Jealousy, boredom, pride and hard moments

Tests: 9 of 19 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 18 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 292 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 is TRUE about parents with a new baby?

1. They only love the youngest child — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. They have stopped loving the older children — score 4
3. They love all their children, but a baby needs lots of care — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. They want the older child to look after the baby alone from now on — score 4

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 292, line 8: «Babies need a lot of care, so parents give them much time, but they still love their older children just as much.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «love» (+4). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

A girl in Leeds is bored during the holidays. Which is the best plan?

1. Phone her friends again and again to complain — no support
2. Complain until someone gives her a phone — score 2
3. Write a story, do a puzzle or help cook — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Lie in bed all day doing nothing — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 93, line 5: «A girl in Vancouver is bored on a rainy Saturday with no screens; she builds a blanket den, reads a comic inside it, and by lunchtime she has written a story a…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «write» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Your little brother keeps breaking into your story to tell his own. What could you kindly tell him?

1. Wait for a pause, then it's your turn — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Only speak when nobody else is there — no support
3. Speak over me whenever you want to, I don't mind — no support
4. Never tell me your stories — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 292, line 11: «When you are excited, wait for a pause in the talk before you speak; people feel respected when they can finish.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «wait» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why might a younger child wait for another day to play with an older brother?

1. Older brothers must always be alone — no support
2. Younger children are not allowed to play with older ones at all — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Older siblings never like younger ones — no support
4. Older siblings need time with friends their own age — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 251, line 1: «Little children are still learning how to play: they cry when they lose, wander off at the park and put small things in their mouths, so an older child plays g…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «play» (+3); the same doer «little children» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy who is adopted is asked about his «real parents». Which is TRUE?

1. Adopted children must not talk about it — no support
2. Only his teacher may answer for him — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. He must explain everything if asked — score 4
4. His story is his to tell or keep — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 128, line 6: «A boy in Leeds answered his mum's phone and told the caller his parents were away for the week; the caller was a stranger, and the family had to change their p…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «answer» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

A family's cat died last week. Why might they wait before getting a new cat?

1. The old cat might come back soon — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. New cats are only sold in spring — no support
3. Getting a new pet after a loss is against the rules for a whole year — no support
4. They need time to be sad, and a new pet does not replace the old one — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 61, line 8: «A cat that swishes, lashes or thumps its tail while being stroked is annoyed and may soon scratch or bite, so you stop and let it walk away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «cat» (+2); the same property (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

A child is scared to fall asleep after a funeral. What is true and helpful to know?

1. People who sleep too long or too deeply often never wake up again — no support
2. Sleeping does not cause death; death is when the body stops working forever — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Only children who sleep too much fall ill — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Going to sleep is a little like dying — 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 264, line 19: «Screens late at night make it harder to fall asleep, and children who sleep too little learn less and are more irritable (easily cross).», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sleep» (+4); the same doer «children» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Why do bullies tell children to keep quiet?

1. Keeping quiet makes the bully stop sooner — score 5
2. Telling always makes bullying much worse, so it's better to stay quiet — score 7
3. Bullies rely on silence; telling is what stops it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
4. Teachers do not want to know — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 12, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 215, line 1: «Bullies often say "Don't tell or it will be worse", because they rely on silence; telling a trusted adult is the way bullying stops.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «rely» (+7); the same doer «bullies» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

At a sleepover, an older cousin offers you a sip of beer. Which is the best answer?

1. «Just a little bit then» — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. «Only if nobody sees» — no support
3. «No thanks», and go and do something else — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. «I'll have some tomorrow instead when the grown-ups are out» — 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 ✓

new baby gets ALL mums time, she loves him more

1. No, she only pretends to love the baby — no support
2. Yes, parents always love the newest baby best, that's just how it is — score 0
3. Yes, until the baby can talk — score 4
4. No, she loves you just as much, ask for special time — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 292, line 2: «When a new baby arrives, parents spend hours feeding, changing and soothing it. That is because babies need a lot of care, not because the parents love the old…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «ask» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

soooo bored nothing to do

1. Ask for a new toy to fix it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Build a den, draw, read or help cook — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Go to bed early to skip it — no support
4. Nothing, boredom is a waste of time — 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

kid at school says "tell n it gets worse". do i tell?

