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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the physiological state of a hedgehog in hibernation? Exam question 3 of lesson 336 «The garden in winter: bare trees, tracks in the snow and who sleeps where» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Exam question 3 · The garden in winter: bare trees, tracks in the snow and w…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the physiological state of a hedgehog in hibernation?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** physiological state

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 336 «The garden in winter: bare trees, tracks in the snow and who sleeps where» 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/336-the-garden-in-winter-bare-trees-tracks-in-the-snow-and-who-sleeps-where/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:336-the-garden-in-winter-bare-trees-tracks-in-the-snow-and-who-sleeps-where:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the physiological state of a hedgehog in hibernation?
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	11	det	_	_
10	physiological	physiological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	hibernation	hibernation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	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 physiological state of a hedgehog in hibernation |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The rate of the heart is greatly reduced and the body cools nearly to the surrounding temperature

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:336-the-garden-in-winter-bare-trees-tracks-in-the-snow-and-who-sleeps-where:e3:o1:1
# text = The rate of the heart is greatly reduced and the body cools nearly to the surrounding temperature
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rate	rate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	reduced	reduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	cools	cool	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	surrounding	surround	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	amod	_	_
17	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reduce** | present · passive |  | the rate of the heart |  |  |  | greatly *property* | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **cool** | present | the body |  |  |  |  | to the surrounding temperature; nearly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **surround** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The animal remains fully active beneath the snow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:336-the-garden-in-winter-bare-trees-tracks-in-the-snow-and-who-sleeps-where:e3:o2:1
# text = The animal remains fully active beneath the snow
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	remains	remain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	active	active	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | present | the animal |  |  |  |  | active *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The body of the animal freezes solid until spring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:336-the-garden-in-winter-bare-trees-tracks-in-the-snow-and-who-sleeps-where:e3:o3:1
# text = The body of the animal freezes solid until spring
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	freezes	freeze	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	until	until	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze** | present | the body of the animal |  |  |  | spring | solid *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The rate of the heart increases considerably and the body grows warmer than during the summer months

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:336-the-garden-in-winter-bare-trees-tracks-in-the-snow-and-who-sleeps-where:e3:o4:1
# text = The rate of the heart increases considerably and the body grows warmer than during the summer months
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rate	rate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	increases	increase	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	warmer	warm	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	xcomp	_	_
13	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	during	during	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **increase** | present | the rate of the heart |  |  |  |  | considerably *property* | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **grow** | present | the body |  |  |  | month | warm *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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