Traffic lights, crossings and road signs

Tests: 7 of 19 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 18 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 267 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 ✗

A boy in Brisbane sees his friend press the crossing button again and again. What should he tell him?

1. Press it harder so it works faster and the cars stop sooner — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Once is enough; the lights know someone is waiting — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Stop pressing, it only works for adults — no support
4. Keep pressing, or the lights will forget you — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 267, line 8: «You press the crossing button once and wait; pressing many times does not make it faster.», 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 «button» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

A girl hears a crossing start to beep fast. What does it mean?

1. The green figure is on and it is safe to cross — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The lights are broken and need fixing — no support
3. The cars have just got a green light — no support
4. A fire engine is coming down the road — 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 speed sign in Canada says 50 and one in the USA says 50. Which is true?

1. The Canadian limit is faster — no support
2. The US limit is faster, because it is in miles per hour — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. They are exactly the same speed — no support
4. Speed signs mean the same everywhere in the world, whatever the country — ← Mova's choice · 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 267, line 14: «A no pedestrians sign means nobody may walk there; you never walk on a motorway, freeway or highway, where cars drive very fast.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mean» (+3); the same doer «pedestrians sign» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which sign is most likely to forbid something?

1. A sign with a red circle on it — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. A sign showing a picture of a bed — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. A sign with the name of a street — score 2
4. A sign with an arrow to a nearby town — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 236, line 5: «Example: a girl in Victoria, Australia, sees a roadside sign showing the fire danger as «Extreme». She knows it means no fires are allowed that day and her fam…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «show» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «roadside sign» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Your car stops at a give way sign while a lorry passes. Why?

1. The lorry driver asked to go first by flashing his lights — no support
2. The sign means let other traffic go first — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. The car has run out of petrol — no support
4. Give way signs mean the road is closed — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 267, line 14: «A no pedestrians sign means nobody may walk there; you never walk on a motorway, freeway or highway, where cars drive very fast.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mean» (+3); the same doer «pedestrians sign» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Near a school at 3 o'clock, why do cars drive slower?

1. Cars always slow down when it is afternoon — no support
2. The road is always narrower near schools, so cars must slow down for it — score 1
3. A school zone lowers the speed limit while children are near — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Drivers like to look at the school — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 267, line 13: «A school zone sign means cars must drive slower near the school at certain times, because children are near the road.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same circumstance (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

A family's car breaks down on a freeway in Texas. Why should the children not walk along it?

1. The road is too hot for shoes — no support
2. Cars go very fast there and walking is not allowed — ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. It is too far to the next town — no support
4. They might get lost among the many signs along the freeway — ← Mova's choice · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 10, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 62, line 8: «A child walks a big or strong dog only with an adult, because it can pull a child over or into a road.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «child» (+5); the same doer «child» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

A man parks on double yellow lines in London. Which is true?

1. Double yellow lines mean slow down — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He has parked where parking is not allowed — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He is in a place kept for buses only — no support
4. Double yellow lines mean parking for two cars — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why is it important that crossings have sounds and spinning cones?

1. So drivers know when to speed up — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. So the lights work in the dark — no support
3. So blind and deafblind people can cross safely too — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. So children have something fun to play with — 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 42, line 16: «Crossing between parked cars is dangerous because drivers cannot see you and you cannot see them.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «drivers» (+3); a different action (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 10 · ★ · right ✓

red man showing but the road's empty, can i go

1. Yes, if it's totally empty both ways — score 4
2. Yes, if you run — no support
3. Only if a grown-up goes — no support
4. No, wait for the green, cars have a green light — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 267, line 7: «When the red standing figure shows, you wait on the pavement even if the road looks empty, because the cars have a green light.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «green light» (+5); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same doer «cars» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

pressed the button like 10 times, it's still red

1. Go anyway, it's broken — no support
2. Hold it down for a full minute till it changes — no support
3. Press once and wait, more presses don't help — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Press it 20 more times — ← 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 267, line 8: «You press the crossing button once and wait; pressing many times does not make it faster.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «press» (+3); the same thing acted on «crossing button» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

sign says 30 in the uk n 30 in australia, same speed?

