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Grandparents, divorce and step-families

Tests: 13 of 22 right · Exam: 4 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 17 of 26 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 96 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 girl in Edinburgh feels her parents split up because she argued with her brother so much. What is true?

  • 1. Her brother caused it, not her — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. If she is good from now on, they will surely get back together — no support
  • 3. Divorce is about the grown-ups, never the children — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Her arguing caused it, so she must stop — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

At your aunt's house, dinner is eaten at the table with no screens, but at home you eat watching TV. What is the kind thing to do there?

  • 1. Eat in the other room so you can watch — no support
  • 2. Eat at the table with no screen, as your aunt asks — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Bring the tablet to the table, because it is allowed at home — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 4. Tell your aunt that her rule is old-fashioned — 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 71, line 1: «Wild animals live their own lives and are not pets or toys: the kind thing is to watch them calmly from a safe distance and let them be.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «let» (+5); the same doer «kind thing» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

A boy's grandad, who has dementia, calls him by his dad's name. What is the most loving response?

  • 1. Tell him he is wrong and getting worse — no support
  • 2. Smile and gently say his own name — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. Decide that his grandad no longer loves him — no support
  • 4. Walk away and refuse to talk to him — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 56, line 5: «A girl in Florida gets lost in a big shopping mall; she stays inside, goes to a shop counter and tells the worker her name and her mum's phone number, which sh…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

A father asks his son, «Who do you love more, me or your mum?» What is the best answer?

  • 1. I love Mum more but I will not tell her — ← Mova's choice · score 2
  • 2. I love you more because you asked — no support
  • 3. I do not love either of you any more, so stop asking — no support
  • 4. I love you both and do not want to choose — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 96, line 5: «A boy in Wellington is asked by his dad to tell his mum the weekend plans; he says kindly, «Dad, I think you and Mum should talk about that», and both parents…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same receiver «mum» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Which is the wisest thought for a child whose parents have just divorced?

  • 1. It will take time, but both my parents still love me — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 2. One of them must not want me any more — no support
  • 3. If I am perfect from now on, they will surely get back together — no support
  • 4. It is my job to keep them both happy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 96, line 12: «Divorce is never the child's fault, and both parents still love the child.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «love» (+4); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same doer «parents» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why does it take time to feel close to a new step-parent?

  • 1. It means the step-parent is a bad person — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Getting to know someone well always takes time — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Step-parents are not allowed to be kind — no support
  • 4. Children should never get close to step-parents — 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 ✓

A boy is in foster care. A new friend asks why he does not live with his parents. What can he do?

  • 1. He must tell the full story to everyone — score 5
  • 2. Say as much or as little as he wants — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
  • 3. He must ask a teacher to answer for him — score 11
  • 4. He has to make up a different story — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 11, tied with another option at 11 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 14, line 23: «A friend who goes quiet, stops eating or avoids everyone may need help from a trusted adult.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «need» (+3); the same doer «friend» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

A grandmother tells the story of moving to Canada as a girl. Why should her grandchildren ask questions?

  • 1. Her memories are family history that only she can tell — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 2. So she will tell the story less often — score 3
  • 3. It is the only way to pass a history test — no support
  • 4. Older people only like children who ask them lots of questions — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 96, line 1: «Grandparents carry family history that only they can tell; listening to their stories and asking questions is a gift to both of you, and if a grandparent becom…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «family history» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Which shows a child is being put in the middle of a divorce?

  • 1. Being asked to carry messages or take sides — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 2. Having a bedroom in two different houses — no support
  • 3. Spending weekends at each parent's home — no support
  • 4. Being told by both parents that they love you — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 96, line 3: «Divorce is about the grown-ups' relationship, not about the children: it is never the child's fault, both parents still love them, and children should never be…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «choose» (+4); the same thing acted on «sides» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

grandad asked me same q 3 times today, so annoying

  • 1. Ignore him until he remembers — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Laugh at him for forgetting — no support
  • 3. Tell him to stop asking the same thing — no support
  • 4. Be patient and remind him kindly — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

mum n dad splitting up, is it cos i was bad

  • 1. Yes, children cause divorce — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. No, divorce is never the child's fault — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Maybe, so try to be perfect — no support
  • 4. Yes, if you were naughty a lot of 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 · ★ · right ✓

dad wants me to tell mum shes late with the money again

  • 1. Carrying messages between parents is not your job — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 2. Yes, but write it down for her — no support
  • 3. Yes, and add what you think about it too — no support
  • 4. Yes, you must pass it on — 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 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 «take» (+4); the same thing acted on «message» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

new stepdad's ok i guess but feels weird

  • 1. It takes time, be polite and patient — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Tell him straight out he is not your dad — no support
  • 3. Ignore him until he leaves — no support
  • 4. Pretend he is not there — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

parents splitting up, pretty sure it's cos of me

  • 1. Yes, it's your fault, so try to be perfect to fix it — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Yes, you should run away — no support
  • 3. Keep quiet so it doesn't get worse — no support
  • 4. It's never a child's fault, talk to a trusted adult — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

new step-dad, i'm so angry, not gonna talk to anyone

  • 1. Break his things — no support
  • 2. It's ok to feel angry, tell a trusted adult how you feel — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. Bottle it up, it goes away — no support
  • 4. Shout at him every day so he knows how angry you are — 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 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» (+4); the same receiver «trusted adult» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★ · right ✓

nan's poorly and forgets my name, it hurts

  • 1. Shout so she remembers — no support
  • 2. Stop visiting her — no support
  • 3. Tell a parent how it feels, it's an illness not about you — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
  • 4. It means she doesn't love you any more, so stop going — 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 95, line 4: «Every child has the right to be safe at home; if a parent hurts you or you feel unsafe, a teacher, school nurse or children's helpline can help.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same doer «parent» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★ · right ✓

heard Lily's mum n dad are splitting up cos she failed her spelling test, her mate told me

