Bedroom, living room and manners at home

Tests: 10 of 21 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 18 of 25 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 119 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 ✗

Why might a lamp start a fire if pushed against a curtain?

1. Lamps give off sparks whenever their shade is touched by cloth — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Curtains make electricity — no support
3. The hot bulb can heat the fabric until it burns — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Curtains make the bulb explode — 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 ✓

A girl in Texas finds ants in her bed. What most likely brought them?

1. A clean pillowcase on her pillow — no support
2. An open window left open all winter — no support
3. Crumbs from eating in bed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Her school books on the shelf — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 119, line 8: «Eating in bed leaves crumbs that attract insects and make the bed dirty, so food is eaten at the table.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «eat» (+3); the same place «bed» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

Why are toy boxes with heavy lids a danger to small children?

1. Heavy lids make toys break — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. The lid can slam down on heads and fingers — ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Small children cannot open any box with a lid on their own — score 4
4. Children get bored of heavy boxes — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 106, line 18: «Take the lid off or leave a gap when heating a jar or container, because pressure can make it burst.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+7); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

Why must a toddler never be given a remote with loose batteries?

1. He will keep changing the channel and break the TV's screen — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. The remote will stop working forever — no support
3. Batteries make toddlers too excited — score -1
4. He can pull the batteries out and swallow them — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 118, line 14: «Putting the toilet seat down and closing the lid is polite, and stops toddlers falling in.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «toddlers» (+4); the same action «fall in» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

Which is true about a calm family dog and a toddler?

1. Toddlers cannot hurt dogs — score 1
2. Dogs only snap at grown-ups — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. A calm dog never snaps at anyone — score 4
4. Even a calm dog can snap if it is pulled or hurt — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 61, line 6: «A boy in Ohio tried to take a bone away from his dog while it was eating; the dog snapped and bit his hand, and he needed stitches.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «snap» (+4); the same doer «dog» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · wrong ✗

Your aunt visits for the first time. Which is most welcoming?

1. Showing her your new game and then ignoring her for the whole visit — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Leaving the room when she arrives — no support
3. Saying hello, offering her a drink and showing her the bathroom — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Asking what present she brought — 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 does writing «milk» on the shopping list help the family?

1. It makes the milk last much longer — no support
2. It is an old rule of every fridge — no support
3. Whoever shops knows to buy more — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is only for grown-ups to read — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 103, line 11: «Screens before bed keep your brain awake, so reading or calm sounds help you fall asleep.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «read» (+7). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · right ✓

Why is it wrong to take your brother's bike without asking?

1. It belongs to him, and asking shows respect — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He might want to sell it — no support
3. It is only wrong if you scratch it — no support
4. Bikes break if a second person rides them — 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 ✗

can i have my crisps in bed tonight

1. Yes, just shake the sheet — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Only if the light is off — no support
3. Better at the table, crumbs bring bugs — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, crumbs just disappear by the morning if you sleep on them — 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 · right ✓

used the last of the milk oops

1. Put the empty carton back in — no support
2. Tell someone or add it to the shopping list — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Say nothing, they'll find out — no support
4. Fill it with water — 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 119, line 14: «If you use the last of something, tell someone or write it on the shopping list.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «someone» (+4); the same action «tell» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · right ✓

borrowed my sisters charger, she didnt notice lol

1. Ask first next time and give it back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. Keep it, she has another — no support
3. Fine if she never asks — no support
4. Hide it in your room — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 119, line 15: «Borrowing something from a family member means asking first and giving it back.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «ask» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · right ✓

nightlight's stuck right up against the curtain

1. Fine if the curtain is thin — no support
2. Only big lamps get hot enough to cause any problem with curtains — no support
3. Fine, nightlights never get warm — no support
4. Move it away, bulbs get hot and can start a fire — ← 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 119, line 7: «Light bulbs get hot, so lamps and nightlights are kept away from curtains and other fabric.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «light bulbs» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · right ✓

phone charging under my pillow all night

1. Charge it on a hard surface, it can overheat and burn — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Only if it's a new phone — no support
3. It's fine, a soft pillow keeps the phone safe and stops it falling — no support
4. Put it under the duvet too — 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 108, line 17: «Charge phones and tablets on a hard surface, never under a pillow, because chargers get hot.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «charge» (+4); the same thing acted on «phones» (+1); the same place «hard surface» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · right ✓

baby bro climbing the telly stand

1. Hold the TV steady with both hands while he climbs up to the top — no support
2. Get him down and tell an adult, the TV can fall on him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Put him on top of the TV — no support
4. Let him, he's having fun — 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 119, line 6: «A toddler in Leeds pulled a TV off a low stand by climbing on it; it fell on his leg and broke it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «tv» (+4); the same action «fall» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · right ✓

blind cord hangin' by the baby's cot

1. Tell an adult, cords can wrap round a baby's neck — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Tie it to the cot — no support
3. Make it longer — no support
4. Leave it, babies like it — 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 a boy's phone under his pillow "caught fire n burnt his whole room down". what's probs exaggerated

