Scissors, toddlers, medicines, fire and damp at home

Tests: 11 of 19 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 19 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 295 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 ✗

Your teacher asks you to hand her the scissors. Which is right?

1. Open them so she can cut straight away — score 0
2. Toss them gently onto her desk — no support
3. Point the blades towards her — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. Close them and hold out the handles to her — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 241, line 11: «Stop playing with a toy with a broken sharp edge and show an adult, because it can cut skin or poke an eye.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «show» (+5); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which is TRUE about toddlers?

1. When they go quiet, they may be getting into something dangerous — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Quiet toddlers are always asleep — no support
3. Noisy toddlers are the only ones in danger, never the quiet ones — no support
4. Toddlers never put things in their mouth — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 130, line 6: «At a birthday party in Ohio, a toddler put a burst balloon piece in his mouth and it blocked his throat; an adult had to clear it quickly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «put» (+5). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

A girl wants to keep magnets in her purse next to her library card. What could happen?

1. The card's strip could be wiped — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. The card would become magnetic money — no support
3. Nothing at all can happen — no support
4. The magnets would lose their power — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 295, line 10: «Keep strong magnets away from phones, laptops and bank cards; they can wipe card strips and damage some devices.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «card strips» (+2); the same action «wipe» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Why do some people get poisoned by drinks from old bottles?

1. The plastic turns into poison when the bottle is left in sunlight — score 4
2. Chemicals are sometimes stored in old drink bottles — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. Old bottles make drinks go bad at once — no support
4. Drink bottles are poison by themselves — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 9, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 295, line 12: «Never drink from a bottle if you are not sure what is in it; people sometimes keep chemicals in old drink bottles.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «chemicals» (+4); the same property (+4); the same place «old drink bottles» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

A ten-year-old in Brisbane has a fever. Who should decide on medicine and how much?

1. The child, using one of the adult tablets from the shelf — score 5
2. A grown-up, using a children's medicine and dose — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. A friend who once took the same thing — no support
4. The child, by guessing the right amount — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 295, line 13: «Children should take medicine only from a grown-up; children's medicines have special doses, and adult medicines can harm children.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «medicine» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «children» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Why do firefighters tell people never to go back into a burning house?

1. Houses always rebuild themselves — no support
2. The firefighters want to save the things themselves — score 1
3. It is against the law to own pets — no support
4. People die going back inside for things or pets — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 219, line 2: «In a fire you leave everything, even your tablet or your pet, and get out; you tell the firefighters about the pet, because people die going back inside.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «go back» (+3); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

At a New Year party, a cousin wants to pick up a firework that did not go off. What should you tell him?

1. Pick it up with a glove on — no support
2. Look into it carefully to see what is wrong with it — no support
3. Leave it; used fireworks can still burn or go off — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Throw it into the bonfire at once — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 265, line 10: «Bonfire Night in the UK is on 5 November, and fireworks are best watched at organised displays, where trained people let them off while the crowd stands well b…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «go off» (+3); the same doer «firework» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Why should you not keep the fridge door open for long?

1. The fridge will lock itself — no support
2. The fridge warms up and uses more energy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. The light inside will run out and never come back on — no support
4. The food will freeze solid — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 118, line 9: «Holding the fridge door open lets cold air out and makes the fridge warm up.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «warm up» (+3); the same doer «fridge» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

A family notices black spots on the bathroom ceiling. What is the likely cause and fix?

1. Dirt from shoes; mop the floor — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Smoke from the lights; switch them off for a few days — no support
3. Ink from the towels; wash them — no support
4. Mould from damp; use the fan and air the room — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

toddler's gone really quiet in the next room

1. Good, it means he's playing nicely by himself for once — no support
2. Wait till he makes a noise — no support
3. Leave him, he'll call if he needs you — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Go and check, quiet toddlers are often in trouble — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 109, line 5: «A toddler in Florida was left in the bath for a moment while his mum answered the phone; he slipped under, and she pulled him out coughing just in time.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+5); the same thing acted on «toddler» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

theres a coke bottle under the sink with clear stuff in it

1. It's fine, it's in a drink bottle so it must be a drink — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Don't drink it, it might be a chemical — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Sniff it first then sip — no support
4. Only drink if it's cold — 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 ✓

fire alarm going, i need to grab my cat n my ipad!!

