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Airports and planes

Tests: 9 of 19 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 271 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 girl at Heathrow hears her gate number changed over the loudspeaker. Why is it good she was listening?

  • 1. Gates and times can change, and she could miss her flight — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 2. Announcements tell you what to eat — no support
  • 3. The announcement was about free sweets for children — no support
  • 4. She needed to know the weather — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 56, line 5: «A girl in Florida gets lost in a big shopping mall; she stays inside, goes to a shop counter and tells the worker her name and her mum's phone number, which sh…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «girl» (+4); the same action «lose» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why would a parent put on their own oxygen mask before their child's?

  • 1. The masks only fit adults, so they must be stretched first — score 4
  • 2. You cannot help anyone if you cannot breathe — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Adults matter more than children — no support
  • 4. Children do not need oxygen — ← Mova's choice · 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 252, line 19: «Heatstroke is an emergency: a child who is hot, confused or stops sweating needs to be cooled and get help at once.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «need» (+4); the same doer «child» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (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 3 · ★ · right ✓

The seat belt sign goes off and a boy unbuckles while sitting. What is better?

  • 1. Unbuckle, because the sign is off — no support
  • 2. Stand on the seat to stretch — no support
  • 3. Loosen it completely — no support
  • 4. Keep it fastened while seated in case of turbulence — ← 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 82, line 2: «Some children live with a long-term illness like diabetes, epilepsy or asthma; friends who know the signs and fetch an adult can help keep them 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 «signs» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy chews gum as the plane descends. Why does this help?

  • 1. It makes the plane land more gently — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It keeps him from feeling hungry until the plane has landed — no support
  • 3. It helps the pressure in his ears even out — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. It stops his ears hearing the engine — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

On a flight to Sydney a girl has seen the safety card before. Why should she still read this one?

  • 1. It is the law to read it aloud — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 2. Each plane can be different — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. The card has a puzzle on it to solve — no support
  • 4. The crew will test her later — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 221, line 7: «A girl in Sydney ignored her friend's grandmother when she said hello; the grandmother felt hurt, and the friend's family did not invite her again for a long t…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same doer «girl» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

A boy flying alone to his dad in Vancouver is offered a ride by a friendly stranger at arrivals. What should he do?

  • 1. Stay with the airline staff member until his dad comes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 2. Walk out to look for his dad in the car park on his own — score 4
  • 3. Go with the stranger to save time — no support
  • 4. Take a taxi on his own — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 271, line 4: «A boy flying alone from Dallas to Denver stays with the airline staff member who looks after him from the gate until his grandma meets him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «stay» (+3); the same circumstance (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

A man tries to take a big bottle of water through security. What will happen?

  • 1. He will be asked to remove it, as liquids are limited — ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 2. He will be told to drink it on the plane — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 3. Nothing, because water is always allowed through, whatever the size — no support
  • 4. It will be filled with ice for him — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 17, line 8: «A boy in Ireland got lost at a festival and went with a man who said he would help; luckily the man did take him to a security point, but the boy learnt to ask…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same thing acted on «man» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

On a ten-hour flight, why should you get up and walk in the aisle when allowed?

  • 1. It keeps you comfortable and healthy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. It makes the flight shorter — no support
  • 3. It is the only way to get food — no support
  • 4. It helps the plane balance — 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 9 · ★ · right ✓

Which is the best place for your feet on a plane?

  • 1. Still on the floor in front of you — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Kicking gently to pass the time when you get bored — no support
  • 3. On the back of the seat in front — no support
  • 4. Up on the armrest — 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 · ★ · right ✓

plane's bumpy n belt sign is off, can i take my belt off while sitting

  • 1. Yes, the sign is off so you're free — no support
  • 2. Yes, bumps are harmless — no support
  • 3. Only loosen it a bit, so you can still move around — no support
  • 4. Keep it fastened whenever you're seated — ← 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 271, line 11: «Your seat belt stays fastened whenever you are seated on a plane, because sudden bumps called turbulence can happen.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fasten» (+3); the same doer «seat belt» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

ears hurt as we land owww

  • 1. Put your fingers deep in your ears — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Lie down in the aisle — no support
  • 3. Swallow, yawn or chew — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Hold your breath — 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 ✓

masks dropped!! help my lil bro first?

