Chain messages, lures and scam messages

Tests: 8 of 19 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 17 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 282 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 girl gets a message: «Share this or your phone will explode tonight». What is true?

1. Phones really can explode if you don't share the message in time — score 0
2. She must share it with everyone — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. She should turn off her phone forever — no support
4. It is a frightening chain message; nothing will happen — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 54, line 7: «A girl in California sent an angry message in the middle of a row; it was shared around the class, and the friendship took months to mend.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «message» (+2); the same action «share» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which request is almost certainly a scam?

1. A teacher asks you for a signed permission slip for the school trip — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. A library asks you to return a book — no support
3. A shop asks you to pay at the till — no support
4. Someone asks you to pay them with gift card numbers — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 281, line 20: «Real money takes real work; «get rich quick» offers are almost always tricks, so ignore them and tell an adult.», 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 doer «adult» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy in Sydney gets a call from someone saying he is from the tax office and his parents will be arrested unless they pay today. What should he do?

1. Give nothing, hang up or pass the phone to a parent — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Tell them the family's bank details so his parents are not arrested — score 5
3. Promise to pay with his pocket money — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Give them his school's address — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 33, line 2: «That is why only a parent, a carer, a nurse or a doctor gives you medicine, and they read the label for the right dose. Medicine is never a sweet, even when it…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «give» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

An online friend says «Don't tell your parents about me, let's talk on another app». Why is this a warning sign?

1. It is normal for good friends to keep secrets from their parents — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Parents don't understand games — no support
3. Other apps are always faster — no support
4. Moving away from watched places and secrets are danger signs — ✓ the right answer · score 3

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 256, line 5: «A boy in Austin who is worried about his parents arguing tells his teacher, and the worry feels lighter; but if an adult ever asks him to keep a secret that ma…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «secret» (+4); the same action «keep» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Someone online has sent a scary threat. Whose fault is it?

1. Nobody's, so just ignore it forever — no support
2. Yours, if you replied to them once — no support
3. Never yours; tell a trusted adult and do not send anything — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Yours, so you must fix it alone without telling any grown-up at all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 87, line 10: «Many people wear glasses; if someone calls you names for wearing them, tell an adult.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same receiver «adult» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl's grandma gets an email with the bank's logo asking her to «confirm her PIN». What should she do?

1. Click the link quickly before her account is locked for good — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. Not click, and contact the bank using its real number — ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. Forward it to the family to check — score 9
4. Reply with her PIN to keep her account safe — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 282, line 12: «Fake messages copy real logos to trick people into clicking (called phishing), so do not click their links; show an adult.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «click» (+4). The right option, 2, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

A message says a famous footballer is giving away free trainers if you click and pay delivery. How can you check?

1. Click to see if the trainers are real — no support
2. Pay delivery, since it is cheap — no support
3. Message the account and give your address so they can post them — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Look at his real, official account and send nothing — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 128, line 4: «On the phone, safety comes first: you never tell a stranger you are home alone or give your address; you say your parent is busy and cannot come to the phone,…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «address» (+4); the same action «give» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

A van driver offers a boy sweets if he gets in to «help find a lost cat». What is right?

1. Get in but keep the door open — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Get in the van, because helping to find a lost cat is kind — no support
3. Ask for the sweets first, then decide — no support
4. Never go with him, get away and tell a safe adult — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

A family agreed that the code word is «pineapple». Mum gets a text from a «new number» asking for money but it doesn't know the word. What does that show?

1. The phone company changed the number and the code word with it — no support
2. The code word was too hard — no support
3. Her child forgot the word — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. It is probably a scammer pretending to be her child — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 282, line 23: «Families can agree a check question or code word to beat «Hi Mum, I've lost my phone» scams.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «check question» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). 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 10 · ★ · right ✓

chain msg says forward to 10 ppl or bad luck forever

1. Forward it to only five people — no support
2. Forward it fast just to be safe, you never know — no support
3. Ignore it, nothing bad will happen — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Reply asking who wrote it — 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 282, line 7: «A boy in Ireland forwarded a chain message that said he would have bad luck if he did not; nothing happened to him, but his friends got scared and annoyed.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «happen» (+5); the same doer «nothing» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

text says my parcel couldnt be delivered, click link. ok?

1. Yes, click it so your parcel can come tomorrow — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, but don't type your name — no support
3. No, it's a common scam, an adult checks the real site — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Reply STOP and then click 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

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

pop up says VIRUS call this number now!!

