Campfires, cold nights and rivers

Tests: 9 of 18 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 231 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 California is told there is a «total fire ban» but her uncle says a small fire will be fine. Which is true?

1. It is fine if they put it out properly afterwards with water — score 6
2. Any fire is forbidden, as one spark can start a wildfire — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
3. Small fires are always allowed during a ban, as long as a grown-up lights them — no support
4. Fire bans are only for big forests — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 11, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 231, line 1: «A campfire is lovely but it is real fire. You stay outside a safe circle round it, keep burning sticks in it, and never light one when there is a fire ban, bec…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «start» (+5); the same doer «one spark» (+3); the same thing acted on «wildfire» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

A camper pours a bit of water on the fire and goes to bed. Next morning, smoke is rising from the ashes. What should he have done?

1. Nothing, because a bit of smoke in the morning is normal — no support
2. Drowned, stirred and drowned again until cold — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Covered it with a blanket — no support
4. Left more wood on it so it could burn down slowly — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 231, line 6: «A camper in Australia poured petrol on a slow campfire; the flames burst up into his face and he was badly burned.», 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 «burn» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy burns his hand on a hot marshmallow. His friend fetches ice. What is better?

1. Ice held on hard for a whole hour — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Toothpaste rubbed in — no support
3. Butter spread thickly over it — no support
4. Cool running water for 20 minutes — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Children are playing tag around the campfire. What is the danger?

1. The fire will get bigger from the wind they make — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. The marshmallows will burn while nobody is watching them — no support
3. Someone can trip and fall into the fire — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The smoke will follow them round the camp — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. 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 action «cook» (+3); the same doer «children» (+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 boy in Wales sees a river with a smooth surface and thinks it must be slow. What is the truth?

1. Smooth water is always slow, all the way down — no support
2. It may still be fast and strong underneath — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. Only the noisy, splashing rivers are ever dangerous — no support
4. Smooth water means the river is shallow there — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 231, line 20: «Fast rivers are much stronger than they look, and even shallow fast water can knock a person over.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same property (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why is a fallen log across a river a bad bridge?

1. Fish live under logs and bite at the feet of anyone crossing — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is wet and slippery, and a fall into the river is dangerous — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It is far too wide for children to walk on — no support
4. Logs float away the moment you step on them — 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl's sleeping bag is warm but she still feels cold from underneath. What would help most?

1. Lying with her head outside the bag — no support
2. Opening the tent door to let fresh air in — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Taking off her woolly hat — no support
4. Putting a mat under her sleeping bag — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 108, line 6: «A girl in Ohio climbed into the dryer during hide-and-seek; the door shut and she could not open it from inside, and luckily her mum heard her knocking.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «door» (+4); the same action «open» (+3). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

After days of rain, some boys want to watch the floodwater from the river bank. Why is that unsafe?

1. Floodwater is far too cold to stand and look at — no support
2. The noise will frighten the fish away — no support
3. It is only unsafe at night, when it is too dark to see the water — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. The bank can crumble and floodwater is very fast — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 209, line 6: «A boy in Texas ate chicken from a picnic that had sat in the sun for hours; that night he was sick again and again and needed a doctor because he could not kee…», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «water» (+5); a different action (counts against) (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

fire ban on but we just want marshmallows. small fire ok?

1. No fire at all during a ban — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Only if it's far from the tent — no support
3. Yes, small fires don't count — no support
4. Yes, if it's out by bedtime — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

burnt my finger on the pan, put ice on it yeah?

1. Rub butter on it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, cool running water for 20 minutes — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Wrap it up tight and just leave it — no support
4. Yes, ice is best for burns, hold it on — 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 ✗

we're leaving camp, fire looks out. done?

