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Food, drinks and feeling ill

Tests: 10 of 23 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 19 of 27 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 81 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 ✓

A boy in Sydney sees his baby cousin about to be given whole grapes. What could he tell an adult?

  • 1. Grapes should be peeled but left whole so they go down — score 7
  • 2. Grapes are fine if the baby is sitting — no support
  • 3. Babies should have the grapes frozen hard first — score 2
  • 4. Small children's grapes should be cut lengthways — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 81, line 10: «Grapes should be cut lengthways for small children, because small round food can block a small airway.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cut» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «grapes» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which is the best everyday drink for a thirsty child after football?

  • 1. A large glass of cola — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. A cup of strong coffee — no support
  • 3. An energy drink — no support
  • 4. Water — ✓ 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 3 · ★ · right ✓

Why does the advice say to keep coughing when food goes down the wrong way?

  • 1. Coughing makes the food smaller — score 8
  • 2. Coughing is the body's own way of pushing food out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
  • 3. Coughing warms the throat so food melts — no support
  • 4. Coughing calls the food back up to the mouth to be chewed again — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 11, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 81, line 9: «A person who is choking but can still cough should keep coughing, because coughing is the body's own way of pushing the food out; if they cannot breathe, speak…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «food» (+6); the same doer «own way» (+3); the same action «push out» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

A girl in Toronto has had no fever since yesterday morning and feels well. What is true?

  • 1. She must still take fever medicine — score 3
  • 2. She should go to hospital to be checked — no support
  • 3. She can probably go back to school — ✓ the right answer · score 1
  • 4. She must stay home for another month — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 53, line 7: «A girl in Dublin kept her worries to herself for months; she stopped sleeping and eating well until she finally told her mum, who helped her get support.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «girl» (+5); the same property (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Why do children in the UK stay off school for 48 hours after a tummy bug?

  • 1. The tummy is too weak to sit up — no support
  • 2. Teachers need time to clean all the desks and chairs — no support
  • 3. Tummy bugs spread very easily to others — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 4. It is a rule about school dinners — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 75, line 19: «Many tummy bugs spread when people do not wash their hands after the toilet or before eating.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «many tummy bugs» (+3); the same action «spread» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

A friend says, «Feed yourself juice all day when you are thirsty.» What is the problem?

  • 1. Juice stops your body from growing — no support
  • 2. Juice makes you lose all your water — ← Mova's choice · score 8
  • 3. Juice has a lot of sugar, so water is better — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Juice has too little sugar in it to give any help — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 6, line 13: «You lose water when you sweat, so you should drink during and after sport, even before you feel thirsty.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lose» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «water» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

What would be a worrying sign that needs urgent medical help?

  • 1. A rash that does not fade under a pressed glass — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
  • 2. A sore throat on the first day — no support
  • 3. Feeling a little tired after school — no support
  • 4. Sneezing a few times in spring — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 11, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 81, line 17: «A rash that does not fade when you press a glass on it needs urgent medical help, because it can be a sign of meningitis, a very dangerous illness.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «rash» (+5); the same action «fade» (+3); the same thing acted on «rash» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why is resting important when you are ill?

  • 1. Moving around makes you catch a new illness on top — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Sleeping makes the germs fall asleep too — no support
  • 3. Germs only die when you lie flat — no support
  • 4. The body needs its energy to fight the infection — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · right ✓

A boy in Florida finishes a light lunch and wants to swim. What is true?

  • 1. He can swim; waiting an hour is a myth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 2. He must wait exactly one hour after eating — score 2
  • 3. He may only paddle until dinner — no support
  • 4. He will surely get a cramp and sink — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 15, line 7: «A boy in Florida kept swimming in a lake while dark clouds rolled in; lightning hit the water nearby, and lifeguards cleared the lake just in time.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «swim» (+1); the same doer «boy» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Why should you not scratch chickenpox?

  • 1. Scratching makes the illness last a year — no support
  • 2. Scratching turns the spots into warts — no support
  • 3. Scratching spreads the spots to your hair — no support
  • 4. Scratching can cause infection and scars — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 81, line 19: «Scratching chickenpox spots can cause infection and scars, so keep nails short and use the cooling lotion an adult gives you.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «infection» (+3); the same action «cause» (+2); the same doer «scratching» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

nan says no swimming for an hour after lunch or ull drown

  • 1. No, you can swim after a normal meal — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 2. Yes, wait at least two hours — no support
  • 3. Yes, but only after a big lunch — no support
  • 4. Yes, swimming after eating causes drowning — 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 81, line 11: «You can swim after a normal meal; there is no good evidence that swimming after eating causes drowning.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «swim» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

hes coughing loads on his crisp, cant talk tho now, cant breathe

  • 1. Give him water to wash it down quick — no support
  • 2. Wait, he will cough it up soon, just give it a minute — no support
  • 3. Let him lie down and rest — no support
  • 4. Shout for an adult and call the emergency number — ← 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 81, line 9: «A person who is choking but can still cough should keep coughing, because coughing is the body's own way of pushing the food out; if they cannot breathe, speak…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «shout» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

pressed a glass on her rash and it didnt fade

  • 1. Put cream on and wait a week — no support
  • 2. Wash it and go to school — no support
  • 3. Get urgent medical help, it can be meningitis — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. That is normal, rashes never fade under glass — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 81, line 17: «A rash that does not fade when you press a glass on it needs urgent medical help, because it can be a sign of meningitis, a very dangerous illness.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «rash» (+5); the same action «fade» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

fever went last night, back to school today??

