Heat, sports gear and mosquitoes

Tests: 9 of 18 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 13 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 252 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 plays basketball outside at noon in July. He stops sweating, feels confused and almost faints. What is right?

1. It is a normal tired feeling — no support
2. He should keep playing to cool down — score 3
3. It may be heat stroke: an adult calls the emergency number — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. He just needs a sweet snack — ← Mova's choice · 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 252, line 6: «A boy in Arizona played baseball all afternoon in the heat and drank almost nothing; he collapsed with heatstroke and was taken to hospital.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take» (+5); the same doer «boy» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Two girls swap riding helmets at a stable without cleaning them. What could pass between them?

1. Their riding skills — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Their hair colour — score 8
3. Their height — score 8
4. Head lice and germs — ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 252, line 4: «Shared helmets, gloves and hats can pass on germs and head lice, so they are cleaned between users.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+5); the same action «pass» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓

A boy in Queensland is at a barbecue at sunset by a lake. Which is the best choice?

1. Put on repellent and long sleeves — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Do nothing, mosquitoes only bite at noon — no support
3. Take his shirt off — no support
4. Stand near the water to cool off — 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 · ★★ · right ✓

A girl finds a crack in her ski helmet. What should she do?

1. Not use it and get it replaced — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Use it only on easy slopes — no support
3. Paint over the crack — no support
4. Cover the crack with tape and ski — 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A boy plays tennis in his big brother's trainers, which are two sizes too big. What can happen?

1. His feet will soon grow to fit them — no support
2. Nothing at all — no support
3. He will run faster with longer steps — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. He may slip, trip or twist his ankle — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 216, line 5: «A boy in Ottawa cannot sleep after playing on a tablet in bed; when he puts it away an hour before bed and reads a book, he falls asleep faster.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same doer «boy» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · right ✓

On a hot sports day, a girl feels very tired and has a headache. Which is the best first step?

1. Drink nothing and wait quietly for it to pass all by itself — no support
2. Move to the shade, drink water and tell a teacher — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. Run one more race to shake off the tiredness and headache — no support
4. Sit in the hot sun for a while to rest and dry off — 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 215, line 5: «A girl in Denver is told by an older boy to keep quiet about him taking her lunch; she tells her teacher anyway, and the teacher makes it stop.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «teacher» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓

Why do some places with mosquitoes take bites more seriously than others?

1. In some places mosquitoes carry diseases — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. The bites there are far more itchy than anywhere else — no support
3. Mosquitoes there are much bigger — no support
4. They bite only children there — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 252, line 18: «In some places mosquitoes carry diseases.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «carry» (+3); the same place «places» (+3); the same thing acted on «diseases» (+2); the same doer «mosquitoes» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · right ✓

A team checks the goalkeeper gloves, helmets and nets before the match. Why?

1. Broken gear can cause injuries — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. To make the match start later and last longer — no support
3. Because gear sometimes changes colour — no support
4. To count how much gear the club owns — 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 ✗

hot day, been running, now dizzy n a headache

1. Drink a fizzy drink n carry on, the sugar fixes it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Go and lie in the sun — no support
3. Rest in the shade, drink water and tell an adult — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Keep running, it'll pass if u keep going n don't stop — 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 ✗

helmet's got a big crack but it still fits, use it?

1. No, don't use broken gear until it's replaced — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Only for short rides round the block — no support
3. Yes, if it still fits it still works — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. Yes, tape over the crack — 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 5, line 1: «A helmet protects your brain if you fall; it only works if it fits: level on your head, low on your forehead (about two fingers above your eyebrows), straps fo…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «work» (+5); the same doer «helmet» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓

mozzies always get me in the evening, why

1. Many mosquitoes bite most at dusk and dawn — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. They're asleep in the evening, so it must be something else — no support
3. Mosquitoes only bite in winter — no support
4. They only bite at noon — 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 12 · ★★ · right ✓

footy in the heat, drink only after the game yeah?

