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In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: Taj Jackson told the magazine: "My mom made sure that we had a real childhood, with birthday parties, baseball, family outings, all that stuff.".
Output: How many years did Taj Jackson play baseball?
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: Carl Laemmle, head of Universal Studios, gave Einstein a tour of his studio and introduced him to Chaplin.
Output: How long did the tour last?
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: But the compromising terms of peace galled him, and he was not satisfied with a country only half free.
| Output: How long did it take for them to reach the initial compromise?
| 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Ex Input:
Sentence: It was the seismograph that made it possible to learn why the Earth acted like a magnet.
Ex Output:
How long will the Earth act like a magnet?
Ex Input:
Sentence: they were heard saying when the photo was taken -- while Rowlf is clearly a selfie king.
Ex Output:
How long were they taking photos?
Ex Input:
Sentence: Setbacks in the 1930s caused by the European postwar slump were only a spur to redouble efforts by diversifying heavy industry into the machine-making, metallurgical, and chemical sectors.
Ex Output:
| How long did the postwar slump last?
| 1 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Part 2. Example
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Answer: How long did Jack play basketball?
Explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Part 3. Exercise
Sentence: Setbacks in the 1930s caused by the European postwar slump were only a spur to redouble efforts by diversifying heavy industry into the machine-making, metallurgical, and chemical sectors.
Answer: | How long did the postwar slump last? | 7 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
instruction:
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
question:
Sentence: Afterwards she felt a lot better and went to sleep.
answer:
How many hours did she sleep?
question:
Sentence: The Albanians first appear in the historical record in Byzantine sources of the late 11th century.
answer:
For how long did the Byzantines log historical records?
question:
Sentence: The lightscreen provided had informed me when and where official meals were taking place, but I hadn't bothered to acknowledge the invitations.
answer:
| For how long did the official meals last?
| 9 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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: In school, Atta came across as very intelligent and reasonably pleasant, with an excellent command of the German language.
SOLUTION: How long was Atta in the school?
PROBLEM: Sentence: Allan crouched over his desk once more, pen in hand and mind blank.
SOLUTION: How long did it take for Allan to crouch over his desk?
PROBLEM: Sentence: Corporations and museums are among the serious buyers, giving greater market stability, says Robert Persky of the Photograph Collector.
SOLUTION: | How long does market stability last?
| 8 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
instruction:
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
question:
Sentence: Christianity was introduced into Gaul in the first century a.d.
answer:
How long did it take to introduce Christianity to a typical person?
question:
Sentence: Although disruption efforts around the world had achieved some successes, the core of Bin Laden's organization remained intact.
answer:
How long did the disruption efforts last?
question:
Sentence: They also liked to go through the small forest behind the house, making a game of hide and seek.
answer:
| How long do they usually play hide and seek?
| 9 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example input: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Example output: How long did Jack play basketball?
Example explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Q: Sentence: Partial lunar eclipses occur at least twice a year, but total lunar eclipses are less common.
A: | How long does an eclipse last for? | 3 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Teacher: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Reason: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Now, solve this instance: Sentence: The movie then jumps to 1967 , after Brian Epstein has died .
Student: | How long did the movie last? | 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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: Casino operators had to reassess the nature of their business.
SOLUTION: How long had they been in business?
PROBLEM: Sentence: The core of our strategy is to lead in technology and attack the high-performance segments of the market, said John Kelly, senior vice president in charge of IBM's technology group.
SOLUTION: How long did John Kelly speak?
PROBLEM: Sentence: Technologically and sociologically, it was a phenomenal breakthrough: with fire, communities could live year 'round in one cave, in which cooking and even smelting could be pursued.
SOLUTION: | How long did it take to cook meat?
| 8 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Teacher: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Reason: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Now, solve this instance: Sentence: Finley only realizes with hindsight that his misdeeds far surpass those of Violet .
Student: | How long did it take Finley to realize? | 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Teacher: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Reason: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Now, solve this instance: Sentence: These rangers were too well trained to appear openly curious about their captain's guest.
Student: | How long did it take to train the rangers? | 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
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Question: Sentence: Youll buy fewer items in the long run, so youll save money as well as resources.
Answer: How long will it take to save money?
Question: Sentence: This was still the Stone Age, but the people are thought to have made silk from thread produced by the worms they cultivated on the leaves of their mulberry trees.
Answer: How long does it take to make silk?
Question: Sentence: Finley only realizes with hindsight that his misdeeds far surpass those of Violet .
