TASK DEFINITION: In this task, based on a given sentence, we ask you to write a question that involves "transient vs. stationary" events, i.e., the understanding of whether an event will change over time (transient event) not (stationary event). For example, the sentence "he was born in the U.S." contains a stationary event since it will last forever; however, "he is hungry" contains a transient event since it will remain true for a short period of time. Don't create questions which have explicit mentions of answers in the text. Instead, it has to be implied from what is given. In other words, we want you to use "instinct" or "common sense". Note that the written questions are not required to have a single correct answer.
PROBLEM: Sentence: Einstein's affiliation with the Institute for Advanced Study would last until his death in 1955.

SOLUTION: Was Einstein a Nobel Prize winner by the time he became a faculty member at the Institute for Advanced Study?

PROBLEM: Sentence: The fossils that are very distinct at certain times of Earths history are called index fossils.

SOLUTION: Were fossils always there?

PROBLEM: Sentence: When our cars burn gasoline in their engines, it is converted into motion and heat.

SOLUTION:
Is an engine burning gasoline indefinitely?

