Buses, trains and being seen

Tests: 8 of 19 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 14 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 43 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 ✗

A girl in Toronto is running late, and the school bus is already pulling away from her stop. What should she do?

1. Run in front of it to make it stop — score 1
2. Let it go and not chase it into the road — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Grab the back of the bus — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Run after it and bang on the door until it stops — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 39, line 7: «A girl in Dublin always left in a rush and ran across the road to catch the bus; one morning she nearly stepped in front of a van.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «catch» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · right ✓

A driver in Texas sees a school bus stopped ahead with red lights flashing and the stop arm out. What must he do?

1. Pass quickly before more children get out of the bus — no support
2. Stop and wait until the lights stop flashing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
3. Pass it slowly on the left — score 2
4. Honk so the children hurry — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 11, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 43, line 2: «In the USA and Canada, a stopped school bus with flashing red lights and its stop sign arm out means traffic must stop; you cross in front of the bus, several…», 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 «stop» (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

A boy in Brisbane walks home from a friend's house after dark along a road with no footpath. What helps most?

1. Running so that he is home sooner — no support
2. Walking facing the traffic, wearing something reflective — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Walking with his back to the traffic, in dark clothes — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. Walking in the middle of the road — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 43, line 7: «A girl in Scotland walked along a country road at night in dark clothes; a driver saw her only at the last moment and nearly hit her.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «walk» (+4); the same place «dark clothes» (+4). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

Which is true about being seen?

1. Dark clothes are fine at night, as long as the street lamps are on — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Reflective strips work only in sunshine — no support
3. Fluorescent colours help by day, reflective strips at night — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Fluorescent colours help most at night — 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 5 · wrong ✗

Why should a child step back from the platform edge when a fast train is passing?

1. The platform edge is only for staff — no support
2. Fast trains are always about to stop at the platform, so you must make room for them — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. Trains spray water when they pass — score 2
4. The rush of air and the train itself can pull or hit someone close — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 8, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 43, line 23: «A train can take more than a mile to stop, so it cannot stop for someone on the track; you cross railway lines only by a bridge or a proper crossing.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «train» (+5); the same action «stop» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · wrong ✗

A boy has to stand on a busy bus with no free seats. What should he do?

1. Sit on the floor near the driver — no support
2. Hold a handrail firmly — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Stand in the middle without holding on — score 1
4. Lean against the doors — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 2, line 7: «A boy in Texas stood on a wobbly chair on top of a table to reach a shelf; the chair tipped, he fell onto the hard floor and needed stitches in his chin.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «tip» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · right ✓

Which is the safest way to get off a school bus and cross the street?

1. Run straight out from the back of the bus — no support
2. Walk ahead of the bus, look at the driver, wait for a signal, then look both ways — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Cross right next to the front bumper, close enough to touch it, so the driver knows you are there — no support
4. Walk under the stop arm while it is moving — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. 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» (+3); the same thing acted on «ways» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · right ✓

Why should a cyclist riding at dusk, as it gets dark, have a red light at the back?

1. So drivers coming up behind can see the bike — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. So the bike looks like a car — no support
3. So other cyclists know to stop — no support
4. So the cyclist can see the road behind in the dark — 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 9 · right ✓

Two friends get separated from their teacher in a busy station. What is the best thing to do?

1. Hide until the teacher finds them — no support
2. Leave the station to look for the teacher — no support
3. Get on any train that comes — no support
4. Tell a member of staff and wait with them — ← 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 43, line 21: «If you are separated from your adult on a train or at a station, you tell a member of staff.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «member» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · right ✓

school bus stopped, cross behind it?

1. No, cross in front where the driver can see you — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Yes, behind is safest, cars stop for buses anyway — score 6
3. Yes, run behind quickly — no support
4. Crawl under it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 43, line 10: «You cross in front of a school bus, far enough ahead that the driver can see you, never behind it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+4); the same doer «driver» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · wrong ✗

bus coming, stand right at the edge?

