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title: Shrek's Donkey: real donkeys and mules — how Mova does on the tests · Biology
description: Lesson 145 of the biology course of Mova's primary school: 7 of 11 tests right, exam 2 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Shrek's Donkey: real donkeys and mules

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**Tests:** 7 of 11 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** plain · **Understood:** 10 of 15 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 145 of the biology course of Mova's primary school, as Mova's small model took its tests: it had read this lesson and the ones before it and learned from their exercises. Each test shows the options in the order the student saw them, its choice, the right answer, the score of every option and why it chose. The lesson itself, sentence by sentence with trees and pragmatics: [the lesson in the corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/).

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Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: [the lesson's questions in the corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/).

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### Test 1 · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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«5 donkeys at the sanctuary, how many ears to scratch»

- **1.** 5 — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** 15 — no support
- **3.** 10 — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** 20 — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/t1/)

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### Test 2 · right ✓ {#t2}

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«donkeys are stubborn as hell, mine just stopped dead on the path» What is most likely?

- **1.** It hates its owner — no support
- **2.** It forgot where it was going — no support
- **3.** It was being lazy on purpose because it did not want to carry the load — no support
- **4.** It saw something that looked dangerous and stopped to check — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 145, line 6: «Donkeys are not really stubborn: when something seems dangerous they stop to check instead of running, which kept wild donkeys safe on rocky ground.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «seem» (+4); the same property (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/t2/)

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### Test 3 · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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In a cartoon a donkey eats a whole cake and is fine. What is real?

- **1.** Rich, sweet food is bad for donkeys and can make their hooves sore — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Donkeys can eat any food at all, cake or sweets, without any harm — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **3.** Cake is good for donkey teeth — no support
- **4.** Donkeys eat only cake at parties — score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 57, line 13: «Nettle hairs have glass-like tips that snap off and inject stinging chemicals; the sting stops grazing animals, so few animals eat nettles, and cooking destroy…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «nettles» (+5); the same action «eat» (+2). Against it: the same doer «few animals» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/t3/)

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### Test 4 · right ✓ {#t4}

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What would happen if a donkey were left out in cold rain for days with no shelter?

- **1.** It would get soaked and cold, because its coat is not waterproof — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **2.** It would swim away to find shelter — score 0
- **3.** Nothing, its thick coat keeps all the rain out just like a raincoat — no support
- **4.** It would grow a waterproof coat in a day — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 145, line 8: «Donkey coats are not waterproof like horses' coats, so donkeys need shelter from the rain.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «donkey coats» (+2); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/t4/)

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### Test 5 · right ✓ {#t5}

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«Donkey's still alive when Shrek's kids are born, cartoon nonsense, donkeys die young» What is right?

- **1.** Real donkeys often live 30 to 40 years, longer than most horses — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **2.** Yes, donkeys die before they are 10 — score 1
- **3.** Yes, donkeys usually live only about 5 years, much less than a horse — score 8
- **4.** No, donkeys live for 200 years — score 8

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 114, line 13: «Released animals often wear radio collars or satellite tags, so scientists can see whether they find food, survive and have young.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «survive» (+5); the same doer «animals» (+3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/t5/)

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### Test 6 · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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«a mule's just a donkey with a horse's coat» What is right?

- **1.** Yes, it is a donkey that grew a horse's coat — **← Mova's choice** · score 2
- **2.** No, it is a donkey crossed with a zebra — no support
- **3.** No, it is a kind of small horse — no support
- **4.** A mule has a donkey father and a horse mother — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 51, line 8: «The arctic fox grows a thick white coat for the snowy winter and a thinner brown-grey coat for summer, so it matches the ground in both seasons.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «thick white coat» (+2); the same action «grow» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/t6/)

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### Test 7 · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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A farmer's sheep stopped going missing after she bought a donkey. What is the likely reason?

- **1.** The donkey made the sheep run faster than foxes — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **2.** The sheep stayed inside the donkey's shed — no support
- **3.** The donkey ate all the foxes it could catch — score 5
- **4.** The donkey chased off foxes and dogs — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 145, line 9: «Donkeys form strong friendships and can become very upset if their friend is taken away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «form» (+4); the same doer «donkeys» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/t7/)

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### Test 8 · right ✓ {#t8}

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«that donkey's crying cos its mate went to the vet» Is that likely?

- **1.** No, donkeys like to be alone — no support
- **2.** Yes, but only if it is very hungry — no support
- **3.** Yes, donkeys bond strongly and get upset when a friend goes — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **4.** No, donkeys never notice other donkeys and do not care who they live with — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 145, line 9: «Donkeys form strong friendships and can become very upset if their friend is taken away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/t8/)

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### Test 9 · right ✓ {#t9}

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«2 donkeys and a mule carrying bags, how many hooves on the path»

- **1.** 12 — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** 3 — no support
- **3.** 8 — no support
- **4.** 16 — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/t9/)

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### Test 10 · right ✓ {#t10}

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Why are tens of millions of donkeys still working today?

- **1.** They race on special tracks — no support
- **2.** They carry water, crops and firewood in many places — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **3.** They are used to herd cattle — no support
- **4.** They pull every car in the desert — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 145, line 15: «Donkeys were tamed in north-east Africa about 7,000 years ago, and tens of millions still carry water, crops and firewood today.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «carry» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/t10/)

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### Test 11 · right ✓ {#t11}

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A donkey keeps rolling in the same sandy patch, and its friends take turns after it. What is it doing?

- **1.** Cleaning its coat, scratching itches and keeping flies off — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 7
- **2.** Making a bed to sleep in — score 6
- **3.** Looking for a lost hoof — no support
- **4.** Trying to dig a hole down to find water hidden under the ground — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 145, line 14: «Donkeys love to roll in dust, which scratches itches, cleans the coat and keeps off flies.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «coat» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «clean» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/t11/)

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### Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e1}

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the so-called stubbornness of the donkey.

- **1.** The animal is incapable of forward motion upon rough ground — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** The animal halts in order to express its hostility and resentment towards its handler — no support
- **3.** The animal halts to assess a perceived danger rather than taking flight — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** The animal declines to proceed owing to idleness — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓ {#e2}

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Identify the parentage of the mule.

- **1.** A male donkey and a female horse — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Two donkeys of differing colouration — no support
- **3.** A male horse and a female zebra — no support
- **4.** A female donkey and a male goat — no support

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**Why:** Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3}

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the dietary requirements of the donkey?

- **1.** Its diet should consist of oats and sugar in abundance — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Its diet should consist exclusively of fresh fruit and vegetables, such as carrots and apples — no support
- **3.** Its diet should consist principally of baked goods — no support
- **4.** Its diet should consist principally of straw and coarse grass, rich food being detrimental — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/e3/)

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### Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓ {#e4}

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Ascertain the reason for which donkeys require shelter in climates of high rainfall.

- **1.** Their hooves dissolve upon prolonged wetting — no support
- **2.** Their eyesight is temporarily lost in conditions of heavy and prolonged rain — no support
- **3.** Their hearing is impaired by the sound of rain — no support
- **4.** Their coats, adapted to arid conditions, are not waterproof — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 145, line 8: «Donkey coats are not waterproof like horses' coats, so donkeys need shelter from the rain.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «donkey coats» (+2); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/e4/)

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