Home alone, keys and garden play

Tests: 9 of 19 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 15 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 116 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 ✗

A girl in Houston is told she can stay home alone for an hour. Which plan is best?

1. She can invite friends and cook pasta — score 6
2. She tells the delivery man she is alone — ← Mova's choice · score 9
3. She keeps the front door wide open so fresh air can come in all the time — score 9
4. She knows when mum returns, how to call her, and not to use the oven — ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 56, line 5: «A girl in Florida gets lost in a big shopping mall; she stays inside, goes to a shop counter and tells the worker her name and her mum's phone number, which sh…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «girl» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · right ✓

Why might one family let a 10-year-old stay home alone and another family not?

1. All families everywhere must follow exactly the same rule on this by law — no support
2. Children who can cook may always stay alone — no support
3. Laws and advice differ by place, and grown-ups decide for each child — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. It depends only on how tall the child is — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 65, line 6: «A family in Ohio got a puppy for Christmas, but nobody walked or trained it; it chewed the house, grew bored and anxious, and had to go to a rescue home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «grow» (+3); the same doer «family» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Leo's dad wants to make the barbecue flames bigger with lighter fluid. Why is that dangerous?

1. Lighter fluid makes the barbecue too cold — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It makes the food taste sweet — no support
3. The fuel can flare up and burn him — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The barbecue will go 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 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

While home alone, Mia hears a window break and someone inside. What should she do?

1. Go and ask the person what they want — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Clear up the glass first — no support
3. Get to a safe place and call the emergency number — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Wait quietly in the kitchen until her mum comes home from work — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 87, line 13: «If you find it hard to hear the teacher, tell a parent, because you may need a hearing test.», 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 «need» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Why is a doormat a bad hiding place for a spare key?

1. The key gets too cold — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The postman takes the key — no support
3. Burglars look there first — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Keys rust under doormats — 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 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Which garden activity is safest for two children who share a trampoline?

1. Doing flips over the net — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Jumping off onto the grass — no support
3. Bouncing together to go higher — no support
4. Taking turns, one person at a time — ✓ 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 ✗

Why is it important to close the front door when you come in?

1. The door gets cold in winter and the wood starts to crack — no support
2. Doors close by themselves anyway — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Pets can escape and strangers could walk in — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It stops the post from arriving — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 109, line 20: «Fire doors must stay closed to stop smoke and fire spreading.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «close» (+3); the same doer «fire doors» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · right ✓

A boy in Wellington wants to fry an egg while his mum is out. What should he do?

1. Fry it quickly and wash the pan before she gets back home — no support
2. Use the oven instead of the hob — no support
3. Wait or have a cold snack, unless he is allowed to cook — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Ask a friend to cook it for him — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 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 101, line 4: «For example, a boy in Ohio who feeds the family cat every morning without being asked shows he can be trusted with bigger things.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «boy» (+4); the same doer «boy» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

You are walking near stinging nettles in shorts. What would have helped?

1. Wearing long sleeves and long trousers — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Running through them quickly — no support
3. Wearing sandals — no support
4. Touching them gently with one finger — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 71, line 13: «In an aquarium touch pool you touch the creatures gently with two fingers, as the staff show you.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same action «touch» (+3); the same property (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

3 of us on the trampoline doin flips, fine?

1. Yes, if the net is up — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, one at a time and no flips — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, more people means softer landing — no support
4. Only flips need a grown-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 11 · ★★ · right ✓

bbq's out but im gonna squirt more fuel on to get it goin

1. No, fuel flares up, leave it to a grown-up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Yes, if you stand close — no support
3. Yes, a little squirt is safe if you put the bottle down after — no support
4. Yes, if the coals look cold — 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 116, line 9: «A barbecue stays hot for hours, and fuel must never be squirted onto it because it flares up.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «flare up» (+4); the same doer «fuel» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★ · wrong ✗

home alone, starving, can i fry eggs

1. Yes, just leave the hob on low — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Eat a cold snack unless you're allowed to cook — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, cook whatever you like — no support
4. Use the oven instead, that's safer — 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 ✓

