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: W: Why don't we buy a car, dear? M: I have been thinking about it for a long time. I think it necessary for us to buy one. We live so far away from my company. W: Yes. With a car, you wouldn't have to catch a bus to work. It can save a lot of time. M: Sure, but we don't have enough money at present. W: Why not borrow some from the bank? I think we won't have to borrow so much now. M: Well, let's go down town and have a look., Question: Why do the two speakers want to buy a car? (A) They have a lot of money. (B) The man lives too far away from his office. (C) The woman's office is too far away from her home.

SOLUTION: commonsense

PROBLEM: M: When I say I live in Sweden, people always want to know about the seasons. W: The seasons? M: Yeah, you know how cold it is in winter? What is it like when the days are so short? W: So what is it like? M: Well, it is cold, very cold in winter. Sometimes it is cold as 26 degrees below centigrade. And of course when you go out, you'll wrap up warm. But inside in the houses it's always very warm, much warmer than at home. Swedish people always complain that when they visit England, the houses are cold even in the good winter. W: And what about the darkness? M: Well, yeah, around Christmas time there's only one hour of daylight, so you really looks forward to the spring. It is sometimes a bit depressing. But you see the summers are amazing, from May to July in the North of Sweden the sun never sets. It's still light in the midnight. You can walk in the mountains and read a newspaper. W: Oh, yeah, the land of the midnight sun. M: Yeah, that's right, but it's wonderful. You won't stay up all night. And the Swedes makes most of it often they started work earlier in summer and then leave at about 2 or 3 in the afternoon, so that they can really enjoy the long summer evenings. They'd like to work hard, but play hard, too. I think Londoners work longer hours, but I'm not sure this is a good thing., Question: What does the man say about the Swedish people? (A) They often stay up late reading. (B) They work hard and play hard. (C) They like to go camping in summer.

SOLUTION: logic

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 man reject the woman's request? (A) The company policy does not allow this. (B) There isn't anything wrong with the chicken. (C) The chicken isn't sold at Brown's.

SOLUTION:
logic

