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Tests, exams and mistakes

Tests: 15 of 19 right · Exam: 4 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 19 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 255 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 ✓

Ben crams all his times tables on Sunday night, and Ava practises ten minutes a day all week. Who will probably remember them longer?

  • 1. Ava, because spread-out practice lasts longer — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Both the same, as the time spent on the tables is similar — no support
  • 3. Ben, because he learned them most recently of the two — no support
  • 4. Ben, because one long session goes deeper into the brain — 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 ✓

In a reading test, a boy in Leeds reaches a question he cannot answer. Twenty minutes are left and six questions remain. What should he do?

  • 1. Give in the paper without the rest — no support
  • 2. Write any answer and never come back — no support
  • 3. Stay on it until the time runs out — no support
  • 4. Skip it, answer the rest and come back at the end — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 255, line 10: «If you get stuck on one question, you move on and come back to it at the end, so there is time for the others.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «end» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «come back» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Why is it cheating to copy even when the teacher has left the room?

  • 1. Copying is allowed when you are stuck and the teacher is out — no support
  • 2. The teacher will check the cameras later — no support
  • 3. The test must show what you know, whoever is watching — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 4. It is only cheating if the teacher sees it — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 7, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 255, line 3: «Your eyes stay on your own paper, even when the teacher leaves the room, because a test must show what you know and honesty matters most when nobody is watchin…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «test» (+4); the same action «show» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl in Brisbane is so worried about NAPLAN that she cannot sleep. What is true?

  • 1. One test does not decide her future; her best is enough — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. She should stay home on the test day — ← Mova's choice · score 2
  • 3. If she does badly she will have to leave school — score 2
  • 4. NAPLAN alone decides which high school she will go to next year — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 86, line 4: «A girl in Phoenix plays outside in the morning, stays in the cool at midday during a heatwave, keeps a water bottle with her, and wears a hat and sunscreen.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Leo forges his mum's signature on a bad test, and the teacher phones home. What happens?

  • 1. His mum is pleased he did not worry her — score 2
  • 2. Nobody minds, because the mark was bad anyway — no support
  • 3. The trouble is much bigger than the bad mark would have been — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 4. The teacher raises his mark — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 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 255, line 15: «Changing a mark or forging a parent's signature (writing their name yourself and pretending they did) is dishonest, and the trouble is much bigger when it is f…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «trouble» (+2); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

What does a low mark really tell you?

  • 1. That you should stop trying, because tests are unfair — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. What you need to practise next — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. That the teacher does not like you — no support
  • 4. That you will never be good at the subject — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Your teacher spells "necessary" wrongly on the board. Which response is best?

  • 1. Raise your hand and kindly say there may be a spelling error — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 2. Walk up and write the right spelling on the board yourself, without asking — no support
  • 3. Tell the whole class she cannot spell — score 1
  • 4. Copy the wrong spelling down, to be polite to the teacher — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 255, line 17: «If a teacher makes a mistake on the board, you politely put up your hand and say you think there may be an error.», 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 doer «error» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy in Ottawa knocks a plant pot off the window sill and soil spills everywhere. Why should he tell the teacher at once?

  • 1. Otherwise the plant will grow back wrong and crooked — no support
  • 2. It can be cleaned safely, and owning up is respected — ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 3. The teacher can find somebody else to blame for the mess — score 5
  • 4. He will be given a reward for breaking it — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 100, line 6: «A boy in Ohio watched a kid being pushed around every day and said nothing; one day the kid was hurt badly, and the boy wished he had told a teacher sooner.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+4); the same thing acted on «kid» (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Your partner knocked over the paint, but the teacher thinks it was you. Which is best?

  • 1. Stay silent and get angry later — score 1
  • 2. Tell the teacher calmly what really happened — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 3. Tell the teacher your partner is a liar — score 5
  • 4. Say it was you, just to keep things quiet — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 255, line 18: «If you break something in the classroom, you tell the teacher straight away so it can be cleaned up safely.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «teacher» (+3); the same action «tell» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

test tmrw, gonna cram it all tonight. best way?

  • 1. No, a little on several days works better — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 2. Yes, the night before is best, it's fresh in your head — no support
  • 3. Revise only at breakfast — no support
  • 4. Don't revise at all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 255, line 1: «When a test is announced, revising (going over what you learned) a little on several different days works better than cramming (trying to learn it all at once)…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «work» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

stuck on question 3, been on it ages

  • 1. Leave the rest blank — no support
  • 2. Look at your neighbour's answer — no support
  • 3. Stay on it till the bell, you'll crack it eventually — no support
  • 4. Move on and come back at the end — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 255, line 10: «If you get stuck on one question, you move on and come back to it at the end, so there is time for the others.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come back» (+2); the same place «end» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

got a bad mark, could i just sign mum's name?

