Left out without a console

Tests: 5 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 13 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 399 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 ✗

«zara u don't even play games, ur so boring». What's true?

1. Kids without consoles have no hobbies — no support
2. Not having a console doesn't make you boring — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Boring people don't like games — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Zara should pretend to play games — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 399, line 1: «Every lunchtime the table talked about one thing: the new game. Zara's family could not afford any console, so she said she «just didn't like games» and stared…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «games» (+5); the same action «like» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«lol Ollie wasn't in the chat, he missed the meme». Kind move?

1. Laugh even harder so he feels left out — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Start a chat called No Ollie — no support
3. Tell him the funny bits — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Tell him to go and get a phone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 396, line 4: «Not everyone was happy for her. Ollie said he had the newest console too, but his was the old one with a sticker on it, and he felt ashamed and scared that som…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «feel» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓

Noah: «yeah I've got it, level 40». Jayden: «what's the boss on level 40?» Noah goes red. Best for Noah now?

1. Never talk about games again — no support
2. Tell the truth; it's easier than holding a lie — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Say Jayden's the liar — no support
4. Make up a boss fight and hope nobody checks — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 399, line 3: «Theo told Zara, «You can't play with us, you don't even know the game.» Mia said everyone was new once and taught Zara in five minutes. Noah, scared of being l…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «truth» (+5); the same action «tell» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · right ✓

Theo: «nah, she can't play, she's a noob». What's the lesson's answer?

1. Theo's right, games are for pros — no support
2. Everyone was a noob once; teach her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Noobs should only watch the real players — no support
4. She should practise alone first — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 340, line 8: «The answers in the back of a book teach you nothing; doing the working does. A teacher can spot copied answers: every answer is right, but there is no working.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «answers» (+2); the same action «teach» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · right ✓

«six of us, sofa fits five, someone's on the floor again». What made the floor the best seat?

1. Turning the telly towards the sofa — no support
2. Cushions and calling it the VIP section — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. A rule the floor kid plays last — score 2
4. Making the youngest kid sit on the floor always — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 399, line 4: «Mia's sofa fitted five, and the sixth kid always ended up on the floor. So they piled cushions on the floor and called it the VIP section, and suddenly everyon…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+7); the same thing acted on «floor» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · right ✓

«blocky graphics lmao, that's your uncle's ancient thing??» What did the kids find out?

1. Old games are only fun for uncles — no support
2. Old consoles always break in a week — no support
3. The old two-player games were brilliant fun — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Nobody can play old games now — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 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: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «fun» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓

Kai: «no console till I'm TWELVE?? my life is over». What happened to Kai, really?

1. He got great at drawing and football — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. He saved up and secretly bought one himself — score -1
3. His life was boring and empty for two years — no support
4. He fell out with everyone in his class — 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 399, line 2: «Kai's parents said no console at home until he was twelve. Kai declared it the most unfair rule in the history of the world. Then, with all that spare time, he…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «draw» (+2); the same doer «kai» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Ruby only gets Saturdays. The group plans the big boss battle for Wednesday. Better plan?

1. Do it Wednesday, Ruby can just watch a video of it after — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Cancel all battles forever — no support
3. Do the big battle on Saturday when Ruby's there — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Let Ruby do it alone later — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 399, line 5: «One Wednesday Jayden saw Zara watching from the side, quiet. He handed her his controller for a whole match. Zara felt seen, and a bit shy. She lost badly, lau…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «watch» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Zara's on the edge of the room watching, says nothing. «want a go?» — why does it matter?

1. It's the rule that guests play first — score 2
2. She'll stop watching if she loses — score 1
3. Being invited means more than winning — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She'll win and show everyone up — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 398, line 3: «Every losing style was on show that month. Kai said «the controller is broken» every time he lost, so Mia swapped controllers with him; he lost again and every…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «zara» (+3); the same action «win» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Teacher: «Why might a pupil say they don't like games when they don't own a console?»

1. Because they've already finished every game — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Because games are bad for you — score 2
3. To make the teacher happy — score 6
4. To hide feeling left out — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 341, line 7: «Losing well, by finishing the game and shaking hands, keeps friends.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «game» (+5); the same action «finish» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Lunch table, all game talk. Kai's a no-console kid. «what do YOU like then?» Best result?

1. Kai has to leave the table and sit somewhere else — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Kai shares and joins in — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Kai lies about owning a game — score 5
4. The table stops talking about games — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 354, line 5: «The consequence varies: sometimes a look, sometimes leaving the table, staying behind or a visit to the head teacher. But the putting right is always yours: a…», 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 «table» (+1); 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which a pupil without a console asserted a dislike of games.

1. A wish to impress the teaching staff — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A desire to conceal the feeling of being excluded — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A genuine and lifelong aversion to all play — no support
4. An instruction from the school to that effect — 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 ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a falsehood told in order to avoid exclusion from a group?

1. It reliably secures acceptance by the group — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is liable to increase the teller's sense of isolation — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It is required of all new members of a group — no support
4. It is harmless provided it is never discovered — 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 · wrong ✗

It is given that a member of a class lacks access to a messaging group. Select the conduct consistent with the guidance of this lesson.

1. The ridicule of the member's lack of a telephone — no support
2. The creation of a second group excluding the member — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. The avoidance of the member during breaks — no support
4. The relating in person of what the member has missed — ✓ 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 378, line 13: «Groups that leave someone out «because that's how it's always been» can be changed by asking politely.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave out» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Whereas a newcomer is unacquainted with a game, state the response most consistent with the established facts.

1. Exclusion of the newcomer until proficiency is attained — no support
2. Instruction of the newcomer, all experts having once been beginners — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Permanent assignment of the newcomer to the role of observer — no support
4. Requirement that the newcomer purchase the game — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 399, line 10: «Teaching a newcomer is kinder than turning them away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «newcomer» (+5); the same action «teach» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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