Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, blackberries, cacti, fire ants and bee stings

Tests: 8 of 15 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 19 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 326 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 ✗

You see the sun low in the west after a shower. Where should you look to find a rainbow?

1. Anywhere, it does not matter — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Down at the ground near your feet — no support
3. Towards the east, where the rain is — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Straight towards the sun in the west — 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 friend says there is treasure at the end of the rainbow and you will walk there. What is true?

1. The rainbow moves as you move, so there is no end to reach — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The end is always in the nearest field — no support
3. The end appears only when the rain stops — score 4
4. The end can be reached if you walk fast enough before it fades — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 326, line 10: «A rainbow forms when sunlight bends inside raindrops and splits into colours; you cannot reach the end of a rainbow.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «reach» (+4); the same thing acted on «end» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

On holiday in Oregon, a family on the beach feel the ground shake for a long time. There is no siren yet. What is right?

1. Go into a beach hut and shut the door — no support
2. Wait on the beach for the siren before moving anywhere — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Watch the sea to see if it goes out — score 0
4. Go to high ground straight away without waiting — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 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 action «wait» (+4); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl in Wales lets her puppy off the lead in a field of ewes and lambs. Why is this a bad idea?

1. The grass in sheep fields poisons dogs — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The lambs might all chase and bite the puppy, and it would get hurt — no support
3. The dog may chase and hurt the sheep and they panic — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The farmer will want to keep the puppy — 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 ✗

Which blackberries would be the best choice to pick?

1. Ones on any bush, eaten straight away — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ones high on a hedge in a park, checked by Dad and washed — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Ones at the bottom of a hedge by a busy road — no support
4. Ones that look a bit like blackberries but are smaller — 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 6 · ★ · right ✓

Which is true about cacti?

1. Only the flowers have spines — no support
2. The spines dissolve in skin after a minute — score 4
3. Their spines get stuck in skin and are hard to remove — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
4. They are perfectly safe if you touch them very quickly — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 12, 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) (+3); the same doer «spines» (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

A boy in Queensland wants to sit down on a sandy mound covered with small red ants. What should he do?

1. Stamp on the mound to flatten it first — score 2
2. Find another spot away from the ant hill — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
3. Sit down very carefully and slowly, so the ants do not notice — score 10
4. Brush the ants off and then sit — 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 299, line 4: «Example: a boy in Colorado slips away from his family on a forest trail. He remembers the rule, sits by a big tree and blows his whistle three times every few…», 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 «find» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Which is true about stings?

1. Bumblebees always die after one sting — score 4
2. A honeybee can sting again and again without harm — score 5
3. All insects that sting die afterwards — no support
4. A wasp can sting many times and does not die — ← 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 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 326, line 20: «Fire ants sting many times each, and many stings at once can make a person ill.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «sting» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

A class on a nature trail is shouting and running. What will most likely happen?

1. The animals hide, so nobody sees them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. More birds come to watch the class — no support
3. The animals become calmer — no support
4. Nothing, noise has no effect on animals — 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 ✓

big ant hill at the park, can we sit here

1. No, move away; fire ants can sting many times — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
2. Yes, ants are harmless, they're far too small to hurt — no support
3. Yes, put a blanket on it — no support
4. Yes, if you sit still — 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 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 same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «sting» (+3); the same doer «fire ants» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

lets let the dog off lead in the lamb field

1. Yes, if the farmer isn't there — no support
2. Keep it on the lead; dogs chase and hurt lambs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. Yes, if it's small — no support
4. Yes, it will play nicely — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 326, line 12: «In spring, look at the lambs in the fields but keep away and keep dogs on a lead, because ewes 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» (+4); the same place «lead» (+3); the same thing acted on «dogs» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

stung by a bee, finger puffing a bit

1. Put mud on it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ignore it and keep playing — no support
3. Squeeze it hard — no support
4. Scrape the sting out, cool it and tell an adult — ✓ 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

did u hear the ground shook ages at the beach and some people "stayed to film the sea go out". lesson?

1. Stay and watch the sea, coz it's amazing to film when it goes out — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Quakes at the beach are harmless — no support
3. After a long or strong quake at the coast, go to high ground at once — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Go into the water to check — 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 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «go out» (+4). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

my mate says "every bee dies when it stings, so they can only get u once". true?

1. No, wasps and bumblebees can sting again and do not die — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Yes, but only in summer — no support
3. Yes, it's a scientific fact — no support
4. Yes, every bee and wasp dies — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 326, line 18: «It is a myth that every bee dies when it stings: wasps and bumblebees can sting again and do not die.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sting» (+3); the same doer «wasps» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

kids say the farmer shot a dog "just for barking" and are naming whose it was. spread it?

1. Yes, and say the farmer is evil — no support
2. Yes, post it online — no support
3. Yes, name the owner — no support
4. No, it's rumour; just keep dogs on a lead near sheep — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 326, line 12: «In spring, look at the lambs in the fields but keep away and keep dogs on a lead, because ewes 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» (+4); the same thing acted on «dogs» (+2); the same place «lead» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-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 formation of a rainbow?

1. Rain falls in coloured drops, each with its own colour — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Light from the Moon divides in the air — no support
3. Clouds reflect the colours of the ground — no support
4. Sunlight bends inside raindrops and splits into colours — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which a person cannot reach the end of a rainbow.

1. It disappears at nightfall — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is guarded by law — no support
3. It depends on where the observer stands and moves with them — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is located far out over the sea, beyond the horizon — 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 blackberries are to be picked. Select the response consistent with established guidance.

1. Any dark berries near the road, provided that they appear ripe — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Only those identified by a grown-up, above dog height and washed — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Berries from the lowest branches — no support
4. Unwashed berries straight from the bush — 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 326, line 13: «Pick blackberries only when a grown-up has identified them, above dog height and away from roads, and wash them first, because some berries look alike and some…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «look» (+3); the same doer «berries» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

State the hazard posed by fire ant nests.

1. Fire ants only bite plants — score 5
2. Fire ants sting many times, and many stings can make a person ill — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
3. Fire ants sting once and then die — score 5
4. Fire ants are harmless to people, being far too small to sting — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 10, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 326, line 15: «Keep away from ant hills and never sit on a fire ant nest; fire ants in parts of the USA and Australia sting many times.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «sting» (+3); the same doer «fire ants» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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