Greetings, goodbyes, please and thank you, and table manners

Tests: 10 of 23 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 27 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 296 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 shows the same respect to everyone at school?

1. Smiling only at the people who help you with your work in class — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Greeting the dinner lady as warmly as the head teacher — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Saying hello only to teachers — no support
4. Greeting only people your age — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy squeezes a visitor's hand so hard it hurts. What would be better?

1. Shaking with both hands very hard and for a long time — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. A firm but gentle grip for two or three shakes — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A limp, floppy handshake — no support
4. No handshake ever again — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. 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 the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «shake» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

A girl from Arizona is visiting a Maori community in New Zealand. How should she treat the hongi?

1. Copy it with everyone she meets, even strangers in the street — score 5
2. Laugh because it looks funny — no support
3. Refuse it because it is strange — no support
4. Respect it and share it when she is invited — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 293, line 6: «A girl in Leeds compared herself to perfect pictures online for months and started to feel ugly and sad; her mum helped her take a break, and she felt better.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «girl» (+4); the same doer «girl» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

A shopkeeper in Chicago says «How's it going?» as you come in. Which reply fits?

1. «That's my business» — no support
2. No reply at all — no support
3. A ten-minute talk about your cold — no support
4. «Good, thanks! How are you?» — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 296, line 10: ««How's it going?» said while walking past is a greeting; a quick «Good, thanks!» is the expected answer.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «good thanks» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Your cousin with a long Ukrainian name comes to your party. How might you help friends understand who he is?

1. Just say his surname and walk off — no support
2. «This is my cousin, Oleksandr» — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Tell them to guess who he is — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Say «He's someone I know» — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 285, line 19: «If you lose something a friend lent you, tell them quickly and help find or replace it; waiting makes it harder.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «friends» (+3); the same action «tell» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why do people walk a guest to the door when they leave?

1. To lock it as fast as possible — no support
2. To check they took nothing — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. It shows the guest was welcome — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Because the door is hard to open — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 69, line 2: «Where dangerous ones live, people are careful: in Australia they check shoes and gloves for redback and funnel-web spiders, and in North America they keep thei…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «check» (+3); the same doer «people» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Your friend says «Ta» to the bus driver in Manchester. What is it?

1. A rude word for the driver — no support
2. A way of saying thank you — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. A word that means stop — score 4
4. A request for a ticket — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 225, line 5: «Example: a girl in Toronto borrows her friend's new rubber and loses it. She tells her friend straight away, says sorry and buys a new one, and they stay frien…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

You are at a friend's for dinner and her mum says, «Go ahead and start, it'll get cold». What is right?

1. Eat only after everyone has finished — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Wait anyway until she sits down too — no support
3. Start eating, because the host said so — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Ask for a different meal — 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 ✓

Why is it impolite to stand chopsticks upright in a bowl of rice?

1. The rice will go cold faster — no support
2. It means you want more rice — no support
3. In some Asian cultures it looks like a funeral custom — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. The chopsticks will break if they stand in rice too long — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 10, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 296, line 24: «Never stand chopsticks upright in rice, because in some Asian cultures it looks like a funeral custom; it is fine to ask for a fork.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «look» (+7); the same circumstance (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which is the most polite way to get a stranger's attention?

1. Pulling at their sleeve — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Whistling loudly — no support
3. Clapping your hands near them — no support
4. Saying «Excuse me» — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

dinner at grandads, my plate came first. dig in?

1. Yes, the first served eats first — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Start with just the bread — no support
3. Yes, eat now before it gets cold, he won't mind — no support
4. Wait till everyone's served, unless he says start — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

one slice of pizza left, i want it 😋

1. Take it, you saw it first — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Grab it before anyone else does — no support
3. Ask if anyone else wants it first — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Split it without asking 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

guy says "hows it going" walking past me, what do i say

1. Say nothing, he didn't mean it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ask him to stop and talk — no support
3. Tell him all about your day — no support
4. A quick «Good, thanks!» is enough — ✓ 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 14 · ★ · right ✓

at my mates house we had rice, i stuck my chopsticks straight up in it

1. Fine, that's the polite way to rest them — no support
2. Good, that's how you show the cook you've had enough to eat — no support
3. It means you want more food — no support
4. Better not, in some cultures that looks like a funeral custom — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 128, line 2: «Families and faiths differ: some say grace before eating, so you wait quietly; a friend fasting in Ramadan deserves kindness, never teasing; with chopsticks, y…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+5); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

