Being trusted and what to do with things you find

Tests: 9 of 19 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 286 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 boy who broke a promise wants his mum to trust him again tomorrow. Which is TRUE?

1. Trust comes back if he buys a present — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Trust can never come back — no support
3. One apology brings back full trust at once, the very same day — no support
4. Trust grows back slowly with many days of honesty — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl helps the teacher by marking spelling tests and sees her best friend got three wrong. What is fair?

1. Give her friend extra points — no support
2. Mark them all honestly, the same for everyone — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Mark her friend's as right — no support
4. Let her friend fix them first before handing them back in — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 258, line 16: «In a museum or gallery you walk, talk quietly and touch exhibits only where a sign allows it, because hands can damage precious old things.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «allow» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Your neighbour gave you a key to feed his cat. You notice his new games console. What is right?

1. Invite a friend to play too — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Play the console a little — no support
3. Feed the cat and leave everything else alone — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Borrow a game and bring it back later before he gets home — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 225, line 15: «When you have something new, like a game, invite your friend to share it instead of showing off.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «invite» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

You find a phone on a park bench in Dublin. What is the best thing to do?

1. Keep it, because «finders keepers», and that's the rule — score 6
2. Leave it on the ground nearby — score 6
3. Give it to an adult so they can find the owner — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Use it until someone calls — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 286, line 19: «Very small sums with no way to find the owner may be kept, but bigger finds should be handed in.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «find» (+2); the same thing acted on «owner» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

A shop gives you too much change by mistake. What is right?

1. Point out the mistake and give the extra back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Give it to a friend — score 2
3. Keep it, because it was their mistake and not your fault — score 3
4. Spend it on sweets at once — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 200, line 10: «Pointing out a mistake calmly keeps a game fair without starting a fight.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «point out» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why does it matter how you behave when no adult is watching?

1. Only behaviour in front of grown-ups counts — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. That is what really shows you are trustworthy — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It doesn't matter if no one sees — no support
4. Cameras will report you anyway — 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 ✗

Your little sister is playing in the paddling pool while you mind her, and your friend calls you to come and see something inside. What should you do?

1. Stay and keep her in sight — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. Tell her to get out and go alone — score 9
3. Ask her to shout if she slips — score 9
4. Go off quickly, she'll be fine — ← Mova's choice · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 10, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 14, line 5: «Example: your friend says «I'm fine», but her voice is shaky and she will not look up — her face and voice tell you more than her words.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+4); the same doer «friend» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

A friend lent you a game and asked for it back on Friday. What shows respect?

1. Returning it some time next month instead — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Keeping it until you finish the game yourself — score 4
3. Lending it to your cousin for the weekend — no support
4. Returning it on Friday in good condition — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 286, line 12: «Take care of things people lend you and return them on time; it shows respect.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «return» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy finds a test answer sheet and says «It's not cheating if I just found it». What is true?

1. It is fine because he did not steal it, he only found it lying there — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. It is only cheating if he shares it — score 2
3. It is fine if he only looks once — score 3
4. Using it would still be cheating and unfair to the class — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 270, line 6: «A small boy in London had his foot slip into the gap between the train and the platform; staff stopped the train and freed him, but his leg was bruised and he…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «slip» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

found a fiver on the pavement, finders keepers yeah?

1. Yes, as long as nobody saw you pick it up off the floor — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, that's the rule everyone uses, it's yours — no support
3. Only if it's worth less than ten pounds in total — no support
4. No, it still belongs to someone, ask an 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 11 · ★ · right ✓

vending machine gave me 2 drinks at school

1. Put it back in the slot of the machine again — no support
2. Share the extra one with your best mate at break — no support
3. Tell the school, someone else paid for that — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. Keep it, the machine made the mistake, not you — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 10, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 286, line 16: «If a machine gives you extra by mistake, tell the shop or school, because someone else paid for it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same thing acted on «shop» (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

