Rackets, running with things in your mouth, football or soccer, offside, goals, sledding, practice and shared gear
Tests: 7 of 15 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 19 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 328 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 ✓
In badminton at school, a girl walks behind a boy who is about to swing. What should she do?
- 1. Tap him on the shoulder just as he swings, so he knows she's there — score 6
- 2. Wait until he finishes and walk around at a distance — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
- 3. Walk past fast behind him — score 6
- 4. Duck quickly under the racket — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 266, line 4: «A boy in Leeds walks his little brother to the shop holding his hand, on the side away from the traffic; when a car backs out of a driveway, both stop and wait…», 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 «wait» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · right ✓
Which is the most dangerous thing to do while running?
- 1. Holding scissors — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 2. Wearing a cap — no support
- 3. Holding a soft ball — no support
- 4. Carrying a water bottle in a bag — 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 285, line 2: «There are two kinds of secrets. A good secret, like a surprise party or a hidden present, ends happily and nobody gets hurt. Private things a friend trusts you…», 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 «private things» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · right ✓
A boy in Melbourne says «Let's watch the footy». What might he mean?
- 1. Cricket — score -1
- 2. Basketball — score -1
- 3. Australian rules football — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 4. American baseball on the big screen — score 5
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 248, line 5: «A boy in London tells his friend in Chicago that he loves football, and the friend imagines helmets and touchdowns, until they work out the boy means soccer.», 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 (+3); the same thing acted on «football» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
A striker in soccer is standing behind all the defenders when her teammate passes the ball forward to her. What does the referee call?
- 1. A throw-in — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Offside — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. A goal kick — no support
- 4. A penalty — 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 · ★ · right ✓
At a park a soccer goal rocks when the wind blows. What should children do?
- 1. Keep off it and tell an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. Hang on the net to steady it — no support
- 3. Sit on the crossbar to hold it down — no support
- 4. Kick balls at it to test it — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 307, line 19: «Children who tell a trusted adult about a problem get help much sooner than those who keep it inside.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «trusted adult» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «tell» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
Which sledding plan is safest?
- 1. Lying down between the trees — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Feet first, sitting up, on a hill away from a road — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Head first down a long hill that ends at a frozen pond — no support
- 4. Feet first, sitting up, at night by the road — 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 ✗
A girl cannot do a cartwheel and wants to give up. What advice is best?
- 1. Try it once more and then stop forever — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. Only practise when people are watching — no support
- 3. Practise one small part at a time — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Wait until she is older without practising — score 0
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 251, line 18: «You listen to the coach, ask questions and try the advice, because coaches help you improve.», 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 (+3); the same action «try» (+2); the same thing acted on «advice» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · right ✓
Which is true about shared sports gear?
- 1. Only shoes can spread anything — no support
- 2. Cleaning gear makes it weaker — no support
- 3. Sports gear cannot carry germs, because the sweat dries off quickly — no support
- 4. Shared helmets and gloves can spread germs and head lice — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 328, line 17: «Clean shared helmets and gloves, because shared gear can spread germs and head lice (tiny insects in hair; their eggs are called nits).», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «spread» (+4); the same thing acted on «germs» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why does a coach want to know beforehand that a player will be away?
- 1. To choose a new captain every time — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. To give the player extra homework — no support
- 3. To tell the other players off — no support
- 4. To plan the team around who is there — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗
sled head first down the big hill, faster!
- 1. Head first if you wear a hat — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 2. Head first is the most fun and you go loads faster — no support
- 3. Sit up feet first, away from trees and roads — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 4. Head first if the hill is short — no support
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 250, line 15: «Sledding is done feet first, sitting up, on a hill away from roads, trees and ponds; head first, your head hits any obstacle first.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same doer «head» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗
getting dark, one more run on the sled?
- 1. Do it with your eyes half closed — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. One more is fine — no support
- 3. Go faster to finish — no support
- 4. Stop now; you can't see obstacles — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
standing right behind my mate while he serves
- 1. Stand on his side — no support
- 2. Stand well back from the racket — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Stand right in front — no support
- 4. Stand close to watch — ← Mova's choice · score 0
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 328, line 7: «A boy in England stood close to a friend practising tennis serves; the racket hit him in the face and broke his nose.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · right ✓
did u hear a kid ran with a lollipop in his mouth, tripped and "the stick went right through his cheek". lesson?
- 1. Never run with things in your mouth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
- 2. Lollipops are safe if small — no support
- 3. Hold the stick while running — score 6
- 4. Only pencils are dangerous — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 328, line 9: «Never run with a lollipop or pencil in your mouth or sharp things in your hand; a fall can push it into your throat or eye.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «run» (+4); the same place «mouth» (+3); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗
my brother says a kid stood too close at badminton and "lost an eye". what's the true bit
- 1. Keep a safe distance from anyone swinging a racket — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Stand close so they see you — ← Mova's choice · score 0
- 3. Shuttlecocks are the only danger — no support
- 4. Badminton rackets can't hurt, they're light as a feather — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 328, line 7: «A boy in England stood close to a friend practising tennis serves; the racket hit him in the face and broke his nose.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, 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 nits from the team helmet is "a dirty kid". pass it on?
- 1. Yes, and tell the coach — no support
- 2. No, shared gear can spread lice to anyone; don't spread it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. Yes, he's dirty — no support
- 4. Yes, and keep away from him so you don't catch them — score -3
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 305, line 16: «Shared helmets and hats can spread head lice (tiny insects that live in hair; their eggs are called nits) and germs from one person to another.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «spread» (+4); the same thing acted on «head lice» (+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 danger of sledding head first?
- 1. It is dangerous only on flat ground — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. It makes the sled slower — no support
- 3. It is the safest way to sled, since the rider can see ahead — no support
- 4. It makes head and neck injuries more likely — ✓ 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 · right ✓
Identify the principal reason for which sledding should cease when it becomes dark.
- 1. Obstacles can no longer be seen — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 2. The snow melts at night — no support
- 3. Sleds cannot slide in the cold — no support
- 4. Hills are closed at night — 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 328, line 14: «Stop sledding when it gets dark, because you cannot see obstacles.», 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 «obstacles» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓
It is given that a soccer goal wobbles. Select the response consistent with established guidance.
- 1. An adult shall be told, since unanchored goals can fall — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 2. The goal shall be swung upon to test it — no support
- 3. Nothing shall be done — no support
- 4. The goal shall be climbed upon by several persons, so as to steady it — 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 85, line 10: «If a jellyfish stings you, get out of the water, tell a lifeguard or adult and rinse with seawater, not fresh water; in tropical Australia, such as northern Qu…», 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 «lifeguard» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓
State the meaning of «football» in the United States and Canada.
- 1. Rugby union — no support
- 2. Soccer — no support
- 3. American football — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 4. Australian rules — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 304, line 4: «Example: a girl in Glasgow and a girl in Chicago both say they love «football». The Scottish girl means soccer, and the American girl means American football;…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «american football» (+2); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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