Answer: | How long did it take Finley to realize?
| 7 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Teacher: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Reason: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Now, solve this instance: Sentence: The 9/11 plotters eventually spent somewhere between $400,000 and $500,000 to plan and conduct their attack.
Student: | For how long did the 9/11 plotters plan the attack? | 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Sentence: At Christie's, a folio of 21 prints from Alfred Stieglitz's "Equivalents" series sold for $396,000, a single-lot record.
How long did it take for the prints to sell?
Sentence: Despite his quick climb up the legal ladder, Bailey has always found time to help out in causes he feels strongly about.
How long did it take for Bailey to reach his current position since passing the bar?
Sentence: The 9/11 plotters eventually spent somewhere between $400,000 and $500,000 to plan and conduct their attack.
| For how long did the 9/11 plotters plan the attack?
| 0 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Why? the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
New input: Sentence: The 300-millimeter silicon wafers -- about the size of a standard pizza -- are shuttled around the facility in enclosed plastic pods, which ride on overhead tracks.
Solution: | For how long do the wafers ride on tracks? | 0 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Let me give you an example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
The answer to this example can be: How long did Jack play basketball?
Here is why: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
OK. solve this:
Sentence: If you have ever heard, "Eat a good breakfast", thats why.
Answer: | How long does it take to eat breakfast? | 8 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example Input: Sentence: They packed up the car and drove to the library, ready for a fun morning.
Example Output: How long was the drive?
Example Input: Sentence: The target remained in Indianapolis Center's airspace for another six minutes, then crossed into the western portion of Washington Center's airspace at 9:10.
Example Output: How long did it take for them to detect the target?
Example Input: Sentence: But President Clinton insisted on including Pakistan in the itinerary for his trip to South Asia.
Example Output: | How long was President Clinton's trip?
| 3 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
One example is below.
Q: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
A: How long did Jack play basketball?
Rationale: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Q: Sentence: Tony and Ally like to play other games like hopscotch or jump rope but that day they joined the game of tag.
A: | How long did the game of tag last? | 9 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Let me give you an example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
The answer to this example can be: How long did Jack play basketball?
Here is why: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
OK. solve this:
Sentence: Mama kept her mink jacket, a family hand-me-down, safe from time in a stopbox, and lent the capturador to my uncle for his stamp collection.
Answer: | How long was the capturador lent to the uncle for? | 8 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
[Q]: Sentence: Eventually, the shelter received word that the alleged hijacker 5 miles away had been a medevac helicopter.
[A]: How long did it take the shelter to get information?
[Q]: Sentence: The massive ice sheet, called a glacier, caused the features on the land you see today.
[A]: How long did it take the glacier to cause the features on the land?
[Q]: Sentence: , native Archaic Indians began to develop a lasting hunting and gathering culture.
[A]: | How long does a typical hunt take?
| 5 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
[Q]: Sentence: No, of course not… I– "Then why," Arthur barreled on, "do you disregard them all and return to this superstitious babble, this morbid, paganistic drivel?.
[A]: How long has Arthur been talking?
[Q]: Sentence: This time, however, the anonymous artist worked in tandem with the director of Bristol museum in the UK.
[A]: How long did they work in tandem?
[Q]: Sentence: Sometimes Joey gets a little dried out so Marsha's mom told her to soak him in water every few days.
[A]: | How long does Joey need to soak in water?
| 5 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Sentence: He said that Oliver North of Iran-Contra notoriety thought he had erased his computer but that the information was later retrieved for congressional committees to read.
How long did it take to retrieve the data from the computer?
Sentence: Some of the people who took advantage of her through a questionable loan program were sent to jail.
How long did they spend in jail?
Sentence: What if you rode the bus or were driven in a car?.
| How long would a bus ride normally take?
| 0 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
--------
Question: Sentence: But he told us that he could not drum up much interest in or money for such a purpose from Washington, partly, he thought, because these countries had dictatorial governments.
Answer: How long did he try to get money from those countries?
Question: Sentence: This aversion to war also led Einstein to befriend author Upton Sinclair and film star Charlie Chaplin, both noted for their pacifism.
Answer: How long did Einstein befriend the authors?
Question: Sentence: A floodplain is an area where a thick layer of rich soil is left behind as the floodwater recedes.
