Rain, floods and storms

Tests: 15 of 19 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 18 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 235 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 Leeds sees a puddle across the whole footpath, brown and muddy. What is wisest?

1. Jump straight in, since footpaths are always flat underneath — no support
2. Wade in slowly to test the depth with her feet first — no support
3. Go around it, because she cannot see what is under the water — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Run through it fast so she gets less wet — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 211, line 7: «A girl in Ohio could not see the board well but did not tell anyone; her marks dropped for a year until an eye test showed she just needed glasses.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «girl» (+2); the same action «see» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Which is true about floodwater?

1. Floodwater is clean, because it is rain — no support
2. Only deep water over your head is dangerous — no support
3. Even shallow moving water can knock you down or float a car — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Cars are heavy enough to drive safely through any flood they meet — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 235, line 2: «Floodwater is the big danger. Just 15 cm of moving water can knock a person off their feet, and 30 cm can float a car. That is why safety services say «Turn ar…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «float» (+5); the same thing acted on «car» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Thunder rumbles while a boy in Colorado is washing up. What should he do?

1. Stop and wait until the storm passes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. Fill the sink higher with water — no support
3. Finish quickly before the lightning gets close — no support
4. Wear rubber gloves to stay safe — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 235, line 17: «During a thunderstorm avoid baths, showers, washing up and corded phones until it passes.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «pass» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Why does crouching low in the open help in a lightning storm?

1. Being low down keeps you dry from the rain — no support
2. Lightning tends to hit the tallest things around — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Lightning cannot reach the ground at all — no support
4. Lying flat on the wet grass is always the safest of all — 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 235, line 3: «In a thunderstorm, lightning strikes tall things and travels through water, metal and pipes. Indoors, keep out of the bath and shower and off corded phones; ou…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «lightning» (+3); the same thing acted on «tall things» (+3); the same action «strike» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

A friend says, «Let's float our boats down the ditch, the water is really fast today!» What do you say?

1. No, fast water in a ditch can sweep us into a pipe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Yes, as long as we hold hands tightly when we are in the water — score 3
3. Yes, fast water is safer than slow water because it is clean — score 3
4. Yes, but only if we all stand right at the very edge — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 235, line 11: «Keep away from storm drains, ditches and culverts, because fast water can sweep a child into a drain pipe.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sweep» (+2); the same doer «fast water» (+1); the same place «drain pipe» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Your family is told to evacuate before a cyclone in Queensland. What is right?

1. Follow the order and leave with your family — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Go down to the coast to watch the surge come in — no support
3. Wait at home to see how strong the wind gets first — no support
4. Stay home, because houses are always safe in storms — 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 235, line 4: «Big storms such as hurricanes and cyclones are forecast days ahead, so families have time to prepare and to leave if told to. A warning is a gift of time: list…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Why should you stay away from windows when hail falls?

1. Windows make the noise much louder — score 5
2. It is only for houses that have skylights in the roof — score 3
3. Hailstones melt faster near the warm windows — no support
4. Hail can break glass and the pieces can cut you — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 235, line 18: «When big hailstones fall, go indoors and stay away from windows and skylights, because hail can hurt people and break glass.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «hail» (+3); the same thing acted on «glass» (+3); the same action «break» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

On a rainy walk to school, why is it safer to walk away from the kerb?

1. Drivers see you much better when it is raining — no support
2. Puddles are always deeper away from the road, so it is drier there — no support
3. The pavement is always drier near the road — no support
4. Cars splash and need longer to stop on wet roads — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 235, line 10: «On a wet day walk away from the kerb, because cars splash and wet roads make it harder for cars to stop.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «splash» (+6); the same doer «cars» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

A boy in Ireland wants to run to the end of a rainbow. What is true?

1. It is only a few streets away from him — no support
2. He can never reach it, because it moves as he moves — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. He will find it waiting at the bottom of the hill — score 3
4. He can reach it if the rain keeps falling long enough — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 235, line 14: «To see a rainbow, stand with the sun behind you and look towards the rain; it forms when sunlight bends in raindrops, and you can never reach its end, because…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «end» (+3); the same action «reach» (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

road's flooded but only a bit, can we ride thru on the bikes

1. No, turn around, moving water can knock you down — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Yes, if it's under your knees it's fine — no support
3. Yes, ride fast so you don't fall — no support
4. Only if a car went through first n made it ok — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 235, line 2: «Floodwater is the big danger. Just 15 cm of moving water can knock a person off their feet, and 30 cm can float a car. That is why safety services say «Turn ar…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «turn around» (+5); the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

thunder n lightning, can i have my bath now

1. Only a quick shower, that's different — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, if you keep the bathroom light off — no support
3. No, wait until the storm has passed — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, baths are totally safe in storms — 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 ✗

storm coming, we're in the park. hide under that big tree?

