Looking after yourself and a home

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

Lesson 38 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 ✗

Jess, in her first flat: "Toast for tea again lol, can't afford Deliveroo every night." What skill would help her most?

1. Buying a much bigger toaster — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Moving back home to Gran's — no support
3. Ordering bigger takeaways less often — no support
4. Cooking a few simple cheap meals — ✓ 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 · right ✓

Your little brother says, "When you grow up the mess just goes away by itself." Put him right.

1. No, someone has to clean, and alone it's you — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, the landlord comes round to tidy up — no support
3. No, grown-ups just never make a mess — no support
4. Yes, grown-up homes somehow stay clean on their own — 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 ✗

Mum, laughing: "Who put a red sock in with the school shirts?!" What is the lesson?

1. Wash everything together to save time — no support
2. Never wash school shirts at all — no support
3. Red socks are not allowed at school — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Sort laundry by colour before washing — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 22, line 3: «Picture a café in Dublin: Mum holds the menu at arm's length and laughs, "I can't read this without my glasses," while Dad groans getting up from his chair, "I…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same doer «mum» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

Dad at the checkout: "Put the crisps back, mate, we're over this week." What is Dad doing?

1. Saying crisps are bad for you forever — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Keeping to the weekly food budget — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Punishing you for something you did — no support
4. Saving the crisps for a party — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 36, line 3: «Vivid example: in a house in Leeds, Dad sees muddy football boots on the new carpet and shouts so loudly the dog hides. At bedtime Mum explains he had an awful…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+5); the same doer «dad» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

Overheard: "Bugger, forgot the gas bill, now there's a late fee." What has happened?

1. The gas has run out because it's been so cold this winter — no support
2. The bill was paid twice by accident — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. The bill wasn't paid on time, so extra was charged — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. The gas company sent a present by mistake — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 38, line 4: «Looking after yourself and a home means cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping on a budget, paying bills, renting, finding a doctor, sleeping enough, being on ti…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pay» (+2); the same thing acted on «bills» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · right ✓

Cousin on the phone: "Landlord wants a month's deposit before I get the keys." What is a deposit here?

1. A fee for cutting the extra keys — no support
2. A tip for the landlord's kindness — no support
3. Money paid at the start of renting — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. The price of buying the whole flat — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 38, line 10: «Renting means paying a landlord every month to live in a home that belongs to someone else; renters usually pay a deposit at the start and sign an agreement.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «pay» (+4); the same place «start» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · wrong ✗

Big sister: "Moved to Glasgow, got flu, and I'm not even with a doctor up here. Nightmare." What did she forget?

1. To bring her old doctor with her — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. To register with a local GP — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. To buy a doctor's uniform — no support
4. To ring her old school nurse — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 38, line 4: «Looking after yourself and a home means cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping on a budget, paying bills, renting, finding a doctor, sleeping enough, being on ti…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «doctor» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · wrong ✗

Dad, yawning at midnight on his laptop: "Nobody's gonna make me go to bed, are they." What does this show?

1. Children decide when adults sleep — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Adults must choose good sleep for themselves — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Laptops help you sleep better — no support
4. Adults never need much sleep once they are grown — 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 ✗

Your mate says, "Being late's no biggie, my uncle's late for work every day." What might happen to the uncle?

1. Nothing ever, late is fine at work — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He will be made the manager — no support
3. He could lose his job — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. His boss will give him a pay rise — 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 · right ✓

Big brother, about to sign a phone contract: "Dunno what half this says, just gonna sign it." What would a sensible adult do?

1. Sign quickly before the deal goes away — no support
2. Ask questions until he understands, then decide — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
3. Let the shop assistant sign it for him — no support
4. Sign with a made-up name to be safe — 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 38, line 16: «Never sign something you do not understand; asking questions first is what sensible adults do.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «questions» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · wrong ✗

Dad, staring at a sparking plug socket: "Don't touch it, I'm ringing an electrician." Why is he right?

1. He just doesn't like using tools — no support
2. Electricity mistakes can be dangerous, so call an expert — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Electricians are cheaper than doing it yourself — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Plug sockets are owned by the government — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 2: «Some jobs grown-ups do themselves, which is called DIY, and some need a trained person like a plumber or an electrician, who is busy and costs a lot.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «electrician» (+2); the same doer «electrician» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain the consequence most probably incurred by a householder who fails to remit payment of a utility bill by the date stipulated.

1. Payment of the sum by the local authority on his behalf — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Additional charges, and possible disconnection of the service — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A complimentary extension of the service — no support
4. Automatic cancellation of the outstanding sum — 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 arrangement whereby a person occupies a dwelling owned by another in exchange for monthly payments.

1. Purchasing — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Inheriting — no support
3. Guest accommodation — no support
4. Renting — ✓ 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 ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a prudent adult examines the small print of a contract prior to signature.

1. Once signed, the terms are usually binding upon the signatory — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The small print contains the signatory's own address — no support
3. The small print is customarily of no legal effect whatsoever — no support
4. Signatures are invalid unless every page is read aloud first — 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 ✗

Whereas a householder discovers a defect in the domestic water supply beyond his competence, determine the course of action consistent with this lesson.

1. Request that the children undertake the repair — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Attempt the repair regardless of the hazard — no support
3. Leave the defect unattended indefinitely — no support
4. Engage and pay a qualified tradesperson, such as a plumber — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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