Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up, and parental controls

Tests: 5 of 10 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 11 of 14 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 60 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 ✗

Isla's mum is at work. Something not for kids comes on at Nan's. Who can Isla tell?

1. Nobody at all until Mum gets home — no support
2. Only a teacher at school — no support
3. Only her best friend — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Nan, or any trusted grown-up — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. 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» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · right ✓

Charlie writes the two steps on a sticky note for the fridge. Which note is right?

1. 1. Watch it. 2. Tell a friend. — no support
2. 1. Switch off. 2. Tell a grown-up. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. 1. Hide. 2. Forget it happened. — no support
4. 1. Turn it down. 2. Keep quiet. — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 60, line 5: «The two steps are: switch off or walk away, then tell a trusted grown-up.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same thing acted on «trusted grown up» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓

Ella explains to her little brother: "If something yucky comes on, you just shut your eyes and wait." Put her right.

1. Switch it off or walk out, then tell a grown-up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. He should just turn the sound right down — no support
3. She's right, shutting your eyes and waiting is enough — no support
4. He should call his friends to come and see — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 60, line 2: «There are only two steps: switch off (or look away and walk out), and tell a grown-up you trust. You don't have to explain everything; one sentence is enough:…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same thing acted on «grown up» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · right ✓

Big cousin: "Parental controls are pointless, nothing gets past them anyway, so you don't need the two steps." What's wrong?

1. The two steps only work when there are no controls — no support
2. He's right, controls block absolutely everything bad, every time — no support
3. Controls help, but none is perfect, so the steps matter — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Controls are only for grown-ups, not for kids — 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 60, line 4: «Grown-ups help with tools: kids profiles, autoplay switched off, safe search, PINs and report buttons. No tool is perfect, so the two steps still matter, and a…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «matter» (+1); the same doer «two steps» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Dad on the phone to the TV company: "Yeah, I need to set a PIN for anything over a 12, the kids use it." What is he doing?

1. Asking for more 18 films to be added — ← Mova's choice · score 16
2. Ordering a new TV for the kids' room — score 12
3. Cancelling the TV because it's broken — score 7
4. Setting parental controls with a PIN — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 16, against 12 for the next best. Its support: lesson 60, line 3: «Vivid example: in Auckland, Freya and her dad sit on the sofa with the TV menu open. Dad shows her how her own profile has her picture, a fern, on it; how to t…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «ask» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Mum, cross: "Bloody autoplay, I swear I turned it off." What might have happened?

1. Mum must have pressed play by accident twice — no support
2. The setting was turned back on or never saved — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Autoplay can never be turned off in any app — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. The tablet chose to disobey Mum on purpose — 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 60, line 7: «Autoplay can be turned off in the settings of most video and streaming apps, so the next video doesn't start by itself.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «autoplay» (+3); the same action «turn off» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓

Your mate: "If I tell my dad, he'll know I was on my brother's profile. I'll just keep quiet." What would a good friend say?

1. Keep quiet forever and he'll never, ever find out — score 5
2. Tell him; it's easier now and it was an accident — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Tell your brother instead, he won't mind — no support
4. Delete the whole profile so nobody knows it happened — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 37, line 12: «"Because I said so" usually means the parent is too tired to explain again, or the decision is about safety or fairness and is made; a calm "Can you tell me wh…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+6); the same receiver «most people» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · right ✓

Little brother, panicking: "The remote's gone and the scary film's still on!" What should you tell him?

1. Keep searching the sofa while the film is playing loudly — no support
2. Press the button on the TV, or come and get a grown-up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. Put a blanket over the TV and watch cartoons — no support
4. Shout at the TV until it switches itself off — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 60, line 2: «There are only two steps: switch off (or look away and walk out), and tell a grown-up you trust. You don't have to explain everything; one sentence is enough:…», 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 thing acted on «grown up» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Gran: "In my day we didn't have all these PINs and profiles." Why do families use them now?

1. Profiles help families pay less for their films — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. The law now forbids any TV without a PIN — no support
3. Screens can reach many more films, so they help filter — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. PINs make films look better and brighter on new televisions — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 57, line 2: «Ratings exist because the same film can be fine for a 16-year-old and upsetting for an 8-year-old. Younger brains are still learning to handle strong pictures…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «families» (+3); the same action «help» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A friend at a sleepover: "Don't ring your mum, it's embarrassing, just watch it." What is the right choice?

1. Go home without telling anybody — no support
2. Pretend to watch with eyes closed — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Ring home or leave the room anyway — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Watch it so the friend isn't upset — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 13, line 3: «Picture a wedding in a hotel near Galway: your cousin is a bridesmaid in a matching dress, Uncle Dev shakes over his best man's speech, a guest whispers "about…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «mum» (+1). The right option, 3, 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 two steps which this lesson prescribes in the event of a child encountering adult material on a screen.

1. Cessation of viewing, and notification of a trusted adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Reduction of volume, and concealment of the incident — no support
3. Change of channel, and immediate dismissal from mind — no support
4. Continuation of viewing, and notification of a friend — 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 function of a personal identification number within the parental controls of a television service.

1. To reduce the cost of renting films above a certain age — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To permit the playing of every film without restriction — no support
3. To record the films watched for the purposes of school — no support
4. To restrict the playing of films above a chosen age — ✓ 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 · wrong ✗

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the efficacy of safe search.

1. It operates solely upon the spelling of searches — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It has no effect whatsoever upon search results — no support
3. It eliminates all adult material without exception — no support
4. It filters out much adult material but not all of it — ✓ 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Whereas a child has experienced such an accident, ascertain the statement concerning that child which this lesson affirms.

1. The child has become an adult as a consequence — score 3
2. The accident does not alter who the child is — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. The child is to be excluded from viewing films — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. The child must disclose it to the entire school — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 50, line 18: «Health is the most private story of all, children should be left out of gossip, and judging someone by what they own is unfair.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «children» (+3); the same action «leave out» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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