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Facts, opinions, clickbait and saying no to dares

Tests: 5 of 19 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 284 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 ✗

Which statement could be checked with a ruler or a book?

  • 1. «Blue is the nicest colour» — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. «Winter is the worst season of the whole year» — no support
  • 3. «Rivers are boring» — no support
  • 4. «The Nile is one of the longest rivers in the world» — ✓ 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 2 · ★ · right ✓

A video says «This leaf cures colds, cancer and broken legs!». Why should you doubt it?

  • 1. Real medicines are tested and work for specific problems — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 2. Doctors don't like leaves — no support
  • 3. Videos are never about health — no support
  • 4. Leaves are too small and too weak to help anyone get better — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 54, line 16: «If you cannot solve a problem, or someone is getting hurt, you ask an adult to help.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «solve» (+4); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Your friend in Toronto says «If you don't climb the pylon, you're a baby!». What is the best reply?

  • 1. «You go first and I'll follow right behind you» — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 2. «I'll do it tomorrow» — no support
  • 3. «OK, but only halfway» — no support
  • 4. «No way — electricity can kill» — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 104, line 20: «Liking someone «like like» means having a crush, liking them as more than a friend; a friend who tells you this trusts you to keep it private.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «friend» (+4); the same circumstance (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy says «I'll only be your friend if you nick a chocolate bar». What does this tell you?

  • 1. He is a good friend testing you — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 2. It is fine if the shop is big — no support
  • 3. He is pressuring you to steal; say no and leave — ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 4. Taking small things isn't really stealing, so it's fine — score 0

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 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 remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «secret» (+2); the same doer «adult» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ten new accounts with no photos all post «Everyone loves Product X!». What should you think?

  • 1. The product must be the best — no support
  • 2. You should buy it quickly — no support
  • 3. They might be bots making it look popular — ✓ the right answer · score 1
  • 4. Everyone really does love Product X, so it must be true — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 60, line 3: «Sharing and taking turns are not only kind but clever: a game where one player keeps the ball soon has nobody left to play with, while a game everyone enjoys k…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «enjoy» (+2); the same doer «everyone» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

A post says a famous actor has died «this morning», but the actor's own account posted a minute ago. What is likely?

  • 1. Both are true at once — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The actor's account is wrong — no support
  • 3. It is a hoax — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. The actor posted after dying — 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 do people use dares?

  • 1. To help you stay safe — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 2. To help you make good and sensible choices — no support
  • 3. To teach you new skills — no support
  • 4. To make you feel you must prove something — ✓ the right answer · 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 277, line 13: «Tell doctors and nurses the truth about how you got hurt; they need true facts to treat you, and they are there to help, not to punish.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «help» (+4); the same doer «people» (+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 ✗

Your teacher wants a fact, but your notes say «Chocolate ice cream is better than vanilla». What is the problem?

  • 1. It is an opinion, not a fact — ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 2. It is a fact if most people agree — score 9
  • 3. It is a fact about ice cream — score 9
  • 4. It is a fact because it is in your notes — ← Mova's choice · score 13

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 13, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 94, line 23: «Lonely children are sometimes targeted online by adults pretending to be friends.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «friends» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 1, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Everyone is laughing at a boy left alone at lunch. Why does sitting with him matter?

  • 1. It doesn't matter much at all — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The teacher will notice and give you a sticker for it — no support
  • 3. It takes courage, and it matters a lot to him — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. It makes you more popular — 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 ✓

"pizza is the best food" fact or opinion?

  • 1. Opinion, because it's about food only — no support
  • 2. Fact, it's on the menu — no support
  • 3. Opinion, it's what someone thinks — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 4. Fact, everyone agrees — 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 283, line 19: «A fact can be checked and proved, like the Earth going around the Sun; an opinion is what someone thinks or likes, like which season is best.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «think» (+5); the same doer «someone» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

mates dared me to jump off the garage roof

  • 1. Do it once to prove yourself to them — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Say no thanks, you could break bones — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Do it if you land on grass — no support
  • 4. Jump only if they go 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

wanna try that breath holding challenge from tiktok

  • 1. Only for 30 seconds at a time — no support
  • 2. No, those challenges have hurt and killed kids — ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. Yes, with a friend timing you — no support
  • 4. Yes, if you stop as soon as you start to feel dizzy — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 23, line 5: «Let a cat come to you, stroke it gently on its cheeks, chin and the base of its ears, and stop as soon as its tail starts to twitch, its skin ripples or its ea…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stop» (+3); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+3); the same property (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

