How animals hunt

Tests: 7 of 11 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 52 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 ✗

lol in the cartoon the lion's king of the jungle and does all the hunting himself. true?

1. No, lions only eat food that keepers leave — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, the males hunt and the lionesses stay home and guard the cubs — no support
3. No, lions live on savannah and lionesses do most hunting — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, lions hunt only in thick jungle — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Why can a cheetah not keep running at top speed for a whole minute?

1. It overheats and tires very quickly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Its claws get blunt after a few seconds — no support
3. Its tail gets tangled — no support
4. The gazelle always gives up first — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 52, line 6: «A cheetah can reach about 100 km per hour, faster than any other land animal, but only for about 20 to 30 seconds before it overheats and must rest; while it l…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «overheat» (+2); the same doer «cheetah» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

After a long chase a cheetah lies panting next to its catch, and hyenas trot up. What often happens next?

1. The hyenas help drag it home — score 2
2. The hyenas steal its catch — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
3. The cheetah chases them off — score 2
4. The hyenas wait politely for scraps — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 12, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 52, line 6: «A cheetah can reach about 100 km per hour, faster than any other land animal, but only for about 20 to 30 seconds before it overheats and must rest; while it l…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «steal» (+4); the same doer «hyenas» (+4); the same thing acted on «catch» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Why would having one ear higher than the other help an owl find a squeaking mouse?

1. It doesn't help, it's just a funny shape — no support
2. The sound reaches each ear a little differently, so it can tell up from down — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. The high ear is for hunting by day and the low one is for hunting by night — no support
4. It hears two mice at once — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 8, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 52, line 8: «Barn owls have soft fringed edges on their feathers that make their flight almost silent, and their ears sit at different heights, so a sound reaches each ear…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «sound» (+4); the same action «reach» (+3); the same thing acted on «ear» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

What would happen if a garden spider's web had no sticky threads?

1. The web would last for ever — no support
2. The spider would catch more flies than ever before — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Birds would get stuck instead — no support
4. Insects would hit it and fly away again — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 38, line 15: «Baby spiders let out silk threads that catch the breeze and float away; this is called ballooning, and it lets them spread out so they do not all compete for t…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «catch» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Why does a fish in water look like it is in a slightly different place from where it really is?

1. Water bends the light coming from the fish — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
2. Fish make themselves partly see-through — no support
3. The fish moves the moment you look at it — score 4
4. Your eyes are tired from the sun — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 10, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 52, line 11: «A kingfisher dives head first with very little splash, and Japan's bullet train nose was redesigned to copy its bill, making it quieter in tunnels; water bends…», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «bend» (+5); the same thing acted on «light» (+4); the same doer «water» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why would a glowing lure be a great trap in the deep sea but not in a sunny pond?

1. Deep-sea fish are all blind — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. In total darkness light stands out, but in sunlight nobody notices it — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Pond water stops light from glowing — no support
4. Pond fish are scared of all lights, even very small ones, and swim away — 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 ✓

Why can a big python go weeks without eating when a tiny shrew must eat every few hours?

1. Shrews have no stomach — score 0
2. Waiting still uses very little energy, while a shrew burns it fast — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
3. Pythons eat sunlight like plants — no support
4. Pythons store spare food in their long tails, like a camel's hump — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 12, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 52, line 14: «Lying still uses very little energy, so a big python can go weeks between meals, while a tiny shrew burns energy so fast that it must eat every few hours.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «burn» (+5); the same thing acted on «energy» (+4); the same property (+2); the same doer «tiny shrew» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Why might wolves pick out a young, old or sick deer from a herd?

1. The healthy ones are protected by law — no support
2. It will tire first and is less likely to hurt them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Wolves feel sorry for the others and let them go — score 1
4. Old deer taste the best — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 52, line 15: «Grey wolves hunt in family packs, chasing deer, elk or moose over long distances; they are built for stamina rather than speed, and they often pick out a young…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tire» (+3); the same property (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

my cat's fed loads but still kills birds. is she just evil or what

1. Yes, she is hunting out of anger — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She's hungry, you're just not feeding her enough proper food — no support
3. She's taking the birds back to her mother — no support
4. No, the urge to chase and pounce is built in, even when full — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · right ✓

Which is true about the praying mantis?

1. It has no front legs at all — no support
2. It chases flies across the garden — no support
3. It really prays before it eats — no support
4. It can turn its head and look over its shoulder — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 52, line 18: «A praying mantis waits without moving, then grabs insects with spiky front legs in less than a tenth of a second, and it can turn its head to look over its sho…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «turn» (+4); the same thing acted on «head» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal factor limiting the duration of the cheetah's maximal sprint.

1. The interference of the tail with the gait — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The legal protection afforded to its prey — no support
3. Insufficient grip of the claws upon dry ground — no support
4. Rapid overheating and exhaustion of the animal — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the division of hunting within a lion pride?

1. The lionesses undertake most of the hunting, often in cooperation — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Hunting is undertaken exclusively by the cubs — no support
3. Lions procure food solely within dense jungle — score 8
4. The dominant male conducts all hunting unaccompanied, chiefly at night — ← Mova's choice · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 10, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 18, line 11: «Lions are the only truly social cats; a pride is related females, their cubs and a few males, and together they hunt big prey, guard cubs and defend their land.», 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 doer «male» (+4); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · 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 luminous lure of the female anglerfish.

1. It serves exclusively to frighten larger predators — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It discharges electricity to stun passing vessels — no support
3. Its light is produced by bacteria and attracts prey in darkness — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is illuminated by moonlight reflected downward from the surface — 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 · wrong ✗

Ascertain the means by which certain dolphins confine a shoal of fish.

1. By encircling the shoal with a ring of bubbles — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. By singing to the fish until they sleep — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. By stirring mud from the seabed into a solid wall — no support
4. By lowering the temperature of the water — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 27, line 8: «Dolphins sleep with half of their brain at a time, switching sides, so they can keep coming up to breathe.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sleep» (+2); the same doer «dolphins» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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