  • 1. Do not spread it; divorce is never the child's fault, so that part is surely untrue — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. It is true, bad marks can cause a divorce — no support
  • 3. It is true, so Lily should study harder now so that her parents stay together — no support
  • 4. Pass it on to everyone so that Lily knows how many people understand her — 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 · ★ · right ✓

my cousin says step-mums are always evil, like in the films, n mine's gonna be the same

  • 1. Films are made up; getting close to a step-parent takes time, so be polite and patient — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 2. It is true, every step-mum is wicked like in the films, so keep away from her — no support
  • 3. It is true unless she buys you presents — no support
  • 4. It is true, so be rude to her first — 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 90, line 9: «Talking about a scary film with a parent makes the fear smaller, and films are made up with special effects.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make up» (+4); the same thing acted on «films» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗

the old man at the corner shop forgot his own grandson's name n the kids are saying he's gone mad

  • 1. He has gone mad, so the kids are right to say it and laugh at him about it — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 2. It is funny, so everyone should hear about it — score 4
  • 3. He must not love his grandson any more, otherwise he would remember his name easily — no support
  • 4. Do not laugh or spread it; memory illnesses like dementia are illnesses, and he still loves his family — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 56, line 5: «A girl in Florida gets lost in a big shopping mall; she stays inside, goes to a shop counter and tells the worker her name and her mum's phone number, which sh…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same thing acted on «name» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 20 · ★ · right ✓

overheard nan: "between you n me, he's moved in with her already" bout my dad

  • 1. Dad may now live with a new partner; that is grown-up talk, so ask mum or dad gently how things are — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. It means you must keep it secret forever and never ask anyone in the family about it — no support
  • 3. It means you must shout at dad — no support
  • 4. It means dad is just visiting a friend for a few nights and nothing has changed at home — 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 21 · ★ · wrong ✗

kids saying Ella's "got two dads now" cos her mum remarried, n laughing

  • 1. It means Ella's dad is a twin, so now there are two of him living in her house — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It means Ella's family is bad and broken, so kids should stay away from her — no support
  • 3. It is funny, so laugh too — no support
  • 4. Ella has a dad and a stepdad; that is a normal family, so do not laugh and stand by Ella — ✓ 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 22 · ★ · right ✓

auntie said "they're only staying together for the kids" bout my cousin's parents

  • 1. Tell your cousin straight away what auntie said, because he has a right to know everything — no support
  • 2. She thinks they are unhappy as a couple but stay together for the children; it is private, so do not repeat it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 3. It means they love their kids too little to bother splitting up, so the kids are a nuisance to them — score 7
  • 4. It means the kids must leave — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 96, line 21: «Some unhappy couples say they stay together «for the kids», meaning for the children's sake.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same circumstance (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the cause of a divorce between parents?

  • 1. A divorce is generally caused by the child's poor behaviour or poor marks at school — no support
  • 2. A divorce may be reversed if the child behaves exceptionally well thereafter — score 5
  • 3. A divorce is never the fault of the child, and both parents continue to love the child — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 4. A divorce indicates that at least one parent has ceased to love the child altogether — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 96, line 19: «Children often wrongly believe their parents' divorce is their fault; it never is.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «fault» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «divorce» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the response consistent with the established facts concerning the conveyance of messages between separated parents.

  • 1. Carrying messages between parents is not the child's job — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 2. Carrying messages between parents is the child's duty — score 6
  • 3. Carrying messages should always be done in secret by the child — score 5
  • 4. Carrying messages is required by law of every child — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 96, line 14: «Carrying messages between parents is not a child's job.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «carrying» (+4); the same thing acted on «job» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Pursuant to a grandparent suffering from a memory illness such as dementia, select the appropriate conduct.

  • 1. Patience and kind reminders, since the grandparent still loves the family — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 2. Correcting every error loudly, so that the grandparent will learn faster — no support
  • 3. Avoiding all visits, since the grandparent no longer recognises affection — no support
  • 4. Laughing at the errors, since the grandparent will not remember them — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 96, line 1: «Grandparents carry family history that only they can tell; listening to their stories and asking questions is a gift to both of you, and if a grandparent becom…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «love» (+4); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same doer «grandparents» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

In respect of an adopted or fostered child, which statement is correct?

  • 1. The child's classmates are entitled to know every detail — no support
  • 2. The child must never mention adoption or fostering at all — score 4
  • 3. The child is obliged to tell the whole class their story — score 1
  • 4. The child may choose what to share about their own story — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 11, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 96, line 18: «An adopted or fostered child can choose what to share about their story.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «share» (+5); the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «adopted child» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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