Answer: | How long does it take for floodwater to recede?
| 7 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Example solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Example explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Problem: Sentence: Lucrezia is an honorable woman and does not at first agree to meet with the stranger .
| Solution: How long does it take for her to meet with the stranger? | 5 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Teacher: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Reason: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Now, solve this instance: Sentence: After meeting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi , the Beatles quickly return to London , and in a press conference they say they made a mistake when they trusted Maharishi .
Student: | How long did the Beetles meet with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi? | 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example Input: Sentence: In 1930, the poet Muhammad Iqbal proposed a separate Muslim homeland in the northwest of India.
Example Output: How long did Muhammad Iqbal consider his proposal?
Example Input: Sentence: He accents the illusion of reality --I paraphrase his entry in La Enciclopedia Humanica --by doing life-size scenes in "The full round," never the easier frontal or three-quarters view.
Example Output: How long did it take him to develop his unique style?
Example Input: Sentence: He estimated the money will help handle at least another 180 cases next year.
Example Output: | How long did it take to raise the money?
| 3 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example input: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Example output: How long did Jack play basketball?
Example explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Q: Sentence: Delighted , Preetam goes in search of her watch and brings it back .
A: | How long did Preetam take in search of her watch ? | 3 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example input: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Example output: How long did Jack play basketball?
Example explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Q: Sentence: This aversion to war also led Einstein to befriend author Upton Sinclair and film star Charlie Chaplin, both noted for their pacifism.
A: | How long did Einstein befriend the authors? | 3 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
One example is below.
Q: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
A: How long did Jack play basketball?
Rationale: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Q: Sentence: The company called that record "a reflection on our commitment to achieving an incident-free environment, all the time, everywhere," the SEC filing states.
A: | How long has the company had an incident-free environment? | 9 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Q: Sentence: Mama kept her mink jacket, a family hand-me-down, safe from time in a stopbox, and lent the capturador to my uncle for his stamp collection.
A: How long was the capturador lent to the uncle for?
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Q: Sentence: At about 9:20, security personnel at FAA headquarters set up a hijacking teleconference with several agencies, including the Defense Department.
A: How long did the security personnel take to set up a hijacking teleconference?
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Q: Sentence: Yes, they can, because they are in enclosed space stations or pressurized suits.In both cases, they are surrounded by air molecules.
A: | How long do the suits remain pressurized?
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| 4 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example Input: Sentence: Eventually, the shelter received word that the alleged hijacker 5 miles away had been a medevac helicopter.
Example Output: How long did it take the shelter to get information?
Example Input: Sentence: The girl was a little scared and was thinking of turning back, but yet they went on.
Example Output: For how long did the girl think about turning back?
Example Input: Sentence: Gonzo treated himself to a massage today to try to work out all of his stuntman kinks.
Example Output: | How long did the massage take?
| 3 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Example solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Example explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Problem: Sentence: A lot of poor people are not going to get served,'' she said.
| Solution: For how long did the poor remain under-served? | 5 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
[EX Q]: Sentence: When you inhale, air enters the respiratory system through your nose and ends up in your lungs, where gas exchange with the blood takes place.
[EX A]: How long is the air in your lungs?
[EX Q]: Sentence: She began to tell the story of Majestic, the wild horse who could not be calmed.
[EX A]: How long did she tell the story?
[EX Q]: Sentence: Separately, Citadel posted a third-quarter net loss of $2.3 million, or 68 cents a share, versus net income of $5.3 million, or $1.61 a share, a year earlier.
[EX A]: | How many months were in last quarter?
| 6 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Example solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Example explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Problem: Sentence: Lgurio informs Callimaco that Nicia and Lucrezia are anxious to have a child .
| Solution: How long have they been anxious to have children? | 5 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Why? the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
New input: Sentence: By the beginning of the fourth century the Algarve had a bishop in place, based in Faro.
Solution: | How long did the bishop remain in Faro? | 0 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
--------
Question: Sentence: The award was named after the chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court to honor his statewide vision on justice.
Answer: How long was the chief justice in standing?
Question: Sentence: In school, Atta came across as very intelligent and reasonably pleasant, with an excellent command of the German language.
Answer: How long was Atta in the school?
Question: Sentence: By the beginning of the fourth century the Algarve had a bishop in place, based in Faro.
Answer: | How long did the bishop remain in Faro?
| 7 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Part 2. Example
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Answer: How long did Jack play basketball?
Explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Part 3. Exercise
Sentence: Shelly went to every cage and looked each puppy in the eyes and talked to each one.
