--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Compasses and the magnetic Earth · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the direction indicated by a compass needle? Exam question 3 of lesson 30 «Compasses and the magnetic Earth» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/e3/) [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/) / [Physics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/) / [Compasses and the magnetic Earth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Compasses and the magnetic Earth Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the direction indicated by a compass needle? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, indicate · **To what, where:** direction This is exam question 3 of lesson 30 «Compasses and the magnetic Earth» 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/30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth:e3:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the direction indicated by a compass needle? 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 10 det _ _ 10 direction direction NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 indicated indicate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 acl _ _ 12 by by ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 compass compass NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 needle needle NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 direction | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **indicate** | participle | | the direction *not said here* | | | | by a compass needle | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot | 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} The geographic North Pole precisely and without exception ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth:e3:o1:1 # text = The geographic North Pole precisely and without exception 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 geographic geographic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 3 North North PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 Pole Pole PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 precisely precisely ADV RB _ 0 root _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 7 without without ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 exception exception NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Magnetic north, which differs somewhat from the geographic North Pole ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth:e3:o2:1 # text = Magnetic north, which differs somewhat from the geographic North Pole 1 Magnetic magnetic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 north north NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 5 differs differ VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 somewhat somewhat ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 from from ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 9 geographic geographic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 10 North North PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 Pole Pole PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **differ** | present | Magnetic north | | | | | from the geographic North Pole; somewhat *property* | vn differ-23.4 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme from pole=Co-Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} The position of the Pole Star at all hours ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth:e3:o3:1 # text = The position of the Pole Star at all hours 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 position position NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 Pole Pole PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 Star Star PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 9 det _ _ 9 hours hour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} The direction in which the observer is facing ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:30-compasses-and-the-magnetic-earth:e3:o4:1 # text = The direction in which the observer is facing 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 direction direction NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 observer observer NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 facing face VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **face** | present · progressive | the direction in the observer | | | | | | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | **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. 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