Dogs from wolves to best friends: living with dogs today

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 10 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 292 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 ✓

«she's my nan's dog, she knows me, I can hug her face and she'll love it» What is right?

1. All dogs love face hugs — score 2
2. Dogs you know never bite, so hugging her face is totally fine — score 1
3. Most bites come from dogs children know, and face hugs scare many dogs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Only big dogs mind hugs, little ones always love a cuddle — score 4

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 292, line 13: «Most bites to children come from a dog the child knows, often at home, when the dog is eating, sleeping, hurt or with puppies, or when it is hugged or kissed o…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come» (+2); the same doer «most bites» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«dog keeps yawning and licking his lips when my little brother sits on him, he's just tired lol» What is happening?

1. He is hungry — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He is sleepy and happy and likes being sat on by kids — no support
3. The dog is uneasy and warning; lift your brother off — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He wants your brother to sit on him even more — 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 · ★★ · right ✓

«that dog's bolting at us, LEG IT» What is better?

1. Do not run; stand still like a tree and look away — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Climb the dog — no support
3. Run, dogs are slow and give up after a few steps — no support
4. Run and scream as loud as you can so the owner hears — 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

Test 4 · ★★ · right ✓

In Tom and Jerry Spike the bulldog chases Tom just because dogs hate cats. What is real?

1. Cats always chase dogs first — score 3
2. Dogs chase cats only in winter — score 6
3. All dogs hate all cats from the day they are born, so they always fight — score 6
4. Many dogs and cats raised together are friends; chasing is often play — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 292, line 19: «Many dogs and cats raised together are friends, and a dog chasing a cat is usually play or a hunting urge, not hate.», 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 doer «dog» (+2); the same thing acted on «play» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

In Scooby-Doo, Scooby talks and reads clues. What can real dogs really do?

1. Read books — no support
2. Solve hard mysteries all on their own, like detectives — ← Mova's choice · score 9
3. Talk in full sentences if trained from a puppy — no support
4. Read our faces and follow pointing, but not talk — ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 292, line 16: «Guide dogs help blind people, hearing dogs alert deaf people to sounds, some dogs warn of seizures or low blood sugar, and some can smell certain illnesses; a…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «work» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Count them: a guide dog leads a blind man, and a hearing dog walks beside a deaf woman. How many legs altogether?

1. 4 — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 8 — no support
3. 10 — no support
4. 12 — ✓ 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 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Count them: a dingo mother and 5 pups at a waterhole. How many ears?

1. 6 — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 12 — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. 24 — 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 8 · ★★ · right ✓

What would happen if a dog was told off every time it growled?

1. It would turn into a calm guide dog with time — score 1
2. It would never bite anyone ever again — score -2
3. It might stop warning and bite without warning — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. It would start to purr — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 292, line 2: «Living with a dog means learning its language. A dog cannot say «leave me alone», so it says it with its body: it yawns, licks its lips, turns its head away, s…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «dog» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«why was the Siberian fox thing a big deal, they're just foxes» What did it show?

1. Foxes turned into real dogs, barking and all, in just one year — score 4
2. Foxes can never be tamed — no support
3. Breeding the tamest animals changed their behaviour and even their looks — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Wild foxes already wag their tails — ← 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 292, line 7: «In Siberia scientists bred only the tamest foxes for over 60 years; the foxes became friendly and wagged their tails, and some even got floppy ears and patchy…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wag» (+3); the same doer «foxes» (+1); the same thing acted on «tails» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«saw a guide dog in the shop, just gave him a cuddle, he didn't mind» What is the problem?

1. There is no problem at all — no support
2. Guide dogs bite anyone who touches them — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Cuddles make guide dogs ill — no support
4. A working dog must not be distracted from keeping its owner safe — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 292, line 12: «A growl is a warning, not rudeness; a dog that is punished for growling may learn to bite without warning.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bite» (+2). Against it: the same doer «dog» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«my Great Dane and my mate's chihuahua were born the same week, they'll die the same year» What is more likely?

1. The Great Dane will live much longer, since big means strong — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The chihuahua will probably live longer — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Size makes no difference at all to dogs' lives — no support
4. They will both die on exactly the same day — 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 people say a dog in the house should have a quiet bed nobody bothers?

1. A dog that can rest safely is far less likely to snap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Beds make dogs bark — no support
3. A quiet bed stops the dog growing too big for the house — score -1
4. Dogs never sleep in houses — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 121, line 12: «Bulldogs were bred by people to have short noses and flat faces; very flat-faced dogs often struggle to breathe, snore and overheat easily.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «breathe» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the conduct recommended when a person is approached at speed by an unfamiliar dog.

1. Shouting and waving the arms vigorously — no support
2. Staring directly into the eyes of the animal — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Remaining motionless with arms withdrawn and gaze averted — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Running away with the utmost haste — 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 98, line 2: «A blue morpho flashes bright blue, then vanishes into brown when it closes its wings; another butterfly stares at you with a big fake eye; a glasswing is almos…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stare» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). 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 · right ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the circumstances of most dog bites to children.

1. They are inflicted chiefly by assistance dogs on duty — no support
2. They are inflicted chiefly by wild wolves encountered in forests and remote countryside — no support
3. They occur exclusively in public parks — no support
4. They are inflicted chiefly by dogs known to the child, frequently within the home — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 60, line 2: «Count the rings on a stump in the woods and you know its age: each year makes one ring, pale wood from fast spring growth and darker wood from slower late summ…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «know» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the significance of a growl?

1. It signifies hunger exclusively — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is an expression of contentment, comparable to the purring of the domestic cat — no support
3. It is invariably followed by play — no support
4. It is a warning, the suppression of which may result in a bite without warning — ✓ 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 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the reason for which an assistance dog wearing a working harness ought not to be stroked.

1. It is untrained in the company of children and will bite — score 4
2. It is on duty, and distraction may endanger the person it serves — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. It is likely to transmit disease to any person who touches it — score 2
4. The harness conducts electricity — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 292, line 5: «Dogs also work for us: they guide blind people, warn deaf people about sounds and can even smell some illnesses. A dog in a working harness is on duty, so you…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «duty» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same doer «dog» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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