Answer: | How long did Shelly talk to the puppies? | 7 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: In most of the counties surrounding Schuylkill County, the penalties given for indirect criminal contempt are much stiffer than those in Schuylkill County, Casey said.
Output: How much jail time is given for indirect criminal contempt in the surrounding counties?
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: The legal system marketplace just doesn't serve low-income people too well, except in fee-generat-ing type cases, Brewer said.
Output: How long was Brewer talking?
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: Shelly went to every cage and looked each puppy in the eyes and talked to each one.
| Output: How long did Shelly talk to the puppies?
| 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: The Minangkabau custom of freely electing their leaders provided the model for rulership elections in modern federal Malaysia.
Output: How long did the elections take?
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: Sarah is dating the curator Michael Pierce , a single father who is away from the museum that night .
Output: How long has Sarah dated Michael?
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: Our emphasis has been on having our potential clients know about us and deliver services to them, Dudovitz said.
| Output: How long does it take for potential clients to learn about the services available?
| 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Let me give you an example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
The answer to this example can be: How long did Jack play basketball?
Here is why: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
OK. solve this:
Sentence: Then others were called on, and gave examples of their accomplishments in easy arithmetic and spelling.
Answer: | How long did it take others to give examples of their accomplishments? | 8 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
instruction:
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
question:
Sentence: A thwarted Mongol invasion in 1274 weakened the Kamakura regime.
answer:
How long did the invasion last?
question:
Sentence: This was still the Stone Age, but the people are thought to have made silk from thread produced by the worms they cultivated on the leaves of their mulberry trees.
answer:
How long does it take to make silk?
question:
Sentence: Still untaken are several steps that required goodwill from local bar associations and others who had opposed the combination.
answer:
| How long will it take to speak with the local bar association?
| 9 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Ex Input:
Sentence: California was first to require smog checks for clean air, pass anti-tobacco initiatives and bike helmets laws.
Ex Output:
How long did it take for the other states to pass such initiatives?
Ex Input:
Sentence: Lennon accuses his father of leaving him again , and then leaves , after telling his father that he wo n't live with him anymore .
Ex Output:
How long does this conversation between Lennon and his father take?
Ex Input:
Sentence: Princes and princesses judged the merits of birds, insects, flowers, roots, or seashells.
Ex Output:
| How long did it take them to judge the merits of a seashell?
| 1 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Let me give you an example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
The answer to this example can be: How long did Jack play basketball?
Here is why: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
OK. solve this:
Sentence: Princes and princesses judged the merits of birds, insects, flowers, roots, or seashells.
Answer: | How long did it take them to judge the merits of a seashell? | 8 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Let me give you an example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
The answer to this example can be: How long did Jack play basketball?
Here is why: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
OK. solve this:
Sentence: Usually when they play the game, Billy answers the telephone in a loud voice, and Sally answers the telephone in a quiet voice.
Answer: | How long does the game last? | 8 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: They then took a boat to Africa and Asia, where they went on a trip through the mountains.
Output: How long was their trip through the mountains?
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: The legitimization of gambling led to its increased legalization across the US.
Output: How long did it take to legitimize gambling?
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: Usually when they play the game, Billy answers the telephone in a loud voice, and Sally answers the telephone in a quiet voice.
| Output: How long does the game last?
| 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example input: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Example output: How long did Jack play basketball?
Example explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Q: Sentence: In the nose, mucus and hairs trap any dust or other particles in the air.
A: | How long does it take to trap dust particles in mucus? | 3 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
See one example below:
Problem: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Problem: Sentence: The two suicide operatives chosen were Hassan al Khamri and Ibrahim al Thawar, also known as Nibras.
Solution: | How long did it take to chose the operatives? | 4 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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: In 1930, the poet Muhammad Iqbal proposed a separate Muslim homeland in the northwest of India.
SOLUTION: How long did Muhammad Iqbal consider his proposal?
PROBLEM: Sentence: He then starred in a TV show Which was a failure both critically and commercially .
SOLUTION: How long did he act in the TV show?
PROBLEM: Sentence: Boston Center TMU [Traffic Management Unit], we have a problem here.
SOLUTION: | How long had the problem been occuring?
| 8 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Output: How long did Jack play basketball?
the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
New input case for you: Sentence: About 30% of Ratners's profit already is derived from the U.S.
Output: | How long did it take to make profit? | 1 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
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Question: Sentence: No, of course not… I– "Then why," Arthur barreled on, "do you disregard them all and return to this superstitious babble, this morbid, paganistic drivel?.
