Tom and Jerry: do real cats really chase mice?

Tests: 6 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 118 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.

Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: the lesson's questions in the corpora.

Test 1 · ★ · right ✓

«Tom never catches Jerry so cats are rubbish at hunting innit» What is right?

1. Yes, real cats never catch anything, they just sleep all day — score 4
2. Cats only hunt cheese, never mice — score 3
3. Real cats are skilled hunters, though mice often escape — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Mice always beat cats in a fight — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 52, line 17: «Cats are ambush hunters, and even well-fed pet cats still hunt because the urge to chase and pounce is built in.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same thing acted on «ambush hunters» (+2); the same doer «cats» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

«my cat's fat and lazy, he won't hunt anything, he's full» What is true?

1. A full cat can never hunt again — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Fat cats hunt twice as much as thin ones, because they need more food to stay fat — no support
3. The hunting urge does not switch off when full, so he may still chase things — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Cats only hunt when the moon is full and the nights are bright enough to see — no support

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

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

«Tom crashes about screaming after Jerry» What would happen to a real cat that hunted like that?

1. It would scare the mice so much they ran into its mouth — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Mice would freeze and wait for it — score 5
3. It would catch more mice than ever, as the noise freezes them — score 4
4. It would catch nothing, as mice run at the first noise — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 118, line 2: «Real cats do hunt mice, and people have kept cats for thousands of years partly for that job, but a real hunting cat is silent: it creeps, waits and pounces, b…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «run» (+3); the same doer «mouse» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

«my nan gives her cat a saucer of milk every night, like Tom» What is the best advice?

1. Add sugar so the cat likes it more — score 1
2. Milk is the best drink for every cat, young or old — no support
3. Give water; most adult cats cannot digest milk well — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Give the cat cold coffee instead — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 118, line 4: «And Tom's saucer of milk? Most grown-up cats cannot digest milk well, and it can upset their tummies, so a real cat needs a bowl of water instead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «digest» (+2); the same thing acted on «milk» (+2); the same doer «most grown cats» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

In Tom and Jerry, Jerry is almost as big as Tom's paw. About how many times heavier is a real cat than a mouse?

1. About 20,000 times — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. About the same — no support
3. About 2 times — no support
4. About 200 times — ✓ the right answer · no support

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

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

«my cat brought a dead mouse to the door, gross, why??» What is a good idea about why?

1. It is paying rent for the food and the warm bed you give it — score 4
2. Home is its safe den, and mother cats bring prey for kittens — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. It is trying to poison you with a mouse that it found — score 4
4. It wants you to cook it — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 9, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 118, line 16: «Many pet cats bring their catch home, perhaps because home is their safe den, and mother cats bring prey to teach their kittens, so the best thing is to stay c…», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «safe den» (+4); the same doer «home» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Your cat brings you a mouse. What is the best way to react?

1. Stay calm, move the cat away and clean up, since shouting only scares it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
2. Shout at the cat until it learns — score 7
3. Give the mouse back to the cat to eat — score 0
4. Reward it with a saucer of milk — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 11, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 118, line 16: «Many pet cats bring their catch home, perhaps because home is their safe den, and mother cats bring prey to teach their kittens, so the best thing is to stay c…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «scare» (+3); the same doer «shouting» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «cat» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

«Garfield hates mice and loves lasagne, real cats too?» What is right?

1. Real cats are meat-eaters that may chase mice; lasagne is not good cat food — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Real cats are scared of all mice and run away when one squeaks — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Real cats live on pasta — no support
4. Real cats only eat vegetables, so they love the tomato in lasagne — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 118, line 2: «Real cats do hunt mice, and people have kept cats for thousands of years partly for that job, but a real hunting cat is silent: it creeps, waits and pounces, b…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «real cats» (+4); the same circumstance (+3). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why might a city cat leave a big rat alone but chase a mouse?

1. Rats are too slow to be fun — no support
2. A big rat can fight back hard and hurt the cat — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Cats cannot see rats — no support
4. Rats are always friends with cats — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 118, line 16: «Many pet cats bring their catch home, perhaps because home is their safe den, and mother cats bring prey to teach their kittens, so the best thing is to stay c…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same thing acted on «prey» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

«Jerry, Mickey Mouse and Speedy Gonzales all walk on 2 legs, so 3 real mice would have how many legs?»

1. 12, four legs each — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. 6, two legs each — no support
3. 9, three legs each — no support
4. 3, one leg each — no support

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

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

«Tom, Jerry and Spike the dog in one room, how many tails and ears altogether»

1. 3, one tail each and no ears — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 6, two tails and four ears — no support
3. 12, four each — no support
4. 9, three tails and six ears — ✓ the right answer · no support

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

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Why do you think people say cats have nine lives, not dogs?

1. Dogs have no lives at all — no support
2. Cats are made of a stronger kind of bone than any other animal — score 4
3. A scientist counted them — no support
4. Cats are agile and often walk away from falls that look bad — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 118, line 14: «Cats have only one life; the «nine lives» saying grew because cats are agile and good at twisting to land on their feet, and in some countries the saying is se…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the dietary preferences of the house mouse?

1. It consumes exclusively animal flesh — score 5
2. It prefers seeds, grain, nuts and sweet foods, and consumes cheese only occasionally — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
3. It subsists principally upon cheese of the variety containing holes — score 8
4. It requires no nourishment whatsoever — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 10, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 118, line 7: «Real mice prefer seeds, grain, nuts and sweet foods such as chocolate or peanut butter; they will nibble cheese, but it is not their favourite, and pest catche…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «prefer» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «seeds» (+2); the same doer «real mice» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which cow's milk is unsuitable for adult domestic cats.

1. Cats are incapable of drinking any liquid — no support
2. Milk is lethal to all mammals after weaning — no support
3. Milk is excessively cold for feline consumption — no support
4. Adult cats lack sufficient quantities of the enzyme that digests milk sugar — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 118, line 12: «Most adult cats cannot digest milk sugar well, because they lose most of the body chemical that breaks it down after they stop feeding from their mother, so mi…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «digest» (+2); the same thing acted on «milk sugar» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the hunting conduct of the domestic cat.

1. It hunts exclusively in the company of other cats of the same household — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It approaches its prey silently, with claws retracted, before pouncing — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It abstains from hunting on every occasion once it has been adequately fed — no support
4. It pursues its prey noisily in order to induce panic — no support

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

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain the approximate ratio of the mass of an adult domestic cat to that of a house mouse.

1. Approximately one to one — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Approximately two hundred to one — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Approximately two to one — no support
4. Approximately twenty thousand to one — no support

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

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