TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You should categorize the question into matching, summary, logic, arithmetic and, commonsense groups. Matching is a question entailed or paraphrased by exactly one sentence in a dialogue. The answer can be extracted from the same sentence. Questions that cannot be answered by the surface meaning of a single sentence belong to the reasoning category. We further define summary, logic, arithmetic and, commonsense subcategories. Answering summary questions requires the whole picture of dialogue, such as the topic of dialogue and the relation between speakers. We require logical reasoning to answer logical questions. in arithmetic questions Inferring the answer requires arithmetic knowledge. To answer commonsense questions, besides the textual information in the dialogue, we also require additional commonsense knowledge that cannot be obtained from the dialogue. Note that a question can be in more than one group. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man".
PROBLEM: M: Can I help you, Madam? W: Yeah, I am returning this chicken. This is the oldest, toughest bird I've ever seen, and on top of that, it's spoiled. M: Well. I'm sorry this has happened. I'll give you a new one. Do you have your receipt? W: My receipt? No, I don't have my receipt. I threw it out already. M: Look, Madam, I'm sorry, but no receipt, no refund. That's the company policy. W: You'd better give my money back right now, or else, you are going to be in hot water. M: Look, I'm sorry, but the policy is "No receipt, no refund". That's just the way it is. W: What? This is ridiculous. Look, you don't seem to understand. My friend had recommended Brown's. So I came to this store and I bought this chicken. M: Well, you see. That's the problem. This isn't Brown's supermarket. W: This isn't Brown's? M: No, Brown's is across the street. W: Oh, I am so sorry. I am so embarrassed that I could die. M: Well. W: Please forgive me. M: That's all right. We all make mistakes. Now, what I want you to do is: You take this chicken and you go across the street to Brown's and you shake it in their manager's face., Question: Why does the woman apologize to the man? (A) For her rude behavior. (B) For her mistake. (C) For her spoiling the man's clothes.

SOLUTION: logic

PROBLEM: F: Can we stop and have some rest? M: Some rest? We have just finished half of the work., Question: What does the man mean? (A) To finish work first. (B) To get some rest first. (C) To leave the work till tomorrow.

SOLUTION: commonsense

PROBLEM: M: How much freedom do your parents give you? W: Quite a lot. I mean I'm allowed out most evenings. Weekdays, I have to be back by 9:30. But on weekends I can stay out till 11:00. M: What about money? Do you have any pocket money? W: Yes, my parents give me two pounds a week. M: Is there anything you'd like to do which your parents won't let you? W: Yes, I want to go on holidays this coming summer with my boyfriend, but they say I have to wait till I am 17. M: Do you think that's unfair? W: I don't know...he is very responsible, my boyfriend, even my parents think so and I don't see how a year or two is going to make much difference., Question: Which of the following is right? (A) The woman has no pocket money. (B) The woman has much freedom. (C) The woman wants to go on holidays with her parents.

SOLUTION:
logic

