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# Exam question 1 · Animal myths put right: elephants and mice, lemmings, ostr…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the reaction of elephants to small rodents.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, elephants · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, react · **To what, where:** response, reaction

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 295 «Animal myths put right: elephants and mice, lemmings, ostriches and goldfish» 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/295-animal-myths-put-right-elephants-and-mice-lemmings-ostriches-and-goldfish/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:295-animal-myths-put-right-elephants-and-mice-lemmings-ostriches-and-goldfish:e1:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the reaction of elephants to small rodents.
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	11	det	_	_
11	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	rodents	rodent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 reaction of elephants to small rodents |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus reaction=Experiencer |
| 4 | **react** |  | elephants to small rodents |  |  |  |  |  | nom reaction «process intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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Elephants exhibit an innate and specific terror of mice, which may enter the trunk and obstruct it

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:295-animal-myths-put-right-elephants-and-mice-lemmings-ostriches-and-goldfish:e1:o1:1
# text = Elephants exhibit an innate and specific terror of mice, which may enter the trunk and obstruct it
1	Elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	exhibit	exhibit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	innate	innate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	specific	specific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	terror	terror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
12	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	enter	enter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	parataxis	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	obstruct	obstruct	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exhibit** | present | Elephants | a innate terror of mice |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent terror=Theme |
| 2 | **enter** | may | a innate terror of mice | the trunk |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme trunk=Destination |
| 3 | **obstruct** | present | Elephants *not said here* | trunk |  |  |  |  | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer it=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Elephants deliberately trample every rodent they encounter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:295-animal-myths-put-right-elephants-and-mice-lemmings-ostriches-and-goldfish:e1:o2:1
# text = Elephants deliberately trample every rodent they encounter
1	Elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	deliberately	deliberately	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	trample	trample	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	rodent	rodent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	encounter	encounter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trample** | present | Elephants | every rodent |  |  |  | deliberately *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **encounter** | present | Elephants *= elephant* | every rodent *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn encounter-30.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rodent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Elephants are startled by any abrupt movement near their feet, not by mice as such

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:295-animal-myths-put-right-elephants-and-mice-lemmings-ostriches-and-goldfish:e1:o3:1
# text = Elephants are startled by any abrupt movement near their feet, not by mice as such
1	Elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	startled	startle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
6	abrupt	abrupt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	near	near	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **startle** | present · passive | any abrupt movement | Elephants |  | Elephants's feet |  | by mice; as such | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Elephants are incapable of perceiving animals of small size

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:295-animal-myths-put-right-elephants-and-mice-lemmings-ostriches-and-goldfish:e1:o4:1
# text = Elephants are incapable of perceiving animals of small size
1	Elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	incapable	incapable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	perceiving	perceive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Elephants |  |  |  |  | incapable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **perceive** | gerund | Elephants *not said here* | animals of small size |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer animal=Stimulus |

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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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