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title: Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-Song of Old… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Books
description: The 20 test and exam questions of lesson 81 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo» of the books 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.
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# Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo

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The 20 questions of lesson 81 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 6: The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo» of the books course of Mova's primary school with their options, 116 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/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t1/) — Isla says: "Kangaroo asked Nqong to be chased by a dog, so it's fair." Put her right. — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t2/) — Brody, Aussie: "Kangaroo ran from mornin' till the arvo, flat out like a lizard drinkin'." ("flat out like a lizard drinking" = very busy, going hard.) When did it end? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t3/) — What would have happened if there had been a bridge over the Wollgong River? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t4/) — True or false: at the end the Kangaroo is happy with his new shape. — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t5/) — Tyler, Gen Z: "Kangaroo wanted to be famous and got chased by a dog lmao, be careful what you wish for fr." ("fr" = for real.) Which earlier animal also got a body change he did not like because of his own words? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t6/) — Sarge, rough: "Stop whinging, you got what you asked for, now shift." What did the Kangaroo really ask for? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t7/) — Compare: the Elephant's Child's trunk and the Kangaroo's legs were both made by pulling or running. Which is true? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t8/) — In which TWO stories so far did the animal ask for his change himself? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t9/) — Fiona, Scotland: "Yon Dingo's a greetin' wee dug, hingin' oot his tongue." ("greetin'" = crying, "dug" = dog.) What did Dingo do at five o'clock? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t10/) — In the Camel story a Djinn makes the hump; in this story a god makes the change. What does each one tell the animal about the change? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t11/) — Mason, Gen Alpha: "Nqong was lowkey trolling the Kangaroo, no cap." ("trolling" = teasing someone on purpose.) Which line shows Nqong teasing? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t12/) — The Whale story had "Fifty North and Forty West"; this song has "From Torres Straits to the Leeuwin". What are these? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t13/) — Across the six stories, which animal's change is the only one that came from Kipling's idea of hiding in shadows? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t14/) — ★★★ The Kangaroo's hops went one yard, three yards, five yards. If the pattern went on, how long would the next hop be? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t15/) — ★★★ The chase began soon after ten o'clock and Nqong stopped it at five o'clock. About how many hours did it last? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/t16/) — ★★★ Trap: Dingo is called "Yellow-Dog Dingo" most of the time. What two other names does he get when he is worn out at the end? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/e1/) — Identify the deity who acceded to the Kangaroo's request, together with the hour at which the request was made. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/e2/) — Ascertain the circumstance which first compelled the Kangaroo to proceed upon his hind legs alone. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/e3/) — Select the response that most accurately characterises the double meaning upon which the narrative turns. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/81-justso-old-man-kangaroo/e4/) — State, in accordance with established zoology, the classification of the kangaroo. — wrong ✗ · exam

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