Visiting, thanking for presents, waiting to speak, places of worship and museums, compliments, and classmates with autism, ADHD or hidden disabilities

Tests: 7 of 14 right · Exam: 4 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 324 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 · ★ · right ✓

A boy at a sleepover opens his friend's parents' bedroom drawers «just to look». What is true?

1. It is only wrong if he takes something home with him — score 3
2. It is fine because he is a guest — no support
3. It is private, and he should stay in the rooms he was invited into — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. It is fine if he puts things back — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 116, line 4: «For example, a boy in Vancouver is home alone when he hears a bang; he stays in a safe room, calls his mum, and if he truly believed there was danger he would…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+4); the same place «safe room» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

A grandpa in New Zealand posts a gift and hears nothing for months. How might he feel?

1. Unsure if it arrived and whether it was liked — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. It makes no difference to him — no support
3. Glad he does not need to post again — no support
4. Happy, because silence usually means the present was a big success — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 196, line 7: «You can thank someone warmly for their thought and effort even when you do not like the gift.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «gift» (+4); the same action «like» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Which is a good way to get your dad's attention while he is on an important call?

1. Wait quietly with a hand gently on his arm — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Take the phone from him — no support
3. Turn up the TV so he notices — no support
4. Keep saying «Dad, Dad, Dad» until he gives up — 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

On a school trip to a cathedral, a service begins. What should the class do?

1. Take photos of the people praying — score 4
2. Leave noisily straight away — no support
3. Keep chatting quietly at the back, where nobody can hear them — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. Stay quiet and respectful and put cameras away unless allowed — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 309, line 1: «A class in London, Toronto or Sydney often has children from many families, religions and cultures. Over a year, classmates may celebrate Christmas, Diwali, Ei…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «celebrate» (+3); 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl says «Thanks!» when praised for her drawing, then spends the afternoon saying how much better it is than her friends'. What happened?

1. She was right to keep reminding them — score 4
2. Her friends will enjoy hearing it — score 4
3. Boasting spoiled the good feeling — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Saying thanks was the mistake — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 320, line 16: «If someone offers you a cigarette, a vape or alcohol, say «No thanks» and walk away, because they harm a growing body.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same thing acted on «thanks» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

A boy in class calls a classmate with ADHD «the naughty one». Why is that wrong?

1. It is fine if it is true — no support
2. ADHD is a brain difference, not bad behaviour — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. It is fine to say, as long as it is true and the teacher agrees — no support
4. Only teachers may call him that — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 324, line 16: «ADHD is a difference in how the brain works, not naughtiness, and it can make sitting still hard.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «adhd» (+2); the same thing acted on «difference» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

The fire drill bell is loud and an autistic boy in the class is very upset. What can a classmate do?

1. Laugh and tell him it is only a silly bell — score 8
2. Ring a bell again to help him get used to it — score 4
3. Stay calm, be kind and give him space — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Tell the teacher he is just being dramatic — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 285, line 15: «If you break something, tell an adult straight away and say sorry; adults are usually less upset about honesty than about lies.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «tell» (+3); the same receiver «adult» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

A man in a queue says he must sit down because of a heart problem. What is the right response?

1. Tell him to prove he is ill — no support
2. Say everyone in the queue is tired — no support
3. Believe him and help him find a seat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Ignore him, because he looks healthy — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 17, line 8: «A boy in Ireland got lost at a festival and went with a man who said he would help; luckily the man did take him to a security point, but the boy learnt to ask…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «man» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

can i touch the old vase in the museum

1. Yes, if no guard is looking — no support
2. Yes, if you're careful — no support
3. No, don't touch unless signs say so — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Yes, just one finger — 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 224, line 3: «In a museum you do not touch exhibits unless a sign says you may, because many are old and fragile; at a concert, play or assembly you stay quiet and clap at t…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «sign» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

autistic kid in my class is flapping his hands, ppl are laughing

1. Hold his hands still so he stops it — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Tell him to stop it, he's embarrassing — no support
3. Laugh along, it's only a bit of fun — no support
4. Don't laugh; be calm and kind — ✓ the right answer · 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 319, line 10: «If you are scared of a vaccination needle, tell the nurse, look away, breathe out slowly and hold a hand; the sting lasts a second and the vaccine protects you…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+4); the same thing acted on «hand» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

got a present in the post weeks ago, never said thanks

1. Wait till Christmas and hope they've forgotten — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Too late now, so just forget all about it — no support
3. Say thanks now, better late than never — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Send it back, cos it's awkward now anyway — 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 · ★ · right ✓

did u hear a kid at a sleepover went through his mate's parents' drawers and "found out loads of private stuff". lesson?

1. Drawers are for guests to use — no support
2. Stay in the rooms you're invited into; other rooms are private — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. It's fine at sleepovers — no support
4. Looking is fine as long as you don't take anything away — score 5

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 297, line 2: «When you visit a friend, you are a guest. Stay in the rooms you are invited into, leave cupboards closed, and help tidy up any mess you made before you go, so…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+4); the same place «rooms» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

my nan says a boy knocked over a vase in the museum "worth a billion dollars". what's prob exaggerated

1. That exhibits are old and can break easily — ← Mova's choice · score 10
2. That museums have vases — no support
3. The billion; but exhibits are fragile, so don't touch — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. That some are old — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 324, line 3: «In a place of worship during a service, sit quietly, stand or sit when others do if you are comfortable, and take no photos unless it is allowed. In a museum o…», 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) (+3); the same doer «exhibits» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

kids say the autistic girl "just wants attention" when she gets upset at noise. pass it on?

1. Yes, and make lots of noise near her to test whether it's real — score 4
2. No, loud noise can be hard for autistic people; don't spread it — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. Yes, tell everyone in the class so they all stop feeling sorry for her — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Yes, she just wants attention, everyone knows that, so pass it on — score 4

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 292, line 6: «A boy in New Zealand felt so jealous of the new baby that he stopped eating and talking at school; when he finally told his dad, they started special time toge…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stop» (+3); the same doer «boy» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 0. · 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 during a service in a place of worship?

1. Moving about freely in order to explore the building during the prayers — no support
2. Photographing the ceremony at will — no support
3. Speaking normally to companions — no support
4. Sitting quietly and taking no photographs unless permitted — ← 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 324, line 12: «In a place of worship during a service, sit quietly and take no photos unless it is allowed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sit» (+3); 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 a person's need for a snack or rest because of a health problem is to be believed.

1. Many disabilities, such as diabetes, cannot be seen — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Only conditions that are visible to others are genuine ones — no support
3. Teachers must first verify every such claim before any help is given — no support
4. Such claims are always made in order to avoid work or lessons — 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 324, line 4: «People are different: an autistic classmate may find loud noise or sudden changes hard, a classmate with ADHD may find it hard to sit still, and someone with d…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+4); the same thing acted on «disability» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that a classmate is autistic. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

1. Kindness helps them cope, whereas laughter worsens their stress — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Autistic pupils prefer loud noise — no support
3. Laughter helps them adjust more quickly — no support
4. Autism is a form of 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 4 · formal language · right ✓

State the appropriate manner of attracting the attention of a parent engaged in conversation.

1. Calling out repeatedly until they respond, in order to be heard — no support
2. Pulling their sleeve repeatedly — no support
3. Waiting for a pause or resting a hand gently upon their arm — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. Standing between the speakers — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 297, line 14: «To get a parent's attention while they talk, wait for a pause or put your hand gently on their arm and wait.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same thing acted on «hand» (+3); the same place «arm» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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