Being gentle with small animals

Tests: 8 of 18 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 17 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 288 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 in Dublin visits a farm with baby chicks. What is the right way to act?

1. Move slowly, speak quietly and listen to the farmer — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Shout so the chicks know she is there — no support
3. Squeeze a chick to feel how soft it is — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Run among the chicks to see them all scatter and cheep loudly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 257, line 5: «A girl in Vermont plays on the icy playground: she walks carefully, throws soft snowballs at nobody's face, and when the bell rings she stops at once and lines…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «girl» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · wrong ✗

Which is true?

1. Animals like being chased by children — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Loud voices make pets feel safe — no support
3. Small animals are never afraid of people, even very big ones — no support
4. A small animal sees a person as a giant, so quick moves scare it — ✓ 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 ✗

Your friend's mouse is on your hand and starts to wriggle. What should you do?

1. Shake your hand to calm it down — score 2
2. Lift it higher in the air so it cannot jump off your hand — score 2
3. Lower your hands close to the floor and stay calm — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Squeeze it so it stays still — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 276, line 18: «In a tight crowd a person can be squeezed so hard that breathing becomes difficult, which is why you move to the side when a crowd starts to push.», 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 «squeeze» (+4). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

Why might a gentle child be scratched less often than a rough child?

1. Animals only scratch adults — no support
2. Rough children are not allowed to hold pets — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Animals stay calm when they are handled gently — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Gentle children have thicker skin, so the claws don't go in — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 35, line 8: «Before staying home alone, a child should agree on rules with their parents.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «agree» (+4); the same doer «child» (+3). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · right ✓

A boy wants to stroke a stranger's puppy in the street. What should he do first?

1. Shout to make the puppy look at him — score 8
2. Grab the puppy before it runs off — no support
3. Ask the owner if he may — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. Pick it up to see if it is friendly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 287, line 6: «A boy in Ohio patted a dog tied outside a shop without asking; the frightened dog bit his hand and he needed stitches and an injection against germs.», 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 «ask» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · wrong ✗

A girl holds a rabbit by its ears because "that is how farmers do it". Is she right?

1. Yes, ears are the safest place to hold it, they're like handles — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. No, holding a rabbit by its ears hurts it — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. No, she should hold it by its tail — score 4
4. Yes, but only for big rabbits — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+4). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · right ✓

Your cat is hiding under the bed after a thunderstorm. What is kind?

1. Let it hide and come out when it feels safe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Shout so it knows the storm is over — no support
3. Pull it out by its legs — no support
4. Poke it with a broom to make it come out from under there — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 30, line 11: «Cats often bring their catch back to their home, the place where they feel safe.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «feel» (+4); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · right ✓

Why is speaking softly helpful around a small bird?

1. Calm sounds tell the bird you are not a threat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Loud voices are only rude to people — no support
3. Soft words make birds sing at once, and they love singing back — no support
4. Birds cannot hear loud voices — 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 · right ✓

hamster hiding in his house, wanna cuddle him

1. Leave him be, let him come out when ready — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Tap the cage to wake him up — score 4
3. Pull him out gently by the tail — no support
4. Shake the little house till he comes out to play — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 285, line 7: «A girl in Texas broke her neighbour's window with a ball and hid; when it came out, the neighbour was more hurt by the hiding than the window, and it took a lo…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «come out» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

how do i hold the guinea pig, by the ears?