1. Turn off the computer for a week — no support
2. Close it, tell an adult, never call the number — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Type your password to scan it — no support
4. Call fast before the virus spreads to all your stuff — 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 282, line 14: «If a pop-up says «Virus detected! Call this number», close the page, tell an adult and never call the number.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same receiver «adult» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

guy at the park says come see his puppies in the van

1. Go if he seems really kind and has a nice smile — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ask him to bring the puppies out — no support
3. No, run to a safe adult and tell them — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Go but only for a minute — 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 ✗

text says parcel couldnt be delivered click here

1. Reply with your address — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Don't click; show a parent, it's a common scam — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Click it so you can find out where your parcel is — no support
4. Forward it to friends to check — 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 ✓

popup says virus detected call this number now

1. Download the cleaner it offers — no support
2. Call the number quickly — score 3
3. Type in your password to fix it — no support
4. Close it and tell an adult — ← 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, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 282, line 14: «If a pop-up says «Virus detected! Call this number», close the page, tell an adult and never call the number.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same receiver «adult» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · right ✓

some guy online says he'll give me robux if i send a pic

1. Send it but hide your face — no support
2. Don't, block him and tell a parent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Ask for the robux first, then send him the picture — no support
4. Send one, it's only a picture — 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 282, line 17: «If an online contact asks you to move to a private app, to meet up or to keep them a secret from your parents, say no and tell a parent; secrets and private ap…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «parent» (+2); the same action «tell» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear?? a man in a van told a kid at the park he had puppies in the back, the kid ran off and told his mum. what's the lesson

1. Go if the man seems really kind and the puppies sound real — score 2
2. Only go if the puppies are real — no support
3. It's fine if a friend comes too — no support
4. Never go with someone you don't know; run to a safe adult — ← 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, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 238, line 5: «Example: a boy in Sydney finds a syringe in the park. He does not touch it, puts his bag next to it to mark the spot and runs to tell his mum, who calls the co…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «run» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

my nan says if u don't forward that chain message "something terrible happens in 3 days, it happened to her friend". what's true

1. Forwarding it to ten people keeps you safe — score 3
2. Nothing bad happens; chain messages only spread worry — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
3. It's true for messages sent at night — score 2
4. Bad luck comes to anyone who breaks the chain, it's happened loads — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 11, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 282, line 25: «Bad luck does not come from not forwarding a message; chain messages only spread worry.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «spread» (+5); the same thing acted on «worry» (+5); the same doer «chain messages» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · right ✓

everyone's saying Sam's dad "got scammed outta his whole house" with gift cards, apparently. pass it on?

1. No, it's a rumour and would hurt Sam's family — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, and add how much it was and who told you about it — no support
3. Yes, so people laugh at his dad — no support
4. Yes, but say you heard it from Sam — 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 ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a request for payment by means of gift cards?

1. It is the safest and most trusted method of paying a stranger online — no support
2. Genuine businesses never request it, since gift cards cannot be traced or refunded — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. It is the customary method of paying official fines — no support
4. It is required by law for online purchases — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 261, line 17: «You never send a gift card or money to someone online; scammers ask for gift cards because they cannot be traced (nobody can follow where the money went).», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «trace» (+3); the same thing acted on «card» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which a chain message threatening misfortune need not be forwarded.

1. Forwarding it incurs a charge to the sender of the original message — no support
2. The message expires after a single day — no support
3. No misfortune results from declining to forward it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Only messages bearing a logo need be forwarded — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 282, line 12: «Fake messages copy real logos to trick people into clicking (called phishing), so do not click their links; show an adult.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, 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 pop-up window declares «Virus detected! Call this number». Select the response consistent with established guidance.

1. The device shall be switched off permanently — no support
2. The pop-up shall be shared with friends as a warning — score 2
3. The number shall be called promptly so that the virus may be removed — score 3
4. The page shall be closed, an adult informed and the number never called — ← 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, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 282, line 14: «If a pop-up says «Virus detected! Call this number», close the page, tell an adult and never call the number.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «close» (+4); the same thing acted on «page» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the appropriate conduct where an online contact proposes moving to a private application or meeting in person.

1. The child shall move apps but refuse to meet — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The child shall meet only in a public place alone — no support
3. The child shall agree provided the contact seems friendly — no support
4. The child shall decline and inform a parent — ✓ 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

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