Eyes up: noticing your surroundings

Tests: 9 of 19 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 9 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 11 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 ✗

Mia is texting while she walks through a car park. Why should she stop?

1. Texting there will drain her battery — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Drivers get angry at people with phones and may shout at her — no support
3. A car may back out and she might not notice — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Car parks have no signal for phones — 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 ✓

Which is true about attention?

1. The brain notices everything that the eyes see around it — no support
2. Attention grows stronger the more things you do — no support
3. Looking at a screen makes your hearing sharper — no support
4. The brain can fully focus on only a few things at once — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 2: «Your brain can pay close attention to only a few things at once; when your eyes are on a screen, you can miss a car, a step or a friend waving right in front o…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «brain» (+5); the same circumstance (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

A boy in Sydney steps off the kerb after looking only to his left. Which danger did he miss?

1. Cars coming from his left, in the nearest lane — ← Mova's choice · score 12
2. Cars coming from his right, in the nearest lane — ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Bikes, which only ride on the footpath — no support
4. None, because cars always stop for people — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 12, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 11, line 15: «In the USA and Canada traffic drives on the right, so the nearest cars come from the left.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+4); the same doer «nearest cars» (+4); the same place «left» (+4). The right option, 2, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

You walk into a shopping centre with your eyes always on a game. What might you not know if a fire alarm rang?

1. Which shop sells shoes — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Where the nearest exit is — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. What the time is — no support
4. How many floors and lifts the building has — 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 · wrong ✗

Why might a cyclist's bell not help a person wearing loud headphones?

1. Bells only work in the daytime — no support
2. Cyclists ring bells only at crossings — score 1
3. The music covers the sound of the bell — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Bells are too high for people to hear — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 5, line 17: «Headphones stop you hearing cars and bells, so you should not wear them while riding.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hear» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · right ✓

Your friend says, "Anyone would notice a gorilla walking past." Which is true?

1. Everyone always notices big surprising things, like a gorilla — no support
2. Only people with poor eyesight miss it — no support
3. Only very young children ever miss it — no support
4. Many people miss it when their attention is busy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 8: «People looking at a phone while walking drift off line and notice less around them.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «look» (+2); the same doer «people» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · right ✓

What is the best reason to look up from your phone on a train platform?

1. To notice trains, the edge and people near you — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Because phones stop working near trains — no support
3. Because it makes the train arrive sooner — no support
4. Because the staff will take your phone away if they see it out — 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 · right ✓

Which helps you spot something unusual in your street?

1. Walking through it only at night — no support
2. Never looking at the street at all — no support
3. Knowing what it usually looks like — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Listening to loud music as you go — 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 11, line 13: «Knowing what is normal in a place makes it easier to spot something unusual.», 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 «knowing» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · wrong ✗

What is your side vision good at noticing?

1. The words on a sign — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. The exact colour of small things — score 8
3. The details of a friend's face — no support
4. That something is moving — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 11, line 11: «Side vision (peripheral vision) is good at spotting movement but poor at seeing detail.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «side vision» (+4); the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

walking n texting, keep bumping into stuff lol

1. Pavements are uneven now — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Your eyes get tired from walking and looking down at the ground — no support
3. Phones make you dizzy — no support
4. Your attention is on the phone, not around you — ✓ 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 11 · right ✓

in the cinema, why's dad looking for the exits

1. So we can get out fast in an emergency — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. To check the film times on the board outside — no support
3. Because he is bored — no support
4. To find the toilets — 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 11, line 12: «When you enter a building, noticing where the exits are helps you leave quickly in an emergency.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «leave» (+2); the same place «emergency» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · right ✓

crossing in toronto, which way first

1. Left, the nearest cars come from the left — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Straight up the road — no support
3. Right, the nearest cars come from the right — no support
4. Only behind you — 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 13 · right ✓

crossing in sydney, which way first

1. Right, the nearest cars come from the right — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It does not matter there — no support
3. Left, the nearest cars come from the left — no support
4. Only straight ahead — 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 14 · right ✓

walking home and texting, road's quiet tho

1. Stop and put the phone away before you cross — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Text faster so you finish before the road — no support
3. Hold the phone higher to see over it — no support
4. Keep texting, quiet roads are safe — 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 · right ✓

almost walked into a lamp post lol watching tiktok

1. Look up when you walk; next time it could be a car — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Only watch on short walks — no support
3. Turn the sound up so you can hear what is around you — no support
4. Walk slower and keep watching — 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 16 · wrong ✗

Zoe says she can text and look at the road same time. true?

1. Yes, if the text is short — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, girls can do two things at once — no support
3. No, your attention can only be in one place — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, if she uses one hand and holds the phone up high — 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 · wrong ✗

they're saying a girl walked into a lamp post texting and needed stitches, it was on the news apparently

1. It is just gossip, so phones never stop you noticing — no support
2. It proves lamp posts are placed in silly spots — no support
3. Maybe or maybe not on the news, but the lesson is real: put the phone away when you walk — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It only matters if you are texting, not watching videos — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 6: «A girl in Bristol walked along a platform watching a video and drifted to the edge; a station worker shouted and pulled her back just before the train came in.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «watch» (+2); the same thing acted on «video» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · wrong ✗

my mate reckons ur eyes can see everything around u even when ur on ur phone, it's like a superpower

1. That is wrong; side vision spots movement but not detail, and on a screen you notice much less — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He is right, so you can cross roads while scrolling — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. He is right, but only for teenagers — no support
4. He is right, side vision sees every detail clearly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 14: «Before crossing a road, stop, put away your phone, and look and listen in both directions.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cross» (+2); the same thing acted on «road» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · wrong ✗

Sophie walked into the glass door at the mall staring at her phone lol everyone's talking

1. Spread it, because it is true and very funny — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Do not spread it to laugh at her; if anything, learn to keep your own eyes up — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Spread it, so she gets known as clumsy — no support
4. Spread it, but say it happened twice — 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 ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the phenomenon termed inattentional blindness?

1. The failure to perceive something in plain view because attention is directed elsewhere — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The deliberate closing of the eyes when a person is frightened — no support
3. The inability to perceive colours in conditions of dim light — no support
4. The total loss of sight occasioned by excessive use of screens — 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

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

It being given that a pedestrian in the United States is about to cross a road, identify the direction from which the nearest traffic approaches.

1. From directly behind the pedestrian — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. From both directions with equal proximity — no support
3. From the left, traffic proceeding upon the right-hand side — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. From the right, traffic proceeding upon the left-hand side — 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal benefit of noting the exits upon entering a building.

1. It permits the visitor to avoid paying for admission — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It permits the visitor to remain unseen by staff — no support
3. It permits a rapid departure in the event of an emergency — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It renders fire alarms within the building unnecessary — 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 · wrong ✗

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning peripheral vision.

1. It is equal in every respect to central vision — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It functions solely in conditions of darkness — no support
3. It is proficient in the perception of detail but unable to detect movement — no support
4. It is proficient in the detection of movement but deficient in the perception of detail — ✓ the right answer · 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

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