Days of the week and months

Tests: 8 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 9 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 10 of the french 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 ✗

Holly says, "But it's a day! Days get capitals!" What is the French rule?

1. Only lundi and dimanche take capitals — no support
2. Days take capitals only in Quebec — no support
3. Days take a capital letter, but months are always written small, as in English — ← Mova's choice · score 11
4. Days and months take a small letter unless they start a sentence — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 11, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 10, line 3: «In French, days and months are written with a small letter, so you write lundi and janvier, not Lundi and Janvier, unless they start a sentence.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «write» (+5); the same thing acted on «days» (+4); the same property (+2). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · right ✓

Josh says, "Lundi is like Luna, the Moon, so Monday is Moon-day too. That's lowkey genius." ("Lowkey" means a bit.) Is he right?

1. Yes, but only because French borrowed the word from English — no support
2. Yes, both are named after the Moon — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. No, Monday is named after Thor — no support
4. No, lundi is named after Mars — 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 10, line 1: «Most French days are named after the Moon and the planets: lundi is the Moon's day, mardi is Mars's day, mercredi Mercury's, jeudi Jupiter's and vendredi Venus…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «name» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · right ✓

Aisha replies, "No school on a Wednesday?! Lucky you, no cap." ("No cap" means honestly.) What is true?

1. Léa was skipping school without telling anyone — no support
2. Many French primary schools have no lessons on Wednesday — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. French children never go to school at all — no support
4. French schools are closed every day but Wednesday — 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 10, line 9: «Many French primary schools have no lessons on Wednesday, and children do clubs or sport; le mercredi (with le) means "on Wednesdays, every week".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «many french primary schools» (+2); the same thing acted on «lessons» (+2); the same place «wednesday» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · right ✓

Liam says the French week "starting on lundi is well wonky." ("Well wonky" means very odd.) What could happen if he forgets?

1. Nothing, the week starts on Sunday in France — score 2
2. He could read the calendar wrong and turn up a day late — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. The calendar would have eight days — score 4
4. He would arrive a week early — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 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 10, line 4: «A French calendar starts the week on lundi; picture Liam reading it as if Sunday came first and turning up for football a day late.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «turn up» (+4); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

Ella sings the months and gets stuck: "That word's got heaps of letters and no sound." ("Heaps" means lots of.) Which month comes next after juillet?

1. aout, said "a-OOT" — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. août, said "OOT" — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. aôut, said "OO-ah" — no support
4. août, said "OWT" — 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 · right ✓

Archie says juin and juillet are "dead similar, la." ("Dead" means very.) Which trick helps?

1. The shorter word is the earlier month: juin is June — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. The longer word is the earlier month: juillet is June — no support
3. They are the same month, two spellings — no support
4. juin is always in winter — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 10, line 13: «juin ("ZHWAN") is June and juillet ("zhwee-YAY") is July: the shorter word is the earlier month.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «juin» (+2); the same thing acted on «june» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · wrong ✗

Jacob writes "dans mai". His teacher writes "en mai". He goes, "Y'all have a special word for that?" Which is right?

1. à le mai — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. en le mai — no support
3. en mai, or au mois de mai — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. dans le mai — 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 · right ✓

Poppy answers "Le chat" when asked the day. Her friend whispers, "Not chat, day!" What would a French kid say?

1. On est mardi. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. C'est jour mardi. — score 4
3. Il fait mardi. — no support
4. Je suis mardi. — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1, line 5: «The letter h is never breathed out in French, so when a puffing English kid says "HO-tel" in Nice, the French say "oh-TEL", as if the h were invisible.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «puffing english kid» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · right ✓

Daniel says, "Aujourd'hui is so long it's tamping." ("Tamping" means fuming.) What did aujourd'hui once mean word for word?

1. on the day of today — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. the day after — no support
3. all of the day — score 8
4. today is a good day — score 7

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 8, line 10: «90 is quatre-vingt-dix (80 + 10); 91 is quatre-vingt-onze, 97 is quatre-vingt-dix-sept and 99 is quatre-vingt-dix-neuf.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «quatre vingt onze» (+4); the same circumstance (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

Olivia in Vermont says "Wait, you just use our word? That's wicked funny." ("Wicked" means very.) How is it written in France?

1. le weekend — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. le wiikend — no support
3. le week-end — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. la weekend — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 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 10, line 17: «In France the weekend is le week-end, with a hyphen; in Quebec people often say la fin de semaine.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «france» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · right ✓

Sam's mate says, "Sept is seven, so why's September the ninth month? That's sus." ("Sus" means odd.) What's the answer?

1. Long ago the Roman year began in March, so it was the 7th — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It's a mistake that nobody ever fixed — no support
3. September has seven weeks in it — no support
4. Sept means nine in Latin — 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 ✓

★★★ Today is jeudi. What day was it hier, and what day will it be après-demain (the day after tomorrow)?

1. mercredi and samedi — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. vendredi and dimanche — no support
3. mardi and samedi — no support
4. mercredi and vendredi — 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 statements most accurately characterises the orthography of the days and months in French?

1. They are written with a lower-case initial letter except at the commencement of a sentence — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. They are invariably written with an upper-case initial letter — no support
3. They are written with an upper-case letter solely on weekdays — score 6
4. They are written entirely in capitals in formal correspondence — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 10, line 3: «In French, days and months are written with a small letter, so you write lundi and janvier, not Lundi and Janvier, unless they start a sentence.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «write» (+4); the same circumstance (+4). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the celestial body from which the name jeudi is derived.

1. Jupiter — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the Moon — no support
3. Mars — no support
4. Venus — 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the month of août.

1. It is the sixth month and is pronounced "OWT" — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is the ninth month and is pronounced "AH-oo" — no support
3. It is the eighth month and is pronounced "OOT" or "OO" — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is the seventh month and is pronounced "a-OOT" — 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

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that the old Roman year commenced in March. Ascertain the position of the month bearing the prefix oct- in that calendar.

1. Sixth — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Tenth — no support
3. Twelfth — no support
4. Eighth — ✓ 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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