Respect for first peoples, older people and people with disabilities

Tests: 9 of 19 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 227 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 Perth hears an Aboriginal storyteller at a school assembly. Why does his culture deserve special respect?

1. His people are the first peoples of that land — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The school will test her on it — no support
3. The stories are only there for entertainment, like a film — no support
4. It is polite to listen to any visitor 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

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy runs past an old woman on the stairs and she wobbles. Why was that dangerous?

1. She might fall if startled or pushed — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nothing, as long as he did not touch her — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Old people never mind being rushed past — no support
4. Running on stairs is only dangerous for children — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 43, line 6: «A boy in Texas ran around the front of his school bus to cross the road; a car passing the bus did not stop, and it hit him.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Your grandma keeps telling the same story about her garden. What is the kind thing to do?

1. Tell her she is boring — no support
2. Listen kindly, as memory can weaken with age — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Walk away while she is talking — no support
4. Tell her to write it down instead, so she stops repeating it — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 91, line 2: «Worries shrink when they leave your head: writing them down, telling a parent, or asking yourself «how likely is this really, and what could I do if it happene…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «write down» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-4). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

At a café, the waiter asks a wheelchair user's friend «What would she like?». What would have been better?

1. Choosing something for her — score 3
2. Bringing the menu to the friend — no support
3. Asking the friend again, more loudly and slowly — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Asking the wheelchair user herself — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 3, line 5: «If something is too heavy, ask an adult or a friend to help, or use a trolley; a girl in Phoenix moving a big bag of soil asks her dad to take one end instead…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «adult» (+4); the same action «ask» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

A blind woman is at the bus stop. You want to tell her the bus is coming. What should you do first?

1. Clap loudly to get her attention — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Take her arm and lead her — no support
3. Pat her guide dog first — no support
4. Say who you are — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 41, line 5: «A boy from Ohio visiting London who looks left first, as he does at home, may step out right in front of a bus coming from his right; that is why London paints…», 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 action «look» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

A classmate says «I need to sit down, I have a heart condition», but he looks fine. What is true?

1. Only people in wheelchairs need rests — no support
2. He must be lying, because he looks perfectly well to everyone — no support
3. Many disabilities cannot be seen, so believe him — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He should ask the teacher to check first — ← Mova's choice · 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 82, line 9: «A classmate who is often away ill needs kindness and help to catch up.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «classmate» (+2); the same action «need» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

A boy keeps finishing his friend's sentences because his friend stammers. Why is that unhelpful?

1. It saves his friend from embarrassment — no support
2. His friend knows what he wants to say and needs time — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. It is the best way to help stammering — no support
4. It makes his friend speak more clearly — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 196, line 6: «A boy in Texas kept "kind silence" about a friend's cuts on her arm because she asked him to; she was hurting herself, and only when he told a teacher did she…», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+6); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Which is most like a prosthetic leg?

1. A costume someone wears for a school play — no support
2. A plaster cast for a broken bone that is healing — no support
3. A pair of glasses, a tool that helps someone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 15
4. A toy robot leg — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 15, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 227, line 21: «A prosthetic arm or leg is a tool that helps someone, like glasses, so do not stare.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «help» (+5); the same receiver «someone» (+4); the same doer «tool» (+3); the same thing acted on «tool» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

A class party has loud music and an autistic classmate looks upset. What is a kind idea?

1. Leave her alone and keep dancing — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ask an adult if there is a quieter place she can go — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Turn the music up so she joins in — no support
4. Tell her to stop making a fuss — 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 in my class stammers, takes ages to talk. should i finish his words to help

1. Yes, and say them louder — no support
2. Yes, it saves him time — no support
3. Only if you guess right — no support
4. No, wait patiently and let him finish — ← 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 227, line 16: «When a classmate stammers, wait patiently and do not finish their words.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «wait» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

lady's guide dog is SO cute, can i pat it

1. No, never distract a working guide dog — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Only if you give it a treat — score 5
3. Yes, if you're quick — no support
4. Yes, guide dogs love strangers patting them — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 227, line 15: «When you speak to a blind person, say who you are, and never distract a working guide dog.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «guide dog» (+3); the same action «distract» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

grandad asked me the same thing 3 times today. annoying. what do i say

1. Ignore him the third time — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Answer him kindly again — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Tell him he already asked — no support
4. Laugh about it and walk away — 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 13 · ★ · right ✓

friend's in a wheelchair, can i push her to the playground for fun?

