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Voice assistants and recommendations

Tests: 3 of 10 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 8 of 14 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 17 of the AI 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 ✗

"why does the speaker keep getting nan's songs wrong, is it deaf" Best answer?

  • 1. It hears perfectly well but just doesn't like her kind of music — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 2. It guesses words from sounds, and accents and noise trip it up — ✓ the right answer · score 3
  • 3. It only understands young people's voices — no support
  • 4. It is deaf, speakers have no microphones — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 16, line 15: «Smart speakers listen for a wake word and sometimes switch on by mistake when they hear a word that sounds like it; grown-ups can mute them or check their sett…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «listen» (+4); the same doer «smart speakers» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · wrong ✗

Your friend says, "My video page shows me what's good for me." What is closer to the truth?

  • 1. A doctor chooses the videos for each child — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It shows what keeps you clicking, which isn't always good for you — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. It shows the same videos to every person — no support
  • 4. It checks every single video first to see if it is healthy for you — 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 3 · wrong ✗

What would happen if Jake only ever clicked angry videos?

  • 1. His page would fill up with even more of them — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. The site would stop showing angry videos to him — score 3
  • 3. Nothing, clicks make no difference to the page — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 4. His whole page would turn into cat videos instead — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 12, line 17: «Making or sharing fake pictures of real people to mock them is bullying and can be against the law.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+4). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

In a film, a car with a lane-beep system drives the family home while Dad sleeps. What does the film get wrong?

  • 1. Nothing, a lane-beep system can drive a car home all on its own — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 2. Helper systems only help; the driver must stay alert and in charge — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. The beep should be louder to wake Dad up — no support
  • 4. Cars with helpers must be driven by children — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 17, line 12: «Some cities test cars that drive themselves using cameras, sensors and AI; accidents have been reported and people argue about how safe they are.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «cars» (+4); the same action «drive» (+2); 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 5 · right ✓

"my twin opened my phone with her face, rubbish phone or what" Best reply?

  • 1. Your twin must have copied your fingerprints — no support
  • 2. Phones always open for anyone who smiles — no support
  • 3. Face unlock can mix up very similar faces, so add a PIN — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 4. The phone is fine, twins have identical brains — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 17, line 11: «Face recognition looks for patterns in faces, so very similar faces, such as identical twins, can sometimes fool it; adding a PIN makes a phone safer.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «add» (+2); the same thing acted on «pin» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · right ✓

Grandad says, "So the computer is the doctor now?" Which is right?

  • 1. No, AI is never used in hospitals at all — no support
  • 2. Yes, AI has replaced all hospital doctors — score 2
  • 3. Yes, doctors only plug in the computer now and it does the rest — no support
  • 4. No, AI helps doctors spot things, and doctors check and decide — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 17, line 14: «AI can help doctors spot patterns in scans such as X-rays; doctors still check and decide.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «doctors» (+2); the same action «help» (+1); the same doer «ai» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · wrong ✗

Which of these is a game trick to keep you playing?

  • 1. A clock on the screen that shows how long you've played so far — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 2. A pause button you can press any time — no support
  • 3. A menu that lets you save and quit — no support
  • 4. A surprise reward just when you were about to stop — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 17, line 10: «Some games use data about players to keep them playing longer, for example with well-timed rewards; deciding your stopping time before you start helps you stay…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «play» (+3); the same property (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · right ✓

The map app sends you down a tiny lane and it's jammed too. Why?

  • 1. The app wanted you to see the pretty countryside — score 5
  • 2. Tiny lanes are always faster than big roads — no support
  • 3. The lane was built to hold traffic jams on purpose — no support
  • 4. It sent lots of other drivers the same way — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 17, line 17: «A map app can send many drivers down the same small lane and create a new jam there.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «send» (+4); the same doer «map app» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · wrong ✗

Which sentence about the protein discovery is careful and true?

  • 1. It means AI has now cured every illness — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It was only a rumour on the internet and never happened at all — no support
  • 3. It was widely reported as a big breakthrough for medicine research — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. It means scientists are no longer needed — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

Sam asks the speaker for the weather, then goes out in shorts though it is snowing. What did he forget?

  • 1. To ask the speaker the same thing a second time — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. To look out of the window as well — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. To thank the speaker politely for its help — no support
  • 4. To turn the speaker up a bit louder — 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 ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the operation of a voice assistant?

  • 1. It replays recordings prepared in advance by human operators — no support
  • 2. It responds solely to the voice of the person who purchased it and to no other person — ← Mova's choice · score 13
  • 3. It converts sounds into words and subsequently infers the intention of the speaker — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. It comprehends every utterance with complete accuracy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 13, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1, line 1: «AI, short for artificial intelligence (artificial means made by people, not grown by nature), is the name for computer programs that learn patterns from huge p…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same doer «person» (+4); a different action (counts against) (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that a viewer, having watched a single video concerning cats, is subsequently presented with numerous similar videos. Identify the principal reason for this.

  • 1. The site is obliged by law to promote animal content — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The viewer's device has been infected by malicious software — no support
  • 3. Human staff select videos individually for each viewer — no support
  • 4. The recommendation system infers preferences from previous viewing — ✓ 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 a vehicle equipped with a lane departure warning.

  • 1. Responsibility passes entirely to the manufacturer upon activation of the system — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Responsibility for the conduct of the vehicle remains with the driver — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. The system is capable of conducting the journey unaided — no support
  • 4. The driver may lawfully cease to observe the road — 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 ✗

Ascertain the most accurate description of the role of artificial intelligence in the examination of radiographs.

  • 1. It renders the attendance of physicians unnecessary — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It assists in the detection of patterns, the final determination remaining with physicians — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. It is prohibited from use in all medical settings — no support
  • 4. It provides determinations that require no verification — 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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