Borrowing without asking

Tests: 5 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 10 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 339 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 ✗

Cousin's mum on the phone: «Has anyone seen Jack's red truck?» It's in Noah's bag. What should Noah do?

1. Leave it in their garden at night secretly — no support
2. Say nothing and keep it hidden in his room — ← Mova's choice · score 11
3. Say Jack must have lost it outside himself — score 11
4. Give it back and say sorry himself — ✓ the right answer · score 11

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 11, tied with another option at 11 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 336, line 1: «Little lies at home usually start small: Owen in Leeds took two chocolate biscuits from the tin before tea and said he hadn't. Mum saw the crumbs on his jumper…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «say» (+4); a different doer (counts against) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 11. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«mate it's only borrowin, I'll put it back» – about a classmate's calculator, without asking. What is true?

1. It's fine for one lesson — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It's fine between classmates — no support
3. It's fine if he puts it back after the lesson — no support
4. Without asking, it's taking, not borrowing — ✓ 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 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Swap club kid: «oi! who nicked my shiny card?» Noah has it. What makes it right?

1. Swap it for a worse one secretly, so the owner still has a card — score 5
2. Put it back, own up and swap only when both agree — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Say it fell under the table — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. Say nothing and stop coming — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 34, line 6: «A boy in Michigan ran back into his burning house to get his video game; the smoke made him fall down, and firefighters had to carry him out.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fall down» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «boy» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Noah: «I already confessed nicking stuff once, so this time doesn't count». What is wrong with that?

1. It only counts if he gets caught — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nothing, one confession covers all the wrongs that come after — no support
3. He should never confess twice — no support
4. Each new wrong needs owning up and putting right too — ✓ 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 · ★★ · right ✓

Mate: «grab them apples, the old girl never looks». She does look, from her window. What would have been wiser?

1. Knock and ask her for some — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Take them at dusk instead of now — no support
3. Climb the fence on the other side — no support
4. Take only a few from the low branches — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 122, line 7: «A girl in Texas ignored her friends when they said hi because she was in a bad mood; by the end of the week they had stopped asking her to play.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+3); the same receiver «girl» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Dad, annoyed: «My phone died at work. Have you got my charger?» The boy lost it at school. What is the honest answer?

1. «No, I never touched it» — no support
2. «Maybe the cat took it» — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. «You must have left it at work, Dad, I saw you take it» — score 7
4. «Yes, I took it and lost it. Sorry, I'll help pay» — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 261, line 9: «If you ask for more pocket money, you explain calmly why and accept the answer, because parents plan for the whole 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 action «accept» (+2); the same thing acted on «answer» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓

Mum in the car: «What's that under the seat? I said NO to that toy.» What should happen next?

1. He promises to pay for it later out of his pocket money and keeps it — score 1
2. They go back and he returns it and says sorry — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. He says a friend gave it to him — score 4
4. He says it fell into the bag by itself — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 261, line 5: «A girl in Texas sees a $10 toy and brings exactly $10, but in most US states sales tax is added at the till, so she needs a little more; when the toy turns out…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take back» (+3); the same thing acted on «toy» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · right ✓

Kid: «I took a book out without signing, nobody noticed, so I'll keep doing it». Why is that wrong?

1. Others can't find or borrow the book, and it isn't fair — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. It's fine if nobody noticed, the books all come back in the end — score 2
3. Libraries don't need records — no support
4. Books come back by themselves — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 259, line 17: «Borrowing books from the public library is free, and a parent can help you get your own library card.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «borrow» (+2); the same thing acted on «books» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · right ✓

Which is TRUE about slipping back after saying sorry?

1. It doesn't matter after the first time — no support
2. It happens to everyone, but each slip still has to be put right — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. It means the first sorry was useless — no support
4. It means you are a bad person forever and can never change — 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 338, line 11: «Putting a theft right means giving back or paying back, and saying sorry to the person.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «put» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«fountain money's just lying there, free cash». What is the right answer?

1. Only the big coins are owned — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It belongs to the shopping centre's children — no support
3. It's still somebody's money, usually for charity — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, it's free once it's in 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 11 · ★★ · right ✓

Swapper: «you can have my card if I can have yours?» Noah says yes. Why is this fine when taking wasn't?

1. Both boys agree, so it's a fair swap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The card is cheaper now — no support
3. It isn't fine either — no support
4. Swaps never count — 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the removal of an article without the permission of its owner, with the intention of its subsequent return.

1. It constitutes borrowing and is therefore entirely permissible — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is permissible where the owner possesses a surplus of such articles — no support
3. It is permissible provided the article is returned undamaged and within a reasonable time — no support
4. It constitutes taking without consent and is not properly described as borrowing — ✓ 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 teaching conveyed by the priest to a penitent who confesses a repetition of a former wrong.

1. A repeated wrong may not be confessed on a second occasion and remains unforgiven — no support
2. Forgiveness is not exhausted, but each wrong must be made good in turn — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. A wrong once confessed may thereafter be repeated without consequence — no support
4. The penitent is relieved of all duty of restitution — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 303, line 1: «Many hobbies have a few simple rules that keep you and others safe and make you better at them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same property (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises fruit growing upon a branch which overhangs a neighbouring property?

1. It belongs to no person whatsoever — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. It remains the property of the owner of the tree — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. It becomes the property of whoever stands beneath it — score 5
4. It may be taken freely by children — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 229, line 2: «Gardens and forests are also homes for living things. Worms keep soil healthy, bees pollinate flowers (carry pollen from flower to flower so seeds and fruit ca…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «seeds» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain why the taking of an article which a parent has expressly refused to purchase constitutes a twofold wrong.

1. It is no wrong where the article is inexpensive — no support
2. It is no wrong where the parent subsequently discovers it — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. It comprises merely a single minor discourtesy — no support
4. It comprises both disobedience to the parent and theft from the shop — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 197, line 13: «Your parents or carers need to know where you are and who you are with, so they can find you if something goes wrong.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+3); the same doer «parents» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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