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# Exam question 4 · Do animals dream? Twitching dogs, replaying rats and colou…

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Select the response consistent with the established findings in respect of rats which had previously traversed a maze.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, establish, traverse, respect · **To what, where:** response, respect, rats

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 391 «Do animals dream? Twitching dogs, replaying rats and colour-changing octopuses» 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/391-do-animals-dream-twitching-dogs-replaying-rats-and-colour-changing-octopuses/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:391-do-animals-dream-twitching-dogs-replaying-rats-and-colour-changing-octopuses:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established findings in respect of rats which had previously traversed a maze.
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	findings	finding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	previously	previously	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	traversed	traverse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	maze	maze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	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 | **traverse** | past · perfect · passive |  | respect of rats |  |  |  | previously *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **respect** |  |  | rats |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition 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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All memory of the maze was erased during the subsequent sleep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:391-do-animals-dream-twitching-dogs-replaying-rats-and-colour-changing-octopuses:e4:o1:1
# text = All memory of the maze was erased during the subsequent sleep
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	maze	maze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	erased	erase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	during	during	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **erase** | past · passive |  | all memory of the maze |  |  | during the subsequent sleep |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No brain activity whatsoever was recorded during sleep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:391-do-animals-dream-twitching-dogs-replaying-rats-and-colour-changing-octopuses:e4:o2:1
# text = No brain activity whatsoever was recorded during sleep
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
2	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	whatsoever	whatsoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | past · passive |  | whatsoever |  |  | during sleep |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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Patterns of brain activity recorded during the maze were observed again during subsequent sleep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:391-do-animals-dream-twitching-dogs-replaying-rats-and-colour-changing-octopuses:e4:o3:1
# text = Patterns of brain activity recorded during the maze were observed again during subsequent sleep
1	Patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	maze	maze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	during	during	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | participle |  | brain activity *not said here* |  |  | during the maze |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **observe** | past · passive |  | Patterns of brain activity |  |  | during subsequent sleep; again |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |
| 3 | **pattern** |  | brain activity |  |  |  |  |  | nom pattern «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The rats were observed to run the entire maze physically whilst remaining asleep throughout

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:391-do-animals-dream-twitching-dogs-replaying-rats-and-colour-changing-octopuses:e4:o4:1
# text = The rats were observed to run the entire maze physically whilst remaining asleep throughout
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	maze	maze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	physically	physically	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
11	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	remaining	remain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
13	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
14	throughout	throughout	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | past · passive |  | the rats |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | to-infinitive |  | the entire maze |  |  |  | physically *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme maze=Trajectory |
| 3 | **remain** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | vn exist-47.1 «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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