Snakes, spiders and scorpions

Tests: 7 of 19 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 13 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 25 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 ✗

Ethan, a boy in Phoenix, wants to pick up a small snake to show his friends. Why is this a bad idea?

1. Snakes melt in warm hands — no support
2. His friends will be scared of him for the rest of the year — no support
3. Small snakes are always venomous — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. It may be venomous and bite when grabbed — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 25, line 19: «The adder is the only venomous snake that lives wild in Britain, and its bite needs a hospital visit.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «only venomous snake» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A girl in Queensland sees a brown snake cross her garden path. Which plan is best?

1. Try to catch it in a bucket and take it far away — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Chase it away with a broom — no support
3. Stay back, let it move on and tell an adult — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Step over it quickly — 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Which is true?

1. Snakes cannot bite if they are not rattling — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Most snakes would rather escape than bite — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Snakes chase people to bite them — no support
4. All snakes are deadly — 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 ✗

Noah's dad in Texas is bitten on the ankle by a rattlesnake. What should Noah do?

1. Tie a shoelace tightly round his leg above the bite — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Suck the venom out of the bite — score 5
3. Call 911 and help his dad stay calm and still — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Make his dad walk fast to the car — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 25, line 5: «If someone is bitten, call the emergency number, keep them calm and still and keep the bitten arm or leg still; never cut the bite, suck it or tie it tight wit…», 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 «tie» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A family camps in Arizona and leaves boots outside the tent. What should they do in the morning?

1. Put the boots straight on in the dark — score 4
2. Wash the boots in the river — no support
3. Shake the boots out before putting them on — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Leave the boots outside for good — ← Mova's choice · score 12

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 12, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 25, line 8: «A boy in Arizona put on a boot left outside overnight without shaking it; a scorpion inside stung his foot, and it hurt for hours.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «boot» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «leave» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · right ✓

A boy in Cornwall is bitten by an adder on a heath. What should happen?

1. He waits to see if it gets worse — score 4
2. He keeps still and calm and is taken to hospital — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. He walks it off and finishes the hike — score 4
4. He washes it and goes home to bed to sleep it off — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 5, line 6: «A boy in Florida rode his bike without a helmet down a hill; he hit a crack in the path, flew over the handlebars and hurt his head so badly he needed hospital…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «need» (+2); the same doer «boy» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓

A tourist in Sydney wants to lift a log to look for spiders. What is the danger?

1. A funnel-web or other spider may bite her hand — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. Spiders in Australia are all harmless, so there is no danger — no support
3. Logs in Sydney are always too heavy — no support
4. Lifting a log will wake a koala — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 25, line 2: «These animals do not want to fight a person; most bites happen when someone steps on one, puts a hand where they cannot see, or tries to catch, poke or kill it.», 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 «hand» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Why do Australians put a firm bandage over a snake bite and keep the limb still?

1. It stops the bite from itching — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It squeezes all the venom back out of the bite — no support
3. It slows the venom spreading through the body — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It keeps the snake from coming back — 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 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Which family is least likely to meet a wild snake at home?

1. A family in Arizona — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A family in Queensland — no support
3. A family in Texas — no support
4. A family in Ireland — ✓ 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 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

hiking in arizona, there's a snake on the path

1. Jump over it quickly — no support
2. Stop, back away slowly, give it room — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Poke it with a stick — no support
4. Pick it up and move it off the path — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 25, line 7: «A man in Queensland tried to pick up a brown snake to move it; it bit him, and he needed antivenom in hospital.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pick up» (+2); the same thing acted on «brown snake» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓

snake looks dead, can i touch it

1. Yes, by the tail — no support
2. No, it can still bite — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. Yes, dead snakes are safe — no support
4. Yes, with a glove — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 25, line 11: «A snake that looks dead can still bite by reflex, so it must never be touched.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «snake» (+4); the same action «bite» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★ · right ✓

shoes were outside all night, just put em on

1. Yes, just put them on — score 5
2. Only check the left one — no support
3. Check them next week — no support
4. Shake them out first — ← 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 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 25, line 4: «Prevention is simple: stay on paths, wear shoes and long trousers in the bush or desert, look before you put hands under rocks and logs, and shake out shoes an…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «shoes» (+5); the same action «shake out» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★★ · wrong ✗

friend got bitten by a snake, suck it out like in films?

