Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs opinion

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 8 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 52 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 ✗

Big brother, eating crisps: "Pfft, news is all lies, all the time, mate." Put him right.

1. News is true only if it's on a phone — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He's right; every news report on every channel is made up by somebody — no support
3. Good news services check facts carefully; learn which ones to trust — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Only the weather is true; the rest is lies — 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 ✓

Nan, at the telly: "Ooh, he's been charged, he's a wrong'un then." What is true?

1. He is accused; only a court can decide he did it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Nan is right; being charged means he's been proven guilty — no support
3. Charged means the court has already met — no support
4. He must have confessed everything to the police — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 47, line 14: «"Charged" with a crime is not the same as "guilty"; the court decides, so wait for it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «decide» (+4); the same doer «court» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓

Dad on the phone: "Mate, first reports said six hurt, now they're saying two." Why did the number change?

1. The news made a big mistake on purpose to scare people at home — no support
2. Early numbers are guesses and get corrected as more is known — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Four people got better in an hour — no support
4. Each channel invents its own number — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 52, line 5: «"Breaking news" means news that has only just come in; early details and numbers are often wrong and get corrected later.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «correct» (+3). Against it: the same doer «early details» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Mia at school: "My mum and dad voted different, are they gonna split up??" What's the honest answer?

1. No, because only one of their votes will count — no support
2. No; lots of families vote differently and stay together — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Yes; they will have to live in different areas — no support
4. Yes; it is against the law for a married couple to vote differently — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 52, line 9: «Politicians argue on TV debates to show voters their different ideas, and people in one family can vote differently; disagreeing about ideas is not hating each…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «vote» (+1); the same property (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Archie: "We're in a blue bit, the red bits must be dodgy, innit." Put him right.

1. Blue areas are for rich people only — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Red areas really are more dangerous to live in, everyone knows — no support
3. The colours show where it rained most — no support
4. The colours are party colours, not good or bad places — ✓ 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 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Mila, after school: "We watch kids' news in class, it's way less scary. Why do grown-ups watch the scary one?" What is true?

1. Kids' news tells the same news calmly, without the worst pictures — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Children are not allowed to know any news — score 3
3. Kids' news is all made up so that children feel happy and safe — score 3
4. Grown-up news is the only true news there is anywhere in the world — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1, line 7: «Grown-ups follow a boss's requests because that is part of the deal for being paid, and the boss's opinion affects pay rises and promotion.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «grown ups» (+5). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓

Grandma chuckles at the weather forecast: "He can't even see the map, you know." What does she mean?

1. He is reading the weather off his hand — no support
2. The map is added by computer behind him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. The map is on the floor under his feet — no support
4. He has forgotten his glasses at home today — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 52, line 13: «A TV weather presenter stands in front of a plain green screen; the map is added by computer, so he points at a screen he watches off to the side.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «add» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «computer» (+2); the same thing acted on «map» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Your mate: "Saw on TikTok that singer's dead, swear down." It's on no news site. What is it most likely?

1. A secret only TikTok is allowed to know — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A fake post made to get clicks — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. True, because lots of people liked it — no support
4. Real news that the TV is hiding — 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 ✗

A TV presenter yells: "This is a DISASTER, the worst government EVER, we're doomed!" Is this news or opinion?

1. A forecast from the weather office — no support
2. Opinion: it tells you what he thinks — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A court ruling read out on TV — no support
4. News: it tells you what has happened — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 52, line 2: «Clever viewers ask three questions: is this what happened, or what someone thinks? Is it confirmed, or still coming in? Who said it, and can I check?», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «news» (+4); the same action «say» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Dad, reading the paper: "'TERROR FEARS GRIP CITY' — oh, for goodness' sake, it's a police drill." What has Dad found?

1. The city is really in the grip of terror tonight — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The police have made a terrible mistake — no support
3. The paper printed the wrong city's name — no support
4. The headline sounds far worse than the story — ✓ 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 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Little sister: "The hottest day ever means we'll all melt like ice cream!" What should you tell her?

1. Only grown-ups need to drink water in heat — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Nothing; heat is never dangerous for anybody, old or young — no support
3. She's right; everybody should stay inside the fridge all day — no support
4. People don't melt; drink water, stay in shade and check on Gran — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 49, line 12: «Chains of "she said" twist the truth; ask the person yourself.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+3); the same doer «person» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Kid in class: "If that guy wins, he'll ban school holidays, my brother said." How do you find out what he really promised?

1. Believe it, because big brothers always know — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Wait and see whether summer comes — no support
3. Ask the kid's brother again, louder this time — no support
4. Look at what his party actually published — ✓ 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 · wrong ✗

Identify the principal distinction between a news report and an opinion programme.

1. The former is broadcast loudly; the latter quietly — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. There exists no distinction whatsoever between them — no support
3. The former is always false; the latter is always true, without exception — no support
4. The former relates events; the latter conveys a person's view — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that an individual has been charged with an offence. Select the response that is consistent with the established principles of law.

1. He is presumed innocent until a court determines otherwise — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. He is deemed guilty if the news so reports — no support
3. He is presumed guilty until he proves his innocence — no support
4. He is deemed guilty from the moment of the charge — no support

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Whereas an amber warning has been issued in respect of snowfall, determine the conclusion which may properly be drawn.

1. That all persons are confined to their homes until further notice — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. That snowfall shall certainly occur for one day — no support
3. That severe weather is likely and preparation is advised — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. That the closure of all schools tomorrow is thereby assured — 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 · right ✓

Ascertain the reason most probably accounting for divergent casualty figures in initial reports of an incident.

1. Early figures are provisional and subsequently corrected — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. One broadcaster has deliberately falsified its figure — no support
3. Two separate incidents have occurred simultaneously — no support
4. Broadcasters select figures entirely at their own discretion — 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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