Quiet places and solemn moments

Tests: 9 of 19 right · Exam: 4 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 224 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 Boston is in the library and wants to tell her friend a joke. What should she do?

1. Write it on a library book — no support
2. Whisper it, or wait until they are outside — ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. Shout it across the room — no support
4. Say it loudly, as it is funny and everyone will enjoy it — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 57, line 7: «A girl in Australia said no loudly when an older child touched her in a way she did not like, and told her mum straight away; the adults made sure it never hap…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «say» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Which visitor at a mosque is showing respect?

1. One who takes off her shoes and speaks quietly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. One who keeps his shoes on — no support
3. One who runs to the front to get the best place to see — no support
4. One who takes photos during prayers — 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 ✗

During a wedding service in a synagogue, a boy wants a photo. What should he do?

1. Stand on a seat to see better — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Take photos only if it is allowed — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Ask the rabbi to pose — score 6
4. Use the flash to get a clear picture — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 207, line 4: «A boy in Galway wants to see a robin up close; he sits still and speaks quietly, and the robin hops nearer instead of flying off.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «see» (+3). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which is the right way to show you enjoyed a school play?

1. Shout during the actors' lines — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Clap at the end — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Talk through the quiet parts — no support
4. Leave in the middle — 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 ✓

Why should you stay seated and quiet in a hospital?

1. Doctors there cannot hear the radio — no support
2. Patients may be ill or worried — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Loud noise breaks the hospital machines — no support
4. It makes the queue move a lot faster — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 224, line 14: «In a hospital or doctor's waiting room you speak quietly and stay seated, because patients may be ill or worried.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «patients» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

A sign at a science museum says "Please touch". What is true?

1. It is a trick to catch children — no support
2. You must still never touch it — no support
3. Only adults may touch it gently — no support
4. You may touch that exhibit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 224, line 3: «In a museum you do not touch exhibits unless a sign says you may, because many are old and fragile; at a concert, play or assembly you stay quiet and clap at t…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «touch» (+5); the same thing acted on «exhibits» (+3). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

At the cinema a man behind you keeps kicking your seat. What has he forgotten?

1. To keep his feet on the floor — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. To sit in the front row — no support
3. To buy popcorn before the film started — no support
4. To turn off the lights — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 224, line 10: «At the cinema you keep your feet on the floor and do not kick the seat in front.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «keep» (+2); the same thing acted on «feet» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

At a funeral in Cork, a girl is not sure when to sit or stand. What should she do?

1. Follow the family's lead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Stand up the whole time, just in case — no support
3. Ask loudly what to do — no support
4. Leave early — 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 ✓

On Anzac Day in Canberra, a crowd falls silent. What should a child do?

1. Stand still and stay silent too — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Wave at the soldiers — no support
3. Ask his dad questions — no support
4. Keep playing quietly on the grass nearby — 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 ✓

in the library w my mate, wanna tell him smth funny. can i just say it?

1. Whisper it, or wait till you're outside — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, say it at normal volume, it's only one joke — no support
3. Phone him and talk out loud — no support
4. Shout it so he hears across the room — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

museum has this old vase, no sign, can i touch it just once

1. Yes, if there's no sign it's fine — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, if you hold it with both hands — no support
3. No, look but don't touch it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Only if nobody at all is watching — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

mum we're at the cenotaph and everyone went quiet?? whats happening

1. It's a minute's silence, stand still and be quiet — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It's a game of who talks first — no support
3. It's a break, you can chat now — no support
4. Everyone is waiting for the bus — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 51, line 3: «Taking turns is fair: when everyone waits for their go, everyone gets a go, and nobody needs to push or shout.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wait» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

nan's in hospital, waiting room's sooo boring, can i run up n down the corridor

1. Yes, nurses like to see kids play — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Only if you shout less — no support
3. No, stay seated and keep quiet — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, if you run quietly — 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 ✓

wanna climb the statue for a pic

1. Yes, everyone does it — no support
2. Only the bottom part — no support
3. No, you could fall on the hard floor and damage it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Yes, if nobody's looking — 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 218, line 6: «A toddler in New York climbed onto a chair by an open window; she fell from the second floor and was badly hurt, which is why window guards are now law in many…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same place «second floor» (+2); the same action «fall» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did the family feel hurt when children laughed at the funeral?

1. They wanted to tell jokes — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. They thought the jokes were bad — score 7
3. Funerals must be silent forever — no support
4. They were grieving and it felt like nobody cared — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 112, line 15: «A child who is choking and cannot cough or cry needs a grown-up and the emergency number at once.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «need» (+5); the same doer «child» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · wrong ✗

at the memorial, everyone's quiet, my phone keeps buzzing

1. Switch it off or to silent — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Play a game with the sound off — no support
3. Leave it, it's fine — no support
4. Answer it quietly — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 128, line 6: «A boy in Leeds answered his mum's phone and told the caller his parents were away for the week; the caller was a stranger, and the family had to change their p…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «phone» (+3); the same action «answer» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · wrong ✗

did u hear a kid climbed on a statue at the museum for a pic and it snapped and he fell on the marble floor? real lesson?

1. Climb if nobody is looking — no support
2. Don't climb on statues or displays; falls and damage happen — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Statues are made to be climbed — no support
4. Only climb on statues outside — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 224, line 21: «Climbing on statues, monuments and museum displays leads to falls on hard floors and damage that cannot be undone.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «statues» (+2); the same action «climb» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

apparently some kids were giggling at a funeral and the family's still upset like years later. what's the real lesson?

1. Stay quiet at funerals; noise can hurt grieving people — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Only adults need to be quiet — score 3
3. Families forget it straight away — no support
4. Funerals are fine to joke at — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 224, line 17: «At a funeral you dress neatly, stay quiet and follow the family's lead.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stay» (+5); the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

my mate says that girl got kicked out of the cinema for rustling crisps and now she's banned for life. what's likely blown up?

1. That cinemas ask for quiet — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. That rustling makes noise — no support
3. That she was eating crisps — no support
4. Banned for life; but noise in a cinema bothers others — ✓ 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the appropriate conduct during a minute's silence, as on Remembrance Day or Anzac Day.

1. One stands still and remains completely silent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. One claps at the end of each second — score 3
3. One continues walking slowly — score 1
4. One whispers quietly to friends, so as not to disturb others — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 224, line 18: «During a minute's silence, as on Remembrance Day or Anzac Day, you stand still and stay completely silent.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stay» (+5); the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises conduct in a museum?

1. Exhibits are not touched unless signs permit it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Exhibits may be touched gently by children, provided they are careful — score 7
3. Exhibits may be climbed for photographs — no support
4. Exhibits may be moved to see them better — no support

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 224, line 15: «In a museum you do not touch exhibits unless signs say you can, because they can be old and fragile.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «exhibits» (+4); the same action «touch» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response consistent with established practice in a place of worship.

1. One speaks quietly and follows its rules, such as covering the head — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. One takes photographs freely throughout — no support
3. One disregards the rules of other faiths — no support
4. One plays quietly at the back — 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 224, line 12: «In a place of worship you speak quietly, do not run, and follow its rules, like covering your head or taking off your shoes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «rules» (+3); the same action «follow» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the reason for which persons speak quietly in a hospital waiting room.

1. The walls there are very thin and carry every sound — no support
2. Doctors cannot hear the telephone — no support
3. Patients there may be ill or worried — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Quiet makes the wait shorter — 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 224, line 14: «In a hospital or doctor's waiting room you speak quietly and stay seated, because patients may be ill or worried.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «patients» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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