Helpers in town and building sites

Tests: 6 of 19 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 17 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 274 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 Leeds has a pain in his ear. Which helps the doctor most?

1. "My right ear hurts and it started this morning," when it is the left — score 6
2. "I feel bad all over." — score 3
3. "My left ear hurts and it started this morning." — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. "I don't know, you tell me." — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 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 77, line 6: «A girl in Toronto pushed a cotton bud deep into her ear; it pressed the wax further in and scratched the eardrum, and her ear hurt for days.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hurt» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «ear» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why is the emergency department not first come, first served?

1. Nurses forget who came first — no support
2. It is quicker to see children first, so they always go ahead of adults — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. People who are most seriously hurt need help first — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The doctors like to choose — 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 274, line 10: «In the emergency department the most serious cases are seen first; it is not first come, first served.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «see» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl's cast gets soaked in the bath. Why is that a problem?

1. Nothing; casts are waterproof, so she can bath and swim as she likes — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. It will turn a different colour — score 5
3. It will make her arm heavier forever — score 5
4. A wet cast can stop working and harm the skin — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 274, line 6: «A boy in Colorado kept his cast in the bath because it felt itchy; the skin underneath got sore and infected, and the cast had to be cut off and done again.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «cast» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

In a smoky house a child hears a strange breathing sound and sees a big figure in a mask. What is most likely?

1. A monster that came with the fire — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A burglar using the smoke — no support
3. A firefighter coming to save them — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A neighbour playing a game — 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 ✗

Children in Philadelphia open a fire hydrant to play. What could go wrong?

1. Nothing; hydrants are put there for children to play with in summer — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. The water will be too hot — no support
3. Firefighters may not have enough water to fight a fire — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The hydrant will play music — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 251, line 1: «Little children are still learning how to play: they cry when they lose, wander off at the park and put small things in their mouths, so an older child plays g…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «put» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why should you stay away from big machines on a building site?

1. The machines are too noisy for your ears to bear for long — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. The machines are very slow — no support
3. The drivers often cannot see children nearby — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Workers like to be alone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 107, line 1: «Kitchen machines are helpful, but they hold heat, steam, gas and electricity that can hurt you if you are careless.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+4); the same doer «machines» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy sees two people stealing a bike. What is the safest thing to do?

1. Chase them on his own to get it back — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Tell an adult or call the police — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Shout at them and try to grab the bike — score 5
4. Do nothing, because it is not his bike — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 122, line 1: «When you see a friend, you say hi, use their name and smile; people feel happy when they are noticed and someone is glad to see them.», 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 «people» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

You are writing a letter to your gran. Why must you put her postcode on it?

1. It makes the stamp cheaper — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It helps the letter reach her quickly — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It shows how old she is — no support
4. It is the number of her phone — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

The fence round a building site has a gap. Why should you still not go in?

1. Builders will give you a job — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The fence is only for decoration — no support
3. There are holes, machines and falling things — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. You might find treasure buried in the ground, and it belongs to the builders — 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 ✓

hurt my arm, been waiting ages in emergency, that guy just went before us??

1. The doctor likes him better than you and your mum — no support
2. The most serious cases are seen first — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. He paid more money — score 3
4. It's always first come, first served — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 274, line 2: «In a hospital emergency department the most serious cases are seen first, so a person with a small cut may wait while someone very ill goes ahead.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same thing acted on «serious cases» (+2); the same action «see» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

digger reversing, can i stand close n watch

1. No, stay well away, the driver can't see you — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Only behind it — no support
3. Yes, if you wave at the driver so he knows — no support
4. Yes, it's going slowly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 274, line 18: «You stay well away from a big machine that is reversing, because the driver cannot see you.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same doer «driver» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

there's a fire n a firefighter in a mask, i'm scared, hide under bed?

