Street art and graffiti: legal walls vs vandalism
Tests: 2 of 11 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 6 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 19 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, "if you call it art, it's legal, innit." What is the truth?
- 1. He's right, the word "art" makes it legal — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. It is legal if nobody sees you doing it — no support
- 3. Only spray paint is illegal, so felt pens are fine — no support
- 4. Without the owner's permission it is damage — ✓ 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 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗
What would happen if Callum's mate got caught tagging?
- 1. He would get a medal from the mayor for brightening the town — no support
- 2. Nothing, because kids are never punished — no support
- 3. He could face fines or worse, even as a kid — ✓ the right answer · score 0
- 4. The council would pay him — ← Mova's choice · score 2
Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 4, line 5: «Bands talk in their own slang: in Liverpool "our kid" is your brother or sister, "la" is mate and "boss" is great; in Australia a "galah" is a fool (from a noi…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «la mate» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓
Abbie panics when her brother talks of "bombing". What should she know?
- 1. It means painting a mural legally — score 6
- 2. He is going away to fight in a war — no support
- 3. It means throwing water balloons at his friends — score 6
- 4. It's slang for illegal tagging, not real bombs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 17
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 17, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 5: «Street art has its own slang: "bombing" is graffiti slang for spraying lots of tags fast, a "piece" is a big detailed graffiti painting, a "writer" is a graffi…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+7); the same thing acted on «graffiti slang» (+5); the same doer «bombing» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗
A film hero sprays a masterpiece on train tracks and jumps clear at the last second. What is the truth?
- 1. The rails are safe to touch, even the electric ones — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Trains slow down for artists — no support
- 3. You can always jump clear in time if you are fit — no support
- 4. Modern trains are quiet and fast, and people have died this way — ✓ 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 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Jasmine's friend says "Ayo, I nearly stepped in it!" Why did she think it was a hole?
- 1. There was a real hole hidden under the chalk — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The chalk was wet cement — no support
- 3. It was a puddle — no support
- 4. Perspective tricks make chalk look deep from one spot — ✓ 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 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗
You love graffiti and want to practise. What is the wise move?
- 1. Tag bus shelters for practice — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. Spray your school at night — no support
- 3. Paint near the railway — no support
- 4. Find a legal wall or a class — ✓ the right answer · score 5
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 1: «Street art is art in public places, and the big question is always the same: did the owner agree? A huge mural on a block of flats, paid for by the council, is…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «art» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓
What would happen if Chen's club painted the school wall with no plan and no permission?
- 1. It could be damage and look messy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. It would be better than a planned one — no support
- 3. It would be legal because it is their school — no support
- 4. Nothing at all — 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 ✗
Sam's dad says "it might be a Banksy". Why can't they just ask Banksy?
- 1. He lives on the Moon — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. His name and face are kept secret — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. He only speaks Latin to people — no support
- 4. He died back in the 1500s — 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 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Ellie's two neighbours shout at each other about the graffiti. What is a good way to think it through?
- 1. Paint over it yourself — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Listen to both sides before deciding — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Ignore both of them for ever — no support
- 4. Pick whoever shouts the loudest — 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 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Your cousin says street art is always against the community. What do Ukrainian murals show?
- 1. Murals are always illegal — no support
- 2. Murals are often made with and for the community — ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 3. Only tourists like murals, never the people living there — no support
- 4. Street art always attacks the town and its people — ← Mova's choice · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 18, line 17: «Art can aim to be beautiful, but also to shock, ask questions, make people laugh or remember something.», 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 (+2); the same doer «art» (+1); the same thing acted on «people» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Is all street painting illegal?
- 1. Yes, every wall painting is a crime — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Yes, unless it is in chalk only — no support
- 3. No, murals with permission are legal — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. No, because walls belong to nobody — 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Identify the principal criterion distinguishing a lawful mural from an act of vandalism.
- 1. The time of day at which it is painted — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The colour of the paint employed — no support
- 3. The permission of the owner of the property — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The artistic merit of the image — 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 term "bombing" in the vocabulary of graffiti.
- 1. The rapid and usually unlawful application of numerous tags — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. The lawful painting of commissioned murals — no support
- 3. The depiction of military aircraft — no support
- 4. The use of explosive devices against buildings and their walls — 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 3 · formal language · right ✓
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the hazard presented by railway lines?
- 1. Trains halt automatically for pedestrians — score 5
- 2. Rails are harmless to the touch — score 5
- 3. Trains are fast and quiet, and certain rails carry lethal electricity — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
- 4. A train may invariably be heard in sufficient time for any person to withdraw — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 13: «Railway lines are deadly: modern trains are fast and quiet, some rails carry deadly electricity, people have died going onto tracks to paint, and trespassing o…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «carry» (+2); the same doer «rails» (+2); the same thing acted on «deadly electricity» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓
Ascertain the customary procedure in the preparation of a large mural.
- 1. A sketch, a grid for enlargement and the agreement of the owner — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
- 2. Spontaneous painting without design or consent of any party — no support
- 3. Painting by night to avoid observation — no support
- 4. The copying of an advertisement without permission of its owner — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 1: «Street art is art in public places, and the big question is always the same: did the owner agree? A huge mural on a block of flats, paid for by the council, is…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «agree» (+5); the same doer «owner» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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