Street gangs and loyalty

Tests: 6 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 11 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 383 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 ✓

«if ur really one of us, chuck this at the window. go on, Razor». Best reply?

1. No. If that's what it takes, I'm out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. OK but I'll aim for the frame, not the glass — no support
3. OK if you do one too — no support
4. OK, but only a little stone — 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 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Sam: «I'm not coming to the rec tonight». Kieran: «so ur a traitor then». What's actually true?

1. Sam must be on Station Road's side — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Sam has let the whole street down, he's a traitor — no support
3. Sam's scared so he doesn't count — no support
4. Sam's just not doing harm; that's not betrayal — ✓ 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 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Older lad: «here's a fiver, little bro, just hold this bag for me». What's wise?

1. Say no and tell a trusted adult — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Hold it but don't look inside the bag — score -1
3. Ask for a tenner instead — no support
4. Take it, a fiver's a fiver — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 364, line 4: «Other Sundays went wrong in smaller ways. Lily giggled all through the prayers at her friend's funny face, so she was moved to sit next to Dad, away from her f…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «new bag» (+2); the same action «bring» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · right ✓

Mum: «Has your brother been out with them older lads again?» Lily knows he has. What's best?

1. Say she doesn't know anything — no support
2. Say yes but beg Mum not to talk to him — score 0
3. Say no, to protect him from getting in trouble — no support
4. Tell Mum the truth, because she can help him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 343, line 4: «The goldfish is the sad one: Leo didn't clean the water, the fish got ill and died. He told Mum the truth, they buried it together, and he looks after the new…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «mum» (+3); the same thing acted on «truth» (+2); the same action «tell» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«that Station Road girl called Mill Lane a dump, u gotta sort her out, Maddie». Wise answer?

1. Fine, after school by the shop, just you and me — no support
2. Only if she says it again — no support
3. I'll get Jake to do it — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. It's just words, I'm not fighting over a road — ✓ the right answer · 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 372, line 5: «After losing a match, Jake punched a wall and broke his wrist: six weeks in a cast, no football, no writing, and the wall was completely fine. Worse, his littl…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «answer» (+2); the same doer «jake» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · right ✓

Maddie's lip won't stop bleeding after a fall on the kerb. What's sensible?

1. Put soil on the cut to dry it out quickly — no support
2. Press a clean cloth on it and get an adult; it may need a doctor — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Lick it until it stops bleeding, then go back out — score 3
4. Ignore it and go back out — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 383, line 11: «A split lip or a fall on a kerb can need a doctor, and head injuries can be serious.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «doctor» (+2); the same action «need» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓

«final battle Sat at the rec, ends it for good, trust». True?

1. No, it'll likely lead to more hurt and revenge — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, one big fight settles everything for good — no support
3. Yes, if your side wins it — no support
4. Only if the police don't come — 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 ✗

Jake: «I'm out of the group». Kieran: «nobody leaves, mate». What should Jake do?

1. Move house to get away — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. Fight Kieran in front of everyone to prove he's allowed to leave — score 8
3. Stay out and tell a trusted adult if he's threatened — ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. Go back in so there's no trouble for anyone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 219, line 7: «A girl in Wales left a candle burning by the curtains and went to bed; the curtains caught fire, and only the smoke alarm woke the family in time to get out.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «get out» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+2). The right option, 3, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · right ✓

Kieran's mum hears kids calling him «Razor». She asks why. What should he say?

1. Say he doesn't know — no support
2. Tell the truth about the window so it can be put right — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Say it's just a made-up game name, nothing more — score 3
4. Say it's because he shaves — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 343, line 4: «The goldfish is the sad one: Leo didn't clean the water, the fish got ill and died. He told Mum the truth, they buried it together, and he looks after the new…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «truth» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Lily's mate: «if u grass on ur brother he'll hate u». What's true?

1. He'll hate you for ever, so it's not worth it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Only grass if he's arrested — no support
3. Getting him help is caring, even if he's cross at first — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Keeping quiet is always safer for him in the end — 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 ✓

Which friend is truly loyal?

1. The one who walks you home with a split lip — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. The one who gives you a cool gang name — no support
3. The one who calls others traitors for you — no support
4. The one who wants you with them at every fight — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 359, line 1: «Hannah in Auckland promised to walk home with her friend Lily every day after school. One day she wanted to get home fast for a TV show and left without her. L…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «walk» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal purpose served when a group requires a younger member to commit damage in order to «prove loyalty».

1. The group protects the member from harm — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. The group assesses the member's courage in a fair and impartial manner — no support
3. The group secures the member's participation in harmful acts for its own ends — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The group instructs the member in lawful conduct — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 383, line 4: «Jake was the first to say it out loud. He told Kieran: «I'm out. A group that makes you smash windows and calls your mates traitors isn't loyal to you — it jus…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). 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 ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the practice of older youths bestowing gifts, praise and nicknames upon younger children?

1. It constitutes disinterested kindness in all cases — no support
2. It is required by custom between neighbouring streets in a town — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. It may constitute grooming intended to draw children into risky conduct — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. It is without significance to the welfare of the child — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 0, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 328, line 5: «Getting better takes practice: when you get frustrated, break the skill into small steps; if you will miss practice, tell the coach in advance; and clean share…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «practice» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that a pupil declines to attend a planned altercation between two streets. Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning loyalty.

1. The refusal is acceptable only if the pupil is injured — no support
2. Loyalty requires participation in every altercation involving one's street — no support
3. The refusal constitutes disloyalty to the pupil's street — no support
4. The refusal is not betrayal, loyalty consisting in care and honesty towards persons — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 312, line 8: «Loyalty does not mean lying for a friend; you can stay kind to a friend without covering up harm.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lie» (+1); the same doer «loyalty» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the action most consistent with the welfare of a child whose sibling appears to be associating with an older group engaged in fighting.

1. The pursuit of the sibling at night without informing anyone — no support
2. The concealment of the matter in order to avoid conflict — no support
3. The joining of the group in order to supervise the sibling — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. The communication of the concern to a trusted adult — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 213, line 3: «Jealousy, loneliness and guilt fade when you act: you ask for time, join a group, or say sorry and make up for it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «join» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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