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Pets and animals

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 8 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 15 of the french 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 ✓

The class falls about when Ollie says "Mon chat est un chien." Which tip helps?

  • 1. Say them in pairs with pictures: chien, dog; chat, cat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 2. Never talk about pets in French — no support
  • 3. Always say chat when you mean any pet — no support
  • 4. Use the English words, they're easier — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 12, line 1: «To ask the time in French you say Quelle heure est-il ?, and the answer is Il est trois heures, word for word "it is three hours", which simply means three o'c…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+5); the same thing acted on «quelle heure est» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · right ✓

Amira says writing le hamster is "dead weird". ("Dead" means very.) What is going on?

  • 1. The h is said with a big puff — no support
  • 2. hamster is a feminine word — no support
  • 3. A few h words act as if they began with a consonant — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
  • 4. hamster is an English word, so it takes le — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 15, line 7: «You write le hamster, not l'hamster, because some words starting with h act as if they began with a consonant; others, like l'hôtel and l'homme, don't.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «words» (+3); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

Ella says, "Sweet as, but it's gold!" ("Sweet as" means great.) What is the French for her goldfish?

  • 1. un poisson doré rouge — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. un or poisson — no support
  • 3. un poisson rouge — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. un poisson or — 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 4 · right ✓

Jake asks, "Y'all, is the dog paying attention?" ("Y'all" means you all.) What could happen if he walks in?

  • 1. A guard dog might rush out at him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Nothing, the sign is about a dog show — no support
  • 3. The dog will pay him attention points — no support
  • 4. The dog will do tricks for him — 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 5 · wrong ✗

Lucy says, "French dogs say ouaf ouaf? Sure ours say woof." What's the truth?

  • 1. The French are hearing a different animal — no support
  • 2. Only French puppies say ouaf — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 3. Dogs sound the same; the languages write it differently — ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 4. French dogs really make a different noise — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 15, line 5: «Animals sound the same everywhere, but each language writes the noises differently: a French dog says ouaf ouaf and a French rooster says cocorico.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+5); the same thing acted on «ouaf ouaf» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · wrong ✗

Noah says, "Ow, tidy, but why chevaux?" ("Tidy" means good.) What's the rule?

  • 1. Horses are special in all languages — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Most -al words change to -aux in the plural — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Every animal word adds -x in the plural, like oiseaux — no support
  • 4. Long words change their ending to -oux — 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 ✓

Ruby jokes lapin is "a lap-in", because "it does sit on yer lap". How should she say it?

  • 1. "LAP-in", like the English joke — no support
  • 2. "la-PAN", with a nasal end and no n — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 3. "la-PEEN", like a pin — no support
  • 4. "lap-ANNE", with a clear n — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 15, line 12: «un lapin ("uhn la-PAN") is a rabbit; the end is a nasal sound and the n is not said; a girl rabbit is une lapine.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same circumstance (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · wrong ✗

Tyler asks, "Wait, my turtle's a girl now?" What's the truth?

  • 1. Yes, all turtles in France are girls, so the word is too — no support
  • 2. No, tortue means a boy turtle — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 3. No, the word tortue is feminine, whatever the animal is — ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 4. Yes, he must call his turtle a girl's name — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 15, line 13: «une tortue is a tortoise or turtle and is always feminine, whether the animal is a boy or a girl.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «tortoise» (+3); the same doer «une tortue» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · wrong ✗

Sam's mate goes, "Howay, man," when Sam reads souris as "soo-riss, like a mouse in a sauce". ("Howay, man" means come on.) What's wrong?

  • 1. Nothing, he said it right, the s is always said — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The word is said "SAW-ris" — no support
  • 3. The final s is silent: "soo-REE" — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. The ou says "ow": "sow-REE" — 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 10 · wrong ✗

Olivia says oiseau has "bare vowels". ("Bare" means lots of.) How many different vowels does it have?

  • 1. 3: o, i, e — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. 5: a, e, i, o, u — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. 4: o, i, e, a — no support
  • 4. 6: o, i, s, e, a, u — 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 · wrong ✗

Leo says, "An Indian pig? That's not a guinea pig, mate!" What's the funny truth?

  • 1. Guinea pigs come from India, so the French are right — score 5
  • 2. English calls them guinea pigs though they aren't pigs or from Guinea — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. The French word means "pig of the night" — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 4. The French call them Indian pigs because they really are pigs — no support

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 15, line 16: «un cochon d'Inde is a guinea pig, word for word "a pig from India"; funnily, guinea pigs are not pigs at all, and they come from South America, not from India…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «guinea pigs» (+3); the same thing acted on «pigs» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · wrong ✗

★★★ Grace makes a poster of animals in the plural. Which list has NO mistake?

  • 1. des chevaux, des oiseaus, des souris — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. des chevaux, des oiseaux, des sourises — no support
  • 3. des chevals, des oiseaux, des souris — no support
  • 4. des chevaux, des oiseaux, des souris — ✓ 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the grammatical gender of animal nouns in French?

  • 1. It is determined in each instance by the sex of the animal — no support
  • 2. It is feminine for all domestic animals — ← Mova's choice · score 10
  • 3. It is masculine for all animals without exception — score 10
  • 4. It belongs to the noun and is independent of the sex of the animal — ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 10, tied with another option at 10 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 15, line 2: «Every animal word has a gender that belongs to the word, not to the animal: une tortue is always une, even if your tortoise is a boy.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «gender» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 10. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the plural form of the noun cheval.

  • 1. chevales — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. chevalx — no support
  • 3. chevals — no support
  • 4. chevaux — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the inscription Attention au chien.

  • 1. It constitutes a warning of the presence of a dog — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. It constitutes a notice that a dog is for sale — no support
  • 3. It constitutes an invitation to train a dog — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 4. It constitutes a request that the dog be fed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 15, line 1: «Pets are short words in French: un chien is a dog and un chat is a cat, and since both start with ch, it is easy to say "Mon chat est un chien" by mistake.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «un chien» (+3); the same thing acted on «dog» (+3). 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 · wrong ✗

It is given that a noun terminates in the letter s, as in souris. Determine its plural form.

  • 1. des sourisses, with the doubling of s — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. des sourix, with the addition of -x — no support
  • 3. des sourises, with the addition of -es — no support
  • 4. des souris, the noun being unchanged — ✓ 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

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