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France and the French-speaking world

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 34 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 ✗

Oliver from Leeds says, "French? That's just France, Miss, and maybe a bit of Canada." What does the map show?

  • 1. Only France and Belgium speak French — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 2. He's right, just France and Canada — no support
  • 3. French is spoken only in Europe — score 6
  • 4. French is spoken on every continent — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 34, line 3: «Picture a video call with four penpals: one in Brussels says septante for 70, one in Montreal says "Mets ta tuque !" for "Put your woolly hat on!", one in Daka…», 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 thing acted on «french» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lily in Brussels hears "septante" and goes, "Belgium's French is broken, innit?" What's the fairest answer?

  • 1. Yes, Belgians make maths mistakes — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It's a Dutch word, not French — no support
  • 3. It's old French nobody uses — no support
  • 4. It's a Belgian way of saying 70 — ✓ 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 ✓

★ Ethan from Boston's aunt in Quebec shouts "Mets ta tuque !" He goes, "A tuck? Like, tuck my shirt in?" What should he do?

  • 1. Take his shoes off — no support
  • 2. Put his woolly hat on — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
  • 3. Tuck his shirt in — no support
  • 4. Eat his snack — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 12, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 34, line 3: «Picture a video call with four penpals: one in Brussels says septante for 70, one in Montreal says "Mets ta tuque !" for "Put your woolly hat on!", one in Daka…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same action «put on» (+4); the same thing acted on «woolly hat» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Mia from Ohio is invited for "le dîner" by a family in Quebec and turns up at 7 in the evening. What went wrong?

  • 1. In Quebec they never eat dinner — no support
  • 2. In Quebec le dîner is breakfast — no support
  • 3. In Quebec le dîner is lunch, at noon — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
  • 4. Nothing, le dîner is always at 7 — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 34, line 12: «Meal names differ: in France le petit-déjeuner is breakfast, le déjeuner is lunch and le dîner is the evening meal; in Quebec le dîner is lunch and le souper i…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «lunch» (+4); the same place «quebec le dîner» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Amira from Leicester says, "Two languages at home? That's peng!" (peng = great) Which is true in Senegal?

  • 1. Many speak French and Wolof — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 2. People speak English and French — score 4
  • 3. Everyone speaks only French — score 3
  • 4. Everyone speaks only Wolof — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 34, line 2: «In fact more French speakers live in Africa than in Europe, in big cities such as Kinshasa, Abidjan and Dakar, and many of them speak an African language at ho…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «speak» (+5); the same doer «many» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

★ Jack from Glasgow answers "On dit quoi ?" with a whole paragraph about his day. What's a better reply?

  • 1. Il est quatre heures — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Je m'appelle Jack — no support
  • 3. Au revoir, à demain — no support
  • 4. Ça va un peu, et toi ? — ✓ 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

Ruby from Cork goes, "Sure Martinique can't be France, it's miles away in the sea!" What is true?

  • 1. It is part of Spain, in Europe — no support
  • 2. It's part of France — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 3. It is its own country, using dollars — no support
  • 4. It is part of England, in the sea — 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 34, line 5: «France itself reaches far beyond Europe: Martinique and Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, La Réunion in the Indian Ocean and French Guiana in South America are all…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «part» (+3); the same circumstance (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

★ Ollie from Hull sees French street signs in Jersey and asks, "Are we in France now, like?" What's the answer?

  • 1. No, Jersey isn't France; it has French names — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. No, Jersey is part of Spain — score 2
  • 3. Yes, the signs show it's French — no support
  • 4. Yes, Jersey is part of France — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 34, line 16: «Jersey and Guernsey, the Channel Islands, are close to France and have French street names (rue means street), but they are not part of France.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «jersey» (+2); the same circumstance (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

★★★ A Belgian kid says septante-sept and a Paris kid says soixante-dix-sept. Do they mean the same number, and what is it?

  • 1. No, 67 and 77 — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. No, 77 and 97 — no support
  • 3. Yes, 87 — no support
  • 4. Yes, 77 — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Noah from Liverpool says "PARR-iss" and his teacher says, "Right city, wrong sound." What should he say?

  • 1. "pa-RISS", with a soft s — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. "PAH-reez", with a z — no support
  • 3. "pa-REE", with a silent s — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. "par-EESS", with an s — 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 · ★ · right ✓

What would happen if you said "Bonjour !" to leave a shop in Paris?

  • 1. It would be perfectly normal everywhere in France — no support
  • 2. It'd sound odd: in France say au revoir — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 3. It would be rude enough to get you thrown out — no support
  • 4. People would think you were from Belgium — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 34, line 10: «In Quebec, Bonjour ! can also be said when leaving a shop, a bit like "have a good day"; in France you say au revoir.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same thing acted on «au revoir» (+2); the same place «france» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ava from Wellington says, "French people near us? Sweet as!" Where could her penpal live?

  • 1. Dakar, in Senegal — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 2. Nouméa, New Caledonia — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Nice, in the south of France — no support
  • 4. Montreal, in Quebec — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 34, line 3: «Picture a video call with four penpals: one in Brussels says septante for 70, one in Montreal says "Mets ta tuque !" for "Put your woolly hat on!", one in Daka…», 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 place «dakar» (+2). Against it: 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the continent upon which the greatest number of French speakers reside.

  • 1. North America — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Asia — no support
  • 3. Africa — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Europe — 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 · wrong ✗

Select the expression employed by French-speaking Belgians to denote the number ninety.

  • 1. quatre-vingt-dix — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. neuvante — no support
  • 3. huitante — no support
  • 4. nonante — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the status of La Réunion?

  • 1. It is a province of Canada — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It forms part of Belgium — no support
  • 3. It is an independent nation in the Pacific — no support
  • 4. It forms part of France, in the Indian Ocean — ✓ 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Determine the meaning of the term "tuque" as employed in Quebec.

  • 1. A corner shop — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. A car — no support
  • 3. A midday meal — no support
  • 4. A woolly hat — ✓ 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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