Standing up for yourself, nightmares and the dark

Tests: 10 of 19 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 100 of the everyday 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 ✓

A girl in Toronto has her pencil case taken every day by a classmate. Which response is clear but calm?

1. Saying «Stop, that's mine» and telling the teacher — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Grabbing it back hard and pushing him away from her desk — no support
3. Crying and saying nothing — no support
4. Taking his bag in return — 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 · ★ · right ✓

At a party a boy makes fun of people who wear glasses. Most children laugh. What can one child do?

1. Laugh quietly so he fits in — no support
2. Take his glasses off to hide them — no support
3. Say it is not funny — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Make a joke about the boy's clothes — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 57, line 7: «A girl in Australia said no loudly when an older child touched her in a way she did not like, and told her mum straight away; the adults made sure it never hap…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «say» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy in Kent thinks his teacher marked his answer wrong by mistake. What is the best way to say so?

1. Shout that the teacher is wrong — no support
2. Tell his parents to complain at once — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Politely ask and show the teacher his reasoning — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Just accept it and stay angry — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 97, line 24: «Children who move school settle in faster when they tell a teacher or parent if they are finding it hard.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same receiver «teacher» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lily sees a friend's holiday photos and feels her own life is boring. What is helpful to remember?

1. Her friend's life is perfect every day — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. People share their best moments, not their dull ones — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. She should feel jealous of her friend and stop talking to her — no support
4. She must go on a holiday to be happy — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Which is the healthiest way to feel good about your body?

1. Skip meals so that its shape changes quickly — no support
2. Hide it under big baggy clothes all the time — no support
3. Compare it every day with the bodies in adverts — no support
4. Look after it with food, sleep and exercise — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 54, line 4: «Last, look for a fair way that works for both: take turns, share, split the time, choose together, or meet in the middle, which is called a compromise.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+4); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy in Arizona wakes from a dream about a snake in his bed. What is the sensible first step?

1. Shake his blanket out of the window — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Jump out and run outside — no support
3. Stay awake for the rest of the night just in case — no support
4. Remember it was a dream and turn on the light — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

Why does imagining a better ending to a nightmare help?

1. Changing the ending can stop the dream coming back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It teaches you to stop dreaming — no support
3. It gives the monster a reason to leave — no support
4. It makes you stay asleep all night long without waking up — 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 ✗

A little brother is sure a monster lives in his wardrobe. What will most likely help?

1. Locking the wardrobe so the monster cannot get out — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Telling him to stop being a baby and just go to sleep now — no support
3. Telling him the monster only comes out at midnight — no support
4. Opening it together with a torch to show it is empty — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl needs a drink of water at night but the hallway is dark. What is best?

1. Run through the dark as fast as she can — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Walk down with her eyes shut tight — no support
3. Wait until morning without a drink — no support
4. Switch on the lights as she goes — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

kid pushed in front of me in the lunch line

1. Shove in front of someone else — no support
2. Throw your tray at him — no support
3. Push him back out of the line so he learns his lesson — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Politely say you were there first or tell an adult — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 55, line 7: «A boy in Sydney watched others push a smaller boy into lockers and did nothing; when he told a teacher at last, he learnt that it had been going on for weeks.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+4); the same action «learn» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

he keeps nicking my pencils every day

1. Say nothing and buy more — no support
2. Take his pencils back twice so it's fair — no support
3. Say clearly "Stop, that's mine" and tell an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Hide all your things forever — 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 100, line 10: «If someone keeps taking your things, say clearly «Stop, that's mine» and tell an adult.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «adult» (+4); the same action «tell» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

had the same scary dream 3 nights now 😢

1. Draw it and imagine a better ending — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Watch a scary film to get used to it — no support
3. Stay awake every single night from now on — no support
4. Never tell anyone at all about the dream — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 100, line 4: «Nightmares can feel very real, but they are only dreams and cannot hurt you; turning on a light, going to a parent, calm music and imagining a better ending al…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «better ending» (+3); the same action «imagine» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

theres a monster under my bed i heard it

1. Sleep on the floor instead — no support
2. Shout at it so it goes away — no support
3. Monsters are not real, look with a torch and a parent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Yes, keep your feet under the covers all night so it can't grab u — 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 100, line 18: «Monsters are not real, and looking with a torch and a parent shows there is nothing there.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «monsters» (+1); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

