Neighbours, the council, rules and fairness

Tests: 4 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 33 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 «The council is just the people who empty the bins.» Put him right.

1. Yes, the council only empties the bins and does nothing else — ← Mova's choice · score 10
2. It's the local government for roads, parks, bins and more — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. No, the council is a group of teachers — no support
4. No, the council runs the whole country — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 10, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 33, line 2: «The council is the local government. It fixes roads, empties bins, runs parks and libraries, and decides on planning: whether people may build big extensions.…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «bins» (+5); the same action «empty» (+4); the same doer «council» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Overheard over the fence: «Your music, 2am, again. I'm calling the council.» What is this?

1. A plan to start a band together — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A thank-you for the lovely music — no support
3. A neighbour dispute about noise — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A party invitation for next week — 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 ✗

Dad's mate: «Taxes are too high, mate.» Mum's friend: «Too low, the hospitals need more.» Which is true?

1. Only the lower view is allowed by law — no support
2. One of them must be a bad person — no support
3. Both are reasonable views, honestly held — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Taxes have nothing to do with hospitals — ← 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 2, line 16: «A payslip shows what someone earned and what came off before the money reached the bank, mostly tax, which pays for schools, hospitals and roads.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «tax» (+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 4 · ★ · right ✓

Your little sister has a broken arm and gets help cutting her food, but you don't. Is that fair?

1. Yes, fair can mean getting what you need — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. No, fair means everybody gets the same — no support
3. No, she should cut yours too — no support
4. Yes, because younger children always win — 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 ✗

Kid in the playground: «Free country, I can shove who I like.» What's wrong with that?

1. Only teachers can be shoved freely — no support
2. Nothing, shoving is free in a free country — no support
3. Free countries have no rules at school — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. Freedom stops where it hurts other people — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 30, line 1: «Every country has laws, rules everyone must follow, and people whose job is to keep them: the police catch and question suspects, courts decide fairly whether…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «country» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same thing acted on «laws» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

If nobody needed planning permission, what might happen?

1. Nothing would change at all — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Someone could build a tower that blocks your light — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Every house would get bigger for free — no support
4. The council would build everyone a garden at the back of 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

Mum, reading the bin calendar: «Glass is Tuesdays now, they've changed it again, for crying out loud.» What does she have to do?

1. Follow the council's new recycling day — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Keep the glass until it changes back — no support
3. Ring the PM to complain about glass — no support
4. Throw the glass in the river instead — 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 ✗

Gossip: «They put in for an extension and half the street objected.» What did the neighbours do?

1. Moved away from the street at once — no support
2. Painted the house to stop it — no support
3. Told the council they disagreed with the plan — ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. Helped to build the neighbour's extension for free — ← Mova's choice · score 13

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 13, against 10 for the next best. Its support: lesson 33, line 2: «The council is the local government. It fixes roads, empties bins, runs parks and libraries, and decides on planning: whether people may build big extensions.…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «build» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «big extensions» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 10. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

A friend says «Rights are just for grown-ups.» Is that right?

1. No, only children have rights, not adults — score 5
2. Yes, only adults who vote have rights — no support
3. Yes, children get rights when they turn 18 — score 4
4. No, children have rights too, under a UN agreement — ← 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, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 33, line 14: «Rights are things every person should have just for being human; children have special rights under a United Nations agreement.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «children» (+2); the same thing acted on «special rights» (+2); the same place «nations agreement» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

The new kid says rules at school are pointless. What is a good answer?

1. They help everyone live and learn together safely — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. They only matter when the head is watching — no support
3. They are there to make teachers feel powerful and important — no support
4. They are pointless, so you can ignore them — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 33, line 4: «Rules and laws are shared agreements so everyone can live together safely. Fair does not always mean the same for everyone; sometimes it means each person gets…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «everyone» (+2); the same property (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dad, after knocking next door: «Sorted. He's moving his car, nice bloke actually.» What does this show?

1. A polite word solved the problem quickly — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Dad had to call the police in the end — ← Mova's choice · score 10
3. Neighbours always become enemies — no support
4. Angry notes are the best way to win — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 12, line 3: «Picture a Saturday in Leeds: the trolley that was meant for "three things" comes out full, there's a yellow packet on the windscreen, and at home Dad shouts "w…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «shout» (+6); the same doer «home dad» (+4). 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 ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the functions of a local council?

1. It maintains roads, parks, libraries and refuse collection and determines planning — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It commands the armed forces and conducts foreign relations — no support
3. It is a private company which sells houses to residents — no support
4. It is a court which sentences persons for criminal offences — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 30, line 1: «Every country has laws, rules everyone must follow, and people whose job is to keep them: the police catch and question suspects, courts decide fairly whether…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «catch suspects» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for the requirement of planning permission.

1. To ensure that every dwelling in a street is of an identical appearance — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To prohibit the construction of any building whatsoever — no support
3. To prevent construction which is unsafe or detrimental to neighbours — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. To guarantee that every resident pays an additional fee — 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 consistent with the established facts concerning freedom in a free country.

1. It is confined to the act of voting at elections — no support
2. It is extensive but limited by law where it harms others — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. It is granted solely to persons who have attained eighteen — no support
4. It is unlimited and permits any conduct whatsoever — 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 33, line 4: «Rules and laws are shared agreements so everyone can live together safely. Fair does not always mean the same for everyone; sometimes it means each person gets…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «freedom» (+2); the same thing acted on «others» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that a younger sibling with an injured arm receives assistance at meals. Determine which conception of fairness is applied.

1. Fairness according to age alone — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Fairness according to need — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Identical treatment of every person — no support
4. Fairness determined by the loudest complaint — 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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