Just a scratch and I'm fine: when to worry and tell an adult

Tests: 7 of 12 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 51 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 · ★ · right ✓

«she said don't tell her mum so I didn't, it's still bleeding tho» What should you do now?

1. Tell her to hide it under her trousers — score 6
2. Wait until tomorrow and see if it stops bleeding by itself in the night — score 6
3. Keep quiet, because a promise is a promise — score 6
4. Tell an adult now: a promise doesn't count when someone's hurt — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «tell» (+3); the same receiver «adult» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

«Conor said he's grand so we carried on playing, he's just being a bit sick lol» What is wrong?

1. He should drink water and play in goal — no support
2. Nothing, «grand» means he's fine to keep playing, so the game goes on — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Nothing, being sick is normal in a game — no support
4. Being sick after a head bang means an adult must know at once — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 51, line 7: «Feeling dizzy or sick after a hard bang on the head means tell an adult straight away, always; in Ireland «I'm grand» means «I'm fine», and saying it twice doe…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «grand» (+3); the same action «mean» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

★ «this guy online said everyone tells him their school so it's no biggie» Why is «everyone does it» a warning sign here?

1. It is a warning sign only if he's rude — no support
2. It means the school has said it's okay — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. It shows he is a famous gamer that everyone can trust — no support
4. A stranger is making a big private thing sound small — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 51, line 9: «When a stranger online says «it's no biggie, just tell me what school you go to», it IS a big deal: don't answer, block, and tell a grown-up you trust.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same thing acted on «school» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

«it's just banter, Ben, why are you so sensitive?» Ben's hat goes in the bin for the fifth day. What is right?

1. It's fine, because hats can be washed — no support
2. If one person keeps getting hurt, it isn't banter — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. It's banter as long as the group is laughing — no support
4. Ben should learn to laugh at it like all the others do — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 51, line 10: «Banter is joking that is fun for everyone; if one person keeps getting hurt day after day, it is not banter, it can be bullying, and a teacher should be told.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «one person» (+3); the same action «keep» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

★ Grandad says «it's nothing», and he's a grown-up. Why still tell someone?

1. Because you want him to get into trouble — no support
2. Because grown-ups never know when they are ill, so children must decide — score 1
3. Because Grandad is always lying about everything — no support
4. Grown-ups play things down too, and a doctor may need to check — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 51, line 11: «Grown-ups play things down too: if Grandad is pale and has to stop for breath on the stairs, tell another grown-up what you saw.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «play down» (+2); the same doer «grown ups» (+2); the same thing acted on «things» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

★ What would happen if Noah's friends believed «a bit tingly, it's nothing»?

1. He would get better faster by playing — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nothing at all, because tingly lips are always fine — no support
3. His lips would stop tingling the next day — no support
4. A reaction could get dangerous before an adult knew — ✓ 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 ✓

«Mum says money's tight, so we're gonna be homeless, aren't we??» What is the best answer?

1. You must find a job and pay the bills yourself — no support
2. No, it means nothing, so ask for that new game — no support
3. It's a real worry for grown-ups but not a reason to panic; you can ask Mum about it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Yes, «tight» always means you will lose your house tomorrow — 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 51, line 15: ««Money's a bit tight this month, kiddo» means there is less money than usual; it is a real worry for grown-ups but not a reason to panic, and it is not a child…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same thing acted on «real worry» (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: the same doer «money» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

★★ Kemi said «no biggie» on Monday and Lucy believed her. By Friday she has skipped lunch five days running. What has changed?

1. Kemi has decided to stop eating lunch for a diet — no support
2. Once was nothing, but every day is a pattern to tell a teacher about — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Nothing, because Kemi said «no biggie» on the first day — no support
4. Lucy should eat with someone else from now on — 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 51, line 16: «Once is nothing, every day is a pattern: a friend skipping lunch once is fine, but every day this week is worth telling a trusted teacher.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «nothing» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

★★ Oscar: paper cut, one drop of blood, «it's just a scratch». Mia: knee bleeding through a tissue, «it's just a scratch». What is the difference?

1. Mia is fine and Oscar needs a doctor — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. There is no difference, because both said the same words — no support
3. Both need an ambulance straight away — no support
4. For Oscar the words match what you see; for Mia they don't — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

★★★ Freya says «I'm fine» once, calmly, with dry eyes. Later she says «I'm fine I'm fine I'm fine» fast, holding back tears. Which tells you more that she needs help?

1. The fast, repeated «I'm fine» with tears — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Both mean exactly the same thing — no support
3. The calm «I'm fine» with dry eyes — no support
4. Neither, because she said fine each 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 11 · ★ · right ✓

★★★ Yusuf's ankle swells. Coach is 50 metres away; the match ends in 30 minutes. Yusuf: «I'll run it off, it's just a knock». What is the best plan?

1. Wait to see if the swelling gets bigger first — no support
2. Tell the coach now, not after the match — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Run 50 metres with him to the coach — no support
4. Let him play the last 30 minutes, then tell — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 51, line 13: «A swelling ankle may be sprained; running on it can make it worse, so tell the coach.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

★★★ Which of these is NOT a reason to worry and tell an adult?

1. A tiny paper cut with one drop of blood — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Dizziness after a bang on the head — no support
3. A stranger asking for your school — no support
4. Tingly lips after a cookie, with a nut allergy — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 51, line 12: «With a nut allergy, tingly lips after eating can be the start of a reaction that gets dangerous fast; tell an adult straight away.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «tingly lips» (+3); the same property (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the appropriate course of action where a child, whose knee continues to bleed through a tissue, insists that the wound is «just a scratch» and requests secrecy.

1. An adult is to be informed notwithstanding the request — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The request for secrecy is to be honoured without exception — no support
3. The child is to be advised to continue playing — no support
4. The wound is to be concealed beneath clothing — 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 ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an assertion by an unknown person online that disclosing one's school is «no biggie»?

1. It constitutes reassurance that the request is harmless — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It constitutes an obligation to reply promptly — no support
3. It constitutes a warning sign; no reply should be made and an adult informed — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It constitutes a customary greeting among players — 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 ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning conduct described as «banter» which repeatedly causes distress to one individual.

1. It is not banter and may constitute bullying — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It is banter, provided the group is amused — no support
3. It is banter, provided no property is destroyed — no support
4. It is banter, provided it occurs in the lavatories — 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 · right ✓

It is given that a pupil sustains a paper cut yielding a single drop of blood and declares himself «fine». Ascertain the correct interpretation.

1. The pupil is to be sent home forthwith — no support
2. All such declarations are to be disbelieved — no support
3. The words correspond to the evidence, and no fuss is required — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. The words conceal a grave injury requiring an ambulance — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 51, line 17: «Sometimes the words match the evidence: a tiny paper cut with one drop of blood really is just a scratch, and making a huge fuss is not needed.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «match» (+3); the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «words» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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