Big kids, little kids and the truth at home

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

Lesson 433 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 ✗

Big brother: «Mum said you gotta give me your sweets, bruv». What's the smart move for the little one?

1. Cry until he goes away — no support
2. Go and ask Mum — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Hide them in the garden — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Hand them over at once — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 414, line 2: «Ollie's mum contacted the shop, explained a child had bought it by mistake, and asked for the money back; then she removed the saved card and turned on a passw…», 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 «shop» (+1). Against it: 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

Test 2 · ★★ · right ✓

Sister: «if you swallow a seed a watermelon grows in your tummy». Little brother is crying. What's the truth to tell him?

1. It grows only at night — no support
2. The seed just passes through, nothing grows — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. It grows only if you drink lots of water after — no support
4. Only some seeds grow, the black ones — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 433, line 8: «Swallowing a watermelon seed does not grow a watermelon inside you; the seed simply passes through.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «pass through» (+5); the same doer «seed» (+1); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓

Ivy: «gimme your sweets or I'll tell Mum you hit me». He didn't. What's the best answer?

1. Give her the sweets every week so she stays quiet — score 7
2. Hit her so the story is true — no support
3. «Go on then» — and tell Mum about the threat himself — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. Hide from Mum all day — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 433, line 3: «Little kids can trick big ones too. Ivy kept saying she'd «tell Mum» things her big brother hadn't done unless he gave her his sweets, and mostly he gave in. O…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same circumstance (+5). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Two kids agree to say «we both cleaned». What would happen if a parent asked them separately what they each did?

1. Parents never ask separately — score 1
2. The cleaning would get done — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Their stories would always match perfectly — no support
4. Their details might not match — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 421, line 4: «Some kids found better ways. Priya earns extra minutes by doing chores, and her bedroom has never been so tidy. Zara wrote a list of reasons for more screen ti…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «parents» (+4). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Mam in Dublin: «That's the end of the craic.» What does she mean?

1. The chores are done — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. The dishes are broken — score 3
3. The window cracked — no support
4. The fun is over — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 433, line 4: «Covering for a sibling drags you into their trouble. Charlie, nine, said his big sister was «in the shower» when she had sneaked out to a friend's; Dad heard n…», 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 «chores» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Dad: «Where's your sister?» Charlie knows she sneaked out. What's an honest thing to say?

1. «In the shower, Dad» — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. «She went to Gran's for tea» — no support
3. «I don't know, ask her» or the truth — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. «She's asleep upstairs, don't wake her» — 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 · ★★ · right ✓

Jacob's sister bought him a cone after the ice-cream van joke. Why?

1. Because Mum told her the joke was true — score 5
2. To say sorry for tricking him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. To trick him again the next day — no support
4. Because the van was giving out free cones that day — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 433, line 3: «Little kids can trick big ones too. Ivy kept saying she'd «tell Mum» things her big brother hadn't done unless he gave her his sweets, and mostly he gave in. O…», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+5); the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · right ✓

Little sister finds out years later the dog didn't go to a farm. What helps most?

1. Saying it was a different dog that went away — score 5
2. Talking honestly and looking at photos together — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. Never talking about it again — no support
4. Saying the farm was real — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 433, line 5: «Some untruths are told out of love. Finn's family in Wales told his little sister their dog had «gone to live on a farm». Years later she found out it had died…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same action «look» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«moon follows only u, baby bro». Why is this joke mostly fine?

1. It's gentle and doesn't scare him — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. It isn't fine at all — no support
3. Because babies can't understand — no support
4. Because the moon really follows one person — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 433, line 6: «Gentle make-believe with little children, like the moon following them, is usually harmless if it never scares them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «follow» (+3); the same doer «moon» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Mo: «I never tell on you, you never tell on me». Then Mo breaks a window. Does Leo have to keep quiet?

1. Yes, brothers must always lie for each other, whatever happens — no support
2. Yes, a promise is a promise always — no support
3. No, that's not a fair promise about something serious — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Only if Mo pays him — ← Mova's choice · 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 413, line 2: «Leo's dad called loot boxes «a fruit machine for kids». Leo thought that was a bit much, so his dad explained: a fruit machine takes your money, spins, flashes…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «leo» (+3); the same action «give» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓

In a cartoon, a big sister always tricks her little brother into giving her his dessert. What is true in real life?

1. Tricking smaller kids is unfair and usually found out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Little kids enjoy being tricked — no support
3. Parents always take the big one's side — no support
4. It's a fair way for big kids to get a bit more food — 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 · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the assertion «Mother said so» employed by an elder sibling to obtain a younger sibling's possessions.

1. It cannot be verified by any means available to a child — no support
2. It is binding upon the younger sibling — no support
3. It may be verified by applying to the mother, whereupon the falsehood is exposed — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is always to be accepted without question by the younger sibling — ← Mova's choice · 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 432, line 9: «Tricking a younger sibling is easy, which is exactly why it is unfair; big kids should protect little ones.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same thing acted on «younger sibling» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which two persons maintaining a shared falsehood are frequently detected when questioned separately.

1. They are questioned at excessive length — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Separate questioning is prohibited — no support
3. Shared falsehoods are invariably true in every particular — no support
4. The details of their accounts do not correspond — ✓ 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 a falsehood which causes a young child to fear eating fruit?

1. It is true in respect of certain fruits — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It ceases to be a jest, as it frightens the child — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It improves the child's diet — no support
4. It is harmless, being merely amusing to the elder child — 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 · right ✓

It is given that a child was told in kindness that a deceased pet had moved to a farm. Determine the response most commonly reported upon later discovery.

1. A wish that the deception had been maintained indefinitely — no support
2. A preference for having been told the truth gently — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Gratitude for the continued deception — no support
4. Indifference to the matter — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 335, line 16: «After a lie, keep telling the truth, and trust will grow back slowly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same thing acted on «truth» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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