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Queues, taking turns and interrupting

Tests: 13 of 19 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 223 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 girl in Dallas arrives at a busy ice-cream van. Where should she go?

  • 1. Next to her friend near the front — no support
  • 2. To the end of the line — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. Straight over to the window — score 4
  • 4. In front of the smallest child — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 90, line 5: «A girl in Florida was too scared to tell anyone she could not swim and went into the deep end with friends; a lifeguard had to pull her out.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «girl» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same place «deep end» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Children are pushing in the queue for the slide. What could happen?

  • 1. Someone could fall and get hurt — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Everyone will get more turns that way — no support
  • 3. Nothing, as pushing is part of play — no support
  • 4. The slide will go a lot faster for all — 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

A mum with a crying baby is behind you at the chemist's. What is a kind choice?

  • 1. Ignore her completely and carry on — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Tell her the baby is too loud — no support
  • 3. Offer to let her go ahead — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Leave the queue in annoyance — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why do people say queuing is very important in Britain?

  • 1. Only tourists queue there — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. British people value fair queuing highly — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. British shops are very small — no support
  • 4. Queuing is the law in all British shops and cafés — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Two brothers argue every morning over who feeds the dog. What is a fair way out?

  • 1. Their parents feed the dog instead — no support
  • 2. The dog decides — no support
  • 3. The faster one always does it — no support
  • 4. Take turns on different days — ← 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 223, line 14: «Brothers and sisters can share the front seat by taking turns, for example on alternate days.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «turns» (+3); the same action «take» (+2). Against it: the same property (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

In a class discussion, Tom always speaks first and longest. What would be fairer?

  • 1. Answering for the whole class — no support
  • 2. Staying silent for ever — no support
  • 3. Letting others speak and waiting his turn — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
  • 4. Speaking even louder so that everyone can hear him — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 223, line 15: «In a group discussion you let others speak and wait for your turn.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «others» (+2); the same action «speak» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which is the polite way to interrupt two grown-ups talking?

  • 1. Talking over them until they stop — no support
  • 2. Clapping your hands at them loudly — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 3. "Sorry to interrupt, but..." — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Pulling at their clothes and coats — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 223, line 5: «A girl in Melbourne wants to tell her dad something while he is talking to a neighbour; she puts her hand gently on his arm and waits, and he turns to her at t…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same thing acted on «hand» (+3). Against it: a different action (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 8 · ★ · right ✓

Grandpa is watching the news and you want to tell him about school. What is best?

  • 1. Wait for an advert break or talk quietly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
  • 2. Talk louder than the TV — no support
  • 3. Stand between him and the screen — no support
  • 4. Turn the TV off so he can listen properly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 223, line 19: «When others are watching TV or a film, you wait for a break or talk quietly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «talk» (+2). Against it: the same property (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lucy's dad feels her hand on his arm while he talks. What does it tell him?

  • 1. She is waiting to say something — ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 2. She wants him to go home right now, this minute — no support
  • 3. She wants to hold hands — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 4. She is upset with him — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 1: «Your body has its own alarm: when something seems wrong, you may feel butterflies in your tummy, a fast heartbeat, sweaty hands or a tight throat — an «uh-oh»…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «butterflies» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

queue for the ice cream van is massive, gonna sneak in the front

  • 1. Pretend you were there first — no support
  • 2. Join the end and wait your turn — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 3. Ask your friend to save a place — no support
  • 4. Push to the front — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 223, line 1: «A queue is fair because the people at the front have waited longest, so you join the end, keep your hands to yourself and wait patiently.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «join» (+5); the same thing acted on «end» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

mum's talkin to a lady and i need to tell her something NOW

  • 1. Stand in front and talk — no support
  • 2. Wait for a pause or put your hand gently on her arm — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
  • 3. Shout over them — no support
  • 4. Pull on her coat — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 12, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 223, line 5: «A girl in Melbourne wants to tell her dad something while he is talking to a neighbour; she puts her hand gently on his arm and waits, and he turns to her at t…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «put» (+5); the same thing acted on «hand» (+3); the same property (+3); the same place «arm» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

