--- title: How animals talk — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Biology description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 50 «How animals talk» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / How animals talk # How animals talk The 16 questions of lesson 50 «How animals talk» of the biology course of Mova's primary school with their options, 84 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/50-how-animals-talk/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/t1/) — «dog's wagging its tail so it's friendly, I'm gonna pet it» What is the best advice? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/t2/) — In a cartoon, two cats sit on a fence and meow a long chat to each other. What is more true of real adult cats? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/t3/) — «my parrot says hello so he knows what it means, obvs» What is the careful answer? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/t4/) — What would happen if you wiped your finger across a busy ant trail? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/t5/) — «why's that elephant just standing there with its ears out, it's deaf or what» What may be going on? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/t6/) — A young vervet gives the eagle call when a harmless pigeon flies over. What happens next, in real life? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/t7/) — «whale songs are just random noises» What did scientists find? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/t8/) — In a game, all fireflies flash the same pattern. What is wrong, and what could a sneaky female do? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/t9/) — «the bee's just dancing for fun, bees love a boogie» What is right? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/t10/) — «dolphins don't have names, they're animals» What did studies show? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/t11/) — A cat purrs loudly at the vet with a hurt paw. What could the purr mean? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/t12/) — Why would one alarm call meaning just «danger» be worse for vervets than three different calls? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the waggle dance of the honeybee? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/e2/) — Identify the principal reason for which vervet monkeys employ distinct alarm calls for different predators. — right ✓ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the meowing of the domestic cat. — right ✓ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/50-how-animals-talk/e4/) — Ascertain the means whereby ants direct their fellows to a source of food. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [49. Babies: eggs, live birth, pouches and parents](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/49-babies/) - next →: [51. How animals hide: camouflage and mimicry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/51-how-animals-hide/) - ↑ back to [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/)