Saving energy, pets at home and the bathroom

Tests: 7 of 18 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 15 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 118 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 family in Scotland wants a lower electricity bill. Which habit helps?

1. Leaving lights on in empty rooms so the bulbs last longer — no support
2. Leaving the TV on standby — no support
3. Switching machines off at the wall — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Opening the fridge door often — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 118, line 1: «Small habits at home add up: switching things off at the wall, taking short showers and deciding what you want before opening the fridge all save energy, water…», 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 place «wall» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «small habits» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · right ✓

Which treat is safe to give a dog?

1. A handful of raisins — no support
2. A piece of chocolate cake — no support
3. A dog biscuit made for dogs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Onion rings — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 118, line 3: «For example, chocolate, grapes, raisins and onions can make a dog very ill, and even a little pollen or water from a vase of lilies can kill a cat.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+4); the same circumstance (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

A kitten in Adelaide plays with a fallen lily flower. Why is that an emergency?

1. The kitten will turn yellow from the pollen — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Lilies make cats sleepy for an hour — no support
3. Lily flowers make cats sneeze only — no support
4. Lilies are deadly to cats — ✓ 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 4 · wrong ✗

Black spots appear on the bathroom ceiling. What most likely caused them?

1. Too much toilet paper — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Too much bright sunlight coming into the bathroom every day — no support
3. Damp from steam that was not let out — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Water that was too cold — 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 ✓

Why is sharing a toothbrush a bad idea?

1. Toothpaste stops working — no support
2. Toothbrushes change colour — score 4
3. The bristles wear out twice as fast when two people use them — no support
4. Germs pass from one mouth to the other — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 73, line 16: «A toothbrush is never shared, because it can carry germs and blood from one mouth to another.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «one mouth» (+4); a different action (counts against) (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · wrong ✗

A hamster is missing from its cage. What probably happened?

1. Hamsters can walk through bars — no support
2. The cage door was left open — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The cat opened the lock — no support
4. It turned invisible at night — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 27, line 14: «Hamsters are awake at night and should not be woken up in the day.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same doer «hamsters» (+1). 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 should hair straighteners never be left on near a towel?

1. They can burn the towel and start a fire — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Towels make straighteners go cold and stop working properly — score 3
3. They only work near water — score 3
4. The towel will straighten — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 8, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 118, line 19: «Leave a dog alone while it eats, because even a friendly dog may bite to guard its food.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «bite» (+7); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · right ✓

Why is it a good idea to decide what you want before opening the fridge?

1. The door stays open for less time, so the fridge stays cold — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. The fridge light lasts longer — no support
3. The food tastes better and fresher when you choose it that way — no support
4. You can eat more food — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 31, line 5: «A fridge does not kill germs; it keeps food cold so germs grow very slowly. That is why food that is left out too long, or kept too long even in the fridge, ca…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fridge» (+1); the same property (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · wrong ✗

dog's beggin for my grapes, just one?

1. Yes, one grape is a healthy treat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, grapes are poisonous to dogs — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, if they're green — no support
4. Only raisins are bad, not grapes — 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 ✗

got mum lilies, the cat keeps sniffin them

1. Keep them away, lilies are deadly to cats — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Fine, cats don't eat flowers — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Only the roots are a problem — no support
4. Only dangerous to dogs — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 61, line 14: «A cat that stops eating, or keeps going to the litter box without passing anything, may be seriously ill and needs a vet quickly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «eat» (+4); the same doer «cat» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · right ✓

forgot my toothbrush, can i use my brothers

1. Yes, if you use more toothpaste — no support
2. Yes, rinse it and it's fine — no support
3. Yes, family germs don't count — no support
4. No, each person uses their own — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 118, line 15: «Each person uses only their own toothbrush, because sharing spreads germs.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «use» (+4); the same doer «person» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · wrong ✗

tv on standby all nite, thats off right

1. Yes, the little red light is only there to show it is plugged in — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, standby uses nothing — no support
3. It only uses power in the day — no support
4. No, it still uses power, switch it off at the wall — ✓ 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 13 · wrong ✗