1. Ask her helper, not her — no support
2. Yes, push her fast for fun — no support
3. Only if she says yes when you ask — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Yes, wheelchairs are made to be pushed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 213, line 6: «A boy in New York felt sad for months after his best friend moved away but told nobody; he stopped playing football and eating well, until his teacher noticed…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

race ya down the aisle

1. Yes, nobody's in the way — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Only if you shout first — no support
3. No, you could knock someone over, walk — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, if you're quick — 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 15 · ★ · right ✓

Why is a broken hip so serious for an older person?

1. It can take months to heal and stop them walking — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. It heals in a day — score 9
3. Hips never break — score 5
4. It only hurts a bit — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 227, line 22: «Falls are a major cause of serious injury in older people, and a broken hip can take months to heal.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «heal» (+6); the same doer «broken hip» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · wrong ✗

gonna leave my bike on the ramp, only 5 mins

1. Yes, it's quick — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, people in wheelchairs need the ramp — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, if it's tidy — no support
4. Only by the door — 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 ✗

did u hear an old man got knocked over by a kid running past in the shop and broke his hip, he's still in hospital months later. real lesson?

1. Old people should stay home — score 1
2. Only shove gently when in a hurry — no support
3. Don't rush past older people; falls can injure them badly — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. Hips heal in a day or two — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 227, line 22: «Falls are a major cause of serious injury in older people, and a broken hip can take months to heal.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «heal» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

my mate says that girl with autism is just being dramatic when she covers her ears at assembly. true?

1. No, loud noise can be really hard for autistic people — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, she wants attention — no support
3. Yes, she could stop if she tried — no support
4. No, she's just bored of assembly — 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 · ★ · right ✓

apparently that kid in year 4 only pretends he needs snacks cos of a 'condition', everyone's saying he's faking. pass it on?

1. Yes, if you're sure he's faking — no support
2. Yes, it's only fair — no support
3. Yes, so the teacher finally stops giving him all those snacks — no support
4. No, many disabilities are invisible; believe him — ← 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 227, line 19: «Many disabilities are invisible, so believe someone who says they need a snack or a rest.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «many disabilities» (+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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the appropriate manner of addressing a wheelchair user accompanied by another person.

1. One speaks directly to the wheelchair user — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. One speaks loudly and slowly to the companion — no support
3. One pushes the chair while speaking — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. One speaks only to the companion — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 227, line 14: «Talk to a wheelchair user, not to the person with them, and never lean on or push the chair without asking.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «chair» (+3); the same action «push» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises ADHD?

1. It is bad behaviour that ceases with punishment — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. It is a difference in how the brain works, not bad behaviour — ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. It is an illness caught from others — no support
4. It occurs only in adults — no support

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 227, line 18: «ADHD is a difference in how the brain works, not bad behaviour.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «difference» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «adhd» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with established practice in respect of a working guide dog.

1. It may be fed treats freely — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It may be stroked if gentle — no support
3. It is to be called by its name — no support
4. It is never distracted — ✓ 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain the appropriate response to an older relative with dementia who repeats a question.

1. To refuse to answer a second time — no support
2. To answer kindly each time — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. To point out the repetition crossly — no support
4. To leave the room — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 115, line 9: «A lit candle must never be left alone, must be kept away from curtains, and is blown out before you leave the room.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «room» (+3); the same action «leave» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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