Promises

Tests: 8 of 18 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 19 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 199 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 boy in Arizona tells his mum every day «I promise I'll practise piano later» and never does. What is happening to his promises?

1. They are getting stronger and stronger each time — no support
2. She will believe him a little more each day — score 3
3. They are starting to mean nothing to her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Promises that are repeated always come true — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 199, line 12: «A promise to look after a pet means caring for it every day, because the animal depends on you.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mean» (+3); the same doer «promise» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl in Halifax is sick on the day she promised to help at the bake sale. Which choice is best?

1. Not tell anyone, since being ill is not her fault — score 8
2. Message the organiser early to say she cannot come and say sorry — ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. Ask her little sister to go instead and not tell anyone about the swap — score 8
4. Go anyway, even though she has a fever — ← 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 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 46, line 6: «A girl in Queensland spent a whole day at the beach without sun cream; she got burnt so badly she had blisters and a fever and could not sleep.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «blisters» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «girl» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which promise does NOT have to be kept?

1. One you made to your grandmother last week about visiting her soon — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. One you were forced to make by someone threatening you — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. A promise to return a library book — score 5
4. A pinky promise made to a good friend — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 199, line 20: «You do not have to make a promise that controls who you can be friends with.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+5); the same thing acted on «promise» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

You promised to go swimming with Sam, then Ava invites you to a theme park on the same day. What is fair?

1. Go to the theme park and tell Sam you were ill, so his feelings are not hurt — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ask Ava to invite Sam instead of you — no support
3. Keep your plan with Sam, or ask him honestly if you may change it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Go to the theme park and say nothing to Sam — 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why does a pet promise matter more than many other promises?

1. Pets are more expensive than toys — score 5
2. Pets remember every single promise you make and get sad if you break one — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. An animal depends on you for food, water and care — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Your parents will take the pet away — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 199, line 4: «Some promises do not count: a promise forced by a threat, or one that controls who you can be friends with. You do not have to make them, and a promise made un…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «promise» (+4); the same action «make» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Your dad promised a bike ride, then his work called him in. What would help most?

1. Telling him calmly you are disappointed and asking for another day — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Saying loudly that he always breaks every promise he ever makes to you — no support
3. Deciding never to believe him again — no support
4. Going on the bike ride alone instead — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 82, line 4: «A boy in Dallas finds colourful pills on the kitchen table; he does not touch them, he tells his dad, and his dad puts them away up high.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same receiver «dad» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

A girl forgot she had promised to feed her neighbour's cat. What should she do?

1. Say the neighbour never asked her — score 2
2. Leave extra food tomorrow and not mention it to the neighbour at all — no support
3. Hope the cat found some food by itself — score 5
4. Feed it now, tell the neighbour and say sorry — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 65, line 5: «A girl in Vancouver is given a new kitten. She gives it a quiet corner and a few days to settle before lots of cuddles, and when the family's dog meets it, an…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «give» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy borrows a friend's comic and spills juice on it. What is honest?

1. Tell him it was already like that when he got it — score 4
2. Return it quietly and hope he does not notice — score 4
3. Tell his friend and offer to replace it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Keep it and say that he lost it on the bus — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 197, line 5: «A boy in Ohio lied that a classmate had stolen his money; the classmate was punished for weeks before the truth came out, and the boy lost his friends' trust.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lose» (+3); the same doer «boy» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

promised to play w my sis but now my mate's invited me to the cinema

1. Take your mate's offer and say nothing, she won't even notice you've gone — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Tell her you're ill — no support
3. Just go, she'll get over it — no support
4. Keep the promise or ask your sister honestly first — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · right ✓

kid said promise ur not friends with Ella or else

1. That promise doesn't count; tell an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Ask Ella to promise too — no support
3. You must keep it now — no support
4. Promise and stop seeing Ella — 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 14, line 7: «A girl in Toronto saw that her friend looked pale, would not talk and stared at the floor; she told a teacher, and the friend got help for a problem she had be…», 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 «teacher» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

borrowed jo's book, i got jam on it, oops

1. Own up and offer to fix or replace it — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Keep it so she forgets — no support
3. Give it back and say nothing, she may not even see the jam — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. Say it was like that already — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 199, line 7: «A girl in Leeds kept promising to return a friend's book and never did; the friend stopped lending her things.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «return» (+3); the same thing acted on «book» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

