The new kid and the first day

Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 13 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 465 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 ✗

«new girl's just standing there like a lemon, weird». What's most likely going on?

1. She's ignoring everyone on purpose because she's posh — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. She loves standing still — score 4
3. She's new and nobody's asked her to play — ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. She's waiting for a bus — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 291, line 7: «A girl in Australia stood by the window to watch a storm; lightning struck a tree outside and the window shattered, cutting her arm.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: its «because» matches the remembered cause (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «girl» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · wrong ✗

Kieran: «we've got enough players, new kid can watch». What would most likely happen if he let him play?

1. Everyone would quit — no support
2. The game would be ruined — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. The new kid would take over the school — score 2
4. He might find a great new teammate — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 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 447, line 5: «Noah's teacher gave the class a «fake friend» test. Do they know only what you've told them? Do they ask for secrets, photos, meeting up or money? Do they want…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «two kids» (+5). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · right ✓

«they called me Pom, that's well racist». What's more likely?

1. It's a type of pudding — no support
2. It means she's pretty — no support
3. It's mostly cheeky teasing; tell a teacher if it gets nasty — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. It's always the worst insult there is, so hit back at once — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 370, line 3: «Standing by someone takes many shapes. When Lily's usual friends fall out and leave her alone, Sam sits with her at lunch. Lily stays with Chloe in the nurse's…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same receiver «friends» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

In a cartoon, the new kid becomes the most popular in school by lunchtime on day one. What's more usual?

1. It takes a few weeks or months to settle — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Everyone always loves the new kid at once — no support
3. New kids never make friends — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. Only new kids with dogs make friends — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 429, line 6: «Kayla in Atlanta found a form about her missing homework that needed Mom's signature by Friday. She thought about signing it herself for a whole evening. Then…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+1). Against it: the same doer «kids» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

You're the buddy for a new girl but your mates want you at football. What's right?

1. Do the buddy job properly first — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Ditch her, because football's more fun — no support
3. Tell her to follow you around silently — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Give her to someone else secretly — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 257, line 6: «A stranger in a car at a school gate in Arizona told a girl her mum had sent him to collect her; she ran back to the teacher instead, and the police later foun…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «girl» (+3); the same action «tell» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · wrong ✗

Jake and Zack haven't spoken for three days. Jake: «he's dead boring, I'm asking to move». Better idea?

1. Move on day three — no support
2. Ignore him forever — no support
3. Give it time, slow friendships can be great — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Tell the teacher Zack is boring — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 391, line 2: «Jake's dad told him «stand up for yourself with your fists», and Kieran's uncle said «if you don't hit back you'll be a target forever». Jake tried it and got…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «mr» (+3); the same action «tell» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · right ✓

«why d'you talk funny?» How did Chloe turn that question into a good thing?

1. She cried and ran off — score 5
2. She answered with a smile and taught them Irish words — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. She stopped talking — score 5
4. She said they talked funny instead and walked off laughing — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 465, line 12: «Answering curious questions about where you are from with a smile can make your difference a good thing.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same action «answer» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · right ✓

You moved school and you're eating lunch alone for the third day. What's the best step?

1. Stop eating lunch — score 5
2. Pretend you're on your phone forever — no support
3. Keep it secret, it'll pass — score 4
4. Tell a teacher or dinner lady — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 97, line 24: «Children who move school settle in faster when they tell a teacher or parent if they are finding it hard.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · wrong ✗

Kuba speaks only a little English. Which would help him most?

1. Correcting every mistake he makes — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Learning to say hello in Polish — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Talking very loudly and slowly at him — no support
4. Leaving him to work it all out alone — 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 ✗

What would most likely have happened to Ada if Sam hadn't asked her to play?

1. She'd have taken over the game of tig — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. She'd have moved school that day — score 2
3. Nothing, she wanted to be alone — no support
4. She'd have stood alone longer — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. 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 465, line 4: «Sometimes you have to go first. At a new swimming club Sam stands at the side until he asks a boy, «You doing the fifty metres?» They talk times, then Minecraf…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+5). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · wrong ✗

Lily's nervous about starting a new club. What does her mum's story suggest?

1. First days are always fun — no support
2. The first day is hard, but it gets better — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Never try new places — score 3
4. Only grown-ups find it hard — ← 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 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 435, line 11: «Many boasts are mostly true with one bit stretched; stories often grow each time they are retold.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «stories» (+4); the same action «grow» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the action most likely to relieve the isolation of a pupil who joins a school midway through the year.

1. The suggestion that she read the notices — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A simple invitation to participate in play — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The recommendation that she wait for others — no support
4. A public enquiry as to why she is alone — 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 ✗

Given that a new pupil has no companion at lunch, ascertain the most appropriate course of action for that pupil.

1. To eat alone in the toilets indefinitely — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. To sit at the table reserved for older pupils — no support
3. To inform a teacher or a member of the lunchtime staff — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. To return home without permission — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 465, line 2: «Being new is lonely, and nobody has to be mean for it to hurt. Connor's first day at a new school, nobody saves him a seat at lunch, so he eats his sandwiches…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «eat» (+4); the same place «toilets» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises regional expressions addressed to a newcomer, such as «Alright, la?»?

1. They indicate that a fight is imminent — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. They are invariably intended as insults — no support
3. They are frequently friendly though they may sound otherwise — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. They should be reported to the head teacher at once — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. 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 (+2); the same doer «best friend» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the period required for a new pupil to form friendships.

1. It depends solely upon the pupil's possessions — no support
2. Friendships cannot be formed after the first week — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. It is invariably completed on the first day — no support
4. It frequently extends over several weeks or months — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 92, line 5: «A boy in Texas was jealous of his friend's new bike and let the air out of its tyres; he was found out, lost the friendship for weeks and had to pay for the re…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «friendship» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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