Hiking and camping safely

Tests: 9 of 19 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 17 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 230 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 Arizona on a hot hike feels dizzy and stops sweating. What is wise?

1. Tell his grown-up, rest in the shade and drink — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Sprint to the top before it gets hotter — no support
3. Wait until the end of the hike before saying anything at all — no support
4. Keep going so that he is not left behind by the group — ← 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 55, line 5: «If you see bullying, don't join in or laugh; stand with the child who is hurt, invite them to be with you, and tell an adult; when one boy in a Seattle playgro…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «boy» (+3); the same action «leave» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · right ✓

A girl in the Lake District wants to climb over a fence to see a waterfall from the cliff top. Why not?

1. The edge can crumble and a fall could kill — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The waterfall always looks better from far away — no support
3. She might get her coat dirty on the wet fence — no support
4. Fences like that are only meant for farm animals — 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 · ★★ · right ✓

A family reaches a giant fallen tree across the trail. Which choice is safest?

1. Climb over the slippery trunk one by one — no support
2. Push the tree off the path together — no support
3. Find a safe way round or turn back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. Crawl underneath the trunk on your tummy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 230, line 11: «If a fallen tree or flooded stream blocks the path, turn back or find a safe way round with your grown-up.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «find» (+5); the same thing acted on «safe way» (+4); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A walker leaves a farm gate open behind him. What could happen?

1. Animals could escape onto the road — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The cows will stay calmer with more room — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Nothing, because farm gates are only there for show — no support
4. The farmer will be pleased to have fresh air in — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 222, line 2: «At a friend's house you stay in the rooms you are invited into, help tidy up before you leave, and if you break something you tell the adult at once and say so…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stay» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (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 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A camper says «I can't smell anything, so the heater in the tent is safe». Why is he wrong?

1. Carbon monoxide always smells strongly of rotten eggs — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Heaters only ever give off smoke that you can see — no support
3. Carbon monoxide is a poison gas with no smell — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Tents let all gases out 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

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Two families arrive at a campsite. One picks a spot next to a river at the foot of a hill. What is the risk?

1. The low ground by the river could flood in rain — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nothing, because rivers keep campers safe from animals — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. They will get too much sun — no support
4. The river will be far too noisy for anyone to sleep — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, 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 action «keep» (+3); the same property (+2). 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 7 · ★★ · right ✓

A boy keeps a chocolate bar in his tent in a Canadian national park. Why is that a bad idea?

1. It will melt overnight — no support
2. Bears are drawn by food smells — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Rangers will take it away — score 6
4. Chocolate attracts mosquitoes — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 107, line 4: «For example, a boy in Vancouver making tea keeps the kettle cord tucked away, because a dangling cord could pull a full boiling kettle onto someone.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «pull» (+6); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗

At the end of the trip, a girl finds bottle caps in the grass that are not hers. What should she do?

1. Throw them far out into the lake where nobody will see them — score 5
2. Leave them there, as they are not hers to touch — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Pick them up too and leave the place clean — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Bury them so nobody sees — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 228, line 4: «Example: in July a girl in Phoenix, Arizona, touches the metal slide before sliding down and finds it is hot enough to burn. She chooses the shady swings inste…», 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 «touch» (+2); the same doer «girl» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · right ✓

A blister on a girl's toe is small at the start of a long walk. Why should she deal with it now?

1. Blisters always disappear if you just keep walking more — no support
2. A small rub left alone becomes a painful open sore — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. It is only worth fixing at the end — no support
4. Plasters stop working after an hour, so it is better to wait — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 39, line 7: «A girl in Dublin always left in a rush and ran across the road to catch the bus; one morning she nearly stepped in front of a van.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+4); the same doer «girl» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · right ✓

on the walk my heel's rubbing, it's fine i'll keep going

1. Run so the walk ends sooner n your feet get a rest — no support
2. Ignore it till you get home, rubs always go away by themselves — no support
3. Take off your boots and walk barefoot — no support
4. Tell your grown-up now and cover it before it's a sore — ← 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 230, line 7: «When you are tired and thirsty on a walk, tell your grown-up, rest and drink water, because exhaustion leads to falls and heat sickness.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same thing acted on «grown» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓

cows in the field w calves, can i go say hi

1. Yes, cows love being patted, calves most of all — no support
2. Yes, if you run in quickly — no support
3. No, walk calmly round the edge and leave them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Only if you bring the dog along to keep them back — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 230, line 10: «In a field with cows, walk calmly round the edge, close gates and keep dogs on a lead, because cows protect their calves.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «walk» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★ · wrong ✗

