--- title: Wild animals and tall tales — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Myths description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 8 «Wild animals and tall tales» of the myths 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. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Myths](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/) / Wild animals and tall tales # Wild animals and tall tales The 15 questions of lesson 8 «Wild animals and tall tales» of the myths course of Mova's primary school with their options, 86 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/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/t1/) — Your mate swears: "I SAW it on a nature film, lemmings jumped off a cliff, so it's true." What do you say? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/t2/) — Asking "is a tortoise leaving its shell like me leaving my skeleton?" Why is that a good comparison? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/t3/) — "Lol blind as a bat, my brother can't find his socks." Is the saying good science? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/t4/) — In a cartoon, a camel's hump goes flat and water pours out. What's wrong? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/t5/) — What would happen if you touched a porcupine's back? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/t6/) — Your friend says, "Owls can spin their heads in a full circle, like a cartoon." Wise reply? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/t7/) — A shop sells "shark cartilage, because sharks never get cancer". What two questions should you ask? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/t8/) — A chameleon on a green leaf turns bright red when another male comes near. Why? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/t9/) — A picture shows a wolf howling under a full moon. What's the likely truth? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/t10/) — A huge elephant suddenly steps back when a leaf blows across its feet. What does that suggest? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/t11/) — Why do tall tales about wild animals spread so easily? — right ✓ · ★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct of the ostrich when threatened? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/e2/) — Identify the substance principally stored in the hump of a camel. — right ✓ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/e3/) — It is given that a widely viewed documentary depicted lemmings leaping from a cliff in large numbers. Select the response consistent with the established facts. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/e4/) — Ascertain the maximum rotation of the head of which an owl is capable. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [7. Pets and farm animals](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/7-pets-and-farm-animals/) - next →: [9. Small creatures and creepy-crawlies](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies/) - ↑ back to [Myths](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/)