Guinea pigs: wheeks, popcorning and vitamin C

Tests: 6 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 12 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 201 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 · wrong ✗

«my bro says guinea pigs r just baby pigs lol» What is right?

1. Yes, they grow into big farm pigs in a year — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, they are baby rabbits — no support
3. No, they are rodents from South America — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, they are pigs from Guinea — 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 2 · right ✓

In a cartoon a guinea pig swings its long fluffy tail. What is wrong with the cartoon?

1. Real guinea pigs have two short tails — score 3
2. Real guinea pigs have no legs — no support
3. Nothing, their tails really are very long and fluffy — no support
4. Real guinea pigs have no tail you can see — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 201, line 1: «A guinea pig is neither a pig nor from Guinea: it is a rodent from the mountains of South America, a plump cousin of mice and rats with no tail you can see.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same thing acted on «tail» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

«2 guinea pigs, count their toes, all the feet» How many toes in total?

1. 40 — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. 32 — score 7
3. 28 — ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. 24 — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 41, line 4: «In cartoons octopuses wave «tentacles», every spider has two big eyes and the centipede proudly wears 100 shoes; real animals break every one of those rules, s…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «count» (+6); the same doer «real animals» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · right ✓

What would happen if a guinea pig got only dry pellets and no vitamin C for weeks?

1. It would start to hibernate — score 0
2. Nothing at all, because it makes its own vitamin C inside its body — score -2
3. It would grow faster — score 0
4. It could get scurvy, with sore joints and bleeding gums — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 201, line 8: «Like people, guinea pigs cannot make their own vitamin C, so they need it every day from foods such as peppers and leafy greens, or they get scurvy with sore j…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «scurvy» (+3); the same circumstance (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

«Bought one guinea pig, she's fine alone innit» What is the best answer?

1. No, she needs a cat for company — score 2
2. Yes, a mirror is all she needs — no support
3. Yes, they hate other guinea pigs and fight them all day long — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. No, guinea pigs are social and need a friend of their own kind — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 201, line 8: «Like people, guinea pigs cannot make their own vitamin C, so they need it every day from foods such as peppers and leafy greens, or they get scurvy with sore j…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+4); the same thing acted on «pig» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · right ✓

«shut up Max, your guinea pig's broken, it keeps jumping up and twisting» What is right?

1. Nothing is broken: it is popcorning because it is happy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. It is trying to fly away — no support
3. It has fleas biting its feet — no support
4. It is having a fit and must go to sleep in a dark room at once — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 201, line 3: «A happy young guinea pig sometimes leaps straight up and twists in the air like popcorn in a pan, which owners call popcorning.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «happy young guinea pig» (+3); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · right ✓

A guinea pig stares with open eyes and does not move for a few minutes. What may be happening?

1. It must be dead — no support
2. It is counting the child — score 3
3. It is pretending to be a rock forever — score -1
4. It may be napping with its eyes open — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 201, line 15: «Guinea pigs often nap with their eyes open, only for a few minutes at a time, ready to run.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «nap» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · right ✓

A child grabs at a guinea pig and it runs into its house. What should the child do?

1. Shout so it gets used to noise — score 3
2. Sit quietly on the floor and let it come out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. Pull it out of the house quickly — score 2
4. Take the house away so it cannot hide and learns to be brave — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 84, line 1: «In the ape house a huge silverback sits quietly, chewing leaves and watching his family, because real gorillas are mostly calm, shy plant-eaters, nothing like…», 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 action «sit» (+3); the same property (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · right ✓

«Teeth keep growin? so why don't they get massive» What is right?

1. Chewing hay all day wears them down — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. They fall out every month — score 5
3. They only grow in summer — score 5
4. Guinea pigs file them with stones — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 96, line 9: «The front teeth, or incisors, of rabbits and guinea pigs grow all their lives and are worn down by chewing tough grass and hay.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «chew» (+3); the same doer «front teeth» (+2); the same thing acted on «tough grass» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

A guinea pig mother has babies on Monday. What can they do by Monday evening?

1. Run about with open eyes — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Only drink milk lying still — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. Flap about and try to fly — no support
4. Nothing, they are blind for weeks — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 43, line 15: «A mother echidna lays one soft egg straight into a pouch; after about 10 days a baby the size of a jellybean, called a puggle, hatches and drinks milk there; w…», 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 action «drink» (+3); the same thing acted on «milk» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · wrong ✗

A guinea pig is seen eating its own soft droppings. What should the owner think?

1. It is bored and must get a toy — no support
2. It is very ill and needs surgery — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. This is normal and helps it get more goodness from food — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. It is starving and needs meat and fish added to its dinner every day — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 191, line 4: «To put a myth right, ask what the animal really sees, eats, hears or needs, and look for the true thing hiding inside the story.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «need» (+4); the same doer «animal» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the guinea pig?

1. It is a marsupial native to Australia — score 9
2. It is a hybrid of the rabbit and the hamster — score 8
3. It is a juvenile pig of African origin — ← Mova's choice · score 12
4. It is a rodent of South American origin, domesticated in the Andes — ✓ the right answer · score 12

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 12, tied with another option at 12 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 201, line 1: «A guinea pig is neither a pig nor from Guinea: it is a rodent from the mountains of South America, a plump cousin of mice and rats with no tail you can see.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «rodent» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same doer «pig» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 12. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which fresh vegetables must be furnished to a guinea pig daily.

1. The animal derives its water solely from cabbage — no support
2. The animal is incapable of producing vitamin C within its own body — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. The animal requires vegetables in order to sleep — no support
4. The animal is incapable of digesting hay — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 201, line 8: «Like people, guinea pigs cannot make their own vitamin C, so they need it every day from foods such as peppers and leafy greens, or they get scurvy with sore j…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same thing acted on «own vitamin c» (+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 keeping of guinea pigs.

1. They are solitary and attack all companions placed within their enclosure — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They require no hiding place whatsoever — no support
3. They are social animals and ought to be kept in the company of at least one other — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. They thrive in cold and damp garden hutches — 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 ✗

It is given that a young guinea pig leaps vertically and twists in mid-air. Ascertain the most probable explanation.

1. The behaviour signifies the onset of hibernation — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The behaviour signifies an acute deficiency of vitamin C — no support
3. The behaviour, termed popcorning, signifies excitement and contentment — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The behaviour signifies an attempt to escape a predator — 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

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