1. Tie a cord tight above it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, suck it out quickly before it spreads — no support
3. Cut the bite open — no support
4. No, keep him still and call for help — ✓ 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗

snake on the path, mate wants to catch it with a stick

1. Yes, if he holds it behind the head — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, if it looks small — no support
3. Yes, if he is fast enough to grab it first — no support
4. No, back away slowly and leave it alone — ✓ 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 ✗

brother got bit by a snake in the garden!!

1. Make him run to the car fast — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Suck the bite to get the venom out — no support
3. Keep him still and calm, call emergency services — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Cut the bite and wash 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 16 · ★★ · right ✓

shoes were outside all night in arizona, just put em on?

1. Wear them with thick socks instead, so nothing can bite — score 5
2. Shake them out first, a scorpion may be inside — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Put them on quickly — score 5
4. Only check if they smell — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 25, line 4: «Prevention is simple: stay on paths, wear shoes and long trousers in the bush or desert, look before you put hands under rocks and logs, and shake out shoes an…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «shoes» (+5); the same action «shake out» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★★ · right ✓

heard a guy in Arizona picked up a dead rattlesnake for a photo and it bit him, the head was cut off and everything

1. Real lesson: snakes are safe once their head is off — no support
2. It means you should take photos from closer — no support
3. Real lesson: even a dead-looking snake can bite by reflex, so never touch one — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. It proves only Arizona snakes are dangerous — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 25, line 11: «A snake that looks dead can still bite by reflex, so it must never be touched.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same action «bite» (+2); the same doer «snake» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★★ · right ✓

my cousin reckons if a snake bites u, u suck the poison out like in the films

1. He is right, sucking removes the venom — no support
2. He is right, but only for small snakes — no support
3. He is right, if you then tie a tight cord — score 1
4. Wrong; never cut or suck a bite, keep the person still and call the emergency number — ← 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, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 25, line 16: «Keep a bitten person calm and still, because moving around helps the venom spread.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+2); the same thing acted on «bitten person» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★★ · wrong ✗

they're saying Sienna's house has redbacks everywhere cos her family are messy, spread it?

1. Yes, and say one bit her sister too — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, it is a cruel rumour; spiders live in many houses and gardens — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, so people stay away from her — no support
4. Yes, because spiders prove a house is dirty — 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 · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the circumstances in which venomous snakes and spiders commonly bite?

1. Without any provocation whatsoever — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. When a person walks past at a distance — no support
3. When they are stepped upon, touched or cornered — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Only in the hours of darkness — 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 ✗

It being given that a snake is observed upon a path, select the course of action consistent with established guidance.

1. To approach the snake to determine its species — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To strike the snake with a stick — no support
3. To throw stones until the snake departs — no support
4. To stop, to withdraw slowly, and to allow the snake ample room to depart — ✓ 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 · wrong ✗

Identify the precaution recommended in respect of shoes, gloves and clothing left out of doors.

1. They should be sprayed with water before being worn — no support
2. They should be left out for a further night — no support
3. They should be worn immediately to keep them warm — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. They should be shaken out before being worn — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 17, line 16: «If you are lost in the wild, stay put, keep warm and dry, and make noise.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the first aid that is consistent with established Australian guidance for a snake bite.

1. A tight cord tied above the bite — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. The cutting of the wound and the sucking out of the venom — score 4
3. A firm pressure bandage, the limb being kept still — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Encouraging the person to walk to seek help — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 25, line 17: «Never cut a bite, suck out venom or tie a tight cord around the limb.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tie» (+2); the same thing acted on «tight cord» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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