1. No, drink before and during too — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Only if you feel faint, otherwise u don't need it — no support
3. Yes, drink at the end only, that's the rule — no support
4. Yes, water slows you down n gives u a stitch — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 252, line 11: «Drinking water before and during sport on hot days helps prevent heat exhaustion.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2); the same action «drink» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★★ · wrong ✗

hot as, didn't bring water to practice

1. Wait until you're home, it's only an hour — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Fizzy drinks from the shop will do just as well as water — no support
3. Drink at half time only — no support
4. Ask the coach and drink often, rest in the shade — ✓ 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 ✗

Why did the coach stop practice when a player felt dizzy and confused?

1. It was going to rain soon — no support
2. It was time for everyone to go and have their lunch — no support
3. Dizzy players always play badly and lose — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. It can be heatstroke, which is an emergency — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 248, line 7: «A high-school football player in Texas kept playing after a big hit to the head because he felt "okay"; a second hit made it much worse, and he was off school…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «school football player» (+4); the same action «play» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★★ · right ✓

there's mozzies everywhere, no spray left

1. Cover up and go inside or get spray — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Don't worry, bites are harmless everywhere — no support
3. Stay out longer so you get used to them — no support
4. Scratch the bites hard — 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 ✗

did u hear a kid at the footy carnival in the heat got all confused and stopped sweating and they rushed him off in an ambulance? real lesson?

1. Not sweating means he's fine — no support
2. Make him run it off — no support
3. Hot, confused and not sweating is heatstroke; cool him and get help — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He just needed a nap in the sun — ← 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 99, line 5: «A girl in California said yes when an older kid asked her to keep a secret about touching; she felt worse and worse until she told her mum, who got help and ke…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★★ · right ✓

apparently half the team got head lice from sharing the same helmets. what's the true lesson?

1. Never wear a helmet at all, even on a bike — score -1
2. Helmets kill lice — no support
3. Lice only come from dirty kids — no support
4. Shared helmets are cleaned between users — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 252, line 13: «Shared helmets and gloves are cleaned between users, because shared gear can spread germs and head lice.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «shared helmets» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★★ · wrong ✗

my mate says u only get bitten by mozzies at midday so evenings are fine. right?

1. No, they only ever bite in the middle of the night — no support
2. No, many mosquitoes bite most at dusk and dawn — ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. Yes, they sleep all evening till the sun comes up — no support
4. Yes, they only come out to bite in the rain — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 238, line 1: «Some small creatures bite or sting. Mosquitoes come out in the evening; covering your arms and legs and using repellent keeps them off. In Australia, redback a…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come out» (+5); the same property (+4). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the signs of heatstroke requiring immediate assistance.

1. Being hot and confused, or ceasing to sweat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Being hungry before lunch — no support
3. Being slightly thirsty after play — no support
4. Feeling cool and alert — 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 appropriate response to signs of heat exhaustion?

1. Continue playing until the end of the game, and rest thereafter — no support
2. Run in order to cool down in the breeze — no support
3. Stand in the sun to dry the sweat from the skin — no support
4. Rest in the shade, drink water and tell an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 252, line 9: «With signs of heat exhaustion you rest in the shade, drink water and tell an adult.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «drink» (+4); the same thing acted on «water» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with established practice before using sports equipment.

1. It is used without inspection if new — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. It is inspected for cracks, loose parts and broken straps — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It is inspected only once a year, at the start of the season — no support
4. It is used even if a strap is broken — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 228, line 2: «Most playground injuries come from falls and from using equipment the wrong way: climbing up slides, standing on swings, jumping from high places. Cords and sc…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «equipment» (+2); the same action «use» (+1). 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 times of day at which many mosquitoes bite most.

1. At dusk and at dawn — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Only at noon — no support
3. Only at midnight — no support
4. Only during rain — 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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