Crash forces, school buses and public buses

Tests: 10 of 19 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 21 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 269 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 Ohio sees his ball roll under the school bus. What is the safest choice?

1. Stay back and tell the driver at once — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Reach under quickly before the bus moves — no support
3. Ask a friend to watch the driver while he reaches — no support
4. Wait for the bus to leave and then chase the ball — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 43, line 8: «You wait for a bus well back from the edge of the road until it has fully stopped.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «wait» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

A girl in Auckland reaches her stop but nobody presses the button. What is likely?

1. The bus will drive on past her stop — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. The bus will stop at every stop on the way — score 5
3. The bus will turn back round for her — score 2
4. The driver will stop anyway because he knows she lives there — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 257, line 5: «A girl in Vermont plays on the icy playground: she walks carefully, throws soft snowballs at nobody's face, and when the bell rings she stops at once and lines…», 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 «girl» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Why do people have their fare ready before getting on?

1. It makes the bus go faster — no support
2. Drivers do not accept money — no support
3. The ticket is cheaper that way — no support
4. It keeps the line moving quickly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 12, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 269, line 12: «You have the fare, a travel card or a contactless card ready before getting on, to keep the line moving.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+6); the same thing acted on «line» (+5); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy steps off the bus, and his long scarf is still caught in the closing door. What should he have done?

1. Jumped off faster — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Kept his scarf tucked in so it could not catch — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Pulled the scarf after the bus moved — score -2
4. Held on to the door with both hands so it could not close on him — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 231, line 5: «A boy in Montana jumped across a fast river on wet stones; he slipped, the current pulled him under and his dad only just reached him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «jump» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

A child is being called names on the school bus every day. Who can help?

1. The driver, a teacher or a parent — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The bus company website — no support
3. Only the other children — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Nobody, because it happens on the bus — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 95, line 15: «Children can help a parent who is ill or tired, but should not have to look after them alone.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «help» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «children» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which is true about crossing near a bus that has just stopped?

1. It is safest to cross in front of the bus — no support
2. It is safest to wait until the bus has gone — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Cars always stop behind buses and wait — no support
4. Buses keep the road clear for you, so cars cannot come past them — ← 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 269, line 15: «After getting off you wait until the bus has left and you can see the road clearly before crossing.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «road» (+5); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

A girl in Belfast realises she is two stops past home. What is sensible?

1. Get off and walk on the motorway — no support
2. Get off at the next stop and phone a parent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Cry and stay on the bus — no support
4. Ask a stranger to drive her home — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 269, line 5: «A girl in London falls asleep on the bus and wakes up one stop too late; she gets off at the next stop, phones her mum and walks back — nothing to be ashamed o…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «get off» (+3); the same place «next stop» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

A boy stands on the top deck to look out of the front window as the bus turns. What could happen?

1. Nothing, because buses move smoothly round every corner — no support
2. He could fall, because the bus sways when it turns — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. The bus will stop because he is standing — score 4
4. The window will open — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. 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 264, line 6: «A boy in Ohio called Josh watched his tablet until midnight every school night; he started falling asleep in class and his marks dropped a whole grade.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fall» (+2); the same doer «boy» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Someone opens a strong-smelling lunch on a crowded bus. Why is that unkind?

1. Food is not allowed in any vehicle anywhere — no support
2. Everyone shares the small space and the smell — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. The driver must eat first, before any of the passengers are allowed to eat — no support
4. Buses have their own lunch time — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 269, line 4: «On a public bus you have the fare or card ready, you press the button or pull the cord before your stop, and you share the small space kindly.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «share» (+3); the same thing acted on «small space» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

dropped my pencil case by the school bus wheel

1. Kick it out with your foot — no support
2. Grab it quickly before the bus moves off — score 4
3. Crawl under to get it — no support
4. Tell the driver first, never just bend down for it — ← 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 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 269, line 3: «That is why you never pick up something you dropped near the bus — you tell the driver first — and you cross only when the bus has left and you can see the roa…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «driver» (+4); the same action «tell» (+3); the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

we got off the bus, wanna cross in front of it

1. Wait till the bus has gone and you can see the road — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Cross in front right away — no support
3. Cross while it's moving off, the driver will wait for you — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Run behind the bus — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 43, line 8: «You wait for a bus well back from the edge of the road until it has fully stopped.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wait» (+3). 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

missed my stop!!

