Sun, cold and growing up

Tests: 14 of 18 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 86 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 Melbourne is going to the beach. Which plan follows the sun rule?

1. A hat only when it is cloudy — no support
2. Shirt, sunscreen, hat, shade and sunglasses — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. No shirt, so he tans evenly — no support
4. Sunscreen put on only once, early in the morning — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 52, line 16: «Fair play means following the rules of the game.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «follow» (+4); the same thing acted on «rules» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Why does sunburn matter even after it stops hurting?

1. It turns into freckles that hurt — no support
2. It means you can never go out in the sun again for the rest of the summer — no support
3. It damages skin and raises the risk of skin cancer later — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. It makes your hair grow faster — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 86, line 7: «Use broad-spectrum sunscreen of SPF 30 or more (the bigger the SPF number, the stronger the protection) and put it on 20 minutes before going out, because sunb…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «skin cancer» (+4); the same action «risk» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

A girl in Minnesota comes in from the snow with icy hands. Her brother says to hold them by the fire. What is right?

1. Hold them by the fire, it is fastest — score 4
2. Rub them with snow first — score 2
3. Put them straight into a bowl of very hot water — score 2
4. Warm them gently, as numb skin burns easily — ← 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, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 48, line 19: «Frostbite makes skin white or greyish and numb, usually on fingers, toes, ears and nose; it is warmed gently with warm, not hot, water, never rubbed with snow…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «warm» (+3); the same property (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Why is heatstroke an emergency?

1. The body cannot cool itself any more — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The person is only very thirsty and needs a drink — no support
3. It means the person needs a nap — no support
4. It just means a bad sunburn — 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 9-year-old girl notices her body starting to change before her friends'. What is true?

1. Puberty always starts at exactly 12 — no support
2. Puberty starts at different times for everyone — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. She is ill and must see a doctor about it at once — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Only boys go through puberty — 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 71, line 5: «A girl on a beach in Cornwall sees a seal resting on the sand; she keeps her dog on its lead, stays well back and watches quietly, and the seal sleeps on in pe…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+2); 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 6 · ★ · right ✓

Who is a good person to ask about questions on growing up?

1. A parent, teacher or doctor — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A stranger you meet online — no support
3. No one, it is a secret — no support
4. Only other children — 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

Why can wet clothes in the cold be dangerous?

1. They make the body lose heat fast — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. They make the body too hot — score -1
3. They stop you from shivering — no support
4. They are heavy and slow you down — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 17, line 19: «Bright clothes make it easier for searchers to see you outdoors.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+1); the same doer «bright clothes» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

A boy squeezes a spot on his nose. What may happen?

1. Nothing at all can happen — no support
2. It stops new spots from growing — no support
3. It can cause a scar or infection — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. It makes the spot disappear for ever — 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 86, line 17: «Wash spots gently twice a day and do not squeeze them, because squeezing can cause scars and infection.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «cause» (+2); the same thing acted on «scars» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

put sunscreen on as we walk out the door

1. After an hour in the sun — no support
2. Right as you walk out of the door is best — no support
3. Put it on 20 minutes before going out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Only once you feel hot — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 84, line 7: «Put a cold pack wrapped in a cloth on a bruise for a few minutes, because cold reduces swelling and pain.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «put» (+2); the same property (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

so cold my fingers r numb, put em on the radiator

1. Yes, but only for a minute — no support
2. Yes, hot radiators warm fastest — no support
3. Yes, or hold them near the fire to thaw them — no support
4. No, warm them gently, numb skin burns easily — ← 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 79, line 22: «Fingers that go white and numb from cold are warmed slowly indoors, not rubbed with snow or put under very hot water, and you tell an adult.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «warm» (+3); the same thing acted on «fingers» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

mate dared me lick the frozen pole lol

1. Yes, it tastes just like a cold ice lolly — no support
2. Yes, if you blow on it first — no support
3. No, your tongue sticks and the skin tears — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Yes, just a quick lick — 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 86, line 14: «Never lick a frozen metal pole, because your tongue sticks to it and the skin tears.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «stick» (+2); the same doer «tongue» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

my mate's already got a deeper voice n im 11 n nothing, whats wrong w me

1. You are ill and need medicine from the doctor — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Your voice will never change — no support
3. You will never grow up — no support
4. Nothing, puberty starts at different times — ✓ 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

