Balance and falling well
Tests: 10 of 19 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 2 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 boy in Leeds trips on a pavement and feels himself falling forward. What is the safest way to land?
- 1. Keep his body straight like a plank — no support
- 2. Throw out one stiff arm — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 3. Bend his arms and roll onto his side — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 4. Land on his chin — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1, line 6: «A boy in Ohio ran down the stairs in his socks carrying a laundry basket he could not see over; he slipped on the third step from the top, fell to the bottom a…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «arm» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · right ✓
Which stance is hardest to push over?
- 1. Feet apart and knees bent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Standing on one foot — no support
- 3. Standing on tiptoe — no support
- 4. Feet together and legs straight — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗
Mia spins around fast and then feels dizzy. Which part of her body was confused?
- 1. The balance organ in her inner ear — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Her stomach, which sloshes as she spins round — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 3. Her knees — no support
- 4. Her fingers — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2, line 12: «Spinning round fast confuses the balance organ in your inner ear, and that is why you feel dizzy afterwards.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «spin round» (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
What would happen if you jumped off a step and landed with locked knees?
- 1. Nothing at all would be different from bent knees — no support
- 2. You would land more softly — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 3. The jolt would go hard through your legs — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. You would bounce back up — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2, line 19: «Bending your knees when you land from a jump makes the landing softer.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «land» (+4). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why do skiers and skaters learn how to fall before anything else?
- 1. Falling makes the snow softer — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Falling is the fastest way down — no support
- 3. It is a rule with no reason — no support
- 4. Falling well prevents injuries when they fall — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓
Which is true about broken wrists?
- 1. They often come from catching a fall on a stiff arm — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 2. They only happen to adults — no support
- 3. They happen only in winter, when ice is on the ground — no support
- 4. They come from walking too fast — 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 2, line 5: «Catching yourself on one straight, stiff arm puts all the force into a small wrist, which is why broken wrists are so common; judo students practise falling fo…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «catch» (+2); the same place «one straight stiff arm» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why is it easier to balance on a bus if you stand sideways with feet apart?
- 1. Standing sideways makes the bus smoother — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Your base is wider in the direction the bus jolts — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. It makes you heavier on the floor — no support
- 4. Your inner ear works better sideways — 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 ✗
A cat falls and lands with its legs bent. How do the bent legs help?
- 1. They slow the stop and soften the landing — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. They make the cat lighter — no support
- 3. They let the cat fall more slowly through the air to the ground — no support
- 4. They make the ground softer — ← Mova's choice · score 5
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2, line 19: «Bending your knees when you land from a jump makes the landing softer.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same property (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); 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
Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why does tucking your chin help when you fall backwards?
- 1. It keeps your mouth closed — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. It helps you see the sky — no support
- 3. It keeps the back of your head off the ground — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. It makes you fall more slowly so you land gently — 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 ✓
about to fall off the wall, stick my arm out straight??
- 1. No, tuck in and roll onto a soft side — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Yes, land on both straight arms — no support
- 3. Yes, and lock your elbow tight — no support
- 4. Yes, a straight arm stops you best — 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 ✓
bus wobbling, how do i not fall over standing
- 1. Feet apart, knees a bit bent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Feet together, legs stiff — no support
- 3. Stand on tiptoe — no support
- 4. Close your eyes and hold still — 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 ✓
why's it so hard standing on 1 leg eyes shut
- 1. Your legs get weaker in the dark — no support
- 2. The floor feels further away — no support
- 3. Your ears stop working then — no support
- 4. Your eyes help you balance — ← 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 2, line 14: «Your eyes help you balance, so balancing is harder with your eyes closed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «help» (+2); the same doer «eyes» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · right ✓
jumping off the step, how do i land so it dont hurt
- 1. Land with straight stiff legs — no support
- 2. Land on one straight arm — no support
- 3. Land on your heels with locked knees — no support
- 4. Bend your knees as you land — ← 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 2, line 19: «Bending your knees when you land from a jump makes the landing softer.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «bend» (+2); the same thing acted on «knees» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 14 · ★ · right ✓
fell off the wall and banged my head, feel sick and dizzy now
- 1. Lie down and sleep it off alone in your room — no support
- 2. Have a snack and keep climbing — no support
- 3. It is fine if there is no blood — no support
- 4. Tell an adult right away, you may need a doctor — ← 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 2, line 21: «After a bang on the head, feeling sick, dizzy or very sleepy is a warning sign: tell an adult at once, because you may need a doctor.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same receiver «adult» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗
gonna stand on the swivel chair to get the biscuits, ok?
- 1. Yes, if you hold the back of it — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Yes, if you are quick about it — no support
- 3. No, it can roll or spin and you will fall — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Yes, if somebody holds it and spins it very slowly — 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 ✗
Lily reckons u should always land on your hands when u fall. right?
- 1. Yes, hands are made for landing on — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. No, bend, tuck and roll to spread the hit — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Yes, keep your arms as stiff as you can — no support
- 4. Yes, and lock your elbows too — 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 · ★ · right ✓
omg Leo fell off the wall and put his arm out and it snapped clean in half, my mum said
- 1. The real lesson is not to land on a stiff straight arm; «in half» is probably exaggerated — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Every detail is surely true since a mum said it — no support
- 3. It proves walls are only dangerous for boys — no support
- 4. The real lesson is never to use your arms at all when you move — 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 ✓
someone in year 5 reckons if you fall with your eyes shut you can't get hurt cos you don't tense up lol
- 1. It is true for grown-ups but not for children — no support
- 2. That is a rumour; eyes help balance, and you fall safer by tucking in and rolling — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
- 3. It is true, but only when you fall backwards — no support
- 4. It is true, closing your eyes makes every fall harmless — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2, line 14: «Your eyes help you balance, so balancing is harder with your eyes closed.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «help» (+4); the same doer «eyes» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 19 · ★ · right ✓
Ava wobbled on a chair and fell and everyone laughed, should i tell the other class
- 1. No, there is nothing to learn from it, and it would hurt her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Yes, because it is funny and it is true — no support
- 3. Yes, so they laugh at her too and she learns to be careful next time on chairs — no support
- 4. Yes, but only if you make it sound worse — 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 · right ✓
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the condition under which a standing person retains balance?
- 1. Balance is retained whilst the centre of gravity remains above the area enclosed by the feet — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
- 2. Balance is retained only whilst the feet are placed tightly together — score 8
- 3. Balance is retained solely whilst the eyes remain closed — score 8
- 4. Balance is retained whenever the arms are held rigidly at the sides — score 8
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 2, line 8: «You keep your balance when your centre of gravity is above the area between your feet.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+4); the same thing acted on «balance» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
Identify the principal hazard associated with the extension of a single straight and rigid arm for the purpose of arresting a fall.
- 1. It invariably results in an injury to the ankle — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. It presents no hazard whatsoever to children — no support
- 3. It frequently results in the fracture of the wrist — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. It causes the person to fall with greater speed — 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 ✓
Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the lowering of the centre of gravity by the bending of the knees.
- 1. It renders the person steadier and less liable to fall — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. It has no effect of any description upon balance — no support
- 3. It renders the person less steady and more liable to fall — no support
- 4. It is of benefit solely to persons standing on ice — 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 · right ✓
It is given that a person desires to reach an elevated shelf at home. Determine the most appropriate means of doing so.
- 1. The employment of a proper and stable step stool — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. The standing upon a revolving office chair — no support
- 3. The standing upon an upturned bucket — no support
- 4. The balancing upon the arm of a sofa — 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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