doggo eating, gonna give him a big hug

1. Take his bowl to play — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Hug him, he loves you — no support
3. Pat his head and stroke his ears while he eats his dinner — no support
4. Leave him alone while he eats, he might bite — ✓ 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 14 · wrong ✗

hair dryer in the bath while i'm in it, to warm up

1. Only for a minute — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Never, electricity and water can kill — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Fine if you hold it high — no support
4. Fine if it's on low — 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 ✗

cat scratched me deep and it's swollen

1. Scratch the cat back gently so it learns never to do that again — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ignore it — no support
3. Put a sweet on it — no support
4. Wash it and show an adult, cat scratches can get infected — ✓ 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 16 · wrong ✗

did u hear Bella's cat licked lily pollen off its fur n died, she's in bits. real lesson?

1. Cats only get ill if they eat the whole flower, stem and leaves — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Only big lily bunches are dangerous to cats — no support
3. Lilies are safe if the vase water is clean — no support
4. Lilies are deadly to cats, so keep them out of the house — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 61, line 14: «A cat that stops eating, or keeps going to the litter box without passing anything, may be seriously ill and needs a vet quickly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same doer «cat» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · wrong ✗

my mate swears her dog ate a whole chocolate cake n "exploded". what's probs exaggerated

1. That dogs should never be given chocolate cake or chocolate treats — no support
2. That the dog may need a vet — ← Mova's choice · score 9
3. That chocolate is poisonous to dogs — score 3
4. The exploding; chocolate really can make a dog very ill — ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 62, line 14: «A dog that eats medicine, a sock or other wrong things may need a vet, so you tell an adult straight away.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «dog» (+4); the same thing acted on «vet» (+3); the same action «need» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · right ✓

kids say a teen dropped her hair dryer in the bath n it was "cos she's dumb". pass it on?

1. Yes, it is a funny story to share — no support
2. No, it is cruel; the lesson is no plugged-in things near water — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Yes, but only to the people at school who already know who she is — no support
4. Yes, as a warning that she is clumsy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 32, line 4: «For example, a hair dryer that falls into a bath full of water can send current through the water and through the person in it. That is why electrical things a…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «water» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which devices on standby ought to be switched off at the wall when not in use.

1. On standby they slowly charge the house — no support
2. On standby they still use electricity — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. On standby they may record conversations — no support
4. On standby they make the picture brighter — 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 118, line 7: «TVs and other machines on standby still use electricity, so they are switched off at the wall when not in use.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «use» (+2); the same thing acted on «electricity» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning foods injurious to dogs.

1. Foods safe for humans are always safe for dogs — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Carrots, rice, plain chicken and water are poisonous — no support
3. Only foods which contain sugar harm a dog — no support
4. Chocolate, grapes, raisins and onions are poisonous — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 31, line 16: «Food that goes bad does not always smell or look bad, so smell is not a safe test.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same doer «food» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Whereas a bath has been taken and the bathroom is full of steam, determine the appropriate measure and its reason.

1. Leave it as it is, as steam cleans the tiles — no support
2. Use the fan and open the door, as damp grows mould — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Turn on the heater, as steam is good for paint — no support
4. Close every window, as steam keeps the room warm — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 118, line 17: «Steam in a bathroom makes damp, and damp grows mould, black spots on walls and ceilings, so the fan is turned on and the door opened after.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «grow» (+2); the same doer «damp» (+2); the same thing acted on «mould» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the reason for which each person ought to use solely their own toothbrush.

1. Sharing makes the toothpaste weaker — no support
2. Sharing a toothbrush spreads germs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Shared toothbrushes wear out faster — no support
4. Toothbrushes only fit one mouth shape — 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 73, line 16: «A toothbrush is never shared, because it can carry germs and blood from one mouth to another.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «share» (+4); the same thing acted on «toothbrush» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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