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Calling emergency services well

Tests: 9 of 19 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 10 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 36 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 ✗

A boy in Perth, Australia, finds his dad on the floor, not answering. What should he do?

  • 1. Call 000 and say what happened and where — ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 2. Wait until his mum comes home — no support
  • 3. Send his friend a message asking what to do — ← Mova's choice · score 9
  • 4. Call 911 because it is on television — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 2, line 7: «A boy in Texas stood on a wobbly chair on top of a table to reach a shelf; the chair tipped, he fell onto the hard floor and needed stitches in his chin.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «need» (+4). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Ann calls 999 and says, "Come quick, Grandad is hurt!" and then hangs up. What went wrong?

  • 1. She did not say where she was or stay on the line — ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 2. She called the wrong number for the UK — ← Mova's choice · score 8
  • 3. She spoke too slowly and quietly for the call taker — no support
  • 4. Nothing, help will find her anyway — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 36, line 16: «Calling the emergency number as a joke is wrong and can stop real emergencies from getting help.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+4); the same thing acted on «emergency number» (+4). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Which is NOT a reason to call the emergency number?

  • 1. A car has crashed and someone is bleeding — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Your friend has stopped breathing — no support
  • 3. Your little brother took your pencil — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. A stranger is breaking into a house — 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 · ★★ · right ✓

A girl in Seattle is on the phone with 911 and hears the ambulance outside. What should she do?

  • 1. Stay on the line until the call taker says she can hang up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 2. Hang up at once and run outside to wave at the ambulance — no support
  • 3. Call her friend to tell her the news — score 5
  • 4. Turn off the phone to save battery — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 8, line 7: «A girl in Brisbane spent almost every afternoon hunched over a phone indoors; she started to find the board at school blurry, and the eye doctor said she neede…», 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). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · right ✓

A family on holiday in Wellington, New Zealand, sees a fire. Which number should they dial?

  • 1. 111 — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. 000 — no support
  • 3. 999 — no support
  • 4. 911 — 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 · ★★ · right ✓

Tom is lost in a big city park when his friend falls and breaks a leg. What helps the ambulance find them?

  • 1. Saying the park's name and what he can see nearby — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Saying his home address instead — no support
  • 3. Waiting for the ambulance to come by without calling anyone — no support
  • 4. Saying only that they are in a park — 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 ✗

What would most likely happen if lots of people made joke calls to the emergency number?

  • 1. Nothing, because joke calls are ignored — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Real callers would wait longer for help — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. The number would be changed every day — no support
  • 4. Ambulances would drive faster everywhere — 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Which statement is true?

  • 1. The emergency number is the same in every country — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Only adults are allowed to call the emergency number — no support
  • 3. You must unlock a phone before calling for help — no support
  • 4. You do not have to pay to call the emergency number — ✓ the right answer · 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 9 · ★★ · right ✓

A child in Galway, Ireland, sees a man fall into the river. Which numbers could she call?

  • 1. 999 or 112 — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. 911 or 000 — no support
  • 3. 000 or 911 — no support
  • 4. 111 or 000 — 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 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

nan fell down and won't wake up, called 999, what do i say first

  • 1. Your favourite colour — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Where you are — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. What you had for lunch — no support
  • 4. Your teacher's name — 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 ✓

dont know the address, we're at some park

  • 1. Hang up and try later — no support
  • 2. Say anywhere is fine, they'll find you with your phone — no support
  • 3. Describe landmarks like shops and signs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 4. Make up an address — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 36, line 14: «If you do not know the address, you describe landmarks such as shops, signs or parks.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «describe» (+3); the same thing acted on «landmarks» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★ · right ✓

when can i hang up

  • 1. When the call taker says to — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 2. Straight after saying hello — no support
  • 3. As soon as you've said where — no support
  • 4. When you hear a siren — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 36, line 4: «For example, a boy says: "My grandma fell and won't wake up. We're at 14 Oak Street, Denver, the blue house." Then he stays on the line, does what he is told,…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «call taker» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★★ · wrong ✗

called 911 by accident oops

  • 1. Call again and hang up — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Turn your phone off — no support
  • 3. Hang up quickly — no support
  • 4. Stay on the line and say it was a mistake — ✓ 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 14 · ★★ · wrong ✗

dared to prank call 911 lol

  • 1. Yes, they will think it is funny and laugh about it too — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. No, it can stop someone in danger getting help — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Yes, if you hang up fast — no support
  • 4. Yes, if you use a friend's phone — 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 · ★★ · right ✓

called 000 and i'm scared, can i hang up now

  • 1. Stay on the line until they say you can go — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 2. Hang up and call your friend — no support
  • 3. Hang up and call again later — no support
  • 4. Hang up as soon as you have said what happened — 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 36, line 13: «You should stay on the line until the call taker tells you to hang up.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stay» (+3); the same place «line» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Ethan says they find u by magic so u don't need ur address. true?

  • 1. Yes, phones send it to them perfectly every time — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. No, say your address clearly so they come fast — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Yes, unless you live in a city — no support
  • 4. Yes, they always know where you are — 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 17 · ★★ · right ✓

did u hear some kid prank called 999 and the police came to his school and arrested him lol

  • 1. Real lesson: police come to school for every call — no support
  • 2. Real lesson: prank calls are wrong and block real emergencies; the arrest bit may be made up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 3. It is gossip, so prank calls do no harm — no support
  • 4. It proves prank calls are funny if you hang up — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 36, line 19: «Prank or silly calls to emergency numbers can stop someone in real danger getting help.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stop» (+4); the same doer «prank» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★★ · right ✓

my cousin reckons u can't call 911 if ur phone is locked or has no credit

  • 1. He is right, you need credit for 911 — no support
  • 2. He is right, you must unlock it first — no support
  • 3. Wrong; emergency calls are free and most phones can call the number even when locked — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
  • 4. He is right, unless you are an adult — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 36, line 5: «If you do not know the address, you describe what you can see: a shop name, a street sign, a park or a big building nearby. Mobile phones can usually call the…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+3); the same doer «mobile phones» (+3); the same thing acted on «emergency number» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Maddie called 000 when her nan fainted and people are saying she overreacted, should i say that too

  • 1. Yes, so she does not call again — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Yes, because nans faint often — no support
  • 3. No, calling for help when someone faints is the right thing to do — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Yes, but only in the group chat — 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 ✗

Which of the following constitutes the most important information to be conveyed to an emergency call taker?

  • 1. The caller's age and favourite subject — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The location at which the caller is situated — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. The name of the caller's school teacher — no support
  • 4. The colour of the caller's clothing — 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 ✓

It being given that an emergency number has been dialled in error, select the course of action consistent with established guidance.

  • 1. To switch off the phone entirely — no support
  • 2. To remain on the line and state that the call was a mistake — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 3. To hang up immediately without speaking — no support
  • 4. To call again repeatedly to cancel it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 36, line 17: «If you call the emergency number by mistake, you should stay on the line and say it was a mistake.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stay» (+3); the same place «line» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the emergency number applicable in New Zealand.

  • 1. Nine hundred and ninety-nine (999) — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. One hundred and eleven (111) — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Nine hundred and eleven (911) — no support
  • 4. Triple zero (000) — 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 ✓

Select the response that is consistent with established guidance where the caller does not know the address.

  • 1. To end the call and search for the address — no support
  • 2. To describe nearby landmarks such as shops, signs or parks — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 3. To decline to give any location whatsoever — no support
  • 4. To guess any address in the town — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 36, line 14: «If you do not know the address, you describe landmarks such as shops, signs or parks.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «describe» (+3); the same thing acted on «landmarks» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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