Colours: mixing, the colour wheel, warm and cool

Tests: 5 of 11 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 11 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 13 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Your mate goes, "mix all the colours and you get white, obviously." What is the truth?

1. With paint you get mud; only light mixes to white — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He's right, all paint mixes to white in the end — no support
3. Mixing colours is impossible — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. All paint mixes to black, always, whatever you use — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 2: «Each paint soaks up part of the light, so mixing too many paints together soaks up almost everything and gives mud; picture Mia stirring her whole palette and…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «colours» (+4); the same action «mix» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Isla's brother says, "Colours don't have temperatures, ya eejit." Who is right?

1. Only the brother, because colours have no feeling — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Only Isla, because blue paint is actually cold to touch and red paint is warm — no support
3. Neither, because all colours feel the same to everyone, whatever they look like — no support
4. Both partly: paint isn't hot, but warm and cool colours change the mood — ✓ 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 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗

What would happen if Daniel mixed red, yellow, blue and green all together hoping for something new?

1. He would get a rainbow of stripes on his paper — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He would get pure white, like light — no support
3. He would most likely get a muddy brown — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He would get a bright pink — 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 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A cartoon shows a colour-blind character who sees the world in black and white. What is wrong?

1. Most colour-blind people just mix up certain colours — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Colour-blind people see extra colours that others miss — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Nothing, that is how all colour blindness works — no support
4. Colour blindness doesn't exist — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 10: «Red-green colour blindness is common, affecting about 1 in 12 men and about 1 in 200 women of European descent; most colour-blind people still see many colours.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «many colours» (+4); the same action «see» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · right ✓

A football kit is orange and blue and everyone says it's "fire" (great). What makes it stand out?

1. The colours are the same, so they blend — score 10
2. Complementary colours make each other stronger — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
3. Orange is a cool colour — no support
4. Blue is a warm colour, just like orange — score 10

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 12, against 10 for the next best. Its support: lesson 13, line 14: «Complementary colours are opposite each other on the colour wheel, like orange and blue or red and green; side by side they make each other look stronger.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same action «make» (+4); the same doer «colours» (+4). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · right ✓

Harry asks, "So which is it, mate, luck or danger?" What is the best answer?

1. It depends on the culture and the situation — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Red always means danger — no support
3. Red has no meaning, it is just a colour — no support
4. Red always means luck, everywhere — 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 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗

You want a dark rich blue for night without it going flat. What could you try?

1. Darken with a deep blue or brown instead of only black — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Add lots and lots of white until it gets darker — no support
3. Add yellow to make it darker — ← Mova's choice · score 15
4. Leave it exactly as it is and hope it dries darker overnight — score 12

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 15, against 12 for the next best. Its support: lesson 13, line 17: «Ultramarine blue, made from a stone, once cost more than gold.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+7); the same thing acted on «ultramarine blue» (+5); the same action «make» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Nan says her old book called purple "for kings". What would have happened if purple dye had been cheap back then?

1. Purple would have vanished — no support
2. Nothing would change about who wore it or how much it cost — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Kings would have worn even more purple than before — no support
4. Lots of ordinary people could have worn purple — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 16: «For centuries purple dye was made from sea snails and was extremely expensive, so it became a sign of emperors; cheap purple dyes were invented only in the 185…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «cheap purple dyes» (+4). Against it: a different action (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 9 · ★★ · right ✓

Impressionist paintings show blue and purple shadows on snow. Is that a mistake?

1. No, outdoor shadows often look blue or purple — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Yes, shadows are always black, everywhere — score 4
3. No, because the painters were all colour-blind and saw wrong — no support
4. Yes, snow has no shadows at all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 13, line 11: «Shadows usually have colour in them, and outdoor shadows, such as on snow, often look blue or purple; the French Impressionists of the 1870s became famous for…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «look» (+4); the same doer «outdoor shadows» (+3); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · right ✓

Ruby's painted sky looks dull. How could she make it look brighter?

1. Add black paint into the sky to brighten it — no support
2. Paint the land the same colour as the sky — no support
3. Make the whole painting lighter — no support
4. Put darker colours beside it for contrast — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 13: «Real light can be much brighter than any paint, so painters make a sky look bright by putting darker colours beside it; this difference is called contrast.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «put» (+2); the same thing acted on «darker colours» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓

Mia's friend says "Bruh, it's puddle water." What is Mia's best next try?

1. Mix only two or three colours at a time — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Mix even more colours together next time — score 8
3. Throw away all her paints and give up for good — score 4
4. Add every colour twice — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 13, line 2: «Each paint soaks up part of the light, so mixing too many paints together soaks up almost everything and gives mud; picture Mia stirring her whole palette and…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mix» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «colours» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which the admixture of many paints yields a brown or grey colour.

1. The colours cancel one another and become transparent upon the surface — no support
2. Each paint absorbs a different portion of the light, so little colour remains — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. The mixture of all paints produces white light — no support
4. Paint is by its nature brown in every instance, whatever its apparent hue — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 6: «Mixing many paint colours together makes brown or grey, because each paint soaks up different parts of the light.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «soak up» (+2); the same doer «paint» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · 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 red-green colour blindness.

1. It is common, affecting approximately one man in twelve of European descent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. It affects men and women in exactly equal measure in every population studied — score 3
3. It is unknown to medical science — no support
4. It renders the affected person unable to perceive any colour whatsoever — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 13, line 10: «Red-green colour blindness is common, affecting about 1 in 12 men and about 1 in 200 women of European descent; most colour-blind people still see many colours.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «red green colour blindness» (+2); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises complementary colours?

1. Colours situated adjacent upon the colour wheel which blend together — score 7
2. Colours situated opposite upon the colour wheel which intensify one another — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Colours obtained by the addition of white — no support
4. Colours which invariably clash and must not be combined — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 13, line 14: «Complementary colours are opposite each other on the colour wheel, like orange and blue or red and green; side by side they make each other look stronger.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «complementary colours» (+2); the same place «colour wheel» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain the reason for which purple was historically associated with persons of high rank.

1. It occurred naturally only in royal gardens — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It was devised by an emperor for his exclusive use — no support
3. Its dye, obtained from sea snails, was exceedingly costly — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It was the sole colour visible to monarchs and their courts — 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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