The only child: a quiet house

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

Lesson 498 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 ✗

«only kids are all spoilt brats lol». What's true?

1. Only kids never have to do any chores — no support
2. Yes, every only child is spoilt rotten — no support
3. It's a stereotype; many do loads of chores — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Only kids get double pocket money by law — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 492, line 2: «Some kids use a rich kid's money. In Toronto, kids ask Jasper to buy them snacks every day, and he does. Then they ask for game credit. He feels used. Real fri…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «kids» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · wrong ✗

«my lil sis made up a friend called Bobo, is she weird??». What does the lesson say?

1. Only babies ever have imaginary friends — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Imaginary friends are common and healthy — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It means she's lonely and sad for ever — no support
4. She needs to see a doctor straight away — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 468, line 1: «On the walk home Chloe's friend Bella is lovely: shares her sweets, asks about Chloe's nan. At school, in front of the popular girls, the same Bella says, «Ew,…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «two friends» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

Esme's dad is stuck in traffic and someone she doesn't know knocks at the door. What should her plan say?

1. Open it but keep the chain on and chat — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Don't open; call Dad or the grown-up on the list — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Open the door and ask what they want politely — score 7
4. Hide in the garden shed until it's dark — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 498, line 8: «A good plan for being home alone says who to call and who you may open the door to.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «open» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «door» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

«Matilda's got her own room, bet she's never jealous of anyone». What happened at the sleepover?

1. Matilda was happy with no one to talk to — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Shaniqua wished she had more sisters — score 3
3. Each girl was jealous of the other — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Neither of them noticed anything — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 498, line 3: «Every kind of family has good bits and hard bits. In Brisbane, Matilda's mate Shaniqua, who shares a room with three sisters, sleeps over: «You've got heaps of…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «matilda» (+3); the same action «talk» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

What would probably happen if Jules joined a hockey team?

1. He'd stop being able to talk to any adults ever — no support
2. Nothing; teams don't help anyone make friends — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. He'd have to give up all his grown-up dinners — no support
4. He'd get practice being silly with kids his age — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 425, line 10: «Mixed teams of grown-ups and children make games fairer and make people explain things kindly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same thing acted on «people» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · right ✓

«Tamsin should look after her mum's feelings, she's all Mum has». What does the lesson say?

1. Tamsin should stay home always — no support
2. Tamsin must never have mates — no support
3. Mum's feelings are Mum's job — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. Yes, Tamsin is in charge of Mum — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 10, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 498, line 4: «Only children often grow up around grown-ups. In Montreal, Jules goes to grown-up dinners and chats easily about hockey and politics, but at recess kids his ag…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+4); the same doer «feelings» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «job» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · right ✓

A cartoon shows an only child who never makes a friend all summer. What does Kwabena's holiday show instead?

1. Only children need their parents to find them friends — score 8
2. Only children can't talk to kids from other countries — score 8
3. Only children always prefer reading by the pool — score 7
4. Only children often learn to make friends fast — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 498, line 5: «In Brooklyn, Desmond comes home with a key on a lanyard, microwaves pasta and does homework at the counter; his mom texts «u good?» and he sends a thumbs-up. H…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «learn» (+4); the same doer «children» (+3); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · wrong ✗

«Desmond's home alone after school, that's dodgy, someone should report it». What's the fair view?

1. Any child alone for a single minute must be reported to the police — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A short time with clear rules and a grown-up on call can be fine — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It's always fine for kids to be alone all evening with no rules — no support
4. Kids should never have a key to their own front door, ever — 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 · right ✓

★★★ Esme gets in at 3:45, Dad at 4. On Fridays Dad is 10 minutes late. How long is she alone on a Friday?

1. 25 minutes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. 10 minutes — no support
3. 15 minutes — no support
4. 35 minutes — 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 ✗

★★★ Nell blames Rab for 3 messes a day and Tam for 2. Mum says, «Rab and Tam can tidy half the messes each day.» In 2 days, how many messes do Rab and Tam tidy?

1. 10 — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 5 — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. 6 — 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 11 · wrong ✗

«Hiroshi said nah to a brother so he defo doesn't want one». What's wrong with that?

1. He's never thought about it at all — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He actually wants a dog, not a brother — no support
3. He's wanted a brother since he was born — no support
4. He has mixed feelings, which is normal — ✓ 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 ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the proposition that only children are invariably spoilt?

1. It applies to every child possessing a room of his or her own — score 7
2. It is correct save where the child resides upon a farm — ← Mova's choice · score 9
3. It is a stereotype unsupported by the circumstances of most only children — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is an established truth confirmed by all the evidence — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 498, line 4: «Only children often grow up around grown-ups. In Montreal, Jules goes to grown-up dinners and chats easily about hockey and politics, but at recess kids his ag…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); a different action (counts against) (+3); the same doer «children» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the conditions under which a brief period alone at home may be appropriate for a child aged nine or ten.

1. Brevity, a nearby adult and a clear plan — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The absence of any rules or telephone numbers — no support
3. An open door so that any caller may enter freely — no support
4. A period extending until late in the evening — 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 ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning imaginary siblings invented by an only child.

1. They indicate a grave disorder requiring treatment — no support
2. They are common and healthy — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. They are confined to children under three years of age — no support
4. They signify that the child is unloved by its parents — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 283, line 23: «People online are not always who they say they are, and some adults pretend to be children to trick them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «adults» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Whereas a child expresses both reluctance and curiosity regarding a prospective sibling, state the correct characterisation of such feelings.

1. They demonstrate that the child is untruthful — no support
2. They indicate the child wishes to be rid of the parents — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. They oblige the parents to defer to the child's decision — score 5
4. Mixed feelings of this kind are normal — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 387, line 5: «Some children who like someone show it clumsily, by teasing, tugging or hiding their things.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «children» (+3); the same action «like» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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