Exam question 1 · Scary films, nightmares and sad endings
Identify the principal reason for which an individual's heart rate may increase during the viewing of a frightening film.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, heart rate · What happens: identify, increase · To what, where: principal reason
This is exam question 1 of lesson 56 «Scary films, nightmares and sad endings» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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.
The question
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 reason | det |
| 3 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 reason | amod |
| 4 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 which | case |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 increase | obl |
| 7 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 individual | det |
| 8 | individual | individual | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 rate | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 individual | case |
| 10 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 rate | compound |
| 11 | rate | rate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 increase | nsubj |
| 12 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 increase | aux |
| 13 | increase | increase | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 reason | parataxis |
| 14 | during | during | ADP | _ | 16 viewing | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 viewing | det |
| 16 | viewing | viewing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 increase | obl |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 20 film | case |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 film | det |
| 19 | frightening | frightening | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 film | amod |
| 20 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 viewing | nmod |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the principal reason | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 2 | increase | may | a individual's heart rate | during the viewing of a frightening film | for the principal reason | vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The viewer is in genuine physical danger throughout the film
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 viewer | det |
| 2 | viewer | viewer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 danger | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 danger | cop |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 danger | case |
| 5 | genuine | genuine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 danger | amod |
| 6 | physical | physical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 danger | amod |
| 7 | danger | danger | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | throughout | throughout | ADP | _ | 10 film | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 film | det |
| 10 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 danger | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the viewer | genuine physical danger | throughout the film | tree rules |
Option 2
The film transmits a signal which directly affects the heart
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 film | det |
| 2 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 transmits | nsubj |
| 3 | transmits | transmit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 signal | det |
| 5 | signal | signal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 transmits | obj |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 affects | nsubj |
| 7 | directly | directly | ADV | _ | 8 affects | advmod |
| 8 | affects | affect | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 signal | acl:relcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 heart | det |
| 10 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 affects | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | transmit | present | the film | a signal | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signal=Theme | ||||
| 2 | affect | present | a signal | the heart | directly property | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus heart=Experiencer |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The body reacts as though the danger depicted were real
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 body | det |
| 2 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reacts | nsubj |
| 3 | reacts | react | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | as | as | ADV | _ | 3 reacts | advmod |
| 5 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 10 real | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 danger | det |
| 7 | danger | danger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 real | nsubj |
| 8 | depicted | depict | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 danger | acl |
| 9 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 real | cop |
| 10 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 reacts | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | react | present | the body | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | depict | participle | the danger not said here | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is | past | the danger | real property | tree rules |
Option 4
The room is invariably heated to a high degree during such a viewing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 room | det |
| 2 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 heated | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 heated | aux:pass |
| 4 | invariably | invariably | ADV | _ | 5 heated | advmod |
| 5 | heated | heat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 degree | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 degree | det |
| 8 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 degree | amod |
| 9 | degree | degree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 heated | obl |
| 10 | during | during | ADP | _ | 13 viewing | case |
| 11 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 13 viewing | det:predet |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 viewing | det |
| 13 | viewing | viewing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 heated | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | heat | present · passive | the room | during such viewing | to a high degree result; invariably property | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Patient to degree=Result |
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