MovaHints, sighs and real questions
Tests: 6 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 16 · Run: 2026-11-05, commit 610eccd1d
Lesson 13 of the commands 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.
Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗
Your Gen Alpha cousin: "bro the bin is literally overflowing, it's giving landfill." It's your bin week. What now?
- 1. Empty the bin and put a new bag in — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Say "no cap, it's giving landfill" — no support
- 3. Wait till she asks you properly — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 4. Take a photo of the bin for her — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 9, line 19: «"In a sec" and "hang on" ask the other person to wait a short moment; they are not a promise to wait for ever.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+4); the same doer «other person» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers.
Test 2 · ★ · right ✓
Nan in Manchester, back door open: "I'm nesh, me, and it's like the North Pole in here, our kid." What does she want?
- 1. Someone to tell her she isn't nesh — no support
- 2. The heating switched off for a bit — no support
- 3. Her slippers taken off her feet — no support
- 4. The back door shut to warm it up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2, line 4: «Saying "yeah, I can" and not moving is how a robot fails, and how the door stays shut while Mum drops the shopping. "A question is never an order" is a myth, a…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same doer «door» (+1).
Test 3 · ★ · right ✓
Your mate: "if they don't actually ask you, it's not your job, innit." Mum said "the bin's full", and it's your bin week. Is he right?
- 1. No, but only if she says please as well — no support
- 2. Yes, unless she says it twice in a row — no support
- 3. No, a hint about your own job is still your job — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
- 4. Yes, only a proper question makes it a job — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 11: «A hint about a pet's need, like a dog staring at its lead, usually means looking after it is your job.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «hint» (+4); the same thing acted on «job» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2).
Test 4 · ★ · right ✓
Dad, with a big sigh: "would it kill you to put the lid back on the milk?" What does he want?
- 1. The lid put back on the milk now — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. The milk put back in the fridge with no lid — no support
- 3. An answer about whether it would kill you — no support
- 4. Nothing; he's only joking about the milk — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
Your mate at the servo, eyeing your pie: "you gonna finish that, or what?" You're full. What's the best reply?
- 1. "Yes," and push it over — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. "Nah, go for it" — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. "Or what?" and eat it — no support
- 4. "No," and bin it — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
Test 6 · ★ · right ✓
You sighed "it's a bit dark in here" at the smart speaker and nothing happened. What should you say instead?
- 1. "Turn the lights on" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
- 2. "Would it kill you to help?" — no support
- 3. "Bit dark, innit?" — no support
- 4. "It's REALLY dark in here, mate" — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 19: «A smart speaker does not take hints: say "turn the lights on", not "it's a bit dark in here".», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same thing acted on «lights» (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2).
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
Ella said "no, Miss, I'm busy" to "have you got a minute?" and ran off. What most likely happened?
- 1. Miss caught her the next morning, not pleased — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Miss was glad that Ella told her the truth — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 3. Nothing, it was only a question about time — no support
- 4. Miss gave Ella a free minute after lunch — 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 5, line 18: «When you carry a message, say it as it was given and say who it is from: "Mum says can you wait a sec."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same thing acted on «message» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers.
Test 8 · ★ · right ✓
Bus-stop gossip: "Jaden's mum asked 'is that your coat?', he went 'yep' and walked off, she lost it, took his phone for like a year." What's the real lesson?
- 1. Never answer any question your mum asks you — no support
- 2. Coats are fine left wherever they happen to fall — no support
- 3. Always say "no" so you don't get in trouble — no support
- 4. "Is that your coat on the floor?" means pick it up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 8: «"Is that your coat on the floor?" means pick it up and put it away; "yep" on its own is not enough.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «floor» (+4); the same thing acted on «coat» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2).
Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
Your sister is on a video call. You see the iron she left face-down on her shirt, and it's smoking. Do you interrupt?
- 1. Yes, say it at once: smoke comes first — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. No, you must never interrupt a call — no support
- 3. Yes, but only after you finish your snack — no support
- 4. No, drop a hint once the call is over — ← Mova's choice · score 6
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 12: «When a job is cut off, you say what is done and what is left, and whether you will finish it, hand it over or drop it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «drop» (+4); the same thing acted on «job» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers.
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
Classmate in Singapore: "you lend me your ruler, can or not?" You've got two. What does she want?
- 1. To know if you're able to lend things — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. You to lend her your pencil instead — no support
- 3. You to say "or not" and keep it — no support
- 4. You to lend her a ruler, if you can — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
Test 11 · ★ · right ✓
Dad, under the sink, water spreading across the floor: "bit of a leak, nothing major, if anyone's passing with towels…" What does he want?
- 1. Bring towels now; it's more than a bit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Bring a tea towel later, it's nothing major — no support
- 3. Ask him exactly how big the leak is first — no support
- 4. Walk on past, since he said nothing major — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
Mum: "I've told you a million times, feet off the sofa." What does she mean?
- 1. Twice, and she'll tell you once more later — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 2. Nothing; it's a saying, so there's no job — no support
- 3. Many times; take your feet off right now — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Exactly a million times; you could count them — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 15: «"Already" can mean surprise at speed ("done already?" means check your work) or that you have been told ("I've already told you twice" means do it now).», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same property (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers.
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
It is given that a parent, upon observing a garment upon the floor, enquires "Is that your coat on the floor?". Identify the response most consistent with the parent's intention.
- 1. An enquiry as to the reason for the question posed — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The retrieval and proper hanging of the garment — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. A denial of ownership in order to avoid the task — no support
- 4. An affirmative reply, the garment remaining in situ — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓
Whereas a pupil in a playground is asked by a peer "Can you do a cartwheel?", no task being in prospect, determine the character of the enquiry.
- 1. An enquiry concerning ability, perhaps inviting a demonstration — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. A prohibition upon all gymnastic activity within the playground — no support
- 3. A request that the pupil instruct the entire class in gymnastics — no support
- 4. An instruction to perform a domestic duty forthwith — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Ascertain the meaning of the expression "Would it kill you to say thank you?" as uttered by a parent following the receipt of a gift.
- 1. An enquiry into the hazards attending gratitude — no support
- 2. A direction that thanks be expressed forthwith — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. A statement that thanks were already conveyed — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 4. A suggestion that thanks are wholly optional — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 5, line 18: «When you carry a message, say it as it was given and say who it is from: "Mum says can you wait a sec."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «carry» (+4); the same thing acted on «message» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers.
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
Select the statement that most accurately characterises the utterance "It is rather dark in here" addressed to a person standing beside a light switch.
- 1. It obliges the speaker herself to remedy the darkness — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. It constitutes an enquiry as to the time of the evening — no support
- 3. It ordinarily constitutes an indirect request for light — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. It is invariably a remark requiring no action of any kind — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
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