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Respecting wild animals

Tests: 13 of 19 right · Exam: 4 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 16 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 70 of the everyday 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 ✓

A family in Colorado leaves sweets and crisps in their tent at a campsite in bear country. What is the danger?

  • 1. Nothing, because bears are always scared of tents — no support
  • 2. Raccoons only like sweets — no support
  • 3. The sweets will melt in the warm tent and make a mess — no support
  • 4. A bear may come to the tent because of the food smell — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 11, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 70, line 2: «Food changes how wild animals behave: bears come to food smells at a campsite, and gulls that are fed learn to snatch food from people, so people store food sa…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come» (+5); the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «bears» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A girl in Kent finds a baby hare alone in a field and wants to rescue it. What is true?

  • 1. She should take it home and give it milk — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 2. Hares never come back to their young — no support
  • 3. It has been abandoned by its mother and will soon die without help — no support
  • 4. Its mother probably left it hidden and will come back to feed it — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 56, line 7: «A girl in Glasgow told the first adult she trusted, the school nurse, that she felt unsafe walking home; the nurse spoke to her parents and they changed how sh…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «girl» (+4); the same property (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓

Why do gulls at some seaside towns snatch food from people's hands?

  • 1. People have fed them, so they learned to grab food — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 2. Gulls are always starving at the seaside — no support
  • 3. Gulls cannot find any fish left in the sea — no support
  • 4. Gulls are trained to do it — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 70, line 2: «Food changes how wild animals behave: bears come to food smells at a campsite, and gulls that are fed learn to snatch food from people, so people store food sa…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «gulls» (+4); the same action «feed» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · right ✓

A boy at the beach in Cornwall picks up a dead-looking jellyfish and his hand starts to burn. What happened?

  • 1. A dead jellyfish can still sting — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
  • 2. He touched a stone hot from the sun — no support
  • 3. It was not a jellyfish — no support
  • 4. He was bitten by a crab — 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 70, line 22: «A jellyfish on the beach can still sting even if it looks dead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sting» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · right ✓

Why is it bad to take shells with living animals home?

  • 1. Living shells are too heavy — no support
  • 2. The animals die when taken from their home — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. The animals will get out and bite you at home — score 4
  • 4. Shells always break in your bag — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 70, line 20: «Shells with living animals inside are left on the beach, because the animals die when taken from their home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+3); the same place «home» (+2); the same doer «animals» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A girl lifts a stone in the garden, looks at the woodlice and walks off leaving it upside down. Why is that unkind?

  • 1. Stones must be kept dry — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Small animals lose their shelter if it is not put back — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Woodlice like to be in the hot sun all day — no support
  • 4. The stone will roll 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 7 · ★★ · right ✓

Why do people in New Zealand keep dogs on leads in kiwi areas?

  • 1. Kiwi only live in dog parks — score 3
  • 2. Kiwi attack dogs — score 5
  • 3. Dogs are afraid of kiwi — score 5
  • 4. Kiwi are endangered and dogs can kill them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 34, line 9: «Most people who die in house fires are killed by smoke, not by the flames.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «most people» (+4); the same action «kill» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · right ✓

A tourist in Louisiana wants to get close to a lake to see an alligator. What is the safe advice?

  • 1. Alligators never leave the water — no support
  • 2. Alligators are slow on land, so it is safe to walk right up to one — score 3
  • 3. Stay well away from the water's edge, because alligators move fast — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 4. Alligators are only dangerous in winter — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 70, line 4: «Some animals can hurt us even when they look harmless: a skunk sprays, an alligator moves fast near water, a dead jellyfish can still sting, and rodents and st…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «move» (+5); the same doer «alligator» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A stag in a park in autumn is roaring and pawing the ground. What should a family do?

  • 1. Keep well back and watch from a distance — ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 2. Run around it to take photos — ← Mova's choice · score 11
  • 3. Walk up to stroke it — no support
  • 4. Offer it food from their hands to calm it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 11, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 67, line 5: «A family from London is walking across a field with their dog when the cows start to run at them. The dad lets go of the lead: the cows were after the dog, the…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same action «run» (+5). The right option, 1, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · right ✓

camping in Colorado, can i keep my snacks in the tent

  • 1. Yes, if they are in a closed bag — no support
  • 2. Yes, bears do not like snacks — no support
  • 3. Yes, if you eat them all before bed — no support
  • 4. No, keep food in a bear box or the car — ← 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 70, line 8: «When camping where bears live, food is kept in a bear box or a car, never in the tent, because bears are attracted by food smells.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «food» (+3); the same place «bear box» (+2); the same action «keep» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

found a baby deer all alone in the field, poor thing, take it home?

