The parent who left, and a new partner

Tests: 1 of 11 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 517 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 ✗

«if my dad really loved me he'd ring, so it's my fault innit». Right?

1. Yes, kids make parents stop calling — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. No, it's Mum's fault for him leaving — score -1
3. Yes, if you were naughty that year — no support
4. No, it's about Dad, never the child — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 210, line 4: «A boy in Arizona touches a hot oven door; he holds his hand under cool running water for 20 minutes and calls his dad, because cooling stops the burn going dee…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+2); the same doer «boy» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Daisy's mate: «ur dad's got new kids so he's done with u, deal with it». What's true?

1. She must stop being sad, because new babies are normal — no support
2. It is true, as dads only keep the youngest children — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. He hasn't replaced her; the hurt is real but she's still his child — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She should accept that she has been replaced for good — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. 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 doer «dad» (+3); the same thing acted on «kid» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Leon: «if I like Gareth, Dad'll think I've swapped him». What would a wise grown-up say?

1. Stop liking Gareth, just to be on the safe side — no support
2. You can like Gareth and still love Dad — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. You have to pick one of them — score 0
4. Never tell anyone you like Gareth — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 373, line 5: «One day Mr Pryce told Jake that he had got into fights at school too and was nearly expelled. What helped him was a teacher who believed in him and a boxing cl…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

What would most likely happen if Craig kept making new rules without Mum?

1. Mum would hand the whole house to Craig — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. More rows, and Zane would feel even worse — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Nothing, new partners always make the rules — score 4
4. Zane would soon love the rules and Craig — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 517, line 4: «Not every new partner gets it right. Mum's boyfriend Craig tells Zane, «My house, my rules, mate.» Zane snaps, «It's Mum's house.» He tells Mum, and Mum and Cr…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «mum» (+6). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Riley: «it's well unfair, Kai got my room!!» Mum still can't give it back. What is a fair thing she can do?

1. Give Riley money so he stops going on about it — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Pretend she didn't hear and change the subject — score 6
3. Listen, and let Riley make the new room his own — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Tell him to stop moaning, it's only a bedroom — score 0

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 495, line 10: «Some parents show love by doing things or sharing time, not by hugs or words.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «parents» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Paige's dad doesn't show for the zoo. Next week he promises the cinema. What would most likely help Paige?

1. Waiting on the doorstep again, all day if needed — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Mum stays ready with a plan B, just in case — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Ringing him every five minutes on Saturday morning — no support
4. Telling herself she must stop wanting things — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 517, line 5: «Broken promises hurt in a special way. Dad promises Paige the zoo on Saturday. She waits on the doorstep in her coat for two hours; he doesn't show and doesn't…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wait» (+5); the same place «doorstep» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

In a film, the new stepmum is a wicked witch. What's more real?

1. All stepmums are wicked, like in the stories — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Every new partner is perfect from day one — no support
3. Many new partners are kind, some get it wrong — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. New partners never want to meet the kids — 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 ✗

Jordan: «don't care if he comes back, whatever». Does he really not care?

1. No, he has truly forgotten all about his dad — no support
2. Yes, kids stop caring after a month apart — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. No, he only cares about the takeaways — no support
4. Probably he cares, and numb is protecting him — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 517, line 5: «Broken promises hurt in a special way. Dad promises Paige the zoo on Saturday. She waits on the doorstep in her coat for two hours; he doesn't show and doesn't…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2). Against it: the same doer «dad» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

★★★ Jordan's dad came back in January, left in February, came back in June, left in July, came back in October. How many times has he come back this year so far?

1. 4 — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. 5 — score 6
3. 3 — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. 2 — 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 380, line 12: «Trust can come back slowly, sometimes over years.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «come back» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

★★★ Corey says, «Dad didn't ring on my 9th or my 10th, but he rang at Christmas between them.» How many of those three days did Dad ring?

1. 3 — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 1 — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. 0 — no support
4. 2 — 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 ✗

Sky's cousin: «u cried at the wedding?? so u hate ur stepdad». What's true?

1. Crying always means you hate someone — no support
2. Bridesmaids are not allowed to cry — no support
3. Big days can bring happy and sad tears — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Sky must have been ill that day and kept it quiet — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 335, line 14: «If you find out about a surprise present, keep quiet and act surprised; spoiling it takes the joy from the giver.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+2). Against it: the same property (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · 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 responsibility for a parent's failure to maintain contact?

1. The failure is attributable to the child's past conduct — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The failure arises where a child neglects to telephone — no support
3. The failure is the remaining parent's in every case — no support
4. The failure rests with the parent and never with the child — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason a child may cease to anticipate the return of a parent who repeatedly departs.

1. To protect himself from repeated disappointment — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Because the parent has instructed the child to do so — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Because the child has wholly forgotten the parent — score 2
4. Because the child no longer wishes to receive takeaways — 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 10: «Single parents often learn new skills, like cooking or doing hair, and effort counts more than skill at first.», 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 «single parents» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · 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 affection for a parent's new partner.

1. It does not diminish, nor betray, the love owed to the other parent — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. It necessarily replaces the love formerly felt for the other parent — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. It is permissible only after the elapse of one complete year — no support
4. It must be concealed from all members of the family indefinitely — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 436, line 3: «Some covering is about real wrong. Grace in Toronto saw Ava take a chocolate bar without paying and told the shopkeeper «We didn't take anything, eh.» The shop…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «i» (+3). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Given that a new partner seeks to impose rules within the parent's household, ascertain the arrangement established in the lesson.

1. The new partner determines all rules from the first day — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. No rules whatsoever are to be applied in the household — no support
3. The parent determines the principal rules for the present — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. The child determines the rules by majority vote — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 436, line 3: «Some covering is about real wrong. Grace in Toronto saw Ava take a chocolate bar without paying and told the shopkeeper «We didn't take anything, eh.» The shop…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same doer «grace» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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