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Getting ready for school and the school day

Tests: 12 of 19 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 253 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 New York pretends to be ill because a classmate is bullying her. Why is telling the truth better?

  • 1. Her parents can only fix the real problem if they know — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Pretending to be ill is the quickest way to make the bully stop — no support
  • 3. Being ill is a good excuse that works forever — no support
  • 4. The teacher will never find out, so she can keep pretending all term — 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 ✓

A boy in Canberra forgot to check his timetable and has no swimming kit on swimming day. What habit would help?

  • 1. Bringing every kit every day — no support
  • 2. Never doing swimming again — no support
  • 3. Checking the timetable the night before — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
  • 4. Asking the teacher to cancel swimming for the whole class — 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 253, line 13: «You check the timetable the night before, so you bring the right things and know where to be.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «timetable» (+5); the same action «check» (+4); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

A fire breaks out and the teacher counts the children outside. Why is the morning register so important?

  • 1. It shows exactly who is in the building — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. It shows who did their homework — no support
  • 3. It shows who arrived first — no support
  • 4. It tells the cook how many lunches to make — 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 ✗

During a lockdown drill, a boy hears a knock and wants to open the classroom door. What is right?

  • 1. Stay away from the door and stay silent — ✓ the right answer · score -1
  • 2. Open it to see who it is — ← Mova's choice · score 1
  • 3. Shout "Come in" loudly so they can hear — no support
  • 4. Go out to check the corridor yourself — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 35, line 6: «A boy home alone in Ohio opened the door to a man who said he was from the gas company; it was a thief who walked in and took things while the boy was frighten…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «door» (+2); the same action «open» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

In an earthquake, why is it safer under a sturdy desk than standing by a bookcase?

  • 1. The desk is closer to the door — no support
  • 2. Bookcases are always fixed down firmly to the wall — no support
  • 3. Falling objects cause most injuries, and the desk protects your head — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
  • 4. Desks are heavy enough to stop the ground underneath them from shaking — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 12, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 247, line 8: «When someone swings a golf club, you stand well back and to the side, because a club or ball can cause a serious head injury.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cause» (+6); the same thing acted on «serious head injury» (+5); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

After school, a neighbour you hardly know offers a girl a lift home, but her mum did not say so. What should she do?

  • 1. Say no and go back to the school office — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 2. Ask her friend to come too — no support
  • 3. Walk home alone — score 6
  • 4. Get in because she knows the neighbour's face — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 195, line 13: «Saying «Mum said I could» when she did not is a trick to make a lie hard to argue with, so check with the adult yourself.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «say» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

A boy feels hungry and grumpy by 10 o'clock every morning. What might help?

  • 1. Eating something before school — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Sleeping in class — no support
  • 3. Eating nothing all day — no support
  • 4. Drinking a fizzy drink at break — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Two children race each other down a crowded corridor. What can happen?

  • 1. They will reach class early with no risk — ← Mova's choice · score 0
  • 2. They can crash into others and fall — ✓ the right answer · score 0
  • 3. Nothing, corridors are wide — no support
  • 4. The teacher will give them a medal — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 107, line 3: «Little children are at most risk, because they reach up and grab without knowing what is hot.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

A boy needs the toilet and goes without asking. Why does the teacher mind?

  • 1. The teacher needs to know where every child is — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
  • 2. The toilet may be closed — no support
  • 3. It is rude to need the toilet during a lesson — score -3
  • 4. He might miss a funny joke the teacher tells while he is out — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 124, line 6: «A boy in Ireland squeezed new classmates' hands as hard as he could to look strong; one girl's hand hurt and she told the teacher, who asked him to stop.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

mum hasn't come, a man i don't know says he'll drive me home

  • 1. Wait outside the gate alone till she comes — ← Mova's choice · score -2
  • 2. Walk home alone, it's not far — no support
  • 3. Go back to the office and tell a teacher — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Go with him, he's being kind — 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 35, line 3: «You never tell a caller or a stranger at the door that you are alone. A safe answer is "My mum can't come to the phone right now. Can I take a message?"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

lockdown drill, can i peek out the door to see whats going on

  • 1. No, stay silent, away from doors and windows — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
  • 2. Yes, if the teacher isn't looking at you — no support
  • 3. Yes, a quick look is fine — no support
  • 4. Open the door a crack to listen — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 253, line 3: «Drills practise keeping safe: in a lockdown drill (practice for staying hidden inside when there may be danger outside the classroom) you stay silent and away…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stay» (+5); the same property (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

no breakfast today, i'm not hungry anyway

  • 1. Drink nothing either, then u won't need the loo — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Only eat sweets at break, that's energy — no support
  • 3. Skip it, lunch is enough to keep u going — no support
  • 4. Eat something simple, your brain needs it — ✓ the right answer · 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 13 · ★ · right ✓

i feel sick in maths. just stay put?

