1) Sentence(s): John took the plane from Paris to Baghdad. On the
way the plane stopped in Rome. Steve, who was sitting next to
John, got down in Rome.

Question-Answer:
  Is John in Baghdad? (yes)
  Is John in Paris? (no)
  Was John in Paris? (yes)
  Was John in Rome? (yes)
  Where was John in Rome? (airport)
  Did John pass through the Rome airport customs area? (no)
  Did Steve pass through the Rome airport customs area? (yes)

2) Sentence(s): John took the plane from Paris to Baghdad. On the
way the plane stopped in Rome, where John was arrested.

Question-Answer: Is John in Baghdad? (No) Where is John? (Rome)
Did John pass through the Rome airport customs? (maybe) Is the
plane in Baghdad? (yes)


3) Sentence(s): John is a US citizen. He is in Boston on Dec 1.
That day he applied for the passport.

Question-Answer: Can he go to Paris on Dec. 1? (No) Can he go to
Paris on Dec 14th? (Maybe) Can he go to Paris on the Jan 10th?
(Yes)

4) Sentence(s): John, who always carries his laptop with him, took
a flight from Boston to Paris on the morning of Dec 11th.

Question-Answer: In which city is John's laptop on the evening of
Dec 10th? (Boston.) In which city is John's laptop on the evening
of Dec 11th? (Paris.)


5) Sentence(s): John, who travels abroad often, is at home in
Boston and receives a call that he must immediately go to Paris.

Question-Answer: Can he just get on a plane and fly to Paris?
(No.) What does he need to do to be in Paris? (buy a ticket; get
to the airport; get on the plane)

6) Sentences: John spent December 10 in Paris and took a plane to
Baghdad the next morning. He was planning to meet Bob who was
waiting for him there.

Question-Answer: Was John in the Middle East in mid-December?
(Yes) Did he meet Bob in the Middle East in mid-December? (Yes)

7) Sentence(s): President Bush attended Pope John Paul II's
funeral in Rome on the Morning of April 8.

Question-Answer: Was President Bush in Rome on April 8? (Yes) Was
President Bush in Texas on the afternoon of April 8.? (Probably
not.)

8) Sentence: A rainstorm caused cancellation of the important
meeting on Thursday. Friday had beautiful weather.

Question-Answer: Did the meeting take place on Thursday? (no) Did
the meeting take place on Friday? (most likely)


9) Sentence: A CH-47 Chinook, carrying 10 people, crashed near
Ghazni while returning to Bagram Air Base near the capital. The
pilot perished in the crash.

Question-Answer: Did the Chinook arrive at Bagram Air Base? (No)
Is the Pilot alive? (No.) How many people survived? (9)


10) Sentence: A.Q. Khan of Pakistan  sold plans for a nuclear bomb
to Iran. He also sold the XYZ-11, the key part necessary for the
trigger.

Question-Answer: Does Iran have plans for a nuclear bomb? (Yes)
Does Pakistan have plans for a nuclear bomb? (Yes) Does Iran have
the XYZ-11? (Yes) Does Pakistan have the XYZ-11? (No)

11) Sentences: John was at the station in Washington D.C at 10:00
AM on March 15, 2005. His train to New York was scheduled to leave
the station at 10:30.

Question-Answer:

Was John is Washington at 10?   (yes) Was John is Washington at
10:15 (yes) Was John is Washington at 11:30? (no) Was John in
Washington on March 15  (yes)
                       (or yes, in the morning)
Was John in New York on March 15th?  (yes) Was John in California
on March 15th? (no)