Traffic lights, crossings and parked cars

Tests: 10 of 19 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 42 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 ✓

A girl in Melbourne presses the button at the lights. A bus is still coming. What should she do?

1. Wave to the bus driver and cross — no support
2. Wait until the walk signal shows and the traffic stops — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
3. Cross now, because she pressed the button and the bus must stop — score 7
4. Cross behind the bus as it passes — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 11, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 42, line 2: «At a crossing with lights you press the button and wait for the signal to walk: a green or white walking person; a red person or a red or orange hand means do…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same action «wait» (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why might a driver who is turning right at a junction not stop for a boy who is crossing on the walk signal?

1. The boy is crossing at the wrong colour — score 3
2. Turning drivers never have to stop — score 4
3. The walk signal does not count for any cars that are turning a corner — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. The driver may be watching the other traffic and not see him — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 42, line 6: «A boy in Toronto crossed when the walk signal had just turned red because the cars had not moved yet; a car turning the corner did not see him and hit him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «turn» (+4); the same thing acted on «corner» (+3); the same doer «car» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Which is true?

1. A green walk signal means it is your turn, not that every car will stop — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A green walk signal means no car can possibly come anywhere near you — no support
3. A red hand means cross quickly — no support
4. Zebra crossings are only for bicycles — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

A boy in Manchester waits at a zebra crossing. A car is coming fast and is still far away. What should he do?

1. Step out at once, since drivers must stop — score 9
2. Run across before the car arrives — score 8
3. Wait to see that it is stopping before stepping out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
4. Turn away from the road so the driver knows he is not crossing — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 11, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 20, line 2: «Sound bends around corners and bounces off walls, but light travels in straight lines — so you can hear a car coming round a corner before you can see it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same action «see» (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

A ball rolls into the road between two parked cars. What should a girl do?

1. Step out between the cars to look — ← Mova's choice · score 11
2. Stop, and ask an adult to help get the ball safely — ✓ the right answer · score 11
3. Wait for the ball to roll back by itself — score 11
4. Run after it quickly before a car comes along and squashes it — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 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 42, line 18: «If you must pass parked cars, stop at their outside edge and look before going on.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same action «look» (+5). The right option, 2, scored 11. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why do traffic lights for walkers in many US cities show a countdown?

1. So you know when the bus is coming — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. So you can race the cars to the other side before they move off — no support
3. So drivers know when to speed up — no support
4. So you know how long is left and do not start too late — ✓ 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

A family car is backing out of a driveway. Where is the most dangerous place for a small child to stand?

1. Next to an adult on the lawn — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Inside the house by the window — no support
3. On the porch by the door — no support
4. Right behind the car — ✓ 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 ✓

Why is the walk signal not a reason to stop looking?

1. Walk signals never work in the rain — no support
2. Cars drive on the pavement at crossings — score 2
3. Some drivers make mistakes or do not see the light — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. The signal changes colour too quickly to be sure of it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 42, line 7: «A girl in Auckland crossed at a zebra crossing without looking because she thought cars must stop; a driver did not see her and braked only just in time.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+4); the same doer «driver» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which place to cross would a road safety officer choose?

1. Between two parked lorries, as it is quick and short — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. A crossing with lights, after checking the traffic — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Just round a bend, where it is quiet — score 7
4. Where your friends are already crossing — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 42, line 1: «The safest place to cross is a crossing: drivers expect people there and the crossing gives you a turn to walk.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «safest place» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

the hand's flashing n i haven't stepped off the kerb yet, go?

1. Yes, flashing means go, just walk quicker — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, run fast — no support
3. No, wait for the next walk signal — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, wave at cars — 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 ✓

green man, can i just go

1. Look both ways first, cars may be turning — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, run straight out, the cars all have to stop — no support
3. Yes, with your eyes closed — no support
4. Yes, never look — 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

zebra crossing in leeds, step out straight away?

