Self-defence or just stupid?
Tests: 7 of 11 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 10 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 377 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 · ★★ · right ✓
«he looked at me dead funny so i decked him, self-defence innit». Is it?
- 1. Yes, a dirty look counts as one — no support
- 2. Only if he's older than you — no support
- 3. No, a look isn't an attack — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 4. Yes, if he looked at you twice, it's an attack — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 377, line 2: «Jake, on the other hand, told the head he had hit a boy «in self-defence». «What did he do?» asked the head. «He looked at me funny.» Even Jake heard how that…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same doer «look» (+2); the same thing acted on «attack» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗
«Kieran got kicked so he ran after the lad and booted him back, fair's fair». Is it self-defence?
- 1. Only if he kicked softer — no support
- 2. Yes, he was kicked first, so he's allowed to kick back — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 3. Yes, it's only fair — no support
- 4. No, chasing someone to hit back is revenge — ✓ the right answer · score 2
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 377, line 3: «Self-defence means only what you need to stop being hurt right now, and then getting away. When Kieran got kicked and then chased the Station Road boy down the…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «kieran» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓
«some kid grabbed my arm and wouldn't let go so i yanked free and legged it to sir». Good move?
- 1. Yes, getting free and getting help is self-defence — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Yes, but only if you hit him too — no support
- 3. No, you should have stayed there and argued it out with him — no support
- 4. No, you should have hit him first — 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 ✗
«big dog coming at us, RUN!!» What's the safer thing to do?
- 1. Run away as fast as you can and don't look back — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. Stand still, arms down, call for the owner — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Wave your arms and scream at it — score 1
- 4. Throw your bag at it — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 62, line 11: «Loud noises like thunder and fireworks (on New Year's Eve or Bonfire Night in Britain) frighten many dogs, and a scared dog may run away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same action «run away» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗
«Freddie finally lamped Jake after like a whole term of names, Jake's well shocked». Which is true?
- 1. Hitting was wrong, and so was the long name-calling — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Jake got exactly what he asked for — ← Mova's choice · score 0
- 3. Only Freddie was ever in the wrong — no support
- 4. Freddie did nothing wrong at all, he was only defending himself — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 373, line 5: «One day Mr Pryce told Jake that he had got into fights at school too and was nearly expelled. What helped him was a teacher who believed in him and a boxing cl…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+1). Against it: the same doer «jake» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★★ · right ✓
«Sam just lay there when Callum shoved him lol what a wimp». Fair?
- 1. No, because Sam was tired — no support
- 2. No, staying down stopped the fight getting worse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. Yes, he should have got up swinging at the bigger boy — score 4
- 4. Yes, lying down is giving up — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 377, line 4: «Other cases are harder. Freddie had been called names by Jake for a whole term; one day he snapped and hit Jake. The hit was wrong, but the months of names wer…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «stay down» (+2); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Dare: «go on, if he says your mum's fat you HAVE to hit him, it's self-defence». True?
- 1. Yes, but only one punch — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Yes, mum jokes count as attacks, so you can hit back — no support
- 3. Only if it's a really bad joke — no support
- 4. No, rude words aren't an attack on your body — ✓ 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 ✓
Teacher: «Lily, why didn't you just pinch him back?» Best answer?
- 1. Saying it loudly stopped him without starting a fight — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
- 2. I forgot I could — no support
- 3. Pinching is only for babies, so I just ignored it all day — no support
- 4. I was too weak to pinch — no support
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 368, line 9: «Telling the truth about who started a fight is fair, even when it is your own friend.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «fight» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★★ · right ✓
«she pushed him off when he grabbed her hood, she's gonna get excluded». Will she, fairly?
- 1. She shouldn't be, she only pushed him off to get free — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Only if he cried — no support
- 3. Yes, all pushing gets you excluded, whoever started it — no support
- 4. Yes, girls can't push boys — 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 · ★★ · right ✓
«once ur safe ya don't tell anyone, snitches get stitches». What's wise?
- 1. Post it online instead — no support
- 2. Tell a trusted adult, it's part of staying safe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 3. Keep it secret forever so nobody worries about you — no support
- 4. Only tell your mates — 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 6, line 16: «Anyone who gets a knock to the head in sport should stop playing and tell an adult.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «adult» (+3); the same action «tell» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓
«real self-defence is hitting first before they can hit you». Is that right?
- 1. Yes, always strike first so the other person can't hit you — no support
- 2. No, hitting first is starting a fight — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 3. Yes, if you're scared, always strike first — no support
- 4. Only if they're bigger and older than you — 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 250, line 15: «Sledding is done feet first, sitting up, on a hill away from roads, trees and ponds; head first, your head hits any obstacle first.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the notion of self-defence as applied to pupils?
- 1. Responding physically to any verbal provocation — no support
- 2. Pursuing the aggressor so as to deter future attacks — no support
- 3. Doing only what is necessary to cease being harmed, followed by withdrawal and reporting — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Retaliating with considerably greater force than was originally received by the pupil — ← Mova's choice · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 375, line 6: «A suspension is not a holiday; the pupil still has to do schoolwork and falls behind.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «pupil» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
Identify the principal reason for which the pursuit of an assailant subsequent to an attack does not constitute self-defence.
- 1. The pursuer is invariably smaller than the assailant and therefore requires protection — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The assailant must first be warned in writing — no support
- 3. The danger has ceased, whereupon the act becomes retaliation — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Pursuit is permitted only on school premises — 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 ✗
Determine the conduct most consistent with personal safety in respect of an unrestrained dog advancing upon a child.
- 1. Waving the arms vigorously and shouting at the animal — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 2. Fleeing at the greatest possible speed — no support
- 3. Remaining motionless with arms lowered and summoning the owner — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Advancing steadily towards the dog in order to intimidate it and drive it off — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 377, line 12: «Running or waving your arms at a strange dog can make it chase or jump.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wave» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning insults directed at a pupil's family member.
- 1. They are permissible only when uttered in jest — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. They justify a single blow but no more — no support
- 3. They constitute an assault upon the person which warrants an immediate physical response — no support
- 4. They do not constitute a physical attack and do not justify striking another — ✓ 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
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