beach all day, sunscreen is for babies lol

1. Only wear it if it's over 40 degrees — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, children don't burn — no support
3. No, sunburn blisters and raises skin cancer risk, slip slop slap — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, clouds block all the sun — 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 · ★ · right ✓

pond's frozen, can we walk on it

1. Yes, if you run fast across — no support
2. No, ice can be too thin and break, stay off — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Yes, if it looks white it's safe — no support
4. Only near the middle — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 45, line 6: «A boy in Minnesota walked onto a frozen pond to fetch a ball; the ice cracked and he fell through into the freezing water, and firefighters pulled him out.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «crack» (+2); the same doer «ice» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

dog ran onto the ice and fell in

1. Don't go after it, shout for an adult and call the emergency number — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Throw stones to break a path — no support
3. Run onto the ice to grab it — no support
4. Jump in to help it swim — 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 ✗

my cousin in Queensland says she never wears sunscreen cos she "doesn't burn", she's got a tan already

1. A tan blocks all sun damage, so she is right — no support
2. Only people with pale skin can get skin cancer — no support
3. Sun still damages tanned skin, so slip, slop, slap, seek, slide anyway — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Sunscreen is only needed at the beach in summer — ← Mova's choice · 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 86, line 21: «A tan is a sign the sun has already harmed the skin, not a shield, so tanned skin still needs sunscreen.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «need» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

heard a kid in Minnesota licked a frozen flagpole n his tongue came OFF, like fully off

1. The tongue can stick and the skin tear, so never lick frozen metal; fully off is exaggerated — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. It is a made-up story, frozen metal is safe to lick — no support
3. It is true, frozen metal always pulls whole tongues off — no support
4. It only happens with flagpoles, not other frozen metal — 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 86, line 14: «Never lick a frozen metal pole, because your tongue sticks to it and the skin tears.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «stick» (+2); the same doer «tongue» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

everyone's laughing that Tom's voice keeps cracking in class, they're doing impressions, should i

1. Yes, because his voice is cracking on purpose — score 2
2. No, voices crack as they grow in puberty; do not join in the teasing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Yes, but only when the teacher is not looking — no support
4. Yes, it is only a joke, he will not mind — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 86, line 18: «Everyone grows at their own pace, and a boy's voice cracks for a while as his voice box grows.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: its «because» matches the remembered cause (+4); the same action «crack» (+1); the same doer «voice» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the recommended use of sunscreen?

1. A sunscreen is required solely on cloudy days, since sunshine itself does not burn the skin — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. A broad-spectrum sunscreen of SPF 30 or more is applied about twenty minutes before going out — ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. A sunscreen of any factor is applied once a summer, as protection persists for several months — score 7
4. A sunscreen is applied only after sunburn has developed, in order to soothe the damaged skin — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 86, line 21: «A tan is a sign the sun has already harmed the skin, not a shield, so tanned skin still needs sunscreen.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «need» (+4); the same thing acted on «sunscreen» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

A person exposed to great heat is observed to be confused, very hot and no longer sweating. Identify the appropriate response.

1. It is a mild sunburn, and a cream is applied before the person returns to the sun — score 3
2. It is ordinary tiredness, and the person is advised to continue with their activity — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. It is a sign of good health, as the body has ceased to waste water through sweat — no support
4. It may be heatstroke, an emergency, and the emergency number is telephoned — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 49, line 1: «If you are lost in a forest or a park, the most important rule is to stay where you are: a person who keeps still is found much faster than one who keeps movin…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «person» (+5); the same action «keep» (+3). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Determine the correct method for the rewarming of fingers which have become frozen and numb.

1. Holding the fingers close to an open fire until sensation has fully returned — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Direct placement upon a hot radiator, since rapid heating is the most effective — no support
3. Gentle warming with body heat or lukewarm water, as numb skin burns readily — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Vigorous rubbing with snow in order that the circulation may be restored — 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 61, line 10: «You let a strange cat sniff a finger held low and stroke it only if it rubs against you.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

In respect of the age at which puberty commences, select the response consistent with the established facts.

1. It begins for every child on precisely the same birthday, namely at the age of twelve — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It begins only after the age of sixteen, and never during the years of primary school — no support
3. It begins at the same time for all members of a single class, irrespective of age — no support
4. It begins at different times for each person, usually between about eight and fourteen — ✓ 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

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