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Food myths and fads

Tests: 6 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★★ · Understood: 8 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 55 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 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Tom, 80th minute, calf cramp: «get me a banana quick, I'm low on potassium!» What would actually help?

  • 1. Sprinting hard to shake the cramp loose — no support
  • 2. Gently stretching the calf and resting — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Drinking a can of cola to get his sugar up — no support
  • 4. Eating the banana, skin and all, as fast as he can — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 55, line 5: «Bananas contain potassium, but most exercise cramp is thought to come from tired muscles, and a banana can't be digested fast enough to help mid-match; gentle…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «banana» (+2); the same property (+1). 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 2 · ★★★ · right ✓

Emily's big sister says carbs are bad, so Emily skips bread and pasta and can't keep up at hockey. Why?

  • 1. Carbs make legs heavy and slow in the second half — no support
  • 2. Hockey sticks are too heavy without pasta — no support
  • 3. Starchy carbs are the main fuel for running — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 4. She ate too many carbs — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 55, line 6: «Starchy carbs like bread, pasta, rice and potatoes are the body's main fuel for running about, and wholegrain ones are best.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «starchy carbs» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Logan: «all the gym bros drink protein shakes, they're bussin'». His mom: «you're nine, buddy». Who's right?

  • 1. Logan; shakes make growing kids big and strong — ← Mova's choice · score 1
  • 2. Neither; kids need no protein — no support
  • 3. Both; one shake a day is needed — no support
  • 4. His mom; meals give a child enough protein — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 38, line 12: «Children get plenty of protein from normal food; extra protein shakes don't build muscle by themselves.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «extra protein shakes» (+3); the same action «build» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★★ · right ✓

The aunt's tub costs £20 and a bag of apples £2. How many bags of apples for the same money?

  • 1. 10 — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. 40 — no support
  • 3. 2 — no support
  • 4. 20 — 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 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Nathan takes 3 gummy vitamins before every match: «pure turbo». What's true?

  • 1. They make him a turbo player — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Gummies are just sweets with no vitamins — no support
  • 3. He should take 10 for more speed — no support
  • 4. They don't make him faster and too many can harm — ✓ 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 6 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Kirsty: «but you said vitamins were a fad!» Mum: «not this one, hen». Why is vitamin D different?

  • 1. UK advice backs it in the dark months — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. It makes you taller instantly — no support
  • 3. It cures every illness you catch in winter — no support
  • 4. It's the tastiest vitamin — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 54, line 6: «In the Eatwell Guide about a third of the plate is fruit and veg and just over a third is starchy food, so together they make up most of it.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «starchy food» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★★ · right ✓

Jayden eats 3 plates of pasta before a 2 km race, «carb loading innit», and gets a stitch and a bloated belly. Mistake?

  • 1. Carb-loading is for very long races, not 2 km — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 2. Pasta never has carbs in it — no support
  • 3. He should have eaten 4 plates for more energy — no support
  • 4. He should have eaten them during the race — 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 55, line 11: «Carb-loading is for long races of many hours, mostly for adults; before a short kids' race a normal meal is enough.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «carb loading» (+3); the same circumstance (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★★ · right ✓

Lucy's friend: «never eat after 6 pm, it turns into fat». Lucy trains until 7. What should she do?

  • 1. Go to bed hungry on training nights — no support
  • 2. Eat only at 5:59, before the clock strikes — score -3
  • 3. Eat her tea after training — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
  • 4. Skip training so she can eat by six — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 8, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 53, line 1: «Breakfast literally breaks a fast: if you ate tea at 6 pm and play at 10 am, your body has gone 16 hours with no food and needs fuel before it can run.», 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 «eat» (+3); the same thing acted on «tea» (+3). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Owen sees «3-day juice-only detox for athletes». Should he do it for the season?

  • 1. No, he should do a 10-day one instead — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Yes, three days of juice will make him faster all season — no support
  • 3. Yes, but for a whole week — no support
  • 4. No, his liver and kidneys already clean his body — ✓ 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 ✗

Kiara's coach: a «cheat day» every Sunday, no rules. Her mate: «sounds sus». Why might the mate have a point?

  • 1. Treats are illegal on Sundays — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Coaches are never right about food — no support
  • 3. Labelling food «cheat» makes eating feel like a test — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Sundays are bad for digestion — 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 ✓

Sam says if one banana is good for cramp, a whole bunch before every match must stop cramp forever. What's wrong with his thinking?

  • 1. Nothing, more bananas means no cramp — no support
  • 2. Only one banana a year is safe — no support
  • 3. Cramp isn't mainly caused by low potassium, so more bananas won't stop it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 4. Bananas give you cramp — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 55, line 5: «Bananas contain potassium, but most exercise cramp is thought to come from tired muscles, and a banana can't be digested fast enough to help mid-match; gentle…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «bananas» (+3); the same thing acted on «potassium» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★★ · right ✓

A gym advert says «this powder made our star fast». What's the clever question to ask?

  • 1. Did years of training, food and sleep make him fast? — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
  • 2. How many tubs should I buy? — no support
  • 3. Which flavour is the fastest? — no support
  • 4. Is it cheaper in bulk? — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 55, line 8: ««Superfood» is a marketing word, not a science category; no single food makes you faster or stronger.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal cause to which exercise-associated muscular cramp is at present attributed.

  • 1. A deficiency of bananas — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The temperature of the footwear — no support
  • 3. An excess of water — no support
  • 4. Muscular fatigue — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the designation «superfood».

  • 1. It denotes a scientifically defined category of food — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It denotes a food conferring supernatural abilities upon the eater — no support
  • 3. It denotes food permitted solely to athletes — no support
  • 4. It is a term of marketing without scientific standing — ✓ 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 ✓

Pursuant to guidance issued in the United Kingdom, determine the daily quantity of vitamin D which all persons should consider taking during autumn and winter.

  • 1. Ten micrograms — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Ten grams — no support
  • 3. Ten milligrams per hour — no support
  • 4. No quantity whatsoever — 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 ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the function of so-called detox regimens?

  • 1. They remove all toxins within one hour — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. They are indispensable to the health of children — no support
  • 3. They replace the function of the kidneys entirely — no support
  • 4. They are unnecessary, the liver and kidneys performing that function — ✓ 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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