1. Yes, tell a trusted adult, bullies rely on silence — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Tell the bully's friends instead — no support
3. No, only tell your friends — no support
4. No, keep quiet so it doesn't get worse for you — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 262, line 5: «A boy in Bristol is cornered by an older child who demands his money; he hands it over because he feels unsafe, then tells a teacher straight away, because thi…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «teacher» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

older kid at the bus stop offered me a vape

1. Say no thanks and walk away, it harms a growing body — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. It's fine because it's only vapour, like steam from a kettle — no support
3. Take it and throw it away later — no support
4. Try one puff to be friendly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 215, line 2: «You can belong to a group without being mean to anyone, and you can say "No thanks" and walk away when someone offers a cigarette, a vape or alcohol, because t…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «walk away» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

bored outta my mind, gonna climb the shed roof

1. Go up with a friend — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Go up if it's not raining and the roof is dry — no support
3. Go up, but slowly — no support
4. Find a safe thing to do; roofs cause bad falls — ✓ 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 15 · ★ · right ✓

feel jealous of the baby, everyone loves her more

1. Tell a parent and ask for some time together — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. Be mean to the baby — no support
3. Hide it, it's a bad feeling — no support
4. Run off for a bit so they all notice you've gone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 213, line 10: «If you feel jealous of a new baby, you can ask a parent for special time with just you; parents love you just as much.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «ask» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · right ✓

pet died and my tummy hurts all the time now

1. Talk to a parent; sadness can make your body hurt — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Tell no one, it's silly — no support
3. Stop eating until it passes — no support
4. It's nothing to do with the pet, just ignore 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 17 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear some older kids offered a boy a vape behind the shops and "he passed out right there". lesson?

1. One go can't hurt anyone — score 3
2. Vapes are fine, it's just steam with a nice flavour in it — no support
3. Say no thanks and walk away; vapes harm a growing body — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. Only say no if adults are near — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 215, line 2: «You can belong to a group without being mean to anyone, and you can say "No thanks" and walk away when someone offers a cigarette, a vape or alcohol, because t…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «walk away» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗

my cousin says a girl was so bored she climbed the water tower and "the fire brigade had to get her off with a helicopter". what's the true bit

1. Bored kids never get hurt — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Climbing towers is fine if you're bored — no support
3. Fire brigades use helicopters for every rescue, even small ones — no support
4. Boredom can lead to risky places; find something safe to do — ✓ 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 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

ppl say the new girl is adopted and "her real mum didn't want her". spread it?

1. Yes, everyone's curious — no support
2. Yes, but only to your table — no support
3. Yes, ask her all about it at lunch in front of everyone — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. No, it's her story to share or not, and it's cruel — ✓ the right answer · 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 122, line 7: «A girl in Texas ignored her friends when they said hi because she was in a bad mood; by the end of the week they had stopped asking her to play.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · 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 love of parents toward older children following the birth of a baby?

1. They love older children less as they grow — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. They love the baby more because it is smaller and needs them more — score 5
3. They love their older children just as much, though the baby needs much care — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. They love only the newest child — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 124, line 17: «In France, Italy and Spain adults often greet with cheek kisses, but a child may follow their lead or simply wave or shake hands.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «child» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a child threatened with «Don't tell or it will be worse» should nevertheless tell a trusted adult.

1. Telling is permitted only after a week — no support
2. Telling always makes matters worse — score 5
3. Adults cannot act unless the bully agrees — score 4
4. Bullies rely upon silence — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 292, line 17: «If a bully says «Don't tell or it will be worse», tell a trusted adult anyway; bullies rely on silence.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «rely» (+4); the same circumstance (+2); the same doer «bullies» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that a pet has died. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

1. The pet may wake if kept warm — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. The pet is in a long and deep sleep — no support
3. A new pet of the same kind is the very same animal returned to them — no support
4. Death means the body has stopped working forever, unlike sleep — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 214, line 15: «When someone you love dies, it helps to ask questions, cry, talk about them and keep a memory box.», 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, 4, 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 response appropriate when offered a cigarette, a vape or alcohol.

1. To accept and conceal it from adults — no support
2. To say «No thanks» and walk away — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. To accept a single try out of politeness — no support
4. To take it home for later — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 215, line 2: «You can belong to a group without being mean to anyone, and you can say "No thanks" and walk away when someone offers a cigarette, a vape or alcohol, because t…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «walk away» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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