Dares: cliffs, roofs, tombstoning, railways and saying no
Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★★★ · Understood: 8 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 75 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 ✓
«Don't be nesh, someone jumped here yesterday». Why doesn't yesterday count?
- 1. Piers grow taller overnight — no support
- 2. The tide has changed and so has the depth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 3. Jumpers get luckier each day — no support
- 4. Yesterday the water was softer and kinder to land in — no support
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 75, line 6: «Tombstoning means jumping from piers, cliffs or bridges into water; tides change the depth, and hidden rocks or rubbish lie under the surface.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «depth» (+4); the same doer «tides» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★★★ · wrong ✗
Water is 6 m deep at high tide and drops by 5 m as the tide goes out. How much is left?
- 1. 6 m — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. 11 m — score 7
- 3. 1 m — ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 4. 5 m — score 7
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 72, line 14: «The Highway Code gives a stopping distance at 30 mph of about 23 m: about 9 m thinking plus 14 m braking.», 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 «14 m» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★★★ · wrong ✗
Kabir's mates: «bruv, you're so sus, just do it». What's actually true about saying no?
- 1. You have to jump to stay mates — no support
- 2. Saying no is only for little kids and babies — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 3. Saying no proves you're weak — score 5
- 4. It takes more guts to say no than to follow — ✓ the right answer · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 75, line 15: «A short, cheerful no with a reason, then walking away, works better than a long argument, and others often follow the one who says no; saying no to a group tak…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same thing acted on «no» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★★★ · right ✓
Jade: «It's only one rail, innit, just don't touch it». What's the right move?
- 1. Leave the ball and tell staff or an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. Hook the ball out with a stick — score 4
- 3. Wait for a gap between trains — no support
- 4. Step over the rail very carefully — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 41, line 2: «Juniors in England start small, 7 against 7, then 9 against 9 from Under-11, on bigger pitches as they grow, so every child gets lots of touches of the ball.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «ball» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★★★ · wrong ✗
In an action film the hero runs along the train roof under the wires. What's real?
- 1. Train roofs are safe as long as you keep moving fast — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Electricity can't reach a moving train — no support
- 3. Wires only hurt cartoon villains — no support
- 4. The wires' power can jump to you and kill — ✓ 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 ✗
«If I tell, everyone will call me a snitch». What's worse than being called a snitch?
- 1. Missing the bus home — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Getting a detention — no support
- 3. Losing a mate forever — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Having to explain it twice — 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 · ★★★ · wrong ✗
«Go on, it's just a roof, you scared or what?» What would a real mate do?
- 1. Climb up first to show it's safe — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Film it for the group chat — no support
- 3. Dare you to go even higher — no support
- 4. Never dare you to risk your life — ✓ 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 8 · ★★★ · right ✓
«it's got a million views, no cap» (no cap = no lie). Imagine 100 tries filmed and only 1 shown. How many tries don't you see?
- 1. 99 — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. 100 — no support
- 3. 101 — no support
- 4. 1 — 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 · ★★★ · wrong ✗
What would happen if Sophie argued for ten minutes instead of «nah, I'm off for chips»?
- 1. They'd all agree with her at once — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 2. She'd win a prize for arguing — no support
- 3. The dare would get easier to do — no support
- 4. The pressure would grow; a quick exit works better — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 75, line 4: «Saying no is easy to learn: Sophie, dared to lie in the road, grins «Nah, not for me, I'm off for chips, who's coming?», a quick no, a reason, and walking away…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «chips» (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★★★ · wrong ✗
Amara: «the light's lush, one more step back». What can the edge do?
- 1. Warn her by creaking loudly before it goes — no support
- 2. Give way under her without warning — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Hold her better after a bit of rain — ← Mova's choice · score 9
- 4. Shift slowly, so she has time to step away — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 75, line 8: «Cliff edges crumble, especially after rain, and can be hollow underneath, so you keep well back, even for photos.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «keep» (+4). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★★★ · right ✓
Riley: «takes two secs». Which rule fits every safety lesson in this block?
- 1. No shortcut or dare is worth your body — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 2. Quick risks are always fine — no support
- 3. If you're fast, nothing can happen — no support
- 4. Only grown-ups need safety rules, not kids — score -1
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 6, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 75, line 5: «This closes the safety block, and its rules all fit in one breath: swim between the flags and never go in after anyone (call, tell, throw), never go onto froze…», 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 doer «dare» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★★★ · right ✓
Pick the rule that sums up water safety from this block.
- 1. Never go in after anyone: call, tell, throw — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. Swim out past the flags to reach the big waves — no support
- 3. Walk out on ice to fetch a dog — no support
- 4. Jump in fast to save a friend — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 75, line 5: «This closes the safety block, and its rules all fit in one breath: swim between the flags and never go in after anyone (call, tell, throw), never go onto froze…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «go in» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Identify the principal hazards associated with the practice known as tombstoning.
- 1. The risk of mild sunburn alone — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Variable depth owing to tides and submerged rocks — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. The excessive warmth of coastal waters — no support
- 4. The prohibition of photography at harbours — 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 the third rail upon certain railway lines in the south of England?
- 1. It is energised only upon the approach of a train — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. It is energised only during the summer months — no support
- 3. It is constructed of non-conducting rubber — no support
- 4. It is energised at all times and may cause death — ✓ 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 ✗
Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning overhead railway power lines.
- 1. Contact is required for any injury to occur — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The lines carry a voltage lower than a domestic socket — no support
- 3. Electricity may pass to a person in proximity without contact — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The lines are de-energised when wagons are stationary — 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 ✗
It is given that a pupil is aware of a peer's intention to jump from a railway bridge. State the appropriate course of action.
- 1. The matter is to be kept strictly confidential — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. An adult is to be informed without delay — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. The pupil is to await the outcome — no support
- 4. The pupil is to accompany the peer — 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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