kid in my class gets pushed round every day, not my business

1. Join in so they leave you alone — no support
2. Film it for a laugh — no support
3. Tell a teacher, standing up helps stop it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Stay out of it, it's not your problem, it's theirs — 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 55, line 7: «A boy in Sydney watched others push a smaller boy into lockers and did nothing; when he told a teacher at last, he learnt that it had been going on for weeks.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «teacher» (+4); the same action «tell» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

watched a horror film at a sleepover, now can't sleep

1. Tell a parent, and next time pick a film for your age — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Stay up all night instead — no support
3. Watch another one straight away to get used to it — no support
4. Never sleep with the lights off again — 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 54, line 5: «Two brothers in Melbourne both want the TV; after cooling down, they agree that one watches his show now and the other picks the film after dinner, and nobody…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pick» (+4); the same thing acted on «film» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · wrong ✗

having the same nightmare every night for ages

1. Keep it secret, it's babyish to tell anyone about dreams — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Eat a big meal right before bed — no support
3. Tell a parent, talking about it can help — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Never go to bed — 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 17 · ★ · right ✓

Ava's telling everyone some boy watched a horror film at a sleepover n had nightmares so bad he never slept again, like ever. what's probably exaggerated

1. Never sleeping again; scary films cause bad dreams, not endless waking — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. That scary films can give anyone nightmares at all — score 1
3. The part about the sleepover, because those never happen — no support
4. Nothing, since a nightmare really can stop a person ever sleeping again — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 100, line 21: «Scary films and videos before bed often cause nightmares and bad sleep in children.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cause» (+4); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same doer «scary films» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗

heard a kid got pushed around every day by the lockers n nobody said anything, now he's hurt, people say the ones who watched are just as bad. what's the real lesson

1. Watching quietly is the safest choice for everybody — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Only teachers should notice when a kid is being hurt, it is their job not ours — score 5
3. Telling an adult when someone is hurt is standing up, not telling tales — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Pushing the bully back is the best way to help — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 26, line 6: «In Britain and Ireland, foxes and badgers live close to people; they are best watched quietly from a distance, never fed by hand, touched or cornered.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «watch» (+4); the same property (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

my brother says Zoe still sleeps with the light on n a teddy, in year 5 lol, should i tell my mates

1. Yes, but only to friends who already know her — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, because it is funny that she is still scared of the dark at her age — no support
3. No, it is private and unkind to spread, and lights help many people — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, so she learns to stop being 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which calm and clear words are preferred to physical retaliation when one's possessions are repeatedly taken.

1. Calm words are more effective, whereas retaliation aggravates matters — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Physical retaliation is permitted on a second occasion only — no support
3. Retaliation is preferred, as it concludes the matter at once and for good — no support
4. Calm words oblige the other party to pay compensation — 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 ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a nightmare?

1. It is caused by monsters present within the bedroom — score 7
2. It may feel real, but it is a dream and cannot inflict harm — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
3. It may inflict harm if the dreamer does not awaken — score 5
4. It is a warning of events that will subsequently occur in the dreamer's life — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 10, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 100, line 4: «Nightmares can feel very real, but they are only dreams and cannot hurt you; turning on a light, going to a parent, calm music and imagining a better ending al…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «feel» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «nightmares» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning disagreement with an adult.

1. It is permissible only if expressed loudly and firmly — no support
2. It is in all circumstances forbidden to a child — no support
3. It is permissible if expressed politely with a reason given — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is permissible only in the presence of another adult who agrees — ← Mova's choice · 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 14, line 6: «A boy in Manchester did not notice his friend's clenched jaw and quiet voice and kept teasing him; the friend finally shoved him, he fell, and they did not spe…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+4); the same thing acted on «boy» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the course of action most likely to prevent the recurrence of a repeated nightmare.

1. Remaining awake throughout the night to avoid dreaming — no support
2. Viewing a frightening film immediately before retiring to bed — no support
3. Declining to mention the dream to any person at all — no support
4. Drawing the dream and imagining a more agreeable ending — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 100, line 16: «Drawing a repeated nightmare and imagining a better ending can stop it coming back.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «repeated nightmare» (+3); the same action «draw» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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