Goodbye, please, thank you and sorry

Tests: 8 of 18 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 21 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 126 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 girl in Ohio says "Sorry if you got upset" after she laughed at her friend's drawing. Why is it not a real apology?

1. It does not take responsibility for what she did — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. It is too short to count — no support
3. Real apologies must be said in front of the class — no support
4. She should have written it down — 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 126, line 3: «A real apology takes responsibility: "Sorry I called you stupid" is real, "Sorry if you were upset" is not, and sorry means you try not to do it again.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «responsibility» (+2); the same action «take» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why do we thank a bus driver who is paid to drive?

1. Because it is a rule only on school buses — no support
2. Because the driver might stop the bus and make you get off otherwise — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Because thanking makes the bus go faster — no support
4. People who look after us deserve thanks, paid or not — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 42, line 3: «A zebra crossing has black and white stripes and, in the UK, flashing orange globes on poles; drivers should stop for people waiting there, but you wait until…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stop» (+1); the same doer «drivers» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy says sorry to his brother for hitting him, then hits him again the next day. What has he not understood?

1. Sorry means trying not to do it again — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Sorry is only needed for big things, not for a bit of hitting — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Sorry only counts in the morning — no support
4. Sorry must always be said twice — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 115, line 7: «A boy in Australia left a rake lying teeth-up on the lawn; he stepped on it in the evening, the handle flew up and hit his face, and he needed stitches above h…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «need» (+3); the same doer «boy» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Your friend's dad drove you home after a sleepover. What should you do as you get out?

1. Get out and run straight inside — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. Ask him to drive you to the park too — score 6
3. Wave at the car but say nothing — score 7
4. Say thank you and goodbye — ✓ the right answer · score 7

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 12, line 11: «A loud, repeating smoke alarm means there may be a fire: get out and stay out.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same property (+3); the same action «get out» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

A girl in Auckland says "Cheers, see ya!" to her friend. What is she doing?

1. Saying sorry for being late — score 9
2. Saying goodbye in a friendly way — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
3. Asking for a drink — score 9
4. Saying hello to her for the first time that day — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 11, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 126, line 7: «A girl in Texas left a party without saying goodbye or thanks; the host's mum thought something was wrong and phoned around worried until she was found at home.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «girl» (+3); the same action «say» (+2); the same thing acted on «goodbye» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Someone says "I'm sorry I took your seat." Which answer helps the friendship go on?

1. Turning your back without answering so they know how upset you are — no support
2. "You always do that, go away" — no support
3. "Thank you for saying sorry, that's okay" — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. "I will tell the teacher anyway" — ← Mova's choice · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 10, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 55, line 24: «Bullying usually goes on until someone tells an adult who can stop it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «adult» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «tell» (+2); the same doer «someone» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why is leaving a party without a word a problem?

1. It can seem rude or ungrateful to the host — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Parties cannot end until everyone says goodbye — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. The host will not know how many cakes are left — no support
4. Party bags are only given to those who say goodbye — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 126, line 7: «A girl in Texas left a party without saying goodbye or thanks; the host's mum thought something was wrong and phoned around worried until she was found at home.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «goodbye» (+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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

You come into a lesson ten minutes late because the bus was slow. What is the polite way in?

1. Stand at the door until the teacher notices — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Go home since the lesson has already started — no support
3. Burst in and tell everyone about the late bus — no support
4. Say "Sorry I'm late" quietly and sit down — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · right ✓

party's over, mums at the door, just leg it out?

1. Run out, they're busy anyway and won't even notice that you've gone — no support
2. Find the host and birthday child and say goodbye and thank you — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Grab the party bag and go — no support
4. Wave from the car — 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 126, line 1: «A visit ends well with a goodbye: you find the host and say thank you, you walk a visitor to the door, and you go without a fuss when your parent says it is ti…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «host» (+3); the same action «find» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

said sorry if ur upset, that's an apology innit

1. Yes, that's the best kind, because it shows you care about their feelings — no support
2. No, a real apology says sorry for what you did — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Only if you say it twice — no support
4. Yes, any sorry counts — 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 126, line 15: «A real apology says sorry for what you did, not only "sorry if you were upset".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «say» (+1); the same doer «real apology» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

