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Our street: when a guess becomes a reputation

Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 8 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 43 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 ✗

Auntie Jen: «That woman from the big house wears sunglasses in the RAIN. Thinks she's a film star lol.» Which reason is the kind first guess?

  • 1. She thinks she is better than everyone — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Her eyes might be sensitive to light — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. She forgot to take them off from summer — no support
  • 4. She is trying to hide who she really is — 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 ✗

Big sister: «Callum and Priya walked to school together, they're DEFINITELY going out!!» What might happen if everyone teases them?

  • 1. They thank everyone for noticing — no support
  • 2. They stop walking together, even as friends — ✓ the right answer · score 1
  • 3. They get married when they grow up — no support
  • 4. Nothing, teasing never changes anything at all between friends — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 43, line 13: «Teasing people about who they like can stop them being friends at all.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «all» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Mum: «Evans' fortieth anniversary party, the whole street's invited!» Is this gossip true?

  • 1. No, they've been married for twenty years — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Yes, they sent invitations in writing — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. No, it's just a rumour going round — no support
  • 4. Maybe, nobody has asked the Evanses — 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Dad: «Garage bloke's overcharging everyone, I bet. My mate paid double.» What's he really got?

  • 1. A police report about the garage — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. A list of the garage's old prices — no support
  • 3. One mate who thought his bill was high — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Proof from lots and lots of unhappy customers — 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 ✓

Kids: «Mrs Lee won a hundred quid on the bingo and bought everyone ice cream!» It was twenty pounds and ice lollies. What kind of gossip is it?

  • 1. Gossip that should be reported — no support
  • 2. Dangerous gossip about her money — no support
  • 3. Nasty gossip that hurts Mrs Lee — no support
  • 4. Lovely gossip that thanks someone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 15

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 15, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 43, line 4: «Some gossip is lovely: Mrs Lee bought the park kids ice lollies with her bingo money; the Evanses invite the whole street to their fortieth anniversary. Good-n…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «thank» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «news gossip» (+3); the same thing acted on «someone» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Dad: «Number 27 got burgled, back door wide open they say, some people never learn.» What's wrong with the last bit?

  • 1. Nothing, the burglar was a neighbour — no support
  • 2. It blames the victims, not the burglar — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. It's fair, they should lock their doors — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 4. It's true, they were burgled twice — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 39, line 14: «Exams like GCSEs and A levels open doors later, but people who do badly can retake them or find other routes; steady work beats panicking the night before.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «doors» (+4); the same doer «people» (+3). Against it: a different action (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 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Your friend is scared: «Next door shouts every night and the kid cries a lot.» What should you do?

  • 1. Tell everyone in class what you heard — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 2. Tell a trusted adult about your worry — ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 3. Shout back at the neighbours yourself — no support
  • 4. Say nothing, it's none of your business — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 43, line 1: «A reputation is what people think you are like. On a street it is often built from tiny things: one bad week with the bins, one shout heard through a window, o…», 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 «hear» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · right ✓

Grandad: «Mr Novak? Probably a burglar, out all night.» Then Mr Novak waves from the bus in a hospital uniform. What does it show?

  • 1. Odd hours often mean a night-shift job — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 2. Hospital workers never sleep at all — no support
  • 3. Grandad was right to be suspicious — no support
  • 4. Mr Novak is in disguise as a porter — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 32, line 9: «A protest is people gathering to show they strongly agree or disagree with something; in free countries peaceful protest is a right.», 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 thing acted on «people» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · right ✓

Nan: «Corner house, someone died there, nobody'll buy it now.» Who could this story really harm?

  • 1. Nobody, it's just a spooky tale — no support
  • 2. The ghost living in the house — no support
  • 3. The children who tell the story — no support
  • 4. The family trying to sell it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 10, line 5: «A "For Sale" board means the family has decided to sell the house, and selling usually takes months, not days.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sell» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «family» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Auntie Jen: «Thompson boy's gonna be famous, I've told everyone!» He doesn't get picked. How might he feel?

  • 1. Embarrassed, as everyone expected to see him — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Happy that everyone knew about him — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 3. Glad that Auntie Jen had told the whole street in advance — no support
  • 4. Nothing, he never wanted to be picked — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 42, line 8: «Exaggeration that everyone knows is a joke, like lights «seen from space», is harmless fun.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «everyone» (+2); the same action «know» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Mum: «Hartleys' builders are cowboys, the extension FELL DOWN!» Which one word made it a disaster?

  • 1. «Hartleys» instead of «neighbours» — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. «Extension» instead of «room» — no support
  • 3. «Builders» instead of «workmen» — no support
  • 4. «Fell» instead of «taken down» — ✓ 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 · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the assertion that adolescents congregating outside a shop are «up to no good»?

  • 1. It constitutes a neutral description of the observed behaviour — no support
  • 2. It constitutes a verified report of criminal conduct by those present — no support
  • 3. It constitutes an official finding of the local police authority — no support
  • 4. It constitutes a judgement upon an entire group from a single observation — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 43, line 3: «Scene: in Toronto, Grandad mutters about «the kids from the flats, always hanging round the shop, up to no good». What he can see is teenagers chatting after s…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «good judgement» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a resident who departs and returns at irregular hours ought not to be regarded with suspicion.

  • 1. Irregular hours are commonly attributable to shift employment — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Residents are obliged to publish their working hours to neighbours — no support
  • 3. Irregular hours are prohibited by the regulations of the council — no support
  • 4. Persons who work at night are invariably exempt from the law — 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 consistent with the established facts concerning the burglary at Number 27.

  • 1. The occupants were found to have left all doors open — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The occupants were subsequently fined by the police — no support
  • 3. Responsibility for the offence rests with the perpetrator — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Responsibility for the offence rests with the occupants — 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 ✗

It is given that a child has reason to believe that another child may be unsafe at home. Determine the most appropriate conduct.

  • 1. To confront the household concerned in person — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. To refrain from any action whatsoever — no support
  • 3. To communicate the concern to a trusted adult — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. To disseminate the concern among classmates — 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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