Manners and kindness

Tests: 7 of 22 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 10 of 26 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 51 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 ✗

In a library in Dublin, a girl needs to get past a man reading at a shelf. What does she say?

1. Hey, you are standing in my way — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nothing, she just squeezes past him — no support
3. Move, I need to get past — no support
4. Excuse me, please — ✓ 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 2 · wrong ✗

Which is true?

1. Manners are needed only at school and at parties — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Manners matter only when an adult is watching — no support
3. Good manners mean always agreeing with everyone you talk to — no support
4. Manners matter with everyone, not just with teachers — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

Two children both want the last free swing. What is the fairest way?

1. Nobody gets it, so the swing stays empty — no support
2. The older child gets it for being older — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. The faster runner keeps it for the whole break — no support
4. Take turns, each swinging for the same count — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 16, line 20: «Children who have not noticed landmarks often walk the wrong way and get more lost.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «children» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «wrong way» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

What would probably happen if nobody in a class ever took turns to speak?

1. The teacher would have nothing left to do — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Everyone would talk at once and nobody would be heard — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. The quiet children would be heard much more often than before — score 2
4. The lesson would go faster and better — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 51, line 3: «Taking turns is fair: when everyone waits for their go, everyone gets a go, and nobody needs to push or shout.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «nobody» (+4). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

Grandpa starts telling a story you have heard before. What is the kind thing to do?

1. Turn on the TV while he is talking — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Tell him the story is boring — no support
3. Shout out the ending before he gets there — no support
4. Listen and let him enjoy telling it — ✓ 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 6 · wrong ✗

Your friend lends you a pencil for a test. What is the polite way to return it?

1. Give it back only if they ask for it — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Keep it, since they gave it to you — score 6
3. Drop it on their desk without a single word — score 6
4. Give it back and say thanks for lending it — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 45, line 18: «If you fall through ice, you turn back the way you came, where the ice held you, kick and slide onto the ice on your tummy, then roll away; lying down spreads…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same thing acted on «way» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · right ✓

Why do we look at people while they talk to us?

1. It lets us check if they are lying — no support
2. It stops them from talking for too long — no support
3. It shows we are paying attention to them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. It makes their voice sound much clearer — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 20, line 21: «People who are not paying attention notice danger too late to get out of the way.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «attention» (+3); the same action «pay» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · wrong ✗

Which of these is NOT good manners?

1. Holding a door open for the person behind you — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Interrupting someone in the middle of a sentence — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Saying please when you ask for the salt — no support
4. Saying sorry when you bump into someone — 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 ✓

A boy in Auckland wins a board game against his cousins. What shows good manners?

1. Telling the others they played badly — no support
2. Cheering loudly in the losers' faces — no support
3. Packing the game away without a word — no support
4. Saying good game to everyone who played — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 51, line 19: «A good winner says good game, and a good loser congratulates the winner.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same thing acted on «good game» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · right ✓

gimme the ketchup

1. Please can you pass the ketchup? — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Just reach across and grab it, it's quicker — no support
3. Ketchup, now — no support
4. Give it here — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · wrong ✗

bumped into a lady at the shop

1. Tell her to watch out — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Say sorry — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Laugh it off — no support
4. Keep walking — 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 12 · right ✓

mum's chatting, i need to ask something, not urgent

1. Wait for a pause and say excuse me — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Pull her arm hard — no support
3. Keep talking louder and louder until she stops — no support
4. Shout over her — 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 13 · wrong ✗

lost the game, what do i say

1. I'll never play again — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nothing, just walk off — no support
3. Well played, to the winner — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It was unfair — 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 14 · wrong ✗

everyone laughs when i copy the new kid's accent, it's banter

1. Do it once more then stop — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Stop, it hurts him even if others laugh — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Keep going, he will get used to it in the end — no support
4. Do it only when he cannot hear — 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 15 · wrong ✗

bus is packed, gonna shove to get a seat

1. Shove, everyone does it, that's how buses work — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Wait your turn, shoving can knock someone over — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Push only the grown-ups — no support
4. Push but say sorry after — 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 16 · wrong ✗

Max says saying sorry is for losers. right?

