Greeting friends and relatives

Tests: 8 of 21 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 15 of 25 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 122 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 boy in Toronto is cross because he lost a game, and his friend Ella says "Hi!" What is best?

1. Say nothing until tomorrow — score 2
2. Say "Hi, Ella" and explain later that he is cross about the game — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Turn away without a word so that Ella can see how cross he really is — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Tell Ella it is her fault — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 61, line 2: «A cat that lashes or thumps its tail while you stroke it is saying «enough»; a dog that yawns, licks its lips and turns its head away is saying «I feel uneasy»…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «turn away» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · wrong ✗

Why is a hello to a lonely new classmate worth it?

1. Because it makes you more popular than them — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Because new pupils always become best friends — no support
3. A small greeting can make someone's day and start a friendship — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Because the teacher secretly gives points for every hello to new pupils — no support

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 122, line 3: «A small hello to a classmate you do not usually play with can make their day and start a new friendship.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «small hello» (+4); the same action «make» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · right ✓

Which is the best way to talk to a grandparent who wears a hearing aid?

1. Face them and speak clearly, a little louder — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Speak from the next room so they practise — no support
3. Mumble quickly to finish sooner — no support
4. Shout every word as loudly as possible — 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 · right ✓

Your granddad rings the doorbell while you are playing a video game. What do you do?

1. Pause the game and go to the door to greet him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. Ask your sister to go down and greet him for you while you play — score 7
3. Finish the level and then say hello — no support
4. Shout "Come in!" and keep playing — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 111, line 15: «In a family everyone shares the work, so you pause a game to help when you are asked.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «game» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «pause» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

A girl in Leeds and her best friend have a special greeting dance. A new girl is standing with them. What is kind?

1. Tell the new girl the dance is secret and only for best friends — score 3
2. Do the dance and ignore the new girl — no support
3. Greet the new girl in an ordinary friendly way too — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Wait until the new girl leaves to greet anyone — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 105, line 6: «A girl in Leeds left a pan handle sticking out over the edge of the cooker; her little brother pulled it and was scalded on his arm.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+4); the same doer «girl» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · wrong ✗

Your aunt in Ireland calls to say happy birthday. What will make her happiest?

1. Passing the phone on straight away — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Asking how much money she put in the birthday card this year — no support
3. Thanking her and telling her something about your day — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Answering every question with "Fine" — 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 ✗

Your cousin, whom you have not seen for years, looks shy too. What is a good first step?

1. Wait for the cousin to speak first — no support
2. Play alone so nobody feels awkward — no support
3. Say hello and ask what they have been doing — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Tell your parents you are too shy to talk — ← Mova's choice · 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 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same receiver «parent» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · wrong ✗

Why should you not shout to a friend down the school corridor?

1. Because it is the only rule that matters at school — no support
2. Because friends cannot hear shouting — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Because shouting makes your voice break and you lose it for days — no support
4. It is loud for everyone else and can disturb classes — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 104, line 6: «A girl in Manchester told her friends she had been to Disney when she had not; when they found out, they stopped trusting her for a long time.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find out» (+1); the same doer «friends» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · right ✓

nana's here! but im mid game

1. Finish the level first — no support
2. Shout hi from your room — no support
3. Pause it and go greet her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Wave from the sofa and keep playing — 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 111, line 15: «In a family everyone shares the work, so you pause a game to help when you are asked.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pause» (+4); the same thing acted on «game» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · right ✓

grandad cant hear me well, should i shout

1. Speak fast so it's quick — no support
2. Face him and speak clearly and a bit louder — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Yes, shout as loud as you can, that is the only way he will hear — no support
4. Whisper close to his ear — 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 122, line 4: «Relatives came to see you, so you stop what you are doing and greet them warmly; with someone who hears badly you face them and speak clearly, a little louder,…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «speak» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · wrong ✗

auntie says look how much uve grown!! what do i even say

1. Tell her it's rude — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Say nothing and walk off — no support
3. Smile and say thank you or I know — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Say she has grown too — 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 12 · wrong ✗

new kid sat alone at lunch, say hi?

