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The parents walk in: how good parents react

Tests: 2 of 11 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 12 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 59 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 ✗

Lily's dad asks her to help set up safe search. Why ask her to help?

  • 1. Because safe search only works for children — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 2. So she understands it and is part of the fix — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. So she is punished with extra homework — no support
  • 4. Because dads can't use computers at all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1, line 8: «Colleagues are the people you work alongside, often for more hours a week than you see your own family; some become friends and some get on your nerves.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «work» (+2). Against it: a different doer (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 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Theo's parents agree a family rule: "If anything odd comes on, switch off and tell." Why is a rule like that useful?

  • 1. It means the TV is switched off for good — no support
  • 2. Everyone knows exactly what to do next time — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. It lets the parents shout without feeling bad — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 4. It makes sure nothing odd ever comes on again — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 36, line 9: «When a parent says "I'm sorry I shouted", they know shouting was not fair, even if you had done something wrong; you can answer "That's OK" or "Thank you".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «shout» (+2); the same doer «parent» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓

Ella's mum: "If it ever happens again, you won't be in trouble for telling me." What does Mum promise?

  • 1. Telling won't get her into trouble — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 2. She'll never be in trouble for anything — no support
  • 3. She must tell only if it happens twice — score 6
  • 4. It will never ever happen again — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 53, line 3: «Vivid example: in a kitchen in Cork, Mum watches the breakfast show while Oscar eats his cereal. The presenter giggles about a singer's "secret heartbreak". Mu…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «mum» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Mum on the phone to Auntie Sue: "No, I didn't go off at her, it wasn't her fault, the bloody autoplay did it." What happened?

  • 1. Auntie Sue switched the autoplay on by mistake — no support
  • 2. Mum stayed calm and blamed the autoplay, not the child — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Mum is cross with Auntie Sue for not helping — no support
  • 4. Mum shouted at the child about the autoplay until she cried — ← 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 action «cry» (+1); 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 5 · ★★ · right ✓

Dad, hissing to Mum in the kitchen: "We should've put a PIN on it months ago." Who is he blaming?

  • 1. The neighbours, for having a louder TV — no support
  • 2. The TV shop, for selling them the TV — no support
  • 3. Himself and Mum, for not setting it up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 4. Their child, for using the TV at all — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 57, line 3: «Vivid example: in Leeds, Charlie points at a film box in the supermarket. "What's PG, Dad?" Dad turns it over. "Parental Guidance. Anyone can watch it, but the…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same doer «grown up» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Big brother: "Mum's gonna kill you when she finds out." Isla tells Mum and gets a hug. What was wrong with his idea?

  • 1. He was right, Mum was just pretending to be nice — no support
  • 2. He meant Mum would be very proud of Isla — no support
  • 3. Mums only hug when they're too tired to shout — ← Mova's choice · score 2
  • 4. Good parents comfort a child who tells, not punish — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 15, line 3: «Picture a kitchen in Toronto: Mum and Dad sit you down together, Dad says "Mum and I have decided to separate", and Mum hugs you tight and says "It's not your…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hug» (+1); the same doer «mum» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗

At the school gate one mum says, "I rang Poppy's mum about the sleepover, she was ever so good about it." What does this mean?

  • 1. Poppy's mum didn't know about the sleepover — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Poppy's mum is going to be in big trouble — no support
  • 3. The parents talked calmly to sort it out — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. The two mums had a big row at the gate — 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 ✗

Gran: "When I was your age I saw a horror film through the crack in the door. Gave me nightmares for a week!" Why does she tell this?

  • 1. To show it happened to her and she got over it — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. To show that films were scarier long ago — no support
  • 3. To tell Jake he should watch films through doors — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 4. To blame Jake's mum for what happened to her — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 55, line 1: «Films and series are one of the great joys of family life: favourite films watched ten times, movie nights, crying at sad endings, cheering at happy ones. Grow…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «favourite films» (+3); the same action «watch» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Your mate: "My mum was well embarrassed when I asked about it, so I won't ask again." What would you tell him?

  • 1. His mum must be angry with him for weeks — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 2. He should ask other kids at school instead — no support
  • 3. Embarrassed isn't angry; asking was still right — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. He's right, never ask grown-ups anything awkward — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 22, line 4: «Later that week, Dad says quietly that Mum has been low for weeks and the doctor says it is depression. She is seeing someone to talk to and is off work for a…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «mum» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Dad's voice goes sharp: "What's that? Off, now!" A minute later he says sorry and sits down with Jake. What does this show?

  • 1. Even good parents get a shock, then calm down — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Sorry means Dad will let him watch it — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 3. Dad was angry with Jake and still is, deep down — no support
  • 4. Jake should feel ashamed for a long time — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 35, line 1: «Sometimes grown-ups close a door, lower their voices or spell out words so children won't understand. It feels as if something big is being hidden, but most of…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «grown ups» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «voices» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A boy: "If your parents check your history, it means they don't trust you." Is that right here?

  • 1. No, after an accident it's to understand and fix it — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. No, history is checked only to find good films — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 3. Yes, parents never check anything for a good reason — score 3
  • 4. Yes, checking history always means they think you lie — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 59, line 4: «Afterwards, good families fix the cause, not the child: they set up a kids profile, turn off autoplay, use safe search, check the history together, have a word…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «history» (+4); the same action «check» (+1). 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 · right ✓

Identify the principal object of a parent who, upon learning that a child has viewed adult material by accident, enquires as to the child's feelings.

  • 1. The care of the child's emotional wellbeing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. The satisfaction of the parent's curiosity — no support
  • 3. The collection of evidence for a punishment — no support
  • 4. The assessment of the child's memory — 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 ✗

Determine the consequence which this lesson attributes to the habitual shouting at a child who discloses such an incident.

  • 1. The child is likely to disclose more promptly — no support
  • 2. The child will thereafter avoid all screens — no support
  • 3. The child is likely to conceal future incidents — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. The child will thereby become better behaved — ← 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 16, line 11: «The children of a parent's partner can become your step-siblings: brothers or sisters through marriage, not by birth.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «become» (+1); the same doer «children» (+1). The right option, 3, 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 that is consistent with the established facts concerning measures adopted by families subsequent to such an incident.

  • 1. The imposition of a prolonged punishment on the child — no support
  • 2. The prohibition of all visits to the homes of friends — no support
  • 3. The installation of a children's profile and safe search — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 4. The permanent removal of all television from the home — 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 59, line 4: «Afterwards, good families fix the cause, not the child: they set up a kids profile, turn off autoplay, use safe search, check the history together, have a word…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «kids profile» (+4); the same action «set up» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Whereas a parent has momentarily spoken sharply upon discovering the incident, ascertain the most probable explanation.

  • 1. A wish on the parent's part to view the film in question — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. A long-standing grievance against the child concerned — no support
  • 3. A settled conclusion that the child is wholly at fault — no support
  • 4. Surprise on the parent's part, not blame of the child — ✓ 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

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