Maddie's nose and Connor's «equality»

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★★ · Understood: 10 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 379 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 ✗

«Connor says it's equality, she wants to fight like a boy so she gets hit like one». Is that what equality means?

1. Yes, but only for girls who are tomboys — no support
2. No, it means girls are allowed to hit boys — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. Yes, that's exactly what equality means, fair's fair — score 8
4. No, it means same respect and nobody hits anybody — ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 374, line 1: «For weeks Maddie had been shoving boys in her class. Then she shoved Connor, who always says he is «all for equality». Connor said «you want to fight like the…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «maddie» (+2); the same thing acted on «boys» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«tbh maddie had it coming, always shoving people». Which is true?

1. Shoving is wrong, but nobody deserves a punch in the face — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She totally deserved it for always shoving people in the line — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Shoving is fine, so only Connor did wrong — no support
4. It doesn't matter, it was only her nose — 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 379, line 2: «At school Connor told his friends, «I hit her because equality. She wants to fight like a boy, so she gets hit like a boy.» Some of the class agreed: «Maddie d…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★★ · right ✓

Ryan: «I'm gonna sort that Connor kid out after school». What's wisest?

1. Do it, somebody has to stand up to him — no support
2. Get his mates to do it so he doesn't get caught — no support
3. Do it, but only on the way home so the teachers don't see — no support
4. Don't, revenge makes it worse; let the school deal with it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 379, line 10: «A big brother «sorting someone out» is revenge and usually makes things worse for everyone.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «make» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★★ · right ✓

«her nose was like a massive plum lmao». Is it a joke to Maddie?

1. Yes, plums are funny — no support
2. Yes, she loved it — no support
3. No, it hurt and she cried about it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. No, because it didn't swell at all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 333, line 2: «Some lies cause real harm. In «The Boy Who Cried Wolf», a shepherd boy shouts «Wolf!» as a joke again and again; when a real wolf comes, nobody believes him an…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «shout» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«Connor's dad said she was asking for it, so it's fine then». Is it?

1. Yes, because dads always know best — no support
2. No, it's an excuse, not a reason — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Only if she actually asked out loud — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Yes, if a grown-up says so it's true — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 351, line 1: «Josh in Leeds was meant to take the bins out on Thursday night, but it was cold and he stayed on the sofa. The bin men came and went; for two weeks the full bi…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «take out» (+2). Against it: 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 6 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«if they're both wrong then they're just as bad». Is that right?

1. No, only Connor did anything wrong at all — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, so nobody should have to say sorry — no support
3. No, both can be wrong while one is much more wrong — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, wrong is wrong, so they're both exactly as bad as each other — 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 ✗

«why'd Mrs O put them in the same science group, she's mental». Why might she have done it?

1. She was really trying to punish Sam — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She wanted to see another fight between the two of them — no support
3. Working on something together can help them make up — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She forgot all about the punch in the line — 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 ✗

Maddie: «I'm still angry but I know I shoved him too». Can both be true?

1. Yes, you can own your part and still be angry — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Only if Connor says sorry to her first — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. No, angry people can never admit anything — no support
4. No, if you were the one who shoved first you can't be angry — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 375, line 3: «After the nose punch, Maddie and Connor had to sit with Mr Pryce and say what THEY did, not what the other did. It was awkward. In the end Maddie said sorry fo…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same action «say» (+1); a different doer (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 9 · ★★★ · right ✓

«boys shouldn't hit girls, but girls can hit boys». Is that fair?

1. Yes, boys are tougher — score 1
2. Yes, that's what equality means — score 4
3. No, nobody should hit anybody — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Only on Fridays — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 374, line 1: «For weeks Maddie had been shoving boys in her class. Then she shoved Connor, who always says he is «all for equality». Connor said «you want to fight like the…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hit» (+2); the same doer «nobody» (+2); the same thing acted on «anybody» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★★ · right ✓

«Sam asked if her nose hurt, so soppy». Was it soppy?

1. Yes, it was none of his business at all — no support
2. No, it was a small kindness she remembered — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. No, he was only asking because he was bored — no support
4. Yes, he should have laughed along with the rest — 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 366, line 4: «Sam remembers the swimming trip: he was the only boy who wouldn't do the cannonball off the high board, and he felt awful. But he also remembers the wasp on Li…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «remember» (+1). Against it: the same doer «sam» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«a punch on the nose, it's nothing, it'll be fine tomorrow». True?

1. Yes, noses heal overnight while you sleep — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, because a nose is too soft to really hurt — no support
3. No, swelling and bruises can last a week or more — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. No, a broken nose never heals at all — 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 12 · ★★★ · right ✓

«maddie's a tomboy, so she's not really a girl, so it's ok». What's wrong with this?

1. Nothing, it's a perfectly fair point when you think about it — score 2
2. Tomboys are allowed to be hit like boys — no support
3. She is a girl, and nobody should be hit anyway — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. It's only wrong if she ends up crying — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 378, line 6: «There is no single right way to be a girl or a boy.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «girl» (+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 principle of equality as it pertains to physical conduct between pupils?

1. Male pupils may strike female pupils who have previously shoved them in line — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Every pupil is owed equal respect and is bound by the rule that none may strike another — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Every pupil is equally entitled to strike any other pupil who has first provoked them — no support
4. Female pupils are exempt from all rules of conduct governing physical contact — 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 ✓

Identify the principal deficiency in the assertion that a person who was struck «was asking for it».

1. It excuses harm, whereas no person deserves to be injured — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. It is entirely without deficiency — no support
3. It ought properly to be addressed to the victim — no support
4. It is expressed with insufficient formality for a school setting — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 355, line 3: «Confession lifted the weight, but it did not replace the sorry to the person he had hurt; he did both. A dare does not make rude words fine — the one who says…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hurt» (+1). Against it: the same doer «person» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Given that pupil A shoved pupil B and pupil B subsequently struck pupil A in the face, determine which statement is consistent with the established facts.

1. Both acted wrongly, the blow to the face constituting the greater harm — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Pupil A alone acted wrongly, having acted first — no support
3. Pupil B alone acted wrongly, the shove being permissible — no support
4. Neither acted wrongly, the exchange being reciprocal — 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 ✗

Ascertain the most probable consequence of a sibling undertaking to «sort out» a pupil who has injured a family member.

1. Commendation by the school authorities — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A permanent and amicable resolution between the two families — no support
3. An escalation of the conflict to the detriment of all concerned — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The immediate healing of the original injury — 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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