Greeting adults and teachers

Tests: 7 of 19 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 18 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 121 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 Texas is shy, and when her dad's friend greets her she stares at her shoes. What would be better?

1. Look up, smile and say "Hello" back — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Keep staring, because shy children need not answer — no support
3. Walk away so she does not feel awkward — no support
4. Let her dad say she is rude — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 98, line 12: «Letting a friend copy your homework does not help them learn; explaining it does.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «let» (+2); the same thing acted on «friend» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · wrong ✗

Which greeting fits seven o'clock in the evening?

1. "Good morning" — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. "Good night, see you at lunch" — no support
3. "Good evening" — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. "Good afternoon" — 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 3 · wrong ✗

Why do we greet the school cleaner as kindly as the principal, the head teacher?

1. Because the cleaner can give us detentions — no support
2. Every worker deserves the same respect, whatever the job — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Because cleaners are always older than principals and need more care — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. Because the principal does not like greetings — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 68, line 4: «Some small creatures need care from us: the hairs of some caterpillars cause rashes, and head lice spread from head to head, which is common and not a sign of…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «care» (+2); the same action «need» (+1). 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

Test 4 · right ✓

A woman you have never met says hello and asks you to help find her puppy. What do you do?

1. Help her for a few minutes and then come back — score 0
2. Go with her, because she was polite — no support
3. Do not go with her, and tell a trusted adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. Ask her name and then go with her — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 95, line 22: «When people say a woman «is expecting», they mean she is going to have a baby.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «say» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

Your neighbour, Dr Brown, says "Please call me Helen." What do you call her now?

1. Mrs Helen Brown — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Helen — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Doctor — no support
4. Dr Brown, always, whatever she says — 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 6 · wrong ✗

Why should you take out your earbuds when an adult talks to you?

1. Because it is against school rules everywhere — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. It shows you are really listening to them — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Because adults want to borrow them — score 2
4. Because earbuds stop working near adults — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 57, line 15: «An adult who asks a child to keep a secret about touching is breaking a safety rule.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same doer «adult» (+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 ✓

A boy in Dublin hears a classmate call the teacher "Dad" and everyone giggles. What is the kind view?

1. He should be punished for being rude — score 4
2. He must stand up and apologise to the whole school in assembly — score 6
3. He should never speak in class again — score 3
4. It happens to almost everyone and teachers are used to it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 121, line 19: «Calling a teacher "Mum" or "Dad" by accident happens to almost everyone, so you laugh it off and carry on.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same action «happen» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · right ✓

Which is the most polite way to start in a shop?

1. Wait for the shopkeeper to guess what you want — no support
2. Ask for the price before saying anything else — no support
3. Greet the shopkeeper, then ask for what you need — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Say "Oi!" to get the shopkeeper's attention — 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 121, line 12: «In a shop you greet the shopkeeper before asking for what you need.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «greet» (+4); the same thing acted on «shopkeeper» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · wrong ✗

A new supply teacher looks nervous on her first morning. What helps most?

1. Test her by breaking the rules — no support
2. Tell her the class does no work on Fridays — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. Ignore her until the usual teacher returns — score 1
4. Greet her politely and behave well — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 100, line 6: «A boy in Ohio watched a kid being pushed around every day and said nothing; one day the kid was hurt badly, and the boy wished he had told a teacher sooner.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same receiver «teacher» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · right ✓

its 7 at night, what do i say to nan's friend when she comes in

1. Good evening — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Good night — no support
3. Good morning — no support
4. Good afternoon — 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 · wrong ✗

new teacher says call me mr patel, can i just say raj

1. No, say Mr Patel until he asks you to use his first name — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, if you say it with a smile — no support
3. Yes, teachers prefer nicknames — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Yes, first names are friendlier and teachers secretly like them more — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 98, line 14: «Teachers can choose teams in fair ways so nobody is always picked last.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «choose» (+4); the same doer «teachers» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · wrong ✗

lol i called my teacher mum in front of everyone

1. Apologise every day for a week — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Pretend you didn't say it all year — no support
3. Run out of the room — no support
4. Laugh it off and carry on, it happens to almost everyone — ✓ 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 ✗

man at the bus stop says hi and wants to chat

1. Go with him if he's friendly — no support
2. Say hello but don't chat or go anywhere; tell a trusted adult — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Chat for a while to be polite, he might feel sad if you walk off — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Take a sweet if he offers — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 6: «Example: in a park in Phoenix, a girl feels uh-oh when a man she does not know keeps asking her to help find his puppy; she says no, walks to her mum and tells…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+4); the same doer «man» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · right ✓

nice man at the park asking where i live, be polite n tell him?