  • 1. Put your own mask on first, then help him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 2. Help him first always — score -5
  • 3. Wait for the crew to come and help you both — no support
  • 4. Share one mask together — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 271, line 14: «If the oxygen masks fall, you put your own mask on first and then help others.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «put» (+3); the same thing acted on «own mask» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

seen the safety demo heaps of times, can i just play

  • 1. Only adults need to watch — no support
  • 2. Watch it, each plane can be different — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. No need, they're all the same — no support
  • 4. Watch only the first half — 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 271, line 10: «You watch the safety demonstration even if you have seen it before, because each plane can be different.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same doer «plane» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

seatbelt sign's off, can i take it off and lie down across the seats

  • 1. Yes, it's off so it's safe — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Yes, if you hold the armrest tight — no support
  • 3. Keep it fastened when sitting, bumpy air comes without warning — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Yes, bumps only come in storms, and the pilot always warns you first — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

my brother said 'theres a bomb in my bag lol' at security

  • 1. It's fine, everyone knows it's a joke — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It's fine if you laugh afterwards so the guards know you didn't mean it — no support
  • 3. That can get people arrested and flights stopped — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Only adults get in trouble for that — 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 16 · ★ · wrong ✗

ears hurt loads landing, help

  • 1. Hold your breath till you land — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Press hard on your ears with both hands — no support
  • 3. Stand up and walk around — no support
  • 4. Swallow, yawn or chew to help your ears — ✓ 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 17 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear a man joked "got a bomb in me bag" at the airport and they arrested him on the spot, my uncle saw it. lesson?

  • 1. Jokes are fine if you laugh straight after — no support
  • 2. Never joke about bombs at an airport; it's treated as real — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
  • 3. Airports arrest people just for laughing — no support
  • 4. Only joke quietly so security can't hear — 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 203, line 14: «Never joke about bombs, weapons or threats; it can cause alarm, searches and serious trouble.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «joke» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗

my cousin says on her flight the plane "dropped like 1000 feet" and a lady hit the ceiling cos no seatbelt. what's likely blown up

  • 1. That turbulence can come with no warning — no support
  • 2. The exact huge drop; the lesson is keep your belt on — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. That the lady wasn't wearing her belt when the plane hit bumpy air — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 4. That planes have seat belts at all — 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 271, line 5: «On a flight to Florida the plane hit sudden bumpy air; a boy who had unbuckled was thrown up against the ceiling and cut his head, while his sister, belted in,…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hit» (+3); the same doer «plane» (+2); the same thing acted on «sudden bumpy air» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

girl in my class says the boy who kicked her seat the whole flight was "a total brat" and wants to post it. should she

  • 1. Yes, and tag his school in it — no support
  • 2. No, ask an adult to help politely; don't post mean gossip — ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 3. Yes, post his photo so he learns — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 4. Yes, everyone deserves to know what he's like before they sit near him — 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 264, line 5: «A boy in Colorado runs a lemonade stand with his dad: they wash their hands, price the cups clearly, and he learns to count change and talk to customers.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «learn» (+3); the same doer «boy» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · 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 treatment by airport authorities of remarks concerning explosives or weapons?

  • 1. Such remarks are referred only to the airline, which may then impose a fine — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Such remarks are disregarded if made by a minor — no support
  • 3. Such remarks are treated as genuine threats and may result in arrest — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Such remarks are permitted provided they are made in jest — 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 · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which a seat belt is to remain fastened whenever a passenger is seated aboard an aircraft.

  • 1. The belt is required solely during take-off and landing — score 4
  • 2. The belt maintains the pressure within the passenger's ears — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 3. Cabin crew are thereby enabled to count the passengers — no support
  • 4. Turbulence may arise suddenly and without prior warning — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 268, line 1: «A seat belt holds your body to the seat in a crash, but only when it sits in the right place: the lap belt low across the hips and the shoulder belt across the…», 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 «seat belt» (+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 ✓

In the event that oxygen masks are deployed, select the response consistent with the established procedure.

  • 1. The passenger shall secure their own mask before assisting others — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
  • 2. The passenger shall leave their seat to locate a member of the cabin crew — no support
  • 3. The passenger shall first assist every child in the row — no support
  • 4. The passenger shall await instruction before using any mask — 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 271, line 14: «If the oxygen masks fall, you put your own mask on first and then help others.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «help» (+3); the same thing acted on «others» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain the measure most likely to relieve discomfort of the ears during the descent of an aircraft.

  • 1. Covering the ears tightly with both hands — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 2. Resting the head against the cabin window — no support
  • 3. Holding the breath until the aircraft has come to rest upon the runway — no support
  • 4. Swallowing, yawning or chewing to equalise the pressure — ✓ the right answer · 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 34, line 5: «If your clothes catch fire, running only feeds the flames with air. Instead you stop, drop to the ground, cover your face with your hands and roll until the fi…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cover» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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