Strangers and tricky people

Tests: 9 of 19 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 14 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 58 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 ✗

A boy in Phoenix is playing in the front yard. A woman stops her car and says his mum had an accident and she will take him to the hospital. What should he do?

1. Ask her which hospital, then get in — score 8
2. Run inside and tell an adult at home, not get in the car — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Get in fast because his mum needs him — score 8
4. Get in only if she knows his mum's name and what his mum looks like — ← Mova's choice · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 10, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 7: «A boy in Kansas was stung by a bee and his lips and throat began to swell; his mum used his allergy pen and called 911, and doctors said acting fast saved him.», 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 (+5); the same action «call» (+4); the same doer «mum» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · right ✓

Which is the best explanation of the «check first» rule?

1. You only need to check if it is getting dark outside — no support
2. Children may never go anywhere at all on their own — no support
3. You only need to check with strangers — no support
4. Your parent should always know where you are and who you are with — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 58, line 2: «The big rule: never go anywhere with anyone, never get into a car and never take a gift, without checking first with your parent or carer; the point is that th…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «know» (+4); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓

A girl in Edinburgh is lost at a train station. Which person should she ask for help?

1. A station worker in uniform or a mum with children — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Someone who offers to take her outside — score 7
3. A man who has been following her around for a while — no support
4. Nobody, she should leave the station alone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 56, line 3: «Asking for help is not weak or babyish; adults ask for help all the time, and a problem shared early is usually much easier to fix.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+4); the same circumstance (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · right ✓

A tricky person asks for help finding a lost kitten. Why is this a trick that often works?

1. Kittens are easy to find anywhere — no support
2. Children always know where kittens are — score 6
3. It is not a trick, kittens get lost all the time — no support
4. Children are kind and want to help animals — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 11, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 58, line 20: «Tricky people may ask children for help, such as finding a lost pet, because children are kind and want to help; they may also offer treats or say a parent sen…», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «children» (+6); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A man at the swimming pool says «If you come with me I'll give you a new game, but it's our secret». Which TWO warning signs does this show?

1. Speaking quietly and wearing swimwear — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A gift and a secret from your parents — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Being friendly and being an adult — no support
4. A swimming pool and a game — 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 ✗

What would most likely happen if a child shouted «Help! This is not my dad!» in a busy shop?

1. Everyone would ignore it as a joke — no support
2. The child would be in trouble for shouting — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. People nearby would notice and come to help — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nobody would understand what was wrong — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 56, line 19: «Police officers, firefighters and paramedics are there to help children who are in trouble.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «children» (+3); the same place «trouble» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Which is true?

1. All strangers are dangerous and must never be spoken to, even when you are lost or hurt — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Only men can be tricky people — no support
3. People you know are always safe to go with — no support
4. Most strangers are kind, but you still check first before going with anyone — ✓ 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 8 · ★★ · right ✓

Your friend's older brother offers to take you both to the shop. Your mum does not know. What should you do?

1. Go, because you will be back soon — no support
2. Go, because he is your friend's big brother — no support
3. Ask your mum first and only go if she says yes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Go if your friend is going too — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 58, line 3: «Tricky people often ask a child for help («Can you help me find my lost puppy?»), offer sweets, a ride or a gift, or ask you to keep a secret; grown-ups who re…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «ask» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · right ✓

A friendly man in a park keeps asking a girl where she lives and which school she goes to. What should she do?

1. Tell him, because he seems interested — score 7
2. Tell him the school but not the name of her street — score 7
3. Ask for his address in return — score -1
4. Not tell him, move away and tell a trusted adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 46, line 5: «In hot weather you also drink water often; a girl in Arizona who plays all afternoon in the heat without drinking may get a headache and feel dizzy and sick, w…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «tell» (+3); the same receiver «adult» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

guy in a car says ur mum sent him, get in quick. he looks nice

1. Get in, he looks friendly enough — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Do not get in, check with your parent first — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Get in if he knows your name — no support
4. Get in if he seems in a hurry — 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 ✓

lady asks me help find her lost puppy round the back. help her?

