Saying no honestly, harmful lies, cheating in games and tests, jokes and teasing

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

Lesson 333 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 ✗

Your aunt asks if you want to come to a long concert, and you do not. Which reply is both honest and polite?

1. «Thank you, but I don't think I'll come» — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. «My teacher said I must stay home» — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. «I would love to», and then not going — no support
4. «I have a terrible illness that day, sorry» — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 330, line 3: «Money comes from work: adults earn a salary at a job, and that money pays for the home, food and bills; it does not come from the card machine. Your pocket mon…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «adult» (+2). 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy shouts «Help, I'm drowning!» in a pool three times as a joke. Why is that dangerous for him later?

1. The lifeguard may not hurry when he really is in trouble — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It makes him a better swimmer — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. It is only a problem if he shouts it in the sea, not in a pool — score 5
4. Lifeguards always come every time anyway — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 231, line 5: «A boy in Montana jumped across a fast river on wet stones; he slipped, the current pulled him under and his dad only just reached him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «reach» (+3); the same receiver «boy» (+1); a different doer (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 ✗

A girl in Ireland calls 112 for a dare. What is the most important harm?

1. Her phone may stop working — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nobody is harmed if it is short — no support
3. Someone in real danger may wait longer for help — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The operator's lunch is delayed — 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 girl got burned using the stove without asking. At the hospital she is scared of getting in trouble. Why is the truth best?

1. The nurse will punish her if she lies — score 5
2. The nurse already saw what happened — score 4
3. The nurse needs to know the real cause to treat the burn properly — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Burns heal exactly the same whatever she tells the nurse about them — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 307, line 5: «A girl in Texas was too scared to tell anyone about trouble at home; when she finally told a teacher, help came, and she wished she had said something sooner.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same doer «girl» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

In hide-and-seek, a boy is spotted but quietly moves and says «You never saw me». What is wrong?

1. He was too slow to be found anyway — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Nothing is wrong, because moving quietly is part of the game — no support
3. It is fine if he wins — no support
4. Games only work when players are honest about what happened — ✓ the right answer · 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 326, line 4: «Example: a boy on a beach near Napier in New Zealand feels the ground shake for almost a minute. He does not wait for a siren; he runs with his family up the h…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «feel» (+5). Against it: the same doer «boy» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

A hockey player in Canada falls over loudly when nobody touched her. Which is TRUE?

1. Faking a foul is cheating, even if the referee is fooled — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It is a normal part of the game — no support
3. Only the referee is cheating here — no support
4. It is fine if her team is losing — 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 notices she got 10 out of 10 on a test where she got one sum wrong. Why is telling the teacher a sign of real integrity?

1. She is afraid of being found out — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. She is honest even when the mistake helps her — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. She will get a prize for it — score 6
4. She wants to make the teacher look bad in front of the class — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 329, line 4: «Example: a boy in Seattle waits after school, but his usual adult does not come to pick him up. He goes back into the school office and tells a teacher, who ph…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «pick up» (+4); the same doer «usual adult» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Some children laugh when a new boy says words with a Scottish accent. Which is TRUE?

1. Accents are funny, so laughing is fine as long as he laughs too — score 4
2. It is only teasing if he cries — score 3
3. Mocking an accent is unkind, and you can stand up for him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. He should change the way he talks — score 4

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 333, line 17: «Speaking more than one language is a skill, and mocking someone's accent is unkind.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mock» (+5); the same thing acted on «accent» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

A five-year-old tells you «Knock knock!» for the tenth time today. Why is playing along still a good thing?

1. It will stop him ever telling jokes again, so it is worth it — score 5
2. It builds your friendship and helps him learn language — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Only clever jokes help children learn — score 6
4. It makes the joke funnier for adults — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 278, line 10: «Playing along with a younger child's silly jokes builds friendship and helps them learn language.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «build» (+4); the same thing acted on «friendship» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

dial 999 for a laugh then hang up

1. It's fine if you hang up straight away — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It's fine from a payphone — no support
3. Never; it can delay help for someone — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It's fine once — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

faked a fall to get a penalty and it worked lol

1. It's cheating, and people stop believing you — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Teach your mates — no support
3. Only fake it in big games — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Do it every match — 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 333, line 14: «Faking a fall in football to win a free kick is called diving; it is cheating and can earn a yellow card.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fake» (+5); the same thing acted on «fall» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

kids calling him names and saying it's just a joke

1. Ignore it forever — no support
2. If it hurts, it's not a joke; tell an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Join in so they leave you alone next time — no support
4. It's fine if they laugh — 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 333, line 18: «If a «joke» hurts the person it is about, it is not a joke but unkind teasing; if it goes on, tell an adult.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hurt» (+5). Against it: the same doer «joke» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

did u hear a kid kept faking stomach aches and when "his appendix actually went, his mum thought he was faking". lesson?

1. Stomach aches are never real — no support
2. False alarms make it harder to be believed later — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Faking is fine if you're bored — no support
4. Mums always know the truth — ← 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 261, line 1: «Pocket money is kept somewhere safe, and you keep track of how much you have, so you always know what you can afford; small amounts put regularly into a money…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «know» (+5); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

my mate says a boy prank called 999 and "his family got fined a million pounds". what's prob exaggerated

1. That it's against the law — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. That 999 is only for real emergencies — no support
3. That prank calls are wrong — no support
4. The million; but prank calls are against the law and delay help — ✓ 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 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

kids say the new boy "talks funny, he's from nowhere". pass it on?

1. Yes, it's just a joke — no support
2. Yes, and copy his accent — no support
3. Yes, he talks funny — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. No, speaking more than one language is a skill; don't mock it — ✓ the right answer · 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 296, line 5: «A boy in Ireland laughed and talked with his mouth full at dinner; a piece of meat went down the wrong way, and his dad had to give back blows until it came ou…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «talk» (+5). Against it: the same doer «boy» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · 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 lesson of «The Boy Who Cried Wolf»?

1. Liars are always believed in the end, however often they lie — no support
2. Wolves attack only shepherds — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Crying for help is always wrong — no support
4. One who lies often is not believed when truly in need — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 312, line 3: «Some lies are dangerous. In the old story «The Boy Who Cried Wolf», a shepherd boy shouts «Wolf!» for fun again and again; when a real wolf comes, nobody belie…», 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 «real wolf» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a person need not invent an excuse when declining an invitation.

1. One does not owe everyone a reason for saying no — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Excuses are prohibited by law — no support
3. Invitations cannot be refused — no support
4. Excuses are always discovered by the host in the end — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 312, line 12: «You do not owe everyone a reason for saying no, so you rarely need to invent an excuse; «Thanks, but I can't come» is enough.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «everyone» (+4); the same action «owe» (+2); the same thing acted on «reason» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that a teacher has made an error in a pupil's favour. Select the response consistent with integrity.

1. The pupil boasts of the mark — no support
2. The pupil tells the teacher — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. The pupil keeps the error secret — score 4
4. The pupil asks for more marks — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 333, line 15: «Telling a teacher about a mistake that gave you a better mark shows real integrity.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same receiver «teacher» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

State the effect of sharing silly jokes with younger children.

1. It confuses them and slows their learning of words — no support
2. It builds friendship and helps them learn language — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. It has no effect — no support
4. It teaches them to be rude — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 333, line 16: «Sharing silly jokes, like knock-knock jokes, builds friendship and helps younger children learn language.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «learn» (+2); the same doer «younger children» (+2); the same thing acted on «language» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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