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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the strength of spider silk. Exam question 2 of lesson 147 «Spider-Man: real spider silk and webs» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Exam question 2 · Spider-Man: real spider silk and webs

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the strength of spider silk.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, strength

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 147 «Spider-Man: real spider silk and webs» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the strength of spider silk.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the strength of spider silk |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus strength=Experiencer |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Weight for weight, certain silks exceed steel in strength and greatly exceed it in elasticity

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:e2:o1:1
# text = Weight for weight, certain silks exceed steel in strength and greatly exceed it in elasticity
1	Weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	silks	silk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	exceed	exceed	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	steel	steel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	exceed	exceed	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	elasticity	elasticity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exceed** | present | Weight for weight | steel |  |  |  | in strength | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot steel=Theme in strength=Attribute |
| 2 | **exceed** | present | Weight for weight *not said here* | steel |  |  |  | in elasticity; greatly *property* | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot it=Theme in elasticity=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Spider silk loses all strength upon contact with water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:e2:o2:1
# text = Spider silk loses all strength upon contact with water
1	Spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	loses	lose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | Spider silk | all strength |  |  |  | upon contact with water | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strength=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A single natural thread is capable of supporting the full weight of an adult human

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:e2:o3:1
# text = A single natural thread is capable of supporting the full weight of an adult human
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	capable	capable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	supporting	support	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	adult	adult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a single natural thread |  |  |  |  | capable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **support** | gerund | a single natural thread *not said here* | the full weight |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer weight=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Spider silk is weaker than wet paper of equal weight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:e2:o4:1
# text = Spider silk is weaker than wet paper of equal weight
1	Spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	weaker	weak	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Spider silk |  |  |  |  | than wet paper of equal weight; weak *property* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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