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title: Myth check: do ostriches bury their heads in the sand? — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Biology
description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 151 «Myth check: do ostriches bury their heads in the sand?» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# Myth check: do ostriches bury their heads in the sand?

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The 15 questions of lesson 151 «Myth check: do ostriches bury their heads in the sand?» of the biology course of Mova's primary school with their options, 80 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/t1/) — In a cartoon an ostrich hides its head in the sand and the lion walks past. What is true? — right ✓
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/t2/) — «my uncle saw an ostrich with its head in the ground at the safari park, so the myth's real innit» What is right? — right ✓
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/t3/) — Three ostriches stand in a row. How many toes do they have altogether? — wrong ✗
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/t4/) — Two ostriches walk past. How many legs and wings do they have altogether? — right ✓
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/t5/) — «mate says ostriches are thick, they hide their heads and leave their bum out lol» What is the best answer? — wrong ✗
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/t6/) — What would happen to an ostrich that really kept its head under sand for a long time? — wrong ✗
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/t7/) — A lion creeps towards a resting ostrich on the open plain. What will the ostrich most likely do? — wrong ✗
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/t8/) — «stand on an ostrich egg? it'll smash, obviously» What is right? — right ✓
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/t9/) — Your teacher says: «Stop burying your head in the sand about the homework!» What does she mean? — right ✓
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/t10/) — Why might a lying-down ostrich be safer than a standing one? — wrong ✗
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/t11/) — «ostrich wings are just for show, right» What is right? — right ✓
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/e1/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the alleged practice of ostriches burying their heads in sand. — right ✓ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/e2/) — Identify the principal means by which the ostrich evades a predator. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/e3/) — Ascertain the aggregate number of toes possessed by two adult ostriches, given that each foot bears the number characteristic of the species. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/151-ostriches-and-heads-in-the-sand/e4/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the function of the stones swallowed by the ostrich? — wrong ✗ · exam

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