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What people leave behind

Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 7 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 26 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 · ★ · right ✓

Overheard on the phone: "The solicitor says nothing can be sold till probate's done, could be months." Why is Mum fed up?

  • 1. The house has already been sold to strangers — no support
  • 2. The paperwork to deal with the dead person's property is slow — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
  • 3. Probate is a disease spreading in the family — no support
  • 4. The solicitor secretly wants to buy the house cheaply for himself — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 26, line 7: «Probate is the official permission from a court to deal with a dead person's money and property, and until it comes the house usually cannot be sold; it can ta…», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «deal» (+6); the same circumstance (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Your brother says "When Grandma made a will she was planning to die soon." Put him right.

  • 1. No, people write wills while healthy so things are sorted later — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Yes, a will makes a person die sooner — ← Mova's choice · score -1
  • 3. No, wills are only written by doctors — no support
  • 4. Yes, people only write a will in the very last week before they die — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 26, line 18: «Having life insurance is a sensible plan made by many parents; it does not mean anyone expects to die soon.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «die» (+4); the same property (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-6). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Auntie on speakerphone, shouting: "She left the bloody house to YOU? After everything I did for her?" What is happening?

  • 1. Auntie has lost the keys to the house — no support
  • 2. Auntie is talking about a house she wants to rent — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 3. A family argument about what was left in the will — ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 4. Auntie is pleased the house went to Mum — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 25, line 12: «Many families visit graves to remember someone, tidy the spot and leave flowers; talking to the person there is normal.», 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 action «talk» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Cousin Liam, 9, gets told the money from Grandad is "locked away till he's 18". Liam: "so it's gone then." Which is right?

  • 1. Yes, the bank keeps it for ever — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Yes, it was given to the government — no support
  • 3. No, it is saved for him and he gets it when he is grown up — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. No, he can spend it on sweets tomorrow — 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 ✗

At Nan's house, Mum finds a box of letters Nan kept for sixty years and sits on the floor crying. Why?

  • 1. She has hurt her back lifting all the heavy boxes down the stairs — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Old things bring back strong memories of Nan — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. The letters are old bills Nan never got round to paying — no support
  • 4. She is crying only because the box is so heavy — 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 little sister asks "Will Biscuit wake up after the vet made him go to sleep?" What is the honest answer?

  • 1. Yes, in a few days he will come home — no support
  • 2. No, but the vet will give us Biscuit again — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 3. Yes, when he has had enough rest he will come home to us — no support
  • 4. No, Biscuit died peacefully and will not wake up — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 26, line 12: «A pet "put to sleep" was given a painless injection by the vet so it died peacefully, because it was very ill or very old; it will not wake up.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+4); the same doer «vet» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dad, digging by the shed: "dig it deep enough or the fox'll have him." What is Dad doing?

  • 1. Planting potatoes for the winter — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Burying the family's dead pet in the garden — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Digging a pond for frogs — no support
  • 4. Hiding the family's money where burglars cannot find it — 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 ✓

Josh grabs Mum's old ring off the shelf to try on. Mum: "Put that down NOW." Why is she so sharp?

  • 1. It belonged to someone who died and is precious to her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 2. She was going to sell it tomorrow — score 5
  • 3. The ring is made of special glass and might break if it is dropped — score 5
  • 4. Rings are against the rules for children — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 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 23, line 3: «Picture a Saturday in Toronto: Mum grabs her keys again and says, "I'm popping round to Gran's to do her tablets and her tea." She goes every day, after work,…», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «mum» (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Gossip at the school gate: "Poor thing lost her husband, but at least there was insurance, so they keep the house." What does the insurance do?

  • 1. It pays for a long holiday abroad so she can forget about it — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 2. It pays money so the family can keep their home — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. It brings her husband back to life — no support
  • 4. It means the death was not real — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 17, line 16: «An older person who finds a new partner after losing a husband or wife has not forgotten the one who died.», 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 action «forget» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Which of these is a keepsake?

  • 1. Grandad's old watch kept in a drawer to remember him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. A borrowed library book — no support
  • 3. A receipt from the supermarket — no support
  • 4. A shiny new watch bought at the shops in town yesterday — 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 ✗

Mum, tired: "Probate, the will, the house, the bank, I'm sick of forms." What is the best way to help?

  • 1. Be kind and give her a hug or a cup of tea — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Tell her the forms are her own fault for not starting sooner — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 3. Hide the forms so she cannot find them later — no support
  • 4. Ask her to fill in your school forms while she's at it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 15: «When someone dies, neighbours and friends often bring food, so the family does not have to cook; it is a practical way of saying "we care".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «practical way» (+4); the same action «say» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal function of a will executed by a person during his or her lifetime.

  • 1. To appoint a physician for the person's final illness — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. To guarantee that the person will live a long and healthy life — no support
  • 3. To record the person's preferences in respect of meals and diet — no support
  • 4. To specify the disposal of the person's property after death — ✓ 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 ✗

It is given that the sale of a deceased person's dwelling is deferred pending the grant of probate. Ascertain the nature of probate.

  • 1. A medical certificate confirming the cause and the time of the death — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. An agreement between neighbours concerning the property — no support
  • 3. A religious ceremony held prior to burial — no support
  • 4. Official court permission to administer the deceased person's estate — ✓ 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 · right ✓

Select the response that most accurately characterises the expression "to have a pet put to sleep".

  • 1. To have a veterinary surgeon end its life painlessly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. To transfer it permanently to another household — no support
  • 3. To leave it overnight at a boarding kennel — no support
  • 4. To administer medicine so that it sleeps for a long period — 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 ✗

Determine what is thereby asserted when it is stated that a deceased person "had life insurance".

  • 1. The family is excused from attending the funeral — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The death may be reversed upon application to the insurer — no support
  • 3. The family is legally required to pay the deceased person's debts twice — no support
  • 4. A sum of money becomes payable to the family upon the death — ✓ 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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