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description: It is given that a coin is released from the summit of a tall building. Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning its descent. Exam question 3 of lesson 3 «Parachutes, skydivers and falling safely» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree an
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# Exam question 3 · Parachutes, skydivers and falling safely

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It is given that a coin is released from the summit of a tall building. Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning its descent.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, response · **What happens:** give, release, select, establish, concern, descend · **To what, where:** It, coin, summit, response, descent

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 3 «Parachutes, skydivers and falling safely» of the physics 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/physics/3-parachutes-and-falling-safely/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a coin is released from the summit of a tall building.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:3-parachutes-and-falling-safely:e3:1
# text = It is given that a coin is released from the summit of a tall building.
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	_	8	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	summit	summit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 | **release** | present · passive |  | a coin |  | the summit of a tall building |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Source |

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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:* Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning its descent.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:3-parachutes-and-falling-safely:e3:2
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning its descent.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	descent	descent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | response's descent |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus descent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **descend** |  | response |  |  |  |  |  | nom descent «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

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

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The air restrains it to a speed insufficient to cause grave injury

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:3-parachutes-and-falling-safely:e3:o1:1
# text = The air restrains it to a speed insufficient to cause grave injury
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	restrains	restrain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	insufficient	insufficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
11	grave	grave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restrain** | present | the air | it |  |  |  | to a speed *goal* | vn limit-76 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer it=Patient to speed=Goal |
| 2 | **cause** | to-infinitive | the air *not said here* | grave injury |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition injury=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It accelerates without limit until impact

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:3-parachutes-and-falling-safely:e3:o2:1
# text = It accelerates without limit until impact
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	accelerates	accelerate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	limit	limit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	until	until	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	impact	impact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accelerate** | present | It |  |  |  | until impact | without limit | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is borne upwards and does not descend

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:3-parachutes-and-falling-safely:e3:o3:1
# text = It is borne upwards and does not descend
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	borne	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	upwards	upwards	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	descend	descend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | upwards *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **descend** | present · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It attains a velocity sufficient to prove fatal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:3-parachutes-and-falling-safely:e3:o4:1
# text = It attains a velocity sufficient to prove fatal
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	attains	attain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	velocity	velocity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	sufficient	sufficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	fatal	fatal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attain** | present | It | a velocity |  |  |  | sufficient *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent velocity=Theme |
| 2 | **prove** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | fatal *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

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