What everyone learned about fights

Tests: 6 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 395 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 ✓

Freddie: «so who won the street war in the end?»

1. Station Road won, because they had more kids — no support
2. Maddie's street won in the end — no support
3. The police won — no support
4. Nobody won; it stopped because people chose to stop — ← 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 395, line 4: «The two streets finished the summer with one last football match and a barbecue, where the community officer burned all the sausages and blamed the wind. After…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «war» (+3); the same action «stop» (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★★ · right ✓

«Jake? the fighter? walked home with Sam?? no way». What's the lesson?

1. Old enemies can become friends — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
2. Sam had to pay him — score 10
3. It's a mistake, they hate each other — no support
4. Jake was tricking Sam — score 10

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 10, tied with another option at 10 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 369, line 1: «For three weeks Sam walks the long way round to school to avoid the boys at the bus shelter. He's late twice, his shoes wear thin and he tells nobody. Then one…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same thing acted on «boys» (+4); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«I'm still a bit scared of big boys. am I a wimp?»

1. No, being scared is normal; telling someone is brave — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Only if you cry — no support
3. Yes, real kids are never scared — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Yes, until you fight one and see they're not scary — 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 319, line 5: «A boy in Ireland swam in a deep lake to show he was not scared; the cold water tired him fast, and a man in a boat had to pull him out.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Jake writes «fights are short, what comes after is long». What does he mean?

1. Fights should be longer — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Bruises, punishments and lost trust last much longer — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Fights take ages to plan — score 2
4. After a fight you always get a long break to calm down — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 394, line 5: «Long fights between groups often go on long after anyone remembers how they started.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «long fights» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★★ · right ✓

little cousin: «if u tug a girl's hair she'll like u». What did the boys find out?

1. It makes her like you less — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Only on Fridays — score 3
3. Only if you say sorry after — no support
4. It always works — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 3 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «girl» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Kieran's uncle used to say «hit back or be a target». What changed his mind?

1. Seeing Kieran do well with rules and teamwork — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Kieran beating someone up — score 2
3. Losing a fight himself — no support
4. A strong letter from the police to his family — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 378, line 9: «Parents sometimes say no to a sport because they are worried, and talking calmly can change their mind.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «change» (+2); the same thing acted on «mind» (+2). Against it: 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 7 · ★★★ · right ✓

Maddie, captain: «we tackle the ball, not people». Why's that a good rule?

1. It keeps the game tough but safe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. It means nobody is allowed to tackle anyone at all — no support
3. It lets her team win every single match — no support
4. It's just there to annoy the boys — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 320, line 4: «Some rules keep you safe even under pressure: tell a trusted adult about bullying even if the bully says not to, and say «No thanks» to cigarettes, vapes and a…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+4); the same doer «rules» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Connor: «sorry I punched you, it wasn't equality, it was just mean». What's this?

1. A joke that doesn't really count for anything — no support
2. A real apology that names the wrong — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Something only teachers say — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. A way to start another fight — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 320, line 23: «When a friend tells you something sad about their family, listen kindly, keep it private and remind them they can talk to a trusted adult.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «friend» (+2); the same action «tell» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★★ · right ✓

teacher: «what's one kind of courage that isn't fists?» Best answer?

1. Shouting the loudest in the playground — no support
2. Hitting someone bigger than you are — no support
3. Walking away and telling an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Never saying sorry — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 60, line 4: «To tell a good secret from a bad one, ask: will it be told soon and make someone happy, like a surprise party, or must it be kept forever and does it give me a…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «trusted adult» (+3); the same action «tell» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

a new kid moves in: «which street's the hard one?» Best answer now?

1. «Station Road, stay away» — no support
2. «Ours, we beat them all and kept it for good» — no support
3. «Pick one and fight for it» — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. «Neither, we play football together now» — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 382, line 3: «Then Sam asked Maddie the question nobody had asked: «Why do the streets even fight?» Maddie opened her mouth and shut it again. «Because... they're Station Ro…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «fight» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«I'm too rough for school». What did Maddie and Kieran find instead?

1. A gang that likes rough kids and wants more — no support
2. Nothing, because rough kids can't ever change — no support
3. A way to get out of school — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. A team or club where toughness is useful and safe — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 329, line 19: «A child who leaves school without telling anyone can start a frightening search.», 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 (+2); the same action «leave» (+1); the same thing acted on «school» (+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 12 · ★★★ · right ✓

Sam to Jake on the walk: «remember when you wanted to fight me?» Jake laughs. What does that show?

1. Things that felt huge can change completely — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. They were never really enemies, they were only pretending — no support
3. Jake still wants to fight them — score 3
4. Sam is being rude — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 329, line 15: «At the end of a lesson, put books, pencils and papers back where they belong, so you find things quickly and the room stays safe.», 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 (+2); the same action «find» (+1); the same thing acted on «things» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a pupil's fear of a particular location diminished over the course of a summer.

1. The location was permanently closed — no support
2. The pupil grew in stature sufficiently to deter others from approaching — no support
3. The pupil prevailed in a fight at that location — no support
4. The pupil confronted the fear repeatedly with the support of others — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 395, line 5: «Fear of a place or of people often shrinks when you face it with support from friends and adults.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «fear» (+5); the same circumstance (+2); the same action «face» (+1). · 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 consequences of a physical altercation?

1. The altercation is brief, whereas its consequences are of long duration — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. An altercation carries no consequence whatsoever where no visible injury results — score 1
3. The altercation and its consequences are of equal duration — no support
4. The consequences cease when the altercation ends — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 353, line 13: «Losing pocket money for damaging something is a consequence, not a sign that you are loved less.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that two neighbouring communities ceased hostilities without either prevailing. Select the explanation consistent with the established facts.

1. One community surrendered the recreation ground entirely to the other — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The authorities compelled a permanent separation — no support
3. A sufficient number of persons on each side elected to cease — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The hostilities ended upon the defeat of one side — 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 · right ✓

State the conclusion most consistent with the observed conduct of a pupil formerly given to frequent fighting.

1. Persistent combative conduct may be altered with assistance and constructive occupation — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Such conduct alters solely through punishment — no support
3. Such conduct is fixed and incapable of alteration — no support
4. Such conduct alters only upon departure from school — 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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