Bees, wasps and stings

Tests: 10 of 19 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 24 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 ✗

Oliver in Kent sees a bee land on his arm. What is the wisest move?

1. Blow hard on it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Keep still and calm and let it fly off — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Shake his arm wildly — no support
4. Slap it quickly before it gets a chance to sting — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Ruby is stung by a wasp in Melbourne. There is no stinger in her skin. Why not?

1. A wasp's sting is smooth and stays with the wasp — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. She must have been bitten instead — no support
3. Wasps never actually sting — no support
4. The stinger has already dissolved in her skin — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 1: «Bees and wasps sting to protect themselves and their nest, not to hunt people, so they rarely sting if they are left alone.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sting» (+2); the same doer «bees» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which is true?

1. A honeybee can sting many times — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A honeybee can sting only once — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Bees sting to hunt for food — no support
4. A wasp dies after every sting — 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy in Florida is stung and soon his face swells and he feels faint. He has an EpiPen. What should happen?

1. Someone rubs mud on the sting — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. An adult uses the EpiPen and calls 911 — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He drinks lots of water and lies down — no support
4. He waits an hour to see if it passes — 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 do wasps often come to picnics in late summer?

1. They like the colour of the picnic blankets — no support
2. They are hunting for people — no support
3. They want to rest in the shade under the table — no support
4. They are attracted to sweet food and drinks — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 18: «Wasps are attracted to sweet food and drinks.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «wasps» (+4); the same action «attract» (+2); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

What would happen if you hit a wasps' nest with a stick?

1. Many wasps would come out to defend it and sting — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Nothing, wasps cannot sense it — no support
3. The wasps would all fly away for good and never come back — no support
4. The nest would turn into honey — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 8: «A girl in Kent swatted at a wasp nest with a stick; dozens of wasps came out and stung her many times before she got indoors.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come out» (+4); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl is stung on the hand. She has no allergy. What is the right first aid?

1. Squeeze the sting hard to push venom out — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Put it in very hot water — no support
3. Remove any stinger, wash it and hold something cold on it — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. Wrap it tightly in a bandage — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 2: «A honeybee's sting has tiny hooks like a fish-hook; it gets stuck in our skin and tears away from the bee, so the bee dies, while a wasp's smooth sting can be…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «smooth sting» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why is it a bad idea to wave your arms at a bee?

1. It feels attacked and is more likely to sting — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Bees like waving and come closer to play — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Waving makes bees lose their sting — no support
4. Bees can only see moving arms, so it will find you — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 24, line 9: «Bees and wasps sting mainly to defend themselves and their nest.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «bees» (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which sign after a sting means an emergency?

1. A small red bump — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Mild pain for an hour — no support
3. Trouble breathing — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A little itch — 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 ✓

wasp buzzing my lolly, swat it??

1. No, stay calm and move away slowly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Throw your drink at it — no support
3. Yes, swat it hard — no support
4. Yes, wave your arms — 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 · ★ · right ✓

bee stung me, sting still in there

1. Scrape it out quickly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Leave it in for a day — no support
3. Squeeze it hard — no support
4. Pour juice on it — 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 ✓

got stung, now his face is swelling n can't breathe

1. Emergency, call for help now — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Just a cold pack is enough — no support
3. Wait a few hours — no support
4. Give him a cold drink and wait — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

wasp's nest in the shed, poke it down with a stick?

1. Yes, if you wear a hat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, quickly before they wake — no support
3. Yes, throw stones at it — no support
4. No, never poke a nest — ✓ 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 14 · ★ · right ✓

friend got stung and now her face is puffing up and she can't breathe properly

1. Call emergency services now and get an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Give her a sweet drink and wait to see if it passes — no support
3. Put ice on and carry on playing — no support
4. Tell her to lie down and 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

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

found a wasp nest in the shed, gonna poke it

1. No, leave it and tell an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, with a long stick — no support
3. Yes, if you run fast after — no support
4. Yes, if you wear a hoodie — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Liam says one sting can never hurt anyone badly. true?

1. Yes, one sting is always small — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, unless it is a bee — no support
3. Yes, only big swarms are dangerous to people — no support
4. No, a sting can be deadly for someone with an allergy — ✓ 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 17 · ★ · wrong ✗

did u hear Jayden got stung by like 50 wasps at the picnic cos he waved his arms at them

1. Real lesson: waving arms scares wasps away — no support
2. It proves picnics are the only place wasps live — no support
3. Real lesson: swatting makes stings more likely, so stay calm; «50» is probably exaggerated — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. It means wasps sting only boys — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 1: «Bees and wasps sting to protect themselves and their nest, not to hunt people, so they rarely sting if they are left alone.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sting» (+2); the same doer «bees» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

my mate says bees can sting you loads of times like wasps

1. He is right, but only in summer — no support
2. He is right, bees sting more than wasps — score 4
3. Not true for honeybees; a honeybee leaves its stinger and dies, but a wasp can sting more than once — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. He is right, both sting many times — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 11: «A wasp can sting more than once.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sting» (+2); the same doer «wasp» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · right ✓

Hannah screamed and ran from a bee and fell over in front of everyone, shall i post it

1. No, she was scared and posting it would embarrass her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, so others learn to be brave — no support
3. Yes, because screaming at a bee is silly and everyone should see — no support
4. Yes, but only on a private story — 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 ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the fate of a honeybee subsequent to stinging a person?

1. It withdraws its stinger and stings again — no support
2. It loses its wings but survives — no support
3. Its barbed stinger remains in the skin and the bee dies — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. It returns to the hive unharmed — 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 24, line 2: «A honeybee's sting has tiny hooks like a fish-hook; it gets stuck in our skin and tears away from the bee, so the bee dies, while a wasp's smooth sting can be…», 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 «die» (+3); the same doer «bee» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a bee's stinger ought to be removed promptly.

1. It attracts other bees to the place — no support
2. It continues to pump venom for a short period — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. It will grow deeper into the skin over many days — no support
4. It will fall out of its own accord at once — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 13: «A bee stinger should be scraped out quickly, because it keeps pumping venom for a short while.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pump» (+2); the same doer «stinger» (+2); the same thing acted on «venom» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

It being given that swelling of the face or throat and difficulty in breathing follow a sting, select the most accurate characterisation of the situation.

1. It constitutes a medical emergency — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It indicates only that the sting was painful — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. It is an ordinary reaction requiring no attention — no support
4. It may be treated by rest alone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 5: «For most people a sting is just painful, but some people are allergic: if someone's face, lips or throat swell, or they find it hard to breathe or feel faint,…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «sting» (+2); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the attraction of wasps.

1. Wasps are attracted to sweet food and drink — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. Wasps are repelled by sweet food and drink — score 5
3. Wasps are attracted only to running water — score 5
4. Wasps are attracted solely to the colour black — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 18: «Wasps are attracted to sweet food and drinks.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same thing acted on «wasps» (+3); the same action «attract» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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