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Learning a skill, and coins and notes

Tests: 7 of 19 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 15 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 260 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 ✗

Two boys in Ohio learn the piano. Max practises ten minutes every day; Sam practises one hour every Saturday. Who probably improves faster?

  • 1. Sam, because Saturdays are less tiring — no support
  • 2. Sam, because he practises longer at once — no support
  • 3. Both the same, as the minutes over a week add up to the same — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 4. Max, because regular practice builds skill faster — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 224, line 5: «On Anzac Day in Wellington a boy hears the call for a minute's silence; he stops talking, stands completely still, and remembers the people who died in wars.», 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 «minute» (+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 ✗

In Leeds, a girl has 10p, 5p and 1p. How much does she have?

  • 1. 11p — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. 6p — no support
  • 3. 16p — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. 15p — 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 boy in Florida has a quarter, a dime and a nickel. How much money is that?

  • 1. 45 cents — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. 40 cents — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. 35 cents — no support
  • 4. 30 cents — 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 ✗

A little boy chooses a nickel instead of a dime because "it is bigger, so it's worth more". What has he got wrong?

  • 1. A nickel is always worth more — no support
  • 2. Value is shown by the number on the coin, not its size — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Coins all have the same value — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 4. Bigger coins are always worth more than smaller ones, everywhere — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 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 260, line 16: «US coins: a penny is 1 cent, a nickel 5 cents, a dime 10 cents and a quarter 25 cents; UK coins go from 1p to £2.», 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 «us coins» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · right ✓

Your sister's online game asks to tap mum's card for 500 gems. Why should she ask first?

  • 1. Gems are free, so it does not matter — no support
  • 2. The game pays the money back later — score 2
  • 3. Card money is pretend money — no support
  • 4. It spends mum's real money from her account — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 9, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 260, line 5: «Tapping a card or a phone spends real money from a bank account; a girl in Toronto who buys game coins on her mum's phone is spending her mum's real dollars.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «real money» (+4); the same action «spend» (+3); the same place «bank account» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

After three weeks of guitar, a girl in Arizona can play two songs, though her friend can play ten. How should she see her progress?

  • 1. She has improved a lot since she started — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. She should quit because her friend is better — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 3. She must catch up with her friend by tomorrow — no support
  • 4. She is hopeless at guitar and always will be — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 199, line 7: «A girl in Leeds kept promising to return a friend's book and never did; the friend stopped lending her things.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stop» (+3); the same doer «friend» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓

Why is it good to review spelling words again a few days after learning them?

  • 1. It makes the words harder to forget for others — score 1
  • 2. Reviewing at intervals helps memories last — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 3. Words change their spelling after a week — no support
  • 4. It is only to please the teacher — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 7, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 260, line 1: «Skills grow with practice: ten minutes every day builds a skill much faster than one long session a week, and reviewing something a few days later helps the me…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «memory» (+4); the same action «help» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A boy in Ireland says, "I'll never be good at maths, so why try?" What would help him most?

  • 1. Copying his friend's homework — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 2. Knowing that maths grows with practice — ✓ the right answer · score 3
  • 3. Only doing the easy sums so he never gets anything wrong — no support
  • 4. Avoiding all maths lessons from now on — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 201, line 5: «A boy in Ohio copied his friend's maths homework all term; in the end-of-year test he could not do long division at all, and he had to repeat the work over the…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «copy» (+3); the same thing acted on «maths homework» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

You find a wallet with a driving licence and $50 in a park in Seattle. Why give it all back?

  • 1. The wallet is worth more than the money — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The owner needs their cards and money — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. The police will pay you double for handing it in — no support
  • 4. Wallets cannot be kept for more than a day — 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 ✗

got 2 quarters n a dime, no wait 3 quarters n a dime. how much is that

  • 1. 4 cents — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. 35 cents — no support
  • 3. 85 cents — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. 60 cents — 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 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

my bro says the big coin's always worth more. true?

