The royal family in the news: a wedding, a move to America, an interview and a book

Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 44 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 ✓

Nan: «The coronation! Harry came, Meghan stayed home. A SNUB!» What reason did their side give?

1. Meghan wanted to watch it on the telly with her friends at home — no support
2. Meghan was ill and couldn't travel — no support
3. It was Archie's birthday, so she stayed with the children — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Meghan was not invited to the Abbey at all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 44, line 13: «Charles became King the moment his mother died and was crowned with Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 2023, which was also Harry's son Archie's birth…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+5); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dad: «Netflix series, six episodes, about how hard it's been for them.» What should you remember when watching it?

1. It was made by the Palace to explain things — no support
2. It's a made-up story with actors — no support
3. It's the full and checked truth from all sides — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. It's their side; others didn't reply on camera — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 29, line 3: «Picture a Tuesday in Toronto: Dad says "No phones at the table" and checks his own under it, Mum skips dessert because she's "being good", and after you go to…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dad» (+2); the same action «check» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Your cousin texts: «my mum says the Queen sat alone cos nobody liked her lol». Put her right.

1. It was Covid distancing rules at the time — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Yes, the family had fallen out with her — no support
3. She wanted to sit alone to look sad — score 4
4. Prince Philip asked for her to sit alone at his funeral — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 44, line 11: «Prince Philip died on 9 April 2021 aged 99, and the Queen sat alone at his funeral because of Covid distancing rules.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «distance» (+4); the same thing acted on «rules» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mum: «Andrew's in the paper again, all sorts of claims.» What is the right way to talk about it?

1. Guess what really happened and share it — no support
2. Repeat every claim from the paper as true, word for word — no support
3. Make jokes about it, he's a prince — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Say what was announced and leave the rest to courts — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 9, line 11: «Own-brand food is often made in a similar way to famous brands but costs less because there is no big advertising.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Big brother: «'Megxit' means Meghan made Harry leave.» What's wrong with this?

1. Nothing, the word proves it was Meghan — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It's a headline word, not the full story — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It means Harry made Meghan leave instead — no support
4. It's the Palace's official name for 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Auntie Jen, reading a magazine: «A guest said the bride was rude to the staff!» What kind of story is this?

1. An official announcement from the Palace — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A fact from Meghan's own statement — no support
3. A tabloid claim, not a confirmed fact — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Something everyone saw on television — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Grandad: «Philip was ninety-nine. And the Queen?» Mum: «Ninety-six, in 2022.» Which is true?

1. Philip died at 99 in 2021, the Queen at 96 in 2022 — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Both died at 99 in the same year — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. The Queen died first, then Philip a year later — no support
4. Philip died at 96, the Queen at 99 — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 16, line 1: «After parents split up, or after a mum or dad has died, a grown-up may meet someone new and fall in love again. That new person is called their partner.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «die» (+2); the same doer «mum» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Nan: «William and Harry walked side by side, they're best mates again, I can tell.» What can a short clip really show?

1. That they had a fight off camera — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Everything they said to each other — no support
3. That they will never argue again — no support
4. That they walked and talked, no more — ✓ 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 ✗

Big sister: «So who did the Oprah comment, d'ya reckon? Let's guess on the group chat!» What's the decent thing?

1. Vote on it and share the winner — no support
2. Not guess; they never named the person — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Ask the teacher to guess for the class — no support
4. Guess, because it's just for fun — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 41, line 16: «Newcomers are busy and tired; the friendly thing is to say hello first instead of deciding they are «stuck up».», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «friendly thing» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Mum: «Spare's sold millions, the fastest non-fiction ever in the UK, they said.» Which word shows she's reporting?

1. «Spare» — no support
2. «millions» — no support
3. «fastest» — no support
4. «they said» — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 13

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 13, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 4: «Picture a cold January evening in Manchester: Mum bangs the boiler and says "It's packed in again", Dad sighs "the plumber can't come till Thursday, and it'll…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same doer «mum» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Auntie Bev: «If Meghan's dad didn't come, she must have banned him.» Is that fair?

1. No, it was reported he had heart surgery — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, the Palace said she banned him — no support
3. No, he was busy at work that day — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Yes, everyone knows she banned him from coming — 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 40, line 3: «Vivid example: in Christchurch, Dad has had a horrible day and it's pouring, but he sighs, "I promised Uncle Pete I'd help him move his sofa, so I'll go." He c…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «dad» (+2). 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 memoir «Spare»?

1. It constitutes an official history issued by the Palace — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It constitutes the recollections of one participant in the events — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It constitutes a jointly agreed account by the entire family — no support
4. It constitutes a work of fiction featuring invented persons — 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 ✗

Identify the principal reason for which Queen Elizabeth II sat alone at the funeral of Prince Philip.

1. Regulations then in force concerning social distancing — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The absence of the remaining family from the service — no support
3. A dispute among the members of the royal family — no support
4. A request made by Prince Philip prior to his death — ← 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 44, line 11: «Prince Philip died on 9 April 2021 aged 99, and the Queen sat alone at his funeral because of Covid distancing rules.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «die» (+3); the same doer «prince philip» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · 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 the arrangements announced in January 2020.

1. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex withdrew as senior working members of the family — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were expelled from the United Kingdom — no support
3. The Duke of Sussex was deprived of the title of prince — no support
4. The Duke of Sussex renounced his position in the line of succession to the throne — 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 newspaper attributes a remark to «a royal source». Determine the status of the remark.

1. It is the recorded testimony of the monarch — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is an official statement issued by the Palace — no support
3. It is an unattributed claim incapable of verification — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is a matter of record before the courts — 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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