--- title: Goldfish and pond fish: the three-second memory myth — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Biology description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 204 «Goldfish and pond fish: the three-second memory myth» 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. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / Goldfish and pond fish: the three-seco… # Goldfish and pond fish: the three-second memory myth The 16 questions of lesson 204 «Goldfish and pond fish: the three-second memory myth» of the biology course of Mova's primary school with their options, 86 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/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/t1/) — «lol goldfish forget in 3 sec, so every lap is a new world» What is right? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/t2/) — «it's always waiting at the top when I walk in, coincidence?» What is likely? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/t3/) — «we won a goldfish at the fair, the little bowl's fine innit» What is right? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/t4/) — «my nan's had a goldfish for 22 years, she's lying surely» What is right? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/t5/) — In Finding Nemo a fish goes down a drain and reaches the sea. What happens to a real flushed goldfish? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/t6/) — What would happen if a pet goldfish was released into a big lake? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/t7/) — «the pond's frozen on top, the fish are dead for sure» What is more likely? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/t8/) — «there's a big grey bird standing dead still by our pond, bless» What is it doing? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/t9/) — «why are they all gasping at the top, are they bored?» What is right? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/t10/) — Count them: 6 goldfish and 2 koi in the pond. How many eyes? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/t11/) — Count them: a heron stands on one leg next to the pond with 3 frogs. How many legs in total, the lifted leg too? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/t12/) — «the big one keeps chasing the little one non stop» What should you think? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the memory of the goldfish? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/e2/) — Identify the principal reason for which a small spherical bowl is unsuitable for the keeping of a goldfish. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/e3/) — It is given that pond fish are observed near the bottom of a pond during winter. Ascertain the most accurate explanation. — right ✓ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/e4/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the disposal of a goldfish by flushing. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [203. The fish tank: water, gills, heaters and the rig…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/203-the-fish-tank-water-gills-heaters-and-the-right-neighbours/) - next →: [205. Budgies and canaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/205-budgies-and-canaries/) - ↑ back to [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/)