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title: Noah, in the dark: "Red, blue and black socks in here. I'll grab 3,… — Olympiad: everyday reasoning ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: Noah, in the dark: "Red, blue and black socks in here. I'll grab 3, that's defo a pair." What is true? Test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 194 «Olympiad: everyday reasoning ★★★» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice
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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Olympiad: everyday reasoning ★★★

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Noah, in the dark: "Red, blue and black socks in here. I'll grab 3, that's defo a pair." What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, that · **What happens:** grab, be · **To what, where:** 3, pair

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 194 «Olympiad: everyday reasoning ★★★» of the world 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/world/194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Noah, in the dark: "Red, blue and black socks in here.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t1:1
# text = Noah, in the dark: "Red, blue and black socks in here.
1	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
13	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* I'll grab 3, that's defo a pair."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t1:2
# text = I'll grab 3, that's defo a pair."
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	grab	grab	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	defo	defo	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	10	dep	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** | future | I | 3 |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | that | a pair |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t1:3
# text = What is true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He needs 6 to be sure of a pair

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t1:o1:1
# text = He needs 6 to be sure of a pair
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | He | 6 |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot 6=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of a pair; sure *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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3 could be all different; 4 makes sure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t1:o2:1
# text = 3 could be all different; 4 makes sure
1	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nsubj	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | could | 3 |  |  |  |  | different *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | 4 |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He needs 2, because socks come in pairs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t1:o3:1
# text = He needs 2, because socks come in pairs
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	pairs	pair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | He | 2 |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot 2=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | present | socks |  |  | pairs |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pair=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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3 is always enough for a pair of socks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:194-olympiad-everyday-reasoning:t1:o4:1
# text = 3 is always enough for a pair of socks
1	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | 3 |  |  |  |  | for a pair of socks; always, enough *property* | 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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