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Money in town and staying safe in crowds

Tests: 8 of 19 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 276 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 Sydney keeps his birthday money loose in his shorts' back pocket at a busy market. What is the risk?

  • 1. It will turn into coins — no support
  • 2. It can fall out or be taken without him noticing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
  • 3. Shops will not accept it — no support
  • 4. Nothing, back pockets are the safest place for notes and coins — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mark» (+2); the same doer «boy» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Someone behind your dad at a cashpoint is standing very close and looking at the screen. What makes sense?

  • 1. Read the PIN to them so they can help — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Cover the keypad and wait for the person to step back — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Ask them to type the PIN in instead — no support
  • 4. Leave the card in the machine and walk away — 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 ✗

Your family is at a huge rugby match in Auckland. Before the game, what plan helps most if you get separated?

  • 1. A plan to shout loudly until someone comes to find you — score 0
  • 2. A plan to walk home by yourself — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 3. A meeting point and a wristband with Mum's number — ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 4. A promise to stay in the car park alone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 272, line 13: «With a puncture you walk the bike home or call a parent, and you can learn to fix it later.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same circumstance (+3); the same action «walk» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

A crowd at a festival gate is squeezing more and more. Which move is safest?

  • 1. Climb over people towards the gate — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Lie down and cover your head — no support
  • 3. Push forward to get through faster — no support
  • 4. Go sideways towards space — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which is TRUE about firework displays?

  • 1. Barriers are there only to keep the grass tidy — no support
  • 2. Children may stand closer than adults — no support
  • 3. Standing behind the barrier keeps you a safe distance away — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Fireworks are safe once they leave the ground — ← 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 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 «leave» (+3); the same doer «firework» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

A woman asks a boy for money at a bus stop while he is with his grandpa. Whose decision is it?

  • 1. The boy's, because she asked him directly and not his grandpa — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 2. Nobody's; he must always give money — score 5
  • 3. His grandpa's; the boy stays with him and lets him decide — ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 4. The bus driver's, because it is a bus stop — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 225, line 18: «If someone has not returned your thing, remind them kindly, and ask an adult if that does not work.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «adult» (+4); the same action «ask» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

In a dark cinema a fire alarm rings. What knowledge helps most now?

  • 1. Knowing which film is showing next — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Knowing where the nearest exit is — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Knowing how much the tickets cost — no support
  • 4. Knowing where the toilets are — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why do many big events give children a wristband to write a phone number on?

  • 1. So staff can reach a parent quickly if a child is lost — ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 2. So children can skip the queue — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 3. So the event can count how many came — no support
  • 4. So children can buy things without money — 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 250, line 2: «On a backyard trampoline, most injuries happen when several children jump together, so one person jumps at a time with the net and padding in place, and never…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «jump» (+4); the same doer «several children» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl lost at a big match remembers the meeting point by the north gate. What should she do?

  • 1. Go to the meeting point or ask a steward for help — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Follow the first family walking past towards the exit — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 3. Wait in the toilets until the match ends — score 5
  • 4. Leave the stadium and look in the car park — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 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 17, line 6: «Example: a girl lost in a big shop in Melbourne walks to the nearest checkout, tells the worker her name and her mum's phone number, and waits there.», 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 «walk» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

big festival, how do we not lose each other

  • 1. Just shout really loudly if you get lost — no support
  • 2. Go home on your own if you lose each other — no support
  • 3. Split up so that each of you can see more — no support
  • 4. Hold hands and agree a meeting point — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 276, line 12: «At a big crowd, hold an adult's hand and agree a meeting point before you go in, because it is easy to get lost.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «hand» (+5); the same action «hold» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

crowd's squeezing me bad

  • 1. Sit down where you are — no support
  • 2. Move to the side towards space — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 3. Push forward harder to get out — no support
  • 4. Go against the crowd — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 276, line 15: «When a crowd pushes, move to the side towards space; a crowd squeezing too tightly can crush people.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «move» (+3); the same place «side» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

