Peeking at presents and secrets

Tests: 4 of 10 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 11 of 14 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 356 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 ✗

found mum's hiding spot for xmas presents lol shall i look. What's the wise choice?

1. Open one and wrap it again — no support
2. Look but put them back — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Leave them, so the surprise stays a surprise — ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Shake them all one by one to guess what is inside — 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 265, line 19: «Presents are received with gratitude, and not every family can afford many presents.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «many presents» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · right ✓

sis left her diary on the sofa, «go on, just one page». Best move?

1. Take a photo of the pages for later — no support
2. Read it and tell her about it later — score 3
3. Don't read it, it's private — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Read only one page, because one page doesn't count — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 356, line 6: «A diary is private; reading someone else's diary without permission breaks their trust.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same doer «diary» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · right ✓

little bro: «I heard Mum and Dad say we're moving and I'm scared». He was listening at the door. Best advice?

1. Tell the whole class — no support
2. Ask Mum and Dad straight out what's happening — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Pack your bag just in case — no support
4. Listen at the door again tonight to find out more — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 203, line 7: «A girl in Sydney laughed along when friends teased her accent, but at home she cried and asked her mum to move schools; her friends had no idea, because she ha…», 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 «mum» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

«teacher left the answers on her desk, I'm gonna have a quick look». What's right?

1. Don't look, that's cheating — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Look and share it with your friends — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Look, but don't write any of the answers down — no support
4. Only look at the really hard ones — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 202, line 7: «A boy in Dublin shared a made-up story about a teacher in a group chat; it spread to parents, the school had to deal with it, and the boy was suspended (sent h…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «share» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 5 · wrong ✗

Dad: «Who opened my letter?» It was you. Best reply?

1. «The dog did it» — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. «Me, sorry. I was worried what it was» — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. «It must have come open by itself in the post» — no support
4. «It was already open» — 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 6 · wrong ✗

peeked at my presents last year and nobody knew, «it worked last time, so it's fine». Is it?

1. Yes, if nobody knew last time then it's fine again — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. No, it still spoils the surprise and breaks trust — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Only if you act surprised — no support
4. Yes, presents are yours anyway — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 36, line 3: «The person who answers asks which service you need and then asks questions. You answer clearly: what happened, where you are, and who is hurt. The address is t…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «know» (+3); the same doer «nobody» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · right ✓

read my mate's note about me and it said I'm annoying. I'm gutted. What's the lesson?

1. Snooping can hurt you too — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. You should read more notes — no support
3. Notes are always true, so read them — no support
4. Your mate should hide notes better — 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 ✓

brother: «My PC's been moved and the game's open. Were you on it?» You were. Best reply?

1. «Yes, sorry, I'll ask next time» — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. «Prove it» — no support
3. «No, it was Mum, she was cleaning in there» — no support
4. «It turns on by itself» — 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 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 (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · wrong ✗

Mum's phone pings and you see half a message: «bad news about…». You want to read the rest. Best move?

1. Tell your friends it's bad news — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Ask Mum if everything is OK — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Read it later when she's asleep — score 3
4. Unlock her phone and read it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 330, line 10: «If someone has no lunch or very little, tell a teacher quietly rather than helping in a way that embarrasses them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same receiver «teacher» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

mate says «I read my sister's diary but she'll never know so it's not really wrong». What's true?

1. Sisters don't have secrets — no support
2. It's wrong whether she knows or not — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It's only wrong if she finds out you read it — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Diaries are for reading — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 356, line 6: «A diary is private; reading someone else's diary without permission breaks their trust.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «read» (+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 · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which the reading of another person's diary without consent is wrong.

1. Diaries contain no information of value — no support
2. It intrudes upon that person's privacy and breaches trust — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. It is wrong only in the case where its contents are later disclosed to others — no support
4. Only diaries of adults are private — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 356, line 6: «A diary is private; reading someone else's diary without permission breaks their trust.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same doer «diary» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises information obtained by listening at a closed door?

1. It is frequently incomplete and liable to be misunderstood — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It is invariably more accurate than any answer which might be given directly — no support
3. It is the recommended means of learning family news — no support
4. It cannot cause distress to the listener — 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 · right ✓

It is given that a pupil has viewed the answers to a test before sitting it. Select the response consistent with honesty.

1. The pupil distributes the answers equally — no support
2. The pupil retains the mark obtained, since the answers were seen only briefly — no support
3. The pupil remains silent unless questioned — no support
4. The pupil informs the teacher and sits the test afresh — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 333, line 3: «Games and tests only work when players are honest: the banker in Monopoly handles the money fairly, a tagged player admits it and becomes «it», a footballer do…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «teacher» (+3); the same doer «pupil» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

State the course of action most consistent with prudence where a child is troubled by something seen in a parent's correspondence.

1. The child acknowledges the intrusion and asks the parent directly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. The child conducts a further and more careful examination of the correspondence — score 5
3. The child confides the matter to classmates — no support
4. The child conceals the matter indefinitely — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. 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 receiver «parent» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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