Playing fair and cheating in games
Tests: 7 of 18 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 200 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 Toronto notices the other team scored a point that should not count, in a game of rounders. What is the calm approach?
- 1. Quit the game straight away without saying anything to anyone — ← Mova's choice · score 0
- 2. Shout that they are cheaters — no support
- 3. Secretly add a point to her own team — no support
- 4. Say what she saw politely and suggest checking together — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 76, line 7: «A girl in Manchester had head lice but did not tell anyone because she was embarrassed; they spread to her sister and three friends before they were treated.», 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 «anyone» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
A boy beat a video game using cheat codes and tells his class he finished it fairly. What is wrong?
- 1. Nothing, since only he played it — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 2. Video games do not count as games — score 0
- 3. Claiming the score as fair is a lie — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Using cheat codes alone is against the law — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 80, line 6: «A boy in California played games until 2 a.m. most nights; at school he fell asleep in class, forgot his homework and snapped at his friends.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «play» (+3); the same doer «boy» (+1); the same thing acted on «games» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · right ✓
Why would agreeing on rules before a game prevent arguments?
- 1. Because the loser gets to choose new rules — no support
- 2. Because games with rules are always boring — no support
- 3. Because rules are only for the winners — no support
- 4. Nobody can change them halfway to win — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 200, line 1: «A game is only fun when everyone plays by the same rules. Cheating, like peeking in hide-and-seek, moving extra squares or changing the rules halfway because y…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «change» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
A grandad lets his four-year-old granddaughter win at dominoes. What is this?
- 1. Cheating that will spoil her forever and teach her to expect to win — no support
- 2. Proof that he is bad at dominoes — no support
- 3. Kindness that keeps the game fun for a learner — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. A mistake he should apologise for — ← Mova's choice · 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 128, line 19: «Never give a caller a bank card number; a call saying you have won a prize and asking for one is a scam.», 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 «card number» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · right ✓
A website promises a free program to win every online match. What might happen if you use it?
- 1. The other players will thank you for it — no support
- 2. You will become the best player legally — no support
- 3. Your account could be banned, and it might hide a virus — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 4. Nothing, since such programs can never be detected by the game — score 0
Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 200, line 7: «A girl in Ohio downloaded a cheat for an online game from a site that promised free gems; it put a virus on the family computer and her account was banned.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ban» (+2); the same thing acted on «account» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why does handling the bank honestly in a board game matter, if it is only a game?
- 1. Because the money in the game is real — no support
- 2. Because the banker always wins anyway — no support
- 3. Being trusted with something is a real test of honesty — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. It does not matter at all in a game — ← Mova's choice · score 1
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 93, line 10: «Games like I spy, counting number plates and audiobooks make a long car journey pass faster.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same action «count» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
A girl loses a race at sports day. Which reaction makes others want to play with her?
- 1. Crying and refusing to race again — ← Mova's choice · score 8
- 2. Congratulating the winner and saying she will try again — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Saying the winner started too early — no support
- 4. Saying the race was much too short to count and should be run again — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 85, line 2: «An allergy is when the body's defences react strongly to something that is harmless for most people, like peanuts, pollen or a bee sting; a severe reaction, ca…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «severe reaction» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · right ✓
In a game of tag in Sydney, Jack feels a light touch on his back. What is honest?
- 1. Admit he was tagged and become «it» — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 2. Say he was in a safe zone — no support
- 3. Say it was too soft to count — no support
- 4. Keep running so that nobody can be sure whether it really counted — 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 68, line 7: «A girl in England turned her back on a billy goat at a farm; it butted her from behind and knocked her down into the mud, bruising her back.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «turn» (+3); the same thing acted on «back» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · right ✓
we're losin so im changing the rules lol
- 1. Fine if you're losing badly — no support
- 2. Fine, it's your game — no support
- 3. That's cheating; stick to the rules you agreed at the start — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 4. Fine if you say it loudly — 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 200, line 9: «Agree on the rules before the game starts and stick to them; changing rules to win is cheating.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stick» (+4); the same circumstance (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
got tagged but nobody saw, should i say
- 1. Yes, own up, the game relies on honesty — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. No, nobody saw it, so it doesn't count as a real tag — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 3. Say you weren't and keep running — no support
- 4. Only if you were tagged twice — 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 105, line 8: «Never leave or reach for a knife hidden under soapy water, because nobody can see the blade.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same doer «nobody» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · right ✓
let my 4yo cousin win snap, that cheating?
