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«Only one left!»: shops and adverts

Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 7 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 441 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 ✓

«mum it says LAST ONE we HAVE to get it rn». What should Mum say?

  • 1. Signs like that rush you — let's wait and see — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 2. Quick, buy two before they go — no support
  • 3. You're right, last ones never come back once they're gone — no support
  • 4. Signs in shops can never be wrong — 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 441, line 1: «Ava in Manchester saw a toy with a big red sign: «LAST ONE! HURRY!» She begged Mum till she was nearly crying. Mum said «We'll come back next week, our kid» —…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hurry» (+5). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · right ✓

Mason: «he said it's the best game ever, no cap». What does «no cap» mean here?

  • 1. No money — score 3
  • 2. No limit — score 2
  • 3. No lie — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 4. No hat — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 441, line 18: ««No cap» (young US slang) means «no lie»; «mid» means average or not good; «our kid» (Manchester) means my brother, sister or child; «eish» (South Africa) show…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «cap» (+4); the same action «mean» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

Bruv in London: «bare kids got that game, it's peng». Then: «it's mid tbh». What does «mid» mean?

  • 1. Brilliant, the best — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 2. Average, not great — ✓ the right answer · score 3
  • 3. Half price — score 4
  • 4. In the middle of the shop — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 441, line 18: ««No cap» (young US slang) means «no lie»; «mid» means average or not good; «our kid» (Manchester) means my brother, sister or child; «eish» (South Africa) show…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mid» (+4); the same action «mean» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

Your mate says «it's on telly so it must be true». Which is right?

  • 1. Only online adverts trick people — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Adverts show the best bits and hide the rest — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. TV adverts are never allowed to trick — no support
  • 4. If it's on telly, it's tested — 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 ✗

What would happen if the toy car advert showed it at real speed, on carpet?

  • 1. The advert would be against the law — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 2. The car would go faster — no support
  • 3. Fewer kids would beg for it — ✓ the right answer · score 0
  • 4. More kids would want it — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 285, line 13: «If a friend shows you a weapon or says they will bring one to school, tell an adult right away; it is a danger to everyone.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «friend» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · wrong ✗

Zara's gran: «Eish, free my foot.» How is she feeling about the deal?

  • 1. Confused about her shopping — no support
  • 2. Worried that she lost her purse — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 3. Annoyed — it isn't really free — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Delighted with a great bargain — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 438, line 4: «Some pranks cost people things they need. Ava set the clocks five minutes fast; Dad was early all week, but Gran nearly missed her bus home. Ruby in Edinburgh…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «miss» (+4); the same doer «gran» (+4). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · right ✓

A sign says «9 out of 10 kids love it!» Which question checks it best?

  • 1. Out of how many kids, and who asked? — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 2. What colour is the sign? — no support
  • 3. How tall is the shopkeeper? — no support
  • 4. Is the shop open on Sunday? — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 439, line 2: «A teacher in Cork gave her class three tests for any prank. Does everyone laugh, including the one pranked? Can it be undone easily? Would you be happy if it w…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «ask» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · wrong ✗

In a cartoon, the hero buys a «magic» product from an advert and it works perfectly. What happens more often in real life?

  • 1. It works better than the advert — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It never arrives at all — no support
  • 3. It works much less well than the advert — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. The advert pays you back twice — 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 · wrong ✗

Mum in Manchester: «We'll come back next week, our kid.» Who is «our kid»?

  • 1. A stranger in the shop — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The shopkeeper at the till — no support
  • 3. Her own child, Ava — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. The toy on the shelf — 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 10 · wrong ✗

Dad: «sale's on, everything 70% off!» Then he sees the tiny «up to». What does he find?

  • 1. Only the tiny words are on sale — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Everything is free today — no support
  • 3. Everything is now more expensive — no support
  • 4. Most things have a much smaller discount — ✓ 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 11 · wrong ✗

Kai: «yeah nah, I'm not buying the big cone again». What does he mean?

  • 1. No, he won't buy it again — ✓ the right answer · score 0
  • 2. Yes, he'll buy two next time — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 3. Maybe, if it's sunny — no support
  • 4. He wants a bigger cone — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 399, line 2: «Kai's parents said no console at home until he was twelve. Kai declared it the most unfair rule in the history of the world. Then, with all that spare time, he…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «kai» (+4); the same property (+1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal purpose of a notice declaring that an item constitutes «the last one» available.

  • 1. To induce the customer to purchase without deliberation — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. To comply with a statutory requirement — no support
  • 3. To inform the customer of an accurate count of the remaining stock — no support
  • 4. To restrict purchases to one per customer — 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 ✗

It is given that one item was previously priced at twenty rand and that three items are now offered at sixty rand under a «buy two, get one free» promotion. Determine the saving obtained.

  • 1. A saving of twenty rand — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. A saving of sixty rand — no support
  • 3. A saving of forty rand — no support
  • 4. No saving whatsoever — ✓ 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 favourable review delivered by a person remunerated by the manufacturer?

  • 1. It constitutes the most reliable evidence available, the reviewer having used the product — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It constitutes an advertisement rather than an independent judgement — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. It constitutes a scientific test of the product — no support
  • 4. It constitutes a guarantee of the product's quality — 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 ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the statement that ninety-seven per cent of thirty-four persons concurred.

  • 1. The sample is small and the claim carries limited weight — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. The sample size is irrelevant to the claim — no support
  • 3. The claim has been verified by measurement — no support
  • 4. The claim applies to the entire population — 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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