1. Yes, if there's no flame left it's out — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Kick dirt on it and go — no support
3. No, drown it, stir and drown again till it's cold — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Leave it, it will go out by itself in a bit — 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 · ★ · right ✓

river looks dead calm, can i swim across

1. No, calm water can still pull you away — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Only if you can see the bottom — no support
3. Yes, if you swim fast enough to the other side — no support
4. Yes, calm means no current at 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 13 · ★ · right ✓

river looks shallow, can i wade across

1. Yes, run across — no support
2. Only if you're holding a big stick to lean on — no support
3. Yes, if it's only knee-deep it can't hurt u — no support
4. No, fast water can knock you over even if shallow — ← 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 231, line 20: «Fast rivers are much stronger than they look, and even shallow fast water can knock a person over.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «knock over» (+5); the same doer «shallow fast water» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

Why must you never pour fuel on a campfire?

1. It wastes the fuel — no support
2. It makes too much smoke — no support
3. The flames can burst up and burn you — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. It puts the fire out — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 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 231, line 6: «A camper in Australia poured petrol on a slow campfire; the flames burst up into his face and he was badly burned.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «flames» (+3); the same action «burst up» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

fire's still glowing, we're heading off

1. Kick a bit of dirt on it n go, that's enough — no support
2. Cover it with leaves — no support
3. Leave it, it'll go out by itself soon — score 8
4. Drown it with water and stir till it's cold — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 12, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 231, line 2: «A fire is not out just because the ashes look grey. Embers can stay hot under the ash for many hours, so a fire is drowned with water, stirred and drowned agai…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «drown» (+5); the same circumstance (+4); the same thing acted on «fire» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear some guy poured petrol on a campfire to get it going and it went WHOOSH and burnt his eyebrows off? real lesson?

1. Stand back a step when you pour it — no support
2. Never put petrol or fuel on a fire — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Use only a little petrol — no support
4. Petrol is fine on small fires — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 231, line 6: «A camper in Australia poured petrol on a slow campfire; the flames burst up into his face and he was badly burned.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «petrol» (+3); the same place «slow campfire» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

apparently the river looked totally calm but a kid swimming got pulled away round the bend, they found him miles down. what's the true lesson?

1. Only rough water is dangerous — no support
2. Swimming against it always works — no support
3. Calm rivers are always safe to swim — no support
4. Calm-looking water can still move fast — ← 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 231, line 20: «Fast rivers are much stronger than they look, and even shallow fast water can knock a person over.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «shallow fast water» (+3); the same property (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗

my cousin said a campfire from last week was still hot and set the whole forest on fire. probably exaggerated?

1. Fires go out on their own straight away — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Forests can't burn from small fires — no support
3. A week is a stretch, but hidden embers stay hot for hours — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Embers are never hot after dark — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 40, line 2: «A fire needs three things: heat, fuel and oxygen from the air. Take away any one and it goes out. A lid on a burning pan works because it cuts off the oxygen.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «go out» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the correct method of extinguishing a campfire.

1. Covering it lightly with dry leaves — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Leaving it to burn out by itself overnight while all sleep — no support
3. Blowing upon it steadily until all the flames have vanished — no support
4. Drowning, stirring and drowning again until it is cold — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a fire ban?

1. Fires are permitted provided that an adult attends them at all times — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No fire whatsoever is to be lit, as a spark may start a wildfire — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Fires are permitted near water — no support
4. Small fires are permitted during the hours of daylight — 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 · right ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning shallow fast-flowing water.

1. It is always safe to wade across — no support
2. It may knock a person over despite its shallow depth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. It slows down considerably wherever it passes near stones — no support
4. It is dangerous only where it rises above the knee — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 231, line 20: «Fast rivers are much stronger than they look, and even shallow fast water can knock a person over.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «person» (+3); the same action «knock over» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the reason for which one does not jump from a bridge into water.

1. The jump is too short to be enjoyable — no support
2. Hidden rocks or shallow water may cause serious injuries — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. The water is always too warm — no support
4. Bridges are too low for diving — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 231, line 19: «Cross on the bridge, not on its railings, and never jump off a bridge into water, because hidden rocks or shallow water cause serious injuries.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «hidden rocks» (+2); the same thing acted on «serious injuries» (+2); the same action «cause» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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