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# Test 4 · Sumatra: the smallest tiger, the hairy rhino, the stinking…

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In a cartoon a bear lives on honey, wears a red top and talks to a piglet. What is true of the real honey-loving sun bear?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** bear · **What happens:** live, wear, talk, be · **To what, where:** cartoon, red top

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This is test 4 of lesson 162 «Sumatra: the smallest tiger, the hairy rhino, the stinking giant flower and the venomous loris» 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/162-sumatra-tigers-hairy-rhinos-and-the-venomous-loris/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a bear lives on honey, wears a red top and talks to a piglet.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:162-sumatra-tigers-hairy-rhinos-and-the-venomous-loris:t4:1
# text = In a cartoon a bear lives on honey, wears a red top and talks to a piglet.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	piglet	piglet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | a bear |  |  | a cartoon |  | on honey | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cartoon=Location |
| 2 | **wear** | present | a bear *not said here* | a red top |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent top=Source |
| 3 | **talk** | present | a bear *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a piglet | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to piglet=Co-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 of the real honey-loving sun bear?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:162-sumatra-tigers-hairy-rhinos-and-the-venomous-loris:t4:2
# text = What is true of the real honey-loving sun bear?
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	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
7	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	loving	loving	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the real loving sun bear; true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It lives in a cosy house in a wood in England and eats marmalade sandwiches

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:162-sumatra-tigers-hairy-rhinos-and-the-venomous-loris:t4:o1:1
# text = It lives in a cosy house in a wood in England and eats marmalade sandwiches
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	cosy	cosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	marmalade	marmalade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	sandwiches	sandwich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | It |  |  | a cosy house in a wood in England |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location |
| 2 | **eat** | present |  | marmalade sandwiches |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sandwich=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is the biggest bear in the world

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:162-sumatra-tigers-hairy-rhinos-and-the-venomous-loris:t4:o2:1
# text = It is the biggest bear in the world
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the biggest bear |  | the world |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It eats only honey and nothing else

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:162-sumatra-tigers-hairy-rhinos-and-the-venomous-loris:t4:o3:1
# text = It eats only honey and nothing else
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	conj	_	_
7	else	else	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | It | honey |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent honey=Patient |

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

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It is the smallest bear and licks honey and insects with a very long tongue

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:162-sumatra-tigers-hairy-rhinos-and-the-venomous-loris:t4:o4:1
# text = It is the smallest bear and licks honey and insects with a very long tongue
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	smallest	small	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	licks	lick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	very	very	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the smallest bear |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lick** | present |  | honey and insects |  |  |  | with a long tongue | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent honey=Theme with tongue=Instrument |

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