When someone else takes your punishment

Tests: 2 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 9 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 345 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 ✗

Rory, quiet: «I missed footie for your chalk, you know». What would put it right?

1. Say «thanks mate» and nothing else — score 5
2. Say Rory should've said something — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Buy Rory sweets every day for a week and stay quiet about it — score 6
4. Tell the teacher it was him and say sorry to Rory — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 320, line 23: «When a friend tells you something sad about their family, listen kindly, keep it private and remind them they can talk to a trusted adult.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same doer «friend» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «something» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«said the bus was late twice n it worked. third time's fine too». What's true?

1. It's fine, buses are often late, so nobody can ever prove it's not true — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. It only matters if you're very late — no support
3. Three is the limit — no support
4. It can be seen through any time, and it's a habit of lying — ✓ the right answer · 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 345, line 3: «Finn's late mornings went another way. Twice he said «the bus was late» when he had dawdled, and twice nobody checked. He began to think the excuse always work…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «bus» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Babysitter, upset: «He told me he was allowed till ten!» Mum looks at her son. What should he say?

1. «She's making it all up because she's cross» — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. «She said I could» — score 4
3. «I don't remember» — no support
4. «It's true, I told her that. Sorry to you both» — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 293, line 6: «A girl in Leeds compared herself to perfect pictures online for months and started to feel ugly and sad; her mum helped her take a break, and she felt better.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mum» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «girl» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Best friend: «Everyone thinks I told your secret. I didn't. YOU did». What saves the friendship?

1. Admit it to everyone and say sorry — ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Say she must have told too — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. Tell another secret to distract — score 4
4. Stop talking to everyone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 282, line 3: «Example: a girl in Bristol gets a message from her friend's account: «Can you buy me a gift card? I'll pay you back». She phones her friend, who says, «That wa…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «say» (+2); the same doer «friend» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Aunt, firmly: «Little Ollie says YOU threw the first punch». What's the best thing to do?

1. Say the cousin deserved it for being so annoying all day — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Tell the truth and say sorry to his cousin and aunt — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Call Ollie a liar — no support
4. Say nothing — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 102, line 10: «Putting things away where they belong every day keeps a room easy to clean and things easy to find.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «things» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Dad, eyes in the mirror: «I saw who pushed first». What is the wise reply?

1. «He pushed me first, in my head anyway» — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. «The car bumped» — no support
3. «It was me. Sorry» to Dad and his brother — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. «You weren't looking» — 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 ✗

Kid: «my mate took the blame and didn't mind, so it's fine». What is wrong with that?

1. He was still punished for nothing; it's still on you to own up — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Friends always take blame — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. It's his choice to take it, so there's no wrong in it, he's a good mate — no support
4. It's fine if he doesn't mind — 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 336, line 11: «Letting someone else take the blame for your wrong hurts them and leaves a heavy secret in you.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+2); the same thing acted on «blame» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Teacher: «Interesting, I saw you walk past my window at five to nine». What is the honest answer?

1. «The bus dropped me there, miss, honest» — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. «That was my twin brother you saw, miss» — no support
3. «Sorry, I dawdled. I'll be on time» — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. «Your clock is wrong, it's always fast» — 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 9 · ★★ · right ✓

Dad, limping: «Whose Lego is this??» It's the boy's. What's the right answer?

1. «It was there already when I got home» — no support
2. «Mine, sorry Dad. I'll tidy it all» — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. «My brother's» — no support
4. «You should look down» — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 340, line 8: «The answers in the back of a book teach you nothing; doing the working does. A teacher can spot copied answers: every answer is right, but there is no working.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Which is TRUE about owning up after someone else was punished?

1. It only matters if they ask — no support
2. It makes things worse for everyone — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. It's late, but it still clears their name and helps — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It's useless once they're punished, so there's no point now — 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 308, line 1: «Money comes from work. Adults earn a salary by doing a job, and that money pays for the home, food and bills. A bank card does not make money; it only spends m…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «earn» (+2); the same thing acted on «money» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓

Teacher: «Paint footprints, from the pot to your chair. Fell by itself, did it?» What's best?

1. Own up and clean the table and floor — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Say someone else walked through the mud — no support
3. Say the pot is haunted — no support
4. Say nothing — 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 silence which permits an innocent person to be punished.

1. Such silence is wrong only where the punishment is severe — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Such silence is a form of deception which deprives the innocent person of his good name — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Silence can never constitute a wrong — no support
4. Such silence is a form of loyalty to oneself and is commendable where the punishment is slight — 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 false excuse that has succeeded on two occasions ought not to be repeated.

1. It ceases to be effective after two occasions by rule — no support
2. It becomes truthful upon repetition — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. It is permissible only upon two occasions — no support
4. It remains a falsehood and is liable to be detected, establishing a habit of deceit — ✓ the right answer · 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 345, line 10: «Small excuses repeated become a habit that people stop believing.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «become» (+2); the same doer «small excuses» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the attribution to a babysitter of a permission she did not grant?

1. It is permissible where the child is tired — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It may injure the babysitter in respect of her employment and reputation — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It is of no consequence to the babysitter — no support
4. It is a harmless convenience, since the parents cannot verify the bedtime in question — 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 ✓

Determine the measure most conducive to the restoration of a friendship damaged by the false accusation of a friend.

1. A full admission of the truth accompanied by an apology — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A prolonged period of silence — no support
3. The accusation of a third person who may have heard the secret — no support
4. The disclosure of a further secret — 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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