Warm parents and strict parents

Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 493 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 ✗

«strict parents don't love u, warm ones do». True?

1. No, warm parents love kids less — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. No, strict rules usually come from caring — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, rules always mean less love — no support
4. Yes, only warm parents love kids — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 292, line 2: «When a new baby arrives, parents spend hours feeding, changing and soothing it. That is because babies need a lot of care, not because the parents love the old…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «love» (+2); the same property (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Daniyar: «Mum, bed at 8.30 is well unfair, everyone's on till 10». What's the cleverest next line?

1. «Fine, I'll never talk to you again» — no support
2. «I'm staying up anyway, you can't stop me» — no support
3. «Kwame's mum is way nicer than you are» — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. «Can I stay on till 9 on Fridays?» — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 479, line 2: «A chat can turn on one person. Grace writes, «everyone leave if u think lily is a try-hard», and one by one: «Ellie left», «Jess left», «Ruby left». Ellie admi…», 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 thing acted on «weirdo game» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Marquis's dad says «twenty-one hundred, lights out». What time is that?

1. 2 in the afternoon — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 9 in the morning — no support
3. 10 at night — no support
4. 9 at night — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

In a cartoon, the strict dad never smiles and the kids are miserable forever. What's closer to Marquis's life?

1. Strict dads never care about their children — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Strict routines can have lots of love inside — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Strict houses never have any fun at all — no support
4. Children of strict dads are always unhappy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Elowen: «no bedtime is sick, I'm the luckiest». What's true?

1. Too few rules can be hard, she's always tired — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Her teacher is wrong to notice she's tired — no support
3. She's lucky, kids don't need any sleep at all — no support
4. Bedtimes are only for babies and toddlers — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 493, line 4: «Too few rules can be hard too. In Cornwall, Elowen's parents are lovely and relaxed, maybe too relaxed: she stays up till midnight on school nights and falls a…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Mihi's mum: «chur, you'll be right». Mihi is still sad. What could she say?

1. «I need you to listen, not joke» — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 13
2. «Chur» and go and cry on her own — no support
3. «Can I play Fortnite now, then?» — score 8
4. «You're the worst mum ever, go away» — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 13, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 493, line 4: «Too few rules can be hard too. In Cornwall, Elowen's parents are lovely and relaxed, maybe too relaxed: she stays up till midnight on school nights and falls a…», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «need» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «you» (+2); the same doer «mihi» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

What would probably happen if Albie had no rules at all about sweets?

1. He'd feel sick more often, and his teeth would suffer — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. His mates would share their sweets with him — score 4
3. He'd learn to love vegetables more than any of the sweets — no support
4. He'd never eat a single sweet again at all — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. 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 493, line 15: «Rules often protect children from things they can't see yet, like feeling sick from too many sweets.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «feel» (+2); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Tariq's dad: «no sleepover». Tariq: «can I go if I'm home by 9?» What is Tariq doing well?

1. Sneaking out — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Asking for a deal — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Giving up on it all — no support
4. Arguing loudly — 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 ✗

Poppy-Ann got 5 out of 20 on Monday and 16 on Friday. How many more words did she get right?

1. 16 — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 21 — no support
3. 11 — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. 4 — 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 ✗

Kyle's mate's dad: «Whit's the magic word, son?» Kyle wasn't sure what «whit» meant. What did it mean?

1. White — ← Mova's choice · score 12
2. What — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Wait — no support
4. Wit — score 10

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 12, against 10 for the next best. Its support: lesson 493, line 18: «Words in this lesson: «our kid» (North England) means my child or my brother or sister, «bare» (London) means very, «grand» (Ireland) means fine, «sick» can me…», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «mum» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Siobhan wants a sleepover on Saturday. Da's rule: homework done means yes. It's Friday night and she has two pages left. What's her smartest plan?

1. Finish the two pages, then ask Da — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Do one page and say it's all done — score 0
3. Ask Mam, who might just say yes — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Ask Da now and hope he forgets — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 48, line 18: «Bushfire smoke is harmful, so you stay indoors with windows closed or leave as your plan says.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+1); the same doer «plan» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the motives of strict parents as described in the lesson?

1. Concern for the child's sleep, schooling and safety — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Obedience to a law prescribing strictness — no support
3. Indifference as to the child's welfare — no support
4. A wish to deprive the child of all enjoyment — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 450, line 3: «Watch where the details are. A girl in Glasgow said she'd «met the King» at a garden party — loads about the cake and the hats, nothing at all about the King.…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2); the same doer «friend» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Given that a household observes army time, ascertain the hour denoted by «twenty-one hundred».

1. Nine o'clock in the morning — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nine o'clock in the evening — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. One o'clock in the afternoon — no support
4. Twelve o'clock noon precisely — 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 ✗

Identify the principal difficulty arising from a household with too few rules.

1. An excess of strict instruction — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Insufficient sleep and fatigue — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A surplus of homework assigned — no support
4. Excessive sleep and lethargy — 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 · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a child's request to alter a household rule.

1. A calm proposal of terms is more effective than shouting — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Shouting is the most effective means of altering a rule — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. The child must first secure the agreement of a friend — score 2
4. Rules cannot be altered by any means whatsoever — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 200, line 9: «Agree on the rules before the game starts and stick to them; changing rules to win is cheating.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «rules» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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