1. Yes, helping lost puppies is kind — no support
2. Yes, if she looks like a nice lady with a kind face — no support
3. No, adults should ask other adults for help — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Yes, but only for a few minutes — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 58, line 3: «Tricky people often ask a child for help («Can you help me find my lost puppy?»), offer sweets, a ride or a gift, or ask you to keep a secret; grown-ups who re…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★ · right ✓

someones grabbing my arm at the park what do i do

1. Wait politely until he lets go — no support
2. Go with him and tell later — no support
3. Stay quiet so you do not upset him or make him cross — no support
4. Yell, pull away, run to people and tell — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 58, line 5: «If someone tries to grab you, yell loudly «No! This is not my parent!», kick and pull away, run to a safe place full of people, and tell an adult; if you are l…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «pull away» (+4); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★★ · wrong ✗

he called me over to his car window, said its ok im a teacher

1. Lean in the window to be polite — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Go over because teachers are always safe people — no support
3. Walk right up to hear him better — no support
4. Stay more than an arm's length away and go — ✓ 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 14 · ★★ · wrong ✗

man says mum sent him to pick me up but i don't know him

1. Go, he knows your mum's name, so she must have sent him — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Do not go, go back inside and check with an adult — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Go if it is raining — no support
4. Go if he has a nice car — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 58, line 4: «Many families choose a secret family password: if someone says «Your mum sent me to pick you up» and does not know the password, you do not go, you tell a trus…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mum» (+3); the same action «send» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★★ · right ✓

lady wants me to help find her lost dog round the corner

1. Say no and tell a trusted adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Go if she shows a photo of the dog — no support
3. Help her, because it is kind to help — no support
4. Go if you are quick and come straight back — 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 ✗

Ella says strangers who smile are always safe. true?

1. Yes, smiles mean kindness — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, a smile does not show if someone is safe — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, unless they are sitting in a car and want you to come over — no support
4. Yes, bad people never smile — 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 ✓

heard a man in a white van was asking kids to help find his puppy outside school, everyone's saying he's a kidnapper

1. Either way, adults who need help ask adults, so say no and tell a grown-up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. It means helping with lost puppies is always fine, whoever asks you to help — no support
3. It proves all white vans are dangerous — no support
4. It is gossip, so nothing needs doing — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 58, line 3: «Tricky people often ask a child for help («Can you help me find my lost puppy?»), offer sweets, a ride or a gift, or ask you to keep a secret; grown-ups who re…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «need» (+4); the same thing acted on «help» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★★ · wrong ✗

my mate says u can tell a bad stranger cos they look scary and messy

1. He is right, nice clothes mean safe — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He is right, if they are wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down low over their face — no support
3. He is right, bad people look scary — no support
4. Wrong; you cannot tell whether a person is safe just from how they look — ✓ 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 19 · ★★ · wrong ✗

someone's saying the new neighbour is a creep cos he's always alone, pass it on

1. Pass it on, because living alone is strange — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Pass it on, and add that he watches kids from his window all day long and never goes out — no support
3. Do not pass it on; being alone proves nothing, and the rumour could hurt him — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Pass it on, so everyone keeps away — 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 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the purpose of a family password?

1. It allows the child to unlock the family car — no support
2. It is used to log in to video games and other accounts belonging to the family — no support
3. It is required to enter the school building — no support
4. It enables a child to verify whether a parent truly sent another person — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 58, line 13: «A family password helps a child check whether a parent really sent someone.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «send» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «parent» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

It being given that a person in a car calls a child towards the vehicle, select the conduct consistent with established guidance.

1. To approach so as to hear the person clearly and give directions — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To remain more than an arm's length away and not approach — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. To get in if the person seems kind — no support
4. To lean into the car window to help — 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 recommended response where a person attempts to seize a child.

1. To hide behind the person's car — no support
2. To go quietly and wait for a chance later — no support
3. To yell, pull away, run towards people and tell — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. To remain silent so as not to anger the person — 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 58, line 15: «If someone tries to grab you, yell, pull away, run to people and tell.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same action «pull away» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response that is consistent with established guidance concerning travelling with another person.

1. A child may go with any adult in uniform — no support
2. A child may go if the adult offers a reward and promises to bring him back within the hour — no support
3. A child should always check first with a parent or carer before going anywhere — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. A child may go with any adult who knows his name — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 58, line 9: «Always check first with your parent or carer before going anywhere with anyone.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same circumstance (+2); the same action «check» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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