1. That you should always charge a phone on a hard surface, not in bed — score 6
2. The whole room; a phone under a pillow can scorch and start a fire — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. That phones get hot when they charge — no support
4. That pillows and blankets trap heat — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 119, line 18: «Phones and tablets charging under pillows or blankets can overheat and start a fire.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «phones» (+4); the same thing acted on «fire» (+3); the same action «start» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · wrong ✗

my aunt says her friend's toddler climbed the telly n it fell on him. real lesson?

1. Put a toy on top so he will not climb — score 4
2. Fix TVs to the wall or stand so they cannot tip — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. Toddlers only climb TVs that are switched on and showing cartoons — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Big TVs are too heavy to ever fall over — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 40, line 7: «A toddler in Brisbane climbed a chest of drawers that was not fixed to the wall; it tipped over on top of him, and he was hurt.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «climb» (+4); the same doer «toddler» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · wrong ✗

everyone's saying Ollie's house is "full of cockroaches" cos he eats in bed. spread it?

1. Yes, people should know before they visit — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, it is unkind and probably not true — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, if you say you heard it from someone — no support
4. Yes, but only post it in the group chat — 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 19 · right ✓

grown ups went quiet n said "not in front of the kids" when i came in the living room

1. It means there is a surprise present for you hidden somewhere, so go and search for it — no support
2. It means you must listen quietly at the door to find out the secret — no support
3. It is private grown-up talk; give them space, and ask a parent later if worried — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. It means you did something wrong — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 119, line 17: «When grown-ups say «not in front of the kids», they mean the talk is private grown-up business, and you can ask a parent later if you are worried.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «parent» (+4); the same property (+3); the same action «ask» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 20 · wrong ✗

my big bro shut his door n yelled "i'm on the phone to my girlfriend, get out"

1. Listen in and tell mum everything — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Shout his girlfriend's name out loud outside his door so that she hears you tease him — no support
3. He wants privacy to talk to someone he likes; leave him be, do not listen in — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Take his phone away — 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 21 · wrong ✗

heard mum n dad arguing in the bedroom bout "who she was texting"

1. Read the texts on mum's phone yourself to find out who she was texting and tell dad — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. It is not your fault; do not spread it, and tell a trusted adult if you are worried — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Tell everyone at school — no support
4. Go in and pick a side, because they need you to tell them who is right — 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 82, line 4: «A boy in Dallas finds colourful pills on the kitchen table; he does not touch them, he tells his dad, and his dad puts them away up high.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same receiver «dad» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, 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 lamps and nightlights are to be kept away from curtains and fabric.

1. Light bulbs grow hot and may set fabric alight — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Light causes the curtains to shrink in size — no support
3. Fabric reduces the brightness of the bulb — no support
4. Curtains interfere with the lamp's electricity — 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 119, line 7: «Light bulbs get hot, so lamps and nightlights are kept away from curtains and other fabric.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «light bulbs» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the danger posed by a remote control lacking its battery cover?

1. The batteries will lose their charge very fast — score 5
2. A toddler may remove and swallow the batteries — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 13
3. The remote will cease to function within a day — no support
4. The remote may switch the television on alone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 13, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 119, line 12: «A remote control with a missing battery cover is a danger to toddlers, who can pull out and swallow the batteries.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «swallow» (+4); the same thing acted on «batteries» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «toddlers» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Whereas a member of the household has used the last of the milk, state the conduct consistent with good manners.

1. Say nothing and hope that someone notices — no support
2. Tell someone or write it on the shopping list — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Blame another member of the household — no support
4. Put the empty carton back into the fridge — no support

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a dog and a toddler in the same room.

1. They are watched, as a pulled pet may snap — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. They are left alone so that they make friends — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. They are kept together to teach the dog patience — no support
4. They are safe together, as dogs love children — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+4); the same property (+2); the same thing acted on «dog» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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