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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the hexagonal form of the cells of the honeycomb. Exam question 4 of lesson 239 «Bees: the waggle dance, the hive and honey» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Exam question 4 · Bees: the waggle dance, the hive and honey

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the hexagonal form of the cells of the honeycomb.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, form · **To what, where:** response, hexagonal form, cells

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 239 «Bees: the waggle dance, the hive and honey» 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/239-bees-the-waggle-dance-the-hive-and-honey/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:239-bees-the-waggle-dance-the-hive-and-honey:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the hexagonal form of the cells of the honeycomb.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	hexagonal	hexagonal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	honeycomb	honeycomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the hexagonal form of the cells of the honeycomb |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus form=Experiencer |
| 4 | **form** |  |  | the cells of the honeycomb |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication 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 serves no purpose whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:239-bees-the-waggle-dance-the-hive-and-honey:e4:o1:1
# text = It serves no purpose whatsoever
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	serves	serve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | It | no purpose |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent purpose=Attribute |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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It arises from the cells being made of honey

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:239-bees-the-waggle-dance-the-hive-and-honey:e4:o2:1
# text = It arises from the cells being made of honey
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arises	arise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arise** | present | It |  |  | the cells |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | gerund · passive |  | the cells *not said here* |  |  |  | of honey | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is determined by the six legs of the bee

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:239-bees-the-waggle-dance-the-hive-and-honey:e4:o3:1
# text = It is determined by the six legs of the bee
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	determined	determine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | present · passive | the six legs of the bee | It |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It permits the greatest storage of honey for the least expenditure of wax

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:239-bees-the-waggle-dance-the-hive-and-honey:e4:o4:1
# text = It permits the greatest storage of honey for the least expenditure of wax
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	permits	permit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	greatest	great	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	storage	storage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	expenditure	expenditure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present | It | the greatest storage of honey |  |  |  | for the least expenditure of wax | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent storage=Theme |
| 2 | **store** |  |  | honey |  |  |  | for the least expenditure of wax | nom storage «act transitive»: of=patient for=obl |
| 3 | **expend** |  |  | wax |  |  |  |  | nom expenditure «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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**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; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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