Oven, hob, kettle, toaster and dishwasher

Tests: 8 of 18 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 19 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 107 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Oscar in Manchester smells gas and sees the hob flame has gone out. What should he not do?

1. Turn the gas knob off — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Tell a grown-up straight away — score 2
3. Try to light it again himself — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Keep away from the hob — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 107, line 9: «If a gas flame goes out while the gas is on, turn the knob off and tell a grown-up; unburnt gas can fill the room and explode.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «turn off» (+2); the same thing acted on «knob» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which is true about a dark glass hob?

1. It is never hot after a minute, even straight after cooking — score 4
2. It always glows red when it is hot — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. It cannot burn anyone — score 3
4. It can be hot even when it looks dark — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 107, line 2: «A hot surface does not always look hot: a dark glass hob or a pan can burn you minutes after it is switched off.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «burn» (+4); the same doer «dark glass hob» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

A kettle cord hangs over the edge of the counter. What could happen?

1. A child pulls it and boiling water falls on them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. The cord gets cold and breaks — no support
3. The kettle switches itself off when its cord is hanging down — no support
4. The kettle boils more slowly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 45, line 4: «Ice on a pond may look solid but can be thin, especially near streams, bridges and the edges; children go on ice only where an adult has checked it is thick en…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «children» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why should you never carry a hot drink while holding a baby?

1. The baby will want to drink the tea — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. The drink could spill and scald the baby — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Babies do not like the smell of tea — no support
4. Carrying both at the same time is too heavy to manage — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 95, line 11: «Babies need lots of sleep, so keep quiet near a sleeping baby.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «need» (+2); the same doer «babies» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

A toaster is full of crumbs. When is it safe for a grown-up to empty the tray?

1. While it is toasting — no support
2. When it is still warm and plugged in — no support
3. When it is unplugged and cold — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. As soon as the toast pops up — 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 107, line 14: «If toast starts smoking, press the cancel lever and unplug the toaster.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «unplug» (+4); the same thing acted on «toaster» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Aria unloads the dishwasher and a knife is point up. What could have happened?

1. The knife would wash less clean — no support
2. She could have been stabbed reaching in — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The knife would fall through the basket — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. The dishwasher would not start — 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 31, line 11: «If a knife falls, step back and let it drop; never try to catch it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fall» (+4); the same doer «knife» (+1). Against it: 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

Why does steam from a dishwasher hurt more than warm air?

1. Steam is very hot and scalds your skin — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Steam is colder but wetter — no support
3. Steam has germs in it — no support
4. Steam has soap in it that stings your skin — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 107, line 17: «Wait a few minutes and stand back when opening a dishwasher that has just finished, because hot steam can scald.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «scald» (+2); the same doer «hot steam» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Your mum is taking a tray out of the oven and your little brother runs in. What is the most helpful thing?

1. Keep him back away from the oven — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Ask him to help carry the tray — no support
3. Tell him to touch the door gently — no support
4. Open the oven door wider — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 95, line 5: «A girl in Texas wants to hold her baby brother; she sits on the sofa, her mum lays him in her arms, and she keeps one hand under his wobbly head the whole time.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

toast's smokin!! what do i do

1. Press the cancel lever and unplug the toaster — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Throw a cup of water on it — no support
3. Dig the toast out with a fork, it's quickest — no support
4. Wait a bit, it might stop — 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

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

mum the hob looks off now, can i lean on it

1. Yes, glass hobs never get hot — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. No, a dark glass hob can still be hot — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Yes, if it isn't glowing red then it's cool — score 2
4. Only if you lean with your sleeve — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 107, line 10: «A dark glass hob does not show its heat and can stay hot after it is switched off.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dark glass hob» (+1); the same property (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

gonna fill the kettle, its still plugged in tho

1. Fill it to the very top so it lasts — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Fill it where it sits, plugged in is fine — score 6
3. Leave the cord hanging down so it's easy to reach next time — no support
4. Unplug it first, fill to the line, tuck the cord away — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 107, line 11: «Unplug a kettle before filling it, fill it only to the line and keep its cord away from the edge.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fill» (+4); the same thing acted on «kettle» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

dishwasher just beeped, grab the plates now?

1. Open it fast and look right inside — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Wait a few minutes and stand back as you open it — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Pull the plates out at once while hot — no support
4. Open it straight away and put your face in the steam to check — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 107, line 17: «Wait a few minutes and stand back when opening a dishwasher that has just finished, because hot steam can scald.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «open» (+4); the same thing acted on «dishwasher» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

pan's on fire!! get water?

