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«It was HIM!»: siblings blaming each other

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

Lesson 432 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 Derby: «you're both mardy and both guilty». What is she saying?

  • 1. They're both hungry and tired — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. They're both happy and both innocent — no support
  • 3. Only one of them did it — no support
  • 4. They're both sulky and both did 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 2 · ★ · right ✓

Big brother: «just tell your little sister she did it in her sleep, she'll believe anything». Why is this wrong?

  • 1. Breaking things in your sleep is very common for little kids — no support
  • 2. Little kids never believe any stories — no support
  • 3. It's fine as long as she's under seven — no support
  • 4. Tricking someone smaller is easy, which makes it unfair — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 321, line 14: «Too much screen time can make you grumpy and can make sleep worse.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same thing acted on «sleep» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

«it was HIM» / «no it was HER» — both have chocolate faces. What's the smartest move?

  • 1. Own up first for the best deal — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Blame the dog for the chocolate instead — no support
  • 3. Wash your face quickly and keep lying — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 4. Keep blaming each other louder — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 432, line 1: «The biscuit tin in Derby was empty. «It was HIM!» said Lily. «It was HER!» said Jack. Both had chocolate on their faces. «You're both mardy and both guilty,» s…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wash» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Twins swap hoodies. Teacher: «Both stay in at recess then, eh?» Why does the trick backfire?

  • 1. They get extra recess — score 0
  • 2. The teacher liked their hoodies — no support
  • 3. Recess was cancelled for the whole class anyway because of rain — no support
  • 4. Confusing who did it makes both share the punishment — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 432, line 4: «Some deals go wrong. Ruby in Edinburgh cried until her big brother Euan agreed to take the blame for a cup, and promised to do his chores for a week. She did t…», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «confuse» (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dan: «he's been on it FOREVER». The screen shows Dan had it longer. What kind of lie is this?

  • 1. Not a lie, only a feeling — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 2. The truth, because it felt long to Dan — no support
  • 3. An exaggeration, which is still lying — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. A joke that everyone enjoys — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 431, line 8: «Small clues, like dates on packets, witnesses and shopkeepers who know you, often break a lie.», 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 (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

What would have happened if Sophie's sister had said at once «sorry, I spilled ketchup on your top»?

  • 1. Sophie would never speak to her again — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 2. Sophie would likely forgive a stain more easily — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. The top would wash clean by itself — no support
  • 4. Mum would ground her for a whole year for the stain — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 423, line 2: «Priya's sister plays GTA in the bedroom and says: «Don't tell Mum.» Zara's brother offers to let her play when their parents are out. Both girls felt the same…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «talk» (+4); the same receiver (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ruby got Euan to take the blame and then broke the deal. How many wrongs is that?

  • 1. Three: the cup, the tears and the chores — no support
  • 2. One: only the cup — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 3. None, because he agreed to it — no support
  • 4. Two: the blame and the broken promise — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 376, line 1: «When Jake was suspended for fighting, the school phoned his dad at the warehouse. Dad had to leave his shift halfway, lost half a day's pay, and drove Jake hom…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «jake» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Little sister: «Noah hit me!» — every day, never true. Which story is this like?

  • 1. Jack and the beanstalk — no support
  • 2. The boy who cried wolf — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. The tortoise and the hare — no support
  • 4. Goldilocks and the three bears — 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 432, line 5: «Honesty can even make it cheaper. Two brothers in Melbourne broke a vase wrestling. «Righto,» said Mum, «you're both gonna pay half, unless one of youse can te…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cry» (+3); the same thing acted on «wolf» (+2); the same doer «boy» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Mum in Melbourne: «Righto, youse are both paying half.» One says «I pushed first», the other «I pushed harder». What did honesty get them?

  • 1. Nothing at all, it made no difference — no support
  • 2. They each paid a bit less — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. They had to pay double — no support
  • 4. They got a new vase for free — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 432, line 5: «Honesty can even make it cheaper. Two brothers in Melbourne broke a vase wrestling. «Righto,» said Mum, «you're both gonna pay half, unless one of youse can te…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «pay» (+5); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Josh's dad: «Nobody said nothin'.» What does Dad mean?

  • 1. He wasn't listening — score 3
  • 2. Somebody did say something — score 2
  • 3. Nobody said anything bad — ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 4. Josh should say nothing — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 432, line 3: «The worst sibling lies get someone punished for nothing. Josh in Pittsburgh told Mom his brother had called him a bad name, so his brother would lose phone tim…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same doer «josh» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

In a sitcom, a kid frames his brother and everyone laughs at the brother's punishment. What is true in real life?

  • 1. The brother deserves it anyway — no support
  • 2. It's always just a harmless joke between brothers — score 2
  • 3. Getting someone punished for nothing is a cruel lie — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 4. Parents never find out who really did it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 432, line 3: «The worst sibling lies get someone punished for nothing. Josh in Pittsburgh told Mom his brother had called him a bad name, so his brother would lose phone tim…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «punish» (+3); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which causing a sibling to be punished for an act he did not commit is regarded as a grave falsehood.

  • 1. The unjust punishment is borne by an innocent person — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. It is of no consequence within the family — no support
  • 3. Siblings are entitled to lie to one another — no support
  • 4. It improves the subsequent behaviour of the sibling so punished — 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 ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a child who complains falsely and repeatedly of being struck.

  • 1. Repeated complaints compel belief — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. False complaints have no effect upon trust — no support
  • 3. Her complaints are believed with greater readiness — no support
  • 4. Her complaints cease to be believed, even when genuine — ✓ 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an arrangement whereby one sibling assumes the blame in exchange for a promise subsequently broken?

  • 1. It is a fair and lawful bargain — no support
  • 2. It comprises both a cowardly evasion and a further falsehood — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. It is honest, the elder sibling having consented — no support
  • 4. It removes all responsibility from the guilty sibling in every respect — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 112, line 20: «When a sibling takes your toys, use words, take turns or ask a grown-up, because hitting does not solve the problem.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same doer «sibling» (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that two siblings jointly responsible for breaking a vase each give a truthful account. Determine the outcome reported.

  • 1. Neither was required to pay anything — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Each was required to pay a reduced share — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Each was required to pay the whole cost — no support
  • 4. Both were punished more severely for the delay — 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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