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title: It is given that a pupil in Year 1 does not attain the expected stan… — Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 ch… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a pupil in Year 1 does not attain the expected standard in the phonics screening check. Ascertain the consequence. Exam question 2 of lesson 2 «Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 check» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Exam question 2 · Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 check

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It is given that a pupil in Year 1 does not attain the expected standard in the phonics screening check. Ascertain the consequence.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** pupil, you · **What happens:** give, not attain, expect, ascertain · **To what, where:** It, expected standard, screening check, consequence

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 2 «Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 check» of the English 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/english/2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a pupil in Year 1 does not attain the expected standard in the phonics screening check.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:e2:1
# text = It is given that a pupil in Year 1 does not attain the expected standard in the phonics screening check.
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	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	_
10	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	attain	attain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	standard	standard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	phonics	phonics	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	screening	screening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	check	check	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **attain** | present · do-support | a pupil in Year | the expected standard |  | the screening check |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent standard=Theme |
| 3 | **expect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Ascertain the consequence.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:e2:2
# text = Ascertain the consequence.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the consequence |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The pupil is permanently excluded from instruction in reading

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:e2:o1:1
# text = The pupil is permanently excluded from instruction in reading
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	excluded	exclude	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exclude** | present · passive |  | the pupil |  | instruction |  | in reading; permanently *property* | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Beneficiary from instruction=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No further action is taken in respect of the pupil

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:e2:o2:1
# text = No further action is taken in respect of the pupil
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
2	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present · passive |  | no further action |  | respect of the pupil |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Value in respect=Location |
| 2 | **respect** |  |  | the pupil |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The pupil receives further support and undertakes the check again in Year 2

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:e2:o3:1
# text = The pupil receives further support and undertakes the check again in Year 2
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	further	far	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
5	support	support	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	undertakes	undertake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	check	check	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | present | the pupil | support |  |  |  | far *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent support=Theme |
| 2 | **undertake** | present | the pupil *not said here* | the check |  |  | in Year; again |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent check=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The pupil must repeat the entire year without exception

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:e2:o4:1
# text = The pupil must repeat the entire year without exception
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	repeat	repeat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	exception	exception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | must | the pupil |  |  |  | year | without exception | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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