Exam question 1 · Reading for pleasure and the reading book at home

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the function of a book band in the primary school?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: function, primary school

This is exam question 1 of lesson 16 «Reading for pleasure and the reading book at home» of the English 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 characterises	advmod
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 function	det
10	function	function	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	14 band	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 band	det
13	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 band	compound
14	band	band	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 function	nmod
15	in	in	ADP	_	18 school	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 school	det
17	primary	primary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 school	amod
18	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obl
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present		the function of a book band		the primary school		of the following statements; accurately property	tree rules

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

It denotes the colour of the book's cover for purposes of display

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 denotes	nsubj
2	denotes	denote	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 colour	det
4	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 denotes	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	9 cover	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 book	det
7	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 cover	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 book	case
9	cover	cover	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 colour	nmod
10	for	for	ADP	_	11 purposes	case
11	purposes	purpose	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 cover	nmod
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 display	case
13	display	display	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 purposes	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	denote	present	It	the colour of the book's cover for purposes of display					vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot colour=Topic
2	purpose		display						nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

It matches early reading books to the level at which a child can read independently

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 matches	nsubj
2	matches	match	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	early	early	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 books	amod
4	reading	reading	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 books	compound
5	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 matches	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 level	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 level	det
8	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 matches	obl
9	at	at	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 read	obl
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 child	det
12	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 read	nsubj
13	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 read	aux
14	read	read	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 level	acl:relcl
15	independently	independently	ADV	_	14 read	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	match	present	It	early reading books				to the level	vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent book=Patient to level=Co-Patient
2	read	can	a child			the level		independently property	vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent at which=Value

Option 3

It records the number of books a child has completed in the term

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 records	nsubj
2	records	record	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 number	det
4	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 records	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 books	case
6	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 number	nmod
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 child	det
8	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 completed	nsubj:pass
9	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 completed	aux
10	completed	complete	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 books	acl:relcl
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 term	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 term	det
13	term	term	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 completed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	record	present	It	the number of books					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme
2	complete	present · perfect · passive	books not said here	a child		the term			vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality

Option 4

It indicates that the book is intended solely for pupils of a younger age than the reader concerned

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 indicates	nsubj
2	indicates	indicate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 intended	mark
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 book	det
5	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 intended	nsubj:pass
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 intended	aux:pass
7	intended	intend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 indicates	ccomp
8	solely	solely	ADV	_	7 intended	advmod
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 pupils	case
10	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 intended	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	14 age	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 age	det
13	younger	young	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	14 age	amod
14	age	age	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 pupils	nmod
15	than	than	ADP	_	17 reader	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 reader	det
17	reader	reader	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 intended	obl
18	concerned	concerned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 reader	amod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	indicate	present	It						vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic
2	intend	present · passive		the book				for pupils of a younger age; than the reader; solely property	vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic

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