found the test answers on teachers desk 👀

1. Peek just at the hard ones — no support
2. Don't look, give them to the teacher — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
3. Share them with the whole class — no support
4. Take a photo for later — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 11, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 286, line 5: «Being fair also means not using what you should not have: if you find tomorrow's test answers, don't look, and give them to the teacher.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+5); the same receiver «answers» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

babysitting my lil bro, gonna go play upstairs

1. Fine, he'll shout up the stairs if he needs you — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Keep him in sight and call an adult if anything happens — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Lock him in his room to be safe — no support
4. Fine, if you check every hour — 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 ✓

watching my little bro, need the loo for a sec

1. Take him with you or call an adult first — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Leave him, it's only a second and he'll be fine — no support
3. Lock him in his room — no support
4. Tell him to sit still — 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 ✗

found a phone on the bus, finders keepers yeah

1. Yes, if nobody saw you — no support
2. Yes, if it's not locked — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. No, hand it to the driver or the lost property — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Yes, it's yours now, the owner should've been careful — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 36, line 15: «Most mobile phones can call the emergency number even when they are locked.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lock» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · right ✓

lied to mum last week now she checks everything i do

1. Keep telling the truth, trust comes back slowly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Tell her she has to trust you again right now — no support
3. Stop talking to her — no support
4. Lie better so she won't notice — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 286, line 1: «Trust is like a glass vase: quick to break and slow to mend. If you lied before and your parents now check up on you more, the way back is to keep telling the…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same thing acted on «truth» (+5). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear a kid found a wallet with "like 300 dollars" and kept it, then the police turned up at school. lesson?

1. Keep it if nobody saw you — no support
2. Only hand in wallets with ID — no support
3. Hand in things you find; keeping them can count as theft — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Finders keepers, it's the rule, so the police can't do anything — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 18: «When your eyes are on a screen, you notice much less of what is happening around you, even things straight ahead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «happen» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

my cousin says the boy babysitting his little brother "went on his phone and the baby fell down the stairs and nearly died". what's the true bit to learn

1. Little ones are fine alone for an hour if the door is locked — no support
2. Babies never fall when someone's home — no support
3. Keep a younger sibling in sight and call an adult if anything happens — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Phones help you watch kids better — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 92, line 4: «A boy in Dublin calls his teacher «Mum» in front of the class; he goes red, then laughs along, the teacher laughs too, and by lunchtime nobody remembers it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · right ✓

kids say the class monitor "only picks her mates, she's a cheat". pass it on?

1. No, don't spread it; tell her or a teacher calmly if it's unfair — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, and get the whole class to ignore her until she stops — no support
3. Yes, everyone should know she cheats — no support
4. Yes, and post it on the class chat — 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 the rhyme «finders keepers»?

1. It is a rule recognised in law — no support
2. It applies to all items found outdoors, though not those found indoors — no support
3. It applies to any sum of money found — no support
4. It is a rhyme and not a rule, since a lost item still belongs to its owner — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 286, line 3: ««Finders keepers, losers weepers» is a playground rhyme, not a rule. Something lost still belongs to its owner, who did not give it away. The rule is to make a…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «belong» (+4); the same circumstance (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which extra items dispensed by a machine in error are to be reported.

1. Someone else paid for them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. The items are invariably defective — no support
3. Reporting them earns a reward — no support
4. Machines report such errors automatically — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 286, line 16: «If a machine gives you extra by mistake, tell the shop or school, because someone else paid for it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pay» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that a pupil comes upon the answers to a forthcoming test. Select the response consistent with honesty.

1. The pupil shall not look at them and shall give them to the teacher — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. The pupil shall share them equally with the class — no support
3. The pupil may study them carefully provided that nobody else does — no support
4. The pupil shall return them after reading them once — 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 286, line 5: «Being fair also means not using what you should not have: if you find tomorrow's test answers, don't look, and give them to the teacher.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same receiver «answers» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

State which of the following describes how trust behaves once it has been lost.

1. It is restored at once by a single apology — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It returns automatically after one week — no support
3. It can never be regained under any circumstances, however honest one is — no support
4. It is quick to lose and slow to rebuild through continued truthfulness — ✓ 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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