Water, small injuries, hay fever, growing up and eyesight

Tests: 9 of 18 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 17 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 290 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 in Texas has been playing outside on a hot day and has a headache and dry mouth. What should he do first?

1. Drink only fizzy drinks — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Run another lap to sweat it out of his body — no support
3. Drink water and rest in the shade — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Eat a bag of salty crisps — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 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 81, line 5: «A boy in Arizona played football all afternoon in the heat without drinking; he got a headache, felt dizzy and had to be cooled down by the coach.», 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 «drink» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

A girl falls off her bike and grazes her elbow. Put the right steps in order.

1. Wash it, press with a clean cloth, then cover it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Cover it at once without washing — no support
3. Rub it with grass and leaves, then cover it up tight — no support
4. Leave it, then wash it next week — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 290, line 10: «For a small cut or graze, wash it with clean water, press with a clean cloth to stop bleeding and cover it with a plaster or bandage.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «press» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which of these is true about burns?

1. Ice straight on a burn is best — no support
2. Cool running water for 20 minutes helps — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Butter or oil is the best thing to put on a burn — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. A burn needs no cooling at all — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 290, line 7: «A girl in Texas put butter on a burn from a hot pan, as an old saying wrongly tells people to; the burn stayed hot and got worse, and it took weeks to heal.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «put» (+4); the same place «burn» (+3). 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 boy in Glasgow knocks his head hard in PE and says, "I'm fine, don't tell anyone." What should his friend do?

1. Make him do more PE to test whether he is really fine — ← Mova's choice · score 10
2. Tell his parents next month — score 8
3. Tell a teacher, because a head injury needs watching — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Keep the secret as he asked — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 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, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Your sister bruises her shin on a chair. Which is the best help?

1. A bag of frozen peas straight on the skin for an hour — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A bag of frozen peas wrapped in a tea towel for a few minutes — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nothing, bruises are dangerous — no support
4. A hot bath with very hot water to warm up the bruise — 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl sneezes all through June whenever she plays in the park. What could her family do?

1. Give her a hot drink and ignore it — score 5
2. See if it is hay fever and close windows on high pollen days — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Keep her indoors all summer long with the windows wide open — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. Let her pick armfuls of grass — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 86, line 4: «A girl in Phoenix plays outside in the morning, stays in the cool at midday during a heatwave, keeps a water bottle with her, and wears a hat and sunscreen.», 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 «keep» (+4). 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

Two ten-year-old twins are 8 centimetres apart in height. What is the best explanation?

1. People grow at their own pace, even twins — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. One twin is unhealthy — no support
3. The taller twin must be older — no support
4. The shorter twin will never grow again after the age of ten — 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 8 · ★ · right ✓

A boy keeps getting headaches in class and sits at the front to read the board. What might help?

1. Sitting right at the back of the class instead — no support
2. Not looking at the board at all — no support
3. Telling a teacher and parent and having an eye test — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Closing one eye all day — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 285, line 6: «A boy in Leeds kept quiet when a friend showed him a knife in his bag; a few days later another pupil was cut in a fight, and he wished he had told a teacher.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same receiver «teacher» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

grazed my knee at the park, its bleeding a bit

1. Wash it, press with a clean cloth, then a plaster — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Rub some dirt on to stop the blood — no support
3. Leave it open so the air dries it out by itself — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Put butter on it and wait — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 63, line 15: «When cleaning a hamster cage you spot clean often (clear out just the dirty bits) and leave some old bedding so it still smells like home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (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 10 · ★ · right ✓

burnt my finger on the pan, my sis says put ice on it. right?

1. Yes, or rub some butter on it to cool it down — no support
2. No, wrap it tight in a towel — no support
3. No, cool it under running water for 20 minutes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
4. Yes, ice works best on burns — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 11, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 105, line 21: «For a burn or scald, cool it under cool running water for twenty minutes and get an adult; never put butter or ice on it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «cool» (+4); the same place «cool running water» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

bonked my head on the bunk bed but im fine lol

1. Just go to sleep and rest it off, you'll be fine — no support
2. Tell an adult anyway, a head bump needs watching — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Only tell someone if it swells — no support
4. Fine, if it doesn't bleed it's nothing — 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 246, line 24: «For a nosebleed, sit down, lean forward, pinch the soft part of the nose and tell an adult; do not tip your head back.», 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