1. Stand by the metal fence instead — no support
2. Yes, hug the trunk tight till it stops — no support
3. Yes, trees keep you dry and safe — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. No, get to a building or hard-topped car — ✓ the right answer · 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 49, line 3: «Children learn to hug a tree: pick a tree, stay right by it and even put your arms round it, because it calms you and keeps you in one place.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

wanna catch the end of the rainbow

1. Only adults can reach it — score 3
2. Run fast enough and you'll get there — no support
3. It ends on top of the nearest hill — no support
4. You can never reach it, it moves with you — ← 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, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 235, line 14: «To see a rainbow, stand with the sun behind you and look towards the rain; it forms when sunlight bends in raindrops, and you can never reach its end, because…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «move» (+5); the same circumstance (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

road's flooded, dad says it's only a bit deep

1. Wait in the middle till the water goes down — no support
2. Drive through fast so the water can't stop u — no support
3. Turn around, floodwater can sweep the car away — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Wade across first — 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 235, line 2: «Floodwater is the big danger. Just 15 cm of moving water can knock a person off their feet, and 30 cm can float a car. That is why safety services say «Turn ar…», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «turn around» (+4); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

thunder, can we shelter under the big tree

1. Yes, if you lie down under it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, it keeps you dry n safe — no support
3. Only the biggest tree — no support
4. No, go inside a building or car — ✓ 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 16 · ★ · right ✓

Why is it dangerous to play in floodwater?

1. It is too cold for children to play in for long — score 5
2. It is only dangerous at night, when it is hard to see — score 5
3. It can be fast, deep and full of dirt and germs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Floods are boring — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 231, line 3: «Rivers are trickier than they look. A calm surface can hide fast water underneath, banks can crumble, and after heavy rain a river turns into fast brown floodw…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same doer «fast brown floodwater» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear a guy drove his ute (a small pickup truck) through the flooded road and it just floated off, they had to get him out by helicopter? real lesson?

1. Turn around; never drive or walk through floodwater — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Only small cars float, not big ones like utes — no support
3. Floodwater is fine if it's shallow-looking — no support
4. Drive fast so the car doesn't have time to float — 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 120, line 16: «In a flood, move up to higher floors and never walk in floodwater, which can be fast, dirty and electrified.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «walk» (+2); the same place «floodwater» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

apparently a kid got sucked into a storm drain playing in the rain and came out in the river miles away. what's the true lesson?

1. Drains are always safe once the rain has stopped falling — no support
2. Keep away from storm drains and ditches when it rains — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Storm drains are fun slides when it rains — no support
4. Only babies are small enough to fit in storm drains — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 235, line 11: «Keep away from storm drains, ditches and culverts, because fast water can sweep a child into a drain pipe.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep away» (+2); the same place «storm drains» (+1). Against it: the same property (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

my mate says if u touch a tree in a storm the lightning goes into u and turns u to ash. what's exaggerated and what's true?

1. Lightning never hits trees — score 2
2. All true, lightning only hits people — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Ash is made up, but trees in storms are dangerous — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. All made up, trees are the safest place — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 235, line 3: «In a thunderstorm, lightning strikes tall things and travels through water, metal and pipes. Indoors, keep out of the bath and shower and off corded phones; ou…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «strike» (+3); the same doer «lightning» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the depth of moving water that may suffice to cause a car to float.

1. About one centimetre — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. About three metres — no support
3. About thirty centimetres — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. About ten metres — 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 constitutes appropriate conduct during a thunderstorm indoors?

1. One stands by an open window — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. One uses a corded telephone freely throughout the storm — no support
3. One bathes, since water is entirely safe indoors — no support
4. Baths, showers, washing up and corded phones are avoided — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning floodwater.

1. It is safe once it has stopped rising, even when deep — no support
2. It is safe for swimming provided that it is warm — no support
3. It may contain sewage, chemicals and hidden dangers — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. It is clean, being rainwater — 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 235, line 13: «Never play or swim in floodwater, because it contains sewage, chemicals and hidden dangers.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «sewage» (+3); the same action «contain» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain the position from which a rainbow may be observed.

1. Only from the summit of a high hill — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Standing directly beneath the rain cloud — no support
3. With the sun behind one, facing the rain — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Facing directly into the sun — 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

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