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description: Ben crams all his times tables on Sunday night, and Ava practises ten minutes a day all week. Who will probably remember them longer? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 255 «Tests, exams and mistakes» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of e
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# Test 1 · ★ · Tests, exams and mistakes

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Ben crams all his times tables on Sunday night, and Ava practises ten minutes a day all week. Who will probably remember them longer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ben, Ava · **What happens:** cram, practise, remember · **To what, where:** times tables, tables

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 255 «Tests, exams and mistakes» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school. 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/everyday/255-tests-exams-and-mistakes/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ben crams all his times tables on Sunday night, and Ava practises ten minutes a day all week.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:255-tests-exams-and-mistakes:t1:1
# text = Ben crams all his times tables on Sunday night, and Ava practises ten minutes a day all week.
1	Ben	Ben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	crams	cram	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	compound	_	_
6	tables	table	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	practises	practise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cram** | present | Ben | Ben's times tables |  |  | on Sunday night |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent table=Topic |
| 2 | **practise** | present | Ava |  |  |  | day; minute; week |  | tree rules |

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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:* Who will probably remember them longer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:255-tests-exams-and-mistakes:t1:2
# text = Who will probably remember them longer?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | future |  | tables *= table* |  |  |  | long, probably *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Ava, because spread-out practice lasts longer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:255-tests-exams-and-mistakes:t1:o1:1
# text = Ava, because spread-out practice lasts longer
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	spread	spread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	out	out	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lasts	last	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | present | Ava |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Both the same, as the time spent on the tables is similar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:255-tests-exams-and-mistakes:t1:o2:1
# text = Both the same, as the time spent on the tables is similar
1	Both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc:preconj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
8	spent	spend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tables	table	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | participle |  | the time *not said here* |  |  |  | on the tables *goal* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent on table=Goal |
| 2 | **is** | present | the time |  |  |  |  | similar *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ben, because he learned them most recently of the two

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:255-tests-exams-and-mistakes:t1:o3:1
# text = Ben, because he learned them most recently of the two
1	Ben	Ben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	8	advmod	_	_
8	recently	recently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | Ben | them *= they* |  |  |  | recently *property* | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ben, because one long session goes deeper into the brain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:255-tests-exams-and-mistakes:t1:o4:1
# text = Ben, because one long session goes deeper into the brain
1	Ben	Ben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	session	session	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	deeper	deep	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Ben |  |  | the brain |  | deep *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into brain=Initial\_Location |

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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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