Tsunami warnings, lambs, berries, thorns, cacti, fire ants and bee stings

Tests: 10 of 18 right · Exam: 4 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 19 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 301 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 Oregon feels a long, rolling earthquake while on the beach. No siren sounds. What should he do?

1. Go to high ground at once without waiting — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Watch the sea to see if it changes — score 5
3. Wait for the siren to sound before he moves off the beach — ← Mova's choice · score 11
4. Go home only if the shaking comes back — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 11, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 301, line 2: «An earthquake under the sea can push up a huge wave called a tsunami, which may reach the coast within minutes. In New Zealand children learn "Long or strong,…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «wait» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

What does "Long or strong, get gone" mean?

1. Long walks on the beach make you strong and healthy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Leave a party when it gets loud — no support
3. Run away from strong winds — no support
4. After a long or strong earthquake near the coast, leave for high ground — ✓ 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 3 · ★★ · right ✓

A family walks through a farm in Yorkshire in April. Their dog pulls towards the lambs. What is right?

1. Throw sticks for the dog in the field — score 3
2. Let the children chase the lambs — no support
3. Keep the dog on a short lead and walk past calmly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. Let the dog off the lead to run and play with the lambs — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 301, line 10: «In spring, look at lambs but keep away from them and keep dogs on a lead, because mother sheep may panic and dogs can chase and hurt sheep.», 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 «lead» (+3); the same thing acted on «dogs» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · right ✓

Two berries look almost the same. One is safe and one is poisonous. What should you do?

1. Eat the one that has more berries growing on the bush — score 6
2. Taste a tiny bit of each — no support
3. Eat neither unless a grown-up who knows identifies them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Eat the darker one — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 301, line 11: «Many berries look alike and some are poisonous; pick only berries a grown-up has identified.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «identify» (+3); the same thing acted on «berries» (+3). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Which is the best way to deal with a thorn in your knee?

1. Ignore it for a week — no support
2. Squeeze it hard with dirty fingers until it pops out — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Rub dirt on it — no support
4. Ask a grown-up to take it out carefully — ✓ the right answer · 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 298, line 6: «A girl in London was stared at and laughed at for her birthmark every day; she started to hide from other children and dreaded school.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «start» (+3); the same doer «girl» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · right ✓

A girl in Brisbane sees ants swarming out of a mound. Why should she step away?

1. Ants only want to be friends and say hello — no support
2. Ants spray water at people who come close — no support
3. Fire ants can sting many times — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. The mound might be a tiny volcano — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 301, line 15: «Keep away from ant hills and never sit on them; fire ants in parts of the USA and Australia sting many times.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sting» (+3); the same doer «fire ants» (+2); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓

Why do park rangers ask visitors to keep noise down?

1. Sound makes the rivers flood — no support
2. Noise frightens animals and disturbs other visitors — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Noise makes the trees and flowers grow much more slowly — score 5
4. Rangers need to sleep — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 301, line 16: «Speak quietly and leave music at home in nature, because noise frightens animals and disturbs other visitors.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «frighten» (+3); the same doer «noise» (+2); the same thing acted on «animals» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · right ✓

A wasp stings a boy and flies off. His friend says, "Don't worry, it will die now." What is true?

1. Wasps do not usually die after stinging and can sting again — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. Wasps die but only after an hour — score 4
3. The wasp will lose its wings — no support
4. All stinging insects die at once, so it can never sting again — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 301, line 18: «Wasps and bumblebees do not usually die when they sting and can sting more than once.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «die» (+3); the same doer «wasps» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

big long quake at the beach, it's stopped now. what next

1. Walk out to see where the water went and look for shells — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Stay on the beach to watch the sea — no support
3. Go to high ground or inland straight away — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Go home and wait for news — 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 ✗

found red berries on the trail, they look yummy, eat?

1. Yes, red berries are always safe to eat, they're like strawberries — no support
2. Yes, if birds eat them too — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. No, only eat berries a grown-up has identified — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Eat one to test it first — 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 47, line 18: «Wild berries and mushrooms can be poisonous, so you never eat ones you do not know; birds can eat some berries that poison people, and some poisonous mushrooms…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «eat» (+5); the same thing acted on «berries» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓

my bro says bees die after they sting, wasps too?