post says famous singer died, everyone sharing it

  • 1. Wait for trusted news, death hoaxes are common — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Post your own message about it first before anyone else — no support
  • 3. Believe it if it has a sad photo — no support
  • 4. Share it now, so many people can't be wrong — 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 ✗

they dared me to eat a whole spoon of cinnamon, its just spice right

  • 1. Yes, if you drink water at the same time — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. No, it can choke you; say no thanks — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Yes, everyone else did it — no support
  • 4. Yes, it's only a spice — 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 ✗

post says famous footballer died, share it??

  • 1. Share it and just say it might be true — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Wait for trusted news before sharing — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Share it fast so people know — no support
  • 4. Share it if it has many likes — 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 ✗

video says this tea cures everything

  • 1. It's true if it's natural — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It's true if lots of people liked it and commented — no support
  • 3. A cure for everything is a myth; ask a doctor — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. It's true if a doctor in the video says so — 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 kid jumped off the garage roof for a dare and "broke both legs and his arm", my mum's mate said. lesson?

  • 1. You can always say no to a dare; falls break bones — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
  • 2. Jump but bend your knees — score 2
  • 3. Dares are fine if everyone's watching and cheering you on — no support
  • 4. Only jump if you land on grass — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 11, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 284, line 16: «Never jump from high walls or roofs for a dare; falls can break bones or worse.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «break» (+5); the same thing acted on «bones» (+5); the same doer «falls» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

heard on the group chat a pop star "died last night", everyone's posting RIP. what's likely

  • 1. It must be true if lots of people post it, they can't all be wrong — no support
  • 2. Famous people's deaths are never faked — no support
  • 3. It may be a hoax; wait for trusted news before believing it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 4. The group chat is always right first — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 284, line 3: «Good checking: use Wikipedia to start and then check the references at the bottom; notice that many accounts repeating the same words may be bots; and wait for…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wait» (+5); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

ppl say the girl who wouldn't do the dare is "a scaredy cat, total baby". pass it on?

  • 1. Yes, and dare her again tomorrow in front of everyone at lunch — no support
  • 2. Yes, it'll make her braver — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 3. No, saying no to a dare took courage; don't spread it — ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 4. Yes, she should've done it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 284, line 4: «Dares are a kind of pressure trick: they make you feel you must prove something. You don't. Example: friends in Brisbane dare a boy to run across the road befo…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same doer «dares» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the distinction between a fact and an opinion?

  • 1. An opinion may be proven by repetition — no support
  • 2. An opinion becomes a fact when widely shared — score 4
  • 3. A fact may be verified, whereas an opinion expresses what someone thinks — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
  • 4. A fact is any statement that has been printed in a newspaper — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 10, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 284, line 8: «A fact can be checked; an opinion is what someone thinks, and opinions should not be passed off as facts.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «think» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «someone» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a person should pause before sharing a story that provokes strong anger or fear.

  • 1. Strong feelings render a story true — no support
  • 2. Frightening stories are always out of date by the time they are read — score 3
  • 3. Angry stories cannot be shared lawfully — score 2
  • 4. False stories are designed to stir up strong feelings — ← 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, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 284, line 9: «When a story makes you very angry or scared, stop and check before sharing; false stories are designed to stir up strong feelings.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «design» (+3); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «false stories» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that a child is challenged to perform a dangerous act for a dare. Select the response consistent with established guidance.

  • 1. The child shall attempt a lesser version of it — score 4
  • 2. The child shall perform it only if the other children are watching — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 3. The child may decline, since health matters more than proving anything — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. The child must comply to retain their friends — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 272, line 9: «Rules about riding on the pavement differ by country and town; where children may, they watch out for people walking.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «watch out» (+3); the same doer «children» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

State the correct use of an openly editable encyclopaedia such as Wikipedia.

  • 1. As a starting point, with its references checked, since anyone may edit it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 2. As a source to be avoided entirely — no support
  • 3. As a source accurate only upon weekdays — no support
  • 4. As a final authority requiring no further verification by the reader — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 284, line 3: «Good checking: use Wikipedia to start and then check the references at the bottom; notice that many accounts repeating the same words may be bots; and wait for…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «check» (+5); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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