A stranger's story

Tests: 1 of 11 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 12 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 446 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 ✗

Stranger at the gate: «quick, your mam's in hospital, come with me!» What's the right move?

1. Go quickly, it's an emergency — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Don't go — go to a teacher at once — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Go if the person seems kind and knows your name — no support
4. Go only if it's not far — 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 · wrong ✗

Man in a car: «Hey buddy, help me find my puppy?» Best answer?

1. «Only if he's a nice puppy» — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. «I'll get in and look» — no support
3. «Ask a grown-up» — and move away — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. «Sure, where did he go?» — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 58, line 6: «A man at a park in Ohio told a girl he had lost his puppy and asked her to help look in his van; she said no, ran to her mum, and the police were called.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «puppy» (+2); the same doer «man» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

Glasgow man: «Here, wee man, a fiver to carry this bag to that car.» What is «wee man»?

1. Old friend — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Rich man — no support
3. Tall man — score 3
4. Little boy — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 415, line 2: «Ollie lost his gift card in the worst way possible: he threw the paper with the code in the recycling. He felt sick. His mum helped him contact the shop with t…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

Knock at the door, you're home alone: «Water board, open up, quick job.» What do you say?

1. Wait, I'll open the back door — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Show me your badge, then come in — score 5
3. Come back when my mum's home — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Come in, the taps are upstairs — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 268, line 5: «A girl in Colorado opens her car door with her far hand; her body turns, she looks back and sees a cyclist coming, so she waits — this is called the Dutch reac…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «open» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «car door» (+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 5 · wrong ✗

«I know your dad, Ben Lee, he sent me.» It's written on your bag. What's true?

1. Knowing a name doesn't make him safe — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Go if he says your dad's name twice, and your mum's too — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Only real friends know names — no support
4. He must be telling the truth — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 446, line 10: «Knowing your name or your parent's name does not make someone safe; names can be read on bags and tags.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «read» (+2); the same thing acted on «names» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · wrong ✗

Lady in Dublin: «You'll be on telly! Just don't tell your mam, it's a surprise.» What should Oisin do?

1. Ask for a signed contract first — score 9
2. Keep the surprise for a week — score 7
3. Give his address but not the phone — ← Mova's choice · score 10
4. Tell his mam straight away — ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 10, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 446, line 3: «Some stories use something true to seem safe. A man near the shops in Toronto said to Grace, «Your dad's my best friend, he told me to give you a ride home.» H…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «give» (+4); the same thing acted on «address» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · right ✓

You're lost in a shopping centre. Someone says «your mum's outside, come on». What do you do?

1. Stay inside at a desk where people work — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. Run out to the car park alone — no support
3. Hide behind a clothes rack until the shop closes — no support
4. Go outside with them quickly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 388, line 4: «The bravest stop of the week came from Tom himself. His friends dared him to pull Lily's hair again, and he said: «Stop it, I'm not doing that.» They were so s…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «stick» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · wrong ✗

What would happen if Kai had gone off alone with the lady to find her dog?

1. The dog would have been found faster — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Nothing, because all lost-dog stories are true and dogs do get lost — score 1
3. His mum would be proud he went alone — no support
4. He'd have been in danger if her story wasn't true — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 416, line 1: «Kai found a video called «FREE V-BUCKS 2026 WORKING!!!» with a man shouting and coins exploding on the screen. Kai was excited, sure he had found a secret. «Ju…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «find» (+5); the same doer «kai» (+2); a different thing acted on (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 9 · wrong ✗

Crying woman: «lost me purse, need a tenner for the train». What's the kindest safe thing?

1. Take her to a station worker or police — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Walk away and tell no-one — score 6
3. Walk her home yourself, holding her hand — no support
4. Give her all your pocket money — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 446, line 5: «Kindness is good — the trick is to bring in a grown-up. A woman crying at a station told Ruby she'd lost her purse; Ruby gave her lunch money, and the next wee…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «lunch money» (+1); the same receiver «woman» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

In a film, the kid goes with a stranger who turns out to be a nice wizard. In real life what's the rule?

1. Go if they're crying — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Never go with someone you don't know — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Go if they look like a wizard — no support
4. Go if they know your name — 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 ✗

Stranger: «sweeties for a quick photo, yeah?» What does Zara say?

1. Only if the sweets are big — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No thanks — and goes to her mum — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, but not of my face — no support
4. Okay, one photo is fine — 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 ✗

Identify the principal reason for which a family password is employed.

1. To enable a child to verify that a person has been sent by the family — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. To prevent the child from speaking to teachers about family matters — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. To permit access to the family's computer — no support
4. To identify the family to the police — 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 307, line 14: «On a school camp or residential trip, pack with a parent, label your things and talk to a teacher if you feel homesick; homesickness is normal and usually pass…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «talk» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that an adult unknown to a child requests the child's assistance in locating a lost animal. Select the response consistent with the established safety advice.

1. The child should accompany the adult for a short distance — score 0
2. The child should assist provided the animal is small — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. The child should request payment for the assistance — no support
4. The child should decline, withdraw and inform a trusted adult — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 316, line 11: «Cages and hutches must be kept in the shade, because small animals can overheat and die quickly in the sun.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3). The right option, 4, scored 2. · 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 request by an adult that a child conceal a matter from the child's parents?

1. It constitutes an ordinary feature of a surprise — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. It is acceptable when made by a talent scout who appears on television — score 7
3. It is acceptable when accompanied by a gift — score 7
4. It constitutes a serious indication of danger and should be reported — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 121, line 13: «Children who greet adults themselves, instead of hiding behind a parent, seem confident and polite.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «children» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Determine the course of action recommended for a child separated from his family within a shopping centre.

1. To proceed alone to the car park — no support
2. To remain within the premises at a desk staffed by employees — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. To conceal himself until the premises close — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. To leave the premises with any adult who offers assistance — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 269, line 19: «A child stepping out from behind a stopped bus is hidden from drivers until the very last moment, so a driver has no time to stop.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hide» (+2); the same thing acted on «child» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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