1. No, 30 mph is faster than 30 km/h — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, exactly the same — no support
3. 30 km/h is faster — no support
4. Signs mean the same everywhere, numbers don't change — ← Mova's choice · 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 267, line 14: «A no pedestrians sign means nobody may walk there; you never walk on a motorway, freeway or highway, where cars drive very fast.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mean» (+3); the same doer «pedestrians sign» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

road's a shortcut but it's a motorway, can we walk along the side

1. Yes, if you're quick and wear something bright — no support
2. No, never walk on a motorway — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Yes, on the edge — no support
4. Only in the daytime — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 267, line 14: «A no pedestrians sign means nobody may walk there; you never walk on a motorway, freeway or highway, where cars drive very fast.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «walk» (+3); the same place «motorway» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

red man but no cars, can i just go

1. Go, the road's empty — no support
2. Wait for the green man; cars can come fast — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Go if your mate goes first and says it's clear — no support
4. Run, then it's safe — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 267, line 1: «At a pedestrian crossing a red standing figure means wait, even if the road looks empty, because the cars have a green light and may come fast.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «cars» (+2); the same property (+2); the same action «come» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why is a turning truck so dangerous for someone on the crossing?

1. The driver may not see you beside or in front of it — ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. The driver can see everyone from up high — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Trucks turn very slowly — no support
4. Trucks always stop for walkers — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 43, line 22: «Drivers see someone in dark clothes at night much later than someone wearing bright or reflective things.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same doer «drivers» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-4). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · right ✓

flashing don't walk, i'm already halfway over

1. Keep going steadily to the other side — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Stand still and wave at the cars — no support
3. Stop and wait in the middle — no support
4. Turn round and run back to where you started — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

did u hear some kid crossed on the red man cos the road looked empty and a car came round the corner super fast? real lesson?

1. Look once and go on red — no support
2. Red only matters when there are cars you can actually see — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. Wait on the red figure even if the road looks empty — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Cross on red if you run — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 20, line 2: «Sound bends around corners and bounces off walls, but light travels in straight lines — so you can hear a car coming round a corner before you can see it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «car» (+5); the same action «see» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗

apparently if u press the crossing button 10 times it goes green straight away. probably just a rumour?

1. No, more presses mean faster — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes; press once and wait — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. No, it goes red for you instead — no support
4. No, it only works with 10 presses — 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 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

my mate says 30 on a speed sign is the same speed everywhere. right?

1. No, kilometres are faster than miles, so 30 km/h wins — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. Yes, a number is a number — no support
3. No, 30 mph is faster than 30 km/h — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, all countries use miles — 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 267, line 18: «The same number on a speed sign means a faster speed in miles per hour than in kilometres per hour.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same property (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the meaning of a sign bearing a red circle.

1. It indicates a place of interest — no support
2. It indicates a picnic area or a place where one may rest — no support
3. It shows the distance to a town — no support
4. It usually gives an order or a prohibition — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 12, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 267, line 3: «Road signs and markings are a language: red circles usually give orders or say no, give way or yield means let others go first, and lines on the road show wher…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «orders» (+5); the same action «give» (+3); the same property (+3); the same doer «red circles» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the crossing button?

1. It summons a police officer — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It changes the lights at once if pressed repeatedly — no support
3. It informs the lights that someone is waiting; one press suffices — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It switches off the traffic lights — 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 the established facts concerning the spinning cone beneath a UK crossing box.

1. It shows the speed of cars — no support
2. It is a decoration without function — no support
3. It spins when cars approach, warning pedestrians to stay back — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. It spins when it is safe, to assist deafblind persons — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 267, line 11: «In the UK a small cone under the crossing box spins when it is safe to cross, to help deafblind people.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «spin» (+3); the same doer «small cone» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the meaning of a school zone sign.

1. Children may play in the road there — score 3
2. Buses may not stop there — no support
3. Cars must drive more slowly near the school at certain times — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 14
4. Parking is free outside the school — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 14, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 267, line 13: «A school zone sign means cars must drive slower near the school at certain times, because children are near the road.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «drive» (+4); the same doer «cars» (+4); the same place «school» (+4); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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