Big wild animals in cities: wild boar, deer, coyotes, monkeys and leopards

Tests: 8 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 368 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 ✓

«there's boar in the park, let's throw them our sandwiches, they're cute» Why is this a bad idea?

1. Boar cannot eat bread at all, it makes them very ill and they die quickly — score 3
2. Boar only eat meat — no support
3. Feeding boar makes them shy and they run away for ever — no support
4. Fed boar come back for more, dig up gardens and get bold with people — ← 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 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 368, line 3: «Picture a bin tipped over in the morning with rubbish all over the pavement: a fox, a boar or a bear came for an easy meal, and it will come back.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come back» (+5); the same doer «boar» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · right ✓

Count them: a mother boar crosses the road with 5 piglets behind her. How many legs cross the road?

1. 24 — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. 20 — no support
3. 12 — 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 3 · ★★ · right ✓

In a cartoon, a cute deer lets a girl pat it and then follows her home like a puppy. What would a real wild deer, like a Richmond Park stag in autumn, more likely do if someone came close?

1. Get stressed or even charge, so people should stay 50 metres away — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Follow her home like a puppy and sleep in her bed — score 3
3. Lie down on the grass so the girl can stroke it — no support
4. Ask for crackers by bowing its head again and again like a Nara deer — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 27, line 16: «A seal pup alone on a beach is usually waiting for its mother, who may not return if people come close, so stay well away, keep dogs on a lead and call a wildl…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «stay» (+3); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · right ✓

«waved a cracker at a Nara deer then hid it lol, it went mad» Why is teasing a bad idea?

1. Deer love being teased and play along with the game — no support
2. The deer cannot see crackers that are held in a hand — score 2
3. The deer may butt or bite people who tease them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. The deer will forget about it at once — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 368, line 8: «About 1,200 sika deer roam freely in Nara, Japan, as protected sacred animals; many have learned to bob their heads for special crackers, and they sometimes bu…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «butt» (+5); the same doer «deer» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · right ✓

Count them: a stag has 6 points on each antler this year. How many points in all, and will it be the same next year?

1. 24 now, then none ever again — no support
2. 6 now, and it stays exactly the same for the rest of its life — no support
3. 12 now, and always 12 — no support
4. 12 now, and maybe different next year because antlers grow anew — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 318, line 5: «Deer antlers fall off every year and grow back; they are bone and can grow over 2 centimetres a day in big deer, and fallen antlers are often gnawed by mice an…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «grow» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Why might city coyotes be more active at night than country ones?

1. City lights make them sleepy in the day — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Coyotes cannot see anything at all in bright daylight — no support
3. There are fewer people and cars around at night — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Night is warmer in cities — 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 ✗

«monkey's coming for my crisps, I'll just smile at it» What should you do?

1. Grab its tail and pull it away from you — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. Smile wide and show all your teeth so it knows that you are a friend — no support
3. Not stare or show your teeth, put food away and walk calmly away — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Hold the crisps up high and wave them — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 323, line 3: «There are many kinds: the harpy eagle catches monkeys and sloths in the rainforest, the Steller's sea eagle with its giant orange beak fishes on frozen seas in…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «monkeys» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «catch» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · right ✓

A monkey in Lopburi bites a tourist's hand. What should the tourist do?

1. Wash it in the fountain and forget about it, bites heal fast — no support
2. Feed the monkey more so it calms down — score 7
3. Bite the monkey back — no support
4. See a doctor, because monkey bites need medical care — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 137, line 16: «Macaques are clever, bold monkeys of Asia, including China, that learn from each other and take easy food from people; some Japanese macaques bathe in hot spri…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «easy food» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «take» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«leopards in a city?? that's fake, cities are only for people» What is true?

1. Leopards live only in zoos — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Around 50 leopards live in a national park inside Mumbai — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Only in cartoons and films — no support
4. No leopard has ever been near a city, they only live in jungles — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 183, line 5: «Snow leopards live high in the mountains of Asia; their long thick tails help them balance and wrap round their faces to keep them warm when they sleep.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «live» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

How can people and big cats share a city safely?

1. Keep rubbish clean, lights on and children indoors after dark — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Let children play outside all night — no support
3. Leave food out every night so the cats are always full — no support
4. Keep stray dogs tied up in the streets as bait for the cats — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 1: «Every pet dog, from a tiny chihuahua to a Great Dane, comes from wolves that began living alongside people more than 15,000 years ago; people kept the friendli…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «people» (+2); the same thing acted on «dogs» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓

What would happen if a whole town used bear-proof bins?

1. Nothing would change, because bears never eat rubbish — no support
2. Bears would find less food in town and come less often — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Bears would learn to open the locks and drive cars — no support
4. Bears would move into houses instead of bins — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 105, line 10: «Polar bears are the largest meat-eaters on land and may see people as food, and the Canadian town of Churchill has a bear patrol that people call instead of go…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «town» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★ · right ✓

Which kind of animal does best in a city?

1. One that needs total quiet — no support
2. One that learns fast and eats almost anything — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. One that eats only one kind of leaf from one tree — score -1
4. One that is scared of everything new — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 2, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 368, line 17: «Animals that learn fast and eat almost anything do best in cities, and scientists have found many city animals are bolder than their country cousins.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «learn» (+5); the same property (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reasons for which wild animals establish themselves within cities.

1. The preference of wild animals for loud noise and the bright lights of streets — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. The total absence of any food whatsoever in rural areas — no support
3. The abundance of food waste, warm shelter and the scarcity of hunters — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The provision of beds by the municipal authorities — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 293, line 2: «Taming is not the same as training. Training teaches one animal tricks in its lifetime; taming, or domestication, means people choose the calmest animals to ha…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «calmest animals» (+2); the same action «choose» (+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 significance of a prolonged stare directed at a monkey?

1. It is liable to be interpreted as a threat — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It is invariably interpreted as an expression of friendship — no support
3. It is disregarded entirely by monkeys — ← Mova's choice · score 9
4. It constitutes a request for food — 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 242, line 12: «A beaver slaps its flat scaly tail on the water to warn the family of danger; the tail also steers, stores fat and props the beaver up while it chews a tree.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); a different action (counts against) (+3); the same doer «tail» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · 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 measures adopted in Mumbai in respect of leopards.

1. Clean disposal of refuse, lighting and keeping children indoors at night reduced attacks — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The leopards were confined upon leads — no support
3. The leopards were fed at public expense in the centre of the city every day — no support
4. The leopards were all removed to another continent — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 113, line 1: «If only a few snow leopards are left in zoos, they could soon all be cousins, and when close relatives have babies together, hidden illnesses in the family sho…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «cousins» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the meaning of the expression «a fed bear is a dead bear».

1. A bear requires food on one occasion only in its lifetime — score 2
2. A bear which is fed hibernates permanently — score 2
3. A bear invariably dies in consequence of overeating the food of humans — no support
4. A bear habituated to human food loses its fear and frequently must be destroyed — ← 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, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 368, line 16: «A bear used to human food can lose its fear of people, which is dangerous for both, so people say a fed bear is a dead bear.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «use» (+4); the same circumstance (+3); the same thing acted on «bear» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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