Dementia and the first death in the family

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

Lesson 514 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 · ★★ · right ✓

Holly's Nan, who has dementia, remembers her wedding 50 years ago but not what she had for breakfast. Why?

1. Dementia often wipes the newest memories first — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. She never ate breakfast that day — score 2
3. Old memories are always forgotten first — score 2
4. She's pretending to forget breakfast — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 514, line 1: «Dementia is an illness of the brain that makes people forget, more and more over time, even the people they love; Alzheimer's is the most common kind. In Leeds…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wipe» (+2); the same property (+2); the same doer «dementia» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Nan was born in 1950 and Mum (Sarah) in 1980. Holly is 10 now, in 2026, and Nan calls her «Sarah». In which year was Mum the age Holly is now?

1. 1960 — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 1990 — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. 1980 — no support
4. 2016 — 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 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Torquil, annoyed: «He's told me the ferry story like three times, it's long, man». What would most likely happen if he said «You told me!» every time?

1. Grandad would get upset or confused — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Grandad's memory would get better — no support
3. Grandad would thank him for keeping count — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. Nothing at all would happen — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 514, line 2: «In Edinburgh, Grandad tells Torquil the same story about the ferry three times in one visit. «Ye telt me, Grandad» (Scots for you told me). Mum gives Torquil a…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «torquil» (+1). Against it: a different action (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 4 · ★★ · right ✓

Wilf's mate: «you didn't even cry at your grandad's funeral, that's well cold». What's true?

1. He should have cried on purpose so people saw — score 3
2. Everyone must cry at a funeral — score 2
3. Not crying doesn't mean you don't care — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Not crying means you're heartless — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 514, line 12: «People grieve in different ways; not crying at a funeral doesn't mean you don't care.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+3); the same doer «crying» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

In a film, the girl cries once at the funeral and is totally fine the next day. What's truer in real life?

1. Children don't feel grief at all — no support
2. Grief can come and go for a long time — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Grief always ends after one day — no support
4. Only grown-ups cry at funerals, children never — ← Mova's choice · 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 514, line 12: «People grieve in different ways; not crying at a funeral doesn't mean you don't care.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cry» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

At the wake, Fintan's cousin laughs at a story about Granda. Fintan: «that's dead rude, he's dead!» What's the truth?

1. Nobody laughs at Irish wakes — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The cousin didn't love Granda one bit — no support
3. Laughing at a wake is always rude — no support
4. Laughing at happy memories is part of grieving — ✓ 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 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Lettie: «Nana called me a thief, she hates me now». What's truer?

1. Lettie must have done something wrong to her — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It's the illness, not Nana's real feelings — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nana really thinks Lettie is a thief — no support
4. Nana has always secretly hated 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 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Olly can't sleep: «what if you die tomorrow??» What's the most helpful thing for him to do?

1. Keep the worry secret — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Stay awake all night guarding — no support
3. Google scary things — no support
4. Ask Mum and talk about it — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 464, line 9: «You don't have to give up what you love to keep a friend; the right friends like you as you are.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «friend» (+2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+2); the same action «keep» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · right ✓

Aziza is sad she missed Nani's funeral. Which is a good way to remember Nani?

1. Forgetting Nani as quickly as possible — no support
2. Pretending Nani is still alive and well in Pakistan — no support
3. Never mentioning Nani again at home — no support
4. Praying and looking at her photo with family — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · 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 514, line 4: «Grief can be shared. In Ohio, after Grandpa dies, Jem's mom is sad all the time, so one Sunday he makes her breakfast in bed: burnt toast and very strong tea.…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+2); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Jem: «Mom's been sad for weeks since Grandpa died, is she gonna be sad forever?» What's truer?

1. She'll be sad every single day forever — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Jem made her sad and should keep out of her way — no support
3. She'll be fine by tomorrow morning — no support
4. Grief can last a long time and slowly gets easier — ✓ 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 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Marisol says the care home «lowkey smells» (lowkey means a bit, quietly). What matters most about the visit?

1. How long the visit lasts — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. How the corridor smells — no support
3. What's for dinner in the care home that night — score 6
4. Grandma enjoys seeing her — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 427, line 2: «Little lies at home are about easy jobs — hands, teeth, showers, tidying, reading — and they are usually caught by something small. Mia in Melbourne said she'd…», 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 doer «something» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises dementia?

1. A brief illness from which recovery is swift — score 7
2. A condition caused by insufficient effort on the sufferer's part — no support
3. An illness of the brain causing progressive loss of memory — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. A wilful neglect by the sufferer to remember others — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 497, line 7: «Depression is an illness that makes a person very sad, flat and tired for a long time; it is not laziness and doctors can help.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «illness» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the most appropriate response of a child to a grandparent with dementia who repeats the same anecdote.

1. To withdraw from the room on each occasion — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To remind the grandparent repeatedly of the prior telling — no support
3. To listen attentively as though hearing it for the first time — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. To correct each and every inaccuracy in the grandparent's account — 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 ✓

Ascertain the correct interpretation of a child's absence of tears at the funeral of a grandparent.

1. It requires a remedy by the feigning of tears — no support
2. It indicates a disorder requiring medical attention — no support
3. It implies nothing as to the child's affection — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. It demonstrates indifference towards the deceased — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 512, line 16: ««Nowt» means nothing; «our kid» is a Northern way to say a family member; «bach» is Welsh for little one; «arvo» is Aussie for afternoon; «braw» is Scots for g…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+3); the same thing acted on «nothing» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning anxiety in children following a bereavement.

1. Children often fear further deaths, and discussion helps — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Such fears are a sign of disobedience that ought to be punished — no support
3. Children never experience such anxiety whatsoever — score 3
4. Such fears ought always to be concealed from parents — score 3

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 14: «Only children often learn to make friends fast, because they want a playmate.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «children» (+3); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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