Home myths, first aid and weather warnings

Tests: 10 of 19 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 17 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 120 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 ✓

Why is it dangerous to walk through even shallow floodwater?

1. It is just clean rainwater from the sky, so it is safe to walk through — no support
2. It is always warm and makes you sleepy — no support
3. It can be fast, dirty and carry electricity from fallen wires — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
4. Floodwater is only dangerous at night — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 11, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 120, line 16: «In a flood, move up to higher floors and never walk in floodwater, which can be fast, dirty and electrified.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «floodwater» (+4); the same property (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · right ✓

A family in New South Wales hears a bushfire warning on the radio. Which plan is best?

1. Go towards the fire to help — no support
2. Do what their emergency plan says and follow official alerts — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
3. Turn the radio off to stay calm — no support
4. Wait until they can see the flames themselves — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 48, line 18: «Bushfire smoke is harmful, so you stay indoors with windows closed or leave as your plan says.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «plan» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓

A boy in Canada drops a sandwich and says «five-second rule!». What is true?

1. Germs got on it at once; the rule is a myth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It is safe if nobody saw it fall — no support
3. It is safe on carpet but not on tiles, because carpet is soft — no support
4. It is safe because he was quick — 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 ✗

Why does a closed bedroom door help in a house fire?

1. Fire cannot burn painted doors — no support
2. It slows the smoke and flames from coming in — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. It makes the fire go out by itself — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. It makes the room hotter so all the smoke rises up and away — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 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 40, line 10: «A closed door limits the fresh air that feeds a fire, so it slows the fire down.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «fire» (+2); the same doer «fire» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · right ✓

Why is a dirty splinter more of a problem than a clean one?

1. Dirty splinters are always much bigger — score 3
2. Dirt makes the splinter go in deeper — score 3
3. Germs on it can cause an infection — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Clean splinters come out by themselves — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 85, line 20: «A splinter left in the skin can let germs in and cause an infection.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «infection» (+4); the same action «cause» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · right ✓

Why does pressing a cloth on a cut help?

1. The pressure helps the bleeding stop — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It makes the cut close up and heal over in just a second — no support
3. The cloth soaks up the pain — no support
4. It keeps the finger warm — 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 grit or salt put on icy steps?

1. It keeps snow from falling — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It stops people slipping — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It makes the steps look clean — no support
4. It makes the ice even thicker — 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A girl wants to fix a broken hairdryer. What must happen before anyone opens it?

1. It is switched off at the button and left plugged in — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is cooled in the freezer — no support
3. It is unplugged, because a switch can fail — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is shaken to see if it works — 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 ✗

Your cousin dares you to drink a little washing-up liquid. What do you say?

1. No, cleaning products can burn your throat — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Yes, a little is harmless — no support
3. Only if you add sugar — no support
4. Only if you drink water first — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 116, line 6: «A boy in Ohio home alone opened the door to a man who said he was from the gas company; the man walked in and took things, and the boy was very frightened.», 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 thing acted on «things» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · right ✓

dropped my biscuit, 5 sec rule!!

1. No, germs get on it at once; if in doubt, bin it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
2. Yes, if you blow on it — no support
3. Only the floor of a shop is dirty, home floors are clean enough — no support
4. Yes, under five seconds it's clean — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 120, line 10: «The five-second rule is not true: germs stick to dropped food at once, so if in doubt, throw it away.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «germs» (+4); the same thing acted on «rule» (+3); the same place «doubt» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓

cut my finger peeling apples, bleedin a lot

1. Put it in your mouth to clean it and keep peeling the apples — no support
2. Press a clean cloth on it and hold your hand up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Hold it under hot water for ages — score 5
4. Let it bleed to clean it — no support