1. Yes, all stinging insects die — no support
2. Honeybees usually do, wasps can sting again — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. No, only wasps die after stinging — score 5
4. No, no insect ever dies from stinging, that's just a myth — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 301, line 18: «Wasps and bumblebees do not usually die when they sting and can sting more than once.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sting» (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★ · right ✓

wanna touch the cactus, looks soft

1. Don't, the spines go in and are hard to get out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
2. Only touch the flower part — no support
3. Fine, if you touch it quickly — score 5
4. Fine, cactus spines are soft like fur on that kind — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 10, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 237, line 18: «Look at cacti but do not touch them, because their spines go into skin and are hard to get out.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2); the same doer «spines» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★★ · wrong ✗

these red berries look like cranberries, can i eat em

1. Yes, if birds eat them — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Yes, if they're washed — score 6
3. Yes, if they taste sweet — no support
4. Only eat berries an adult has checked — ✓ the right answer · score 6

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 47, line 18: «Wild berries and mushrooms can be poisonous, so you never eat ones you do not know; birds can eat some berries that poison people, and some poisonous mushrooms…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «eat» (+5); the same thing acted on «berries» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★★ · wrong ✗

friend got stung and now his face is puffing up and hes wheezy

1. Tell him to run it off around the park — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Call the emergency number now — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Put cool mud on it and wait for it to pass — no support
4. Give him some sweets to calm him down — 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 59, line 3: «Words online hurt just as much as words said aloud, and a post or photo can be copied and kept forever, so before you send something, ask: «Would I say this to…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+5). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★★ · right ✓

sea went way out after the shake, can we look for shells

1. Yes, but stay near the edge — no support
2. Yes, the shells are best when the sea is out — score 2
3. No, go to high ground now, a tsunami may come — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Wait and watch the water first — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 236, line 7: «When the ground shook and the sea went out strangely in Japan, some people went to look at the beach; the tsunami came in minutes and many were swept away.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+3); the same doer «tsunami» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★★ · right ✓

did u hear a little kid ate berries off a bush at the park and "had to get his tummy pumped". lesson?

1. Pick only berries a grown-up has identified — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Just wash them first and they're safe — score 6
3. Birds eat them so they're fine for us too, that's how you tell — score 6
4. Red berries are always safe — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 237, line 3: «Many berries and mushrooms look alike, and some are deadly. Even experts make mistakes with mushrooms, so children never pick or eat wild ones, and eat only be…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «identify» (+3); the same thing acted on «berries» (+3); the same doer «grown up» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★★ · wrong ✗

my cousin says a girl sat on an ant hill in Texas and "got stung 500 times, her whole body went red". what's prob exaggerated

1. That fire ants sting — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. That stings can hurt — no support
3. The exact number; still, fire ants sting many times, so keep away — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. That big ant hills exist in Texas — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 301, line 4: «Example: a girl in Queensland sits down on a sandy mound for a picnic. It is a fire ant nest, and within seconds many ants sting her again and again. Now she a…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sting» (+5). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★★ · right ✓

kids say the boy whose dog chased the lambs is "a sheep killer". pass it on?

1. No, it's a cruel rumour; just keep dogs on a lead near lambs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Yes, it's true — no support
3. Yes, and tell the farmer his name and where he lives so he gets told off — no support
4. Yes, he's a sheep killer — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 301, line 10: «In spring, look at lambs but keep away from them and keep dogs on a lead, because mother sheep may panic and dogs can chase and hurt sheep.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+3); the same thing acted on «dogs» (+3); the same place «lead» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-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 conduct required following a long or strong earthquake at the coast?

1. Persons shall go to high ground or inland at once — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Persons shall remain at home until the next day — no support
3. Persons shall wait for the water to recede — no support
4. Persons shall go to the beach to observe the sea — 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 · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a honeybee usually dies after stinging a person.

1. It uses all its venom in one sting — no support
2. It cannot fly after it has stung — no support
3. Its barbed sting becomes stuck in the skin — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. It is crushed by the person in every case, whether struck or not — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 301, line 5: «A honeybee's sting has tiny barbs, like a fish hook, so it gets stuck in our skin and the bee usually dies. Wasps and bumblebees have smooth stings and can sti…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same doer «sting» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

In respect of cacti, select the response consistent with established guidance.

1. They may be hugged if small — no support
2. They shall be squeezed to release water — no support
3. They may be touched gently upon the spines, which are soft when young — score 5
4. They shall be looked at but not touched, since spines are hard to remove — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 10, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 237, line 18: «Look at cacti but do not touch them, because their spines go into skin and are hard to get out.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2); the same doer «spines» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

State the reason for which a bee sting may prove dangerous to certain persons.

1. It causes the person to become a beekeeper — score 5
2. It always causes a high fever lasting several days — score 4
3. It is invariably fatal to everyone — no support
4. It may cause a severe allergic reaction with swelling and difficult breathing — ← 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, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 301, line 20: «A bee sting can cause a dangerous allergic reaction in some people, with swelling and trouble breathing; if that happens, call the emergency number at once.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cause» (+5); the same circumstance (+2); the same thing acted on «dangerous allergic reaction» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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