Remembering details

Tests: 7 of 19 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 9 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 18 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 ✗

Jake saw a man take a bag from a café table. He wants to help. What is best?

1. Keep it to himself in case he is wrong — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Run after the man to see his face — no support
3. Tell an adult right away what he saw — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Wait until tomorrow to think it 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

Test 2 · wrong ✗

Which description would help the police most?

1. A woman, I think, wearing some clothes — no support
2. Short woman, red coat, white bag, went towards the station — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A person who looked a bit odd to me, I didn't like the look of them — no support
4. Someone who was near the shop at some point — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 18, line 20: «Small details like a car's colour, a number plate or what someone wore help police a lot.», 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 doer «someone» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · right ✓

Why can talking with friends about what you all saw be a problem?

1. Memories can change to match what others say — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The police do not allow it — no support
3. Friends always make up stories to sound more exciting — no support
4. It makes everyone's memory perfect — 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 ✓

Which is true about memory?

1. It stays exactly the same for ever — no support
2. It gets sharper every day — no support
3. It fades and can change over time — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. It records everything like a camera — 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 18, line 4: «Memory fades and gets mixed up quickly, so tell an adult or write down what you saw as soon as you can.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fade» (+2); the same doer «memory» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

A car hits a fence and drives off. What is most useful to remember?

1. How many birds were nearby — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. What the fence was made of — no support
3. What the weather was like the day before the crash — no support
4. Colour, type of car and part of the plate — ✓ 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 6 · wrong ✗

You are asked what shoes a person wore, but you did not see them. What should you say?

1. They wore black shoes, probably — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Their shoes were the same as mine — no support
3. I did not see their shoes — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Whatever shoes seem most likely — 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 ✗

A girl in Brisbane is asked how tall a man was. Which answer is most useful?

1. Not that short — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. About as tall as my dad — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Medium, maybe — no support
4. Very tall, I think, quite big — 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 ✗

Why does saying «green hoodie, white shoes» to yourself help?

1. Saying it out loud makes the person stop and wait — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It changes what the person wears — no support
3. Words make the picture easier to remember — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It warns everybody nearby — 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 ✗

What should you never do to get details?

1. Say what you see in your head — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. Notice what someone is wearing — score 8
3. Follow a stranger or a car — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Tell a trusted adult quickly — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 18, line 1: «Noticing details means looking carefully and putting what you see into words, which helps you remember it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «see» (+4). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · right ✓

saw a car hit a fence n drive off, what do i tell police

1. What other people said — no support
2. Colour, type, plate and which way it went — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Nothing, it's not my business — no support
4. Only how loud it was when it crashed — 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 18, line 11: «Every car has a number plate, also called a licence plate, with letters and numbers.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «car» (+2); the same thing acted on «number plate» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · right ✓

shall i run after the car to get the plate?

1. Yes, follow on your bike — no support
2. No, stay safe, never follow — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Yes, run as fast as you can — no support
4. Yes, if you have a phone — 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 18, line 18: «Never follow a person or a car to get details; staying safe comes first.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stay» (+3); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · wrong ✗

police asked how tall he was, dunno

1. Make up a number — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Say what your friend said — no support
3. Say he was very tall just to be safe, police like that — no support
4. Compare him to someone you know, like dad — ✓ 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 ✗

not sure if his jacket was blue or black

1. Say both, to be safe — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Say what the others said — no support
3. Say you're not sure — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Pick blue to sound sure — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · wrong ✗

lost at the station, police asks mum's number and i forgot it

1. It does not matter, they will just guess it from your name — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Numbers are only for grown-ups — no support
3. Just give them any number — no support
4. Learn it by heart now, it gets you home much faster — ✓ the right answer · 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 18, line 10: «Comparing someone's height with a person you know, like your dad, is easier than guessing a number.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «number» (+3); the same action «guess» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · right ✓

saw a car drive off after hitting a dog, what should i remember

1. The colour, the type and the plate if you can — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Just which way the dog ran — no support
3. Nothing, it is not your job — no support
4. Only how loud it was — 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 · right ✓

Mason says u don't need ur address if u got a phone. true?

1. No, phones die or get lost, so know it by heart — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, unless you move house — no support
3. Yes, the phone knows where you live, so it can tell people — no support
4. Yes, phones always work — 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 17 · wrong ✗

everyone's saying the robber at the corner shop was 7 foot tall with a scar, my mate's mum saw him

1. It must be exactly true because a mum saw it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It proves robbers are always very tall — no support
3. Rumours change as they spread; tell only what you saw yourself, and the details may have grown — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is fine to tell police what the gossip says as your own — 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 ✓

kid said he followed the car that hit the cat and got the number plate, he's a hero

1. The plate only matters if you follow the car home — score -1
2. Getting the plate is useful, but following a car is unsafe; safety comes first — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. He should have chased it on his bike — no support
4. He did the right thing, following cars is always smart if you want to catch them — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 18, line 18: «Never follow a person or a car to get details; staying safe comes first.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+2); the same property (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · wrong ✗

they're saying Aria's brother was the one who smashed the bus shelter, someone said they saw him

1. Spread it, and add what he was wearing — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Spread it, so the police hear about it — no support
3. Do not spread it; it may be untrue and it could hurt Aria and her family — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Spread it, because someone saw him do it, so it must be true — 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 · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the effect of conversation upon a memory of an event?

1. Memories become wholly fixed once they have been discussed — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Memories are unaffected by any conversation — no support
3. Discussion invariably renders a memory more accurate — no support
4. Memories may be altered through discussion, wherefore one should report what one personally observed — ✓ 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

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

It being given that a witness is uncertain of a particular detail, select the response that is most appropriate.

1. To supply the most probable detail as though it were certain — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To decline to give any account whatsoever — no support
3. To repeat the detail as reported by others — no support
4. To state honestly that he is not sure — ✓ 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which an account of an event ought to be given or written down promptly.

1. Memories fade with rapidity — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Written accounts are invariably true — no support
3. The police accept accounts only on the same day — no support
4. Memories become more detailed with the passage of time — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 18, line 4: «Memory fades and gets mixed up quickly, so tell an adult or write down what you saw as soon as you can.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «memory» (+4); the same action «fade» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response that is consistent with established guidance concerning the gathering of details about a suspicious vehicle.

1. The child must not follow the person or vehicle, safety taking precedence over details — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. The child should follow the vehicle so as to read its number plate — no support
3. The child should photograph the driver at close range — no support
4. The child should approach the driver to request his name — 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 18, line 18: «Never follow a person or a car to get details; staying safe comes first.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «follow» (+2); the same thing acted on «person» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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