Your uh-oh feeling

Tests: 10 of 22 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 17 of 26 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 19 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 ✓

At a bus stop in Vancouver, a man keeps standing too close to Emma and her stomach knots. What is the best choice?

1. Stay still so as not to seem rude — no support
2. Ignore the feeling, as he has done nothing — no support
3. Smile and hope that he leaves soon — no support
4. Move away towards people and tell an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 14, line 4: «If an adult is shouting, very angry, or acting strangely or confused, the safe choice is to keep your distance and tell an adult you trust.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same receiver «adult» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Which is true?

1. Feelings in your tummy are never useful — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Children must always do what adults say, whatever happens — no support
3. It is fine to say no to an adult when you feel unsafe — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. You may say no only to strangers — 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 3 · ★★ · right ✓

Max's uncle gives him a present and says, «Don't tell your mum, it's our secret.» Max feels uneasy. What should he do?

1. Tell only his best friend about it — score 6
2. Keep the secret because it was a gift — score 4
3. Give the present back and say nothing — score 6
4. Tell his mum or another trusted adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 10, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 9, line 5: «A boy in Arizona hiking on a hot day gets a headache and feels dizzy and sick; his body is warning him about the heat, so he stops in the shade, drinks water a…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same receiver «mum» (+4); the same action «tell» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Your class is planning a surprise party for your teacher. Should you tell her?

1. No, and you must keep it secret for ever — no support
2. Yes, because surprises are worrying secrets that must be told — no support
3. Yes, every secret must be told at once — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. No, it is a happy surprise that will soon be shared — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 19, line 5: «A surprise, like a birthday present, is happy and will soon be shared; a secret that makes you feel worried or uncomfortable should always be told to a trusted…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «secret» (+3); the same action «tell» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Which body signals can be the uh-oh feeling?

1. Yawning, heavy eyelids and wanting to sleep — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. A rumbling, hungry tummy — no support
3. A runny nose and sneezing — no support
4. A racing heart, a tight throat, sweaty hands — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 9, line 8: «Thirst is the body's signal that it needs water.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «signal» (+4); the same action «need» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

What could happen if you never listened to your uh-oh feeling?

1. Nothing could ever go wrong for you — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. You would always be safer than others, because you are brave — no support
3. You would never feel afraid again — no support
4. You might stay too long where it is unsafe — ✓ 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A car pulls up and the driver leans out to ask Sophie for directions. She feels uh-oh. What should she do?

1. Step back, stay out of reach and walk away — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Get in to show him the right way — no support
3. Lean into the car to point on his map for him — no support
4. Walk right up to the driver's window — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 7, 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 same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «walk» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-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 ✗

Why should you keep telling adults if the first one does not help?

1. Adults like to hear a story many times — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. You deserve to be helped and kept safe — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. There is a rule that you must tell three people — no support
4. The first adult is always the wrong one — 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 ✓

Noah feels uh-oh before his first school play, though nothing is dangerous. What is going on?

1. It means he should run away from school before it starts — no support
2. New things can bring a nervous feeling that is safe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. It means he is ill and must go home — no support
4. It means the play is dangerous — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 11: «Trusting your uh-oh feeling and moving away is never wrong, even if it was nothing.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same doer «feeling» (+4); the same thing acted on «nothing» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-7). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

man in a car asked me to help find his puppy

1. Get in the car to look — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Say no and move away, adults ask adults — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Ask him to show you photos — no support
4. Help him, he sounds sad and it's only a puppy — 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 · ★★ · right ✓

uncle says it's our secret and not to tell, feels bad

1. Keep it, he's family — no support
2. Only tell your friends — no support
3. Tell a trusted adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Forget about it — 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 19, line 14: «A secret that makes you feel bad or worried should be told to a trusted adult.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same receiver «trusted adult» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★ · right ✓

got a funny feeling about that bloke, prob nothing tho

1. Ask him what he wants — no support
2. Stay, it's rude to just walk off from people — no support
3. Move away anyway, it's never wrong — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Wait until you're sure — 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 19, line 3: «When you get it, move away, say «no» if you need to, and tell a trusted adult — even if it turns out to be nothing.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «move away» (+3); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★★ · right ✓

told my teacher, she didn't help

1. Keep telling other trusted adults — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Keep it to yourself now, grown-ups don't care — no support
3. Stop telling anyone — no support
4. Sort it out on 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 14 · ★★ · right ✓

something feels really off about this, but they'll call me a baby

1. Prove you are brave and keep going whatever happens — no support
2. Wait until it gets worse — no support
3. Stay so they do not laugh — no support
4. Trust the feeling, leave and tell an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 16: «Telling a trusted adult about something that worried you is always the right thing to do.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same receiver «trusted adult» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★★ · wrong ✗

grown-up i don't know keeps asking me to help him behind the shop

1. Say no, go to a busy place and tell an adult — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Go only for a minute — no support
3. Go if he seems polite — no support
4. Go, he might really need help, it's kind to help — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 13: «Adults who need help usually ask other adults, not children.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «help» (+5); the same action «need» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Kai says u need proof before u leave a bad situation. right?