  • 1. Yes, the fever has gone now so you're fine — no support
  • 2. Yes, if you feel a bit better — no support
  • 3. Yes, if you take medicine first — no support
  • 4. No, wait till no fever for at least a day — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · 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 81, line 15: «With a fever, tell a parent, rest and drink plenty; stay off school until you have had no fever for at least a day.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

hot day, been playing ages, head hurts n dizzy

  • 1. Drink a fizzy drink and run about some more — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Keep playing, it goes away — no support
  • 3. Lie in the sun to warm up — no support
  • 4. Stop, sit in the shade, drink water and tell an adult — ✓ 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 16 · ★ · wrong ✗

pizza been on the table since last night, can i eat it

  • 1. Yes, cooked food never goes bad — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Only if it still smells fine — no support
  • 3. Yes, if you blow on it first — no support
  • 4. No, food left out for hours can make you sick — ✓ 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 17 · ★ · right ✓

feel really sick and been throwing up all day

  • 1. Eat lots of crisps to settle it — no support
  • 2. Drink nothing so you don't throw up — no support
  • 3. Tell an adult, sip water, they may call a doctor — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 4. Hide it and go to school — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2, line 21: «After a bang on the head, feeling sick, dizzy or very sleepy is a warning sign: tell an adult at once, because you may need a doctor.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «adult» (+4); the same action «tell» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗

my mum's mate said a kid at football collapsed in the heat cos he didn't drink all day, what's the real lesson

  • 1. Heat only affects adults, not kids — no support
  • 2. Drink only energy drinks when it is hot — ← Mova's choice · score 2
  • 3. Drink plenty of water, more when it is hot or you are active — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Never play football in summer at all — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 80, line 7: «A girl in Sydney drank fizzy drinks instead of water every day; she had fillings in four teeth before she was ten.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «fizzy drinks» (+3); the same action «drink» (+1). Against it: 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

Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

kids reckon if u swim straight after lunch u get a cramp and drown for sure, true?

  • 1. True, but only after a big pudding — no support
  • 2. A myth; there is no good evidence it causes drowning — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. True, so nobody swims on school days — no support
  • 4. True, you must wait two full hours — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 73, line 18: «Acidic drinks like orange juice soften the tooth enamel for a while, so you brush before breakfast or wait about an hour after it before brushing.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wait» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 20 · ★ · wrong ✗

everyone's saying Noah's sick cos his family's food is dirty, should i spread it

  • 1. Yes, and say his mum cannot cook — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Yes, but only tell the people he invites over — no support
  • 3. No, it's unkind and you do not know why he is ill — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Yes, everyone should avoid eating at his house — 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 21 · ★ · wrong ✗

teacher left early n kids saying "she's having a baby, she's been sick every morning"

  • 1. It is certain, so tell the whole school — no support
  • 2. That is a guess about her private life; do not spread it, people feel ill for many reasons — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Ask her about it loudly next lesson — ← Mova's choice · score 2
  • 4. Being sick always means a baby — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1, line 16: «Babies and toddlers need a safety gate at the top and bottom of the stairs.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «need» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (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 22 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sam's off school n someone said "his mum n dad are splitting up, he's sick from it"

  • 1. It means Sam ate bad food — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Tell everyone so they ask Sam about it — no support
  • 3. Sam's parents may be divorcing and he may feel unwell from worry; do not spread it, just be kind when he is back — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. It means Sam caused it — 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 23 · ★ · wrong ✗

big sis says "i'm lovesick" n won't eat her tea lol

  • 1. It means she is lying, so tell mum — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. She means she is so sad or excited about someone she likes that she does not feel hungry; it is not an illness, so be kind — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. She has a germ called love, so call the doctor — no support
  • 4. She ate too many sweets — 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 ✓

Identify the conduct appropriate to a person choking who remains able to cough.

  • 1. The person should lie down and remain silent — score 2
  • 2. The person should drink a large glass of water — no support
  • 3. The person should continue to cough — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 4. The person should be struck hard on the head — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 81, line 9: «A person who is choking but can still cough should keep coughing, because coughing is the body's own way of pushing the food out; if they cannot breathe, speak…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «person» (+5); the same action «keep» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following most accurately characterises a rash that does not fade beneath a glass pressed upon it?

  • 1. It is caused by the glass and requires nothing — score 8
  • 2. It is a minor rash that will fade by morning — ← Mova's choice · score 11
  • 3. It indicates a mild allergy to the drinking glass — score 4
  • 4. It requires urgent medical help, as it may signify meningitis — ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 11, against 10 for the next best. Its support: lesson 81, line 17: «A rash that does not fade when you press a glass on it needs urgent medical help, because it can be a sign of meningitis, a very dangerous illness.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fade» (+4); the same thing acted on «rash» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «rash» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 10. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Determine, pursuant to the established guidance, when a child who has had a fever may return to school.

  • 1. One week after the fever first began — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Immediately after taking a dose of medicine — no support
  • 3. When the fever is at its very highest — no support
  • 4. When there has been no fever for at least a day — ✓ 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 · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which grapes are cut lengthways for small children.

  • 1. Whole grapes are too sour for small children — no support
  • 2. Small children cannot digest grape skins — no support
  • 3. Small round food may block a small airway — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 4. Cut grapes contain fewer germs than whole ones — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 81, line 10: «Grapes should be cut lengthways for small children, because small round food can block a small airway.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «block» (+2); the same doer «small round food» (+2); the same thing acted on «small airway» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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