Answer: How long has Arthur been talking?
Question: Sentence: Horton has argued from this that he would be comfortable with a multiracial society, and that this distinguished him from his contemporaries.
Answer: For how long has Horton used multiracial society as a personal differentiator?
Question: Sentence: About 30% of Ratners's profit already is derived from the U.S.
Answer: | How long did it take to make profit?
| 7 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
[Q]: Sentence: The next evening, she arrived with a stack of glistening stopboxes containing sushi, sashimi, oysters in their shells, and Terran vegetables fresh plucked from their hydroponic beds.
[A]: For how long was she gone?
[Q]: Sentence: They first traveled by plane around Europe, where they saw many different people and sights.
[A]: How long was their average plane flight?
[Q]: Sentence: Only certain animals were able to get at the plants hidden nectar.
[A]: | How long did it take for the animals to get at the plant's hidden nectar?
| 5 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Let me give you an example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
The answer to this example can be: How long did Jack play basketball?
Here is why: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
OK. solve this:
Sentence: For example, you can undo the tarnish on copper pennies by placing them in vinegar.
Answer: | How long does undoing the tarnish on coppers take? | 8 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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: Not that he devised flint and steel, matches, or any other way of creating fire.
SOLUTION: How long does it take him to build a fire?
PROBLEM: Sentence: If you walked, you used chemical energy from the food you ate.
SOLUTION: How long did you have energy for?
PROBLEM: Sentence: Edwina similarly falls into disfavor with the Maharani , who explains that Safti has been raised to lead a pure life and that Edwina is unworthy of him .
SOLUTION: | How long had Edwina known Safti?
| 8 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
[Q]: Sentence: Only certain animals were able to get at the plants hidden nectar.
[A]: How long did it take for the animals to get at the plant's hidden nectar?
[Q]: Sentence: Most of us have seen steam rising off a wet road after a summer rainstorm.
[A]: How long does stream rise after a summer rainstorm?
[Q]: Sentence: The Mummy 's Shroud is set in 1920 and tells the story of a team of archaeologists who come across the lost tomb of the boy Pharaoh Kah-To-Bey .
[A]: | How long did it take the team to uncover the lost tomb?
| 5 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Example solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Example explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Problem: Sentence: However , by the time Schahzenan's army reaches the city , Scheherazade's plan has worked .
| Solution: How long will Schahzenan's army take to reach the city? | 5 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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: In the region around Genoa, he enrolled a thousand men to go on what looked like a desperate enterprise.
SOLUTION: How long did the desperate enterprise take?
PROBLEM: Sentence: Not that he devised flint and steel, matches, or any other way of creating fire.
SOLUTION: How long does it take him to build a fire?
PROBLEM: Sentence: However , by the time Schahzenan's army reaches the city , Scheherazade's plan has worked .
SOLUTION: | How long will Schahzenan's army take to reach the city?
| 8 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Teacher: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Reason: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Now, solve this instance: Sentence: The report of American 11 heading south was the first; Delta 1989 was the second.
Student: | For how long did American 11 head south? | 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Why? the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
New input: Sentence: The state has been first to pass major public health initiatives that have spread throughout the country.
Solution: | How long did it take the health initiatives to pass? | 0 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Ex Input:
Sentence: Jerry goes out to the pier and casts his favorite bait : cheese .
Ex Output:
How much time did Jerry spend at the pier?
Ex Input:
Sentence: Sarawak's coast and jungle interior were controlled by the Iban — Sea Dayak pirates and Land Dayak slash-and-burn farmers.
Ex Output:
How long did it take for the Iban to take control of Sarawak's coast?
Ex Input:
Sentence: During the fight , Hughes and Holly find out that the diamond on Yonggary's forehead is the device giving the aliens control of Yonggary .
Ex Output:
| How long was the fight?
| 1 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
See one example below:
Problem: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Problem: Sentence: Like all energy, gravitational potential energy has the ability to do work.
Solution: | How long does it take for gravitational potential energy to do work? | 4 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
See one example below:
Problem: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Problem: Sentence: He argued that the importance of the French Revolution was to continue the process of modernizing and centralizing the French state which had begun under King Louis XIV.
Solution: | How long did the French Revolution last? | 4 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Ex Input:
Sentence: They packed up the car and drove to the library, ready for a fun morning.
Ex Output:
How long was the drive?
Ex Input:
Sentence: He said that Oliver North of Iran-Contra notoriety thought he had erased his computer but that the information was later retrieved for congressional committees to read.
