Age ratings, scary films and choosing what to watch

Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 5 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 26 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 says, "It's 15 but it's not even that scary, ya wimp." What is the best answer?

1. Only babies follow ratings, so you should watch it to show you are not one — no support
2. Ratings warn about content; saying no is fine — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Mates watched it, so it is safe — no support
4. Ratings are just there to annoy kids and do not mean anything — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 26, line 3: «Picture a sleepover: everyone says a horror film "isn't even that scary", then one friend cannot sleep for three nights; scary pictures can stick in the mind,…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «no» (+4); the same action «say» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · wrong ✗

What would happen if you spent all film night scrolling the menu?

1. No time left to watch — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The streaming service would get annoyed and choose a film for you — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. The films in the library would all become much shorter — no support
4. You would end up seeing more films than ever before in one night — 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 26, line 10: «Streaming services have huge libraries, and too much choice can make people scroll for ages without choosing.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «choose» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

A Gen Z kid says, "Critics said it's trash, so it's trash, period" ("period" means end of discussion). What is fair?

1. Critics are always right — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Critics never actually watch the films they write reviews about — no support
3. You can read their reasons and still disagree — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Critics are always right about every film because it is their job — 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 ✗

Your cousin from Leeds goes, "Spoiler: the dog dies, soz" ("soz" means sorry). What would have been kind?

1. Telling everyone else the ending even faster so it is fair — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Only spoiling the films that he hates, never the good ones — no support
3. Keeping the ending secret — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Waiting a day first — 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 26, line 5: «People say it their own way: "shook" means badly scared, "a lightweight" is someone who tires easily, and "daylight robbery" means far too expensive.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same thing acted on «ending» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

In a cartoon, a kid sneaks into an 18 film and says ratings are "only about swears". What is the mistake?

1. Ratings are only about how long films are — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ratings also cover scary and violent scenes — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. 18 films have no rude words at all — no support
4. Ratings are only for cartoons — 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 ✗

Gran says the popcorn is "daylight robbery". Why are cinema snacks so dear?

1. Popcorn has to be flown in by plane from abroad every single day — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Cinema snacks cost more because they are extra healthy — no support
3. The actors in the film get paid out of the popcorn money — no support
4. Snacks are how cinemas earn — ✓ 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 7 · wrong ✗

Your friend from Glasgow is "pure feart" ("feart" means scared) after a horror film. Which is a good thing to remind her?

1. Monsters are real but only at night — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is made up, with actors, make-up and effects — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. She must watch it again to stop the fear — no support
4. Being scared means she is a baby — 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 ✗

Which is a good reason to keep your phone away during a film?

1. You will catch the clues — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Cinemas confiscate phones — no support
3. Phones make films play faster, so you miss the end — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. The film stops playing if anyone's phone is switched on — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 23, line 10: «Toy Story, made by Pixar in 1995, was the first full-length film made entirely by computer animation.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same thing acted on «first length film» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · wrong ✗

Kalani's friend says documentaries are "boring school stuff". What is fair to say?

1. Documentaries are only made for teachers to show in their lessons — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Many are gripping — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. All documentaries are boring because that is the rule for making them — no support
4. Real life is never anywhere near as exciting as a cartoon — 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 · right ✓

Your family argues about the film every week. What would most likely help?

1. Taking turns to choose — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Watching three films at once — no support
3. Letting the dog choose — no support
4. Never watching films again — 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 · right ✓

A kid says a PG film is fine because "it's got no swearing". What else should be checked?

1. Whether it has frightening or violent scenes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Whether it was made in America — no support
3. Whether the actors are famous — no support
4. Whether the poster is colourful — 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 purpose of the age rating attached to a film.

1. The augmentation of the film's appeal to children by the promise of excitement — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. The duration of the film — no support
3. The prohibition of all films to adult audiences unless accompanied by children — no support
4. Guidance on its content — ✓ 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 26, line 9: «Scary films can cause bad dreams, especially for young children; talking about it, watching something funny after and remembering it is made up all help.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «scary films» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following most accurately characterises the revenue of cinemas from refreshments?

1. Refreshments are sold at cost without any profit — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Refreshments are supplied free of charge with all tickets — no support
3. The price of refreshments is fixed by the actors — no support
4. Refreshments constitute a substantial portion of the cinema's income — ✓ 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 · right ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the disclosure of a narrative's conclusion.

1. Its effect is argued, though most find it annoying — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It is prohibited by statute in most jurisdictions and punished by a fine — no support
3. It has no effect upon any viewer — no support
4. It is universally agreed by researchers to enhance the enjoyment of all viewers — 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 · wrong ✗

Ascertain the measure most likely to diminish distress following the viewing of a frightening film.

1. The avoidance of sleep for the entire night — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The concealment of the distress from all persons — no support
3. The immediate viewing of a more frightening film — no support
4. Discussion of the film and the subsequent viewing of something amusing — ✓ 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

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