1. Go back in for the cat once you're out, it's quicker than waiting — no support
2. Hide under the bed till it stops — no support
3. Get out now, tell the firefighters about the cat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Grab both quick then leave — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 61, line 2: «A cat that lashes or thumps its tail while you stroke it is saying «enough»; a dog that yawns, licks its lips and turns its head away is saying «I feel uneasy»…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+5); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

bathroom all steamy after my shower, so?

1. Leave it shut to keep the heat in — no support
2. Nothing, steam is good for the walls and keeps them clean — no support
3. Wipe the mirror and that's enough — no support
4. Turn on the fan and open the door, damp makes mould — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 219, line 19: «In a steamy bathroom you turn on the fan and open the door after, because damp grows mould.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «open» (+3); the same thing acted on «door» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

little bro ate some of nans tablets i think

1. Make him sick yourself — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Call an adult and the emergency number now — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Wait and see if he's OK — no support
4. Give him lots of milk and say nothing to anyone — 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 ✗

theres a coke bottle with something clear in the shed

1. Drink it if it's cold — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Don't drink it; tell an adult — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Taste a tiny drop — no support
4. Smell it first — 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 16 · ★ · right ✓

smoke alarm going off, wanna grab my ipad

1. Hide under the bed — no support
2. Leave everything and get out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Find the pets first — no support
4. Grab it, it's quick — 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 117, line 21: «If a carbon monoxide alarm goes off, or everyone gets headaches and feels dizzy, get everyone out into fresh air and call the emergency number.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «get out» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear a toddler found his nan's pills in her handbag and "ate the whole lot cos he thought they were sweets". lesson?

1. Keep medicines out of reach and never call them sweets — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Only nan's pills are dangerous — no support
3. Toddlers always know pills aren't sweets, so it was a trick — score 5
4. Pills are fine if they're small — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 107, line 12: «Keep hot drinks out of reach of toddlers; a cup of tea can scald a small child even twenty minutes later, because it stays hot a long time and their skin is th…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+5); the same place «reach» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

my cousin says a man went back into his burning house for his cat and "got out with his eyebrows on fire". what's the real lesson

1. Grab your favourite things first — no support
2. Always go back in for pets quickly, before the fire spreads — no support
3. Get out and stay out; tell firefighters about the pet — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Hide in the bathroom till it ends — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 295, line 14: «In a fire, leave everything and get out; tell the firefighters about any pets inside, because people die going back in.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same thing acted on «firefighters» (+2); the same action «tell» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

kids say the boy who drank from the bottle of weed killer "must be really dumb". pass it on?

1. Yes, and share it on the chat — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Yes, he must be dumb — no support
3. No, it's unkind; just never drink from a bottle you're unsure of — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Yes, and make up the rest of the story yourself — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 202, line 7: «A boy in Dublin shared a made-up story about a teacher in a group chat; it spread to parents, the school had to deal with it, and the boy was suspended (sent h…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «share» (+5); the same place «group chat» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · 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 carrying scissors?

1. Open and pointing forwards — no support
2. Thrown gently to the recipient across the table — no support
3. Closed and pointing downwards, passed handle first — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Held by the blades — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 112, line 8: «Scissors are carried closed and pointing down and passed handle first.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «pass» (+2); the same thing acted on «handle» (+2); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which medicine is never described to small children as sweets.

1. Small children may thereafter seek more of it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Medicine is a good deal more expensive than sweets are — no support
3. Sweets interfere with medicine — no support
4. Children dislike the word «medicine» — 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 86, line 2: «In Australia and New Zealand, where the sun is very strong, children learn «slip, slop, slap, seek, slide»: a shirt, sunscreen, a hat, shade and sunglasses.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «seek» (+5). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that a fire has broken out in a dwelling. Select the response consistent with established guidance.

1. The occupants shall hide until help arrives — no support
2. Valuables and documents shall be collected before leaving — no support
3. Pets shall be searched for in every room — no support
4. Everything shall be left behind and the occupants shall get out — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 115, line 2: «In a fire, things do not matter and people do: you get out at once, leave everything behind and tell the firefighters about any pet still inside.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+5); the same thing acted on «everything» (+1); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the measure appropriate following a steamy bath or shower.

1. The towels shall be left upon the floor — no support
2. The mirror shall be covered — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. The windows shall be sealed in order to retain the heat and the steam — score 6
4. The fan shall be turned on and the door opened, since damp air grows mould — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 64, line 9: «Before a bird flies indoors you close windows and doors, cover mirrors and turn off fans.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cover» (+5); the same thing acted on «mirrors» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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