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 67, line 13: «You feed a horse only with the owner's permission, holding your hand flat with the food on your palm.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+4); the same thing acted on «hand» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★ · right ✓

flood outside, can we walk thru it its only shallow

1. Yes, if you wear wellies — no support
2. Yes, if it's below your knees and you walk slowly in the middle — score 3
3. Yes, if you hold hands — no support
4. No, floodwater can be fast, dirty and electrified; go higher — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 120, line 16: «In a flood, move up to higher floors and never walk in floodwater, which can be fast, dirty and electrified.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «floodwater» (+4); the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★★ · wrong ✗

toaster's switched off at the button, can i poke the bread out

1. Yes, the switch makes it safe — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, if the light is off — no support
3. Unplug it first, a switch can fail — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, with a metal knife quickly — 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 ✗

sign says wet floor but i'm in a rush

1. Ignore it, those signs are just there for grown-ups and cleaners — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Run across fast — no support
3. Walk round it or go slow, you could slip and break a bone — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Skate across it — 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 120, line 17: «Warning signs and labels are there because people have been hurt in that exact way before.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «warning signs» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★★ · wrong ✗

grandad says put toothpaste on a burn

1. No, cool running water for 20 minutes is right — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, toothpaste cools the burn and is the best thing to use — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Yes, with butter too — no support
4. Use ice for an hour — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 84, line 19: «A burn should be cooled under cool running water for 20 minutes; butter, ice and creams make it worse.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cool» (+4); the same thing acted on «burn» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★★ · right ✓

mate fainted at school

1. Get an adult, lay him down and lift his legs a little — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Throw a cup of cold water on his face to wake him up quickly — no support
3. Make him stand up fast — no support
4. Shake him hard — 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 120, line 19: «If someone faints, get an adult, lay them down and raise their legs a little.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «legs» (+3); the same action «raise» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★★ · right ✓

my nan swears butter on a burn fixes it, she's done it "100 times". right?

1. No, cool the burn under running water instead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Yes, but only use salted butter on it — no support
3. Yes, butter then a plaster on top of it — no support
4. Yes, butter seals the burn and stops the pain — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 84, line 19: «A burn should be cooled under cool running water for 20 minutes; butter, ice and creams make it worse.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cool» (+4); the same thing acted on «burn» (+1); the same place «cool running water» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★★ · wrong ✗

did u hear a kid walked thru floodwater n "a shark bit him on his street". what's probs a rumour

1. That in a flood you should move up to the higher floors of the house — no support
2. The shark; but floodwater really is fast, dirty and electrified — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. That you should not walk in floodwater — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. That floodwater can be electrified — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 120, line 16: «In a flood, move up to higher floors and never walk in floodwater, which can be fast, dirty and electrified.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «walk» (+4); the same place «floodwater» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★★ · wrong ✗

kids say Zoe slipped on a wet floor at the mall cos she "can't read signs lol". pass it on?

1. Yes, but only to kids in her class — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, it is unkind; the lesson is to heed warning signs — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, as it might teach her a lesson — no support
4. Yes, it is funny and everyone at school should get to hear it — 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 so-called five-second rule concerning dropped food?

1. It is true, as germs need five seconds to climb — no support
2. It is untrue, as germs stick to the food at once — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
3. It is true provided that the food is dry — no support
4. It is true for all foods dropped upon carpet — score 10

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 11, against 10 for the next best. Its support: lesson 120, line 10: «The five-second rule is not true: germs stick to dropped food at once, so if in doubt, throw it away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stick» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «germs» (+2); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which an appliance is unplugged before anyone touches its interior.

1. The plug may otherwise overheat and melt — no support
2. It makes the appliance easier to lift — score 4
3. A switch may fail and leave it live — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Unplugging prevents the appliance from cooling — 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 120, line 8: «A switch can fail, so an appliance is unplugged before anyone touches the inside.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «switch» (+4); the same action «fail» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that a flood is occurring. Determine the conduct prescribed for the members of a household.

1. Drive the car through the water to escape it — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Move to higher floors and never walk in floodwater — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Wade outside at once to reach the nearest shop — no support
4. Stay in the cellar where it is coldest and dry — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 48, line 13: «You never walk, swim or drive through flood water.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «drive» (+4); the same place «flood water» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning first aid for a bleeding cut.

1. Press a clean cloth on it and raise the hand — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Hold it under hot water until it stops at once — no support
3. Rub some butter on it and leave it uncovered — no support
4. Squeeze it firmly to push the dirt out of it — 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 120, line 12: «Pressing a clean cloth on a cut and raising the hand helps to stop the bleeding.», 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 «clean cloth» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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