "The man went to India to see the Statue of Liberty."

standard solution:
The Statue of Liberty is not located in India.
The answer is Sentence B.

[TEACHER] Of the below sentences, which one does *not* make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "Jake is a prolific writer of novels and short stories"
- Sentence B: "Jake is a prolific writer of novels and short exams"

[Student] Novels and short exams are not the same thing.
The answer is Sentence B.

[TEACHER] Choose the sentence that goes against common sense.
Options:
- Sentence A: "She rides the bus to school everyday"
- Sentence B: "She rides the lamp to school everyday"

[Student]
Lamps are a light source, and cannot be used for transportation.
The answer is Sentence B.