When a parent has died

Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 12 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 518 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 ✓

«my cousin says if u wish hard enough ur mum comes back». Right?

1. No, people who die don't come back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Yes, but only on Mother's Day — no support
3. No, but she might send a sign on your birthday — score 2
4. Yes, if you wish on your birthday — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 468, line 4: «In Dundee, Lily's cousin says her friend Kirsty is «pure sound» on her own but «a right nippy sweetie» in a group. In Scots «pure sound» means really nice and…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «friend» (+3); the same thing acted on «friend» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«Lorcan's well moody, he kicked the bin again, what's his problem». What's most likely?

1. He's grieving, and it comes out as anger — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He's bored at school and wants to go home early — no support
3. He doesn't care about anybody or anything now — no support
4. He's just a naughty kid who loves kicking stuff — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 518, line 2: «Grief turns up in everyday moments. At recess a kid brags, «My dad's taking me to the Bears game Sunday!» (the Bears are an American football team.) Darnell go…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «dad» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+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 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Darnell's quiet when kids talk about dads and games. What would most likely help?

1. Telling him to cheer up, it was ages ago — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Including him, like Marco did — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Leaving him alone at recess till he's okay — no support
4. Never mentioning dads near him again, ever — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 498, line 4: «Only children often grow up around grown-ups. In Montreal, Jules goes to grown-up dinners and chats easily about hockey and politics, but at recess kids his ag…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«crap, i can't remember Mum's laugh, i'm the worst». What could help most?

1. Pretending you remember — score 6
2. Telling no one about it — ← Mova's choice · score 9
3. Trying never to think of her — score 7
4. Videos, photos and family stories — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 476, line 2: «Secrets leak in sneaky ways. Sam tells Jake he still sleeps with a nightlight; Jake tells the football team for a laugh, and Sam is teased for a fortnight. Sam…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same circumstance (+4). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

In a cartoon, a sad kid is told «don't cry, be brave» and is fine the next day. What's more real?

1. Crying is okay, and grief takes a long time — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Grief goes away overnight if you're brave — score 0
3. Brave kids never cry about anything — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Cartoons show grief exactly as it is — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 500, line 3: «Privacy matters. In Aberystwyth, Ffion, 9, reads her big sister Lowri's diary and finds out Lowri likes a boy called Iwan. At tea Ffion sings, «Lowri loves Iwa…», 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 «kids» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

What would most likely happen if Tiana kept pretending to be happy for months?

1. Her grief would disappear on its own — no support
2. She'd feel lonelier and more tired — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nobody would ever notice anything — no support
4. Mum would stop being sad for good — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 517, line 1: «On his tenth birthday Corey sits by the phone all afternoon, cake untouched. Dad doesn't call. Mum puts her arm round him: «His loss, love.» Corey is gutted (v…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «mum» (+6). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓

A new kid asks Ruby-Ann about her maw. Ruby-Ann says, «She died.» Does she have to say more?

1. Yes, she must tell the whole story — score 3
2. No, but she must say it's fine — score 3
3. Yes, or it's rude to the new kid — score 2
4. No, a short answer is enough — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 10, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 518, line 5: «The first Christmas without Da, Cian's family hangs Da's favourite bauble, a wonky robin, right at the front of the tree, and they tell the story of him fallin…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same doer «short answer» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · right ✓

Kwame's mate says «sorry for ur loss bro» for the tenth time. Why do people keep saying it?

1. It's the only thing people are allowed to say — score 2
2. They are trying to make Kwame feel even worse — score 3
3. Teachers make them say it every morning — score 3
4. They mean well and don't know what else to say — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 518, line 12: «People say «Sorry for your loss» because they mean well; you can thank them and change the subject.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mean» (+2); the same property (+2); the same doer «people» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

★★★ Freya-Lou was 6 months old when her mum died. She is 9 now. How many years has it been, rounded to the nearest half year?

1. 9 — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 8 and a half — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. 9 and a half — no support
4. 8 — 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 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

★★★ Bodhi looked at the sea on Saturday. He paddled exactly one week later, and swam two weeks after that. On what day of the week did he swim?

1. Monday — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Saturday — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Friday — score 1
4. Sunday — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 325, line 7: «Teenagers in England swam in a flooded quarry on a hot day; the water was icy cold underneath, and one of them drowned.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «swim» (+2); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Elin says, «if I cry about Mam, Dad'll be sad, so I won't». What would Dad most likely say?

1. Yes, never cry at home — no support
2. We can be sad together — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Only cry at school then — no support
4. Crying is for babies — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 516, line 5: «Leo-James's mum has a boyfriend, Craig, who says, «Shoes off, sunshine, my rules.» Leo-James shouts, «You're not my dad!» Mum tells Leo he's right, and that he…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «shout» (+5); the same doer «dad» (+4). The right option, 2, 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 grief in children?

1. It is a contagious illness requiring medical isolation — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. It manifests solely as weeping and ceases within a single week — score 6
3. It is experienced exclusively by adults and never by children — score 6
4. It may manifest as sadness, anger, fatigue or fear, all of which are normal — ✓ 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 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 same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «grief» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the conduct most likely to assist a pupil who has lost a parent.

1. Avoidance of the pupil until recovery — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Repeated reminders of the date of death — no support
3. Inclusion of the pupil in ordinary activities — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Instruction to the pupil to cease grieving — 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 ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the preservation of memories of a deceased parent.

1. Photographs, recordings, stories and keepsakes assist remembrance — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Remembrance is harmful and ought to be discouraged in the home — no support
3. Memories are best preserved by refraining from all discussion — no support
4. The removal of all photographs hastens recovery and is advised — 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 ✗

Given that a child is asked by a stranger to explain a parent's death, ascertain the extent of explanation required.

1. The child is obliged to respond in writing within a week — score 2
2. A complete account of all circumstances must be furnished — no support
3. A brief statement suffices, and no further detail is owed — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The child must decline to acknowledge the parent's death — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 518, line 15: «A short answer like «She died» is enough when someone asks; you don't owe more.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «die» (+2); the same doer «parent» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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