1. Hide in the wardrobe — no support
2. Hide till they leave — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Lock the bedroom door so the smoke stays out — no support
4. Never hide, go to the firefighter — ✓ the right answer · 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 40, line 2: «A fire needs three things: heat, fuel and oxygen from the air. Take away any one and it goes out. A lid on a burning pan works because it cuts off the oxygen.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «go out» (+3); the same doer «fire» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

building site fence has a gap, cool stuff in there

1. Just peek in for a minute — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Go in with a hard hat — no support
3. Never go in, it's dangerous — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Go in when no workers are there — 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 ✓

cast is soooo itchy can i poke a pencil down it

1. Yes, a ruler is even better — no support
2. Yes, then wash it out with cold water from the tap — no support
3. Yes, if the pencil is clean — no support
4. No, it can scratch the skin; tell an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 274, line 21: «You never poke a pencil or anything else down a cast to scratch an itch, because it can scratch the skin underneath; you tell an adult instead.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «skin» (+5); the same action «scratch» (+3); the same doer «cast» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

tummy hurts but i dont wanna say where to the doctor its embarrasing

1. Let the doctor guess by pressing all over until you jump — no support
2. Tell the doctor exactly where and how it hurts — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Just say you are fine — no support
4. Say it hurts everywhere — 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 274, line 9: «You tell the doctor clearly where it hurts, because it helps them find out what is wrong.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same thing acted on «doctor» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · wrong ✗

kids opened the fire hydrant to play in the water

1. It's fine if you close it later, once everyone has cooled down — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It's fine if no fire is nearby — no support
3. It can lower water pressure firefighters need — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It's fine in a heatwave — 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 ✗

my cousin says a boy hid in the wardrobe in a fire cos the firefighter looked like a monster, "they found him just in time". lesson?

1. Only come out if you know the firefighter by name — score 4
2. Hide in a wardrobe until the fire goes out — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Never hide from firefighters; they are there to help — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Firefighters only help grown-ups — 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 40, line 2: «A fire needs three things: heat, fuel and oxygen from the air. Take away any one and it goes out. A lid on a burning pan works because it cuts off the oxygen.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «go out» (+3); the same doer «fire» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗

did u hear a kid climbed in the building site and "fell in a hole 50 feet deep". what's prob exaggerated

1. That fences are there to keep people out — no support
2. That building sites have holes — no support
3. That machines work on the site — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. The exact depth; the real lesson is stay out of building sites — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 274, line 4: «Building sites are only for trained workers in hard hats: machines, deep holes and falling things make them dangerous, and the driver of a big reversing machin…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «machines» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · right ✓

ppl say the new kid's dad "is in prison cos he robbed a bank" — nobody actually knows. spread it?

1. Yes, but say you only heard it — no support
2. Yes, it's interesting news — no support
3. No, it's only a rumour and could really hurt them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Yes, warn everyone in the class to stay away from him and his dad — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 271, line 18: «Sudden bumpy air, called turbulence, can happen with no warning, and most people hurt by it were not wearing their seat belt.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hurt» (+3); the same thing acted on «most people» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principle by which patients are attended to in an emergency department.

1. The most serious cases are attended to first — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Patients who pay more are attended to first — no support
3. Patients are seen strictly in order of arrival — no support
4. Children are invariably seen before adults — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 274, line 10: «In the emergency department the most serious cases are seen first; it is not first come, first served.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same thing acted on «serious cases» (+1). · 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 appropriate response of a child to a firefighter in full protective equipment during a fire?

1. The child shall conceal themselves until the gear is removed — score 5
2. The child shall flee from the firefighter — score 4
3. The child shall respond to a familiar adult only — score 4
4. The child shall not hide but shall make themselves known — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 274, line 13: «A firefighter in full gear may look scary but is there to help, and children should never hide from them in a fire.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «hide» (+2); the same doer «children» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that a plaster cast has been applied to a fractured arm. Select the response consistent with its proper care.

1. The skin beneath shall be scratched with a pencil to relieve itching — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. The cast may be washed daily with warm water — score 3
3. The cast shall be kept dry and any increase in pain reported — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. The cast may be removed at night for comfort — no support

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 274, line 21: «You never poke a pencil or anything else down a cast to scratch an itch, because it can scratch the skin underneath; you tell an adult instead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «scratch» (+3); the same thing acted on «skin» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the reason for which entry within the perimeter fence of a construction site is prohibited.

1. Entry merely delays the completion of the works by the builders — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Machinery, excavations and falling objects are dangerous — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The site is the private garden of the workers — no support
4. The materials stored there are of great value — 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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