Getting better, caring for others and medicines

Tests: 7 of 18 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 17 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 82 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 girl in Leeds feels better after three days of antibiotics but has four days left. What should she do?

1. Keep taking them as the doctor said — ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Save the rest for the next time she gets ill — score 4
3. Give the rest to her brother — no support
4. Stop, because she feels better now — ← Mova's choice · 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 8, line 7: «A girl in Brisbane spent almost every afternoon hunched over a phone indoors; she started to find the board at school blurry, and the eye doctor said she neede…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «girl» (+3); the same action «find» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

An auntie wants to give a 10-year-old aspirin for a headache. What is true?

1. Aspirin is fine if you take two tablets — no support
2. Aspirin only matters for babies — no support
3. Aspirin is the best and safest medicine for children — no support
4. Aspirin is not for under-16s unless a doctor says — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · 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 82, line 15: «Aspirin should not be given to children under 16 unless a doctor says so, because it can cause a rare but serious illness called Reye's syndrome.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same doer «doctor» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

A boy has a fever and does not feel like eating much. What should he do?

1. Eat nothing until the fever is gone — score 2
2. Eat as much as possible to win — score 2
3. Drink nothing so the fever dries out — score 3
4. Eat what he can and drink plenty — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 29, line 6: «For example, a boy who holds his pet tortoise and then eats crisps without washing his hands can swallow salmonella germs and get a bad stomach illness.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «eat» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which of these is the safest rule about medicine?

1. Take medicine whenever you feel tired or a bit low — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Only take medicine a trusted adult gives you — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Take medicine if a friend says it helped them — score 2
4. Take medicine if the box looks friendly — score 2

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 33, line 8: «Medicine should be taken only when a trusted adult gives it to you.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

A classmate with diabetes says she feels wobbly and strange at break. What should happen first?

1. Her friends should wait and watch — no support
2. A teacher should be told straight away — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. She should skip lunch to feel lighter — no support
4. She should go for a run to wake herself up — ← 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 82, line 9: «A classmate who is often away ill needs kindness and help to catch up.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «classmate» (+3); the same doer «classmate» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Why is it good to learn what to do if a friend has a long-term illness?

1. You can tell them what to eat every day — no support
2. You can help keep them safe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. You can explain their illness to strangers — no support
4. You can take their medicine for them — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 82, line 2: «Some children live with a long-term illness like diabetes, epilepsy or asthma; friends who know the signs and fetch an adult can help keep them safe.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «keep» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

A toddler in Brisbane drank from a bottle of bleach. What is the right action?

1. Tell an adult at once so they call for help — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Put the bottle back and say nothing — no support
3. Give the toddler salt water to drink — no support
4. Wait for a while to see if the toddler feels sick — ← 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 33, line 6: «A toddler in Texas found her grandma's pills in a handbag and thought they were sweets; she swallowed several and had to be rushed to hospital.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+5); the same doer «toddler» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why do we keep our distance from a friend with a bad cold?

1. Germs can spread from them to us — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Colds make people grumpy — no support
3. Colds are caught by looking at someone — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. It is rude to stand close to people — 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 79, line 7: «A girl with a bad cough kept coughing into the air on the school bus; within a week half her row had caught the same cold.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «same cold» (+5); the same action «catch» (+1). Against it: a different doer (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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

found some pills in mums bag, prob vitamins, can i have one

1. Yes, vitamins are just like sweets, they can't hurt — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, only take medicine a trusted adult gives you — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, if they taste nice — no support
4. Yes, if you take just one — 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 · ★ · right ✓

feel better now, can i stop the antibiotics, still 3 days left

1. Yes, save the rest for next time — no support
2. Yes, stop as soon as you feel better — score 4
3. Yes, if the fever is gone — no support
4. No, finish the course as the doctor says — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 82, line 14: «Take a course of antibiotics to the end as the doctor says, even when you feel better, or the infection can come back.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «doctor» (+5); the same action «say» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

my mate with diabetes is shaky n pale n confused

1. Give her a big glass of water — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Tell an adult at once, she may need sugar quickly — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Tell her to run around the field to warm herself up — no support
4. Let her sleep it off quietly — 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

lil sis drank some of the cleaning spray!!