  • 1. Keep quiet till home time, it'll probably pass — no support
  • 2. Tell the teacher and ask to go to the nurse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
  • 3. Put your head down on the desk n have a sleep — no support
  • 4. Walk out of the room without asking anyone first — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2, line 21: «After a bang on the head, feeling sick, dizzy or very sleepy is a warning sign: tell an adult at once, because you may need a doctor.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same receiver «adult» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

bus is pulling up across the road, gonna leg it over

  • 1. Stop and look both ways; better to miss the bus — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
  • 2. Run, cars always stop for school kids near buses — score -2
  • 3. Run but wave ur arms so all the cars can see you coming — no support
  • 4. Run, the driver always waits for kids who are running — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 253, line 23: «Rushing because you are late is when many children run into roads without looking, so missing a bus is better than being hit.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «miss» (+5); the same thing acted on «bus» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

Why did Ben go dizzy and faint in PE?

  • 1. He had eaten nothing since the night before — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. PE is always far too hard for children — no support
  • 3. His trainers were too tight — no support
  • 4. He drank too much water at break — 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 ✗

no time for brekkie, i'll just eat at lunch

  • 1. Fine, have sweets on the walk — no support
  • 2. Grab something quick, your body needs fuel to think — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Have a can of energy drink instead, that's even better — no support
  • 4. Fine, kids don't need breakfast, only grown-ups do — ← Mova's choice · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score -2, 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. Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear a kid was late, ran for the bus and ran right into the road and got clipped by a car? real lesson?

  • 1. Run faster so you make the bus — score -1
  • 2. Missing the bus is better than being hit; don't rush the road — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
  • 3. Only cross when the bus is waiting — no support
  • 4. Cars always stop for school kids, so the driver was to blame — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 253, line 23: «Rushing because you are late is when many children run into roads without looking, so missing a bus is better than being hit.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «miss» (+5); the same thing acted on «bus» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗

apparently a man said "your mum sent me" and tried to take a kid from outside school. what's the true lesson?

  • 1. Go with him if he knows your mum's name and where you live — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 2. Never take a lift you weren't told about; go to the office — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Go if he has a nice car — no support
  • 4. Wait outside alone until he gets bored and leaves — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 238, line 5: «Example: a boy in Sydney finds a syringe in the park. He does not touch it, puts his bag next to it to mark the spot and runs to tell his mum, who calls the co…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+3); the same doer «mum» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

my mate says if u skip breakfast u faint every single time. probably exaggerated?

  • 1. Yes, but only on Mondays — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Every time is stretched, but skipping makes focus hard — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Yes, everyone faints without breakfast — no support
  • 4. No, breakfast never matters — 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 ✓

Identify the reason for which pupils answer the register clearly.

  • 1. It is a test of loud speaking — no support
  • 2. It is a custom without purpose — no support
  • 3. The school must know which children are present in case of emergency — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
  • 4. The register determines the marks awarded at the end of each term — 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 253, line 12: «At the register (when the teacher calls out every name) you answer clearly, because the school must know which children are in the building in case of an emerg…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «school» (+2); the same action «know» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following constitutes appropriate conduct during an earthquake drill?

  • 1. Drop, take cover under a desk and hold on — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Hide in a corridor beside the tall shelves — no support
  • 3. Run out of the building at once — no support
  • 4. Stand beside a window in order to observe — 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 ✗

Select the response consistent with established practice where nobody arrives to collect a pupil.

  • 1. He returns to the school office and informs a teacher — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. He waits outside the gate until dark — no support
  • 3. He walks home alone by a new route — score -2
  • 4. He accepts a lift from any adult known by sight — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 253, line 17: «If nobody comes to pick you up, you go back to the school office and tell a teacher; you never accept a lift you were not told about.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «accept» (+5); the same thing acted on «lift» (+4). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). 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 ✓

Ascertain the appropriate conduct during a lockdown drill.

  • 1. One telephones one's parents loudly — score 1
  • 2. One remains silent, follows the teacher and keeps from doors and windows — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
  • 3. One goes to the playground at once — no support
  • 4. One looks out of the window to see — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 253, line 15: «In a lockdown drill you stay silent, follow the teacher and keep away from doors and windows until told it is over.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «follow» (+5); the same thing acted on «teacher» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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