Ex Output:
How long did it take to retrieve the data from the computer?
Ex Input:
Sentence: He argued that the importance of the French Revolution was to continue the process of modernizing and centralizing the French state which had begun under King Louis XIV.
Ex Output:
| How long did the French Revolution last?
| 1 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Example solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Example explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Problem: Sentence: Tumble liked to walk around outside in the garden and dig small holes to sleep in.
| Solution: How long did Tumble like to play outside for? | 5 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
[Q]: Sentence: For example, you can undo the tarnish on copper pennies by placing them in vinegar.
[A]: How long does undoing the tarnish on coppers take?
[Q]: Sentence: It too has many Continents are much older than ocean basins.
[A]: How long have the Continents existed?
[Q]: Sentence: During breakfast one morning, he seemed lost in thought and ignored his food.
[A]: | How long was he lost in thoughts?
| 5 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Sentence: The bear looked up at the girl and it was almost as if he was smiling at her.
How long did the bear smile at the girl?
Sentence: Remembering the "we have some planes" remark, Boston Center guessed that Delta 1989 might also be hijacked.
How long was the Delta 1989 hijacked?
Sentence: Tumble liked to walk around outside in the garden and dig small holes to sleep in.
| How long did Tumble like to play outside for?
| 0 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Part 2. Example
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Answer: How long did Jack play basketball?
Explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Part 3. Exercise
Sentence: Horton has argued from this that he would be comfortable with a multiracial society, and that this distinguished him from his contemporaries.
Answer: | For how long has Horton used multiracial society as a personal differentiator? | 7 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Teacher: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Reason: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Now, solve this instance: Sentence: Joe's parents are farmers and they have a huge farm with cows, chickens, and ducks.
Student: | How long have Joe's parents been farmers? | 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example Input: Sentence: She had it for a long time so it is now a dark brown color.
Example Output: How long has she had it?
Example Input: Sentence: Billy would put the bowl down and wait for Tumble to come up to the bowl to eat from it.
Example Output: How long does it take to eat from the bowl?
Example Input: Sentence: Like the skateboarder, the higher the ramp, the faster he will be going when he reaches the bottom.
Example Output: | How long does it take the skateboarder to go down the highest ramp?
| 3 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Teacher: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Reason: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Now, solve this instance: Sentence: Although disruption efforts around the world had achieved some successes, the core of Bin Laden's organization remained intact.
Student: | How long did the disruption efforts last? | 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
One example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution is here: How long did Jack play basketball?
Explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Now, solve this: Sentence: Alexander II's death caused a great setback for the reform movement.
Solution: | How long did the effects of Alexanders death last? | 6 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Part 2. Example
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Answer: How long did Jack play basketball?
Explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Part 3. Exercise
Sentence: Later in the month, they traveled to China by train and were allowed to see how different life was over there.
Answer: | How long did they stay in China? | 7 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
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Question: Sentence: He filled three stories of the building with his art in 36 hours under tight security, as only a few museum staff were aware of the shows' imminent arrival.
Answer: How long would the show last?
Question: Sentence: Then, he pretended he was his father and pretended that he was driving the tractor.
Answer: How long did he pretend he was his father?
Question: Sentence: Later in the month, they traveled to China by train and were allowed to see how different life was over there.
Answer: | How long did they stay in China?
| 7 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Q: Sentence: Gonzo treated himself to a massage today to try to work out all of his stuntman kinks.
A: How long did the massage take?
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Q: Sentence: and jumped up and down on the side walk trying to get him to see them.
A: How long did he jump on the sidewalk?
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Q: Sentence: In London at mid-afternoon yesterday, Ratners's shares were up 2 pence (1.26 cents), at 260 pence ($1.64).
A: | How long did Ratners's shares stay up?
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| 4 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Q: Sentence: And as they waited for His coming, one generation after another, and yet He did not come, a sadness fell upon them.
A: For how many years did each generation wait?
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Q: Sentence: Zarco and Teixeira were appointed co-governors of Madeira, while Perestrelo was awarded Porto Santo.
A: How long were Zarco and Teixeira co-governors?
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Q: Sentence: Christianity was introduced into Gaul in the first century a.d.
A: | How long did it take to introduce Christianity to a typical person?
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| 4 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
One example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution is here: How long did Jack play basketball?
Explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Now, solve this: Sentence: The massive ice sheet, called a glacier, caused the features on the land you see today.
