The garden in spring: buds, frogspawn, queen bumblebees and nesting birds

Tests: 6 of 11 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 12 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 333 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 ✓

«found a massive bee on the path, not moving, gonna put a bit of honey on a spoon for it» What is better?

1. Move it onto a flower; honey can spread bee diseases — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Honey is perfect, give it lots — no support
3. Wake it with cold water — no support
4. Put it in a jar with a lid to keep it warm for a week — 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 ✗

«frogs lay like 2000 eggs, the pond's gonna be FULL of frogs lol» What is right?

1. Only a few out of every thousand will grow into frogs — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. The eggs turn into fish instead — score 3
3. Every egg becomes a frog, so yes, the pond will be full by summer — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Frogs eat all their eggs — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 309, line 7: «Out of a thousand eggs only a few become adult frogs, because fish, newts, birds, beetles and dragonfly larvae eat many, which is why frogs lay so many eggs.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «become» (+4); the same thing acted on «adult frogs» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

«there's a nest in the hedge, dad wants it gone so he can trim, sod the birds» What is right in Britain?

1. Nests can be moved to another bush, and the birds will follow it there at once — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Birds rebuild in an hour, so it does not matter — score -1
3. It is against the law to disturb a nest in use; wait until the young have left — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Trimming is fine if it is quick — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 333, line 10: «Blackbirds build cup-shaped nests of grass, moss and mud in hedges and bushes; the female builds and lays about three to five blue-green eggs with brown speckl…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «shaped nests» (+3); the same place «hedges» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

Why might a bird leave its nest if people keep coming too close?

1. People's shadows freeze the eggs — no support
2. Birds only nest where no one lives — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. It may think the nest is not safe from danger — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Birds cannot stand the smell of grass — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 2, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 221, line 1: «The grey pigeons on every town square are the grandchildren of wild rock doves, birds that nest on sea cliffs, and to a pigeon a tall building is simply a clif…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «nest» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · right ✓

A little brother finds a daffodil bulb and says «onion! let's fry it». What is right?

1. Only the flowers are poisonous — no support
2. Daffodil bulbs taste just like onions — score 0
3. It is fine if you cook it well — no support
4. Daffodil bulbs look like onions but are poisonous — ← 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 333, line 12: «Daffodils and snowdrops flower before the trees have leaves, using food stored in their bulbs to catch sunlight before the trees shade the ground; daffodil bul…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · right ✓

Why is early spring a good time for low flowers?

1. The trees have no leaves yet, so sunlight reaches the ground — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. There is no rain in spring — no support
3. Bees only visit low flowers — no support
4. The soil is warmest in early spring, warmer than in summer — 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 · right ✓

In a cartoon a thin hedgehog wakes up and Mum gives it a bowl of milk and bread. What is right?

1. Hedgehogs do not eat after waking — score 3
2. Water and cat food are good; milk and bread are bad for hedgehogs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Hedgehogs only drink warm tea — no support
4. Milk and bread are the best hedgehog food after the long winter sleep — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 333, line 15: «Hedgehogs wake from hibernation thin and hungry; a shallow dish of water and meaty cat food helps them, while milk and bread are bad for them.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · right ✓

Why would a hedgehog wake up thin in spring?

1. It ran about all winter in the snow looking for slugs — score 3
2. Hedgehogs always lose weight in the sun — no support
3. It lived for months on its stored fat without eating — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. It gave all its food to frogs — 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 55, line 7: «Bears sleep through winter in dens living on their fat; their temperature drops only a little, mothers give birth in the den and make milk for the cubs from th…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «live» (+3); the same place «fat» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · wrong ✗

Why would a nest need mud as well as grass?

1. Mud keeps the eggs cold — score 0
2. Mud holds the grass together like glue and makes the cup strong — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Mud is food for the chicks — no support
4. Mud makes the nest invisible at night — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 161, line 5: «Orangutans move about the forest to find food and make a fresh nest every night wherever they end up, by bending and weaving branches, and they sometimes hold…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «make» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «fresh nest» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

Why do birds sing more in spring than in autumn?

1. Birds lose their voices in autumn, when the cold air hurts their throats — score 4
2. The air is too thick in autumn — no support
3. Spring is when they claim patches and find partners for nesting — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Birds are too sleepy in spring to be quiet — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 205, line 4: «Small birds have very delicate lungs, need to fly every day and need more than seeds, so a good owner watches them closely: a fluffed-up, quiet bird may be ill.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same doer «fluffed quiet bird» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · right ✓

Count them: 3 frogs sit on the edge of the pond and 2 blackbirds hop on the lawn. How many legs are there?

1. 16 — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. 20 — 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a common frog deposits a very large number of eggs in a single clump.

1. All of the eggs are certain to mature into adult frogs — score 4
2. The eggs are required to fill the pond with jelly — no support
3. The female frog is unable to regulate the number of eggs owing to the cold — no support
4. Only a small proportion of the eggs survive to become adult frogs — ← 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 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 48, line 5: «A female common frog lays about 1,000 to 2,000 eggs in a jelly clump, and because most eggs and tadpoles are eaten, often only a handful become adult frogs; to…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «become» (+4); the same thing acted on «adult frogs» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+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 a large bumblebee observed flying close to the ground in early spring?

1. It is a queen, the sole survivor of the winter, in search of a site for a new nest — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. It is a male in search of honey stored from the previous year — score 6
3. It is an insect of a species unrelated to bumblebees — score 6
4. It is a worker returning to a hive occupied throughout the winter — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 333, line 8: «A big bumblebee flying low in early spring is a queen, the only bumblebee that survives the winter; she searches for an old mouse hole or a tuft of grass to st…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «queen» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «big bumblebee» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · 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 nests of wild birds in Britain.

1. Nests may lawfully be relocated to any adjacent shrub — no support
2. The disturbance of a nest while it is in use is prohibited by law — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. The removal of a nest is permitted provided it is undertaken swiftly — no support
4. The law applies exclusively to the nests of birds of prey — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 333, line 8: «A big bumblebee flying low in early spring is a queen, the only bumblebee that survives the winter; she searches for an old mouse hole or a tuft of grass to st…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hold» (+4); the same circumstance (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the advantage obtained by snowdrops and daffodils in flowering before the trees are in leaf.

1. The avoidance of all insect visitors — no support
2. The reception of sunlight before the ground is shaded by the canopy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. The absorption of water from the snow alone — no support
4. The protection of the bulbs from frost by means of the flowers — 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 315, line 4: «Bats are gentle and useful, but a bat you find on the ground needs a trained helper, never bare hands: tell a grown-up, who can call a bat helpline or a vet.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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