1. Yes, always wait until you're really sure — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, leaving is rude — no support
3. Yes, unless someone tells you — no support
4. No, an uh-oh feeling is enough to leave — ✓ 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 17 · ★★ · wrong ✗

heard a girl in year 6 got in a car with a lady who said her mum was in hospital, it was all fake

1. It proves ladies are never safe to talk to — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Whatever the details, the lesson is real: adults who need help ask adults, and trust your uh-oh feeling — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It is gossip, so the uh-oh feeling does not matter — no support
4. It means you should go if they know your mum — 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗

my mate says if u get an uh-oh feeling and it turns out to be nothing ur a baby and should be embarrassed

1. He is right, so ignore it next time — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. He is right, only babies feel uh-oh — no support
3. That is wrong; moving away on an uh-oh feeling is never wrong, even if it was nothing — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. He is right, you should wait until you are completely sure something bad is happening — 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 19, line 20: «People who ignore their uh-oh feeling sometimes walk into danger they could have avoided.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «feeling» (+3); the same action «ignore» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★★ · right ✓

Leah told the teacher a secret about her uncle and now everyone's whispering about her

1. Spread it, since everyone in the class knows about it anyway, so it's fine — no support
2. Spread it, so the secret gets to her uncle — no support
3. Do not whisper or spread it; she did the right thing telling a trusted adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Spread it, and guess what the secret was — 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 19, line 5: «A surprise, like a birthday present, is happy and will soon be shared; a secret that makes you feel worried or uncomfortable should always be told to a trusted…», 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 20 · ★★ · wrong ✗

big kid said Miss Parker's "seeing" the PE teacher n told me to spread it round, feels wrong

1. It means she watches him do PE, so tell everyone — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It means nothing, so make up more and pass it on — no support
3. They are probably a couple, which is their private business, so do not spread it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It means they are in trouble, so tell the head teacher at once — 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 · ★★ · right ✓

heard mum on the phone whispering "they're splitting up, don't tell the kids", now my tummy feels funny

1. It means they are moving house, nothing to feel — no support
2. Someone's parents may be divorcing; it is ok to feel worried, so talk to mum or another trusted adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. It means you are in trouble, so hide — no support
4. It means you must tell all your friends right away — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 23: «When a couple are "splitting up", they are ending their time together; parents who split up may divorce, which means ending their marriage.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «parents» (+4); the same action «divorce» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 22 · ★★ · right ✓

older boy keeps saying "ooh you and Sophie sitting in a tree" and won't stop, feels yucky

1. It means you and Sophie must climb a tree together — no support
2. He is teasing that you two are a couple; you can tell him to stop and tell an adult if he goes on — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. It is a compliment, so ask him to say it louder — no support
4. It means you have to stop being friends with Sophie — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 14, line 6: «A boy in Manchester did not notice his friend's clenched jaw and quiet voice and kept teasing him; the friend finally shoved him, he fell, and they did not spe…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+4); the same action «tease» (+3). · 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 distinction between a secret and a surprise?

1. A secret is always pleasant, whereas a surprise is always worrying — score 6
2. A surprise must never be revealed, whereas a secret must be told immediately to all — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. A surprise is a pleasant matter soon to be revealed, whereas a worrying secret should be told to a trusted adult — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. A secret and a surprise are identical in every respect — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 19, line 5: «A surprise, like a birthday present, is happy and will soon be shared; a secret that makes you feel worried or uncomfortable should always be told to a trusted…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same thing acted on «secret» (+4). The right option, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

It being given that the first adult informed of a worrying matter renders no assistance, select the course of action consistent with established guidance.

1. To continue informing other trusted adults until assistance is rendered — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. To resolve the matter alone without further help from any adult whatsoever — no support
3. To inform only other children of the matter — no support
4. To keep the matter secret thereafter — 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 correct statement concerning a child's entitlement to refuse an adult.

1. A child may never refuse an adult under any circumstance — no support
2. A child may refuse an adult only with a written reason — no support
3. A child may refuse any adult, including one known to him, where something feels unsafe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. A child may refuse only adults who are strangers — 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 19, line 12: «You can say no to anyone, even an adult you know, if something feels unsafe.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «something» (+4); the same action «feel» (+3); the same property (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the physical effects of fear.

1. The heart beats faster, breathing quickens and the muscles prepare for movement — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The heart slows considerably and the muscles become entirely relaxed and limp — no support
3. Breathing ceases until the danger has passed — no support
4. No change in the body is produced by fear — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 9: «Fear makes the heart beat faster, breathing quicken and muscles get ready to move.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same doer «fear» (+2). Against it: 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

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