1. No, two hands, support its body from under — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Hold it tight around the middle so it can't wriggle — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Hold it by the back legs — score 1
4. Yes, ears are the safest grip — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 288, line 3: «Example: a girl in Auckland wants to hold her friend's guinea pig. She sits on the floor, waits quietly, lets it sniff her hand and lifts it gently with two ha…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «guinea pig» (+4); the same action «hold» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-4). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · right ✓

neighbours bunny is so cute, can i just pick it up

1. Ask the owner first, it's their pet — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Only if the owner isn't looking — no support
3. Yes, all bunnies like being held — no support
4. Yes, if you're quick about 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 · wrong ✗

why sit on the floor holding the kitten

1. Kittens like being near the ground, it's warmer — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. So it can't see you — no support
3. So it can't fall far if it wriggles — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It's easier to stroke it there — 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 ✗

hamster keeps wriggling so im holding it tighter

1. Loosen up and sit on the floor, squeezing can hurt it — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Hold it by the tail instead — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Shake it gently to calm it — no support
4. Hold it tighter and tighter so it can't escape your hands — 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 63, line 12: «You hold a hamster in two cupped hands and sit close to the floor, because a short fall can kill it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+4). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · wrong ✗

cousin picked up the rabbit by its ears

1. It's fine for big rabbits — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Stop him; it hurts the rabbit, lift with both hands under it — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It's fine if it doesn't squeal — no support
4. It's fine, that's how farmers do it on the farm — 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 ✓

got scratched by the guinea pig, bit of blood

1. Ignore it, it's tiny — no support
2. Hide it so the pet isn't blamed — no support
3. Lick it clean — no support
4. Wash it, cover 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 274, line 21: «You never poke a pencil or anything else down a cast to scratch an itch, because it can scratch the skin underneath; you tell an adult instead.», 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 16 · right ✓

did u hear a kid picked up a hamster standing up and it jumped and "died on the spot". lesson?

1. Hold hamsters by the tail so they can't jump off your hand — score 5
2. Sit low and hold small animals with both hands — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Only pick them up when they're asleep — no support
4. Hold them high so they feel safe — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 288, line 12: «Hold a small animal with both hands, supporting its body from underneath.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · wrong ✗

my brother says a guinea pig bit a girl's finger and "it got infected and her hand swelled up massive". what's the true bit

1. Every animal bite makes your hand swell up massive like that — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Guinea pigs bite for no reason at all — no support
3. A scared small animal may bite and bites can get infected — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Small animal bites are always harmless — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 23, line 8: «A girl in Glasgow ignored her cat's flicking tail and flattened ears and kept rubbing its tummy; it bit her hand, and her hand swelled up and she needed antibi…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «swell up» (+4). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · right ✓

kids say the boy who got scratched by the class rabbit "was torturing it". nobody saw. spread it?

1. Yes, and tell the teacher it's true so he gets told off properly — score 3
2. Yes, so he's banned from the rabbit — no support
3. No, it's a rumour nobody saw; just handle animals gently — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Yes, he must have been mean — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 235, line 5: «Example: a boy in Houston, Texas, sees a road covered in brown water on the way home. The water looks only ankle deep, but his dad turns the car around, becaus…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+4). · 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 manner of holding a small animal?

1. Held high above the head — no support
2. By the ears, with one hand only — score 3
3. With both hands, supporting the body from underneath — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. By the tail, so that it cannot struggle or escape from the hand — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 288, line 12: «Hold a small animal with both hands, supporting its body from underneath.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «support» (+4); the same thing acted on «body» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which a small pet should be held while sitting or kneeling near the floor.

1. A fall from a standing child's height may badly hurt or kill it — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. It prevents the animal from sleeping during the day — score 3
3. It keeps the animal warmer — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Small animals dislike tall people — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 17, line 16: «If you are lost in the wild, stay put, keep warm and dry, and make noise.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+4); the same property (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that a small animal is hiding or asleep. Select the response consistent with established guidance.

1. It shall be gently pulled out to play — no support
2. It shall be woken with a loud noise — no support
3. It shall be left alone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. It shall be chased to exercise it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 288, line 16: «Leave a small animal alone when it hides or is sleeping.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «leave» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

State the conduct expected before touching a pet belonging to another person.

1. The pet may be touched provided it is small — score 4
2. The owner shall be asked first — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. The pet shall be picked up quickly before it escapes — score 4
4. The owner need be asked only for large dogs — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 288, line 15: «Ask the owner before you touch someone else's pet.», 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

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