1. Carry the burning pan to the sink and run the tap over it — score 3
2. Blow on it hard — no support
3. Yes, throw a big jug of cold water on it as fast as you can, it puts fires out — score 6
4. No, water makes a fireball; get out, shout for an adult, call the emergency number — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 107, line 19: «Water on a burning oil pan makes a fireball; you turn off the heat and cover it with a lid or fire blanket if an adult can do it safely, or get out and call fo…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+4); the same thing acted on «fireball» (+2); the same doer «water» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

toast stuck, gonna fish it out with a fork

1. Use a fork while it's on — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Use a knife, it's longer — no support
3. Unplug it first and let it cool, metal can shock you — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Shake the toaster upside down while it's still on — 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 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

kettle cord hangin off the counter, lil sis below

1. Only move it at night — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Tie a knot in it — no support
3. Push it back, she could pull boiling water over herself — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Leave it, she can't reach that high anyway, she's too little — 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

Test 16 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear Ollie stuck a knife in the toaster to get his bread out n got electrocuted n his hair stood up like a cartoon lol. what's the real lesson

1. Never put metal in a plugged-in toaster; unplug it first — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Shake the toaster upside down while it is on — no support
3. Use a fork instead, since forks are safe in any toaster — no support
4. Toasters are only dangerous when they are cold — 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 107, line 20: «Putting metal into a toaster while it is plugged in can give you an electric shock.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «put» (+4); the same thing acted on «metal» (+2); the same place «toaster» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

my nan says her friend's house blew up cos the gas went out on the cooker n they lit a match, apparently the whole block went. what's the true part

1. Unburnt gas can explode, so turn it off and tell a grown-up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Gas cookers always blow up the whole block — no support
3. Lighting a match is the way to check for gas — no support
4. Gas is completely harmless once the flame on the cooker has gone out — score -5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 107, line 10: «A dark glass hob does not show its heat and can stay hot after it is switched off.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «switch off» (+4); the same thing acted on «gas» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗

Grace's mum threw water on a chip pan n the flames went up to the ceiling, Grace told me not to tell anyone. should i spread it

1. Yes, so her mum learns her lesson in public — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Yes, because it is too exciting to keep quiet — no support
3. No, she asked you not to; the lesson is no water on oil fires — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, but tell only the teachers and a few of your closest friends — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 58, line 4: «Many families choose a secret family password: if someone says «Your mum sent me to pick you up» and does not know the password, you do not go, you tell a trus…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pick up» (+4); the same doer «mum» (+1); a different thing acted on (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 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a dark glass hob presents a particular hazard.

1. It heats only when touched by a person's hand — no support
2. It is cooled instantly when it is switched off — no support
3. It conducts electricity to any person who touches it with a wet hand — score 4
4. It does not display its heat and may remain hot after switching off — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 107, line 10: «A dark glass hob does not show its heat and can stay hot after it is switched off.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «dark glass hob» (+4); the same property (+3); the same action «stay» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Whereas the flame of a gas cooker is extinguished while the gas remains on, determine the appropriate action.

1. Open the oven door to warm the room — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Leave it on so that the gas may escape out of the window — no support
3. Turn off the knob and inform an adult — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Relight it at once with a match — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 34, line 12: «Before opening a door in a fire, you feel it with the back of your hand; if it is hot, you use another way out. The back of the hand feels heat well, and your…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «open» (+4); the same thing acted on «door» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning hot drinks and toddlers.

1. Hot drinks scald only during the first minute — score 6
2. Tea is harmless to toddlers once some cold milk has been added to it — no support
3. A small child cannot reach a cup on any table — no support
4. A cup of tea may scald a small child twenty minutes later — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 12, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 107, line 12: «Keep hot drinks out of reach of toddlers; a cup of tea can scald a small child even twenty minutes later, because it stays hot a long time and their skin is th…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «cup» (+4); the same thing acted on «small child» (+3); the same property (+3); the same action «scald» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Pursuant to the smoking of toast within a toaster, ascertain the correct procedure.

1. Remove the toast with a knife at once — no support
2. Shake the toaster while it is still plugged in — no support
3. Press the cancel lever and unplug the toaster — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Pour water into the toaster to cool it — 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 107, line 14: «If toast starts smoking, press the cancel lever and unplug the toaster.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «press» (+4); the same thing acted on «cancel lever» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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