Sore throats, ears and eyes

Tests: 6 of 11 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 6 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 9 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 ✓

ear's killing me, mate says pour olive oil in it to cure it. yeah?

1. Yeah, hot oil works best — no support
2. No, pour cold water in instead — no support
3. Yeah, the warm oil kills all the germs right in there — score 0
4. No, putting oil in won't cure an ear infection — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 9, line 8: «A middle ear infection fills the space behind the eardrum with fluid; most get better on their own in about three days, so painkillers are the main treatment;…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «put» (+4); the same thing acted on «oil» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · right ✓

My friend says pink eye means she'll go blind. Is she right?

1. Yes, unless she wears glasses from now on — no support
2. No, conjunctivitis rarely harms eyesight — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 14
3. No, pink eye only affects the ears — no support
4. Yes, it always causes blindness — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 14, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 9, line 4: «Waking up with your eyes glued shut by yellow gunk is usually conjunctivitis, pink eye, which rarely harms eyesight and is cleaned gently with cooled boiled wa…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «harm» (+4); the same doer «conjunctivitis» (+4); the same thing acted on «eyesight» (+4); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

Lily's eyes stream in spring, and her friend won't sit near her in case she catches it. Fair?

1. No, but it spreads by touching her hands — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, it spreads just like a cold does — no support
3. Yes, it spreads through the air in the classroom — no support
4. No, pollen allergy is not catching — ✓ 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 4 · right ✓

What would happen if you poked a cotton bud deep into your ear every day?

1. Wax could be pushed deeper and block the ear — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. You would hear better and better each day, like a bat — no support
3. Nothing at all — no support
4. Your ears would stay perfectly clean — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 9, line 14: «Earwax cleans and protects the ear and usually moves out by itself; cotton buds push it deeper.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «push» (+4); 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

Test 5 · wrong ✗

Why do doctors often wait before giving antibiotics for an earache?

1. Doctors are lazy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ears can't be treated — no support
3. Antibiotics make ears worse — no support
4. Most ear infections get better on their own in about three days — ✓ 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 ✗

White spots on my tonsils, so it's bacteria for sure?

1. Yes, white spots always mean bacteria, no doubt — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Not for sure; viruses can cause them too — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. No, it just means you had milk — no support
4. Yes, and you'll need an operation — 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 ✓

Ben can't hear in class weeks after a cold. What might the doctor do?

1. Wait and check again, maybe grommets if it stays — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Pull out his eardrum to let the fluid drain — no support
3. Give him a new ear — no support
4. Tell him to listen harder in class — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 7, line 15: «A cough can last weeks after a cold, but a cough lasting more than three weeks should be checked by a GP, a family doctor.», 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 action «check» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · right ✓

In a cartoon a kid pulls a huge lump of wax from his ear and uses it as a candle. What's true about wax?

1. Wax is just old dirt that gets stuck — no support
2. Wax should be dug out every single day with a pin — no support
3. Wax means you never wash — no support
4. The ear makes it to clean and protect itself — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 9, line 3: «Earwax is not dirt: the ear makes it to clean and protect itself, and cotton buds only push it deeper.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same doer «ear» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · wrong ✗

Your friend's eye is bright red after a football hit, but he can see fine and it doesn't hurt. Likely?

1. He has caught pink eye from the ball — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A burst small vessel that heals by itself — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He needs glasses from now on — no support
4. His eye is bleeding badly deep inside — 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 ✗

Got earache after the pool. Will I have to quit swimming for ever?

1. Yes, until you're a grown-up — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, but the ear needs to heal first — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. No, keep swimming through the ache — no support
4. Yes, for the rest of your life — 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 11 · right ✓

Which should you do for conjunctivitis at home?

1. Clean the eyes gently with cooled boiled water on cotton wool — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. Rub them hard with a towel — no support
3. Stay off school for a month — score 2
4. Rinse them with lemon juice to kill the germs — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 9, line 4: «Waking up with your eyes glued shut by yellow gunk is usually conjunctivitis, pink eye, which rarely harms eyesight and is cleaned gently with cooled boiled wa…», 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 «clean» (+3); the same circumstance (+2); the same property (+1). 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 most frequent cause of sore throats in children.

1. Consumption of cold confectionery — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Excessive use of the voice alone — no support
3. Bacterial infection invariably requiring a course of antibiotics — no support
4. Viral infection, which commonly resolves within one week — ✓ 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 ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises earwax?

1. A sign of infection of the middle ear — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A substance to be removed daily with cotton buds — no support
3. Accumulated dirt indicating poor hygiene of the ear — no support
4. A secretion which cleans and protects the ear canal — ✓ 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 ✗

It is given that a child's eyes are red and itching each spring. State the most probable cause.

1. Injury to the surface of the eyeball — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Allergy to pollen, which is not contagious — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Bacterial infection transmissible to others in class — no support
4. Excessive viewing of screens — 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 ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a small perforation of the eardrum consequent upon infection.

1. Such perforations require the eardrum to be removed entirely — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Such perforations cause permanent and total deafness — no support
3. Such perforations usually heal spontaneously within weeks — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Such perforations increase in size indefinitely — 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

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