1. Yes, if you wave — no support
2. Yes, cars always stop at zebras, just go — no support
3. Wait till the traffic has stopped — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Yes, run across — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 42, line 3: «A zebra crossing has black and white stripes and, in the UK, flashing orange globes on poles; drivers should stop for people waiting there, but you wait until…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stop» (+3); the same doer «traffic» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

gonna cut through between the parked cars

1. Yes, if you're small — no support
2. Yes, it's quicker, everyone does it — no support
3. Yes, if you run — no support
4. No, drivers can't see you there — ← 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 42, line 17: «A driver reversing out of a driveway or a parking space may not see a child behind the car.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+4); the same doer «driver» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

light's green for me but this car's turning without slowing

1. Wait and let it pass, then cross — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Run in front of it quickly — no support
3. Walk out, it is your turn — no support
4. Step out and wave at him — 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 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

zebra crossing so cars have to stop, no need to look right?

1. Yes, if you walk slowly — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, you can walk straight out without looking — no support
3. Yes, unless it is dark — no support
4. Always look and wait until cars stop — ✓ 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 16 · ★ · wrong ✗

red man flashing, still loads of time innit

1. Cross diagonally to save time — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Run across, there is loads of time left — no support
3. Cross if you are fast — no support
4. Do not start, wait for the next green — ✓ 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 17 · ★ · right ✓

heard a boy ran out between parked cars for his ball and a van just missed him, the driver went mental

1. Real lesson: vans are more dangerous than cars and should be banned — no support
2. It proves balls should never be played with — score 7
3. Real lesson: drivers cannot see you between parked cars, so do not cross there — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. It is gossip, so parked cars do not matter at all when you cross — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 10, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 42, line 17: «A driver reversing out of a driveway or a parking space may not see a child behind the car.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+4); the same doer «driver» (+3); the same circumstance (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

my mate says when the green man shows u can just go without looking, the cars have to stop

1. He is right, drivers always stop — score 5
2. He is right, the green man means no cars can come, so you never need to look — score 7
3. He is right, if you walk quickly — no support
4. Not safe; even with the walk signal look both ways, a car may still be turning — ← 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, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 42, line 12: «Even with the walk signal you look both ways, because a car may still be moving or turning.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+4); the same thing acted on «ways» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ava's dad reversed over their neighbour's bin and people say he's a terrible driver, pass it on

1. Pass it on, because it proves it — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Pass it on, and say he hit a cat and a bike too, so everyone is warned — no support
3. Pass it on, so people avoid his car — no support
4. Do not pass it on; it is unkind, and reversing drivers cannot see everything — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 5, line 5: «Drivers often do not see children, so try to catch the driver's eye; a boy in Austin waits at a driveway until the reversing car has stopped and the driver has…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «try» (+4); the same doer «drivers» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the significance of a flashing hand or countdown signal in the United States?

1. A pedestrian must not commence crossing, but may complete a crossing already begun — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A pedestrian must run back to the kerb — no support
3. A pedestrian may commence crossing at once — no support
4. A pedestrian must stop in the middle of the road and await the next green signal before continuing — 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 ✗

Identify the device known in the United Kingdom as a Belisha beacon.

1. A sign indicating a school ahead — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A red light at a railway crossing — no support
3. A flashing orange globe upon a black and white pole at a zebra crossing — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A white light mounted upon a police car to warn traffic of an accident ahead — 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 being given that a pedestrian waits at a zebra crossing, select the course of action consistent with established guidance.

1. To step into the road at once, since all vehicles are required by law to stop — score 5
2. To run across before any vehicle arrives — no support
3. To cross only when a pedestrian light shows — no support
4. To wait until the traffic has stopped before stepping into the road — ← 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, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 42, line 15: «At a zebra crossing you wait until the traffic has stopped before stepping onto the road.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «step» (+3); the same doer «traffic» (+3); the same place «road» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a vehicle reversing out of a driveway.

1. The driver may be unable to see a child situated behind the vehicle — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Reversing vehicles move too slowly to cause injury — no support
3. The driver is always able to see clearly behind the vehicle by means of the mirrors — score 7
4. A reversing vehicle always sounds a warning — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 42, line 19: «A green walking signal does not always mean every driver has seen you.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+4); the same doer «driver» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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