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A classmate with diabetes, and other long-term conditions

Tests: 7 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★★ · Understood: 9 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 16 of the medicine 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 ✓

kid in my class has diabetes, mate says it's 'cos he ate too many sweets. true?

  • 1. Yeah, too many sweets wear out the bit that makes insulin — no support
  • 2. No, type 1 is the immune system destroying insulin-making cells — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
  • 3. Yeah, and chocolate makes it worse — score 3
  • 4. No, it's from catching a bad cold — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 16, line 6: «In type 1 diabetes the immune system has destroyed the insulin-making cells of the pancreas, an organ behind the stomach; insulin lets sugar from food into cel…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «making cells» (+4); the same doer «immune system» (+3); the same action «destroy» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★★ · right ✓

Tom is cross and confused before lunch, and his sensor beeps "low". What should happen?

  • 1. An adult gives him fast sugar and checks again in 15 minutes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. He has a bit more insulin — no support
  • 3. He gets a detention for being rude — no support
  • 4. He runs around the field a few times to wake himself up — 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 ✓

In a film, someone shoves a spoon in a person's mouth during a seizure. What's wrong?

  • 1. Nothing should go in the mouth; they can't swallow their tongue — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
  • 2. The spoon should be a soft wooden one so it doesn't break their teeth — no support
  • 3. Nothing, that's right — no support
  • 4. A fork would be better — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 16, line 13: «Epilepsy causes seizures from bursts of electrical activity in the brain; nothing should be put in the mouth, and nobody can swallow their tongue.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «swallow» (+3); the same thing acted on «tongue» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Why might a diabetic child need a snack before a big football match?

  • 1. Football makes you diabetic — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. So he can run faster than all the others — no support
  • 3. Snacks cure his diabetes for the whole of an afternoon — no support
  • 4. Exercise uses sugar and could cause a hypo — ✓ 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 5 · ★★★ · right ✓

Mia uses a wheelchair. Why can she come on every school trip?

  • 1. She can't, wheelchairs aren't allowed on trips — no support
  • 2. She has to stay behind at school — no support
  • 3. Schools plan trips so everyone can come — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
  • 4. Only if she walks part of the way — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 12, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 16, line 15: «A wheelchair is a tool that gives freedom; ask before pushing someone's wheelchair, and schools plan trips so that everyone can come.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «plan» (+4); the same doer «schools» (+4); the same thing acted on «trips» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★★ · right ✓

Josh with ADHD takes medicine at lunch. Jake says his mum spoilt him. Right?

  • 1. No, ADHD isn't caused by bad parenting — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. No, he caught it from watching TV — no support
  • 3. Yes, being spoilt at home is the real cause of it — no support
  • 4. Yes, too much sugar did 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 7 · ★★★ · right ✓

Two people with cystic fibrosis are told to keep apart. Why, if it's not catching?

  • 1. To avoid passing germs between them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 2. Because they don't like each other — no support
  • 3. Because CF does spread by touch after all — no support
  • 4. Because it's a rule for fun — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 16, line 16: «Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition (passed down from parents) with thick sticky mucus (slime) in the lungs and gut, treated with medicines and daily che…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «lung germs» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★★ · right ✓

Ben has a heart condition and sits out some PE. Someone calls him lazy. Fair?

  • 1. Yes, PE fixes hearts, so he should join in — no support
  • 2. No, his heart doctor decides what is safe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. Yes, he's just lazy — no support
  • 4. No, he's just shy — 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 16, line 18: «Some children are born with heart conditions, and heart doctors called cardiologists decide which sports are safe.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «decide» (+3); the same doer «heart doctors» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Your grandad and your friend both have diabetes, but only your friend has injections. Why?

  • 1. Old people can't have injections — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Your friend is faking — no support
  • 3. Grandad has type 2, which is often treated with tablets and diet — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Grandad is braver and doesn't need them — 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 ✗

What would happen if a type 1 diabetic body got no insulin at all?

  • 1. He'd simply turn into a type 2 diabetic instead — score 2
  • 2. Sugar couldn't get into the cells for energy — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Nothing, insulin isn't really needed — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 4. He'd become stronger — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 16, line 11: «Type 2 diabetes is commoner in older adults; the body makes insulin but doesn't respond well, and it is treated with diet, exercise, tablets and sometimes insu…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «body» (+2); the same thing acted on «insulin» (+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

Test 11 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

A girl in class falls and shakes in the hall. What should the children do?

  • 1. Hold her still tightly until it stops — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Pour cold water on her face — no support
  • 3. Get an adult and move hard things away — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Put a pencil between her teeth — 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 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

My friend can eat cake, so he can't really be diabetic. Smart?

  • 1. Yes, diabetics can't eat cake — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 2. Yes, he's lying — no support
  • 3. No, with carb counting and insulin he can eat most foods — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. No, cake cures diabetes — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 16, line 3: «It is not caused by eating sweets and you cannot catch it; with careful carb counting a diabetic child can even eat the birthday cake.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «birthday cake» (+4); the same action «eat» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, 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 function of the hormone insulin.

  • 1. It converts water into energy — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It enables glucose derived from food to enter the cells — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. It suppresses all sensation of hunger between the principal meals — no support
  • 4. It renders food sweeter to the taste — 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 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises type 1 diabetes?

  • 1. A condition caused by the excessive consumption of confectionery — no support
  • 2. A condition identical to type 2 diabetes — no support
  • 3. A condition in which the insulin-producing cells have been destroyed by the immune system — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
  • 4. A contagious condition transmitted by touch — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 16, line 6: «In type 1 diabetes the immune system has destroyed the insulin-making cells of the pancreas, an organ behind the stomach; insulin lets sugar from food into cel…», 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 action «destroy» (+2); the same doer «immune system» (+2); the same thing acted on «making cells» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that a pupil with diabetes exhibits tremor, pallor and confusion. State the appropriate immediate measure.

  • 1. The administration of a further dose of insulin — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The imposition of strenuous exercise — no support
  • 3. The withholding of all food and drink — no support
  • 4. The administration of rapidly absorbed 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

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning first aid during an epileptic seizure.

  • 1. The tongue is to be grasped to prevent its being swallowed — no support
  • 2. Nothing is to be placed in the mouth of the person — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. A rigid object is to be placed between the teeth — no support
  • 4. The person is to be restrained forcibly — 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 16, line 13: «Epilepsy causes seizures from bursts of electrical activity in the brain; nothing should be put in the mouth, and nobody can swallow their tongue.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «put» (+2); the same thing acted on «nothing» (+2); the same place «mouth» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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