Doctors, cuts and grazes

Tests: 8 of 18 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 14 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 83 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 girl in Ohio is bitten by a neighbour's dog. It is only a small wound. What should she do?

1. Wait a month to see what happens — score 7
2. Wash it at home and keep it a secret from everyone — score 9
3. Bite the dog back gently — no support
4. Tell an adult; a bite may need a check-up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 11, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 56, line 7: «A girl in Glasgow told the first adult she trusted, the school nurse, that she felt unsafe walking home; the nurse spoke to her parents and they changed how sh…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «first adult» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «tell» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · wrong ✗

Why is it best not to pick a scab on your knee?

1. It will make your knee bend the wrong way — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Scabs are poisonous to touch — no support
3. It protects new skin and picking can scar — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The scab will grow bigger if picked — 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 · wrong ✗

Which first aid for a small graze is right?

1. Hot water, a towel, then some soil on top — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Clean water, a clean cloth, then a plaster — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A tissue and some toothpaste — no support
4. Leaving it dirty to toughen the skin — 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 4 · wrong ✗

Two days after a cut, the skin around it is red and hot. What is the best step?

1. Pick the scab to let it breathe — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Cut a bigger hole to let germs out — no support
3. Tell a parent, as it may be infected — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Put a fresh plaster on and say nothing — 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 5 · wrong ✗

A boy is scared of the doctor's check-up. What can he know?

1. Doctors always give injections at check-ups — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. He can say no to every check-up — score 7
3. Doctors look in your ears to clean them — no support
4. Looking in ears and throat does not hurt — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 27, line 12: «A vet is an animal doctor who gives check-ups, treatment and vaccinations (injections that protect a pet from serious diseases).», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+5); the same doer «animal doctor» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · right ✓

Why do some cuts need stitches?

1. They are deep and keep bleeding — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. They were made by a sheet of paper or card — no support
3. They are on the hand or the fingers — no support
4. They are older than a day or two — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 83, line 12: «For a deep cut that keeps bleeding, press hard on it with a clean cloth and get an adult at once; it may need stitches.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same doer «deep cut» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · right ✓

A brother finds a sharp knife and wants to play pirates with it. What is right?

1. Wrap it in paper and then play — no support
2. Play carefully if you are both over eight — no support
3. Do not play with it and tell an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Play only outdoors on the grass — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 83, line 16: «Do not play with knives or broken glass, and tell an adult about broken glass, because they cut deeply.», 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 8 · wrong ✗

In hospital a girl does not understand why she needs a drip. What can she do?

1. Pull the drip out herself — no support
2. Ask the nurses or doctors to explain — ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Wait until she is grown up to ask — ← Mova's choice · score 9
4. Stay silent because it is rude to ask — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 37, line 4: «For example, a girl in Denver gets $5 pocket money a week and wants a $40 skateboard. If she saves all of it, she needs 8 weeks; if she saves $4 a week and spe…», 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 «need» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · right ✓

fell off me bike, knee all scraped n bleeding a bit

1. Leave it open and dirty so it dries out by itself in the air — no support
2. Pick off the loose skin first — no support
3. Rub soil on it to stop the blood — no support
4. Wash it with clean water, press, then put a plaster on — ← 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 83, line 4: «A boy in Galway scrapes his knee on the path; he rinses it with clean water, presses a clean cloth on it until it stops bleeding, and puts on a plaster.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «rinse» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · right ✓

scab's itchy can i pick it

1. Yes, scabs are not needed by your skin at all — no support
2. Yes, picking makes it heal faster — no support
3. Yes, if it is very itchy — no support
4. No, it protects new skin and picking can scar — ← 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 83, line 3: «A scab is the body's own plaster: it protects the new skin underneath, so it is best to leave it alone.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «new skin» (+3); the same action «protect» (+1); the same doer «scab» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · wrong ✗

stepped on a rusty nail at the farm

1. Only worry if it still hurts tomorrow morning — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Just wash it, rust is harmless — no support
3. Put a plaster on and forget it — no support
4. Tell an adult, you may need a tetanus jab — ✓ 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 12 · right ✓

cut's gone red n hot n theres yellow stuff

1. Cover it and keep quiet — no support
2. Squeeze it hard to clean it out — no support
3. It is healing well, leave it — no support
4. It may be infected, tell a parent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · 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 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 action «tell» (+2); the same receiver «parent» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · right ✓

fell off me bike, knee all gravelly, just leave it?

