Boredom, excitement and pride

Tests: 6 of 19 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 9 of 23 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 93 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 boy in Leeds has nothing to do on a wet afternoon. Which plan is most creative?

1. Ask his mum what to do every ten minutes — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Sit at the window and wait for the sun — no support
3. Lie on the sofa and complain all day — no support
4. Write and draw his own comic — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 89, line 4: «A boy in Vancouver notices his chest getting tight when his sister takes his Lego; he stops, breathes slowly, counts to ten, and then asks his mum to help sort…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+4); the same receiver «mum» (+2); a different doer (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 2 · wrong ✗

Which is true about boredom?

1. It is always someone else's job to fix it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It only happens to children without toys — no support
3. It means something is wrong with you — no support
4. Learning to deal with it is a useful skill — ✓ 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 ✓

Ruby keeps chatting because the lesson is too easy for her. What is the best solution?

1. Pretend to work while she reads a comic — no support
2. Keep chatting quietly so the others in the class do not notice — no support
3. Ask the teacher politely if there is extra work — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Tell the teacher the lesson is boring — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 93, line 12: «If a lesson is too easy, you can politely ask the teacher for a harder challenge.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+3); the same receiver «teacher» (+3); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · wrong ✗

The night before a holiday, Noah cannot sleep from excitement. Which helps most?

1. Looking at holiday pictures on a tablet in bed — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Reading a calm book and breathing slowly — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Running laps of the bedroom — no support
4. Eating a sweet snack to relax — 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 · right ✓

Why do people like it when you wait for a pause before speaking?

1. It makes your news sound more exciting — no support
2. It gives you time to forget what you wanted to say — no support
3. It shows you are not interested in them — no support
4. They feel respected because they can finish — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 93, line 15: «Waiting for a pause before you speak shows people respect.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «people» (+3); the same action «respect» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · wrong ✗

Which shows pride in a good way?

1. My model is the best one in the whole school — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. I worked really hard on this model and I'm pleased with it — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. I have the most expensive model kit of anyone — no support
4. Everyone else's models are rubbish compared to the one I made — 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 · wrong ✗

What happens when someone keeps boasting?

1. Everyone admires them more and more — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Others feel small and may not want to play with them — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. People want to buy the same things — no support
4. They get more friends and invitations — 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 8 · wrong ✗

A girl in Auckland feels happy and sad at once on her last day of primary school. What is true?

1. Big moments often bring more than one feeling — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She must be confused about how she really feels inside — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. One of the feelings must be fake — no support
4. Happy and sad cannot be felt together — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 92, line 6: «A girl in Dublin was so embarrassed after falling over on stage that she refused to go to school for three days; when she went back, she found almost no one ha…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · right ✓

How can a feelings diary help you?

1. It replaces talking to anyone about feelings — no support
2. It tells other people how they should be feeling each day — no support
3. It stops you from having bad feelings — no support
4. It shows patterns in what makes you happy or upset — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 93, line 19: «A feelings diary helps you notice what makes you happy or upset.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

so bored, raining AGAIN, nothin to do

1. Run and shout round the house till it stops — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Moan until someone fixes it — no support
3. Build a den, draw, read or help cook — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nothing to do but sit and wait — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · wrong ✗

car trip 5 hrs to nan's, kill me now lol

1. Ask "are we there yet" every single minute till u get there — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nothing helps, just suffer through — no support
3. Play I spy, count number plates or listen to audiobooks — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Kick the seat to pass the time — 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 · wrong ✗

im the best at maths in the whole class, better than all of u

1. It helps others work harder — no support
2. Saying it often makes everyone like you more — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Boasting makes others feel small and pushes friends away — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is fine because it is true — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 53, line 17: «Talking about your feelings with someone you trust often makes you feel better.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same property (+1); the same circumstance (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (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 13 · right ✓

excited n scared at the same time for camp, is that weird

1. No, two feelings at once is normal — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, you can only feel one thing at a time — no support
3. Yes, it means you are ill — no support
4. Yes, it means you should not go — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · wrong ✗

soooo bored, gonna climb on the shed roof

1. Climb it, boredom is way worse than a broken arm — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Only climb if no one sees — no support
3. Find something safe to do, falls from roofs break bones — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Jump off for extra fun — 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 ✗

party at the pool, running round the edge is the best bit

1. Running is fine if you're excited, everyone does it at parties — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Walk, wet tiles are slippery and you can fall hard — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Run barefoot, it grips better — no support
4. Run faster so you don't slip — 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 · right ✓

so proud of my drawing i keep telling everyone im better than them

1. Be proud but don't put others down, it hurts friends — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Rip up their drawings — no support
3. Only talk about yours — no support
4. Keep telling everyone every day, it's true so it's fine — 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 · wrong ✗

heard some kids got bored over summer n jumped off the quarry ledge, one broke both legs n an arm, my cousin knows them

1. Quarry jumping is completely safe as long as you are a strong swimmer and you jump feet first — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is fine as long as an older kid goes first — no support
3. It cannot be true, bored kids never take risks — no support
4. Bored kids trying risky things get hurt, so pick a safe activity; the exact injuries may be blown up — ✓ 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 18 · wrong ✗

Finn keeps saying he's the best at everything n everyone's saying he's a show-off loser behind his back

1. Everyone should ignore him forever from now on — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Boasting pushes friends away, but calling him names behind his back is unkind too — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Calling him a loser behind his back will teach him a good lesson, and he deserves it — no support
4. He is right to boast if he really is the best — 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 19 · right ✓

my sister says if ur too excited to sleep before ur birthday u can't sleep at all n the day gets cancelled lol

1. It is true, so the safest thing is to stay up all night and not even try to sleep before it — no support
2. That is not true; reading and slow breathing help, and sleeping makes the day come quicker — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. It is true, but only for birthdays, not holidays — no support
4. It is true unless you drink a fizzy drink — 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 93, line 13: «When you are too excited to sleep, reading and slow breathing help, and the day comes quicker if you sleep.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+3); the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises boredom?

1. Boredom is frequently the starting point of creativity — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Boredom is a sign of an illness which requires medicine — no support
3. Boredom is never experienced by truly intelligent children — no support
4. Boredom can be cured only by television screens and video games — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 52, line 4: «Fair play means following the rules, not cheating, winning without showing off and losing without sulking, because a game is only fun if everyone trusts it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «game» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal danger associated with a state of great excitement.

1. It becomes easy to cease noticing dangers such as wet floors, roads and water — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. It invariably leads to illness unless the person sleeps for a whole day — no support
3. It causes the body to become far too heavy to move for a period of several hours afterwards — no support
4. It makes a person unable to hear any sound at all for the rest of the day — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 20, line 1: «Many animals notice danger before we do because their senses are tuned for it: dogs hear high sounds people cannot and smell far better, and hunted animals suc…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hear» (+3); the same thing acted on «high sounds» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

In respect of pride in one's own effort, select the response consistent with the established facts.

1. Pride in one's effort encourages continued improvement, whereas boasting pushes friends away — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Pride in one's effort is only permitted to those who have won a first prize in a contest — no support
3. Pride in one's effort should always be concealed, since every expression of it amounts to boasting — no support
4. Pride in one's effort is best expressed by stating that one is superior to all others — 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 ✓

Pursuant to a lesson which a pupil finds too easy, which course of action is appropriate?

1. The pupil politely asks the teacher for a harder challenge — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The pupil informs the class that the lesson is pointless — no support
3. The pupil ceases to work entirely and simply waits for the lesson to end — no support
4. The pupil disrupts the class until a harder task is set — 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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