- 1. Yes, it's the worst cheating — no support
- 2. No, it's kind to let a small child win sometimes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. Yes, you must always try your hardest to win, whoever is playing — no support
- 4. Only cheating if she notices — 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 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 «let» (+3); the same thing acted on «children» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · right ✓
mates got a hack for the online game, gives free coins
- 1. Use it once, it's fine — no support
- 2. Use it on someone else's account, so that yours can't get banned — no support
- 3. Use it, everyone does — no support
- 4. Don't use it; it's unfair, can ban you and may hide viruses — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 200, line 4: «Not everything is cheating. Letting a small child win sometimes is kindness. A cheat code in a game only you play harms nobody, but showing off those scores as…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «hacks» (+3); the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗
found a site with free hacks for my game
- 1. Only use it once — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Don't download it, it can carry a virus and get you banned — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Download it, everyone does — no support
- 4. Download it on mum's computer — 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 ✓
peeked at the cards, winning every round lol
- 1. Blame others for peeking — no support
- 2. Keep doing it, winning is all — no support
- 3. Peek more carefully — no support
- 4. Stop and play fair, or nobody will want to play with you — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 200, line 6: «A boy in Leeds cheated in a class game by peeking; when the others found out, nobody wanted him on their team for weeks.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «want» (+4); the same doer «nobody» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗
mate cheated and won, gonna cheat back
- 1. Cheat more than him — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Quit and break the game — no support
- 3. Tell him he's stupid — no support
- 4. Say it's not fair and play fair yourself — ✓ 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 16 · ★ · wrong ✗
did u hear Ollie downloaded some free gems hack n it wiped his dad's whole laptop n they lost all their photos forever!!
- 1. Download it if a friend did — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Don't download game hacks, they often carry viruses; "forever" may be exaggerated — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Only phones get viruses — no support
- 4. Free gems hacks are safe — 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 ✗
apparently Lily peeks in hide n seek every time, everyone says she's a cheater n nobody should play with her, pass it on
- 1. Pass it on so she's left out — no support
- 2. Don't spread it; calmly say peeking isn't fair and play fair — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Cheating is fine in hide and seek — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 4. Peek too to get even — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 200, line 1: «A game is only fun when everyone plays by the same rules. Cheating, like peeking in hide-and-seek, moving extra squares or changing the rules halfway because y…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «seek» (+4); the same doer «cheating» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗
my cousin says a lad in his footy team dived n got a red card n banned for a year, is that real
- 1. Diving is clever and allowed — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Probably blown up, but diving is cheating and can earn a yellow card — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Divers always get banned for years — no support
- 4. Referees never notice diving — 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 alteration of rules halfway through a game in order to win?
- 1. It is cheating — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. It is fair if one is losing — no support
- 3. It is permitted once a game — no support
- 4. It is a clever tactic — 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 ✗
Identify the recommended response when another player is suspected of having moved too many squares.
- 1. Shouting that the player is a cheat — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Moving extra squares oneself in return — no support
- 3. A calm remark such as "let's count again" — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Quitting the game and leaving 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
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning hacks and cheat programs in online games.
- 1. They are harmless tools that make online games more fun for all — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. They are allowed, provided they are downloaded from a free site — no support
- 3. They affect only the player who uses them and nobody else — no support
- 4. They are unfair, can get accounts banned and often hide viruses — ✓ the right answer · 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
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
It is given that an adult allows a small child to win a game on occasion. Determine how this conduct is characterised.
- 1. It breaks the game's rules — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. It is lying to the child — score 3
- 3. It is kind, not cheating — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. It is cheating, and wrong — no support
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 52, line 16: «Fair play means following the rules of the game.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «rule» (+3); the same doer «game» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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