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# Test 1 · ★★★ · More animal myths: red rags, camel humps, porcupine arrows…

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Tom falls off the roof, lands on his feet and walks off whistling. What is true for real cats?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Tom · **What happens:** fall off, land, walk off, whistle, be · **To what, where:** roof, feet

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 154 «More animal myths: red rags, camel humps, porcupine arrows, toads and falling cats» of the biology course of Mova's primary school. 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/154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Tom falls off the roof, lands on his feet and walks off whistling.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons:t1:1
# text = Tom falls off the roof, lands on his feet and walks off whistling.
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	lands	land	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	whistling	whistle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall off** | present | Tom | the roof |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient roof=Extent |
| 2 | **land** | present | Tom *not said here* |  |  | Tom's feet |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on foot=Destination |
| 3 | **walk off** | present | Tom *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **whistle** | gerund | Tom *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is true for real cats?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons:t1:2
# text = What is true for real cats?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for real cats; true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Cats can fall from any height at all without getting hurt in the slightest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons:t1:o1:1
# text = Cats can fall from any height at all without getting hurt in the slightest
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	_
9	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	getting	get	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	slightest	slight	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | can | Cats |  |  | any height |  | at all | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at all=Location |
| 2 | **hurt** | gerund · passive | Cats *not said here* |  |  | the slightest |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Cats cannot twist in the air

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons:t1:o2:1
# text = Cats cannot twist in the air
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	twist	twist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **twist** | can | Cats |  |  | the air |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in air=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Cats always land on their heads

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons:t1:o3:1
# text = Cats always land on their heads
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	land	land	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | present | Cats |  |  | Cats's heads |  | always *property* | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on head=Destination |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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They do twist to land on their feet, but high falls can still badly hurt them

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons:t1:o4:1
# text = They do twist to land on their feet, but high falls can still badly hurt them
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	twist	twist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	land	land	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
11	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	falls	fall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
14	still	still	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	_
16	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **twist** | present · do-support | They |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **land** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  | their feet |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on foot=Destination |
| 3 | **hurt** | can | high falls | feet *= foot* |  |  | still | badly *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Patient |

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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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