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Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 204 «Goldfish and pond fish: the three-second memory myth» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each --- [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/t5/) [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…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★★ · Goldfish and pond fish: the three-second memory myth In Finding Nemo a fish goes down a drain and reaches the sea. What happens to a real flushed goldfish? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fish · **What happens:** go down, reach, happen, flush · **To what, where:** drain, sea This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 204 «Goldfish and pond fish: the three-second memory myth» 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/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/#t5). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* In Finding Nemo a fish goes down a drain and reaches the sea. ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth:t5:1 # text = In Finding Nemo a fish goes down a drain and reaches the sea. 1 In in ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 Finding Finding PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 3 Nemo Nemo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 flat _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 down down ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 drain drain NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 reaches reach VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go down** | present | a fish | a drain | | | | in Finding | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in finding=Attribute | | 2 | **reach** | present | a fish *not said here* | the sea | | | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent sea=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* What happens to a real flushed goldfish? ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth:t5:2 # text = What happens to a real flushed goldfish? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 2 nsubj _ _ 2 happens happen VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 5 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 6 flushed flush VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 amod _ _ 7 goldfish goldfish NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **happen** | present | | | | | | to a real flushed goldfish | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **flush** | participle | | | | | | | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} It swims all the way home to the ocean through the pipes, just like in the film ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth:t5:o1:1 # text = It swims all the way home to the ocean through the pipes, just like in the film 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 swims swim VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 5 det:predet _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 home home ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 ocean ocean NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 10 through through ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 pipes pipe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 14 just just ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 15 like like ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 in in ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 film film NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **swim** | present | It | all way | | the pipes | | to the ocean; home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location way=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} It lives in the pipes happily ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth:t5:o2:1 # text = It lives in the pipes happily 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 _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 pipes pipe NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 6 happily happily ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **live** | present | It | | | the pipes | | happily *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pipe=Location | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It is not set free, and released fish can harm wild rivers ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth:t5:o3:1 # text = It is not set free, and released fish can harm wild rivers 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 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 4 set set ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 8 released release VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 amod _ _ 9 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 harm harm VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 advcl _ _ 12 wild wild ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 rivers river NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** | present | It | | | | | free *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **release** | participle | | | | | | | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer | | 3 | **harm** | can | released fish | wild rivers | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus river=Experiencer | ### Option 4 {#o4} It turns into a sea fish ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth:t5:o4:1 # text = It turns into a sea fish 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 turns turn VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 into into ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **turn** | present | It | | | | | into a sea fish *result* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into fish=Result | **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; 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