Adults who help and adults who don't

Tests: 5 of 11 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 12 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 392 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 ✓

dinner lady: «not my problem, sort it urselves». What's wise?

1. Tell a teacher or another adult instead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Sneak to the front — no support
3. Give up on the queue — no support
4. Sort it out with a shove when nobody's looking — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 391, line 2: «Jake's dad told him «stand up for yourself with your fists», and Kieran's uncle said «if you don't hit back you'll be a target forever». Jake tried it and got…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «mr» (+4); the same action «tell» (+2); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · right ✓

«my nan says boys will be boys, so fighting's fine». Is it?

1. No, it's an excuse; boys can learn not to fight — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Only on the street, not at school — no support
3. Yes, nans know best, they've seen it all — score 1
4. Yes, but only for boys — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 392, line 8: ««Boys will be boys» is an excuse, not a reason; boys can learn not to fight just like anyone else.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «learn» (+2); the same doer «boys» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · right ✓

teacher to Maddie: «well ur a tomboy, what d'ya expect». What's true?

1. Liking football doesn't make anyone a fighter — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Maddie should wear a dress — no support
3. Tomboys always fight, that's what makes them tomboys — no support
4. The teacher is being kind — 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 ✗

Sam: «I told Mum and she rang school. Am I a grass now?»

1. Only if the boys ever find out who told — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Yes, a big one, he'll be called a grass — no support
3. Yes, but it doesn't matter very much — no support
4. No, telling Mum was the right thing — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 238, line 5: «Example: a boy in Sydney finds a syringe in the park. He does not touch it, puts his bag next to it to mark the spot and runs to tell his mum, who calls the co…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «find» (+2); the same doer «boy» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

Lily's dad wrote dates in a notebook before the meeting. Why?

1. To make the meeting longer — no support
2. So the school could see it kept happening — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. So he wouldn't forget to bring his coffee to the meeting — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. To show off his handwriting — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 376, line 2: «Maddie's street scrap ended with a stone through Mr Patel's window, and her mum paid for the glass out of the holiday money. Then came the wrist: Maddie fell i…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+4); the same doer «dad» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · right ✓

«boxing club? so ur gonna batter people now». What's true about a good club?

1. It has strict rules against fighting outside — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. It has no rules at all — score 5
3. It's where street fights start — no support
4. It teaches you how to beat up anyone who annoys you — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 392, line 12: «Good sports clubs, like boxing or judo clubs, have strict rules against fighting outside the club.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «strict rules» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · wrong ✗

Every Friday at 3 the same lot kick off. What could a smart teacher change?

1. Cancel Fridays — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The time, place, or who stands near whom — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nothing, it's just Friday — no support
4. Give them a lot more homework so they're too busy — 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 ✗

«police on the rec?? we're nicked lol». What was the officer actually doing?

1. Checking bikes for lights — no support
2. Arresting kids for playing football on the grass — ← Mova's choice · score 11
3. Looking for a lost dog — score 3
4. Playing football and getting to know both streets — ✓ the right answer · score 11

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 11, tied with another option at 11 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 392, line 4: «Mr Pryce invited the parents of both streets into the school hall, with tea and biscuits, to talk about the fights, and the community police officer started pl…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «police officer» (+5); the same thing acted on «football» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, scored 11. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · wrong ✗

Kieran's gran shrugs again. Who else could Kieran tell?

1. Only Jake — no support
2. Nobody, Gran is the only one who ever listens — score 1
3. The Station Road boys — ← Mova's choice · score 10
4. A teacher, Mr Pryce or the community officer — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 10, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 392, line 2: «Not every grown-up helps. The dinner lady always said «sort it out yourselves», so the shoving in the queue went on for weeks. Kieran's gran shrugged «boys wil…», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same doer «boys» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

«what's the point telling, adults never do nothing». What's true?

1. Adults only help rich kids — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Some don't, but many do, so keep telling — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Only the police can help — score 0
4. It's true, no adult ever helps, so don't bother — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 127, line 6: «A boy in Ohio talked with his mouth full and laughed at the same time; a piece of food went down the wrong way, and he choked until an adult helped him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «boy» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · right ✓

Mr Pryce gets parents from both streets in for tea and biscuits. Why would that help?

1. Parents can agree together how to stop the fights — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. It's just a party with tea and biscuits — score 4
3. Biscuits make people forget all about the fights — no support
4. It gets parents out of the house — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 126, line 1: «A visit ends well with a goodbye: you find the host and say thank you, you walk a visitor to the door, and you go without a fuss when your parent says it is ti…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «time» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which a member of staff who records the times and locations of altercations may prevent their recurrence.

1. Pupils cease fighting once observed writing — no support
2. A discernible pattern permits alteration of the circumstances that precede them — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Records are required solely for disciplinary exclusion from school — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Records are of themselves a deterrent to all pupils who might fight — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 345, line 1: «Letting someone take your punishment is like stealing from them: you take their good name and their free time. Finn in Cork drew with chalk on the school wall,…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «good name» (+4). The right option, 2, 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 expression «boys will be boys» when applied to physical altercations?

1. It is an appropriate response from a caring adult — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It constitutes official school policy on conduct — no support
3. It is an excuse which obstructs any remedy — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is an accurate account of the nature of 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that a pupil has reported mistreatment to an adult who has declined to act. Select the course of action most consistent with established guidance.

1. The pupil ought to report the matter to another adult until it is addressed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. The pupil ought to accept that the matter cannot be resolved by any adult at all — no support
3. The pupil ought to resolve the matter by physical means — no support
4. The pupil ought to refrain from all further reporting — 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 333, line 3: «Games and tests only work when players are honest: the banker in Monopoly handles the money fairly, a tagged player admits it and becomes «it», a footballer do…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «teacher» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

State the conduct most conducive to the protection of a child who has disclosed mistreatment to a parent.

1. The parent instructs the child to retaliate — score 4
2. The parent listens, thanks the child and contacts the school — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. The parent defers all action for a month — score 1
4. The parent confronts the other children personally at the school gate — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 392, line 10: «When a child tells a parent, the most helpful parent listens, thanks them and contacts the school.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «children» (+4); the same action «thank» (+2); the same doer «helpful parent» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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