question in book:
Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "He called his friend on the lightbulb"
- Sentence B: "He called his friend on the phone"

standard solution:
Lightbulb gives us light, it is not used for speaking.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] Of the below sentences, which one does *not* make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "Eighty years old is a mighty old age to be."
- Sentence B: "Eighty seconds old is a mighty old age to be."

[Student] Eighty seconds is not a long period of time.
The answer is Sentence B.

Teacher: Choose the sentence that goes against common sense.
Options:
- Sentence A: "He ate an apple"
- Sentence B: "He ate an apple-tree"

Student: An apple tree is much bigger than him.
The answer is Sentence B.

question in book:
Of the following two sentences, which one is against common sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "He put the food in the fridge to heat it up."
- Sentence B: "He put the food in the microwave to heat it up."

standard solution:
Microwave heats things up but fridge cools things down.
The answer is Sentence A.

[TEACHER] Of the below sentences, which one does *not* make sense?
Options:
- Sentence A: "She put her books into her backpack."
- Sentence B: "She put her giraffe into her backpack."

[Student] A giraffe is too large to fit into a backpack.
The answer is Sentence B.

[TEACHER] Which of the following sentences is nonsensical?
Options:
- Sentence A: "It's a town far from the city, I can see stars shining in the sky"
- Sentence B: "It's a town far from the city, I can see the moon shining in the sky"

[Student]
The moon doesn't shine, it only reflects the light from the sun.
The answer is Sentence B.