1. Yes, if he smiles — no support
2. Only tell him the street — no support
3. No, you can be polite and still not say, tell your adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Yes, it's rude not to answer a grown-up who asks you nicely — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 121, line 4: «Being polite never means you must talk to or follow a stranger: if an adult you do not know greets you when you are alone, you may say hello, but you do not st…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «trusted adult» (+4); the same action «tell» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · wrong ✗

too shy to say hi to my teacher, ever

1. Hide behind your bag every morning so that she never sees you — no support
2. Tell her to go away — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Try a small hello or a wave, she'll understand you better — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Never say anything to her — 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 95, line 17: «If a parent hurts you or you feel unsafe at home, tell a teacher, school nurse or a children's helpline.», 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 «teacher» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · right ✓

grown-up i dont know says hop in the car, ur mum sent me

1. Get in, he knows your mum — no support
2. Ask him a password then get in — no support
3. Walk next to the car — no support
4. Say no, get away and tell a trusted adult — ← 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 121, line 4: «Being polite never means you must talk to or follow a stranger: if an adult you do not know greets you when you are alone, you may say hello, but you do not st…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «trusted adult» (+4); the same action «tell» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · right ✓

did u hear Noah called the teacher "mum" in assembly n "the whole school laughed for a week". what's probs exaggerated

1. A whole week; it happens to almost everyone, so laugh it off — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. That calling a teacher mum by mistake is a slip that anyone makes — score 4
3. That he carried on with his day after — no support
4. That some kids laughed at the time — 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 121, line 19: «Calling a teacher "Mum" or "Dad" by accident happens to almost everyone, so you laugh it off and carry on.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «happen» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · wrong ✗

my cousin's mate told a nice man at the park his address n the police came. real lesson?

1. Be polite but never give strangers personal details — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It is fine to tell nice, friendly men your address if they smile — no support
3. Never say hello to any adult you do not know — score 5
4. Only tell strangers your address if they ask twice — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 121, line 16: «You may say hello to a stranger, but you never stop to chat, go anywhere or take anything, and you tell a trusted adult.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «stranger» (+4); the same action «say» (+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 ✗

everyone says the new girl is "stuck up" cos she doesn't say hi to teachers. spread it?

1. Yes, if you say you are only joking — no support
2. Yes, but only tell the teachers about it — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. No, she may just be shy, and it is unkind — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Yes, everyone should know she is rude — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 95, line 17: «If a parent hurts you or you feel unsafe at home, tell a teacher, school nurse or a children's helpline.», 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 «teacher» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the form of address appropriate for an adult until such time as that adult requests the use of a first name.

1. The word "mate" or "buddy" alone — no support
2. The adult's first name used alone — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Mr, Mrs, Ms or Dr with the surname — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The adult's surname used alone — 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 121, line 9: «Use "Mr", "Mrs", "Ms" or "Dr" with the surname until an adult asks you to use their first name.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «adults» (+4); the same action «name» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain the appropriate greeting at a quarter past seven in the evening upon meeting a neighbour.

1. Good night — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Good morning — no support
3. Good evening — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Good afternoon — 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 · right ✓

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the greeting of an unknown adult while alone.

1. You must accept any gift offered to remain polite — no support
2. You must stop and answer every question put to you — no support
3. You may say hello, but never stop, go or take anything — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. You must accompany the adult if they request it — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 121, line 4: «Being polite never means you must talk to or follow a stranger: if an adult you do not know greets you when you are alone, you may say hello, but you do not st…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «anything» (+3); the same action «take» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the respect owed to a school caretaker?

1. It is less than that owed to any teacher — no support
2. It is owed only in the presence of parents — no support
3. It is the same as that owed to the head teacher — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is owed solely if the caretaker is older — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 121, line 14: «Caretakers, cleaners and dinner ladies deserve the same respect as the head teacher.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «caretakers» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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