Frustration, loneliness, guilt and living with siblings

Tests: 13 of 22 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 18 of 26 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 94 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 Calgary has tried a hard puzzle for half an hour and wants to scream. What is wisest?

1. Stop for a few minutes, then look again or ask for help — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Throw the puzzle and never do one again — no support
3. Keep forcing the pieces that do not fit — no support
4. Say puzzles are stupid and walk away from it for good, never trying again — 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 2 · right ✓

Which is true about loneliness?

1. Only children with no family feel lonely — score 3
2. Many children feel it, and clubs and buddies can help — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Loneliness means that nobody will ever like you, however hard you try — no support
4. Lonely children should wait to be found — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 94, line 2: «Loneliness is feeling that nobody is with you; other children often feel it too, and clubs, teams, buddy benches and keeping in touch with people far away all…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «clubs» (+5); the same action «help» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · right ✓

Why does saying sorry help when you feel guilty?

1. It starts to fix things, so the guilt can go — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It makes the other person forget what happened — no support
3. It means you will never be told off — no support
4. It shows the other person was wrong too — 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 ✗

A boy in Melbourne gets cross that his little sister copies his dance. What is a kinder way to see it?

1. She copies him because she looks up to him — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She has no ideas of her own at all — no support
3. She copies him on purpose just to make him look silly — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. She does it only to annoy their parents — 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 34, line 6: «A boy in Michigan ran back into his burning house to get his video game; the smoke made him fall down, and firefighters had to carry him out.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same thing acted on «boy» (+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 5 · right ✓

Two cousins fight over the swing every visit. Which idea will most likely stop it for good?

1. The one who gets there first keeps the swing for the whole day — no support
2. Agree a fair rule, such as five minutes each with a timer — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Let them fight until one gives up — no support
4. Take the swing down so nobody uses it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 94, line 4: «Brothers and sisters share a home, so fair rules agreed together (taking turns, knocking, quiet times) stop the same fights happening again and again.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «agree» (+4); the same thing acted on «fair rules» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · right ✓

Your brother took one of your pencils without asking. Is this something to tell an adult straight away?

1. No, it is small; ask him calmly to give it back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, report every small thing he does — no support
3. Yes, so that he gets punished — no support
4. No, but take two of his pencils instead to make it fair — 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 ✗

A girl's mum is working on an oil rig for a month. Which helps most?

1. Not mentioning her mum so nobody gets sad — no support
2. Pretending her mum is just at the shops — no support
3. Video calls and a calendar counting down the days — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Staying angry with everyone at home until her mum comes home again — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 35, line 3: «You never tell a caller or a stranger at the door that you are alone. A safe answer is "My mum can't come to the phone right now. Can I take a message?"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «mum» (+1); one says «not», the other does not (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 8 · right ✓

Why should you knock before going into a sibling's room?

1. It is only polite if a guest is there — no support
2. Knocking keeps the door from breaking — no support
3. Only so they can hide what they are doing — no support
4. Everyone deserves some private space — ← 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 94, line 16: «Everyone deserves some private space, so ask siblings calmly to knock.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «private space» (+4); the same doer «everyone» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · right ✓

Mia thinks her parents love her brother more because he gets more help with reading. What is most likely true?

1. They love both, and he simply needs more help right now — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. She must have done something bad to make them stop loving her — score 4
3. They do love him more than they love her — score 4
4. Parents always love the youngest child best — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 94, line 18: «Parents love each child, but they may not know how you feel unless you tell them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «love» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · right ✓

this sum's impossible, been on it ages, i give up

1. Take a short break, read it again, then ask for help — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Copy the answer from a friend — no support
3. Rip up the page and start over — no support
4. Give up, some sums just cannot be done by anybody — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 94, line 1: «Frustration is the hot, stuck feeling when something will not work; a short break, a fresh look and asking for help usually beat giving up, because a rested br…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · wrong ✗

nobody plays w me at break since we moved

1. Stay alone, nobody ever wants to play with new kids — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Wait till they come to you — no support
3. Try the buddy bench or join a club — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Hide in the toilets at break — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 52, line 6: «A boy in Texas kept cheating in games at break time; soon nobody wanted to play with him, and he spent lunchtimes alone.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «nobody» (+5); the same action «want» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · right ✓

lil bro copies everything i do, sooo annoying

1. He looks up to you and learns by watching — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He wants to be better than you — no support
3. He has no ideas of his own — no support
4. He is only doing it on purpose to make you angry — 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 ✓

sis came in my room w/o knocking again

1. Ask her calmly to knock — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Lock her out of the house — no support
3. Scream until mum comes running — no support
4. Go in her room and mess it up — 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 94, line 16: «Everyone deserves some private space, so ask siblings calmly to knock.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+3); the same property (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · wrong ✗

new online mate says he's 11 and wants pics, i'm kinda lonely

1. Send one but don't show your face — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ask him for his pics first — no support
3. Send one, he's really nice to you and you're lonely — no support
4. Don't send any, tell a trusted adult straight away — ✓ 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 15 · wrong ✗

homework so hard, gonna rip it up

1. Never try maths again — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Rip it up and just tell the teacher u lost it — no support
3. Copy a mate's answers — no support
4. Take a break, then ask for help — ✓ 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 16 · wrong ✗

little sis keeps taking my stuff, gonna hit her

1. Take all her toys away and hide them from her — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Don't hit her, tell a parent and keep your stuff safe — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Hit her so she learns to leave my stuff alone — no support
4. Lock her in her room — 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 · right ✓

my friend says her online friend "Jess, 11" wants to meet up alone n not tell parents, she's met loads of girls like that

