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Classroom rules and homework

Tests: 8 of 19 right · Exam: 4 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 18 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 254 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 boy in Sydney borrowed his friend's pencil last week and still has it. What should he have done?

  • 1. Lent it to someone else in the class — score 1
  • 2. Given it back when he finished — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. Kept it, since it is only a pencil and pencils are cheap — score 3
  • 4. Swapped it for a worse one — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 254, line 9: «You ask before borrowing a classmate's pencil or rubber and give it back when you finish.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «give back» (+2); the same thing acted on «pencil» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why is a tidy desk useful at the end of the day?

  • 1. It lets you go home earlier than the other classes — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Tidy desks never need cleaning or dusting again — no support
  • 3. It makes the teacher give you a sticker every day — no support
  • 4. You find things fast and the room stays safe — ✓ 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl copies a whole page from a website for her project on whales. What is wrong with this?

  • 1. Nothing, everything on the internet is free to copy — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The website will be closed down because of her — no support
  • 3. It is plagiarism, a kind of cheating — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Whales do not like 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why is it better to explain in private when you were wrongly blamed?

  • 1. It lets you skip the lesson — no support
  • 2. It makes the others get punished instead of you — score 1
  • 3. A calm talk is more likely to be heard — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Teachers never listen to anything said in class — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 195, line 3: «Lots of untrue words are not lies at all: a made-up story everyone knows is made up, an actor playing a villain, a little child's pretend dragon, or «I've told…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same doer «lie» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Two months after arriving, a boy from Poland understands much more English. What helped most?

  • 1. Nobody talking to him so he had to listen — score 5
  • 2. Classmates who were patient and spoke slowly — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Classmates who laughed whenever he got a word wrong — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 4. Everyone speaking faster — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 94, line 6: «A boy in Leeds got so frustrated with his maths homework that he tore up his book; he had to redo all the pages and still did not understand the sums until he…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «boy» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy changes the background and settings on the shared class laptop. Why is this wrong?

  • 1. Settings can never be changed back — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It makes the laptop much faster for the next person — no support
  • 3. Laptops do not have settings — no support
  • 4. School devices are shared and used only as allowed — ✓ 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl falls asleep over her homework at 9 p.m. What is the sensible choice?

  • 1. Stop, tell a parent, and send the teacher a note — ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 2. Copy the answers from a friend — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 3. Drink coffee and keep going until it is all done — no support
  • 4. Hide the unfinished sheet in her bag — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 98, line 12: «Letting a friend copy your homework does not help them learn; explaining it does.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «copy» (+3); the same circumstance (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

The classroom helper forgets to hand out the reading books, and the lesson starts late. What does this show?

  • 1. Class jobs do not matter — no support
  • 2. Class jobs help the whole class when done on time — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Books are not really needed in a reading lesson — score 1
  • 4. The teacher should do every job — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 254, line 13: «A class job, like handing out books, is done carefully and on time, because the whole class waits on it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «class job» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy cannot find his worksheet, which is due tomorrow. What is a good idea?

  • 1. Skip the homework without telling anyone — ← Mova's choice · score 1
  • 2. Say he never got one, so he does not have to do it — no support
  • 3. Copy a friend's finished sheet — no support
  • 4. Check the school website or ask the teacher for a copy — ✓ the right answer · 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 56, line 6: «A boy in Texas hurt his knee badly on a trampoline but did not tell anyone because he thought he would get in trouble; it got much worse before he saw a doctor.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «anyone» (+3); the same action «tell» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

got told off for talking but it wasn't me! gonna shout

  • 1. Stay calm and explain politely later — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 2. Shout out loud that it wasn't you, right now — no support
  • 3. Blame the person next to you — no support
  • 4. Sulk for the rest of the day — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 254, line 12: «If you are told off for something you did not do, you stay calm and explain politely later, in private if possible, because a calm talk is more likely to be he…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «stay» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

copied a bit from a website for homework, that's fine right?