weird noise downstairs and im on my own

1. Hide and tell no one — no support
2. Go down and check alone — no support
3. Stay somewhere safe and call your parent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Open the front door and look outside to see who is there — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 116, line 17: «If a noise scares you, stay somewhere safe and call a parent; if there is real danger, call the emergency number.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+4); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★★ · right ✓

home alone, man at the door says he's from the gas

1. Open a bit to see — no support
2. Don't open, say a parent is busy, call your parent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Let him in, he has a badge — no support
4. Ask him to wait inside the hall while you phone your mum — 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 35, line 4: «For example, a man knocks and says he has come to read the gas meter. You do not open the door; you can say through the closed door that he must come back late…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «parent» (+4); the same action «phone» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★★ · wrong ✗

4 of us on the trampoline at once, so fun

1. Jump higher to avoid the others — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Only if you're all small — no support
3. More is safer — no support
4. One at a time, crashes break bones — ✓ 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

Test 16 · ★★ · right ✓

lost my key, gonna climb in thru the window

1. Don't, call a parent or go to a trusted neighbour — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Climb in the top window — score 4
3. Wait in the dark till midnight — no support
4. Break a small pane — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 116, line 20: «If you lose your key, do not climb in through a window; call a parent or go to a trusted neighbour.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+2); the same receiver «parent» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★★ · right ✓

did u hear 5 kids on Jake's trampoline n "all of them broke both legs". what's probs exaggerated

1. That jumping all together can make kids crash into each other and get hurt — no support
2. That a safety net helps — no support
3. All of them breaking both legs; most injuries come from several jumping — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. That one person at a time is safest — 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 116, line 7: «A girl in Australia played on a trampoline with no net and another child jumping too; they collided and she broke her leg.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «leg» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★★ · right ✓

my cousin reckons a man said he was from the gas company n robbed a kid home alone, so never open the door. real lesson?

1. Do not open the door when alone; call a parent instead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Open it if the man shows any card — score 5
3. Open it if he sounds friendly, polite and knows your mum's name — score 5
4. Open it if he says it is an emergency — 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 35, line 4: «For example, a man knocks and says he has come to read the gas meter. You do not open the door; you can say through the closed door that he must come back late…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «parent» (+4); the same action «phone» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★★ · right ✓

everyone at the bus stop says Sam's mum leaves him home alone all night, she's a terrible mum. pass it on?

1. No, it may be untrue and it is unkind — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, if you add that you are not sure — no support
3. Yes, it is important news for everyone — no support
4. Yes, but only to kids in your class — 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 condition under which a child may be left at home alone for a short period.

1. The child is over the age of six years — no support
2. A grown-up agrees and the child can reach them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. The child has a television to watch — no support
4. The child promises not to answer the phone or the door to anyone — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 80, line 22: «Children of 9–10 need about 9 to 12 hours of sleep, and too little makes it harder to learn, remember and stay calm.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+4); the same doer «children» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the hiding place of a spare door key.

1. It is written on a note stuck to the door — no support
2. It is under the doormat, where it is easy for the family to find — no support
3. It is kept secret, as burglars check under doormats — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. It is told to every neighbour for convenience — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 116, line 11: «Burglars check under doormats, so the hiding place of a spare key is kept secret.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+4); the same property (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Whereas a barbecue is lit and the fire is slow to burn, determine the conduct required in respect of liquid fuel.

1. It is never squirted on, as it flares up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It is squirted on lightly to revive the fire — no support
3. It is poured on only when the flames are low — no support
4. It is sprayed on from a distance of one metre — 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 ✗

It is given that a child at home alone is frightened by a noise. Ascertain the appropriate course of action.

1. Open the door to see who is outside — score 5
2. Stay somewhere safe and call a parent — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Hide and say nothing to anyone later — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. Go outside at once to investigate the noise and find its cause — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 12: «You can say no to anyone, even an adult you know, if something feels unsafe.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same receiver «anyone» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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