cant read the board from the back, its all blurry

1. Squint harder until it gets clearer, it'll go away on its own — no support
2. Copy from the kid next to you — no support
3. Tell your teacher and parent, you may need an eye test — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. It's normal, everyone sees it blurry — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 290, line 4: «Some problems are hidden. After a hard knock to the head you may feel fine, but an adult must know so they can watch you. If you cannot read the board, tell a…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same receiver «teacher» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

banged my head on the goalpost but im fine

1. Only tell if it bleeds — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Just sleep it off — no support
3. Tell an adult anyway, a head injury can show later — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It's fine if you can still walk and run about — 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 ✓

nan says put butter on a burn

1. Yes, then wrap it up tightly in a bandage — no support
2. Yes, butter cools it down — no support
3. No, cool it under running water for 20 minutes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Only if it's a small burn — 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 290, line 14: «Cool a burn under cool running water for 20 minutes and tell an adult; cooling stops the burn going deeper.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cool» (+4); the same place «cool running water» (+3); the same property (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

hot day, played footy 2 hours, didnt drink anything, dizzy now

1. Keep playing, it will pass if you just keep going — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Drink a fizzy drink and run — no support
3. Rest in the shade, drink water and tell an adult — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Lie in the sun to warm up — 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 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear a girl burnt her hand on the oven and her nan put butter on it and "it got way worse". lesson?

1. Toothpaste stops burns hurting — no support
2. Put ice straight on it for an hour and keep it there — score 7
3. Butter is best for burns — score 4
4. Cool a burn under cool running water for 20 minutes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 15

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 15, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 84, line 19: «A burn should be cooled under cool running water for 20 minutes; butter, ice and creams make it worse.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «cool» (+4); the same thing acted on «burn» (+4); the same place «cool running water» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

my mate says a boy bumped his head at footy, said he was fine and "went to sleep and never woke up". what's the real lesson

1. Only bumps that bleed matter — no support
2. Tell an adult after a hard head bump, even if you feel fine — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Head bumps are nothing to worry about — no support
4. Never go to sleep for a whole week after a bump on the head — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 290, line 6: «A boy in Scotland bumped his head hard on a climbing frame, felt fine and said nothing; that evening he was sleepy and sick, and at hospital he was found to ha…», 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). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗

kids say Josh is "a titch, he'll never grow". pass it on?

1. Yes, he'll find it funny — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, and measure him in front of everyone at lunch — no support
3. Yes, it's just true — no support
4. No, everyone grows at their own pace; that's unkind — ✓ 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the correct first aid for a burn?

1. Cool running water for twenty minutes, and an adult informed — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Toothpaste spread thickly over it and left to dry — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Butter or oil applied at once — no support
4. Ice held directly upon the skin — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 290, line 20: «Butter, oil and toothpaste keep the heat in a burn; cool running water for 20 minutes is what helps.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «burn» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «butter» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a person who has struck their head hard should inform an adult even if they feel well.

1. It prevents any bruise from forming — no support
2. Adults must record every injury for school — score 1
3. A head injury is always visible at once, so one would know already — no support
4. Signs of injury may appear hours later and need a doctor — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 84, line 10: «Feeling sleepy, sick, dizzy or confused after a head bump can be a sign of concussion (a brain injury from a knock), so you need a doctor straight away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «need» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that a pupil cannot read the board in the classroom. Select the response consistent with established guidance.

1. The pupil shall copy the work of a neighbour for the rest of the year — no support
2. The pupil shall sit further from the board — no support
3. The pupil shall squint until the eyes adjust — no support
4. The pupil shall inform a teacher and parent, since an eye test may be needed — ← 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 290, line 4: «Some problems are hidden. After a hard knock to the head you may feel fine, but an adult must know so they can watch you. If you cannot read the board, tell a…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «need» (+4); the same thing acted on «eye test» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

State the cause of hay fever.

1. Germs passed on by a sneeze — score 4
2. A fever caused by hot weather — score 4
3. Pollen, which brings sneezing and itchy eyes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Hay eaten by the sufferer, which irritates the nose — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 290, line 15: «Hay fever is caused by pollen and brings sneezing and itchy eyes.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «pollen» (+2); the same thing acted on «sneezing» (+2); the same action «bring» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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