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# Exam question 1 · Bikes, scooters and car parks

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the correct fitting of a cycling helmet?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, fit · **To what, where:** correct fitting, cycling helmet

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 272 «Bikes, scooters and car parks» of the everyday 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/everyday/272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the correct fitting of a cycling helmet?
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	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	fitting	fitting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	cycling	cycling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	helmet	helmet	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 correct fitting of a cycling helmet |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fit** |  |  | a cycling helmet |  |  |  |  | nom fitting «event 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is carried upon the handlebars until required

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:e1:o1:1
# text = It is carried upon the handlebars until required
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	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	handlebars	handlebar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | upon the handlebars | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **require** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It rests loosely towards the back of the head

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:e1:o2:1
# text = It rests loosely towards the back of the head
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rests	rest	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loosely	loosely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rest** | present | It |  |  |  |  | towards the back of the head; loosely *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is worn unfastened to permit ventilation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:e1:o3:1
# text = It is worn unfastened to permit ventilation
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	unfastened	unfasten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	permit	permit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	ventilation	ventilation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unfasten** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **permit** | to-infinitive |  | ventilation |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ventilation=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It sits snug and level above the eyebrows, strap fastened

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks:e1:o4:1
# text = It sits snug and level above the eyebrows, strap fastened
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	snug	snug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	above	above	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	eyebrows	eyebrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	strap	strap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
11	fastened	fasten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | It | snug and level above the eyebrows and strap |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location snug=Theme |
| 2 | **fasten** | participle |  | snug and level above the eyebrows and strap *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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