Holidays of the region

Tests: 13 of 20 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 20 of 24 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 265 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 Manchester finds a firework lying on the grass the morning after Bonfire Night. What should he do?

1. Throw it into the bonfire ashes — no support
2. Put it in his pocket to show his friends at school — score 5
3. Leave it and tell an adult, because it can still burn — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. Light it to see if it still works — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 258, line 5: «A boy from Glasgow on a school camp feels homesick on the first night; he tells a teacher, and by the next afternoon, busy with canoeing, he feels much better.», 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 «tell» (+3); the same receiver «teacher» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Which is true about a sparkler on the Fourth of July?

1. It cannot burn clothes or skin — score 2
2. It is much hotter than a candle flame — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Only big rockets can cause burns — score 1
4. It is cool enough to touch at the tip — 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 265, line 11: «Fireworks and sparklers can cause bad burns; a sparkler burns much hotter than a candle flame.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «sparkler» (+2); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl in Melbourne hears the bugle at a dawn service and her little brother starts chatting. What should she do?

1. Walk away because the service is long and boring for children — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Quietly help him stand still and silent — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Clap loudly to finish the silence — no support
4. Join in the chat so he is not alone — 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 ✗

On Halloween a house is completely dark. What do trick-or-treaters do?

1. Knock loudly until someone answers — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Look through the windows for sweets — no support
3. Leave a trick because there were no treats — no support
4. Skip it and go to a house with lights on — ✓ 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 5 · ★ · right ✓

Which day is New Zealand's national day?

1. The Fourth of July in America — no support
2. Waitangi Day on 6 February — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. St Patrick's Day on 17 March — score 8
4. Bonfire Night on 5 November — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 265, line 17: «Waitangi Day, 6 February, is New Zealand's national day and marks the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, an agreement between Māori and the British Crown (the…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «national day» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «waitangi» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which day honours the patron saint of Ireland?

1. 11 November — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. 6 February — score 6
3. 17 March — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. 25 April — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 265, line 13: «St Patrick's Day, 17 March, is Ireland's national day, honouring its patron saint (the saint believed to look after the country) with parades and green clothes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «patron saint» (+4); the same action «honour» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

A new girl celebrates Eid and brings sweets to share. What is the respectful thing to do?

1. Thank her and be glad to learn about her festival — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Say Eid is not a real holiday — no support
3. Refuse because it is not Christmas — score 1
4. Tell her to celebrate it only at home, not at school with everyone — ← 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 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 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 «things» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy gets a small present for Christmas and says, "Is that all?" What would have been better?

1. Comparing it with his cousin's presents — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Asking for the receipt to swap it — score 4
3. Saying thank you, as gratitude matters more than how many gifts — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Saying nothing and leaving the room — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 265, line 19: «Presents are received with gratitude, and not every family can afford many presents.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «presents» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Why do people stand still and silent at 11 o'clock on 11 November?

1. To show respect to the King's birthday — score 4
2. To wait quietly for the fireworks to start — no support
3. Because the shops close at that time — no support
4. To remember those who died in wars — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 265, line 3: «Other days are quiet and serious, like Remembrance Day and Anzac Day, when people stand still and silent to remember the soldiers who died in wars.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «remember» (+6). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Why are fireworks safest at an organised display?

1. Children may help light them there — no support
2. Trained people let them off while the crowd stands back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Displays use fireworks that cannot explode or hurt anyone in the crowd — score 5
4. The fireworks there are not hot at all — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 265, line 10: «Bonfire Night in the UK is on 5 November, and fireworks are best watched at organised displays, where trained people let them off while the crowd stands well b…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «let off» (+3); the same thing acted on «fireworks» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

trick or treat, that house is all dark, knock anyway?

1. Go round the back — no support
2. Yes, dark means they're saving extra treats — no support
3. No, only visit houses with their lights on — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Yes, knock louder — 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 265, line 8: «On Halloween, 31 October, children go trick-or-treating with an adult, because it is dark and there is traffic, and visit only houses with their lights on.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «houses» (+5); the same action «visit» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

got a sparkler, it's like a candle right?

