Worry and sadness

Tests: 9 of 20 right · Exam: 4 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 18 of 24 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 91 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 ✗

Mia keeps imagining that her house will catch fire tonight. What is the wisest thought?

1. I must stay awake all night to watch for fire — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. It will surely happen because I keep thinking about it — no support
3. It is very unlikely, and we have smoke alarms if it did — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Thinking about it more will keep the house safe — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 67, line 6: «A boy in Ohio with an allergy to cats stayed the night at a friend's house with three cats; his chest got tight and he needed his inhaler and a doctor.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+5). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which is true about long worries and sadness?

1. They always go away if you ignore them — score 2
2. They are real problems, and adults and doctors can help — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Only grown-ups can have them, never children — no support
4. They are just weakness, so you should hide them and carry on — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 53, line 21: «Keeping big worries hidden for a long time can make you feel ill, so it helps to tell someone you trust.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hide» (+3); the same thing acted on «big worries» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

A boy in Glasgow has a tummy ache every Monday before school. What might it show?

1. He is only pretending to be ill to stay home — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. He may be worried about something at school — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. His breakfast is always exactly the same on Mondays — no support
4. He must be allergic to Mondays and to school — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 67, line 6: «A boy in Ohio with an allergy to cats stayed the night at a friend's house with three cats; his chest got tight and he needed his inhaler and a doctor.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+5); the same doer «boy» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Ella's dad has lost his job. What is the best way for Ella to help?

1. Be kind, help a little, and let her parents handle it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Promise to buy everything she needs herself — no support
3. Stay up every night worrying so she can think of a plan to fix it — no support
4. Sell her toys and give the money to her dad — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 91, line 15: «A tummy ache every morning before school can be the body's way of showing worry, so tell your parents and teacher.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «way» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which helps stop worries from taking over the whole day?

1. Thinking hard about each worry as it comes — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Never talking about worries with anyone — no support
3. A short worry time each day to talk them through — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Staying away from school when worried — 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 ✗

Josh cries at his grandad's goodbye at the airport. His cousin laughs. Who is right?

1. Josh, because crying is a normal, healthy feeling — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The cousin, because boys should hold it in — no support
3. Neither, because nobody should feel sad — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. The cousin, because crying makes sadness worse — 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 66, line 4: «All pets die one day, usually of old age or illness. Feeling sad, crying and talking about it are natural, because grief is how we feel when we lose someone we…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «feel» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

A girl in Sydney feels so low that she thinks the world would be better without her. What should she do now?

1. Wait to see if she still feels the same next month before saying anything — score 7
2. Try to cheer up alone before telling anyone — score 8
3. Tell a trusted adult now or call Kids Helpline — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
4. Write it in her diary and tell nobody at all — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 11, against 8 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» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «tell» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

After a bad day, which plan is most likely to lift your mood?

1. A walk in daylight with the dog and a chat with a friend — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Thinking over the bad day again and again — no support
3. Scrolling on a phone alone in your room until it is bedtime — no support
4. Skipping dinner and going to bed early — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ben thinks he broke his friend's toy at the party but is not sure. What should he do?

1. Decide it was surely him and feel bad — score 6
2. Secretly buy a new toy and say nothing — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Ask his friend about it instead of worrying — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Avoid his friend so it never comes up — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 91, line 18: «If you ever think about hurting yourself, tell a trusted adult straight away or call a children's helpline (in Australia it is called Kids Helpline).», 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 right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why is it good to tell someone a worry rather than keep it secret?

1. It makes the worry belong to them instead — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. They will take away every bad thing that could happen, for good — no support
3. They can listen, help and remind you that you are not alone — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. They will tell you that worries are silly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 91, line 21: «Worry and sadness kept secret for a long time can cause stomach aches, headaches and bad sleep.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «worry» (+4); the same action «cause» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

cant sleep, keep thinking bout the test, what if i fail

1. Keep it to yourself so nobody knows — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Write the worry down or tell someone, then rest — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Lie there and keep going over it all night till morning — no support
4. Stay up and study all night — 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 ✓

mum n dad keep whispering about money, should i give them my savings

1. Money at home is a grown-up problem to sort out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, and get a job after school — no support
3. Worry about it every night — no support
4. Yes, children must help pay the bills when money is short — 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 · ★ · right ✓

my tummy hurts every morn before school but fine on sat

1. It is only hunger, so just eat a bigger breakfast every day — no support
2. It may be worry, tell your parents and teacher — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. You are faking it, so ignore it — no support
4. It is a tummy bug that comes daily — 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 87, line 8: «If you cannot see the board at school, tell a teacher and a parent, because you may need an eye test.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «teacher» (+4); the same action «tell» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

boys dont cry tho, right?

