Outdoors: icy playgrounds, blisters, cliff edges, trail markers, quarries, campfire burns, river crossings, bridges and pool safety

Tests: 5 of 15 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 13 of 19 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 325 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 Minnesota sees that the slide is shiny with ice. His friend says it will be faster. What is wise?

1. Pour warm water on it first and go down at once — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Go down slowly holding the sides — no support
3. Keep off it; icy equipment causes hard falls — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Go down feet first so it is safe — 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 321, line 7: «A boy in England poured boiling water from the kettle to help with tea; the kettle slipped and scalded his hand, and he needed burn dressings for weeks.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pour» (+4); the same thing acted on «boiling water» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · right ✓

Halfway up a mountain trail, a girl's toe hurts but she says nothing. By the top it is bleeding. What should she have done?

1. Tied her laces as tight as possible — no support
2. Walked faster to finish sooner — score 0
3. Told a grown-up early so it could be covered — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. Kept her boots off for the rest of the walk — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 10, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 100, line 6: «A boy in Ohio watched a kid being pushed around every day and said nothing; one day the kid was hurt badly, and the boy wished he had told a teacher sooner.», 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); a different doer (counts against) (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Walkers in Cornwall see a sign: «Danger – unstable cliff edge». What does this mean for them?

1. It only matters in winter, when the ground is icy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The edge could crumble, so stay well back — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. They may stand on the edge for photos if they are careful and hold hands — no support
4. It is safe for children because they are light — 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 ✗

A family is lost in a forest after ignoring a junction sign. What could have kept them on track?

1. Walking faster — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Going downhill at every fork — no support
3. Following a deer path — no support
4. Checking the trail markers at every junction — ✓ 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 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A boy burns his finger on a hot marshmallow stick. His friend says to put butter on it. What is true?

1. Ice for an hour is better than water — no support
2. Butter makes it worse; cool it under running water for 20 minutes — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. A burn should be left alone and covered — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Butter is the best thing for burns, because it soothes and seals the skin — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 108, line 5: «A boy in Leeds pushed a wet finger near a socket to get a plug out; he got a shock that threw his hand back and left a burn on his finger.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+4); the same thing acted on «burn» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A fallen tree lies across a river. A girl wants to walk across it to the other side. What is the danger?

1. The river will push the log away at once — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. There is no danger if she goes slowly — no support
3. The wet log is slippery and a fall into the river is dangerous — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Logs always snap in the middle when someone walks across them, even thick ones — 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Why is jumping from a bridge into a river dangerous, even if you can swim well?

1. Bridge water is always too cold to swim in — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. You might land on a boat that is always there — no support
3. The water may hide rocks or be shallow — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Swimmers always sink faster from a height — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 50, line 7: «A father in Ireland jumped into a river to save his son's dog; the cold water and current were too strong for him, and both had to be rescued by firefighters.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same doer «cold water» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Where do most young children drown?

1. In the middle of the sea on boat trips — score 3
2. In the bath with an adult right beside them — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. In home pools when no one is watching — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. In big public pools with lifeguards on duty — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 208, line 3: «A small child can drown in a few centimetres of water in seconds, so a little brother or sister is never left alone in the bath: you call an adult.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same place «bath» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Two cousins play «who can hold the other under longest» in the pool. What is true?

1. It is fine because they are family — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is fine as long as they count to ten and then let go — no support
3. It is fine in the shallow end — no support
4. It is never safe; someone could swallow water and drown — ✓ 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 · ★★ · right ✓

cliff edge looks solid, let's sit right on it

1. Sit there if you hold on to the grass — no support
2. Stay well back; edges can crumble — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Lie down flat at the edge to look over — no support
4. Sit down, it's solid rock and can't move — 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 325, line 19: «Cliff edges can crumble without warning, and many people fall from them every year.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «crumble» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

quarry pool looks so blue and nice, swim?

1. Yes, but just near the edge — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, it's freezing and deep — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, if you're a strong swimmer — no support
4. Yes, it's lovely clean water — 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 ✓

missed a trail marker and now dunno where we are

1. Run downhill — no support
2. Keep walking forward — no support
3. Stop, check the map and go back to the last marker — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Split up to look — 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 325, line 11: «Check trail markers or the map at every junction to stay on the right path; if you lose the trail, stop, check the map and go back to the last marker you saw.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «check» (+3); the same thing acted on «map» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★★ · right ✓

did u hear some teens jumped off the river bridge for fun and one "hit a rock under the water". lesson?

1. Never jump off a bridge; the water may hide rocks or be shallow — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Jump feet first and it's fine — no support
3. Only jump in summer — no support
4. It's safe if the water looks deep and dark enough from up on the bridge — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 325, line 15: «Cross a bridge on the path, not on the railings, and never jump off it, because the water may hide rocks or be shallow.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «jump off» (+4); the same thing acted on «bridge» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★★ · wrong ✗

my mate says a girl slipped on the icy slide and "her head cracked open like an egg". what's the true bit

1. Only big kids fall on ice — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Ice makes slides safer and faster — no support
3. Icy slides are fine with gloves — no support
4. Keep off icy playground equipment; falls on ice are hard — ✓ the right answer · 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 86, line 6: «A girl in Alaska fell through thin ice on a pond while walking her dog; she was pulled out by an adult quickly, but she was so cold she had to be warmed in hos…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fall» (+4); the same place «thin ice» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★★ · right ✓

kids say the boy who got a blister on the hike "is soft". pass it on?

1. Yes, he's soft — no support
2. No, that's unkind; tell a grown-up early and cover it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Yes, and laugh at his limp — no support
4. Yes, it is just true, real hikers never get blisters — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 325, line 9: «Tell a grown-up about a blister early and cover it with a plaster or blister pad, before it becomes an open sore.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same thing acted on «grown» (+2). Against it: the same property (-1). · 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 hazards of quarry water?

1. It is dangerous only during rain — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. It is warm and shallow in summer, and therefore suitable for paddling — score 6
3. It is purified and safe for swimming — no support
4. It is very cold and deep, with hidden machinery and ledges — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 325, line 4: «Water needs the most care of all: cross rivers only on a bridge or with a grown-up who says it is safe, never jump from bridges, walk at the pool, never push o…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «water» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which children must never be in or near a pool without a grown-up watching.

1. Pools are always closed by law whenever no adult is present at the house — no support
2. Children cannot open pool gates — no support
3. Adults must check the temperature — no support
4. Most child drownings happen in home pools when no one is watching — ← 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 233, line 3: «Pools feel safe, but most child drownings happen in home pools when nobody is watching. Pool rules are about slipping, pushing, drains and never swimming witho…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «happen» (+3); the same doer «most child drownings» (+2); the same place «home pools» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that a river must be crossed. Select the response consistent with established guidance.

1. By wading where it looks calm — no support
2. By stepping on wet stones quickly — no support
3. By walking along a fallen log — no support
4. Only by a bridge, or with a grown-up who says it is safe — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 300, line 12: «Only cross a river where there is a bridge, or with a grown-up who says it is safe; wet stones and logs are slippery.», 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 «bridge» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the correct treatment for a minor burn from a campfire.

1. Leaving it uncovered in the sun — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Butter spread over the burn — no support
3. Ice applied directly to the skin, held there until the pain stops — no support
4. Cool running water for twenty minutes and telling a grown-up — ✓ 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

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