Walking, seat belts, buses, airports, bike helmets, queues and tipping

Tests: 4 of 15 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 19 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 331 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 ✓

Your cousin, aged four, walks with you to the park along a busy road. Which is the safest way?

1. She walks on the road side so that you can keep an eye on her — score 4
2. She runs ahead to the next corner and waits — no support
3. You let go so she can learn to walk alone — score 3
4. You hold her hand and walk between her and the road — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · 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 310, line 7: «When walking a small child beside a busy road, hold their hand and keep them on the side away from the traffic.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hold» (+3); the same thing acted on «hand» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

A child tucks the shoulder belt behind his back because it rubs his neck. Which is TRUE?

1. Only the lap belt matters in a crash — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. It is safer behind the back in a crash — no support
3. He should sit so it crosses his chest and shoulder, because behind his back it cannot protect him — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. It protects him just the same behind his back, because the lap part does all the real work in a crash — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 310, line 6: «A boy in England wore his seat belt under his arm because it rubbed; in a small crash it pressed into his tummy and hurt him inside.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «belt» (+2); the same place «small crash» (+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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Twenty people are waiting at a bus stop in Toronto. What helps everyone get on quickly?

1. Each person having the fare or card ready before getting on — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Everyone getting on at once and paying later when the bus is moving — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Each person counting coins at the door — no support
4. The driver collecting money from the back — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 125, line 20: «Introducing people to each other helps everyone feel included.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl packs a big bottle of water in her hand luggage before a flight. What will most likely happen at security?

1. It will be put in the plane's kitchen — no support
2. Nobody checks liquids at airports — no support
3. It will be allowed on the plane as long as she says it is her favourite one — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. She will be asked to remove it, because liquids must follow the rules — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 330, line 6: «A girl in England had no lunch and was too embarrassed to say; she felt faint in the afternoon, and when a teacher found out the school helped quietly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4). Against it: the same doer «girl» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy's helmet is so loose it wobbles when he shakes his head. Why does this matter?

1. A loose helmet may move or come off and not protect him in a fall — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. It only matters when riding uphill — no support
3. It is fine as long as the strap is open — no support
4. Loose helmets protect better because they bounce off the ground when you land — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 5, line 1: «A helmet protects your brain if you fall; it only works if it fits: level on your head, low on your forehead (about two fingers above your eyebrows), straps fo…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «protect» (+3); the same doer «helmet» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

A cyclist in London is beside a lorry at a red light and cannot see the driver's face in his mirror. What does that tell her?

1. She is in the safest place on the road, right next to the big wheels — no support
2. The driver cannot see her either, so she should drop back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. Lorries never turn at traffic lights — score -1
4. The driver is looking at her through the window — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 331, line 16: «The driver of a truck or lorry cannot see a cyclist in its blind spots, and a truck may turn across the inside lane at a junction; if you cannot see the driver…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same doer «driver» (+2); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Your bike tyre goes flat on the way home from a friend's house. Which is the best plan?

1. Keep riding on the metal rim, because it gets you home quicker — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Walk it home or phone a parent to collect you — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Leave it by the road for someone to fix — no support
4. Ask a passing stranger for a lift in his car — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

A man walks past twelve people and starts paying at the front of the queue. Why are people upset?

1. He was not carrying a basket — score 1
2. The queue was going too fast — no support
3. He was paying with cash instead of a card, which takes much longer — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Pushing in is unfair and rude to everyone who waited — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 280, line 7: «A man paid a fortune teller every week for years because she said bad luck was coming; he lost a lot of money and nothing she said ever came true.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pay» (+2); the same doer «man» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy from Ireland visits New York and eats in a diner with his family. His bill is 40 dollars. About how much tip do people there usually add?

1. About 6 to 8 dollars — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. About 50 cents — score 0
3. Nothing at all — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. About 40 dollars — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 96, line 9: «Some older people get memory illnesses like dementia, and they still love their family.», 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 «family» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

little bro let go of my hand in the car park

1. Grab his hand again and keep him close — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Shout from far away — no support
3. Follow slowly — no support
4. Let him run, it's a car park — 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 11 · ★ · right ✓

do i really need my booster seat, im 9

1. Only in the back seat — no support
2. Only on long trips — no support
3. Yes, until the belt fits properly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. No, it's only for babies and toddlers — 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 331, line 21: «Booster seats lift a child so the seat belt sits on the strong bones of the hips and chest; a child needs one until the belt fits properly without it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fit» (+4); the same property (+1). Against it: the same doer «belt» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

helmet's loose and tilted back, whatever

1. It's fine loose — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Leave the strap undone — no support
3. Tilt it further back — no support
4. Tighten it level above the eyebrows — ✓ 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 a little kid ran out between parked cars in the car park and "a car just missed him by a millimetre". lesson?

1. Kids can run if they look first, cars in car parks go really slowly — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Hold small children's hands; drivers can't see them between cars — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Drivers always see children — score 3
4. Car parks are slow so they're safe — no support

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 238, line 5: «Example: a boy in Sydney finds a syringe in the park. He does not touch it, puts his bag next to it to mark the spot and runs to tell his mum, who calls the co…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «run» (+3); the same doer «boy» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

my aunt says her friend "got arrested at the airport for a big bottle of shampoo". what's prob exaggerated

1. The arrest; liquids just go in small containers in a clear bag — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. That bags are scanned — no support
3. That liquids are checked — no support
4. That airports have security — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 271, line 1: «An airport has checks that keep flights safe: security, where liquids go in a small clear bag and you follow the officers, and passport control, where you show…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «airport» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

kids say the boy who still uses a booster seat "is a baby". pass it on?

1. Yes, it's true — no support
2. No, boosters place the belt on strong bones; that's unkind — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, and laugh at him — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Yes, he's a baby, big kids don't sit on boosters — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 320, line 7: «A boy in Florida lent all his pocket money to a classmate who never paid it back, and when he asked, the classmate laughed at him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «laugh» (+4); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · 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 purpose of a booster seat?

1. It lifts the child so the belt sits on the strong bones of hips and chest — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 13
2. It replaces the seat belt — no support
3. It makes the child more comfortable only — no support
4. It allows the child to see out of the window and so prevents travel sickness — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 13, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 331, line 21: «Booster seats lift a child so the seat belt sits on the strong bones of the hips and chest; a child needs one until the belt fits properly without it.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «seat belt» (+3); the same action «sit» (+2); the same place «strong bones» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a cyclist does not ride up the inside of a lorry at a junction.

1. The inside lane is for buses — no support
2. Lorries drive more slowly than bicycles and so cause delays — no support
3. It is merely impolite — no support
4. The driver cannot see them and the lorry may turn across — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 272, line 2: «Drivers must be able to see you, so at night a bike has a white light at the front, a red light at the back and reflectors; and you never ride up the inside of…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same doer «driver» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that a family dines at a sit-down restaurant in the USA. Select the customary tip.

1. About half the bill — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. About one per cent — no support
3. No tip whatsoever — no support
4. About fifteen to twenty per cent — ✓ 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 4 · formal language · right ✓

State the document without which a person cannot travel to another country.

1. A passport — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A library card — no support
3. A child's bus pass — no support
4. A school report — 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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