A new baby

Tests: 1 of 11 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 14 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 504 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 baby = parents love u less, that's just maths». What's true?

1. Love doesn't run out when shared — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Love is shared so each kid gets less — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Parents only love the youngest child — score 5
4. The oldest always gets the most love — no support

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 504, line 1: «A new baby changes the whole family. In Bristol, Ellis, 9, has a new sister, Mabel. Everyone who visits says, «Oh, the baby!» and coos at the cot, and nobody a…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «love» (+3); the same action «share» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · wrong ✗

«Ellis is being a brat, it's a baby, get over it». What's the fairer view?

1. He should pretend he's happy all the time — score 4
2. Jealous kids are bad kids, full stop — score 6
3. Ellis is the only kid who's ever felt this — ← Mova's choice · score 11
4. Feeling jealous and forgotten is normal — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 11, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 504, line 4: «Sometimes the new baby is in a parent's new family. In London, Teddy, 10, lives with Mum and sees Dad every other weekend. Dad and his partner have a baby, and…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «find» (+7); the same doer «kids» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

What would probably happen if Rosie told her teacher the baby keeps her up?

1. The teacher would understand why she's tired — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Nothing; teachers never care about it — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. She'd get a detention for being so tired — no support
4. The teacher would ring the baby's doctor — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 504, line 4: «Sometimes the new baby is in a parent's new family. In London, Teddy, 10, lives with Mum and sees Dad every other weekend. Dad and his partner have a baby, and…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

«Bryony's nan should keep it all secret so Bryony doesn't worry». What does the lesson say?

1. Secrets always make children feel safe — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Not knowing is scarier than the truth — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Kids should never be told anything — no support
4. Bryony should find out from the internet — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 476, line 3: «Some friends are a safe. Kieran tells Connor his dad lost his job and they might move. Connor keeps it for months: «Dunno, mate.» Later Kieran says, «You're th…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «friends» (+3); the same property (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

A cartoon kid sees a new baby and runs away to join the circus. What would really help?

1. Running away like the cartoon — score 0
2. Asking for the baby to go back — ← Mova's choice · score 9
3. Hiding the baby in a cupboard — no support
4. Telling a parent how he feels — ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 504, line 3: «Some babies need extra care. In Leeds, Bryony's baby brother was born early and is in hospital; Mum and Dad are there all the time and Bryony stays with Nan. S…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «need» (+5); the same circumstance (+4). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · wrong ✗

«my dad's got a new baby with his girlfriend, so I don't count any more». What does the lesson say?

1. You should never speak to your dad about it — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. The new baby is his real child and you aren't — score 1
3. You're still his kid, and you can tell him how you feel — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. You don't count now, so stop going at weekends — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 495, line 5: «Not every quiet parent is cold. In Edinburgh, Otto's dad hardly talks, but every Sunday he takes Otto fishing by the loch (Scots for lake). They sit for hours…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · right ✓

«Lola's rules are so bossy». How did her parents take them?

1. Sent Lola to her room for the evening — score 11
2. Laughed and stuck them on the fridge — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 13
3. Threw the list straight in the bin — score 7
4. Made the baby sign them at once — score 11

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 13, against 11 for the next best. Its support: lesson 504, line 4: «Sometimes the new baby is in a parent's new family. In London, Teddy, 10, lives with Mum and sees Dad every other weekend. Dad and his partner have a baby, and…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stick» (+5); the same doer «parents» (+5); the same place «fridge» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · wrong ✗

Kalani's cousin says, «just grab the baby by the arm, it's fine». What's right?

1. Only hold babies while standing on a chair — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Pick it up by one arm if you're quick about it — score 2
3. Babies are tough, any way of holding is fine — no support
4. Support the head, with a grown-up showing you — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 504, line 16: «Helping with the baby, like choosing a name or holding her, helps older kids bond.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «baby» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · wrong ✗

★★★ Hamza's family had 3 kids. The new baby makes 4. How many children does Mum now have, and how many brothers and sisters does Hamza have?

1. 5 children, and Hamza has 4 siblings — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. 4 children, and Hamza has 4 siblings — score 2
3. 4 children, and Hamza has 3 siblings — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. 3 children, and Hamza has 3 siblings — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 498, line 10: «Only children often invent games, voices and imaginary siblings; this is common and healthy.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «children» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «games» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

★★★ Teddy sees Dad every other weekend. In 8 weeks, how many weekends is he with Dad?

1. 16 — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. 8 — score 4
3. 4 — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. 2 — score 4

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 504, line 4: «Sometimes the new baby is in a parent's new family. In London, Teddy, 10, lives with Mum and sees Dad every other weekend. Dad and his partner have a baby, and…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «teddy» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · wrong ✗

«Oisín picked 'Saoirse', that's deadly». What does «deadly» mean here?

1. Sad — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Dangerous — no support
3. Very old — no support
4. Brilliant — ✓ 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 jealousy experienced by an older child upon the arrival of a new baby?

1. It indicates that the parents' love has ceased — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. It is a normal feeling — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. It is unique to a few children — no support
4. It is evidence of wickedness — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 504, line 1: «A new baby changes the whole family. In Bristol, Ellis, 9, has a new sister, Mabel. Everyone who visits says, «Oh, the baby!» and coos at the cot, and nobody a…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «love» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «parents» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

State the nature of «intensive care» as described in the lesson.

1. A ward reserved exclusively for the photographing of infants after birth — no support
2. An establishment for the instruction of infants born prior to the expected date — no support
3. A department of the hospital in which infant clothing is sold to visitors — no support
4. A hospital ward wherein very poorly or premature infants are observed continuously — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 353, line 7: «Saying thank you for a present tells the giver their care was noticed, which often means more to them than the present.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «care» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the course recommended where an older sibling is uninformed as to the condition of a hospitalised infant.

1. The child should consult strangers online — no support
2. The child should remain silent indefinitely — no support
3. The child should enquire of the parents — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. The child should assume the gravest outcome — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 497, line 12: «Children who cook, mind siblings or look after a struggling parent are called young carers, and there are groups to help them.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «children» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that a parent residing apart from a child has had a further child in a new family. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

1. The elder child must conceal any feelings he may experience — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. The elder child ceases to be regarded as a child of that parent — score 3
3. The elder child remains that parent's child, and may express his feelings — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. The elder child is obliged to discontinue all visits forthwith — score 2

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 474, line 6: «Children are often caught in the middle of grown-ups' feuds, even though they did nothing wrong.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «children» (+3); the same thing acted on «nothing» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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