talking with my mouth full lol

1. Chew and swallow first, you could choke — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It's fine if you're quick — no support
3. It's fine at home — no support
4. It's fine if it's only soft food — 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 ✓

the cleaner said hi n i ignored him

1. Greet him back; everyone deserves respect — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Say hi only to teachers — no support
3. It's fine, he's only the cleaner, not a teacher — no support
4. Ignore him, he won't mind — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

mate leaning back on his chair at dinner

1. Tell him to sit properly, he could fall back — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It's fine as long as the floor is flat and smooth — no support
3. It's fine if he holds the table — no support
4. Only adults fall off chairs — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 204, line 6: «A boy in Florida pulled a chair away as his friend sat down; the friend hit his head on the floor, was knocked out for a moment and had to go to hospital.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «chair» (+1). 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 18 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear a boy laughed with his mouth full at dinner and "choked so bad his dad had to do the thing on him". lesson?

1. Choking only happens with big bites — no support
2. Don't talk or laugh with food in your mouth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Only laugh at dinner if you can chew really fast first — no support
4. Drink water while laughing to be safe — score 6

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 221, line 6: «A boy in Chicago kept talking and laughing with his mouth full at dinner; he choked on a piece of meat and his dad had to do back blows to clear it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «laugh» (+5); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

my cousin says at a restaurant a lady was rude to the waiter and "got banned from the whole town". what's prob exaggerated

1. That rudeness can hurt people's feelings — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The town ban; but rudeness to workers does hurt them — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. That restaurants have waiters — no support
4. That waiters bring food — 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 20 · ★ · right ✓

kids are saying the new boy "has no manners, he eats like a pig" cos he slurps his soup. pass it on?

1. Yes, and copy him slurping at lunch so he gets it — score 1
2. Yes, and post a video of it — no support
3. Yes, everyone should know — no support
4. No, that's unkind gossip; quietly show him if he asks — ← 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, against 1 for the next best. 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «show» (+5); the same receiver «boy» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 21 · ★ · right ✓

at a wedding gran says "the happy couple are just made for each other". what does it mean?

1. Their parents chose them — no support
2. They are wearing matching clothes — no support
3. The bride and groom fit together very well and love each other — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. They were built in a factory to be a perfect matching pair — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 296, line 13: ««They are made for each other» means two people fit together very well and love each other.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «love» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «each» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 22 · ★ · wrong ✗

when your aunt's new partner comes to tea, your little brother says "are you gonna marry auntie??" what's best?

1. Ask how much the ring costs — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Tell him auntie's last boyfriend was much nicer and funnier than this one — no support
3. Kindly change the subject; it's their private business and can make them shy — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Ask it again louder — 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 23 · ★ · wrong ✗

at the door mum's friend says "this is my partner, Sam". what does "partner" mean here?

1. A business manager — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Her brother — score 8
3. The person she lives with or is a couple with — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. The person she plays tennis with — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 296, line 12: «When an adult says «this is my partner», a partner means the person they live with or are a couple with.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+3); the same doer «partner» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · 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 appropriate time at which to commence eating at a shared table?

1. When one has finished one's drink — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Once one's own plate has cooled — no support
3. When all are seated and served, unless the host invites one to begin — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Immediately upon one's own plate being served, so the food stays warm — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which chopsticks should not be left standing upright in rice.

1. It signals that one requires a fork — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is liable to break or bend the chopsticks — no support
3. It causes the rice to turn cold — no support
4. In some Asian cultures it resembles a funeral custom — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that a stranger's attention, such as that of a shop assistant, is required. Select the opening consistent with courtesy.

1. Waiting silently until noticed — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. «Excuse me» — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. «Oi, you there» — no support
4. A tap upon the back without speaking — 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 4 · formal language · right ✓

State the conduct expected of a host when a visitor departs.

1. The host shall accompany the visitor to the door and say goodbye — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. The host shall close and lock the door before the visitor has even left — no support
3. The host shall remain seated and wave — no support
4. The host shall continue their activity in silence — 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 296, line 16: «When a visitor leaves your home, walk them to the door and say goodbye; it shows they were welcome.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+5); the same thing acted on «goodbye» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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