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title: Rats and mice in the city, and the elephant and mouse myth — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Biology
description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 222 «Rats and mice in the city, and the elephant and mouse 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.
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# Rats and mice in the city, and the elephant and mouse myth

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The 15 questions of lesson 222 «Rats and mice in the city, and the elephant and mouse myth» of the biology course of Mova's primary school with their options, 79 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/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/t1/) — «there's 3 rats in the alley, how many tails n legs» — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/t2/) — In a famous cartoon a frightened elephant leaps onto a stool when a mouse runs past. What is true? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/t3/) — In a film a rat called Remy becomes a great cook with his amazing nose. What part is close to real life? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/t4/) — «blocked the hole with my thumb-sized bit of foam, rat can't get in now, sorted» What is likely? — right ✓ · ★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/t5/) — «put new poison bait down, rats ate a tiny bit then left it, they're thick or what» What is really going on? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/t6/) — «my grandad says rats alone gave everyone the Black Death» Is he completely right? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/t7/) — What would happen to a pet rat that was given nothing hard to chew for months? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/t8/) — Count them: a mouse family has 2 parents and 6 babies. How many front teeth do they have, with 4 each? — right ✓ · ★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/t9/) — «why's the mouse only come in when it's freezing out??» — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/t10/) — In Tom and Jerry a mouse runs off with a big wedge of holey cheese. What do real mice like most? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/t11/) — What would most likely happen if a giant pouched rat walked over a buried landmine? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/e1/) — Identify the principal reason for which the rat is capable of passing through an aperture of very small diameter. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/e2/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the popular belief that elephants fear mice? — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the behaviour of the rat when presented with an unfamiliar food. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/e4/) — Ascertain the reason for which the African giant pouched rat is employed in the detection of landmines. — right ✓ · exam

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