Funerals and remembering

Tests: 2 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 5 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 25 of the adult life 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 ✗

Your brother says, "I'm not going to the funeral, I'll get in trouble." What is true?

1. He cannot go because children are not allowed — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He must go and must not show any feelings — no support
3. He must go, or he will be punished by the family — no support
4. It is his choice, and he will not be in trouble either way — ✓ 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Auntie on the phone: "Service at eleven, then back to the Red Lion for sandwiches." What is happening at the Red Lion?

1. A lunch for the church choir — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A birthday party for a cousin — no support
3. A wake after the funeral — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A meeting about the house — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Your cousin whispers, "Everyone's laughing at the wake, they don't even care." How do you put him right?

1. They are laughing because the funeral is over — no support
2. Sharing happy stories is a way of remembering, not a sign they don't care — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. He is right, laughing means nobody is sad — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. Grown-ups are not allowed to be sad at a wake — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 25, line 7: «A wake is a gathering after a funeral where people eat, drink and share stories; laughing there does not mean nobody is sad.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «nobody» (+2); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Your sister asks, "What's in that box at the front, is Nan in there?" What is the honest answer?

1. Yes, and Nan is asleep inside it — no support
2. No, it is a box of Nan's old clothes for charity — no support
3. Yes, it is the coffin and Nan's body is inside — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. No, it is a box of flowers for the grave — ← 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 25, line 2: «Picture a small church in Wellington: at the front stands a long wooden box covered in flowers, the coffin. Afterwards everyone goes to the pub, and some peopl…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «long wooden box» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dad on the phone: "We're scattering his ashes on the beach where he fished." What happened before?

1. His body was buried — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He moved house to the seaside — no support
3. His body was cremated — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He went to the beach to fish — 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Your friend says, "Cremation hurts, that's why I'd rather be buried." What is wrong with this?

1. Only children feel anything when cremated — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A dead person cannot feel anything at all — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nothing, cremation is very painful — no support
4. Burial hurts much more than cremation — 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 ✓

Gran at the churchyard: "Hello, love, the roses are out again." Who is she talking to?

1. Grandad, at his grave, which is a normal thing to do — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nobody, she is confused and does not know where she is — no support
3. A gardener working in the churchyard — no support
4. A neighbour hiding behind the headstone — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mum is quiet and sets out Grandpa's old mug one morning. Your brother says, "What's up with her?" What is the likely reason?

1. She wants to give the mug away — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She is cross that the mug was not washed up again — no support
3. It is the anniversary of Grandpa's death — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She is bored and wants a new mug — 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 9 · ★ · right ✓

You want to write in a sympathy card to your friend whose mum died. Which is best?

1. "Cheer up, at least you have your dad." — no support
2. "Everybody dies, so it's not a big deal." — no support
3. "Can I have her old bike now?" — no support
4. "I'm sorry your mum died. She was kind." — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 16, line 1: «After parents split up, or after a mum or dad has died, a grown-up may meet someone new and fall in love again. That new person is called their partner.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «die» (+4); the same doer «mum» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dad: "No coffin at the memorial, just photos, his favourite songs and the funny stories." What kind of event is this?

1. A wake held at the local pub — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A memorial service celebrating his life — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A funeral with a burial in the churchyard — no support
4. A wedding for his younger brother — 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 ✗

A man shoos you off a bench: "That's someone's memorial, show some respect!" Is he right?

1. Yes, only the family may ever sit there — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, memorial benches are meant to be sat on — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, memorial benches are only for looking at — no support
4. No, because the bench belongs to the council — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mum on the phone: "He's going in next to his mum, at St Mary's." What does this mean?

1. He is moving into his mother's house next door to the church — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He is going to visit his mother in hospital — no support
3. He is going to the church to sing in the choir — no support
4. He will be buried beside his mother at St Mary's — ✓ 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 a wake?

1. A period of compulsory silence observed by the bereaved — no support
2. A religious ceremony conducted prior to the death of the person — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. A gathering following a funeral at which persons eat, drink and share recollections — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. A formal hearing at which the will of the deceased is contested — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1, line 7: «Grown-ups follow a boss's requests because that is part of the deal for being paid, and the boss's opinion affects pay rises and promotion.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same doer «grown ups» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal distinction between burial and cremation.

1. Burial is conducted at sea; cremation is conducted in a churchyard — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Burial is permitted only for children; cremation only for adults — no support
3. There exists no distinction whatsoever between the two practices in law or custom — no support
4. Burial places the coffin in the ground; cremation reduces the body to ashes — ✓ 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 that is consistent with the established facts concerning the attendance of children at funerals.

1. Children are compelled to attend irrespective of their wishes — no support
2. Children may attend only if they have attained sixteen years — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Children are prohibited by law from attending any funeral — no support
4. Children are ordinarily permitted to attend, and their wishes are respected — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 15, line 14: «Custody, or "arrangements", means deciding where children live and when they see each parent; if parents cannot agree, a mediator (a trained helper who helps t…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+2); the same doer «children» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that a plaque reading "In loving memory of" has been affixed to a public bench. Determine the purpose of the said bench.

1. To mark the location at which the deceased is buried — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To reserve the seat exclusively for members of the deceased's family and their guests — no support
3. To commemorate a deceased person, while remaining available for public use — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. To indicate that the bench is the property of a church — 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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