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title: A cook leaves a metal spoon and a plastic spoon in a pot of hot soup… — Thinking it through — forces, heat, li… · tree and pragmatics
description: A cook leaves a metal spoon and a plastic spoon in a pot of hot soup for five minutes. Which handle is safe to hold? Test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 60 «Thinking it through — forces, heat, light and energy» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Thinking it through — forces, heat, light and energy

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A cook leaves a metal spoon and a plastic spoon in a pot of hot soup for five minutes. Which handle is safe to hold?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cook, handle · **What happens:** leave, be, hold · **To what, where:** metal spoon

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 60 «Thinking it through — forces, heat, light and energy» 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/60-reasoning-energy-technology/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A cook leaves a metal spoon and a plastic spoon in a pot of hot soup for five minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:60-reasoning-energy-technology:t1:1
# text = A cook leaves a metal spoon and a plastic spoon in a pot of hot soup for five minutes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | a cook | a metal spoon and a plastic spoon in a pot of hot soup |  |  | minute |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spoon=Theme |

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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:* Which handle is safe to hold?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:60-reasoning-energy-technology:t1:2
# text = Which handle is safe to hold?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | which handle |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | to-infinitive | which handle *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The metal one, because metal stays cool while the soup is hot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:60-reasoning-energy-technology:t1:o1:1
# text = The metal one, because metal stays cool while the soup is hot
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | metal | the soup |  |  |  | cool *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme one=Location |
| 2 | **is** | present | the metal one |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Both, because heat cannot move up a spoon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:60-reasoning-energy-technology:t1:o2:1
# text = Both, because heat cannot move up a spoon
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **move up** | can | heat | a spoon |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent spoon=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Neither, because plastic is the better conductor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:60-reasoning-energy-technology:t1:o3:1
# text = Neither, because plastic is the better conductor
1	Neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	4	case	_	_
4	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	conductor	conductor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the better conductor |  |  |  | because plastic; neither *property* | tree rules |

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

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The plastic one, because plastic is a poor conductor of heat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:60-reasoning-energy-technology:t1:o4:1
# text = The plastic one, because plastic is a poor conductor of heat
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	6	case	_	_
6	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	conductor	conductor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the plastic one because plastic | a poor conductor |  |  |  | of heat | 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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