freezing in the tent, can we bring the little stove in to warm up

1. No, never, fire and poison gas danger — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, if you leave the door open a bit — no support
3. Yes, just for ten minutes before bed — no support
4. Only if it's a small stove n u watch it — ← 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 31, line 19: «Children should cook only with an adult nearby and never leave the stove on when nobody is watching it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «stove» (+3); the same action «watch» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★★ · right ✓

we're camping in bear country, can i keep my sweets in the tent

1. Yes, under your pillow is the safest place — no support
2. Only if they're wrapped up tight in a bag — no support
3. Yes, sweets in wrappers don't smell at all — no support
4. No, store food in a bear-proof container — ← 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 230, line 18: «In bear country, store food in bear-proof containers and keep a clean camp, because bears follow food smells.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «food» (+3); the same action «store» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★★ · wrong ✗

one bottle of water enough for the big hike?

1. Yes, if you go fast — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, just drink it at the end — no support
3. Only in winter when it's cold — no support
4. No, take plenty and drink often — ✓ 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 15 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Why should Ella not go off alone from camp?

1. Her tent could blow away — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She could get lost, especially in fog or dark — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. She will miss dinner — no support
4. Camps are boring when you are on your own — 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 ✓

feeling dizzy and headachy on the hot trail

1. Stop in the shade, drink water and tell an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. Keep going to finish, it'll pass when u get there — no support
3. Run to the car — no support
4. Lie down in the sun for a bit n have a nap — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 46, line 5: «In hot weather you also drink water often; a girl in Arizona who plays all afternoon in the heat without drinking may get a headache and feel dizzy and sick, w…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same receiver «adult» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★★ · wrong ✗

did u hear a family put a little heater in their tent cos it was cold and they all got sick from gas and had to be rescued? real lesson?

1. Use a heater but always leave a small gap in the door — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Electric blankets are just as bad, so never use anything warm — no support
3. Never use a heater or stove inside a tent — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Only use it for a few minutes — 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 106, line 18: «Take the lid off or leave a gap when heating a jar or container, because pressure can make it burst.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «gap» (+3); the same action «leave» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★★ · right ✓

apparently some hikers ran out of water on a trail and one fainted and they needed a helicopter. what's the true lesson?

1. Carry enough water and tell an adult when thirsty — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Drink only at the end of the walk so you don't need a wee — no support
3. Helicopters rescue everyone, so there's no need to worry — score 2
4. Hikers never need water on short walks — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 47, line 11: «You should carry water, a snack, an extra layer and a whistle on a hike.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «water» (+3); the same action «carry» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★★ · wrong ✗

my mate swears his uncle's cow chased him across a whole field and trampled his dog. probably true lesson?

1. Cows are harmless, so just walk straight through them — no support
2. Run through the field as fast as you can — no support
3. Let the dog off its lead so it can scare the cows away — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Cows protect calves; walk calmly round the edge, dog on lead — ✓ the right answer · score 3

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 22, line 2: «Then let the dog come to you: stand a little sideways, keep your hand low and still, and let it sniff you, because sniffing is how a dog says hello.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «dog» (+3); the same action «let» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal hazard of using a stove or heater inside a tent.

1. The smoke attracts large numbers of biting insects — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Fire and carbon monoxide, a poison gas without smell — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The food is cooked too quickly — no support
4. The tent becomes too bright for its occupants to sleep — 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 · right ✓

Which of the following constitutes the proper siting of a tent?

1. Flat high ground, away from dead trees, rivers and slope bottoms — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Beneath a dead tree, for shelter — no support
3. At the bottom of a steep slope, where the wind cannot reach it — no support
4. Directly beside a river, so as to ensure a supply of water — 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 established practice in respect of cliff edges.

1. One stands at the very edge in order to view the scene — no support
2. One remains well back and behind any fence — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. One leans out over the edge whilst holding a friend — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. One climbs over fences to see further — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 121, line 20: «Being polite to adults never means you must give personal details, go anywhere with them or keep their secrets.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «secrets» (+3); the same action «keep» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the reason for which food is stored in bear-proof containers in bear country.

1. Bears follow the smells of food — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. It is required only in winter — score 5
3. Food keeps colder inside them — score 2
4. Bears fear plastic boxes — 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 230, line 18: «In bear country, store food in bear-proof containers and keep a clean camp, because bears follow food smells.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «bears» (+2); the same thing acted on «food smells» (+2); the same action «follow» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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