he said sorry for taking my pen, what now

1. Make him say it again in front of everyone so the whole class hears — no support
2. Take his pen back to be even — no support
3. Say that's okay or thanks for saying sorry, and try to forgive — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Ignore him for a week — 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 111, line 5: «And if you break something by accident, telling the truth at once and saying sorry is always better than hiding it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «say» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

late for class cos the bus, oh and my laces broke, what do i say

1. Stand at the door until asked — no support
2. Say nothing and sneak in — no support
3. Say sorry I'm late and sit down quietly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Tell the whole story loudly so everyone knows it wasn't your fault — 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 126, line 18: «When you are late to class, you say "Sorry I'm late" and sit down quietly.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «sit down» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

knocked over my mate's lego on purpose, sorry is cringe

1. Blame his brother — no support
2. Knock down some of his other things too so that it's fair on both sides — no support
3. Never say sorry, it's weak — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Say sorry and help fix it, or he may stop playing with you — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 126, line 6: «A boy in Leeds never said sorry after he knocked his friend's tower down on purpose; his friend stopped playing with him, and the fight lasted for weeks.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «say» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

leaving the party, not telling anyone, just go

1. Just send a text later — no support
2. Say thanks and bye to the adult so they know you've left — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Sneak out the back — no support
4. Leave your coat as a sign — 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 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same receiver «trusted adult» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

said sorry but kept doing the same thing again

1. Sorry fixes everything — no support
2. Say it louder next time — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. A real sorry means stopping and putting it right — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Saying it is enough every time — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 88, line 13: «Saying kind things about yourself, and to yourself, helps you feel better.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same thing acted on «kind things» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · right ✓

omg did u hear Jess just walked out of Mia's party, didn't tell anyone, her mum rang the police n they searched the whole park!!

1. Leaving quietly is polite so nobody fusses — no support
2. Tell the adult in charge when you leave; the police bit may be exaggerated — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Police always come and search whenever a child leaves a party without telling anyone — score 5
4. Hide next time so nobody notices you leaving — 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 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same receiver «trusted adult» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · wrong ✗

Tom said sorry to Ben for the 50th time but keeps kicking him, everyone says Tom's a total psycho, spread it

1. Don't spread name-calling; a real sorry means he stops and puts it right — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Spread it, everyone should know — score 4
3. Saying sorry 50 times makes it all fine, even if the kicking still carries on — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Tell Ben he has to forgive the kicking — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 126, line 4: «When someone says sorry to you, you say "That's okay" or "Thank you for saying sorry" and try to forgive, so the friendship can go on.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «sorry» (+3); 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 18 · ★ · wrong ✗

apparently the bus driver cried cos no one ever says thanks, my brother's mate saw it, is that real

1. Bus drivers don't need any thanks — no support
2. Maybe or maybe not, but saying thanks to the driver is kind anyway — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It must be true, a mate saw it — no support
4. Only adults should thank the bus driver — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 102, line 9: «Thanking bus drivers, shop staff and dinner staff makes their day better.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «thank» (+3); the same receiver «bus drivers» (+2). 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 · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a genuine apology?

1. It is repeated whenever the same act recurs — no support
2. It says "sorry if you were upset" and no more — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. It names what one did and seeks to put it right — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is said loudly so that others may hear it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 126, line 15: «A real apology says sorry for what you did, not only "sorry if you were upset".», 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 (+2); the same doer «real apology» (+1). 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 conduct upon departure from a party.

1. Leave quietly so as not to disturb the guests — no support
2. Find the host and the birthday child and say thank you — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Take an extra party bag on the way out — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Send a message of thanks the following week — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 98, line 2: «Everyone deserves someone to play with: if children say you cannot play, or you are always picked last, an adult on duty or a teacher can help, for example by…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «choose» (+3); the same place «fairer way» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that another person has apologised to you. Identify the recommended response.

1. "That's okay" or "Thank you for saying sorry", and forgive — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Ignore the apology until the next day — no support
3. Demand a second and longer apology at once — no support
4. Reply that the matter can never be forgiven — 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 126, line 17: «When someone apologises, you say "That's okay" or "Thank you for saying sorry" and try to forgive.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «say» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for informing the adult in charge when one leaves a place.

1. So that they may close the door behind one — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. So that they may check one has thanked everyone — no support
3. So that they know where one is and one stays safe — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. So that they may arrange a gift for one's family — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 109, line 16: «Close doors gently, because slamming can trap fingers, break glass and scare people.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «close» (+3); the same thing acted on «doors» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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