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title: Reading a dog's body language — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Everyday
description: The 23 test and exam questions of lesson 21 «Reading a dog's body language» of the everyday 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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# Reading a dog's body language

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The 23 questions of lesson 21 «Reading a dog's body language» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school with their options, 122 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/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t1/) — Max, a dog in Texas, is lying very still with his ears back and his tail tucked under. What is Max saying? — right ✓
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t2/) — Which is true? — wrong ✗
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t3/) — A puppy drops its front legs to the floor, sticks its bottom up and wiggles. What does it want? — wrong ✗
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t4/) — A boy in Leeds hears his grandma's dog growl when he pulls its toy. What is the best thing to do? — wrong ✗
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t5/) — Which of these is a warning sign that a dog may bite? — wrong ✗
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t6/) — Two dogs meet in a park in Sydney. One has its tail held high and stiff, its body tense and its hair raised. How does it feel? — wrong ✗
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t7/) — What can a dog do to show it is worried, apart from growling? — right ✓
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t8/) — Why is it useful to watch a dog's whole body, not just its tail? — wrong ✗
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t9/) — A girl in Ohio thinks: «Our dog knows me, so it will never bite me.» What is wrong with her idea? — right ✓
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t10/) — dog's wagging, so he's friendly yeah? — wrong ✗
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t11/) — dog went all stiff n froze when i got near — right ✓
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t12/) — dog did that bum in the air front legs down thing — wrong ✗
- [t13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t13/) — our own dog won't bite me tho — right ✓
- [t14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t14/) — dog's gone stiff and is showing the whites of its eyes, still wanna pat him — wrong ✗
- [t15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t15/) — grandma's dog bit my cousin, but he's always been nice?? — wrong ✗
- [t16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t16/) — dog growled when i went near his food, whats that mean — right ✓
- [t17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t17/) — did u hear the Smiths' dog bit a kid even tho it was wagging its tail the whole time, mental — wrong ✗
- [t18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t18/) — my mate says if a dog yawns it's just bored and u can cuddle it — right ✓
- [t19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/t19/) — they're saying the new kid's dog is vicious and he trains it to attack, pass it round — right ✓
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the significance of a dog's body becoming stiff and suddenly motionless? — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/e2/) — Identify the meaning ordinarily conveyed by a tail held tucked between the hind legs. — right ✓ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/e3/) — Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the play bow. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/21-reading-a-dog/e4/) — It is given that a dog's hair stands erect along its back. Determine the most probable meaning thereof. — wrong ✗ · exam

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