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title: The lion: why people call it «king of the beasts»; prides and roars — how Mova does on the tests · Biology
description: Lesson 18 of the biology course of Mova's primary school: 5 of 12 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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# The lion: why people call it «king of the beasts»; prides and roars

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**Tests:** 5 of 12 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** plain · **Understood:** 9 of 16 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 18 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/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/).

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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/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/).

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### Test 1 · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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my poster says lion = king of the jungle. sounds right?

- **1.** No, lions live in the sea — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **2.** Yes, all lions live in jungles — score 6
- **3.** No, lions do not live in jungles; king of the beasts is better — **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **4.** Yes, the thick jungle is their only real home and nowhere else — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 18, line 3: «But the poster saying king of the jungle is wrong: lions live on savanna, grassland and open woodland in Africa, and one small group in the dry Gir Forest of I…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «live» (+3); the same doer «lions» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/t1/)

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### Test 2 · right ✓ {#t2}

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In The Lion King, Simba's dad does the hunting and the lionesses wait at home. What is real lion life like?

- **1.** The cubs hunt for the adults — no support
- **2.** The lionesses do most of the hunting, the males guard the land — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 11
- **3.** Males do all the hunting alone — no support
- **4.** Nobody hunts, the pride eats fruit and grass that grows near the den — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 11, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 18, line 10: «Lionesses do most of the hunting as a team, some driving the prey and others waiting in ambush; they are lighter and faster than males, while males hunt big pr…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «lionesses» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same thing acted on «most» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/t2/)

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### Test 3 · right ✓ {#t3}

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A pride has 6 lionesses, 2 males and 5 cubs. How many manes can you count?

- **1.** 2 — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** 0 — no support
- **3.** 8 — no support
- **4.** 13 — 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/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/t3/)

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### Test 4 · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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same pride, 6 lionesses 2 males 5 cubs. how many legs then

- **1.** 26 — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** 40 — no support
- **3.** 52 — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** 13 — 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/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/t4/)

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### Test 5 · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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Ella's little brother says 4 lions have 32 ears between them. How many really?

- **1.** 16, four each — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** 4, one each — no support
- **3.** 32, eight each — no support
- **4.** 8, two each — **✓ 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/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/t5/)

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### Test 6 · right ✓ {#t6}

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Jack says lions are lazy because they sleep all day. What is a better explanation?

- **1.** They are always ill — no support
- **2.** They are kings and do not have to work — score 10
- **3.** They save energy for short bursts of hunting and avoid the midday heat — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 12
- **4.** They are bored because there is nothing left for them to hunt anywhere — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 12, against 10 for the next best. Its support: lesson 18, line 15: «Lions rest or sleep up to about 20 hours a day to save energy for hunting, and a lion can eat 30 kilograms or more at one meal and then not eat for days.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «lions» (+3); the same thing acted on «energy» (+3); the same action «save» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/t6/)

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### Test 7 · right ✓ {#t7}

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Why does a lion roar at dawn rather than in the hot afternoon?

- **1.** Dawn is the only time other lions are awake — score 1
- **2.** Sound carries furthest in cool, still air — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **3.** They need the sun to see who else is roaring — score 6
- **4.** Lions lose their voice in the hot afternoon — score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 18, line 7: «A lion's roar can be heard about 8 kilometres away; lions roar to mark their territory and call their pride, mostly at night and dawn, when the air is cool and…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «carry» (+3); the same doer «sound» (+3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/t7/)

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### Test 8 · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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What would happen to cubs if their mother went hunting and they had plain bright coats?

- **1.** Nothing would happen, because colour does not matter to hyenas at all — no support
- **2.** They would be warmer and safer — no support
- **3.** They would be easier for hyenas and other killers to spot — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** They would hunt better — **← Mova's choice** · score 2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 18, line 11: «Lions are the only truly social cats; a pride is related females, their cubs and a few males, and together they hunt big prey, guard cubs and defend their land.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hunt» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, 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/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/t8/)

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### Test 9 · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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In a cartoon, a lion lives alone in a cave and never meets other lions. What is wrong?

- **1.** Lions live in trees, not caves — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **2.** Nothing, lions always live alone — score 7
- **3.** Lions live in prides; they are the only truly social cats — **✓ the right answer** · score 7
- **4.** Lions live together in big underground towns that they dig in the sand — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 18, line 3: «But the poster saying king of the jungle is wrong: lions live on savanna, grassland and open woodland in Africa, and one small group in the dry Gir Forest of I…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «lions» (+4); the same action «live» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 7. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/t9/)

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### Test 10 · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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why is it called Richard the Lionheart, did he have a lion's heart

- **1.** Yes, he kept a real lion as a pet at his castle — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** No, it was a nickname for his bravery — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** No, it was the name of his favourite horse — no support
- **4.** Yes, a real lion's heart was put into him — 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/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/t10/)

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### Test 11 · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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A map shows lions once lived in southern Europe and much of Asia. What is the situation now?

- **1.** Lions are now extinct everywhere — no support
- **2.** Mainly parts of Africa, and Asiatic lions only around Gir Forest in India — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Lions now live in every country — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **4.** Lions have spread back into most of Europe and Asia, as they were before — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 18, line 3: «But the poster saying king of the jungle is wrong: lions live on savanna, grassland and open woodland in Africa, and one small group in the dry Gir Forest of I…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «lions» (+5); the same action «live» (+2). The right option, 2, 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/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/t11/)

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### Test 12 · right ✓ {#t12}

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A tourist sees a hard little spur hidden in a lion's tail tuft. What is it for?

- **1.** It is a poison sting — no support
- **2.** It is used to dig holes — no support
- **3.** It holds the tuft on — no support
- **4.** Nobody knows yet — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 18, line 17: «Lions are the only cats with a tuft at the end of the tail, which may help the pride follow each other in long grass; some have a small hard spur hidden in it,…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «know» (+2); the same doer «nobody» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/t12/)

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

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Identify the members of the pride by whom the greater part of the hunting is undertaken.

- **1.** The adult males, acting individually — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Every member hunts independently and in isolation — no support
- **3.** The cubs, under the supervision of the males — no support
- **4.** The lionesses, acting in concert as a team — **✓ 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/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2}

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the habitat of the wild lion?

- **1.** Dense tropical jungle throughout South America, together with the forests of Borneo — no support
- **2.** The ice fields of the Arctic — no support
- **3.** The coniferous forests of the far north — **← Mova's choice** · score 12
- **4.** Savanna, grassland and open woodland in Africa, together with the Gir Forest of India — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 12, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 12, line 10: «The taiga, or boreal forest, is mostly spruce, pine, fir and larch, and it is the biggest land habitat on Earth, nearly a third of all the world's forest.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same doer «taiga» (+4); the same thing acted on «spruce» (+2). 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/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓ {#e3}

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Ascertain the approximate distance at which the roar of a lion may be heard.

- **1.** Approximately eight kilometres — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** It is audible only within the immediate pride — no support
- **3.** Approximately eighty kilometres — no support
- **4.** Approximately eighty metres — 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/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/e3/)

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

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the social organisation of lions.

- **1.** Lions are the only truly social cats, living in prides of related females with cubs and a few males — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Lions live solitary lives and meet only to fight — no support
- **3.** Lions live in pairs that remain together for life — no support
- **4.** Lions form great herds that migrate with the zebras across the plains each year, led by one male — 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/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/e4/)

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