Farm animals and horses

Tests: 4 of 18 right · Exam: 4 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 11 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 28 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 ✗

Grace in Kentucky wants to walk round her pony to get to the gate. Which way is safest?

1. Close behind it, touching its tail so it knows you are there — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Round the front, or well clear of its back legs — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Straight behind it, very fast — no support
4. Under its belly — 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 2 · wrong ✗

A boy holds a carrot between his fingertips for a horse. What could go wrong?

1. Horses never eat carrots — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The carrot will make the horse kick out at the boy — no support
3. The horse might nip his fingers by mistake — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The horse cannot see carrots — 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 · right ✓

Which is true?

1. A horse cannot see what is directly behind it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A horse can see all the way round, even behind — no support
3. Horses always see in front of their nose — no support
4. Horses never kick — 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 4 · wrong ✗

A family walking in Devon finds cows with calves in the field. Their dog is on a lead. What is wise?

1. Walk right through the middle of the herd — no support
2. Stop to stroke the calves — no support
3. Walk calmly round the edge, keeping well away from the calves — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Let the dog run to chase the cows — ← 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 22, line 2: «Then let the dog come to you: stand a little sideways, keep your hand low and still, and let it sniff you, because sniffing is how a dog says hello.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «let» (+2); the same thing acted on «dog» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · right ✓

Jacob leaves the gate open after crossing a sheep field. What could happen?

1. The sheep could escape onto the road — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nothing ever happens with open gates — no support
3. The grass would stop growing — no support
4. The sheep would stay put for good — 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 6 · wrong ✗

At a petting farm in Ohio, Lily eats her sandwich straight after feeding the lambs. Why is this risky?

1. Bread goes bad after you have been holding wool — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The farm will run out of food — no support
3. Germs from the lambs could get into her mouth — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Lambs get jealous of sandwiches — 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 7 · wrong ✗

Why might a horse kick if you creep up behind it silently?

1. It is startled by something it cannot see — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Horses kick everyone they meet, even from the front — no support
3. It is trying to say hello — no support
4. It wants to play with you — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 6, line 18: «Pain is a signal that something may be hurt, so you should not keep playing through sharp pain.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «play» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · wrong ✗

What should you do before going into a field or pen with animals?

1. Shout so the animals come over — no support
2. Ask the farmer if it is safe — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Climb the fence to see better — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. Bring food to throw over to them — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 28, line 19: «Do not climb into pens or fields with animals unless the farmer says you may.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «climb» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-6). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · right ✓

horse at the farm, can i go round the back of it

1. Yes, horses like that — no support
2. Yes, if you're quick — no support
3. Yes, pull its tail gently so it knows — no support
4. No, it may kick if surprised — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · 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 28, line 2: «A horse has eyes on the sides of its head, so it sees almost all around, but it has a blind spot right behind it and just in front of its nose; if something su…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «kick» (+2); the same doer «horse» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

giving the pony a carrot, how

1. Throw it at its face — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. On a flat open hand — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Pushed into its mouth — no support
4. Holding the very end in your fingers — 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 11 · wrong ✗

cows with calves in the field, we've got the dog

1. Hold the dog tight and run for it — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Walk between a cow and calf — score 1
3. If they chase, let go of the lead — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Go and pat the calves — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 22, line 14: «Running away from a dog can make it chase you.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «run away» (+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 12 · wrong ✗

just patted the lambs, sandwich now?

1. Use the lamb's water — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, they looked clean — no support
3. Just wipe them on your jeans first — no support
4. Wash your hands with soap first — ✓ 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 13 · wrong ✗

field's full of cows with babies, short cut through?

1. Walk close to look at the calves — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Throw sticks so they move — no support
3. Run through the middle fast — no support
4. Go round another way if you can — ✓ 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 14 · wrong ✗

wanna walk behind the horse to get my bag

1. Walk right behind it quietly — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Go round wide or speak and touch so it knows you are there — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Run past quickly — no support
4. Pull its tail so it moves — 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 28, line 7: «A girl in Kentucky walked right behind a horse without speaking; it was startled, kicked out and bruised her leg badly.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same action «walk» (+2). Against it: 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 15 · wrong ✗

cows are running at us and our dog!!

1. Hide behind the dog — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Run towards the cows — no support
3. Hold the dog tight and stand completely still — no support
4. Let go of the dog and get out of the field — ✓ 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 16 · wrong ✗

my uncle says a horse kicked a lad clean over a fence cos he walked right behind it

1. It proves horses should never be ridden — no support
2. It is gossip, so walking behind horses is fine — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Real lesson: horses only kick boys — no support
4. Real lesson: never walk behind a horse; «clean over a fence» may be exaggerated — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 28, line 7: «A girl in Kentucky walked right behind a horse without speaking; it was startled, kicked out and bruised her leg badly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «walk» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · right ✓

they reckon cows are harmless, they just eat grass, so it's fine to walk the dog through the field with calves

1. Not safe; cows with calves can charge people with dogs, so keep away from calves — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. They are right, if you walk between cow and calf — score 1
3. They are right, cows never charge — score 1
4. They are right, as long as the dog barks — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 28, line 13: «Cows with calves can charge people and dogs to protect their young.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «charge» (+2); the same doer «cows» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · wrong ✗

Molly fell off her pony at the show and her hat came off, everyone's sharing the pic

1. Share it, because falls are funny — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Share it, so she practises harder — no support
3. Do not share it; she may be hurt or embarrassed, and it is her business — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Share it, but crop out the pony — 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 · right ✓

Identify the region from which a horse ought to be approached.

1. From directly in front of its nose — no support
2. From the side, near the shoulder, whilst speaking softly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. From beneath its neck without warning — no support
4. From directly behind, so as not to alarm it with one's face — 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 28, line 10: «Approach a horse from the side, near its shoulder, and talk softly as you come.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «talk» (+2); the same property (+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 manner of offering a treat to a horse?

1. Upon a flat and open hand, so that the fingers are not bitten by mistake — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
2. Held in a closed fist until the horse sniffs it — no support
3. Between the fingertips, held close to the mouth — no support
4. Thrown upon the ground beneath the horse — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 11, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 28, line 11: «Feed a horse a treat from a flat, open hand so your fingers are not bitten by mistake.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «mistake» (+3); the same action «bite» (+2); the same thing acted on «fingers» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

It being given that cattle pursue a walker accompanied by a dog, select the course of action consistent with established guidance.

1. The walker should pick up the dog and stand still — no support
2. The walker should hold the lead tightly and face the cattle — no support
3. The walker should release the lead so that both may escape — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. The walker should run between the cattle and their calves — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 28, line 15: «If cattle chase a walker with a dog, the walker should let go of the lead so both can get away.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «both» (+4); the same action «get away» (+3); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response that is consistent with the established practice concerning farm gates.

1. Gates should invariably be closed after passing through them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Gates should be left open to allow animals to move freely about — no support
3. Gates are of no concern to visitors to a farm — no support
4. Gates should be climbed over rather than opened — 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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