  • 1. Yes, it has been left by its mum — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. No, its mum hid it and will come back — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Yes, give it warm milk and keep it in a box — no support
  • 4. Yes, it will die out there alone — 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 ✓

jellyfish on the sand, its dead, can i pick it up

  • 1. Yes, dead jellyfish cannot sting — score -1
  • 2. No, it can still sting even if it looks dead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 3. Yes, if it has been there all day — no support
  • 4. Yes, if you pick it up quickly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 70, line 22: «A jellyfish on the beach can still sting even if it looks dead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «look» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★★ · right ✓

skunk lifting its tail at us lol

  • 1. Back away quietly, it may spray — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Clap loud to scare it away fast — no support
  • 3. Go closer to take a photo — no support
  • 4. Throw a stone near its tail — 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 14 · ★★ · right ✓

bison looks chill, can we get closer for a pic

  • 1. No, stay far back, they can charge faster than you run — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Yes, if you move very quietly — no support
  • 3. Yes, bison are slow and gentle, they just eat grass all day — no support
  • 4. Only if you hold out some food — 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 15 · ★★ · right ✓

why's feeding the ducks n geese a bad idea really

  • 1. They get way too fat from all the bread to swim at all — no support
  • 2. It makes them fly south too early — score 2
  • 3. They lose their fear of people and start to bite and chase — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 4. They forget how to make a nest — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 70, line 24: «Wild animals that are fed by people lose their fear, come closer and are more likely to bite.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «lose» (+4); the same thing acted on «fear» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★★ · wrong ✗

moose standing in the path, ears back, what we do

  • 1. Go up and pat its nose gently — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Clap and shout so it moves — no support
  • 3. Walk past it fast on the grass — no support
  • 4. Back away slowly and give it lots of room — ✓ 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 17 · ★★ · right ✓

omg a bison at Yellowstone threw a guy like 30 feet in the air cos he went up for a selfie, what's the lesson

  • 1. Keep well back from big wild animals, even calm-looking ones — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Bison are tame, the man must have hit it first — no support
  • 3. Bison only attack people who carry phones — no support
  • 4. Selfies are fine if you move very quickly — 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 18 · ★★ · wrong ✗

heard a goose bit a girl's whole finger off at the lake when she fed it bread, true??

  • 1. Yes, geese bite off fingers all the time — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Probably blown up, but fed geese do bite, so don't hand-feed them — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. No, geese have no beaks so cannot bite — no support
  • 4. Yes, so geese must be chased off every lake — 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 19 · ★★ · right ✓

kids say Leo's family "stole" a baby deer and it's gonna die, should i tell everyone

  • 1. Yes, and say his family are cruel people — no support
  • 2. No, don't spread it; tell an adult if you are worried — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 3. Yes, but make the story more dramatic so people listen — no support
  • 4. Yes, post it so the whole class knows — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 69, line 1: «Most spiders and snakes are harmless and even helpful, but a few have strong venom, so the safe rule everywhere is: do not touch, give them space, and tell an…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «adult» (+4); the same action «tell» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which comestibles must not be retained within a tent in territory inhabited by bears.

  • 1. Tents are too small to contain provisions — no support
  • 2. Bears are attracted by the odour of food — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 3. Food stored in tents spoils within the hour — score 3
  • 4. Bears are attracted by the colour of tents — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 70, line 8: «When camping where bears live, food is kept in a bear box or a car, never in the tent, because bears are attracted by food smells.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «attract» (+2); the same thing acted on «bears» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Whereas a fawn is discovered unaccompanied in a field, select the statement most consistent with the established facts.

  • 1. The mother has concealed it and will return to feed it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
  • 2. The fawn has been abandoned and will certainly perish — score 0
  • 3. The fawn must be supplied with cow's milk without delay — no support
  • 4. The fawn must be removed to a dwelling at once — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 10, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 70, line 14: «A fawn or young hare alone in a field is not abandoned; its mother leaves it hidden and comes back to feed it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come back» (+4); the same doer «mother» (+4); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following most accurately characterises a jellyfish lying motionless upon the beach?

  • 1. It cannot sting once it has left the water — score 6
  • 2. It may yet sting, even though it appears dead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
  • 3. It is harmless unless it is still swimming in the sea — score 6
  • 4. It stings only during the hours of darkness — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 70, line 4: «Some animals can hurt us even when they look harmless: a skunk sprays, an alligator moves fast near water, a dead jellyfish can still sting, and rodents and st…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «sting» (+3); the same doer «dead jellyfish» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Determine the consequence, as established, of the habitual feeding of wild animals by members of the public.

  • 1. The animals become wholly tame and safe to handle — score 2
  • 2. The animals lose their fear and are more liable to bite — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 3. The animals cease to require food of their own — score 2
  • 4. The animals grow timid and avoid all human contact — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 70, line 24: «Wild animals that are fed by people lose their fear, come closer and are more likely to bite.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «fear» (+3); the same action «lose» (+1); the same doer «wild animals» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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