When you want what others have

Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 8 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 353 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 ✗

«literally everyone in my class has the new phone except me, mum's basically punishing me». What's really going on?

1. Mum is punishing her for nothing — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Phones are a basic need at nine — no support
3. Every child in her class truly has one, so Mum is wrong — score 6
4. It's peer pressure; saying no is not a punishment — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 353, line 1: «At a party in Toronto, Leo slipped a second goody bag into his coat while nobody was looking. Nobody caught him — but at the door the last little girl got noth…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «mum» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

big sis got student of the month and little bro goes «whatever, it's a rubbish award». What's the kind thing?

1. Agree that it's rubbish — no support
2. Tell her to give it back — score 5
3. Say well done to her — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Say nothing to her all week — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 347, line 5: «Teasing someone about old clothes or having less money is unfair; it says nothing about who they are.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «nothing» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«he gave me his ball, i didn't even hit him, just told him to». Is that a fair way to get it?

1. Only if he's younger — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, if you don't hit him, it's just talking — no support
3. No, scaring someone into giving is bullying — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, if the ball is old — 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 ✗

Gran on the phone: «Did the jumper fit, love? You never said.» What's the best thing to do now?

1. Say you never got it — score 4
2. Ask for a different present next time — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Thank her properly and tell her about it — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Hand the phone to Mum — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 292, line 9: «If you feel jealous of a new baby, ask a parent for some special time with just you.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+3); the same property (+3). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

took 2 goody bags last time and nobody noticed, «it worked last time, so it's fine». Is it?

1. Only at big parties — no support
2. Yes, there are always spares at the end of a party — no support
3. Yes, if nobody noticed — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. No, someone went without even if nobody noticed — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 351, line 5: «The consequences are not always the same. Sometimes nobody notices and the child thinks it is fine; sometimes there is a bad mark, a row at home or a lost trea…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «notice» (+2); the same doer «nobody» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«why does HE get £10 and i get £5, it's NOT fair». He's 13 and mows the lawn. What's true?

1. He should give you half — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. You should get more for being younger — no support
3. Fair doesn't always mean the same; he's older and does more — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It's always unfair to get different amounts, whatever the reason — 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 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗

mate forgot his lunch, you've got loads of chips. other mate says «don't, he'll just do it again». Best move?

1. Eat them all in front of him — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Throw the rest away — no support
3. Sell him some at double price — no support
4. Share some today; he's hungry now — ✓ 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 8 · ★★ · right ✓

Mum's text: «Your sister's certificate is in TWO PIECES. I want to know who did this.» You did. Best reply?

1. «It was me. I'm sorry, I'll make her a new one» — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Don't answer — no support
3. «Ask her, she's careless with her things» — no support
4. «Probably the cat» — 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 ✓

«cousin's been to Disneyland AGAIN, i'm sick of hearing about it». What's the wiser feeling to aim for?

1. Make up a better holiday to tell him about at once — no support
2. Tell him it sounds boring — no support
3. Stop talking to him — no support
4. Be glad for him and ask about the best part — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 204, line 10: «Never pull a chair away as someone sits; they can fall and badly hurt their back or head.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «feelings» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · right ✓

You told Mum the truth about the goody bag. She says «I'm proud of you». Why might she trust you more now?

1. Mum always trusts children — no support
2. She didn't care about the bag — no support
3. Because goody bags are cheap and easy to replace — no support
4. Owning up when nobody caught you shows honesty — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 353, line 1: «At a party in Toronto, Leo slipped a second goody bag into his coat while nobody was looking. Nobody caught him — but at the door the last little girl got noth…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «nobody» (+3); the same action «catch» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«i'll say thank you to Nan only if the present's good». What's wrong with that?

1. Nothing, only good presents count — no support
2. Thanks is for her care, not the price — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Thank-yous are only for birthdays — no support
4. Nan won't notice either way — ← 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 275, line 3: «To find your way, you find north and your own place on a map; to help others, you give directions with landmarks and left and right; and if you get lost, you s…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). 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 relationship between another person's achievement and one's own?

1. Envy increases one's own achievement — no support
2. One person's success necessarily reduces another's — no support
3. Achievements are rationed within a family — no support
4. Another person's achievement does not diminish one's own — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 294, line 2: «A sharp knife hidden under soapy bubbles is a trap: the next person to reach into the water cannot see the blade and gets cut. That is why knives are washed se…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «next person» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that a child obtained an article from another child by intimidation, without the use of force. Identify the correct characterisation.

1. It is permissible if the article is of low value — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is acceptable in the absence of force or of any physical threat — no support
3. It constitutes a lawful exchange — no support
4. It constitutes bullying and the article must be returned — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the unequal distribution of pocket money between siblings of differing age and duties.

1. Pocket money ought to be abolished — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The younger sibling is entitled to the larger sum — no support
3. Fairness does not invariably require equal amounts — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Fairness invariably requires identical amounts — 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 · wrong ✗

State the principal reason for which an undetected wrong may nonetheless require amends.

1. Detection is the sole source of obligation — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Another person has suffered a loss regardless of detection — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Undetected wrongs cease to exist — no support
4. Amends are required only following a complaint by the injured party — 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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