1. Yes, it shows you are weak — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, unless an adult stands there and makes you say it — no support
3. No, saying sorry helps fix things after a mistake — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, people forget anyway — 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 17 · right ✓

everyone's saying the new girl's rude cos she didn't say thank you when Ms Lee gave her the book

1. Do not spread it; she may be shy or new, and labelling her is unkind — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Spread it, and say she was rude twice and rolled her eyes at Ms Lee — no support
3. Spread it, so she learns manners — no support
4. Spread it, because one time proves it — 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 18 · right ✓

my mate says manners are only for grown-ups and teachers, not for shop workers or bus drivers

1. Wrong; manners matter with everyone, shop workers and drivers too — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. He is right, manners are for family only — no support
3. He is right, workers are paid so manners do not matter at all to them — score 3
4. He is right, only teachers count — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 51, line 16: «Manners matter with everyone: family, friends, strangers, shop workers and drivers.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same action «matter» (+1); the same doer «manners» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · wrong ✗

heard Ollie said sorry to the kid he bumped and now people say he's soft, lol

1. They are right, only babies say sorry — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They are right, sorry shows weakness — no support
3. They are right, he should have ignored it and walked off like nothing happened — no support
4. Saying sorry shows he cares; calling him soft is unkind and wrong — ✓ 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 20 · wrong ✗

grandad asked nosy question at dinner, "so when's Auntie Jo getting married then", she went all quiet

1. It means she is in trouble, so laugh — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He asked about a party, so ask again louder — no support
3. He asked when she will marry her partner; it is private, so change the subject kindly — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It means she is already married and nobody told grandad, so congratulate her — 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 21 · wrong ✗

new girl's got two mums n Ben said "that's weird" right in front of her

1. Some families have two mums and that is normal; say kindly that families differ — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Ask her lots of questions about her two mums in front of the whole class — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Agree it is weird so Ben likes you — no support
4. Tell her she is not allowed two mums — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 43, line 20: «A bike ridden at night needs a white light at the front and a red light at the back.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «need» (+2); the same place «front» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 22 · right ✓

heard nan say "she's on her own again, poor love" bout the lady next door

1. It means she is alone in the house right now, so go round and let yourself in — no support
2. It means she is unkind, so stop saying hello — no support
3. Her partner has left or they have split up; be friendly to her and do not gossip — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. It means she is lost, so call the police — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 51, line 24: «When grown-ups say someone is on their own again, it usually means their partner has left or they have split up; the kind thing is to be friendly and not gossi…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «leave» (+4); the same doer «partner» (+4). · 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 effect of saying «please»?

1. It converts an order into a polite request — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. It obliges the listener to comply at once — no support
3. It signifies that the speaker is angry — score 1
4. It has no effect upon the meaning — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 51, line 8: «Saying please turns an order into a polite request.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «order» (+4); the same place «polite request» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

It being given that a child must speak whilst others converse and no emergency exists, select the appropriate conduct.

1. To speak loudly over the others — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To tug at an adult's sleeve repeatedly — no support
3. To await a pause and say «excuse me» — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. To leave the room without a word — 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 · right ✓

Identify the principal message conveyed by interrupting a speaker.

1. That what the speaker says is of no importance to the listener — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. That the listener agrees entirely — no support
3. That the listener is especially polite — no support
4. That the speaker should speak more loudly and more slowly so as to be understood — 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 that is consistent with the established facts concerning kindness.

1. Kindness causes others to behave more unkindly, since they take advantage of it — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Kindness affects only the person who is kind — no support
3. Kindness tends to spread, those treated kindly being more likely to be kind — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Kindness is quickly forgotten and has no effect — 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 51, line 5: «In a school lunch line in Texas, Maya holds the door for the boy behind her; he says thank you and smiles, and two tiny acts of kindness leave both of them a l…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «act» (+2); the same doer «kindness» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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