Music lessons and the recorder

Tests: 7 of 11 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 8 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1 of the arts 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 ✓

Your mate goes, "pressing harder with me fingertips stops the squeaks, sorted." Is he right?

1. No, the soft pads of the fingers seal the holes better — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. No, squeaks come only from the teacher's piano — no support
3. Yes, but only on wooden recorders — no support
4. Yes, the harder you press with your fingertips, the cleaner the note — 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 · wrong ✗

What would happen if a whole class practised the recorder every week for a term?

1. They would sound exactly as rough at the end of term as on day one — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Only the loudest child would get any better — no support
3. The recorders would wear out and stop working — no support
4. They would most likely sound much clearer and more together — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 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 1, line 14: «A class of beginners sounds rough at first because everyone is learning breath, fingers and timing at once; after weeks of practice the same class can sound cl…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sound» (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · right ✓

A cartoon shows a kid puffing a fresh breath for every note to make them separate. What should he really do?

1. Hum the notes instead of blowing at all — score 5
2. Hold his breath between notes and gasp — no support
3. Keep one steady breath and start each note with his tongue — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Puff an even harder, fresh breath for each new note, like a train — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1, line 11: «Tonguing means starting each note by touching the tongue behind the teeth, as if quietly saying "doo", so the notes come out clean and separate.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same action «start» (+4); the same thing acted on «note» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-6). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · right ✓

Noah in Toronto goes, "We should learn A, B, C first like the alphabet, eh?" ("eh" means "right?") What is the answer?

1. Teachers start with what is easiest for the fingers, so B, A, G — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. The order does not matter, so teachers pick at random — no support
3. He's right, music must go in alphabet order — no support
4. C is the first note on every instrument — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1, line 13: «On the recorder, B, A and G are played with the left hand alone and need one, two and three fingers, so teachers start with them instead of going in alphabet o…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «start» (+2); the same doer «teachers» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · right ✓

Danylo's gran says "Bozhe" (Ukrainian for "oh my God") when she hears the class. What does it tell you?

1. She thinks the class already plays like real professionals do — no support
2. She wants Danylo to give up music at once — no support
3. She thinks it sounds rough, as beginners usually do — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. She cannot hear the recorders at all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1, line 14: «A class of beginners sounds rough at first because everyone is learning breath, fingers and timing at once; after weeks of practice the same class can sound cl…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sound» (+4); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · right ✓

Your little sister wipes her recorder on her sleeve and says it's "proper clean now". Which is true?

1. Sleeves kill germs, so she is right and it is clean — no support
2. A wipe does not remove the germs inside the mouthpiece — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Only wooden recorders carry germs, so plastic ones never need washing — no support
4. Germs cannot get into a recorder — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1, line 10: «Each child should have their own recorder and wash it in warm soapy water now and then, because a wipe on a jumper does not remove germs inside the mouthpiece.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «remove» (+2); the same doer «wipe» (+2); the same thing acted on «germs» (+2); the same place «mouthpiece» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · wrong ✗

Kid in Atlanta goes, "recorder is mid, no cap" ("mid" means boring, "no cap" means honestly). What is the best reply?

1. He is right, so he should stop all music lessons for good — score 3
2. Fair opinion, but its skills carry over to the drums he wants — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Opinions about music are not allowed in class — no support
4. Recorder is the only instrument worth learning — ← Mova's choice · score 18

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 18, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1, line 8: «The recorder is a real instrument: composers such as Bach, Handel and Vivaldi wrote music for it, and professional recorder players still perform today.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+7); the same thing acted on «real instrument» (+5); the same doer «recorder» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · right ✓

Which is true about a solo and the group part?

1. A solo is always played by the teacher — no support
2. Only the solo matters in a concert; the rest is background noise — no support
3. Both matter, because a solo sounds empty without the group — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 14
4. The group part is only for children who cannot play — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 14, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1, line 15: «An ensemble is a group playing music together, and a solo is a part played by one person alone; a solo sounds empty without the group behind it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sound» (+4); the same doer «solo» (+4); the same circumstance (+4); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · right ✓

Freya's teacher tells her, "Cover the window gap and blow sharply." What is she clearing?

1. Dust that blocks the finger holes — no support
2. A wrong note stuck in the pipe — no support
3. A crack that lets the air leak out — no support
4. Drops of condensation from inside the recorder — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1, line 12: «Water dripping from a recorder is condensation: warm, wet breath cools inside the pipe and turns back into drops, just like a cold window steaming up; to clear…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «clear» (+2); the same thing acted on «drops» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

Wei slumps and asks what his back has to do with "a flute thing". What happens to his playing?

1. Nothing, because only the fingers make the sound — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The recorder plays higher and sweeter when you slump in your chair — no support
3. Slumping makes the recorder louder and clearer — no support
4. His breath has less room, so the notes are weaker and less steady — ✓ 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 ✗

Liam says, "Sure, if it's cheap plastic it can't be a real instrument, ya eejit." What is the mistake?

1. Plastic instruments are always better than wooden ones — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He is right, only expensive things count as music — no support
3. A cheap version of an instrument is still a real instrument — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Real instruments must be made of gold — 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 reason for which a recorder emits a shrill and unintended sound when the performer exhales with excessive force.

1. The instrument is designed to sound only at maximum force — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The instrument has sustained structural damage, such as a crack along the pipe — no support
3. The performer has failed to employ sufficient breath — no support
4. The instrument is caused to overblow into a higher and harsher register — ✓ 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 ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the historical standing of the recorder.

1. Composers including Bach, Handel and Vivaldi composed works for the instrument — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The instrument is classified as a toy by all authorities — no support
3. The instrument has never been performed upon professionally — no support
4. The instrument was devised in the present century solely for use in schools by young pupils — 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 ✗

Which of the following most accurately characterises the appearance of liquid at the lower end of a recorder in use?

1. The deliberate introduction of saliva by the performer — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The condensation of warm, moist breath upon cooling within the instrument — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A defect of manufacture necessitating replacement — no support
4. The leakage of fluid through a fracture in the instrument — 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

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the procedure most appropriate for the hygienic maintenance of a recorder.

1. Periodic washing in warm soapy water and the avoidance of shared use — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Occasional wiping of the mouthpiece upon an item of clothing — no support
3. No procedure, since germs cannot reside upon plastic — no support
4. Forceful exhalation through the instrument to expel germs — 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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