Joining a game, and the shy kid

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

Lesson 466 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 ✗

«nah teams are even, jog on». What's the best next move?

1. Call them names from far away, then run off — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Never ask anyone ever again — no support
3. Take the ball off them — score 4
4. Watch, then ask again when the game changes — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 456, line 10: «Teasing a dog through a fence makes it more dangerous for everyone, and the dog and its owners are the ones who get blamed.», 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 «ones» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Connor: «I'm the best player here, OI, pass it, you lot are trash». What would most likely happen?

1. They'd thank him for the tips — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. They'd make him captain — no support
3. They'd want him out of the game — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. They'd pass to him every time — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 436, line 9: «Lying for a friend often gets you into the same trouble, the friend may not even thank you, and the friend learns nothing.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «thank» (+1). Against it: the same doer «friend» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Theo says «c-c-can I—». Someone shouts «CAN HE GO TOILET, MISS». What should happen instead?

1. Finish faster for him — score 4
2. Wait and let Theo finish — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Laugh so he relaxes — no support
4. Talk over him to help — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 466, line 4: «Shy people need the right kind of push. Hana reads thick fantasy books alone every break. Chloe sits on the next bench with her own book and says nothing. Afte…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «finish» (+4); the same doer «theo» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

«stammering means you're a bit slow, innit». Is that true?

1. No, it has nothing to do with being clever — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, everyone knows that it means you're slow — no support
3. No, it means you're lying — no support
4. Yes, but only for boys — 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 · ★ · right ✓

In a cartoon, the shy kid gets dragged on stage and becomes a star in one minute. What helps shy kids more in real life?

1. Being told «just stop being shy» — no support
2. Quiet company and a small, friendly step — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Being laughed at until they speak — score 4
4. Being shoved into the spotlight as soon as possible — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 201, line 9: «Helping a friend by explaining is better than letting them copy.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «help» (+2); the same receiver «friend» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Kieran's at a party where he knows no one. Which is the best move?

1. Tell everyone he's bored — no support
2. Hide with the dog in the garden all afternoon — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Leave without saying anything — no support
4. Offer to help, like handing round crisps — ✓ the right answer · 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 466, line 3: «Jake is too cool to say he wants to play conkers. «Conkers is so mid, it's literally a nut on a string,» he says — and watches every single game. When Sam says…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «hide» (+3); the same circumstance (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Jake: «conkers is for babies». He's been watching for 20 mins. What's he really saying?

1. He's guarding the conkers for his mates — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. He's waiting for his mum to come — no support
3. He hates conkers — score 3
4. He wants to play but won't admit it — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 466, line 16: «In Wales «lush» means lovely; «GG» means «good game»; in conkers a «sixer» is a conker that has beaten six others.», 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 «conker» (+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 ✓

Lily misses the ball five times at rounders. Her cousin's mates are laughing. What's the best way to handle it?

1. Storm off and go home — no support
2. Laugh at herself and keep playing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Say rounders is stupid — score 5
4. Hit someone with the bat — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 386, line 4: «Another time, when Lily's friends cheered at a playground fight, Lily stayed quiet and would not join in. One friend stopped cheering with her, and the next ti…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «laugh» (+3); the same circumstance (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

What would most likely have happened if Mia had kept asking «can you even talk?» every day?

1. He'd have started shouting — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. The boy would have hidden from her more — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Nothing would change — score 2
4. He'd have become her best friend by the end of the week — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 452, line 1: «Mia told her best friend Chloe a secret, and Chloe promised not to tell. By break, three people knew. When Mia asked, Chloe said «I never said anything» — but…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cry» (+3); the same doer «mia» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ruby beats Sam at chess in nine moves and says «GG, easy». What's a good reply?

1. «Rematch next week?» — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Throw the pieces on the floor — no support
3. Never play chess again — no support
4. «You cheated, I'm telling» — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 466, line 3: «Jake is too cool to say he wants to play conkers. «Conkers is so mid, it's literally a nut on a string,» he says — and watches every single game. When Sam says…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+1). Against it: the same doer «ruby» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Chloe sits next to Hana for a week without talking. Her mate says «that's just weird». Was it a good idea?

1. No, she should have grabbed Hana's book — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, but only because it was raining — no support
3. No, you must talk on day one — no support
4. Yes, quiet company let Hana come to her — ✓ 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the procedure most likely to secure admission to a game already in progress.

1. Awaiting a formal written invitation — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Observing, assisting, and thereafter requesting to participate — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Demanding that a teacher compel admission — no support
4. Seizing the ball and issuing instructions to the existing players — 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 pupil speaks with a stammer, ascertain the most appropriate conduct of his classmates.

1. Completing each of his words on his behalf — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Addressing their remarks to other persons instead — score 4
3. Waiting patiently for him to complete his own words — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Laughing in order to put him at ease — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 227, line 16: «When a classmate stammers, wait patiently and do not finish their words.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «finish» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the effect of remarking publicly upon a pupil's quietness?

1. It has no effect whatsoever upon the pupil — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. It is the recommended method of befriending a shy pupil — no support
3. It invariably encourages the pupil to speak — no support
4. It tends to embarrass the pupil and to increase his withdrawal — ✓ the right answer · 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 334, line 3: «Adverts show a product at its very best, sometimes with special effects, which is why they say «pictures are for illustration». Influencers are often paid to p…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «special effects» (-1); the same thing acted on «special effects» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · 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 a shy child at a social gathering.

1. The child should be informed that shyness is a fault — no support
2. The assignment of a small task may assist the child in conversing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. The child should be compelled to perform before the guests — no support
4. The child should be left undisturbed in isolation throughout the gathering — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 371, line 10: «Shopkeepers, teachers on duty and other grown-ups can help children who feel followed or threatened.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «children» (+3); the same action «help» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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