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# Exam question 3 · Spider-Man: real spider senses, climbing and bites

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the sense by which a spider detects nearby movement of air?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** spider · **What happens:** follow, characteris, detect, move · **To what, where:** sense, nearby movement, air

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 148 «Spider-Man: real spider senses, climbing and bites» 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/148-spider-man-real-spider-senses-climbing-and-bites/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:148-spider-man-real-spider-senses-climbing-and-bites:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the sense by which a spider detects nearby movement of air?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	detects	detect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
16	nearby	nearby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the sense |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **detect** | present | a spider | nearby movement of air |  |  |  | by the sense | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer movement=Stimulus |
| 4 | **move** |  |  | air |  |  |  |  | nom movement «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

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The spider detects such movement solely by sight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:148-spider-man-real-spider-senses-climbing-and-bites:e3:o1:1
# text = The spider detects such movement solely by sight
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	detects	detect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detect** | present | the spider | such movement |  |  |  | by sight; solely *property* | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer movement=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Fine hairs upon the legs register minute currents of air and their direction

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:148-spider-man-real-spider-senses-climbing-and-bites:e3:o2:1
# text = Fine hairs upon the legs register minute currents of air and their direction
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	hairs	hair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	register	register	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	currents	current	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **register** | present | Fine hairs upon the legs | minute currents of air and hairs's direction |  |  |  |  | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent current=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A sixth sense enables the spider to foresee danger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:148-spider-man-real-spider-senses-climbing-and-bites:e3:o3:1
# text = A sixth sense enables the spider to foresee danger
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sixth	sixth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	enables	enable	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	foresee	foresee	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enable** | present | a sixth sense | the spider |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **foresee** | to-infinitive | a sixth sense *not said here* | danger |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent danger=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Concealed ears within the head receive the faint sound of anything that approaches the animal

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:148-spider-man-real-spider-senses-climbing-and-bites:e3:o4:1
# text = Concealed ears within the head receive the faint sound of anything that approaches the animal
1	Concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	within	within	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	receive	receive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	approaches	approach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **receive** | infinitive | Concealed ears within the head | the faint sound of anything |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Theme |
| 3 | **approach** | present |  | the animal |  |  |  |  | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |

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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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