Solution: | How long did it take the glacier to cause the features on the land? | 6 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Q: Sentence: After the second World Trade Center crash, Boston Center managers recognized that both aircraft were transcontinental 767 jetliners that had departed Logan Airport.
A: How long did it take Boston Center managers to recognize the jetliners?
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Q: Sentence: The cute red ball rolled over to the blue ball and said hello.
A: How long did it take for the red ball to roll over to the blue ball?
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Q: Sentence: The massive ice sheet, called a glacier, caused the features on the land you see today.
A: | How long did it take the glacier to cause the features on the land?
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| 4 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Teacher: In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Reason: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Now, solve this instance: Sentence: and jumped up and down on the side walk trying to get him to see them.
Student: | How long did he jump on the sidewalk? | 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Ex Input:
Sentence: Even those with jobs are suffering: 26 percent of California workers earn poverty level wages.
Ex Output:
How long do they stay at their jobs for?
Ex Input:
Sentence: The leaders of the Department of Homeland Security now appear before 88 committees and subcommittees of Congress.
Ex Output:
How long do the appearances last?
Ex Input:
Sentence: Zarco and Teixeira were appointed co-governors of Madeira, while Perestrelo was awarded Porto Santo.
Ex Output:
| How long were Zarco and Teixeira co-governors?
| 1 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: Islam later emerged as the majority religion during the centuries of Ottoman rule, though a significant Christian minority remained.
Output: How long has a significant Christian minority remained?
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: There were a couple times that the family dog, Mika, has tried to take Joey from Marsha and eat him!.
Output: How long does it take Mika to try to eat Joey?
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: Hitherward they came, Meeting our faces from the middle point, With us beyond but with a larger stride.
| Output: How long did it take them to come?
| 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: His son and successor, Caracalla, a great admirer, visited the tomb during his own reign.
Output: How long did he visit the tomb?
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: Shortly before she left, Tasha said, "You steal from life for art, Bernardo.
Output: How long did Tasha speak?
Input: Consider Input: Sentence: The music , in a garage punk vein , plays an important role in the film .
| Output: How long does the music play in the film?
| 2 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example Input: Sentence: In Colombia, the drug-financed guerrillas trying to seize the country and destroy democracy include M-19, which Castro has clearly backed.
Example Output: How long had the guerillas been supported by Castro?
Example Input: Sentence: Fossils tell an obscure story of man's slow and sporadic development.
Example Output: How long does it take a fossil to form?
Example Input: Sentence: At the sight of the great man, Spear flushed crimson, and then his look of despair slowly disappeared; and into his eyes there came incredulously hope and gratitude.
Example Output: | How long did Spear see the great man?
| 3 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
[EX Q]: Sentence: He also promises to `` come to '' him .
[EX A]: How long does it take for him to "come to" him?
[EX Q]: Sentence: It too has many Continents are much older than ocean basins.
[EX A]: How long have the Continents existed?
[EX Q]: Sentence: The dermis also contains hair follicles and two types of glands.
[EX A]: | How long does the dermis take to heal after a minor injury to it?
| 6 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Why? the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
New input: Sentence: Durer's father died in 1502, and his mother died in 1513.
Solution: | How long was his mother ill? | 0 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example input: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Example output: How long did Jack play basketball?
Example explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Q: Sentence: Pushkin gradually became committed to social reform and emerged as a spokesman for literary radicals.
A: | How long did it take for Pushkin to commit to social reform? | 3 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
One example is below.
Q: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
A: How long did Jack play basketball?
Rationale: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Q: Sentence: He them imprisons the royal family in his prison .
A: | How long was the Royal family imprisoned? | 9 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
One example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution is here: How long did Jack play basketball?
Explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Now, solve this: Sentence: Fossils tell an obscure story of man's slow and sporadic development.
Solution: | How long does it take a fossil to form? | 6 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
One example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution is here: How long did Jack play basketball?
Explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Now, solve this: Sentence: What we call the lab-to-fab time should be as close to zero as possible, Kelly said.
Solution: | How long was Kelly speaking? | 6 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
One example is below.
Q: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
A: How long did Jack play basketball?
Rationale: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Q: Sentence: Spontini, one of whose best operas was based on the life of that much mis-married enthusiast for divorce, John Milton, took to wife a member of the Erard family.