dad promised the zoo but now he's gotta work

1. Scream and shout at him until he gives in and goes — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Talk calmly about it, things change sometimes — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Say he never keeps any of his promises, so he owes you — no support
4. Never trust him again about anything he promises — 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 111, line 4: «For example, a boy in Ohio drops a glass: he stands still, tells his little sister and the dog to stay out, puts shoes on and calls his dad before anyone walks…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+3); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

promised to watch lil bro at the park but my mates are calling

1. Go, he'll be ok — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Keep your promise and stay with him — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Ask a stranger at the park to watch him while you play — no support
4. Tell him to follow you — 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 ✗

keep promising to give back his game but forgot again

1. Say you lost it — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Promise again tomorrow, and this time say it more seriously — score 3
3. Keep it, he'll forget — no support
4. Give it back today, broken promises lose trust — ✓ the right answer · score 3

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 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lose» (+3); the same thing acted on «game» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

made a promise to keep a secret but it's someone getting hurt

1. Tell a trusted adult, safety beats the promise — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Keep it, a promise is a promise, whatever it is about — score 5
3. Write it in your diary only and tell no one else — score 5
4. Tell only the person who did it, so they know you know — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 199, line 4: «Some promises do not count: a promise forced by a threat, or one that controls who you can be friends with. You do not have to make them, and a promise made un…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «adult» (+4); the same action «tell» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear Jack promised to watch his little bro at the park but went off with mates n the kid got all the way to the motorway!!

1. Leaving is fine if mates ask — no support
2. Promises to little brothers and sisters don't count as much as ones to friends — no support
3. Little kids never wander off — no support
4. A promise to keep someone safe must be kept; "motorway" may be exaggerated — ← 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 197, line 2: «Other lies are dangerous because the people who keep you safe need the truth: doctors and nurses, parents who need to know where you are, and emergency service…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

apparently Ella made Grace pinky promise not to be friends with anyone else, n now Grace is crying, spread it

1. Spread it so everyone knows — no support
2. Make Ella pinky promise too — score 4
3. Grace must keep the promise — score 4
4. Don't spread it; a promise controlling your friends doesn't count, tell an adult — ← 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, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 199, line 4: «Some promises do not count: a promise forced by a threat, or one that controls who you can be friends with. You do not have to make them, and a promise made un…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «adult» (+4); the same action «tell» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

my mate says Harry borrowed a game 3 months ago n "lost" it, he always does that, he's a thief

1. Borrowed things never need returning — no support
2. Yes, call him a thief at school — no support
3. Steal something of his back — no support
4. It's unkind to call him a thief; the lesson is to return borrowed things on time — ← 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 18, line 17: «Memory games, like looking at objects on a tray and then naming them, train your attention.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «name» (+3); the same doer «memory games» (+1). · 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 pinky promise?

1. It is still a promise, and broken ones are remembered — ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. It is a game and need not be kept by anyone — score 5
3. It counts only when an adult has witnessed it — ← Mova's choice · score 9
4. It is valid only between children of the same age — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 199, line 23: «A promise to keep a secret does not count if someone is being hurt; tell a trusted adult.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «count» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «promise» (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that one is unable to keep a promise owing to illness. Determine the appropriate course of action.

1. Say nothing and hope the person forgets about it — no support
2. Tell the person as early as possible and say sorry — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
3. Make a new promise without mentioning the old one — score 5
4. Blame someone else for the promise not being kept — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 10, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 199, line 3: «Sometimes you cannot keep a promise, because you are ill or plans change. Then tell the person as early as you can and say sorry. If you simply forgot, own up…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «person» (+4); the same action «tell» (+3); the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the status of a promise made under threat.

1. It counts only if it was a pinky promise — no support
2. It counts only until the next school day — no support
3. It must be kept, since a promise is a promise — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. It does not count, and an adult should be told — ✓ the right answer · score 4

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 22, line 14: «Running away from a dog can make it chase you.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same thing acted on «toy» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response consistent with established facts concerning a promise to look after a pet.

1. It means caring for the animal every day, since it depends on one — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. It may be dropped once the animal has grown up — score 4
3. It means caring for the animal on weekends and holidays — score 6
4. It means caring for the animal only when one is not busy — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 199, line 12: «A promise to look after a pet means caring for it every day, because the animal depends on you.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «care» (+3); the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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