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# Test 3 · ★ · Poo, wee and smells: rabbits that eat their droppings, dun…

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In a cartoon, a beetle rolls a dung ball round in circles and gets dizzy. What does a real dung beetle try to do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** beetle, real dung beetle · **What happens:** roll, get, try, do · **To what, where:** dung ball, cartoon

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 398 «Poo, wee and smells: rabbits that eat their droppings, dung beetles and the smelliest animals» 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/398-poo-wee-and-smells-rabbits-that-eat-their-droppings-dung-beetles-and-the-smelliest-animals/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, a beetle rolls a dung ball round in circles and gets dizzy.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:398-poo-wee-and-smells-rabbits-that-eat-their-droppings-dung-beetles-and-the-smelliest-animals:t3:1
# text = In a cartoon, a beetle rolls a dung ball round in circles and gets dizzy.
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	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	beetle	beetle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	rolls	roll	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	dung	dung	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	round	round	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	circles	circle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
16	dizzy	dizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | present | a beetle | a dung ball |  | a cartoon |  | in circles; round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.agent V NP.theme PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Agent ball=Theme in cartoon=Source in circle=Trajectory |
| 2 | **get** | present | a beetle *not said here* |  |  |  |  | dizzy *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 does a real dung beetle try to do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:398-poo-wee-and-smells-rabbits-that-eat-their-droppings-dung-beetles-and-the-smelliest-animals:t3:2
# text = What does a real dung beetle try to do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	dung	dung	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	beetle	beetle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	try	try	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present · do-support | a real dung beetle |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a real dung beetle *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Roll it round in circles to make the ball rounder

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:398-poo-wee-and-smells-rabbits-that-eat-their-droppings-dung-beetles-and-the-smelliest-animals:t3:o1:1
# text = Roll it round in circles to make the ball rounder
1	Roll	roll	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	round	round	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	circles	circle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	rounder	rounder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | circles |  | round *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme in circle=Trajectory |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the ball rounder |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rounder=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Roll it back to the pile

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:398-poo-wee-and-smells-rabbits-that-eat-their-droppings-dung-beetles-and-the-smelliest-animals:t3:o2:1
# text = Roll it back to the pile
1	Roll	roll	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pile	pile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll back** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | the pile |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme to pile=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Roll it up the trees

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:398-poo-wee-and-smells-rabbits-that-eat-their-droppings-dung-beetles-and-the-smelliest-animals:t3:o3:1
# text = Roll it up the trees
1	Roll	roll	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll up** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: agent=Agent it=Theme tree=Result |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Roll it in a straight line away from the pile

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:398-poo-wee-and-smells-rabbits-that-eat-their-droppings-dung-beetles-and-the-smelliest-animals:t3:o4:1
# text = Roll it in a straight line away from the pile
1	Roll	roll	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pile	pile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | a straight line |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme in line=Trajectory |

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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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