Shouty parents and bad days

Tests: 6 of 11 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 15 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 494 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 ✗

«if ur parent shouts it means they hate u». True?

1. Yes, unless they buy you sweets — no support
2. No, shouting usually comes from stress — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. No, it means they're deaf — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. Yes, shouting always means hate — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 438, line 16: ««Proper job» (West Country) means well done; «bussin'» (young US slang) means amazing; «raging» (UK, Ireland) means very angry.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «proper job» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · right ✓

Seamus's friend: «your da's lost it, he's screaming». Seamus: «he's at the ref». What's the difference that matters?

1. There's no difference, all shouting's the same — no support
2. Shouting at a game isn't shouting at people — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Shouting at the telly means he's cross at Seamus — no support
4. Shouting at a game is always more dangerous — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 89, line 6: «Two friends in Leeds shouted and shoved each other over a ball; one fell against a wall and cut his head, and both were very sorry afterwards.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «shout» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓

A friend says, «my dad gets so angry at us I'm scared to go home». What should the friend do?

1. Stay at the park until it's dark outside — score 9
2. Wait for it to get better by itself — no support
3. Tell a trusted adult or call Childline — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
4. Keep it secret so Dad doesn't find out — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 12, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 494, line 5: «Sometimes it's frightening. In Glasgow, the car breaks down and Aimee's dad loses it and kicks the tyre, and Aimee goes very still in the back seat. Kicking a…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «childline» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «call» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · right ✓

In a cartoon, the mum shouts «DINNER!» so loud the house shakes and everyone laughs. What's real about it?

1. Loud families are always very unhappy ones — no support
2. Every loud mum is secretly very dangerous — no support
3. Some families are just loud, and that's fine — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Shouting makes houses fall down for real — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 494, line 3: «In Philadelphia, Cody's friend hears his mom yell, «Get your butt in here NOW!» «Yo, your mom's scary.» «Nah, she's just loud.» Some families are just loud, an…», 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 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Megan: «Mum cried cos of me, it's all my fault». What's true?

1. Mum cried because she wanted a new bus pass — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. It's nobody's fault that she lost her bus pass — score 6
3. She lost the pass, but the money stress isn't her fault — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. It's all her fault, she should feel bad for days — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 494, line 4: «Sometimes money or worry is behind the shouting. In Belfast, Megan loses her bus pass and Mum shouts, then cries in the kitchen. Megan feels guilty. She can sa…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «shout» (+3); the same doer «mum» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · right ✓

What would probably happen if Zelda kept tiptoeing every night for years and told nobody?

1. The worry would vanish by itself one day — no support
2. She'd carry a lot of worry on her own — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Dad would be in a good mood for ever — no support
4. She'd become a famous ballet dancer — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 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 494, line 4: «Sometimes money or worry is behind the shouting. In Belfast, Megan loses her bus pass and Mum shouts, then cries in the kitchen. Megan feels guilty. She can sa…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «zelda» (+6). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Molly-Rae's mate: «your mum called you a muppet, that's well harsh». What's true?

1. Her mum said it fondly with a hug — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Her mum thinks she's a TV puppet — no support
3. Her mum was really, really angry — no support
4. It's the worst thing a mum can say — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 452, line 5: «Not every lie is meant to hurt. Grace's mum told her the family dog «went to a farm»; at twelve Grace found out he had died. She felt sad and a bit cheated, to…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same thing acted on «such thing» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Cody: «she yells «get your butt in here» like ten times a day but she's cool». Which shows something different from just loud?

1. A mum who yells across the house — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. A family that's always noisy — no support
3. A mum who shouts at dinner time — score 7
4. A child who's scared to go home — ✓ the right answer · score 3

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 485, line 4: «Real friendships take many shapes. Maddie in Perth and Lily at home are still best friends a year on; their calls are shorter, but Maddie still says «beanbag d…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cry» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Jordan's dad yelled at 6, said sorry at 7. Jordan's mate: «a sorry doesn't count if it's an hour late». Right?

1. Yes, it only counts with a present — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Yes, sorries only count straight away — score 2
3. No, a sorry later still counts — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. No, sorries never count at all — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 484, line 12: «People can change as they grow up, and an old sorry still counts.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «count» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · right ✓

Kayden: «Mum, don't call me a drongo in front of the lads». Where is the best place to say it?

1. On the pitch, through a megaphone — score 4
2. At home, just the two of them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
3. At school assembly in front of all — no support
4. In the group chat with all his mates — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 12, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 468, line 4: «In Dundee, Lily's cousin says her friend Kirsty is «pure sound» on her own but «a right nippy sweetie» in a group. In Scots «pure sound» means really nice and…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «best mate» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same place «home» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓

Aimee: «Dad only kicked the tyre, not me, so I shouldn't feel scared». What's true?

1. She's silly to feel scared, nobody got hurt at all — score -1
2. It's normal to feel scared seeing anger, even at a thing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. She should kick the tyre too so she feels braver — score 2
4. She must never get in the car with her dad again — no support

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 55, line 12: «Bullied children often feel scared or ashamed to tell, even though it is not their fault.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the cause of a parent's occasional shouting?

1. It is always the fault of the child concerned — score 2
2. It commonly arises from fatigue or stress — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It arises from a defect of the parent's hearing — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. It invariably arises from hatred of the child — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 493, line 14: «A parent who is fun is great, but children also need a parent who listens when they are sad.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «listen» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal distinction drawn in the lesson between forms of shouting.

1. Shouting is acceptable only when directed at one's own children at home — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. All shouting is identical in its cause, its object and its effect — score 2
3. Shouting at a match or about mess differs from anger turned on people — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Shouting at a match is invariably more dangerous than other shouting — 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 342, line 14: «Habits change slowly: fewer friends who lead you into trouble and more things to do than to be idle.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lead» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Given that a child is afraid to return home on account of a parent's anger, ascertain the most appropriate course.

1. To await improvement without speaking — no support
2. To conceal the matter from every adult — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. To remain outdoors until after nightfall — no support
4. To inform a trusted adult or telephone Childline — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 121, line 13: «Children who greet adults themselves, instead of hiding behind a parent, seem confident and polite.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hide» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). 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 · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning parental distress arising from financial difficulty.

1. It is remedied by the child paying for all fares — no support
2. It is a grown-up matter and not the child's fault — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It is wholly the fault of the child who lost an item — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. It is caused by the child's choice of transport — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 468, line 12: «Asking a friend directly whether they were laughing at you can bring out the truth, because sometimes a friend is being used against you.», 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

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