A: | For how long was Milton married? | 9 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
instruction:
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
question:
Sentence: Our emphasis has been on having our potential clients know about us and deliver services to them, Dudovitz said.
answer:
How long does it take for potential clients to learn about the services available?
question:
Sentence: The bear looked up at the girl and it was almost as if he was smiling at her.
answer:
How long did the bear smile at the girl?
question:
Sentence: Bin Laden and his aides did not need a very large sum to finance their planned attack on America.
answer:
| How long did it take for Bin Laden and his aides to plan the attack?
| 9 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
instruction:
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
question:
Sentence: Finley only realizes with hindsight that his misdeeds far surpass those of Violet .
answer:
How long did it take Finley to realize?
question:
Sentence: Third, no middle ground exists in what Qutb conceived as a struggle between God and Satan.
answer:
How long did the struggle between God and Satan exist?
question:
Sentence: Spontini, one of whose best operas was based on the life of that much mis-married enthusiast for divorce, John Milton, took to wife a member of the Erard family.
answer:
| For how long was Milton married?
| 9 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
[Q]: Sentence: By the time the spelling bee arrived Ana and her best friend were sure she would win.
[A]: How long did and and her friend study?
[Q]: Sentence: In the fall of 1991, he asked a German family he had met in Cairo to help him continue his education in Germany.
[A]: How long will he want help?
[Q]: Sentence: These organs all work together to help you gain energy from the food you eat.
[A]: | How long does it take the organs to turn food into energy?
| 5 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
One example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution is here: How long did Jack play basketball?
Explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Now, solve this: Sentence: It hadn't seemed relevant, somehow, given that I was still reeling over the explosion, the deaths of my crewmates, and the rescue.
Solution: | How long did the explosion take? | 6 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Q: Sentence: The program avoids legal jargon, offers a courthouse video tour and sticks to a fifth-grade vocabulary.
A: How long is the courthouse video tour?
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Q: Sentence: Over the centuries, the living here has always been easy enough to attract a steady stream of immigrants.
A: Did immigrants arrive over many years?
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Q: Sentence: It hadn't seemed relevant, somehow, given that I was still reeling over the explosion, the deaths of my crewmates, and the rescue.
A: | How long did the explosion take?
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| 4 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Q: Sentence: Mama kept her mink jacket, a family hand-me-down, safe from time in a stopbox, and lent the capturador to my uncle for his stamp collection.
A: How long was the capturador lent to the uncle for?
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Q: Sentence: In the aftermath of Massaga and Ora, numerous Assakenians fled to the fortress of Aornos.
A: How long did it take the Assakenians to get to the fortress?
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Q: Sentence: It was huge and inefficient, and she should never have spent so many pesos on a toy, but Papa would not let her return it.
A: | How long did she spend at the store buying the toy?
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| 4 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Let me give you an example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
The answer to this example can be: How long did Jack play basketball?
Here is why: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
OK. solve this:
Sentence: Most of us have seen steam rising off a wet road after a summer rainstorm.
Answer: | How long does stream rise after a summer rainstorm? | 8 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Why? the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
New input: Sentence: If I cannot carry my groceries or my laundry, how can I live?.
Solution: | How long did it take to do the laundry? | 0 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Example: Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Example solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Example explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Problem: Sentence: A levee is a raised strip of sediments deposited close to the waters edge.
| Solution: How long did it take for the levee to raise sediments? | 5 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Part 2. Example
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Answer: How long did Jack play basketball?
Explanation: the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
Part 3. Exercise
Sentence: In actual practice, however, we act too often as if we only cared for economic values.
Answer: | How long have we only cared for economic values? | 7 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task.
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Sentence: Jack played basketball after school, after which he was very tired.
Solution: How long did Jack play basketball?
Why? the question asks about the duration of an event; therefore it's correct question.
New input: Sentence: At the same time, the Sudanese regime began to change.
Solution: | How long did it take for differences to become apparent? | 0 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
In this task, we ask you to write a question that asks about "event duration", based on a given sentence. The question will likely start with "How long". Your question should be answerable based on the common knowledge of how long certain events usually last. 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.
Q: Sentence: This time, however, the anonymous artist worked in tandem with the director of Bristol museum in the UK.
A: How long did they work in tandem?
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Q: Sentence: Safti at first resists , but ultimately succumbs to Edwina's charms and falls hopelessly in love with her .
A: How long does he resist for?
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Q: Sentence: In actual practice, however, we act too often as if we only cared for economic values.
A: | How long have we only cared for economic values?
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| 4 | NIv2 | task003_mctaco_question_generation_event_duration | fs_opt |
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