Garden birds: robins, blackbirds, tits and feeders

Tests: 5 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 216 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 ✗

«3 robins, 2 blackbirds n the cat watching em, how many legs»

1. 20 — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 14 — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. 12 — no support
4. 10 — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

«4 blue tits on the feeder, 2 flew off, no wait 1 came back. how many wings now»

1. 4 — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 3 — no support
3. 8 — no support
4. 6 — ✓ 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

«found a baby bird on the lawn, feathers n hopping, gonna take it home and save it» What is right?

1. Put it in the fridge to keep it fresh until it can fly — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Take it home and feed it milk from a spoon — score 4
3. Leave it; it is a fledgling and its parents still feed it — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Throw it up in the air to help it fly — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 216, line 13: «A stunned bird can be put in a box with air holes in a quiet, dark place for a short while and then let go if it recovers.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «put» (+3); the same thing acted on «stunned bird» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

«bird just smacked into the window and it's lying there dazed» What should you do?

1. Put it in a quiet, dark box with air holes, then let it go if it recovers — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
2. Give it a warm bath and dry it with a hairdryer straight away — score 4
3. Leave it on the lawn where the cat can reach it, it will sort itself out — score 2
4. Shake it gently to wake it up — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 10, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 216, line 13: «A stunned bird can be put in a box with air holes in a quiet, dark place for a short while and then let go if it recovers.», 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 (+5); the same action «put» (+4); the same place «box» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

In Angry Birds, a round red bird gets furious and attacks the green pigs. Which real garden bird is famous for a red breast and fighting?

1. The starling, which fights hawks alone at dusk — no support
2. The wren, which attacks pigs on farms — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. The robin, which defends its territory fiercely — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The blue tit, which only fights in summer — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 4, line 14: «Whistling-thorn acacias give ants homes in swollen thorns and sweet nectar, and the ants attack animals that nibble the tree, so both win; when a giraffe keeps…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «animals» (+5); the same action «attack» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

«my brother reckons the brown blackbird is a different bird» What is right?

1. It is a young robin that has not gone red yet — no support
2. It is a black one that rolled in mud on the lawn — no support
3. It is a female blackbird; only males are black — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. He is right, it is a song thrush — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 216, line 8: «A blackbird tilts its head on the lawn while looking, and maybe listening, for worms; only males are black, while females are brown, which helps them hide on t…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «males» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

What would happen if a nest box had a very big hole?

1. The chicks would hatch faster in the fresh air — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Bigger birds could get in and take the eggs — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. No bird could ever get in or out — no support
4. It would keep the box drier — 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 8 · ★ · right ✓

«robin singing outside at midnight by the street lamp, is it mad» What is right?

1. Robins sometimes sing at night near street lights — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
2. It is lost and calling for help — no support
3. It is an owl pretending to be a robin to fool you — no support
4. Robins only sing at dawn, so it is ill — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 10, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 216, line 6: «Robins sing all year; both males and females defend territories in winter, and robins sometimes sing at night near street lights.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «street lights» (+4); the same action «sing» (+3); the same doer «robins» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

«why bother feeding birds, they managed for ages without us» Why can it help in winter?

1. Birds hibernate all winter and need food left out to help them wake up — score 3
2. Birds cannot eat at all in winter — score 2
3. Birds only eat bird seed bought from shops, nothing they find for themselves — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Short days and cold nights make it hard for small birds to get enough food — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 93, line 13: «Many birds that eat seeds feed their chicks insects for protein, and a pair of blue tits can bring around 10 000 caterpillars to one brood; most birds nest in…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «seeds» (+2); the same action «eat» (+1); the same doer «many birds» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

«thousands of starlings swirling over the pier, why don't they bump» What is right?

1. Each bird follows only its nearest neighbours — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. A leader shouts directions to the whole flock — no support
3. They bump all the time and many fall — no support
4. They are all tied together — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 216, line 15: «A huge swirling cloud of starlings at dusk is called a murmuration; flying together keeps them safer from hawks, and each bird watches only its nearest neighbo…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «watch» (+3); the same doer «bird» (+2); the same thing acted on «nearest neighbours» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

«that cute robin just attacked another robin, what a psycho» Why do robins fight?

1. They fiercely defend their territory — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. They are playing a friendly game of tag — no support
3. They are only fighting over one fat worm — no support
4. They are cleaning each other's feathers — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 80, line 12: «The European robin sings all winter, both males and females defending territory with song, and its red breast warns rivals, so it may even attack a bunch of re…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «defend» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «territory» (+1). · 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 tendency of the robin to attend a gardener at work?

1. Digging exposes worms and insects, as the rooting of wild boar did formerly — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The robin wishes to defend the gardener from cats and other enemies of the garden — score 4
3. The robin regards the gardener as its parent and follows accordingly — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. The robin is attracted solely by the sound of the spade — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 216, line 5: «Robins follow gardeners because digging brings worms and insects to the surface, and in the wild they follow wild boar for the same reason.», 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 (+3); the same action «follow» (+2); the same doer «robins» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which birds collide with window glass.

1. Birds attack the glass in defence of territory against every bird they see — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Birds are unable to see in daylight — score 5
3. Birds desire to enter dwellings in search of warmth and food — no support
4. Trees and sky are reflected in the glass and mistaken for open space — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 216, line 12: «Birds crash into windows because they see reflected trees and sky, and stickers on the glass break up the reflection.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same doer «birds» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that a feathered young bird is discovered upon the ground, hopping. Ascertain the appropriate course of action.

1. The bird should be removed to a dwelling and fed milk until it is grown — score 6
2. The bird should ordinarily be left alone, its parents continuing to feed it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. The bird should be placed within a refrigerator, so as to preserve it until a veterinarian arrives — score 6
4. The bird should be thrown into the air — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 216, line 14: «Fledglings often leave the nest before they can fly well and are still fed by their parents, so a feathered baby bird on the ground is usually best left alone.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+3); the same thing acted on «feathered baby bird» (+3); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the formation known as a murmuration.

1. A single leader directs every bird — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Starlings flock in great numbers at dusk for safety, each bird responding to its nearest neighbours — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It is a song performed by robins in winter beneath the street lamps of towns and cities — no support
4. It is composed exclusively of wrens, which gather at dusk in order to sing together loudly — 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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