Birthday parties

Tests: 9 of 18 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 130 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 Denver hands out invitations at the classroom door, and two children get none. Why is this unkind?

1. Invitations should always be posted by mail — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Being left out in public hurts — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The teacher must invite everyone herself — no support
4. Parties must never be held on school days — 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 ✓

Two weeks pass and you forgot to answer an invitation that said "RSVP by Friday". What is the problem?

1. You must now bring two presents — no support
2. Your invitation stops being valid forever — no support
3. The host does not know how many children to plan for — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. The host will cancel the whole party — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 130, line 3: «At the party you say happy birthday to the birthday child and hello to the parents, you let them blow out their own candles, and you smile when you lose a game.», 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 «children» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

At a party in Belfast, Mia wins the treasure hunt and Leo loses. What should Leo do?

1. Say "Well done" to Mia and keep enjoying the party — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Tell Mia she cheated — score 6
3. Go home early because he lost — score 1
4. Hide the treasure better next time so that nobody can win at all — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 130, line 14: «If you lose a party game, you congratulate the winner and keep smiling.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «keep» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

You gave a cheap but carefully chosen book as a present, and your friend got an expensive game from someone else. What matters most?

1. Who gave the biggest box — no support
2. Which present arrived first — no support
3. Which of the two presents cost more money in the shop — no support
4. The thought behind the present, not the price — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 130, line 13: «The price of a present does not matter; the thought does.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «matter» (+2); the same doer «price» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

A boy in Sydney leans over and blows out his friend's candles first as a joke. Why is that wrong?

1. Candles must only be blown out by adults — score 3
2. The cake will taste worse — no support
3. It makes the candles harder to light again — no support
4. It is the birthday child's special moment — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 9, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 130, line 15: «The birthday child blows out the candles alone, because it is their special moment.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «special moment» (+5); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Your friend Hannah's family are Jehovah's Witnesses and do not celebrate birthdays. What is right?

1. Bring her a secret birthday cake anyway — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Invite her again and again until she comes — no support
3. Tell the class she is strange — no support
4. Respect that and not push her to come to parties — ✓ 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

On Monday at school you want to tell your friend about Saturday's party. Some classmates were not invited. What is kind?

1. Talk about it later, away from those classmates — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Show party photos to the whole table — no support
3. Describe every game loudly in class — no support
4. Ask the uninvited children why they were not there — 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 130, line 20: «Talking loudly about a party in front of people who are not invited can really hurt them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «talk» (+3); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

You cannot come to a party because you are visiting your grandma. What is the polite way to answer?

1. Say yes and then simply not turn up — no support
2. Do not answer at all, since you are not coming and they will work it out — no support
3. Tell them your grandma is more fun — no support
4. Thank them for inviting you and say you are sorry you cannot come — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 98, line 3: «Bullying is when someone hurts, threatens or teases you again and again on purpose; it is never your fault, and the way to stop it is to tell a parent and teac…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same doer «way» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

got an invite, cant go tho, just ignore it?

1. Throw it away — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ignore it, they'll guess — no support
3. Still reply: thank you for inviting me, I'm sorry I can't come — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Tell them on the very day of the party, when they're getting ready — 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 ✓

its my mates party, can i blow the candles with her

1. Yes, if you sing loudly — no support
2. No, the birthday child blows them out alone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Yes, it's quicker with two — no support
4. Yes, if she has a lot of candles — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 115, line 10: «Hair catches fire easily, so keep it back and blow birthday candles from a safe distance.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «birthday candles» (+2); the same action «blow» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

my present was cheap, its only a book, is that bad

1. Yes, you should buy a bigger, more expensive one instead — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Only toys count as presents — no support
3. Yes, presents must be expensive — no support
4. No, the thought matters, not the price — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

lost musical chairs, so annoyed

1. Ask to play again until you win — no support
2. Congratulate the winner and keep smiling — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Say the game was unfair — no support
4. Sulk until you go home — 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 130, line 14: «If you lose a party game, you congratulate the winner and keep smiling.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «winner» (+3); the same action «congratulate» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

party's over, balloon bits on the floor and lil kids around

1. Give them to the toddlers — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Blow them up again — no support
3. Pick them up and bin them, kids can choke — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Leave them, they're just bits of rubber and can't hurt anyone — 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 ✗

everyone at lunch talking bout my party, sam's not invited

1. Show him the invitation — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Tell him he can't come — no support
3. Talk about it later, he could feel left out — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Talk louder so he hears — 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 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

friend with nut allergy at my party, cake has nuts

1. Don't tell him — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Tell an adult so there's safe food for him — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A little bit won't hurt — no support
4. He can just pick the nuts out — 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 16 · ★ · wrong ✗

did u hear at Max's party a toddler swallowed a balloon bit n turned purple, they say he nearly died!!

1. Keep burst balloon bits from little kids; "nearly died" may be blown up — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Toddlers can't choke on rubber — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Only big balloons are a choking risk, the small burst bits are too soft — no support
4. Balloon bits are safe to chew — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 118, line 13: «Toddlers sometimes eat pet food from bowls on the floor and can choke or get ill.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «choke» (+3); the same doer «toddlers» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-4). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · wrong ✗

apparently Zoe's mum only spent 2 dollars on Ruby's present, so cheap, everyone's talking about it

1. Only expensive gifts count — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Don't spread it; the thought matters, not the price — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Tell Ruby what it cost — no support
4. Spread it, cheap presents are rude — 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 18 · ★ · right ✓

my cousin says Noah's family doesn't do birthdays cos they're weird, should i tell the class

1. No; some families and religions don't do birthdays, and that is respected — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Invite him anyway and tease him at the party until he joins in with the cake — no support
3. Yes, the class should know — no support
4. Ask his parents why they're weird — 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 130, line 4: «The thought matters, not the price, so you never say how much a present cost; and some families and religions do not celebrate birthdays at all, which you resp…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «birthdays» (+2); the same doer «families» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason why an invitation must be answered by the stated date.

1. The host must report the number to the school — no support
2. The host wishes to know who owns the best present — no support
3. The host needs to know how many children to plan for — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. The invitation becomes invalid on the next day — 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 130, line 1: «An invitation needs an answer: you tell your parent and reply (RSVP) by the date, yes or no, because the host must plan food and games for the right number of…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «plan» (+2); the same doer «host» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that one is unable to attend a party. Select the response consistent with good manners.

1. "Your party sounds boring, so I'm not coming." — no support
2. Say nothing at all and simply stay away on the day — no support
3. Ask whether the party may be moved for you — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. "Thank you for inviting me, I'm sorry I can't come." — ✓ the right answer · 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 4, line 9: «You should move only one hand or foot at a time when you climb.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «move» (+3); the same circumstance (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the significance of a present?

1. A present is worthless if it is homemade — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The thought matters, not the price — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A present's price should be told to all — no support
4. The most expensive gift is the best gift — 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the hazard most commonly associated with burst balloons at children's parties.

1. The pieces may set fire to the cake — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Young children may choke on the pieces — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The noise may damage the walls of the room — no support
4. The rubber may stain the party clothes — 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

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