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The best ever and shocking: adverts and headlines

Tests: 4 of 11 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 7 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 47 of the language 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 ✗

«bro this cereal says best breakfast ever so it's healthy right» What is right?

  • 1. No, cereal can never be part of a good breakfast for anybody — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Yes, gold letters are only allowed on healthy food — no support
  • 3. Yes, the box would not say it unless it was healthy — no support
  • 4. No, «best ever» is an opinion; read the label for sugar — ✓ 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Your little brother cries because the video says «You WON'T BELIEVE what happened next» and he is scared to find out. What can you tell him?

  • 1. Nobody believes it, so the video is empty inside — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It's made to look huge so people click; it's probably ordinary — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. It means the video has been banned by the police — no support
  • 4. It is always something very scary, so never watch it — 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 ✓

«everyone's talking about this toy, I'm literally the only one without it» You ask your class and two people have heard of it. What happened?

  • 1. The advert made it sound like everyone knew it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 2. Everyone really has it but keeps very quiet about it at school — no support
  • 3. Your class must be the only one in the world — no support
  • 4. The two people made the advert themselves — 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 47, line 1: «Adverts and headlines use hyperbole for a job: to make you buy, click or read. «The BEST breakfast EVER!», «SHOCKING!!! You WON'T BELIEVE what happened next»,…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+4); the same doer «adverts» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

«Mum, it says up to 70% off so my £20 game will be really cheap!» What is the problem?

  • 1. Sale signs are always against the law — no support
  • 2. The game will now cost £70 instead of the £20 it cost before — no support
  • 3. «Up to» means only a few things have that much off; check the game's tag — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
  • 4. Nothing, because every single thing in the shop is cheaper by exactly the same amount — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 4, line 12: «Well can also be an adjective meaning healthy, as in "I feel well".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «adjective» (+1). Against it: the same action «mean» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

«the advert truck was HUGE, why is this one tiny??» What is the best explanation?

  • 1. The truck shrinks when you take it out — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The shop sent the wrong, smaller truck by mistake — no support
  • 3. The camera was close up; the box says 20 cm — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Big trucks are only sold in America — 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

«it says Britain is hotter than the Sahara, are we gonna turn into desert lol» What do you say?

  • 1. Yes, camels are already moving in — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. No, it's just hot for Britain; check the real temperature and advice — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. No, because Britain is always colder than everywhere — no support
  • 4. Yes, Britain will turn into a sandy desert by next summer, just like the Sahara — 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 ✓

★ «8 out of 10» is a real number, not hyperbole. Why can it still mislead you?

  • 1. Cats cannot be asked what they like — score 1
  • 2. Real numbers can never mislead anyone, so it cannot mislead you at all — no support
  • 3. The company may have asked only a few owners that it chose — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 4. Eight is not really a number — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 47, line 14: «A real number can still be a small or unfair test: «8 out of 10 owners» may be only ten owners that the company chose.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «choose» (+2); the same doer «company» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

★ What would happen if you panicked at every «storm of the century» headline?

  • 1. Newspapers would stop writing headlines — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. You would never see a storm again — no support
  • 3. You'd panic several times a year over ordinary storms — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. You would be safe from every storm for ever, because you'd always be ready — 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 9 · ★ · right ✓

★ The opposite mistake: «headlines always shout, so I'll ignore the red weather warning». Why is this wrong?

  • 1. A red warning is measured and calm, and it means real danger — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 2. Red warnings are a kind of headline hyperbole — no support
  • 3. The weather service always exaggerates storms — no support
  • 4. Red warnings are only made up for the newspapers to sell more papers — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 47, line 15: «Weather warnings from the weather service (yellow, amber, red) are measured and calm; follow those, not a headline calling the third storm of the year «the sto…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «measure» (+2); the same thing acted on «weather warnings» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

★★★ A shop sign says «UP TO HALF PRICE!». A £20 game has a tag saying £15, and one rack has £10 items that were £20. Which statement is true?

  • 1. The game is half price, because the sign says so — ← Mova's choice · score 9
  • 2. The game costs more than before the sale — no support
  • 3. Everything in the shop now costs £10 — no support
  • 4. The game is cheaper but not half price; only some things are — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 45, line 9: ««Touch my straighteners again and I'll KILL you» means «keep your hands off my things, I'm cross»; it is not a real plan, but if someone says things like that…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same doer «sign» (+4). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

★★★ «8 out of 10 owners said their cats preferred it». Which survey would you trust most?

  • 1. 1 out of 1 owner, the boss of the company — no support
  • 2. 8 out of 10 owners chosen by the company that sells it — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 3. 4 out of 5 owners who work at the cat food factory — score 2
  • 4. 800 out of 1,000 owners asked by a group that doesn't sell cat food — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 47, line 14: «A real number can still be a small or unfair test: «8 out of 10 owners» may be only ten owners that the company chose.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «choose» (+2); the same circumstance (+2); the same thing acted on «ten owners» (+1). Against it: 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the slogan «The BEST breakfast EVER!» printed upon a cereal packet?

  • 1. It is a measured fact verified by scientific inquiry — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It is a guarantee of the nutritional quality of the product — no support
  • 3. It is an expression of opinion intended to promote sales — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. It is an official award conferred upon the manufacturer — 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 ✗

A retail notice proclaims «UP TO 70% OFF». Select the response consistent with the established meaning of the words «up to».

  • 1. The figure stated is the smallest reduction available — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The figure stated is applied uniformly to every article in the shop — no support
  • 3. The figure stated refers to the number of days remaining — no support
  • 4. The figure stated is the greatest reduction, applicable to a limited number of items — ✓ 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 · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which newspaper headlines frequently represent events as larger than they were.

  • 1. To attract readers and thereby sell papers and obtain clicks — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 2. To shorten the article that follows — no support
  • 3. To compensate for errors in measurement — no support
  • 4. To comply with the regulations governing the press — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 47, line 8: «Headlines make news sound bigger to sell papers and get clicks; the article underneath gives the real numbers.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sell» (+4); the same thing acted on «papers» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

It is asserted that «8 out of 10 owners» preferred a certain cat food. Ascertain which question is most pertinent in evaluating the claim.

  • 1. How many owners were consulted, and by whom — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Whether the claim is printed in capital letters — no support
  • 3. Whether the remaining owners possess cats — no support
  • 4. Whether eight is a greater number than ten — 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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