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# Exam question 2 · Strange discoveries: living fossils, hidden apes and anima…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the discovery of the olinguito?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, discover · **To what, where:** discovery, olinguito

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 190 «Strange discoveries: living fossils, hidden apes and animals found in drawers» 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/190-strange-discoveries-living-fossils-hidden-apes-and-animals-found-in-drawers/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:190-strange-discoveries-living-fossils-hidden-apes-and-animals-found-in-drawers:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the discovery of the olinguito?
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	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	olinguito	olinguito	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	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 discovery of the olinguito |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **discover** |  |  | the olinguito |  |  |  |  | nom discovery «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 {#o1}

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It was discovered in 1902 by explorers in Africa

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:190-strange-discoveries-living-fossils-hidden-apes-and-animals-found-in-drawers:e2:o1:1
# text = It was discovered in 1902 by explorers in Africa
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	1902	1902	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	explorers	explorer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discover** | past · passive | explorers in Africa | It |  | 1902 |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was observed walking in a European capital

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:190-strange-discoveries-living-fossils-hidden-apes-and-animals-found-in-drawers:e2:o2:1
# text = It was observed walking in a European capital
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	European	European	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | past · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | gerund |  |  |  | a European capital |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in capital=Trajectory |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It was identified in 2013 through the examination of skins preserved in a museum

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:190-strange-discoveries-living-fossils-hidden-apes-and-animals-found-in-drawers:e2:o3:1
# text = It was identified in 2013 through the examination of skins preserved in a museum
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	identified	identify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	2013	2013	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	examination	examination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	skins	skin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	preserved	preserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | past · passive |  | It |  | 2013 |  | through the examination of skins | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **preserve** | participle |  | skins *not said here* |  | a museum |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **examine** |  |  | skins |  |  |  |  | nom examination «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was produced by breeding in captivity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:190-strange-discoveries-living-fossils-hidden-apes-and-animals-found-in-drawers:e2:o4:1
# text = It was produced by breeding in captivity
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	produced	produce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	breeding	breeding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	captivity	captivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | past · passive | breeding | It |  | captivity |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Result |

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