  • 1. No, that's dishonest, show her the mark — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Yes, she'd sign anyway — no support
  • 3. Yes, if it looks just like hers — no support
  • 4. Only on a small test — 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 · ★ · right ✓

teacher wrote 3 x 4 = 7 on the board?? that's wrong innit

  • 1. Shout that she's wrong — score -1
  • 2. Copy it down, teachers are always right about sums — no support
  • 3. Put your hand up and politely say there may be a mistake — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 4. Laugh about it with your friends at the back of the class — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 255, line 17: «If a teacher makes a mistake on the board, you politely put up your hand and say you think there may be an error.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «hand» (+4); the same action «put up» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

big test tmrw, gonna stay up all night revising

  • 1. Stay up, the more hours you put in the better you do — no support
  • 2. Drink cola all night to stay sharp — no support
  • 3. Revise a bit, then sleep; sleep helps memory — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 4. Sleep 2 hours, that's plenty — 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 255, line 20: «Sleep helps the brain store what you learned, so staying up all night usually makes results worse.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «help» (+3); the same doer «sleep» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

Why is telling a parent about a bad mark better than hiding it?

  • 1. They will never find out anyway — score 1
  • 2. They can help before you fall further behind — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. Teachers prefer you keep it quiet — no support
  • 4. Bad marks disappear if hidden — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 213, line 2: «Sadness that lasts many days and takes away the fun of things you loved can be an illness called depression, and it can be helped, so you tell a parent, teache…», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «help» (+6). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · right ✓

got 3 outta 20, gonna bin it before mum sees

  • 1. Show her and ask for help with what went wrong — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Say the teacher lost it — no support
  • 3. Change it to an 8 with a pen that looks the same — no support
  • 4. Bin it, she'll never know — 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 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear a girl changed her test mark from a 4 to a 9 and her mum found out and it was way worse than the 4? real lesson?

  • 1. Marks don't matter so it's fine — no support
  • 2. Use a pen that matches the teacher's better — score 1
  • 3. Only change marks by a little, so nobody notices it — score 3
  • 4. Changing a mark is dishonest and makes trouble bigger — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 255, line 15: «Changing a mark or forging a parent's signature (writing their name yourself and pretending they did) is dishonest, and the trouble is much bigger when it is f…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same doer «changing» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗

apparently if u fail the SATs u can't go to secondary school, my cousin said. probably just a rumour?

  • 1. No, you repeat the whole year — no support
  • 2. Yes; one test doesn't decide your future — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. No, it's the rule in every school in the country — ← Mova's choice · score 1
  • 4. No, you have to change school — 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 202, line 4: «Example: a rumour spreads in a school in Phoenix that a scary character is coming to school. Such viral scares are usually hoaxes. A frightened child tells an…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «school» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · right ✓

my mate says he stayed up all night revising and smashed the test, so that's the way. right?

  • 1. Yes, sleep wastes revision time you could be using — no support
  • 2. No, sleep helps you remember; all-nighters usually hurt — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. Yes, if you drink cola and keep the lights on all night long — no support
  • 4. Yes, all-nighters always work — 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 255, line 20: «Sleep helps the brain store what you learned, so staying up all night usually makes results worse.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «help» (+3); the same doer «sleep» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the most effective pattern of revision for long-term remembering.

  • 1. Reading the book once quickly — score 3
  • 2. Revising for a whole day once — score 7
  • 3. Revising a little on several days — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
  • 4. Revising only on the night before — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 11, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 255, line 8: «Revising a little on several days helps you remember for longer than revising only the night before.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «little» (+4); the same property (+4); the same action «revise» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following constitutes the appropriate response upon becoming stuck on a test question?

  • 1. To copy the answer of a neighbour — no support
  • 2. To remain on it until the time expires — no support
  • 3. To move on and return to it at the end — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 4. To leave the remaining questions blank — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 255, line 10: «If you get stuck on one question, you move on and come back to it at the end, so there is time for the others.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come back» (+4); the same receiver «question» (+2); the same place «end» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a lower mark.

  • 1. It should be hidden from one's parents — score 5
  • 2. It proves that one cannot learn the subject — score 3
  • 3. It means the test was unfair — no support
  • 4. It indicates what is to be practised next — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 10, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 255, line 4: «A low mark is a map of what to practise next, not a measure of how clever you are forever, and you never change a mark or forge a signature to hide it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «practise» (+3); the same doer «low mark» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the proper conduct where a teacher has made an error upon the board.

  • 1. To laugh loudly at the teacher — score 2
  • 2. To tell the class at break time that the teacher was wrong — score 1
  • 3. To correct it oneself upon the board without permission — no support
  • 4. To raise one's hand and politely say there may be an error — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 75, line 2: «Feeling nervous is normal; you can tell the dentist, ask what they will do, and agree a signal, like raising your hand, for them to stop.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «raise» (+2); the same thing acted on «hand» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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