  • 1. Yes, if you change one word — no support
  • 2. Yes, everything on the internet is free to copy — no support
  • 3. No, use your own words and say where facts came from — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 4. Only if the teacher doesn't check it with a computer — 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 201, line 12: «Copying someone else's writing as your own is called plagiarism; write in your own words and say where facts came from.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+3); the same doer «facts» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

lost my worksheet, homework's due tmrw

  • 1. Don't do the homework and hope nobody asks for it — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Say the dog ate it — no support
  • 3. Get it again from a classmate, the teacher or the website — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Make up your own worksheet — 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 ✗

new boy hardly speaks english, how do i explain the game

  • 1. Shout really loud so he understands you — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 2. Speak slowly, use gestures and pictures — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Talk very fast — no support
  • 4. Don't bother, he won't get it — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 207, line 4: «A boy in Galway wants to see a robin up close; he sits still and speaks quietly, and the robin hops nearer instead of flying off.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same doer «boy» (+3). Against it: 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 14 · ★ · right ✓

rocking back on my chair, it's fine i'm good at it

  • 1. Sit with all four legs down, it can slide — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 2. Fine if the floor is carpet — no support
  • 3. Only while the teacher's not looking — no support
  • 4. Fine as long as you hold on to the desk with one hand — 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 110, line 14: «Sit with all four chair legs on the floor, because a tipped chair slips and you hit your head.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «slip» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

Why is throwing a pencil across the classroom a bad idea?

  • 1. Pencils are school property and cost the school money — no support
  • 2. It might break the pencil lead inside — no support
  • 3. It wastes time — no support
  • 4. Its point can hit someone in the eye — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 254, line 7: «A girl in Melbourne threw a pencil to a friend across the room; the point hit another boy in the eye and he needed treatment at the eye hospital.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same place «eye» (+2); the same doer «point» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · right ✓

never did homework all term, who cares

  • 1. It doesn't count — no support
  • 2. You'll learn it all next year anyway — no support
  • 3. Nobody notices if you just sit quietly — no support
  • 4. You fall behind and it gets harder to catch up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 254, line 19: «Homework practises what you learnt; if you keep skipping it, you fall behind and it gets harder to catch up.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «fall behind» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear a kid was rocking on his chair and went straight over and cracked his head on the desk? real lesson?

  • 1. Rock only on the back two legs, never on one — no support
  • 2. Lean on the wall behind you, then rocking is totally safe — no support
  • 3. Don't tip back on chairs; it causes head injuries — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
  • 4. Only plastic chairs tip over — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 254, line 23: «Tipping back on chairs is a common cause of head injuries in classrooms.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tip back» (+2); the same place «chairs» (+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 · ★ · wrong ✗

apparently some kid flicked a pencil at his mate and it went in his eye and he's blind now. what's the true lesson?

  • 1. Throw only blunt pencils — ← Mova's choice · score 1
  • 2. Wear glasses in class so it doesn't matter if it hits — no support
  • 3. Eyes heal quickly from anything that hits them — no support
  • 4. Never throw sharp things in class, even in fun — ✓ the right answer · 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 254, line 7: «A girl in Melbourne threw a pencil to a friend across the room; the point hit another boy in the eye and he needed treatment at the eye hospital.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «throw» (+2); the same thing acted on «pencil» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · right ✓

everyone's saying the new boy who speaks little English is dumb. pass it on?

  • 1. No, he's learning English; be patient and kind — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
  • 2. Yes, so the teacher moves him into a different class — score 0
  • 3. Yes, he doesn't understand anything — no support
  • 4. Yes, if it's true — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 254, line 3: «Be patient with a classmate who is still learning English: speak slowly, use gestures and pictures, and each week they will understand more.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «learn» (+2); the same thing acted on «english» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the purpose of filters upon school computers and tablets.

  • 1. To prevent homework being saved upon the school system — no support
  • 2. To make the devices slower — no support
  • 3. To stop teachers using the internet — score 3
  • 4. To keep children safe online — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 254, line 16: «Filters on school devices are there to keep children safe online.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «children» (+2); the same property (+2); the same action «keep» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following constitutes appropriate conduct where a pupil is reprimanded for something he did not do?

  • 1. He blames another pupil loudly — no support
  • 2. He shouts that the teacher is wrong — no support
  • 3. He remains calm and explains politely later — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 4. He refuses to work for the remainder of the day — 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 254, line 2: «When there is a problem, a calm word works best: ask a noisy classmate kindly to be quiet, and if you were blamed for something you did not do, explain politel…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «explain» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response consistent with established practice in respect of homework.

  • 1. It is written in one's own words, with sources stated — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. It is copied from websites without any acknowledgement — no support
  • 3. It is completed by an older sibling — no support
  • 4. It is copied from a classmate's book — 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 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the proper manner of communicating with a classmate who speaks little English.

  • 1. Ignoring him until he learns — no support
  • 2. Speaking only through other children — no support
  • 3. Shouting the words more loudly and repeating them — no support
  • 4. Speaking slowly with gestures and pictures, patiently — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 254, line 3: «Be patient with a classmate who is still learning English: speak slowly, use gestures and pictures, and each week they will understand more.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «speak» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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