1. Yes, on the road itself — no support
2. Yes, lean out to wave — no support
3. Yes, so the driver sees you and stops — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. No, wait well back till it stops — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 43, line 10: «You cross in front of a school bus, far enough ahead that the driver can see you, never behind it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same doer «driver» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · wrong ✗

train platform, can i stand over the yellow line

1. Yes, if you hold on — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, if no train is coming — no support
3. Yes, to get on first — no support
4. No, stay behind it — ✓ 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 13 · right ✓

walking home at night, fluoro or reflective

1. Reflective, it shines in headlights — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Dark clothes are fine — no support
3. Fluorescent works best at night, it glows — no support
4. Neither matters — 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 14 · right ✓

walking home in the dark, all black clothes, it's fine right

1. Black is fine, cars have lights so they'll see you anyway — no support
2. Wear something bright or reflective so drivers see you — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Walk faster so it is shorter — no support
4. Walk in the middle of the road — 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 43, line 4: «At night a driver sees a child in dark clothes very late; reflective strips shine the headlights straight back to the driver, so a boy in Alaska walking home i…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+4); the same doer «driver» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · wrong ✗

mates are taking a shortcut over the train tracks

1. Go if you listen first — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Go if you run — no support
3. Say no and use the bridge or crossing — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Go if you cannot see or hear a train coming — 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 · right ✓

dropped my pencil case under the bus as it's leaving

1. Leave it and tell the driver or an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Pick it up from behind the back wheel before it rolls — no support
3. Run to the front to get it — no support
4. Crawl under to grab it — 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 · wrong ✗

did u hear a kid ran behind the school bus and a car nearly got him cos it couldn't see him

1. Real lesson: school buses should never stop on busy roads where cars go past — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Real lesson: never cross behind a bus; cross in front where the driver can see you — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. It is gossip, so crossing behind is fine — no support
4. It proves only the bus driver can cause accidents — 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 43, line 6: «A boy in Texas ran around the front of his school bus to cross the road; a car passing the bus did not stop, and it hit him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pass» (+3); the same doer «car» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · wrong ✗

my brother reckons bright neon clothes make u glow at night so drivers see u

1. He is right, neon and reflective are the same thing, they both light up in the dark — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He is right, neon glows in the dark — no support
3. He is right, if the clothes are new — no support
4. Not true; fluorescent works by day, but at night you need reflective stuff — ✓ 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 19 · wrong ✗

Max fell over on the train when it moved and everyone laughed, gonna post it lol

1. Post it, because falling on trains is funny and everyone already saw it happen anyway — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Do not post it; it would embarrass him, and anyone can lose balance on a train — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Post it, so he holds on next time — no support
4. Post it, but put a funny caption — 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 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the danger zone surrounding a school bus?

1. The bus stop at which the bus waits whilst the children board and alight in turn — no support
2. The area within the bus reserved for teachers — no support
3. The road ahead of the bus where it may not stop — no support
4. The area about the bus within which the driver cannot see a child well — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 43, line 1: «Getting on and off buses and trains is a time when children are close to big vehicles whose drivers cannot see everything, so you wait well back until the vehi…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «drivers» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

It being given that a school bus in the United States displays flashing red lights and its stop arm, determine the obligation of other traffic.

1. Other traffic must stop — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Other traffic must sound the horn — no support
3. Other traffic may pass at reduced speed — no support
4. Other traffic may continue if no child is visible — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 43, line 2: «In the USA and Canada, a stopped school bus with flashing red lights and its stop sign arm out means traffic must stop; you cross in front of the bus, several…», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stop» (+4); the same doer «traffic» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the side of a road without pavement upon which a pedestrian ought to walk.

1. In the middle of the road for visibility — no support
2. On whichever side has more shade — no support
3. Facing the oncoming traffic, so that it may be seen approaching — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. With the traffic, so that it approaches from behind and may pass safely — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 43, line 19: «Where there is no pavement, you walk facing the oncoming traffic, so you can see it coming.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+4); the same thing acted on «traffic» (+4); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response that is consistent with established guidance at a train platform.

1. Persons should board before others alight — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Persons should run towards the train as it arrives — no support
3. Persons should stand behind the yellow or white safety line — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Persons should stand at the very edge of the platform — 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

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