1. Tell an adult now so they call poison help — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Make her sleep it off — no support
3. Do nothing if she seems fine — no support
4. Give her milk and wait — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 81, line 20: «In hot weather children can become dehydrated quickly, with headache, tiredness and dizziness as the first signs; then you stop, sit in the shade, drink water…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same receiver «adult» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

feel better already, can i stop the antibiotics

1. Give the rest to your brother — no support
2. Ask a parent, you usually finish the whole course — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Take them all at once to finish quick — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Yes, stop the moment you feel ok — 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 79, line 16: «Antibiotics work only on bacteria, not viruses, and taking them when not needed makes them work less well later; a cold gets better by itself with rest and dri…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

headache, mum's pills r right there, 2 should do it

1. Take three to be safe — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, two always works faster — no support
3. No, ask an adult, the wrong medicine or dose can poison you — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, adult pills are the same — 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 15 · ★ · right ✓

sore throat, can i have my sister's medicine from last week

1. Yes, all medicine works for everyone — no support
2. Only if you take double — no support
3. No, medicine is only for the person it was given to — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Yes, if it's the same colour — 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 82, line 3: «Medicine helps only the right person, in the right amount, at the right time; the wrong medicine or too much of it can poison you, so only a trusted adult give…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «medicine» (+5); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · right ✓

heard a girl took a whole bunch of her mum's tablets to get better faster and ended up in hospital, what's the real lesson

1. Only take medicine a trusted adult gives you, in the right dose — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Tablets only work if you take lots at once — no support
3. Medicine is safe if it is in the kitchen — no support
4. Mum's tablets are fine, just take fewer — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 78, line 7: «A girl in Dublin always held in a wee for hours at school; she got a urine infection with pain and a fever and needed medicine.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «medicine» (+3); the same action «need» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · wrong ✗

my uncle says "feed a cold, starve a fever" so i shouldn't eat with my temp, true?

1. True, starve both a cold and a fever — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. True, eating makes a fever much worse — no support
3. A myth; with a cold or fever you eat what you can and drink plenty — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. True, but you must not drink anything either — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 82, line 1: «Whether you have a cold or a fever, your body needs drinks and energy to fight the germs; the old saying «feed a cold, starve a fever» is a myth.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «fever» (+3); the same action «starve» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗

everyone's saying Ella has diabetes cos she ate too many sweets, should i tell people

1. No, that's untrue gossip; be kind and know how to help her — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, everyone should know it is her fault — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Yes, and stop her from ever eating at school — no support
4. Yes, but only tell people who sit near her — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 52, line 2: «Everyone knows how it feels to be left out, so a good friend notices a child standing alone and invites them in: «Do you want to play with us?»», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «know» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which a course of antibiotics is completed as the doctor prescribes.

1. Otherwise the doctor will be offended — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Otherwise the infection may return — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Otherwise the medicine loses its colour — no support
4. Otherwise the tablets will be wasted — 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 · right ✓

Whereas a friend with diabetes appears shaky, pale and confused, determine the appropriate course of action.

1. Give the friend some of one's own medicine — no support
2. Allow the friend to sleep it off without help — score 6
3. Inform an adult at once, as the blood sugar may be too low — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. Wait until the end of the school day to mention it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 82, line 10: «If a friend with diabetes looks shaky, pale and confused, tell an adult at once, because their blood sugar may be too low and they may need sugar quickly.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «blood sugar» (+5); the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following most accurately characterises the use of aspirin in children under sixteen years of age?

1. It is not given unless a doctor so directs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It is the preferred remedy for all childhood pain — no support
3. It may be given freely in any quantity — no support
4. It is permitted provided it is taken with milk — 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 ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the medicine of another person.

1. It may be taken if one's symptoms appear similar — no support
2. It must not be taken, as it was meant for their body and illness — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. It may be taken if the person gives permission — no support
4. It may be taken provided the dose is halved — 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 82, line 13: «Never take someone else's medicine, because it was meant for their body and their illness.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «medicine» (+3); the same circumstance (+2); the same action «mean» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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