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«I did brush my teeth»: little lies at home

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

Lesson 427 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 ✗

Mum in Cardiff: «Tamping I am!» How is she feeling?

  • 1. Sleepy — ← Mova's choice · score 9
  • 2. Happy — score 9
  • 3. Hungry — score 9
  • 4. Furious — ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 419, line 3: «Distractions were the real enemy. Theo's phone buzzed every two minutes with his friends arguing about the GTA 6 trailer, a game rated 18 that none of them was…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+5); the same doer «mum» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · wrong ✗

Kid: «just wet the brush, mum never knows lol». What is wrong with this plan?

  • 1. Mum always smells the brush to check it's been used — score 2
  • 2. Wet brushes break — no support
  • 3. It's a great plan with no problem — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 4. Your teeth still decay and the dentist will see — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 414, line 14: «A plan that only works if nobody notices is a bad plan.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «bad plan» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · right ✓

Dad: «Yeah nah, mate» after looking at Mia's hands. What does he mean?

  • 1. Maybe, I'm not sure — no support
  • 2. Yes, they're clean enough — no support
  • 3. Hurry up and eat — no support
  • 4. No, they're not washed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 427, line 2: «Little lies at home are about easy jobs — hands, teeth, showers, tidying, reading — and they are usually caught by something small. Mia in Melbourne said she'd…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mia» (+5); the same action «wash» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · right ✓

«I fed him!!» says Sam, but the bowl is empty and the hamster chews its bedding. What would have been the right thing?

  • 1. Fill the bowl quietly and say nothing at all — no support
  • 2. Blame the hamster for eating fast — no support
  • 3. Buy a bigger bowl — no support
  • 4. Say «I forgot» so someone could feed him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · 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 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 receiver «sam» (+3); the same action «give» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

Grandma in Texas: «Boy, you fixin' to lie to me?» What does «fixin' to» mean?

  • 1. Always going to — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 2. About to — ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 3. Trying to fix — score 7
  • 4. Never going to — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 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: the same doer «putting right» (+5); the same property (+2). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · wrong ✗

The medicine tastes horrible. What's the smart move?

  • 1. Pretend to take it — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Say you're better already — no support
  • 3. Pour it down the sink — no support
  • 4. Tell the grown-up so they can try another kind — ✓ 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 ✗

Big sister in Newcastle: «Howay man, you smell like a PE bag.» Is she being kind?

  • 1. She wants to go out — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. No, she's blunt but right — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. She's asking for his PE bag — no support
  • 4. Yes, she loves the smell — 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 ✗

What would happen if Jess had tidied properly from the start?

  • 1. It would have taken less time than the avalanche — ✓ the right answer · score 3
  • 2. The apple would still be mouldy — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 3. She'd have needed twice as long — score 5
  • 4. Mum would still find socks falling — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 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 427, line 4: «Jess «tidied» by stuffing everything into the wardrobe: when Mum opened it, an avalanche of socks, Lego and a mouldy apple fell on her, and the proper sorting…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «jess» (+5). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · right ✓

Grace: «nobody found out so it doesn't matter». Which is TRUE?

  • 1. Nobody finding out means it was the right thing — no support
  • 2. Broccoli doesn't count — no support
  • 3. She still felt bad, especially when praised — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 4. She felt great all night — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 364, line 2: «At her first confession Grace was so ashamed of one thing — she had pinched her little brother hard and made him cry — that she left it out. She felt worse aft…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «feel» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

Mum: «what happened in the chapter?» Aisha: «um, stuff... with a dragon». The book is about a pony. What should Aisha do?

  • 1. Say Mum is wrong — ← Mova's choice · score 12
  • 2. Say the pony turns into a dragon — score 9
  • 3. Say she read a different book — score 9
  • 4. Admit it and read the chapter — ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 12, against 10 for the next best. Its support: lesson 387, line 2: «Lily complained at home, and her mum said: «Oh, it just means he likes you.» Lily felt nobody was listening. Then her dad said: «Liking someone is not a reason…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+7); the same property (+4); the same doer «mum» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 10. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · right ✓

In a cartoon a kid hides all the mess in a cupboard and is never found out. What happens more often in real life?

  • 1. The mess somehow vanishes on its own overnight — score 1
  • 2. The cupboard is opened and the mess falls out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 3. The cupboard tidies itself — no support
  • 4. Parents never open cupboards — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 297, line 7: «A girl in Wales opened her friend's mum's cupboard while visiting and broke a precious vase; she had not been invited in there, and her friend was not allowed…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «open» (+2); the same thing acted on «cupboard» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which the wetting of a toothbrush without brushing fails to conceal neglect.

  • 1. Parents invariably observe the procedure — ← Mova's choice · score 0
  • 2. The condition of the teeth is subsequently revealed upon dental examination — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Wet toothbrushes are prohibited — no support
  • 4. Toothbrushes record their use electronically — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 197, line 13: «Your parents or carers need to know where you are and who you are with, so they can find you if something goes wrong.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+2). 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

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a false statement that a pet has been fed.

  • 1. It improves the health of the animal — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It may cause harm to an animal unable to communicate its hunger — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. It is of no consequence provided the animal survives until the next meal — no support
  • 4. It is preferable to an admission of forgetfulness — 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 ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the concealment of untidiness within a wardrobe?

  • 1. It is a half-truth, and proper correction subsequently requires more time — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. It is wholly honest, the floor being clear — no support
  • 3. It shortens the total labour required — no support
  • 4. It constitutes complete tidying — 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 ✗

It is given that a child successfully conceals uneaten food and receives praise. Determine the consequence most commonly reported.

  • 1. Lasting satisfaction at the success — no support
  • 2. An increased liking for the very food that was concealed — ← Mova's choice · score 2
  • 3. No feeling of any kind — no support
  • 4. A feeling of guilt more unpleasant than discovery — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 287, line 2: «Some foods that are fine for people are poisonous for pets: onions, garlic, chocolate, grapes and raisins, salty food and the sweetener xylitol in some sweets…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «foods» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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