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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a video which predicts the end of the world within one year. Exam question 4 of lesson 8 «Scary things in the world: news, strangers, war and what-ifs» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Exam question 4 · Scary things in the world: news, strangers, war and what-ifs

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a video which predicts the end of the world within one year.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, video · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, predict · **To what, where:** response, video, end

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 8 «Scary things in the world: news, strangers, war and what-ifs» of the reflection 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/reflection/8-scary-things-in-the-world-news-strangers-war-and-what-ifs/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:8-scary-things-in-the-world-news-strangers-war-and-what-ifs:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a video which predicts the end of the world within one year.
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	predicts	predict	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	within	within	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	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* | a video |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus video=Experiencer |
| 4 | **predict** | present | a video | the end of the world |  |  | year |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot end=Topic |

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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}

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Such claims have been confirmed by the scientific community

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:8-scary-things-in-the-world-news-strangers-war-and-what-ifs:e4:o1:1
# text = Such claims have been confirmed by the scientific community
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	claims	claim	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	confirmed	confirm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confirm** | present · perfect · passive | the scientific community | Such claims |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Such claims are reliable where the video has received numerous views

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:8-scary-things-in-the-world-news-strangers-war-and-what-ifs:e4:o2:1
# text = Such claims are reliable where the video has received numerous views
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	claims	claim	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	reliable	reliable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	received	receive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
10	numerous	numerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	views	view	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Such claims |  |  |  |  | reliable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **receive** | present · perfect · passive |  | the video |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme view=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Such claims cannot under any circumstances be examined

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:8-scary-things-in-the-world-news-strangers-war-and-what-ifs:e4:o3:1
# text = Such claims cannot under any circumstances be examined
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	claims	claim	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	examined	examine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **examine** | can · passive |  | Such claims |  | any circumstances |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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Such claims have recurred for many years without fulfilment and warrant verification

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:8-scary-things-in-the-world-news-strangers-war-and-what-ifs:e4:o4:1
# text = Such claims have recurred for many years without fulfilment and warrant verification
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	claims	claim	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	recurred	recur	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fulfilment	fulfilment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	warrant	warrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	verification	verification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recur** | present · perfect · passive |  | Such claims |  |  | year | without fulfilment and warrant verification | tree rules |

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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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