  • 1. Yes, bigger coins are worth more — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Yes, heavier coins always mean more money — no support
  • 3. Only for silver coins — no support
  • 4. No, the number on the coin shows its value — ✓ 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 12 · ★★ · right ✓

piano club is so hard, been 1 week, wanna quit

  • 1. Quit today, it won't get any easier than it is now — no support
  • 2. Never quit anything, ever — no support
  • 3. Quit and start three new clubs — no support
  • 4. Give it a fair try for some weeks, then decide with a parent — ← 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 260, line 2: «Everybody learns at a different speed, so you compare yourself with how you were last month, not with a faster learner, and you give a new club a fair try for…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same thing acted on «fair try» (+1). Against it: the same property (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★★ · right ✓

just tap mum's phone to pay, it's not real money anyway

  • 1. It is real money from her bank account — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 2. It's pretend money, like a game — no support
  • 3. Only cash is real money — no support
  • 4. It's free, phones make the money themselves — score 4

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 260, line 5: «Tapping a card or a phone spends real money from a bank account; a girl in Toronto who buys game coins on her mum's phone is spending her mum's real dollars.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «real money» (+4); the same place «bank account» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★★ · right ✓

lil bro has coins in his mouth

  • 1. Wait until he spits them out — no support
  • 2. Take them out gently and tell an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 3. Let him, coins are clean — no support
  • 4. Give him more to play with — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 260, line 6: «A toddler in Florida found a coin on the floor and swallowed it; it stuck in his throat and he needed a doctor to take it out.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take out» (+3); the same thing acted on «coin» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★★ · right ✓

Why did Tom lose his birthday money?

  • 1. He showed it off and it was stolen — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 2. Money disappears by itself after a while — no support
  • 3. He spent it on lunch — score 4
  • 4. The bank took it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 260, line 21: «Showing off money makes it more likely to be stolen.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «show off» (+3); the same thing acted on «money» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★★ · right ✓

wanna bring all my savings to school to show everyone

  • 1. Bring it but only show it to your closest friends at break — score 2
  • 2. Leave it at home, it could be lost or stolen — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 3. Bring it, nobody steals at school — no support
  • 4. Bring it, it's safe zipped in your bag — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 239, line 15: «Look at wild frogs, lizards and tadpoles but leave them in their home; they usually die in captivity and some are protected.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+3); the same place «home» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★★ · wrong ✗

did u hear a toddler swallowed a coin and it got stuck and he couldn't breathe? real lesson?

  • 1. Coins always pass through safely — no support
  • 2. Toddlers can swallow small coins safely — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 3. Keep coins away from small children; they choke — ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 4. Only big coins are dangerous — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 260, line 6: «A toddler in Florida found a coin on the floor and swallowed it; it stuck in his throat and he needed a doctor to take it out.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «swallow» (+3); the same doer «toddler» (+2); the same thing acted on «coin» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★★ · wrong ✗

apparently a kid flashed his birthday money at the bus stop and some older kids took it all. what's the true lesson?

  • 1. Don't show off money; it invites theft — ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 2. Only show it to older kids — no support
  • 3. Keep it in your hand, then nobody can take it from you — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 4. Carry more money so you can share it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 258, line 18: «Before a trip you decide how much money to spend on souvenirs and keep it safe.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+3); the same thing acted on «money» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★★ · wrong ✗

my mate says a dime is worth less than a nickel cos it's smaller. right?

  • 1. Yes, smaller coins are worth less — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. No, a dime is 10 cents and a nickel 5 — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Yes, nickels are worth more because they're bigger — no support
  • 4. No, they're worth the same — 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 value of a US quarter.

  • 1. Twenty-five cents — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Five cents — no support
  • 3. Ten cents — no support
  • 4. Fifty cents — 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 statements most accurately characterises the value of a coin?

  • 1. Heavier coins are of greater value — no support
  • 2. Older coins are of greater value than newly minted coins of the same kind — no support
  • 3. It is shown by the number upon it, not by its size — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 13
  • 4. Larger coins are invariably of greater value — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 13, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 260, line 17: «The value of a coin is shown by the number on it, not by its size.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «show» (+5); the same circumstance (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «number» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response consistent with established practice upon finding a wallet or purse.

  • 1. It is kept if nobody saw it found — no support
  • 2. The money is kept and the wallet discarded — score 4
  • 3. It is given to a parent, a shop or the police, untouched — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 4. It is left in the street, where its owner is likely to return for it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 260, line 18: «A found wallet or purse is given to a parent, a shop or the police without taking anything.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same receiver «parent» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain the manner of practice that builds a skill most quickly.

  • 1. One long session each week — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. A little every day, even ten minutes — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Only on holidays — no support
  • 4. Only when a test or performance approaches — 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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