my friend stammers, can i finish his sentences for him to help

  • 1. No, let him finish his own sentences — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 2. Yes, guess what he means — no support
  • 3. Yes, it saves time and he'll be glad you did — no support
  • 4. Yes, if you're in a hurry — 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 223, line 17: «You let people finish their own sentences, especially someone who stammers (gets stuck on sounds or repeats them while speaking).», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «own sentences» (+3); the same action «finish» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

been on the swing ages and theres kids waiting

  • 1. Have your turn, then let the next child go — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 2. Go higher so they leave — no support
  • 3. Stay until you're bored — no support
  • 4. Tell them it's yours — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 223, line 13: «On a swing when others are waiting, you have a turn and then let the next child go.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «let» (+5); the same thing acted on «next child» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

lunch line so slow, gonna push to the front

  • 1. Push in where the little kids are — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Wait your turn, pushing can spill hot food on someone — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Push gently, then it's fine — no support
  • 4. Push, you're the hungriest — 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 15 · ★ · right ✓

Why is shoving on bus steps dangerous?

  • 1. People can fall down the steps and get hurt — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. It makes the bus late — no support
  • 3. Steps are only for adults — no support
  • 4. The driver loses money — 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 ✓

mum's on the phone, i need her NOW, sis cut her hand bad

  • 1. Interrupt straight away, an injury is urgent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Text her instead — no support
  • 3. Write her a note — no support
  • 4. Wait till she's done — 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 ✓

did u hear a kid pushed in the lunch queue and a girl got shoved into the hot soup and burnt her arm? real lesson?

  • 1. Lunch queues are always safe — no support
  • 2. Don't push in queues; pushing near hot food causes burns — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
  • 3. Only push when the queue is slow — score -1
  • 4. It's the soup's fault for being hot — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 11, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 223, line 20: «Pushing in queues causes falls, spills and burns, especially near stairs, doors and hot food.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cause» (+5); the same doer «pushing» (+3); the same thing acted on «falls» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

apparently in England people go to prison for queue-jumping, my cousin says. probably true?

  • 1. No, it's not a crime, but people get upset by it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Yes, if you jump twice — no support
  • 3. Yes, it's a serious crime there — no support
  • 4. Yes, but only in London — 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 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

everyone's saying that boy with the stammer takes forever to talk so don't pick him for the quiz team. pass it on?

  • 1. Yes, it's just being practical — no support
  • 2. Yes, the quiz team needs fast talkers to win anything — ← Mova's choice · score 2
  • 3. No, wait patiently and let him finish his words — ✓ the right answer · score 0
  • 4. Yes, but say it nicely — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 124, line 11: «After a match the teams shake hands and say "Good game", whether they won or lost.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «win» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which persons join the end of a queue.

  • 1. It is required only in shops — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 2. Those at the front have waited longest — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. The front is reserved for adults — no support
  • 4. The end of a queue invariably moves more quickly — 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 19, line 21: «You never need a reason to say no and leave when something feels wrong.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «reason» (+3); the same action «need» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following constitutes the appropriate manner of speaking while a parent converses with another person?

  • 1. To await a pause or place a hand gently on his arm and wait — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 2. To pull at his clothing repeatedly — no support
  • 3. To interrupt at once with one's news — no support
  • 4. To speak loudly until noticed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 223, line 16: «To speak while a parent talks to someone, you wait for a pause or put your hand gently on their arm and wait.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «arm» (+2); the same property (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response consistent with established practice in respect of a person who stammers.

  • 1. He is asked to speak more quickly — no support
  • 2. His sentences are completed for him, to spare him effort — no support
  • 3. He is permitted to complete his own sentences — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 4. He is not asked to speak at all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 125, line 14: «If someone's name is said wrongly, you gently give the right name or let the person correct it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «let» (+5); the same thing acted on «person» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the persons whom one might allow to go ahead in a queue.

  • 1. Only persons who push forward — no support
  • 2. Only one's own friends — no support
  • 3. Only those persons who request it loudly and repeatedly — no support
  • 4. Older or disabled persons, or a parent with a baby — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · 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 223, line 10: «You might let an older or disabled person, or a parent with a baby, go ahead of you.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2); the same thing acted on «older person» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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