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description: In a cartoon the dinosaurs look up, see the asteroid, and all fall over dead at once. What is closer to the truth? Test 6 · ★★ of lesson 271 «The asteroid: the day the dinosaurs died and who survived» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Test 6 · ★★ · The asteroid: the day the dinosaurs died and who survived

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In a cartoon the dinosaurs look up, see the asteroid, and all fall over dead at once. What is closer to the truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dinosaurs, all · **What happens:** look up, see, fall, be · **To what, where:** asteroid, dead

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This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 271 «The asteroid: the day the dinosaurs died and who survived» 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/271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon the dinosaurs look up, see the asteroid, and all fall over dead at once.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t6:1
# text = In a cartoon the dinosaurs look up, see the asteroid, and all fall over dead at once.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	asteroid	asteroid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	nsubj	_	_
15	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
16	over	over	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	obl	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look up** | present | the dinosaurs |  |  |  |  | in a cartoon | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in cartoon=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | infinitive | the dinosaurs *not said here* | the asteroid |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer asteroid=Stimulus |
| 3 | **fall** | present | all |  |  | dead |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme over dead=Location |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is closer to the truth?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t6:2
# text = What is closer to the truth?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to the truth; close *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Many died in fires and waves, and many more starved slowly in the dark months after

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t6:o1:1
# text = Many died in fires and waves, and many more starved slowly in the dark months after
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	fires	fire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
11	starved	starve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
17	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | Many |  |  |  |  | in fires and waves | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in fire=Attribute |
| 2 | **starve after** | past | Many *not said here* |  |  |  | month | slowly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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None died at first; they all saw it coming and walked to safer lands far away

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t6:o2:1
# text = None died at first; they all saw it coming and walked to safer lands far away
1	None	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	safer	safe	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
15	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	17	advmod	_	_
17	away	away	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | None |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **see** | past | they | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **come** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **walk** | past | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to safer lands *result*; away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to land=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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All dinosaurs everywhere died in the very same second, wherever they were standing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t6:o3:1
# text = All dinosaurs everywhere died in the very same second, wherever they were standing
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
9	second	second	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	wherever	wherever	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | all dinosaurs |  |  |  |  | in the same; everywhere, second *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in same=Attribute |
| 2 | **stand** | past · progressive | dinosaurs *= dinosaur* |  |  |  |  | wherever *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The asteroid missed the Earth, and only the volcanoes in India mattered in the end

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:t6:o4:1
# text = The asteroid missed the Earth, and only the volcanoes in India mattered in the end
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	asteroid	asteroid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	mattered	matter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** | past | the asteroid | the Earth |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer earth=Stimulus |
| 2 | **matter** | past | the volcanoes in India |  |  |  | in the end |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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