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# Exam question 3 · The big biology quiz, part 3: dinosaurs, evolution, conser…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the recovery of the bald eagle?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bald eagle · **What happens:** follow, characteris, recover · **To what, where:** recovery

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 300 «The big biology quiz, part 3: dinosaurs, evolution, conservation and food» 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/300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the recovery of the bald eagle?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	recovery	recovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the recovery of the bald eagle |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **recover** |  | the bald eagle |  |  |  |  |  | nom recovery «event 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It followed the adaptation of eagles to the consumption of plastic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:e3:o1:1
# text = It followed the adaptation of eagles to the consumption of plastic
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	adaptation	adaptation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	eagles	eagle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	consumption	consumption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | It | the adaptation of eagles |  | the consumption of plastic |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent adaptation=Theme to consumption=Trajectory |
| 2 | **adapt** |  | eagles |  |  |  |  |  | nom adaptation «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
| 3 | **consume** |  |  | plastic |  |  |  |  | nom consumption «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It followed the arrival of eagles from Africa

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:e3:o2:1
# text = It followed the arrival of eagles from Africa
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	eagles	eagle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | It | the arrival of eagles from Africa |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arrival=Theme |
| 2 | **arrive** |  | eagles from Africa |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It followed the prohibition of the pesticide DDT and the legal protection of the species

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:e3:o3:1
# text = It followed the prohibition of the pesticide DDT and the legal protection of the species
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	pesticide	pesticide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	DDT	ddt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	legal	legal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	protection	protection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | It | the prohibition of the pesticide DDT and the legal protection of the species |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prohibition=Theme |
| 2 | **prohibit** |  |  | the pesticide DDT and the legal protection of the species |  |  |  |  | nom prohibition «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **protect** |  |  | the species |  |  |  |  | nom protection «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It followed the provision of artificial food to every individual by the authorities

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:300-the-big-biology-quiz-part-3-dinosaurs-evolution-conservation-and-food:e3:o4:1
# text = It followed the provision of artificial food to every individual by the authorities
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	provision	provision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	artificial	artificial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	individual	individual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	authorities	authority	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | It | the provision of artificial food |  | every individual |  | by the authorities | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent provision=Theme to individual=Trajectory |
| 2 | **provide** |  | artificial food |  |  |  |  |  | nom provision «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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