Big feelings in big people
Tests: 6 of 11 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 7 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 36 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: "Yeah, I lost it with the kids over some muddy boots. Felt rotten after." How does the speaker feel about the shouting now?
- 1. Sorry and bad about it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
- 2. Happy the kids were scared — no support
- 3. Angry all over again at the boots — no support
- 4. Proud of how loud it was — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 36, line 7: «Most grown-ups calm down quickly after shouting and feel bad about it; shouting does not mean they stop loving you.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same action «feel» (+3); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · right ✓
Your little brother says, "Mum cried in the kitchen, so it's all falling apart, innit." Put him right.
- 1. No, grown-ups cry from stress or tiredness too, and it's normal — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
- 2. Yes, crying always means the family is ending — score 5
- 3. Yes, and it's because he left his toys out — no support
- 4. No, grown-ups never cry, she must be chopping onions — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 36, line 10: «Grown-ups cry from sadness, stress, tiredness or relief; crying lets big feelings out and is normal and healthy, not a sign that everything is falling apart.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cry» (+3); the same doer «grown ups» (+3); the same place «sadness» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
Dad mutters, "Bloody hospital letters," and his voice goes wobbly about Gran's check-up. What is under the grumpy words?
- 1. He hates the postman — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. He thinks the letters are funny — no support
- 3. He is frightened for Gran — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. He is bored with Gran — 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 ✓
Gran on the phone: "Oh, it's just me and the telly these days, love." What would cheer her up most?
- 1. Ringing and visiting her often — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Sending her a bigger telly — no support
- 3. Telling her she is lucky to be alone — no support
- 4. Not bothering her so she can watch in peace — 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 · ★ · right ✓
Mum, scrolling: "Ugh, Kerry's in Spain AGAIN. Alright for some." Is Mum a bad person?
- 1. No, a flash of jealousy is normal if she stays kind — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. No, she is just angry about Spain — no support
- 3. Yes, she hates Kerry now — no support
- 4. Yes, anyone who ever feels jealous is a mean person deep down — 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 · ★ · right ✓
Big sister: "Dad fell over in Tesco and everyone looked, I wanted to die." What will most people in Tesco remember tomorrow?
- 1. Almost certainly nothing, they forget fast — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
- 2. Your sister's name and address — no support
- 3. That Dad is clumsy every day — no support
- 4. Dad's face for the rest of their lives — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 11, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 36, line 14: «Embarrassment is the hot, awkward feeling of being seen making a mistake; laughing it off shrinks it, and other people forget it much faster than you do.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «forget» (+6); the same doer «other people» (+4); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
Your cousin points and howls "LOOK AT HIM, what a muppet" after Dad trips. What is the kinder way?
- 1. Tell everyone in the shop what happened — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Laugh with Dad if he is laughing, never at him — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Pretend you've never seen him before — no support
- 4. Point and laugh even louder so that he gets the joke too — 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 ✗
Uncle, an hour off the motorway: "Shut up, I know where we are, the satnav's wrong." What would show real strength here?
- 1. Turning the satnav off for good — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Driving even faster without a map until you find the way — no support
- 3. Blaming the children for the noise — no support
- 4. Saying "OK, I was wrong, let's check the map" — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
Dad, after a big shout: "Sorry, kiddo, that wasn't about you. Work's been hell." What does this tell you?
- 1. Other worries made his anger bigger than the problem — ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 2. You did something terrible that he will not tell you about — score 8
- 3. Work wants him to shout at home — ← Mova's choice · score 10
- 4. He enjoys shouting after work — score 8
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 10, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1, line 6: «A boss is the person whose job is to decide what work needs doing and check that it gets done; most bosses have bosses of their own.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «need» (+6); the same doer «work» (+4). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
Mum is sobbing at the end of a wedding video and smiling at the same time. Should you worry?
- 1. Yes, she hates weddings — no support
- 2. No, they are happy tears and will pass — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Yes, she must be very ill — no support
- 4. No, she is only pretending to cry — ← Mova's choice · score 5
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 36, line 4: «Tears are not always sad either: Mum can cry at the end of a film because it moved her, and Grandma can cry because she misses Grandad.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cry» (+4); the same doer «mum» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · right ✓
A grown-up's anger at home often makes you feel scared for your safety. What should you do?
- 1. Keep it a secret so that nobody gets cross with anyone — no support
- 2. Run away from home at night — no support
- 3. Tell another trusted adult, like a teacher — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
- 4. Shout back louder next time — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 11, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 36, line 8: «If a grown-up's anger ever makes you frightened for your safety, tell another trusted adult.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «tell» (+4); the same receiver «trusted adult» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Identify the principal reason for which a parent's expression of anger may exceed the magnitude of the immediate provocation.
- 1. The provocation is invariably more serious than it appears — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Additional, unrelated concerns may be compounding the emotion — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Adults are incapable of regulating the volume of speech — no support
- 4. Parental affection is withdrawn in proportion to the offence — 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 ✗
Select the response that most accurately characterises the condition of an elderly widow who states that her residence has become "very quiet".
- 1. She is reporting a deterioration in her hearing — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. She is experiencing loneliness following her bereavement — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. She is expressing satisfaction at reduced noise — no support
- 4. She is complaining of the departure of her neighbours — 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 ✗
Whereas an adult maintains, contrary to the evidence, that he is not lost, determine the emotion most probably responsible for his assertion.
- 1. Loneliness — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Pride — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Jealousy — no support
- 4. Grief — 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 ✗
Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the shedding of tears by adults?
- 1. Tears in adults invariably indicate a serious family emergency or a death — no support
- 2. Tears may arise from joy or being moved, as well as from sorrow — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Adults who are in good health do not shed tears — no support
- 4. Tears in adults are always a sign of anger — ← Mova's choice · score 2
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 36, line 4: «Tears are not always sad either: Mum can cry at the end of a film because it moved her, and Grandma can cry because she misses Grandad.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «tears» (+2); the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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