Prediction: what happens next

Tests: 1 of 10 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 14 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 19 of the english 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 ✗

«she gasped so she heard a joke». Is that the best prediction?

1. Yes, gasps always mean someone is laughing — no support
2. No, gasps mean she is bored — no support
3. Yes, any guess is as good as another — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Not quite, a gasp usually shows shock or surprise — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 8: «Wild guesses with no link to the text, like a dragon turning into a cake for no reason, are not good predictions.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «wild guesses» (+3); the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-6). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

★★ «Grace practised the piano every night for months. On the day of the concert, she walked onto the stage and took a deep breath.» What is a sensible prediction?

1. The piano turns into a horse — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She forgets how to play and runs off crying, though nothing hints at it — no support
3. She plays well, because she practised so much — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She falls asleep — 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 ✗

«bro I predicted the ending wrong so I failed». Did he fail?

1. Yes, predictions must always come true — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Yes, wrong predictions score zero — no support
3. No, but only because he guessed — no support
4. No, a prediction is good if it fits the evidence — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 2: «A prediction does not have to come true to be a good one. It has to be based on evidence. In a test that says «Predict what might happen next, using evidence f…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+3); the same property (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

★★ The old man warned «never open the red door». Halfway through, Lily throws the key into the sea. What should a good reader do?

1. Start the book again — no support
2. Stop reading — no support
3. Keep the old prediction, whatever happens in the story — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Revise the prediction — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 18, line 1: «Inference means working out what the writer means but does not say. «Lily slammed the door and threw her bag on the floor.» The text never says «angry», but sl…», 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 «find» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

★★★ «Every night, the biscuit tin was emptier. Every morning, there were crumbs by the dog's bed, and the dog looked very pleased.» Which prediction uses the evidence best?

1. The family will buy a new tin because the old one has a hole — no support
2. The dog will bake more biscuits — no support
3. A burglar will be caught next week — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. The family will find out the dog is eating the biscuits — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 2: «A prediction does not have to come true to be a good one. It has to be based on evidence. In a test that says «Predict what might happen next, using evidence f…», 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 doer «prediction» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

★★★ A story has two clues: «Tom kept his hands in his pockets all day» and «Mum's best vase was missing from the shelf». Which prediction uses BOTH clues?

1. The vase will come back by itself — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Tom is cold, so he will put his gloves on tomorrow — no support
3. Mum will buy a new shelf — no support
4. Tom broke the vase and is hiding a cut or the pieces — ✓ 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 ✗

In a cartoon, a sign says WET PAINT and a character leans on the wall. What do you predict?

1. He gets paint all over himself — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The wall disappears — no support
3. Nothing happens, because cartoons always skip the obvious bit — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. The paint dries straight away — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 4: «Some pairs only sound nearly the same: near-homophones. «Accept» means to take or agree («accept the gift»); «except» means not including. «Affect» is usually…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). 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 8 · ★ · right ✓

Gen Alpha cousin: «nah predicting is mid, just read». Why is predicting useful?

1. It means you don't have to finish the book — no support
2. It keeps you thinking about the story and makes it exciting — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. It's only for tests and has no use at all — no support
4. It lets you skip to the end — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 15: «Predicting keeps you thinking about the story and makes reading more exciting.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «think» (+2); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

What would happen if a story always did exactly what you predicted?

1. It would have no words — no support
2. It might feel boring — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. You couldn't read it at all, because the words would vanish — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. It would win every prize — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1, line 5: «People learn and speak differently and are still right. Mum in London and Mom in Texas spell that word their own country's way; a girl who speaks Arabic at hom…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «read» (+2); the same thing acted on «stories» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sam grinned at the thin ice sign. In real life, what is the safe thing to do near a THIN ICE sign?

1. Jump on it to test it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Stay off the ice — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Walk on it if a friend dares you to, as long as it looks frozen — no support
4. Walk on the ice, but slowly — 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 ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a prediction in reading?

1. A statement of the reader's preferences, without reference to the text at all — score 5
2. An entirely random guess — ← Mova's choice · score 12
3. A reasoned anticipation of subsequent events, founded upon textual evidence — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. A recollection of events already narrated — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 12, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 8: «Wild guesses with no link to the text, like a dragon turning into a cake for no reason, are not good predictions.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same thing acted on «good predictions» (+4); the same doer «wild guesses» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

A character, having been warned never to open a certain door, is handed its key. Identify the prediction most consistent with established narrative convention.

1. That the character will open the door — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
2. That the key will vanish — no support
3. That the door will be removed — no support
4. That the character will never think of the door again for the remainder of the story — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 10, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 11: «Knowing common story patterns helps: a character warned «never open the red door» very often opens it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «open» (+4); the same doer «character» (+3); the same thing acted on «door» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain the components of a complete two-mark answer to a prediction question.

1. A personal opinion of the author, offered without supporting evidence from the text — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A summary of the whole book — no support
3. A predicted event and supporting evidence from the text — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A predicted event only — 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 4 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the revision of predictions.

1. It is a mark of good reading when new evidence emerges — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It is prohibited — no support
3. It demonstrates a failure of comprehension on the part of the reader in every instance — no support
4. It is permitted only before reading — 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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