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# Exam question 2 · The insect house: ants, stick insects, tarantulas and scor…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the waggle dance of the honey bee?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, dance · **To what, where:** waggle dance, honey bee

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 97 «The insect house: ants, stick insects, tarantulas and scorpions» 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/97-the-insect-house-ants-stick-insects-tarantulas-and-scorpions/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:97-the-insect-house-ants-stick-insects-tarantulas-and-scorpions:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the waggle dance of the honey bee?
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	waggle	waggle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	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 waggle dance of the honey bee |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **dance** |  |  | the honey bee |  |  |  |  | nom dance «communication 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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It denotes the precise number of bees required to gather the nectar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:97-the-insect-house-ants-stick-insects-tarantulas-and-scorpions:e2:o1:1
# text = It denotes the precise number of bees required to gather the nectar
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	gather	gather	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It | the precise number of bees |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot number=Topic |
| 2 | **require** | participle |  | bees *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 3 | **gather** | to-infinitive |  | the nectar |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nectar=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Its angle denotes direction relative to the sun and its duration denotes distance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:97-the-insect-house-ants-stick-insects-tarantulas-and-scorpions:e2:o2:1
# text = Its angle denotes direction relative to the sun and its duration denotes distance
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	angle	angle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	duration	duration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | Its angle | direction relative |  |  |  | to the sun | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot relative=Theme to sun=Attribute |
| 2 | **denote** | present | angle's duration | distance |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot distance=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is performed solely to attract a mate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:97-the-insect-house-ants-stick-insects-tarantulas-and-scorpions:e2:o3:1
# text = It is performed solely to attract a mate
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	performed	perform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	attract	attract	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perform** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | solely *property* | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **attract** | to-infinitive |  | a mate |  |  |  |  | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mate=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It serves to warm the hive in winter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:97-the-insect-house-ants-stick-insects-tarantulas-and-scorpions:e2:o4:1
# text = It serves to warm the hive in winter
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	serves	serve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	warm	warm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hive	hive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **warm** | to-infinitive |  | the hive |  |  | winter |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent hive=Patient |

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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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