1. Shout at the driver — no support
2. Get off at the next one and phone a parent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Stay on till the end of the line, then walk all the way back alone — no support
4. Jump off while it moves — 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 269, line 16: «If you miss your stop, you get off at the next one, tell the driver if needed and phone a parent.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «get off» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

upstairs on the double decker, can we stand at the front and surf

1. No, stay seated, and hold the rail on the stairs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Only when it goes fast — no support
3. Yes, if you hold the window frame with both hands — no support
4. Yes, it's like a ride — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

my mate's bag strap got stuck in the bus door and it started going, wat now

1. Wait and see if it comes loose by itself — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Run alongside the bus holding the bag — no support
3. Shout to the driver to stop and get an adult at once — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Grab the strap and pull hard yourself — 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 15 · ★ · right ✓

lily says its fine to cross right in front of the bus, driver can see u. true?

1. No, the driver may not see a child close to the front — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Yes, drivers always see the whole road — score 5
3. Yes, if you run it is fine — no support
4. Yes, buses always wait until every single kid has crossed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 266, line 3: «Drivers cannot always see you: a car reversing out of a driveway may not see a child behind it, and a car in the next lane may not see you behind a car that ha…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «child» (+5); the same action «see» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · wrong ✗

why do kids get hurt near school buses not on them mostly

1. Buses drive faster than cars do, even near schools and in towns — no support
2. The buses are older than cars — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. They step into blind spots or out from behind the bus — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Bus seats have no belts — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 269, line 2: «A bus is big and tall, so its driver cannot see a child who bends down close to it, and the bus hides children from cars and cars from children.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «bus» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear?? a kid at our stop bent down for his phone by the bus wheel and the driver never saw him, he's in hospital now. what's the lesson

1. Phones should never come to school in the first place — no support
2. Buses are dangerous so never ride them — no support
3. Never bend down near a bus; tell the driver first — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Only little kids get hurt near buses — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 269, line 9: «If you drop something near the school bus, you never bend down to pick it up; you tell the driver first, because the driver may not see you.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same receiver «driver» (+2); the same action «tell» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗

my cousin says a girl got dragged half a mile cos her scarf caught in the bus door, she swears it's true. what's likely

1. Every word of it must be exactly true — no support
2. Scarves can never catch in bus doors — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. The door catch is a real danger but the distance is probably blown up — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Bus doors cannot close on anything at all, they have sensors that always stop them — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 228, line 17: «Take off scarves, helmets and clothes with cords before playing on equipment, because they can catch and strangle.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «catch» (+3); the same doer «scarves» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (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 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

everyone's saying the boy who ran out behind the bus was "being an idiot, serves him right". pass it on?

1. Yes, but only to the kids in his class, and to his friends and their brothers — no support
2. Yes, so everyone knows he was silly — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. No, don't spread it; just learn to wait till the bus has gone — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, and add what you heard about him — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 233, line 2: «One sign everyone near a coast should know: if the ground shakes and then the sea suddenly pulls back far from the shore, a tsunami is coming. Run to high grou…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «know» (+3); the same doer «everyone» (+2). 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 · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct required of a pupil whose property has fallen adjacent to a stationary school bus?

1. The pupil shall retrieve the item with all possible haste — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. The pupil shall notify the driver and refrain from stooping — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The pupil shall request another pupil to obstruct the doors meanwhile — no support
4. The pupil shall crawl beneath the vehicle to recover it — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 97, line 10: «Many schools have buddies to help new pupils find their way.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «new pupils» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which a pedestrian alighting from a bus is required to defer crossing until the vehicle has departed.

1. Buses customarily reverse upon leaving each stop — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Exhaust fumes render the area behind a bus impassable — score 3
3. The driver is obliged to supervise every crossing — no support
4. The vehicle conceals the pedestrian from traffic and vice versa — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 269, line 15: «After getting off you wait until the bus has left and you can see the road clearly before crossing.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+3); the same doer «bus» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that a passenger upon a public omnibus wishes to alight at a particular stop. Select the response consistent with the established procedure.

1. The passenger shall press the button or pull the cord before the stop — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. The driver shall halt at every stop irrespective of request — no support
3. The passenger shall signal to the driver by means of the interior mirror — no support
4. The passenger shall stand once the stop has been passed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 269, line 13: «You press the stop button or pull the cord before your stop, because the driver will not stop unless someone asks.», 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 «stop button» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Whereas it is sometimes asserted that an adult may secure a child upon the lap during a motor journey, state which proposition is correct.

1. An adult's arms afford protection superior to a seat belt — no support
2. Collisions exert only modest forces upon passengers — no support
3. A lap is adequate restraint upon short journeys at modest speed — no support
4. In a collision the forces exceed what any adult's arms can restrain — ← 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 269, line 1: «In a crash the forces are so strong that no arms can hold a child, which is why every child needs their own belt or seat.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+3); the same doer «arms» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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