1. Go, it is fine if she has met other girls — score 0
2. Keep it secret, as Jess asked — score 1
3. Tell a trusted adult; someone online asking for a secret meeting may be an adult pretending — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Go, but only if Jess sends a nice photo first and promises she is really 11 years old — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 3 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 receiver «adult» (+4); the same action «tell» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · wrong ✗

heard Ollie smashed his Lego model to bits cos it fell apart, like 2000 pieces, n his mum had to hoover it all up

1. Frustration always ends in smashing things — no support
2. Builders never have to try more than once — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Frustration is better handled with a break and asking for help; 2000 pieces is probably exaggerated — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Smashing it was the right thing to do, because a broken model is useless anyway — 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 94, line 9: «Most builders have to try many times before a model works.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «try» (+2); the same doer «most builders» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · wrong ✗

the class says Sophie's always on her own at break cos nobody likes her, should i tell the new kid that

1. Yes, so that the new kid knows straight away which child to avoid at break time — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. No, do not spread it; many children feel lonely, and you could invite her to join in — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, but only if the new kid asks about her — score 0
4. Yes, because it must be true if she is alone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 57, line 6: «An adult told a boy in England that their touching games had to stay a secret; the boy felt confused and kept quiet for a long time, but when he finally told h…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+5); the same property (+3); a different action (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 20 · right ✓

my sis keeps sneaking out "to see someone" n made me promise not to tell, feels heavy

1. She may be seeing a boyfriend or girlfriend; if the secret worries you about her safety, tell a trusted adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Follow her out at night — no support
3. Tell everyone at school about it, so that lots of people can keep an eye on her — no support
4. Keep the secret forever no matter what happens, because a promise to a sister can never be broken — 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 87, line 10: «Many people wear glasses; if someone calls you names for wearing them, tell an adult.», 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 «adult» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 21 · right ✓

lonely since Dad moved out, mum says they "need some time apart"

1. Dad moved out because of something you did, so you need to be extra good to make him come home — no support
2. Your parents are living apart for a while to sort things out; it is not your fault, so tell a trusted adult how you feel — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. It means Dad has just gone on a long holiday on his own, and he will be back very soon — no support
4. Keep it secret and be alone — 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 94, line 21: «When parents say they «need some time apart», they live in different homes for a while to sort things out; it is never the child's fault.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sort out» (+3); the same thing acted on «things» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 22 · wrong ✗

my bro teases me "u got a boyfriend" when i just played with Max

1. You must stop playing with Max straight away, because boys and girls cannot just be friends — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. It is true because he says so — no support
3. Hit your brother hard so that he learns to stop teasing you — no support
4. He is teasing that Max is your boyfriend; Max is just a friend, so tell him it is not funny and ask a parent to help — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 94, line 22: «Boys and girls can be just friends; teasing that a friend is your boyfriend or girlfriend is not funny if it upsets you, and a parent can help.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «boys» (+5); the same thing acted on «friends» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following measures is recommended when a pupil becomes stuck upon a task?

1. Abandoning the task permanently and declaring that it cannot be done — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Copying the answer of another pupil without making any attempt to understand it — no support
3. Breaking the materials so that the task need not be attempted again — no support
4. A short break, a fresh reading of the question, and then a request for help — ✓ 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

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the circumstances in which a child ought to inform an adult about the conduct of a sibling.

1. Only when the sibling has refused to share a toy or a game — no support
2. Never, since all matters between siblings must remain secret — no support
3. When someone is hurt, in danger, or breaking an important rule — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Whenever the sibling does anything at all which happens to be annoying — 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 94, line 3: «Guilt is the bad feeling after you have hurt someone; it shows that you care, and saying sorry and doing something kind lets it go.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hurt» (+3); the same thing acted on «someone» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Pursuant to the observation that a younger sibling copies an older one, select the explanation consistent with the established facts.

1. Younger siblings copy older ones because they are told to do so — score 3
2. Younger siblings copy older ones solely in order to annoy them — score 5
3. Younger siblings admire older ones and learn by watching them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. Younger siblings copy older ones only when parents are absent — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 10, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 94, line 14: «Younger siblings copy older ones because they admire them and learn by watching.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «siblings» (+5); the same action «learn» (+3); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

In respect of a family in which a parent works far away or is deployed in the military, which measures assist the child?

1. Letters, video calls and a calendar — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Refusing to speak during video calls — score -1
3. Avoiding any mention of the parent — score 2
4. Waiting in silence for the return — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 94, line 12: «Letters, video calls and a calendar help when a parent works far away or is deployed (sent away to work) in the military.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «parent» (+3); the same property (+3); the same action «work» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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