Teacher: You are given a sentence and a question. You're expected to write the correct answer based on the sentence.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Sentence: Jacob and Benny are squatting at the gym. Jacob has thin frail legs and Benny has big strong legs. Question: Who squats less weight?
Solution: Jacob
Reason: Typically, people with thin frail legs squat less weight than people with big strong legs, so the answer is Jacob.

Now, solve this instance: Sentence: When Marky Mark's earphones were on the desk, he could only faintly hear music coming from them, but when he put them on his ears, he could clearly hear the music. Question: When were the earphones nearer to him?
Student:
when they were on his ears