1. Only if a teacher tells you — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, new kids always want to be left alone on their first day — no support
3. No, wait until they talk first — no support
4. Yes, a kind hello can start a friendship — ✓ 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 ✗

auntie wants a kiss, i don't want to

1. Hide in the car until she leaves so she cannot ask again — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. You must always kiss family — no support
3. Shout no and run off — no support
4. It's ok to offer a wave or high five instead — ✓ 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 · right ✓

in a mood, not saying hi to my mates today

1. Ignore them all today, they'll get that you're in a mood — no support
2. Say a quick hi, ignoring them hurts their feelings — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Glare at them instead — no support
4. Tell them you hate them — 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 122, line 2: «Even in a bad mood you still say hello back, because ignoring a friend can hurt them; you can tell them later what is wrong.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «hurt» (+2); the same doer «ignoring» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · wrong ✗

my cousin always tickles me even when i say stop

1. Tickle him harder — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Keep laughing so he stops — no support
3. Say stop clearly and tell an adult, your no counts — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Never visit again — 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 122, line 6: «A boy in Leeds hugged his cousin hard every time even though she said she did not like it; she started avoiding family visits until a grown-up explained he mus…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «cousin» (+3); the same property (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · right ✓

did u hear Leo hugs his cousin every time even tho she says no, n now "she's never coming to xmas again". real lesson?

1. She should just get used to the hugs — no support
2. Only kisses need asking, not hugs — no support
3. Family hugs are always fine without asking — no support
4. Ask first, people can say no to hugs even in family — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 99, line 15: «Your body belongs to you; you can say no to a hug or touch and tell an adult.», 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 «hug» (+2); the same thing acted on «no» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · wrong ✗

apparently Grace ignored everyone for a week n "now she's got zero friends forever". what's probs exaggerated

1. That ignoring friends' hellos for a week makes them feel hurt — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. That friends may stop asking her to play — no support
3. Zero friends forever; but ignoring friends does hurt them — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. That she can say sorry and say hi again — 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 122, line 20: «Ignoring friends' greetings often makes them feel hurt and less likely to include you.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «ignoring» (+4); the same action «make» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · right ✓

kids are saying Tom's nan is "deaf as a post n shouts all the time" lol. pass it on?

1. No, it is unkind to mock someone who hears badly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, but only when Tom is not around — no support
3. Yes, because she really cannot hear it — no support
4. Yes, it is just a joke about old people — 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 · wrong ✗

at the wedding auntie whispered "that's his second wife, the first one left"

1. Ignore his wife — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ask him why she left — no support
3. Go and tell his new wife all about the first wife, so that she knows the whole story too — no support
4. He was married before and it ended; that's their business, so greet his wife politely — ✓ 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 20 · right ✓

my cousin said Uncle's "friend" coming to dinner is really "his girlfriend, shh"

1. Uncle may have a girlfriend; say hello politely and do not tease him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Tell everyone at the table — no support
3. Ask her loudly at the dinner table if she is really his secret girlfriend — no support
4. Refuse to say hello — 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 ✗

kids at school said "Mr Brown n Miss Green walked in holding hands!"

1. It means they are lost — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They may be a couple; that is their private business, so greet them normally — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Ask them in front of the whole class whether they are going to get married soon — no support
4. Shout it in the corridor — 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 manner of speaking appropriate to a relative who hears with difficulty.

1. Shout loudly from the next room over — no support
2. Face them and speak clearly, a bit louder — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Whisper close behind their back — no support
4. Speak quickly so it takes less time — score 6

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 122, line 16: «To someone who hears badly you face them and speak clearly and a bit louder, without shouting.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «speak» (+4); the same property (+2). · 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 the arrival of grandparents at the family home.

1. One greets them only if they have brought a gift — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. One waits upstairs in one's room until called down — no support
3. One stops what one is doing to greet them — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. One carries on playing until they come over — 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 · wrong ✗

Whereas a relative remarks "Look how much you have grown!", determine a fitting reply.

1. Silence, with a turn of the head away — no support
2. A smile and "Thank you" or "I know!" — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. "You have grown a great deal older, too" — no support
4. "That is a rude thing for you to say" — ← Mova's choice · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 117, line 18: «To keep a house cool in hot weather, close the curtains in the day, open the windows at night and drink water.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «water» (+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

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a person's entitlement in respect of hugs and kisses from family members?

1. They may refuse, and others should respect it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. They must accept unless they are unwell — no support
3. They must accept, since the people are family — no support
4. They may refuse only those from cousins — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 122, line 19: «People have a right to say no to hugs, kisses or tickling, even from family, and others should respect it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «respect» (+2); the same doer «others» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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