1. Right, boys should always hide their sadness — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Right, crying is only for girls and babies — no support
3. Boys may cry only when they are small, never once they grow up — score 3
4. Crying is healthy for everyone, boys too — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 90, line 6: «A boy in Leeds was afraid of the dentist and hid his toothache for weeks; by the time he went, the tooth needed taking out instead of a small filling.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hide» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

been sad every day for weeks, not gonna tell anyone

1. Tell a trusted adult, they can help it get better — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Only tell your pet — no support
3. Pretend to be happy forever — no support
4. Keep it in, sadness always goes away on its own if u wait — 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 19: «You should tell a trusted adult about anyone who makes you feel uncomfortable.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same receiver «trusted adult» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · wrong ✗

tummy aches every school morning, no idea why

1. Eat more sweets in the morning — no support
2. It might be worry, tell a parent so they can help — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Just ignore it, everyone gets tummy aches every single morning — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. It means you have to stay home forever — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 91, line 6: «A boy in Ohio kept his worries about his parents arguing to himself for months; he stopped sleeping well, got stomach aches every morning and his marks dropped…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same thing acted on «stomach aches» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

my mate says he feels like nothing matters n wants to disappear

1. Laugh it off so he feels better — no support
2. Tell a trusted adult right away, even if he asks you not to — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
3. Tell him to cheer up and forget it — no support
4. Keep it secret, he's your friend and he trusted you with it, so stay quiet — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 10, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 91, line 19: «If a friend says he wants to disappear or hurt himself, tell a trusted adult straight away, even if he asked you to keep it secret.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «trusted adult» (+4); the same action «tell» (+3); the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★ · right ✓

my mate heard from her sister the school's closing next month n all the teachers get sacked, i can't sleep

1. Stay up worrying so you are ready for it — no support
2. It is probably just a rumour; ask a parent or teacher for the real facts — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Keep it secret so nobody else gets upset — no support
4. It must be true, older sisters always know about these things before anyone — 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 14, line 7: «A girl in Toronto saw that her friend looked pale, would not talk and stared at the floor; she told a teacher, and the friend got help for a problem she had be…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «teacher» (+2); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

Josh cried in class today n the boys say only babies cry, he's soft

1. He should hide it so nobody sees next time — no support
2. Crying is healthy for everyone, boys too, so do not join the teasing — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Crying is fine only for girls and little kids, so the boys are right to tease — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. They are right, boys who cry are soft — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 14, line 6: «A boy in Manchester did not notice his friend's clenched jaw and quiet voice and kept teasing him; the friend finally shoved him, he fell, and they did not spe…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tease» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 20 · ★ · right ✓

everyone's whispering Aisha's family lost all their money n they'll be homeless, should i ask her

1. Do not spread it; it may not be true, and money problems are for grown-ups to sort — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, and tell her she might have to move schools — no support
3. Yes, and tell the class what she says — no support
4. Yes, go and ask her about it in front of everyone so that it is clear to the whole class — 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 measures is recommended when a worry prevents a child from sleeping?

1. The child remains awake for as long as necessary until the worry has been resolved by its own accord — score 7
2. The worry is written down or told to someone, which helps the brain to let it go — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. The worry is rehearsed repeatedly in silence until a solution presents itself — score 8
4. The worry is concealed from all adults so as not to trouble the household — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 91, line 8: «Writing a worry down or telling someone helps the brain let it go, so you can sleep.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «write down» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «worry» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the condition in which sadness persisting for many days and accompanied by a loss of interest may consist.

1. It is a sign of laziness to be corrected by additional homework — no support
2. It is a permanent condition from which recovery is never possible — no support
3. It may be an illness called depression, which can be helped — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. It is invariably a passing mood which requires no attention whatsoever — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 91, line 17: «Sadness that lasts many days and takes away interest in things you loved can be an illness called depression, and it can be helped.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «illness» (+5); the same action «call» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Pursuant to a recurring stomach ache each morning before school, select the response consistent with the established facts.

1. It may be the body's way of showing worry, so parents and the teacher are informed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It is a sign that the child is pretending, and therefore it is best ignored — no support
3. It indicates a dislike of the teacher, who must be avoided at all costs — no support
4. It is necessarily caused by breakfast, so the child should cease to eat anything at all in the morning — 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 ✓

In respect of thoughts of self-harm, which course of action is correct?

1. A trusted adult is told straight away, or a children's helpline is telephoned — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. The thoughts are kept entirely private until they have passed of their own accord — no support
3. The thoughts are shared only in an online forum with persons unknown to the child — no support
4. The thoughts are disregarded, since children never truly experience them in reality — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 91, line 18: «If you ever think about hurting yourself, tell a trusted adult straight away or call a children's helpline (in Australia it is called Kids Helpline).», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «helpline» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/91-worry-and-sadness/