man asked me for a dollar in the street

  • 1. Run away from your adult to get away from him — no support
  • 2. Give him all your money so he goes away fast — no support
  • 3. Go off with him to a shop to buy him food — no support
  • 4. Stay with your adult and let them decide — ← 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 276, line 11: «If someone asks for money in the street, stay with your adult and let them decide; it is not your job to decide.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stay» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

lost at the concert, can't see dad

  • 1. Hide under the stage till it's over — no support
  • 2. Leave and walk home — no support
  • 3. Go to the meeting point or ask a steward — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 4. Ask a random person for a lift — 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 276, line 14: «If you get lost at an event, go to the meeting point or ask a steward, a police officer or a staff member in uniform.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «steward» (+5); the same action «ask» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

crowd pushing like mad at the gate, cant breathe much

  • 1. Push back as hard as you can — no support
  • 2. Move sideways to the edge — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 3. Sit down where you are — no support
  • 4. Climb over people to the front — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 276, line 5: «If a crowd starts pushing, move sideways towards the edge where there is space, keep your arms up in front of your chest, and know where the nearest exit is.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «move» (+3); the same property (+3); the same place «edge» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

lost my dad at the match, phone's dead

  • 1. Go with anyone who says they know him and will take you to him — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Go to the meeting point or ask a steward — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Hide and wait till it's over — no support
  • 4. Leave and walk home — 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 ✗

man in the street asks me for money what do i do

  • 1. Give him your wallet so he can choose — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 2. Go with him to a cash machine — no support
  • 3. Stay with your adult and let them decide — ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 4. Run off and leave your adult — no support

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 116, line 6: «A boy in Ohio home alone opened the door to a man who said he was from the gas company; the man walked in and took things, and the boy was very frightened.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+3); the same doer «man» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear at the concert ppl got "squashed like sardines, one lady couldn't breathe". real lesson?

  • 1. If a crowd pushes, move to the side towards space — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 2. Lie down so you can't fall over — no support
  • 3. Push harder to get to the front, where there is more air — no support
  • 4. Stand still right in the middle — 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 276, line 15: «When a crowd pushes, move to the side towards space; a crowd squeezing too tightly can crush people.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «move» (+3); the same place «side» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

my aunt says a pickpocket took "500 quid" from a kid's back pocket at the market. what's prob exaggerated

  • 1. That pickpockets exist at all — no support
  • 2. That back pockets are easy to reach — no support
  • 3. The amount; keep money in a zipped pocket — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 4. That markets get busy — 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 276, line 8: «Keep money in a zipped pocket or a closed wallet, because it is harder to lose or steal.», 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 «money» (+1); the same place «zipped pocket» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

kids say the man asking for money outside the shop is "a fake, he's got a mansion". spread that?

  • 1. Yes, because it's funny — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Yes, and shout it at him — no support
  • 3. Yes, warn everyone he's a fake — no support
  • 4. No, it's only a rumour; let your adult decide — ✓ 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the correct conduct of a person when a crowd begins to press?

  • 1. The person shall remain motionless at the centre — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 2. The person shall move to the side, towards open space — ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. The person shall sit down upon the ground — score 6
  • 4. The person shall push forward with all available strength — no support

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 49, line 9: «A person who stays still is easier to find than a person who keeps moving.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «person» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal purpose of agreeing a meeting point prior to entering a large crowd.

  • 1. It ensures the party departs before the crowd and avoids the queues — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. A place to reunite should the party become separated — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. It reduces the cost of admission — no support
  • 4. It secures a superior view of the event — 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 · right ✓

In respect of cash machines, select the response consistent with the established facts.

  • 1. The keypad need not be covered in daylight — score 2
  • 2. A child shall use one only with an adult, covering the keypad — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
  • 3. The PIN may be written upon the card for safety — no support
  • 4. A child may use one alone provided the PIN is spoken quietly — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 276, line 9: «Use a cash machine only with an adult, and cover the keypad so nobody can watch the PIN.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «keypad» (+2); the same action «cover» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the reason for which spectators at a firework display remain behind the barrier.

  • 1. The barrier marks the area reserved for paying guests — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Smoke is prohibited from crossing the barrier — no support
  • 3. Fireworks may injure persons standing too close — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. The fireworks cannot be seen from beyond it — 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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