Loot boxes and "free" skins

Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 8 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 17 of the money 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 ✗

Eva goes "I'm not gambling, I'm just opening packs." Her big sis: "if you pay and don't know what you get, that's pretty close, babe." What's fair to say?

1. Eva is totally right, it's nothing like gambling — no support
2. Many experts agree with the sister, though companies disagree — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Packs are illegal everywhere in the world — no support
4. Gambling only counts with real coins — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2, line 4: «To count coins fast, group the same coins, multiply, then add the groups; to check change, count up from the price to the money you gave.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «count» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Kyle: "free my backside, I wasted ages!" ("my backside" means not at all.) What did the skin really cost?

1. £5 of real money — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Two and a half minutes of his time watching ads — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. His password — no support
4. Absolutely nothing at all, because ads are free to watch — 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Jake: "rubbish, one more go." He's spent £12 on 6 boxes. What's the trap?

1. The hope of the next box keeps him paying — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. The next box is guaranteed to be a rare one, so he keeps going — no support
3. He gets his money back after 10 — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. Each box gets cheaper — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 16, line 1: «V-Bucks, Robux, gems and coins are in-game currency: pretend money inside a game, but bought with real pounds, so every gem you spend was once real money.», 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 «real money» (+3). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Grace's dad explains "1% chance". She says "so if I buy 100, I definitely get it." Is she right?

1. Yes, because the 100th box is always the rare one by law — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, it's about 100 on average, but never certain — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, and maybe twice — no support
4. No, 1% means it never happens — 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 ✗

Ollie spent all £10 and didn't get the player. He's gutted. ("Gutted" means very upset.) What could help next time?

1. Never tell anyone how he feels about losing money — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Borrow from friends so he can keep on opening boxes — no support
3. Decide a limit first, or buy something certain — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Spend £20 next time to be sure of getting the skin — 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 · ★★ · right ✓

Amira sighs "why don't I ever get that?" about a YouTuber's 50 lucky boxes. What's likely?

1. Rare items only go to people over 18 — no support
2. Amira is just unlucky for ever — no support
3. The YouTuber has a secret code for rare items — no support
4. The video shows only the best bits, and boxes may have been free — ← 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 17, line 5: «"Free" skins are often paid for with your time watching ads, and YouTubers who open 50 boxes often got them free and edit the video to show only the lucky bits.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «show» (+2); the same thing acted on «lucky bits» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Leo's wheel: "Spin for £1! Win up to 10,000 gems!" He spins 3 times and gets 15 gems worth about 15p. How much did he lose?

1. About 15p — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. About £3.15 — no support
3. Nothing — no support
4. About £2.85 — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 16, line 3: «Change it back into pounds to see the real price: if 500 gems cost £4.99, each gem is about 1p, so a 2,000-gem item costs about £20.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same thing acted on «1 p» (+4). Against it: a different doer (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 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A US cousin goes "loot boxes are mid, just buy the skin, fam." ("Mid" means average or not good; "fam" means mate.) Freya buys her £4 skin. What does she get?

1. Four random skins chosen for her by the game — score 8
2. A 1% chance of getting the skin she wanted — ← Mova's choice · score 10
3. Maybe the skin, or maybe just a common sword — score 10
4. Exactly the skin she wanted, for sure — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 10, tied with another option at 10 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 17, line 5: «"Free" skins are often paid for with your time watching ads, and YouTubers who open 50 boxes often got them free and edit the video to show only the lucky bits.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same thing acted on «free skins» (+4). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · right ✓

What would happen if a game had to show the real odds on every box?

1. Rare items would become common — no support
2. Boxes would become free — no support
3. Players could see how unlikely rare items are and choose better — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Nothing, odds don't matter — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 16, line 10: «Games often let you either "grind" (play a lot to earn something) or pay to get it faster; paying is how many game companies earn money.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «games» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · right ✓

Dan's "mystery pack" for £5 had 3 items worth 2 coins each. He shouts "robbed, mate!" Why do packs work like this?

1. Dan was just very unlucky, packs are usually worth more — score 3
2. Most people get common items, so the game earns more than it gives — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. The game makes a loss on every pack — score 2
4. Mystery packs always give exactly what you paid — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 17, line 13: «Mystery packs usually give you less than you paid, because most people get common items.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «common items» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Ben's brother reads that some countries limited loot boxes. Mum says "good." Your mate says "nah, they're just like a card pack." What's the honest answer?

1. Everyone agrees loot boxes are fine — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Loot boxes don't exist any more — no support
3. People disagree; some call it gambling, companies call it a surprise — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Everyone agrees loot boxes are illegal everywhere — 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a "loot box"?

1. A prize furnished without charge to every player — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A parcel of physical goods dispatched by post — no support
3. A purchasable article within a game, the contents of which are unknown prior to payment — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A receptacle for the storage of coins within the home — 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 ✗

It is given that a desired article is obtainable with a probability of one per cent per attempt, each attempt costing one pound. Determine the approximate expenditure required on average.

1. Ten pounds — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. One thousand pounds — no support
3. One pound — no support
4. One hundred pounds — ✓ 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 six mystery boxes are purchased at two pounds each. Compute the total expenditure.

1. Eight pounds — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Twelve pounds — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Six pounds — no support
4. Ten pounds — 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 the regulation of loot boxes.

1. All countries have prohibited them without exception — no support
2. Certain countries have reportedly restricted them, and opinion remains divided — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. No government has ever considered their regulation — no support
4. They are universally regarded as harmless — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 17, line 4: «Many experts say loot boxes work like gambling, because you pay money and hope; some countries have limited or banned them, it was reported, while game compani…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «limit» (+2); the same doer «countries» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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