Caring for a pet: needs, dangers and responsibility
Tests: 5 of 11 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 225 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 ✓
«it's the dog's birthday, give him a choc bar as a treat yeah?»
- 1. Yes, dogs love chocolate and it is fine — no support
- 2. Yes, but only white chocolate — no support
- 3. No, because it will make him fat — score 2
- 4. No, chocolate is poisonous to dogs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 225, line 9: «Chocolate is poisonous to dogs, because it contains a chemical that dogs cannot break down well.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «chocolate» (+2); the same circumstance (+2); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · right ✓
In a cartoon a fat orange cat eats a whole tray of lasagne every day. What is true about real cats?
- 1. They can eat anything people eat, as long as it is cooked and warm — score 4
- 2. They only eat vegetables — no support
- 3. They need proper cat food; rich human food can make them ill — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
- 4. They need lasagne to stay healthy — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 225, line 8: «Pets need proper food made for their kind; rich human food, like a cat eating lasagne, can make them ill.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «need» (+4); the same thing acted on «proper food» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · right ✓
«mum got lilies for the table, the cat's sniffing them, it's fine yeah» What is right?
- 1. Yes, cats only sniff and never chew — score 0
- 2. Yes, lilies are good for cats' fur and make it shine — no support
- 3. No, but only the leaves are bad — no support
- 4. No, lilies are very dangerous to cats, even the pollen — ← 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 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 225, line 10: «Lilies are very poisonous to cats; even pollen licked off their fur can damage the kidneys.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «lilies» (+2); 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 4 · ★ · right ✓
A lost dog is found two towns away. How can a vet find its owner quickly?
- 1. Scan its microchip to find the number linked to the owner — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
- 2. Wait for the dog to walk home by itself, following its nose — score 6
- 3. Look at the colour of its collar — no support
- 4. Ask the dog where it lives — score 8
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 225, line 12: «A microchip is a tiny chip under a pet's skin that holds a number linked to the owner, so a lost pet can be returned.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «number» (+4); the same action «link» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
«i want a puppy for xmas!! i'll walk it like twice, then nan can» What is the problem?
- 1. Puppies cannot go outside until they are ten years old — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. A dog needs walks and care every day for many years — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Nans are not allowed to walk dogs — no support
- 4. Nothing, dogs only need walks at Christmas — 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 ✓
Count them: a family has 2 dogs and 3 cats. How many bowls of fresh water are needed if each pet has its own?
- 1. 5 — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. 2 — no support
- 3. 3 — no support
- 4. 6 — 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
What would happen if a hamster's dirty bedding were left for a whole month?
- 1. The old bedding would slowly turn into good soil for the plants — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. It would smell and the hamster could get ill — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 3. Nothing, hamsters clean their own cages — no support
- 4. The hamster would make new bedding itself — score 1
Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 225, line 13: «Cages and hutches need cleaning regularly; dirty bedding left for a month causes smells and illness.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «dirty bedding» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
Count them: the family's 2 dogs each need 2 walks a day. How many walks is that in a week?
- 1. 21 — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. 14 — no support
- 3. 28 — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. 4 — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
«we're off to Spain for 2 weeks, just leave the bunny loads of food, sorted» What is right?
- 1. Yes, rabbits only eat once a week — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. No, rabbits must come on holiday too, on the plane with you — no support
- 3. Yes, rabbits sleep the whole time you are away — no support
- 4. No, someone must feed it and check on it every day — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
«cat's bored, just sits there all day, so what» What could help?
- 1. Nothing, cats are never bored — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Give it more food so it sleeps — no support
- 3. Play hunting games with toys — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Shut it in a smaller room alone — 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 ✗
In a famous cartoon a beagle sleeps on top of his kennel every night. What does a real dog need?
- 1. No bed at all, just the cold garden at night — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Only the roof of a kennel, like the cartoon — no support
- 3. A small cage that is cleaned out once a year — no support
- 4. A safe, warm, comfortable place to sleep — ✓ 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
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Identify the principal reason for which the feeding of chocolate to dogs is to be avoided.
- 1. It causes the immediate loss of the dog's coat — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 2. It is invariably refused by the dog on account of its taste — score 4
- 3. It contains a substance which the dog is unable to break down efficiently and which is poisonous — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. It induces a permanent loss of memory in the dog — score 5
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 221, line 15: «Feeding huge crowds of pigeons with bread makes too many pigeons, and birds packed in crowds spread mess and illness more easily.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same doer «feeding» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the hazard presented by lilies to domestic cats?
- 1. Only the scent is harmful, causing mild sneezing — no support
- 2. All parts, including pollen ingested during grooming, may cause damage to the kidneys — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Lilies present no hazard whatsoever to domestic cats — ← Mova's choice · score 9
- 4. Only the petals are harmful, and only when consumed in considerable quantity by the animal — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 225, line 10: «Lilies are very poisonous to cats; even pollen licked off their fur can damage the kidneys.», 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 doer «lilies» (+3); the same receiver (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓
Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the function of a microchip implanted in a pet.
- 1. It regulates the appetite of the animal — no support
- 2. It carries a number linked to the owner, permitting the return of a lost animal — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
- 3. It confers immunity against the principal infectious diseases of domestic animals — no support
- 4. It transmits the continuous location of the animal by satellite — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 225, line 12: «A microchip is a tiny chip under a pet's skin that holds a number linked to the owner, so a lost pet can be returned.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «link» (+4); the same thing acted on «number» (+4); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓
Ascertain the principle expressed by the statement that a pet is for life and not solely for a festive occasion.
- 1. The owner assumes responsibility for the care of the animal throughout its lifespan — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. The animal is expected to survive only until the following year — no support
- 3. The animal requires attention only during the festive period — no support
- 4. The animal may be returned to the vendor after the festive period — 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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