MovaStatus and blame questions; some people, boys, whoever
Tests: 1 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 6 of 15 · Run: 2026-11-05, commit 610eccd1d
Lesson 15 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 · ★★ · right ✓
Your mate says: "if Miss says 'some people are still talking' and doesn't say my name, it isn't me." Is he right?
- 1. No, it means whoever she's looking at, and if he was talking, him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Yes, "some people" always means the whole class at once — no support
- 3. Yes, a teacher must say your name or it's for nobody — no support
- 4. No, "some people" always means the ones at the back — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Dad: "I've asked you a MILLION times, is that your bike on the drive?" What does he really want?
- 1. A yes or no, the million is the point — no support
- 2. An exact count of how often he has asked — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 3. The bike moved, and he's asked lots of times — ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 4. Nothing, it's a joke about bikes — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 3, line 3: «Dad lifting the sofa cushions and asking "where's the remote?" wants help finding it. But "who left the tap running?" once the tap is already off only asks who…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+1); the same doer «dad» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2.
Test 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Mum in Cork, gate swinging, dog gone: "which eejit left the gate open? The dog's after legging it down the lane!" It was you. Best?
- 1. Shut the gate and say nothing at all — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Run off alone down the lane after him — no support
- 3. "Me, sorry", and fetch an adult to go after him — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Keep quiet, "eejit" isn't your name either — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Big sister, US: "who ate my fries?? no cap, I'm literally dying." You ate two. Best?
- 1. "Me, two of them, sorry" — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Call for help, she's dying — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 3. Say nothing, it's sus to own up — no support
- 4. "Dunno", she's only joking — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 7, line 5: «If the condition never comes true, the command never starts. And waiting for a condition is not a reason to ignore an emergency: if the pan boils over while yo…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «shout» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers.
Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Gran in Glasgow: "is that yer jacket lying on ma good floor, wee man?" It is yours. Best?
- 1. Kick it under the table — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Ask her what "wee man" means — no support
- 3. Pick it up and hang it up — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Say "aye, it's mine" and leave it — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Coach in Pittsburgh: "yinz in green, grab a ball; rest of yinz, sit tight." You are in yellow. What do you do?
- 1. Swap to green — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Sit tight — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Grab a ball — no support
- 4. Go home — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
Test 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗
You're mid-level in a game at ten at night when Dad looks in: "and what time do you call this? School tomorrow." Best?
- 1. Say "ten o'clock" and keep playing — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Save, say sorry, switch it off — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Finish the level, never stop halfway — no support
- 4. Yank the plug out without saving — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
Test 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗
A helper robot hears Mum ask Dad "can you take the kids to school today?" What should the robot do?
- 1. Answer "yes, I can" — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 2. Start walking the kids — no support
- 3. Nothing; the job is Dad's — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Lock the kids indoors — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 15, line 2: «Mum at bedtime asks "have you done your teeth?" A dry toothbrush says "no" louder than any "yep", and Mum only has to feel it. Answer truthfully, and if the jo…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «answer» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers.
Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Aussie mum, holding up wet swimmers: "who's left their togs on the floor all arvo?" They're yours. Best?
- 1. Ask what an arvo is first — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Say "not me" and hide — no support
- 3. Own up and hang them out — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Say "the floor" to answer her — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Mum said "don't let anyone in" and went to the shop. Your best mate knocks: "I'm not anyone, I'm your best mate, open up." Best?
- 1. Let him in, mates don't count — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Keep it shut till Mum's back — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Let him in round the back — no support
- 4. Open up but only for a minute — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
Test 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Which of these asks you for a job? A: Grandad, "remember when we went to the beach?" B: Mum, "remember to feed the fish." C: Brother, "who's had my charger?" and it's in your room.
- 1. Only C — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. B and C — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 3. A and B — score 3
- 4. Only B — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 2, line 6: «"Can you…?" or "could you…?" with the job right in front of you asks you to do it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 3.
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
It is given that a parent enquires at bedtime whether the child's teeth have been cleaned, and that they have not. Identify the response most appropriate to the circumstances.
- 1. An affirmative reply, so as to expedite the retirement to bed — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. A truthful negative, with no further action of any description — no support
- 3. A request that the parent first state the purpose of the enquiry — no support
- 4. A truthful negative, followed forthwith by the cleaning of the teeth — ✓ the right answer · 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 · wrong ✗
Whereas a teacher, directing her gaze at two particular pupils, remarks that "some people are still talking", ascertain upon whom the obligation to cease talking is thereby imposed.
- 1. Upon the entire class without exception — no support
- 2. Upon the teacher, who is herself speaking — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 3. Upon no pupil, none having been named — no support
- 4. Upon the pupils to whom her gaze is directed — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 4, line 5: «Words you only overhear, like two teachers talking or a TV advert shouting "call now!", are not orders to you. A real warning shouted to everyone, like "everyo…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «talk» (+4); the same doer «two teachers» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers.
Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓
It is given that one parent requests of the other, in the presence of the children, that the latter convey the children to school. Determine the obligation thereby imposed upon the children.
- 1. To prepare as usual, the conveyance being the parent's duty — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. To signify their consent on behalf of the parent — no support
- 3. To proceed to school on foot without delay — no support
- 4. To remain at home in the absence of a direct instruction — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown.
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
Select the response consistent with the established usage of the enquiry "what time do you call this?" when delivered by a parent to a child arriving home late.
- 1. An enquiry as to the accuracy of the parent's watch — no support
- 2. An invitation to partake of the evening meal — no support
- 3. A genuine request that the child state the present hour — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 4. A reproach for lateness, warranting an apology and an explanation — ✓ the right answer · 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 6, line 1: «Many commands tell you what NOT to do: "don't touch the hob", "no running", "never open the door to strangers".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same doer «many commands» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers.
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