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«Just hit him back» or «tell a teacher»? What the grown-ups say

Tests: 7 of 11 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 391 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 ✓

«my grandad says just deck him, sorted». Is it sorted?

  • 1. Only if you're bigger than him — no support
  • 2. Yes, if your grandad says so — score 0
  • 3. Yes, one good punch ends every fight for ever — no support
  • 4. No, hitting back usually makes it bigger and longer — ← 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, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 391, line 4: «Grown-ups give these rules out of love and from their own childhood, and some are half right. But hitting back usually makes a fight bigger and longer, and hit…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same doer «hitting» (+2); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Jake's mate: «u told Pryce?? grass». What's true?

  • 1. Telling is always grassing, whatever the reason — no support
  • 2. Telling to stop trouble is not grassing — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Grassing is fine if you're scared — no support
  • 4. Only girls tell teachers — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 369, line 3: «Not everyone gets it right first time. Maddie twists her ankle in a scrap behind the garages and tells no one, so it swells to twice its size; the doctor says…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same doer «maddie» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

«hit first so he can't hit u, simple». What's wrong with that?

  • 1. Hitting first is starting the fight yourself — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 2. It's fine if he looked at you funny — score -2
  • 3. Nothing, it's clever, you get the first hit in — no support
  • 4. It only works on small kids — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 391, line 4: «Grown-ups give these rules out of love and from their own childhood, and some are half right. But hitting back usually makes a fight bigger and longer, and hit…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «start» (+3); the same doer «hitting» (+2); the same thing acted on «fight» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Lily's gran: «ignore them, love, they'll stop». Two weeks on, still tugging. Now what?

  • 1. Cut her ponytail off — no support
  • 2. Tell a teacher, because ignoring hasn't worked — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 3. Keep ignoring them for a whole year if she has to — no support
  • 4. Tug their hair back — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 391, line 3: «The girls got muddled rules too. After Connor punched Maddie's nose, her dad, still angry, said «next time, you hit him first». Her mum said «use your words an…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «teacher» (+4); the same action «tell» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Kieran: «if ya don't hit back you're a target forever, my uncle said». Which is true?

  • 1. Targets get a medal — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Nobody ever picks on people who hit back — no support
  • 3. Uncles are always right about fights — no support
  • 4. Hitting back often keeps the fight going for longer — ✓ 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

teacher on duty, busy: «not now, sort it yourselves». What next?

  • 1. Cry and do nothing — no support
  • 2. Sort it out with fists — ← Mova's choice · score 1
  • 3. Go home and never come back to school — no support
  • 4. Find another adult and tell them — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 391, line 1: «When the Station Road boys kept knocking Sam's bag off his shoulder, every grown-up in his life gave him a different rule. Grandad said «just hit him back, lad…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «teacher» (+3). Against it: the same action «sort» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

«girls don't hit, but boys gotta, innit». Right?

  • 1. Yes, boys must fight or they're not proper boys — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Only on Fridays — no support
  • 3. Yes, girls are too weak — no support
  • 4. No, the rule about not hurting is the same for all — ✓ 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 ✓

Mr Pryce: «Jake, why are you in my doorway with your fists clenched?» Best answer?

  • 1. «I wanted to hit him, so I came to tell you» — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. «Waiting to hit him after school» — no support
  • 3. «I'm practising my boxing for the club on Saturday» — no support
  • 4. «Nothing, sir, I'm just standing here» — 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 9 · ★ · right ✓

Sam: «Grandad's old so he must know best?» Best reply?

  • 1. Grown-ups can be wrong; listen kindly, choose the safer way — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Old people are always wrong — no support
  • 3. Old people are always right about everything — no support
  • 4. Do what the oldest person in the family says — 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 ✓

Maddie's dad, still angry about her nose: «next time you hit him first!» Wise Maddie says?

  • 1. «OK Dad, I'll punch him first thing on Monday» — no support
  • 2. «I'll hit him twice» — score 4
  • 3. «I'll get Kieran to do it» — score 4
  • 4. «I'd rather tell a teacher, Dad, so it ends» — ← 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, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 391, line 3: «The girls got muddled rules too. After Connor punched Maddie's nose, her dad, still angry, said «next time, you hit him first». Her mum said «use your words an…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «teacher» (+4); the same action «tell» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

little brother: «so what DO I do if someone shoves me?» Best answer?

  • 1. Keep it a secret from everyone — score 0
  • 2. Hit the nearest person — no support
  • 3. Shove back harder than they shoved you — score 0
  • 4. Step away, then tell a grown-up you trust — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 388, line 2: «The day after, Tom tried again and Lily said «stop». «You're no fun,» he moaned. Lily wobbled for a second, then said: «I'm fun, but this isn't.» A «stop» does…», 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 action «say» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which the instruction «retaliate with physical force» is considered inadvisable for a pupil subjected to provocation.

  • 1. Retaliation is permissible solely outside the school premises — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Retaliation is ineffective solely on account of the pupil's size — no support
  • 3. Retaliation is inadvisable only for female pupils and younger children — no support
  • 4. Retaliation customarily prolongs and enlarges the conflict — ✓ 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

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Whereas a pupil has reported mistreatment to a member of staff who has taken no action, select the response most consistent with established guidance.

  • 1. No further report ought to be made — no support
  • 2. The report ought to be repeated, or made to another responsible adult — ✓ the right answer · score 0
  • 3. The matter ought thereafter to be resolved by force between the pupils — no support
  • 4. The pupil ought to absent himself from school — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 375, line 5: «A suspension (also called an exclusion) means a pupil must stay away from school for a set number of days.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «school» (+3); the same doer «pupil» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the striking of the first blow in anticipation of an attack?

  • 1. It constitutes lawful self-defence in all cases — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It constitutes the avoidance of a fight altogether — no support
  • 3. It is without consequence where no injury results — no support
  • 4. It constitutes the initiation of a fight — ✓ 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

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the conclusion consistent with the established facts concerning the rule against inflicting harm upon others.

  • 1. The rule applies solely within the classroom and not at break — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The rule is suspended where an adult so directs — no support
  • 3. The rule applies equally irrespective of the sex of the pupil — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. The rule applies solely to female pupils — 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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