Exam question 3 · Being kind to yourself, money, screens and fair play
It is given that a child assists in the kitchen. Select the response consistent with established guidance.
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: child, you · What happens: give, assist, select, establish · To what, where: It, kitchen, response
This is exam question 3 of lesson 293 «Being kind to yourself, money, screens and fair play» of the everyday 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
Sentence 1: It is given that a child assists in the kitchen.
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 | 3 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 assists | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 child | det |
| 6 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 assists | nsubj |
| 7 | assists | assist | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 kitchen | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 kitchen | det |
| 10 | kitchen | kitchen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 assists | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | assist | present | a child | the kitchen | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
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.
Sentence 2: Select the response consistent with established guidance.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Select | select | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 response | det |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 response | amod |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 guidance | case |
| 6 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 guidance | amod |
| 7 | guidance | guidance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 consistent | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the response | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | ||||
| 2 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
The options
Option 1
The child shall carry boiling water unaided
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 carry | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 carry | aux |
| 4 | carry | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | boiling | boil | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 water | amod |
| 6 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 carry | obj |
| 7 | unaided | unaided | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 carry | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | shall | the child | boiling water | unaided property | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme | |||
| 2 | boil | gerund | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
The child shall handle all the knives alone, so as to learn quickly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 handle | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 handle | aux |
| 4 | handle | handle | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 knives | det:predet |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 knives | det |
| 7 | knives | knife | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 handle | obj |
| 8 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 4 handle | advmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 learn | punct |
| 10 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 learn | advmod |
| 11 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 13 learn | mark |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 learn | mark |
| 13 | learn | learn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 handle | conj |
| 14 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 13 learn | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | handle | shall | the child | all knives | alone property | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knife=Theme | |||
| 2 | learn | to-infinitive | the child not said here | quickly property | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Help shall be sought only for washing up
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sought | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 sought | aux |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 sought | aux:pass |
| 4 | sought | seek | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 4 sought | advmod |
| 6 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 7 washing | mark |
| 7 | washing | wash | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 sought | advcl |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 washing | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | seek | shall · passive | Help | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | wash up | gerund | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
An adult shall be asked to help with sharp knives and very hot water
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 adult | det |
| 2 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 asked | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 asked | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 asked | aux:pass |
| 5 | asked | ask | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 help | mark |
| 7 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 asked | xcomp |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 knives | case |
| 9 | sharp | sharp | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 knives | amod |
| 10 | knives | knife | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 help | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 water | cc |
| 12 | very | very | ADV | _ | 13 hot | advmod |
| 13 | hot | hot | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 water | amod |
| 14 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 knives | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | shall · passive | a adult | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | help not said to happen | to-infinitive | a adult not said here | with sharp knives and hot water | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with knife=Theme |
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