Cartoon pets and animal myths put right

Tests: 6 of 11 right · Exam: 4 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 13 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 228 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 cat's a proper Garfield, I give him spaghetti every night» What is the problem?

1. Nothing, cats love spaghetti most — no support
2. Cats should eat only cake — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Cats should eat only grass and leaves, like rabbits — score 6
4. Cats need meat, and pasta is no proper food for them — ✓ the right answer · 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 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «eat» (+4); the same doer «cat» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · right ✓

«Mia says lemmings jump off cliffs together, saw it in a film» What is true?

1. They jump off to fly to warm places — score 4
2. That old film was staged; real lemmings do not jump on purpose — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Only the baby lemmings jump off, while their parents watch — score 4
4. They really do it every spring — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 228, line 8: «Lemmings do not jump off cliffs on purpose; a 1958 nature film staged it by pushing them over the edge, and in real life some drown when crowds of them cross r…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «purpose» (+4); the same action «jump off» (+2); the same doer «lemmings» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓

In Tom and Jerry, Jerry steals a big wedge of cheese. If you set a humane trap for a real mouse, which bait would work best?

1. A slice of lemon — no support
2. Peanut butter — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
3. A cube of cheese — score 6
4. A carrot stick — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 11, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 228, line 9: «Mice prefer grains, seeds and sweet foods to cheese, so peanut butter works better in humane traps.», 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 «work» (+3); the same doer «peanut butter» (+3); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · right ✓

«found a baby deer all alone in the grass, gonna take it home» What should he do?

1. Push it gently over to a busier field where people can see it — no support
2. Shout until its mother comes — score 3
3. Take it home and feed it milk — score 5
4. Leave it; its mother hid it there and will come back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 11, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 226, line 6: «A baby deer, called a fawn, is often left hidden in the grass while its mother feeds nearby, so it should be left alone.», 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 «leave» (+4); the same thing acted on «deer» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · right ✓

«why's the bull in the cartoon mad at red, are bulls weird» What is the real answer?

1. Red smells bad to bulls — score 1
2. Bulls are scared of all bright colours, but red frightens them most — score 1
3. Bulls hate the colour red most — score 1
4. Bulls barely see red; the moving cape makes them charge — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 154, line 5: «Bulls are not angered by red; cattle see red poorly and charge at the cape because it moves, and in tests they charged moving capes of any colour.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+4); the same thing acted on «red» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · right ✓

A cartoon owl wears glasses and is the wisest in the forest. Which is closer to the truth?

1. Owls are great hunters, but crows and parrots are better puzzle solvers — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Owls can read — no support
3. Owls are the cleverest birds of all — score 5
4. Owls cannot hunt at all — score 4

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 228, line 15: «Owls are expert hunters with superb hearing, but crows and parrots solve much harder puzzles than owls.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «owls» (+2); the same thing acted on «expert hunters» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Sonic the hedgehog runs faster than sound. What would a real hedgehog do if you put it on a racetrack?

1. Dig straight down into the tarmac and hide — no support
2. Walk or trot slowly, maybe curl into a ball — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Fly over the track — score 3
4. Run faster than a horse — ← Mova's choice · score 11

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 11, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 189, line 1: «Camouflage means looking like your surroundings so that hunters, or the animals you hunt, do not notice you, like a child in a green jumper hiding in a hedge d…», 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 «hunt» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · right ✓

«my dog buried a bone in the garden and now he can't find it lol» Is that normal?

1. Yes, dogs bury food for later and may forget the place — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. No, dogs always remember every bone — score 6
3. Yes, because the bone melted away in the soil — no support
4. No, dogs never bury food — score 5

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 228, line 10: «Dogs bury food to save it for later, as wild dogs do, and may forget where they buried it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bury» (+2); the same doer «dogs» (+2); the same thing acted on «food» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Count them: Tom the cat, Jerry the mouse and Tweety the canary are all on the kitchen floor, walking like real animals. How many legs?

1. 6 legs — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 12 legs — no support
3. 8 legs — no support
4. 10 legs — ✓ 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 ✗

«stupid cartoon, the fish is talking, fish make no sound at all innit» What is the best answer?

1. Right, fish are always completely silent — no support
2. Only goldfish make sounds — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Fish can talk, but only at night — score 4
4. Fish cannot talk, but many grunt, click or drum — ✓ the right answer · 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 176, line 14: «Sperm whales dive into the deep to hunt squid and find them in total darkness with clicks, which are among the loudest sounds made by any animal.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «loudest sounds» (+5); the same action «make» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

3 cats and 2 budgies live in one flat. How many legs and how many tails?

1. 20 legs and 5 tails — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 14 legs and 5 tails — no support
3. 16 legs and 3 tails — no support
4. 16 legs and 5 tails — ✓ 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 · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a domestic cat ought not to be maintained upon a diet of pasta.

1. The cat is a carnivore that requires meat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. The cat is incapable of chewing any soft food — score 2
3. Pasta renders the cat incapable of hunting — no support
4. The cat prefers sweet foods above all others — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 228, line 5: «Real cats are carnivores: they need meat, cannot live on pasta like Garfield, and cannot even taste sweet things.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «real cats» (+2); the same thing acted on «carnivores» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the widely circulated depiction of lemmings leaping from cliffs?

1. It was staged for a film made in 1958 — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
2. It is observed annually in every lemming population — no support
3. It is a method by which lemmings migrate southward — score 3
4. It records a regular act of deliberate self-destruction — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 11, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 228, line 8: «Lemmings do not jump off cliffs on purpose; a 1958 nature film staged it by pushing them over the edge, and in real life some drown when crowds of them cross r…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «stage» (+6); the same circumstance (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the stimulus that provokes the bull to charge at the cape of a bullfighter.

1. The noise of the spectators — no support
2. The scent of the material — no support
3. The red colour of the cape — no support
4. The movement of the cape — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 154, line 5: «Bulls are not angered by red; cattle see red poorly and charge at the cape because it moves, and in tests they charged moving capes of any colour.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «move» (+4); the same thing acted on «capes» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a fawn discovered alone in long grass.

1. It has invariably been abandoned and must be removed to a place of safety without delay — no support
2. It has in most cases been concealed there by its mother, who returns to feed it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
3. It is necessarily injured and incapable of walking — no support
4. It has been concealed there by a rabbit — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 10, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 143, line 4: «Imagine walking through long grass and finding a spotted fawn lying perfectly still. It is not lost: its mother hid it there on purpose and is feeding nearby,…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hide» (+4); the same thing acted on «fawn» (+4); the same doer «mother» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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