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# Test 11 · ★★★ · Olympiad: transport, building and energy ★★★

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★★★ A friend wants to race a Mars rover live with a joystick, «like a remote-control car, ez». What is the catch?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ★, catch · **What happens:** want, race, live, be · **To what, where:** Mars rover

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This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 43 «Olympiad: transport, building and energy ★★★» of the technology course of Mova's primary school. 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/technology/43-olympiad-transport-building-and-energy/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ A friend wants to race a Mars rover live with a joystick, «like a remote-control car, ez».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:43-olympiad-transport-building-and-energy:t11:1
# text = ★★★ A friend wants to race a Mars rover live with a joystick, «like a remote-control car, ez».
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	race	race	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Mars	Mars	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	rover	rover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	joystick	joystick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	like	like	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
20	remote	remote	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	ez	ez	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | ★ ★ a friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **race** | to-infinitive |  | a Mars rover |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rover=Agent |
| 3 | **live** | present | ★ ★ a friend *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with a joystick | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with joystick=Location |

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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:* What is the catch?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:43-olympiad-transport-building-and-energy:t11:2
# text = What is the catch?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	catch	catch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the catch |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The rover is too heavy for a joystick

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:43-olympiad-transport-building-and-energy:t11:o1:1
# text = The rover is too heavy for a joystick
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rover	rover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	joystick	joystick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the rover |  |  |  |  | for a joystick; heavy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Remote-control cars and rovers use different batteries

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:43-olympiad-transport-building-and-energy:t11:o2:1
# text = Remote-control cars and rovers use different batteries
1	Remote	remote	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	rovers	rover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	batteries	battery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | control cars and rovers | different batteries |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battery=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Mars has no roads, so the rover cannot move at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:43-olympiad-transport-building-and-energy:t11:o3:1
# text = Mars has no roads, so the rover cannot move at all
1	Mars	Mars	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rover	rover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Mars | no roads |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **move** | can | the rover |  |  | all |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme at all=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Each command takes minutes to reach Mars, so the rover drives itself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:43-olympiad-transport-building-and-energy:t11:o4:1
# text = Each command takes minutes to reach Mars, so the rover drives itself
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	Mars	Mars	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rover	rover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	drives	drive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | each command |  |  |  | minute |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reach** | to-infinitive | each command *not said here* | Mars |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent mars=Theme |
| 3 | **drive** | present | the rover | rover |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme itself=Trajectory |

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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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