1. No, a sparkler burns much hotter than a candle — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Safe to hold by the hot end — no support
3. Colder, it's only sparks — no support
4. Yes, the same heat as a candle flame — 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 265, line 11: «Fireworks and sparklers can cause bad burns; a sparkler burns much hotter than a candle flame.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «sparkler» (+2); the same property (+2); the same action «burn» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

some1 at school says st paddy's day is on christmas eve

1. No, St Patrick's Day is 17 March — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It's on 4 July, the same day as the American one — no support
3. Yes, 24 December — no support
4. It's on 1 January — 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 · ★ · right ✓

why's everyone wearing red poppies today

1. It's a flower festival — no support
2. To welcome the spring and the first flowers of the year — no support
3. Because red is lucky in November — no support
4. To remember people who died in wars — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 265, line 15: «Remembrance Day, 11 November, honours those who died in wars with a two-minute silence, and many people wear a red poppy.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «die» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

can i wave the sparkler around my sister

1. Yes, if you're careful — no support
2. Only above her head, where the sparks can't reach her — no support
3. Yes, they're safe — no support
4. No, sparklers can burn clothes and skin — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 265, line 20: «Sparklers burn hotter than a cooking flame and are one of the main causes of firework injuries in children.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «burn» (+2); the same doer «sparklers» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · right ✓

Why must Christmas lights be kept away from curtains?

1. They can heat up and start a fire — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. It makes them flicker — no support
3. Lights stick to curtains — no support
4. Curtains block the light from outside — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 117, line 17: «A portable heater must be kept away from curtains and bedding and never covered, or it can start a fire.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «start» (+3); the same thing acted on «fire» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · wrong ✗

candle on the table near the paper decorations

1. Leave it, it's pretty — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Move it away or blow it out — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Watch it from another room — no support
4. Put more paper around it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 219, line 7: «A girl in Wales left a candle burning by the curtains and went to bed; the curtains caught fire, and only the smoke alarm woke the family in time to get out.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «candle» (+2); the same action «leave» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear a kid held a sparkler with no gloves and it burnt right through his hand? real lesson?

1. Sparklers burn very hot; gloves, arm's length, an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Hold sparklers by the hot end so the sparks fly away from you — score 3
3. Sparklers are cool enough to touch — no support
4. Only rockets are dangerous — no support

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 265, line 20: «Sparklers burn hotter than a cooking flame and are one of the main causes of firework injuries in children.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «burn» (+2); the same doer «sparklers» (+2). Against it: the same property (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

apparently on Halloween someone put razor blades in all the sweets on our street. probably just a rumour?

1. No, it happens every year to everyone — no support
2. Very likely, but adults still check treats — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. No, so never trick-or-treat — no support
4. No, all sweets have blades in them now, so throw them away — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 112, line 7: «A boy in Leeds left scissors on the floor; his baby sister crawled over and put them in her mouth and cut her lip.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same thing acted on «scissors» (+2). Against it: a different doer (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 20 · ★ · right ✓

my mate says some family's Christmas tree caught fire from candles and the whole house burnt. what's the true lesson?

1. Candles are safe on trees — no support
2. Candles and lights cause house fires; take care — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Christmas trees can't burn — no support
4. Only real trees burn, not fake ones from the shop — 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 113, line 5: «Batteries also need care when they are old, leaking or swollen, because their chemicals burn skin and big lithium batteries can catch fire.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «care» (+5); the same action «need» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the date of St Patrick's Day.

1. Seventeenth of April — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Twenty-fifth of April — no support
3. Seventeenth of March — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Fifth of November — 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 Anzac Day?

1. It remembers soldiers who died in wars, with dawn services — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 16
2. It marks the beginning of summer — no support
3. It marks the new year in Australia and is celebrated with fireworks — no support
4. It celebrates the harvest with feasts — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 16, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 265, line 14: «Anzac Day, 25 April, in Australia and New Zealand remembers the soldiers who died in wars, with dawn services and a minute's silence.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «die» (+5); the same thing acted on «soldiers» (+3); the same circumstance (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+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 trick-or-treating.

1. Children enter strangers' homes — no support
2. Children go alone to any house — no support
3. Children eat treats before adults check them, as is customary — no support
4. Children go with an adult to houses with lights on — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 265, line 8: «On Halloween, 31 October, children go trick-or-treating with an adult, because it is dark and there is traffic, and visit only houses with their lights on.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «children» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the reason for which a sparkler is particularly hazardous.

1. It is cold enough to freeze skin — no support
2. It explodes like a rocket when it is lit by an adult — no support
3. It burns much hotter than a cooking flame — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. It produces no heat whatever — 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 265, line 20: «Sparklers burn hotter than a cooking flame and are one of the main causes of firework injuries in children.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «burn» (+2); the same doer «sparklers» (+2). Against it: the same property (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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