Caring for pets and staying safe around farm, wild and zoo animals

Tests: 12 of 20 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 22 of 24 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 287 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 girl in Leeds wants to give her cat the leftover garlic bread from dinner. What should she do instead?

1. Mix the bread into the cat's water — no support
2. Give the cat its own cat food — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Scrape off the garlic and give it the rest — score 3
4. Give it only a small piece of the bread — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 276, line 6: «A girl in Manchester kept her money in an open back pocket at a fair; when she went to pay for a ride, it was gone, and she spent the evening watching others.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «pay» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which of these is true?

1. Dogs need sweets to stay happy and healthy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Chocolate is good for a dog's heart — no support
3. A little salt in every meal is good for pets — no support
4. Chocolate is dangerous for dogs — ✓ the right answer · 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Grandma's old dog growls when the family's new puppy arrives. What is the best thing to do?

1. Shut them in a cupboard together — no support
2. Let them get used to each other slowly with an adult watching — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Give the old dog away at once — score 1
4. Shout at the old dog until it stops growling and leaves the puppy — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 22, line 8: «A boy in Dublin ran away screaming from a loose dog; the dog chased him, jumped up and knocked him down, but he was not badly hurt when he finally stood still…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «scream» (+2). 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

A family is moving to a flat where pets are not allowed. What is the responsible choice?

1. Let it loose in the countryside — no support
2. Leave the pet behind in the empty house — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Leave it at the old address for the new owners to find — no support
4. Find the pet a new home through a shelter — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 116, line 12: «An open front door lets pets escape and strangers walk in.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why is it kind to let your cat catch the feather toy sometimes?

1. Cats do not care at all whether they catch it or not — score 6
2. It teaches the cat to stop playing — no support
3. Winning sometimes keeps play fun and not stressful — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It makes the cat hungry for toys — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 65, line 16: «In play, a pet should catch the toy sometimes, because always losing makes animals stressed or snappy.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+7); a different doer (counts against) (+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 boy in Phoenix, Arizona, puts his hamster's cage on a sunny windowsill. What could happen?

1. The hamster will sleep better and more deeply in the warm sun — no support
2. Nothing, because cages keep out heat — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. The hamster could overheat and die quickly — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The hamster will just get a nice tan — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 84, line 5: «A boy in Manchester put butter on a burn from the kettle; it kept the heat in and the burn got worse, and at the hospital the nurse said cool running water wou…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «heat» (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2); a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

A boy is bitten by a snake in Texas. His friend says, "Cut it and suck the poison out!" Is the friend right?

1. Yes, that is the fastest way to help — no support
2. No, he should run to a doctor on his own without telling anyone at all — score 3
3. No: call the emergency number, keep still and do not cut or suck — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Yes, but only if the snake was small — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 206, line 3: «Many Australian snakes are venomous; if anyone is bitten by any snake you call the emergency number (000 in Australia) and keep the person calm and still, neve…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+4); the same thing acted on «emergency number» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Campers in Colorado meet a bear on the path. Which plan is safest?

1. Scatter in all directions and run, so the bear can't choose who to chase — score 3
2. Offer the bear their sandwiches — no support
3. Climb onto the bear's path to look big — no support
4. Keep together, talk calmly and slowly back away — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 206, line 15: «If you meet a bear, you stay with adults, do not run, speak calmly and back away slowly, because running can make it chase you.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «speak» (+4); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

A sign at the zoo says "Do not feed the animals". Why should you obey it?

1. The sign is only there to save money — score 5
2. The sign only applies to adults — score 4
3. Zoo animals are wild and the keepers know what is safe for them — ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. The animals are always tame and harmless, so feeding them is fine — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 206, line 1: «Animals outside the home are not pets: they protect themselves, their young and their food, so we give them space and stay calm.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «animals» (+5); a different action (counts against) (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl in Sydney is too scared to swim because sharks might eat her. What is true?

1. Shark attacks are rare, because people are not their normal food — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Sharks attack almost every swimmer who goes out past the waves — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Sharks only eat children — no support
4. Sharks live in every swimming pool — 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 287, line 19: «Sharks rarely attack people, because people are not their normal food.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «attack» (+4). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

can the dog have my choc cake, he's begging

1. No, chocolate can make dogs very ill — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Yes, if it's only milk chocolate and not dark — no support
3. Only on his birthday — no support
4. Yes, a small bite is fine — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 205, line 2: «Human food is not pet food: onions, garlic, chocolate, grapes, salt and the sweetener xylitol can make dogs and cats very ill, so a pet eats its own food.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+4); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

bunny hutch is in full sun, its 30 today

1. Give it a blanket to keep warm — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Only move it after lunch — no support
3. Move it into the shade, rabbits overheat fast — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Leave it, rabbits love sunshine and get warm and happy — 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 · ★ · right ✓

snake bit my mate on the hike!! suck it out??

