Mum on her own, Dad on his own

Tests: 5 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★★ · Understood: 12 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 515 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 ✗

Saffie gets home at 3:45 and Mam gets home at 6:00. Mrs Hughes pops round every 45 minutes, starting at 4:00. How many times does she pop round before Mam is home?

1. 2 — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. 3 — ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. 4 — score 8
4. 5 — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 515, line 4: «Single parents often need a team. In London, Elodie's mum is a nurse who works nights, so on those nights Elodie stays with Aunty Roisin, who makes the best st…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mrs» (+5); the same property (+2); the same action «pop» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Tremaine's cornrows took Dad 50 minutes on Monday. Each school day he's 10 minutes quicker. On which day does it take 20 minutes?

1. Wednesday — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. Tuesday — score -1
3. Thursday — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. Friday — score -1

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 126, line 14: «Jobs done every day, like cooking dinner, take time and love and deserve thanks.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «jobs» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★★ · right ✓

A kid at school: «Kezia's mum must be well lazy, she's always knackered». («knackered» means very tired.) What's true?

1. Bus drivers don't work hard — no support
2. She does the work of two people — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Tired people are always lazy — no support
4. Kezia must be too much for her — 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 479, line 3: «Your own words travel too. Connor writes «Ollie smells like a bin lol» for a laugh, gets six laughing emojis, and the next day Ollie doesn't come to school. Co…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «kids» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Kezia finds Mum crying over bills for the third week running. What's the most helpful thing she could do?

1. Keep it a secret from everyone so Mum isn't embarrassed — ← Mova's choice · score 12
2. Hide the bills so Mum can't find them in the morning — score 8
3. Tell Mum she loves her, and tell a trusted grown-up she's worried — ✓ the right answer · score 12
4. Ask Mum for more pocket money to cheer her up — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 12, tied with another option at 12 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 380, line 3: «So Maddie wrote a proper sorry note, and it took her three goes: «I pulled your hair because I was embarrassed about my trousers. That wasn't your fault. I'm s…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mum» (+5); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same property (+2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+2). The right option, 3, scored 12. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Darragh: «Da's cooking is pure muck, sausages AGAIN». What would most likely happen if they kept cooking together?

1. They'd only ever eat beans — no support
2. Da would stop cooking for good — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Darragh would be told off for helping — no support
4. Da would learn new dinners and they'd have fun — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 453, line 3: «Some lies come from shame. Oisin's da said he'd stopped smoking. Oisin could smell it on his coat. «Da, I can smell it.» His da sat down. «Fair play to you» —…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stop» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«Lexi hasn't got a dad, so she's not a proper family». Right?

1. No, but she should pretend she has one — no support
2. Yes, unless she has a stepdad — no support
3. Yes, you need two parents for a family — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. No, one parent is a whole family — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 515, line 3: «One parent is a whole family. In Leeds, Lexi's teacher says, «Ask your mum or dad to sign this,» and Lexi thinks, «Just Mum, then.» Lots of teachers now say «y…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «parent» (+3); the same thing acted on «you» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★★ · right ✓

Zach: «I'm lowkey curious about my dad but I don't wanna upset Mom». What's a good plan?

1. Make up a dad and tell everyone — no support
2. Search online for strangers called Dad — no support
3. Ask Mom when he's ready, gently — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. Never think about it ever again — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 10, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 515, line 3: «One parent is a whole family. In Leeds, Lexi's teacher says, «Ask your mum or dad to sign this,» and Lexi thinks, «Just Mum, then.» Lots of teachers now say «y…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same doer «zach» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

In a cartoon, the single dad is useless and burns everything forever. What's truer?

1. Only mums can look after children — score 1
2. Dads can never learn to cook or braid — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Single dads learn new skills, with effort — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Single dads always give up — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 515, line 2: «Dads on their own learn fast. In Baltimore, Tremaine's dad does his cornrows (tight braids along the head) before school, badly. «Dad, that's tragic.» Dad laug…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «learn» (+2); the same doer «dads» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★★ · right ✓

Brayden: «Miss, can I make my Mother's Day card for my grandma? She does everything for me». What's right?

1. Yes, it's fine to make it for whoever looks after you — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. No, he should skip it and sit at the back — no support
3. No, Mother's Day cards are for mothers only — no support
4. Yes, but only if his mom says it's okay — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 515, line 5: «In Calgary, Brayden lives with his dad; his mom lives in BC (British Columbia, the province next door), and he sees her in the summer. On Mother's Day the clas…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «look» (+3); the same doer «whoever» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★★ · right ✓

Elodie's mum works 3 night shifts a week. Elodie stays at Aunty Roisin's on those nights. In 4 weeks, how many nights is that?

1. 12 — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. 28 — no support
3. 3 — no support
4. 7 — 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 · ★★★ · right ✓

«It's just you and me, kiddo». Amani's friend says that's sad. What's truer?

1. It's only fine if they get a pet — no support
2. Small families can be very close — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
3. Amani must be lonely every day — no support
4. Two people can't be a family — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 10, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 515, line 3: «One parent is a whole family. In Leeds, Lexi's teacher says, «Ask your mum or dad to sign this,» and Lexi thinks, «Just Mum, then.» Lots of teachers now say «y…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same doer «small families» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3). · 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 fatigue commonly experienced by a parent raising a child alone?

1. It arises from discharging the duties of two persons — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It arises from the child being excessively burdensome — no support
3. It is a consequence of excessive leisure — no support
4. It is invariably a sign of indolence — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the most appropriate conduct of a child who believes that a lone parent is struggling severely.

1. To conceal the matter from every other adult — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. To assume sole responsibility for the household bills — no support
3. To assist with small tasks and inform a trusted adult — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. To demand additional pocket money from the parent — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 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 (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain the most appropriate provision for a child who returns from school to an unoccupied dwelling for a period.

1. The prohibition of all contact with any adult — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No provision of any kind being considered necessary — no support
3. The requirement to remain outdoors until dusk — no support
4. Knowledge of a trusted neighbour or adult to call — ✓ 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a family consisting of one parent and one child.

1. It constitutes a family only temporarily — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. It does not constitute a family — score 3
3. It constitutes a complete family — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. It constitutes a family only with a pet — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 376, line 3: «Fights cost more than bruises. They cost money, time off work, trust and a family's good name. At the school fete other parents quietly moved Jake's family to…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «name» (+2); the same doer «family» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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