1. Yes, scabs form quicker with grit — no support
2. Rub sand in to dry it out — no support
3. Yes, leave the dirt in, it helps the skin heal faster and makes it tougher — no support
4. No, rinse it with clean water and cover it so it doesn't get infected — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · 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 83, line 4: «A boy in Galway scrapes his knee on the path; he rinses it with clean water, presses a clean cloth on it until it stops bleeding, and puts on a plaster.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «knee» (+3); the same circumstance (+2); the same action «rinse» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · wrong ✗

graze from monday is red, hot n oozing now

1. Pick the scab off to let air in — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Cover it with sticky tape and leave it — no support
3. Show an adult, it may be infected and need a doctor — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Ignore it, red means healing — 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 · wrong ✗

mate cut his hand on glass n it wont stop bleeding

1. Keep lifting the cloth to check — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Wash it under very hot water — no support
3. Press hard on it with a clean cloth and get an adult — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Wrap it loosely and keep playing — 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 ✗

did u hear Sam from 5B got a graze at footy, never cleaned it, now his whole leg's gone green n they might chop it off!!

1. It is all true, so never play footy again — no support
2. Dirty grazes can get infected, so clean them; the chopping-off part is likely blown up — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Every graze turns green unless a doctor sees it that day — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Grazes only get infected if you are already ill — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 5, line 16: «Bright clothes help drivers see you by day, and reflective clothes shine in headlights at night.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+2); the same property (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · wrong ✗

my cousin reckons the doctor at the check-up stuck a stick down her throat for an hour n it hurt like mad

1. Throat checks always hurt, so it is probably true — score -1
2. A throat check takes seconds and does not hurt, so the hour bit is surely made up — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Doctors only look at throats when something is broken — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. She should refuse every check-up from now on — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 83, line 1: «Doctors and nurses are there to help you get better; when they look in your ears and throat, it does not hurt, and it shows them what is wrong.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same action «look» (+1); the same doer «doctors» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · right ✓

everyone's saying Leah's cut went all pus-y cos her mum's dirty, shall i tell the others?

1. No, do not spread it; an infected cut can happen to anyone and needs a doctor — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Yes, the others ought to know whose house is dirty — no support
3. Yes, but only to friends who promise not to tell — no support
4. Yes, and say Leah should not come to school — 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 31, line 21: «Most kitchen cuts happen when a knife slips towards the hand holding the food.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «happen» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following procedures constitutes the appropriate initial treatment of a minor abrasion sustained upon a playground surface?

1. Irrigation with clean water, firm pressure with a clean cloth, and the application of a plaster — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Vigorous scrubbing with soil so as to toughen the surrounding skin — no support
3. The application of butter, followed by exposure to the open air without a covering — no support
4. The immediate removal of all loosened skin prior to any washing whatsoever — 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 ✓

Identify the principal reason for which the removal of a scab by the patient is discouraged.

1. The scab is toxic upon contact and may poison the fingers which touch it — no support
2. The scab, once removed, regrows to a size greater than the original wound — no support
3. The scab contains the stitches which a physician has inserted beneath the skin — no support
4. The scab protects the new skin beneath it, and its removal may occasion scarring — ← 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 83, line 13: «Do not pick a scab, because it protects the new skin underneath and picking can cause scars.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «protect» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Pursuant to an injury inflicted by a rusty nail or by the bite of an animal, select the course of action consistent with the established facts.

1. An adult is informed, since a tetanus injection or medical examination may be required — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. The nail or the animal is returned to its owner without further measures — no support
3. The wound is covered with a plaster and the incident is not reported to anyone — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. The injured party waits until pain develops on the following day before acting — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 83, line 11: «Wash a small cut or graze with clean water, press with a clean cloth to stop the bleeding, and cover it with a plaster or bandage.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cover» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

In respect of a wound exhibiting redness, heat, swelling and the discharge of pus, which statement most accurately characterises its condition?

1. The wound may be infected, and a parent ought to be informed without delay — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The wound requires only a tighter plaster in order to suppress the swelling — no support
3. The wound is forming an ordinary scab and should be squeezed to assist it — no support
4. The wound is healing with unusual rapidity and requires no further attention — 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

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