1. Run him back to the car fast — no support
2. No, call emergency, keep him calm and still — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. Cut the bite to let it bleed — score 8
4. Yes, suck it hard and spit the poison out fast — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 206, line 3: «Many Australian snakes are venomous; if anyone is bitten by any snake you call the emergency number (000 in Australia) and keep the person calm and still, neve…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «keep» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

bear on the trail up ahead, run??

1. Throw food at it and shout loudly to scare it off — no support
2. Yes, run as fast as you can — no support
3. Climb the nearest small tree — no support
4. No, stay with adults, speak calmly, back away slowly — ← 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 287, line 4: «Example: a boy in Montana sees a bear at the edge of the trail. He does not run. He stays next to his dad, they talk in calm voices and slowly back away the wa…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «stay» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

dog outside the shop looks friendly, can i pat it

1. Yes, if it wags its tail — score 0
2. Yes, all tied dogs are friendly — score 5
3. Yes, if you go up slowly and quietly from behind — no support
4. No, ask the owner first, a scared dog may bite — ← 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 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 22, line 9: «Always ask the owner before you pat a dog, and wait for them to say yes.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+4); the same thing acted on «owner» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · right ✓

dog ate my chocolate bar off the table

1. Give it water and forget it — no support
2. It's fine, dogs love chocolate — no support
3. Tell an adult now; chocolate can poison dogs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Only worry if it was a big bar of white chocolate — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 62, line 14: «A dog that eats medicine, a sock or other wrong things may need a vet, so you tell an adult straight away.», reached through the same lesson line as 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 17 · ★ · right ✓

rabbit hutch in full sun all afternoon

1. Spray it with cold water every hour and leave it in the sun — no support
2. It's fine, rabbits like the sun — no support
3. Move it to the shade, rabbits can overheat and die — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Give it a blanket — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 62, line 7: «A girl in Wales kept her rabbit alone in a small hutch in the sun with no shade; on a hot day the rabbit got heatstroke and died.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «die» (+4); the same doer «rabbit» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear the neighbour's dog ate a whole bar of chocolate off the table and "had to go to the vet in an ambulance". lesson?

1. Only dark chocolate is bad for dogs, milk chocolate is fine — score 2
2. It's only bad for puppies — score 3
3. Dogs need a little chocolate as a treat — score 3
4. Chocolate can poison dogs; keep it away from them — ← 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 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 287, line 21: «Chocolate, grapes and the sweetener xylitol can poison dogs, sometimes badly enough to kill them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «poison» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · right ✓

my mate's dad says a shark "jumped right out the water and grabbed a surfer" at the beach and "they're everywhere now". what's prob exaggerated

1. That surfers go in the sea — no support
2. That sharks are everywhere; sharks rarely attack people — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. That sharks live in the sea and sometimes come near the beach — no support
4. That sharks have teeth — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 287, line 19: «Sharks rarely attack people, because people are not their normal food.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «attack» (+4); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 20 · ★ · right ✓

ppl say the family who gave their rabbit to the shelter "are heartless, they just dumped it". spread it?

1. No, finding a pet a new home through a shelter is the right thing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Yes, so nobody gives them a pet again — score 3
3. Yes, they dumped their pet — no support
4. Yes, and tell everyone where they live so people know who they are — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 287, line 11: «A pet is a responsibility for its whole life; if a family truly cannot keep it, they find it a new home through a shelter.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+4); the same place «shelter» (+3). · 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 correct response to a snake bite?

1. The person shall run to the nearest house for help as quickly as possible — no support
2. The emergency number shall be called and the person kept calm and still — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. The bite shall be packed with ice and ignored — no support
4. The wound shall be cut and the venom sucked out — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 287, line 16: «After any snake bite, call the emergency number, stay calm and keep still; never suck the bite or cut it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+3); the same thing acted on «emergency number» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a person encountering a bear shall not run.

1. Bears are unable to see moving objects — no support
2. Bears are attracted only by loud noise — score 3
3. Running may cause the bear to give chase — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Running is prohibited in national parks — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 206, line 15: «If you meet a bear, you stay with adults, do not run, speak calmly and back away slowly, because running can make it chase you.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+4); the same thing acted on «bear» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that a hutch containing a small animal stands in direct sunlight. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

1. It may remain, since small animals require heat — score 4
2. It shall be covered with a dark blanket so that the sun is kept out — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. It shall be watered from above every hour — no support
4. It shall be moved into shade, since small animals may overheat and die — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 107, line 19: «Water on a burning oil pan makes a fireball; you turn off the heat and cover it with a lid or fire blanket if an adult can do it safely, or get out and call fo…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cover» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

State which of the following foods may render a pet seriously ill.

1. Dry food sold for pets — score 2
2. Pet food prepared for that species and sold in shops — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Onions, garlic, chocolate, grapes and the sweetener xylitol — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Fresh drinking water — 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 281, line 14: «Words like «with real fruit» can make sugary food sound healthy, so check the sugar on the label with an adult.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+4). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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