Compliments, respecting differences and disabilities

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

Lesson 298 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 Ohio wins the swimming race and her coach says, "Great swim!" Which reply is best?

1. "The others were so slow." — no support
2. "I always win." — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. "Thank you!" — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. "I am the fastest in the whole state." — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 249, line 5: «A girl in Christchurch learns rugby: her coach shows her how to tackle low around the waist and legs, and she always wears her mouthguard.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2). Against it: the same doer «coach» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy has a scar across his face. What is the right thing to do?

1. Stare to see how it happened — no support
2. Ask him about it in front of everyone — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Point it out to your friends — score -1
4. Treat him the same as anyone else — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 278, line 18: «Do not hide things people need, like shoes or a bag; they could be late, get in trouble or be really worried.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «need» (+4); the same circumstance (+3). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl just moved from India to Dublin and does not know how school dinners work. What would a good classmate do?

1. Show her kindly how it works — ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. Tease her accent so she learns English — ← Mova's choice · score 10
3. Tell her she should know already — score 8
4. Let her get it wrong to learn — score 10

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 10, tied with another option at 10 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 203, line 7: «A girl in Sydney laughed along when friends teased her accent, but at home she cried and asked her mum to move schools; her friends had no idea, because she ha…», 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 «tease» (+4); the same thing acted on «accent» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

A waiter asks the friend of a man in a wheelchair, "What would he like?" What is wrong?

1. They should ask the man himself — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The friend should push the chair away — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Nothing, that is the polite way — no support
4. The waiter should bring the food without asking — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 213, line 15: «Boasting makes others feel small and pushes friends away, so you share the fun instead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «push away» (+4); the same property (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which disability is usually invisible?

1. Wearing a leg brace — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Using a wheelchair — no support
3. Using a white cane — no support
4. Diabetes — ✓ 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

A classmate who is autistic gets upset when the timetable changes suddenly. What is true?

1. Changes are easy for everyone — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Sudden changes can be hard for many autistic people — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. She is being difficult on purpose to get her own way — no support
4. She will be fine if you shout — 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

Your friend says, "Sam has ADHD, so he is just bad." What is true?

1. ADHD means a child is lazy — no support
2. Children with ADHD choose to wriggle just to annoy the teacher — no support
3. ADHD is a brain difference, not bad behaviour — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. ADHD goes away if you tell him off — 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 298, line 16: «ADHD is a difference in how the brain works that can make sitting still hard; it is not naughtiness.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «difference» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Someone at the park looks pale and says they have a heart problem and need to sit down. What should you do?

1. Keep playing and ignore it, they'll be fine in a bit — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. Tell them they look fine — score 9
3. Believe them and help them sit and rest — ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. Ask them to prove it — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 102, line 17: «If someone reads your diary, tell them it hurt you and ask an adult to help keep it private.», 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). The right option, 3, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

teacher said ur great at drawing! what do i say

1. Say you're the best in the school — no support
2. Say no you're not, you're rubbish — no support
3. Say thank you and leave it there — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Ask her why she didn't say it before — ← Mova's choice · 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 213, line 13: «If a lesson is too easy, you can politely ask the teacher for a harder challenge, because teachers often have extension work.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+5). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

kid in a wheelchair, should i talk to his helper instead

1. No, talk to him directly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Yes, and speak extra slowly — no support
3. Only talk to him if he talks first — score -6
4. Yes, the helper speaks for him — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 298, line 12: «When you meet someone who uses a wheelchair, talk to them directly, not to the person with them.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

my mate reckons kids with adhd are just naughty

1. Yes, it goes away if they're told off — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, it's a brain difference that makes sitting still hard — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. No, it only happens to grown-ups — no support
4. Yes, they could sit still if they really tried a bit harder — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

girl in class needs a snack in maths cause of diabetes, thats not fair

1. It's unfair, she should wait like everyone — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Believe her, some conditions you can't see — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Everyone should get a snack then — no support
4. She's making it up for a snack — 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 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 action «wait» (+5). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

new kid's got a weird accent, can we copy it for laughs

1. Yes, if he doesn't hear you doing it — ← Mova's choice · score -8
2. Only once — no support
3. Yes, it's funny — no support
4. No, mocking hurts; be friendly — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score -8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 297, line 6: «A boy in New York picked up a call from an unknown number and told the caller his address and that his parents were out; his mum was very worried and they told…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-6). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

can i push jacks wheelchair fast down the ramp

1. Yes, he'd love it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, if you hold on — no support
3. Only if he asks; it can tip and hurt him — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, ramps are made for going fast — 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 ✗

autistic boy covers his ears at assembly

1. Shout louder so he hears you better — score 5
2. Laugh at him — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Be calm and kind; loud noise can hurt him — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Pull his hands away — score 4

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 296, line 5: «A boy in Ireland laughed and talked with his mouth full at dinner; a piece of meat went down the wrong way, and his dad had to give back blows until it came ou…», 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 right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · wrong ✗

did u hear a boy kept pushing a kid's wheelchair for a laugh and "it tipped and she broke her wrist". lesson?

1. Wheelchairs can't tip over — no support
2. Never push or lean on a wheelchair without asking — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Only adults can push them — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Pushing is fine if you go slowly and only do it for a laugh — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 298, line 7: «A boy in Texas pushed a classmate's wheelchair without asking as a joke; it rolled down a slope and she fell out and hurt her wrist.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «push» (+5). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · wrong ✗

my aunt says the kid with diabetes "faked needing a snack to get out of maths". what's likely

1. It's probably a rumour; believe someone who says they need a snack — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Snacks are never needed in class — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. It's true, they always fake it — no support
4. Diabetes isn't real, so the snack was a trick to skip maths — 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 230, line 4: «Example: a family in British Columbia camps in bear country. They keep all food in a bear-proof container away from the tents, never take snacks into the tent,…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+5); the same thing acted on «snacks» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

ppl say the autistic boy "is just being weird on purpose" when he covers his ears. spread it?

1. Yes, and make loud noises near him to test if he's faking — score 5
2. No, many autistic people find loud noise hard; don't spread it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. Yes, he's showing off — score 5
4. Yes, but only to your friends — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 227, line 17: «Autistic people experience the world differently and may find loud noise or sudden changes hard.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+5); the same thing acted on «loud noise» (+1); the same property (+1). · 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 manner of addressing a person who uses a wheelchair?

1. One avoids speaking to them altogether — no support
2. One speaks only to their companion — no support
3. One speaks loudly and slowly — no support
4. One speaks to the person directly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 298, line 12: «When you meet someone who uses a wheelchair, talk to them directly, not to the person with them.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «talk» (+4); the same circumstance (+3); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal characteristic of ADHD.

1. A difference in how the brain works that can make sitting still hard — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. An illness caught from others — no support
3. A condition caused by eating too much sugar and too many sweets — no support
4. A form of deliberate naughtiness — 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 · right ✓

In respect of disabilities, select the response consistent with the established facts.

1. Many disabilities, such as diabetes, are invisible — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Invisible conditions are invariably imaginary or greatly exaggerated — no support
3. Only wheelchair users have disabilities — no support
4. All disabilities are clearly visible — 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 298, line 17: «Many disabilities are invisible, such as diabetes or a heart problem.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

State the appropriate response upon receiving a compliment.

1. To say thank you and leave it there — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. To boast of one's further achievements — no support
3. To insist that it is untrue — no support
4. To demand a further compliment — 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 226, line 8: «After a compliment, say thank you and leave it there, because boasting spoils the good feeling.», 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 «compliment» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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