Gambling and honesty with change

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 40 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 ✗

Mia's mate whispers, "Leg it!" when the shop gives her £5 instead of 50p change. ("Leg it" means run away.) What's the right move and why?

1. Keep it, because the shop's mistake is the shop's problem — no support
2. Spend it fast before anyone finds out — no support
3. Run, because shops never notice wrong change — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Give back £4.50, because the shop worker might have to pay it — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 40, line 3: «Honesty is the other side of money: when the shop gives Mia £5 change instead of 50p, she hands back the extra £4.50, because the shop lady might have to pay i…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «shop» (+4); the same thing acted on «£ change» (+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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Uncle Mick says, "I'll win big one day, mark my words." Auntie, from Liverpool, says, "He's lost a fortune, la, it's not boss." ("Boss" means good.) What's the truth?

1. Auntie is wrong; gambling every week actually saves you money — no support
2. Betting every week always pays off in the end — no support
3. He'll definitely win big if he keeps going — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. On average gamblers lose; he bet £1,040 and won £200 — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 30, line 14: «A CEO is the top boss of a company; a CEO on £2,000,000 a year earns 100 times as much as a worker on £20,000; some say bosses earn it, others say it is unfair.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «earn» (+2); the same doer «bosses» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Josh's mum sighs, "Mug's game," after her scratchcard wins £0. ("Mug's game" means a thing only a fool expects to win at.) Why does she say that?

1. Scratchcards are free to buy, so nothing at all is ever lost — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Scratchcards always win if you scratch them slowly enough — no support
3. The chance of a big win is tiny, so most people lose — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She thinks the scratchcards are actually made out of old mugs — 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 ✓

Ruby flips coins with her mate. After 5 heads in a row, her mate says, "Tails is due now, defo." ("Defo" means definitely.) Is he right?

1. Yes, tails is now 5 times more likely — no support
2. Yes, after 5 heads tails is guaranteed — no support
3. No, each flip is fresh: still 1 in 2 — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. No, the coin will land on its edge next — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 40, line 11: «A fair coin has a 1 in 2 chance on each flip, and 5 heads in a row has a 1 in 32 chance; each flip is fresh, so a streak does not make the next result "due".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «flip» (+2); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

What would happen if Kai kept playing the claw machine until he won the £2 teddy, spending £12?

1. He'd break even, because winning cancels the cost — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He'd be £10 richer because he won — no support
3. He'd have lost £10 overall, even with the teddy — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The arcade would refund him for trying — 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 ✗

The cash machine gives Dad an extra £20 by mistake. His mate says, "Free money, innit, the bank's minted." ("Minted" means rich.) What does Dad do and why?

1. Spends it fast so the bank can't take it back — ← Mova's choice · score 11
2. Takes out more to see if it happens again — score 7
3. Keeps it, because banks are rich — no support
4. Tells the bank, because it's not his, and they'd find it anyway — ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 11, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 40, line 15: «If a cash machine gives £60 instead of £40, the £20 extra is not yours; banks usually find such errors and take the money back anyway.», 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 «take back» (+3); the same doer «banks» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

In a game, a slot machine "always pays out if you keep going". What's wrong with that picture?

1. Real slot machines pay everyone back on Fridays — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Nothing, real slot machines always pay out in the end — no support
3. Real slot machines only take pennies, so it's fine to keep on playing — no support
4. Real gambling is set up so players lose more than they win — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 35, line 4: «New machines can replace some jobs, like one robot doing the work of 10 packers, but they also create new ones, like fixing robots; people argue about whether…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fix» (+4); the same doer «machines» (+4). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Josh's mate says, "Bet you a quid I can eat 10 marshmallows — no, 12!" Mum says, "No betting, boys, just have fun." Why might she say that?

1. Mum wants to win the quid herself — score 2
2. Betting is the only way to make eating fun — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Even small money bets can cause rows, so a no-betting rule is common — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Marshmallows cost more than a quid — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 20, line 2: «Some people are paid a wage for each hour: Jack's mum earns £12.50 an hour in a café, so an 8-hour shift brings £100, and more shifts mean more money; jobs at…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mum» (+4); the same action «earn» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Gran at the market is charged £6 instead of £8. Her grandson, a Gen Alpha kid, says, "Gran, that's a W, just take it." ("A W" means a win.) Gran says, "You've made a mistake, love." What does Gran show?

1. Honesty works both ways, even when a mistake helps you — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She wants to pay a little extra as a tip for the trader — score -2
3. Gran can't count all the way to eight without making a mistake — ← Mova's choice · score 12
4. It's against the law to buy anything cheaper at street markets — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 12, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 11, line 4: «People make mistakes, so be honest both ways: if the new lad gives you £1 too much change, say so, and if the till charges more than the shelf says, point it o…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same thing acted on «mistakes» (+4); the same action «make» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Leo's dad says, quietly, "My own dad lost his house through gambling." What does this show about addiction?

1. It can grow from small bets until it hurts a whole family — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
2. Houses are often won at the bookmaker's — no support
3. Gambling only ever costs a few pounds — no support
4. People who gamble always win their house back — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 11, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 40, line 9: «Gambling can become an addiction, which means not being able to stop doing something harmful; it can start at £5 a week and grow to £500, and it hurts whole fa…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same thing acted on «whole families» (+4); the same action «hurt» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

The last word of the course: your cousin says, "Money's just numbers, it doesn't matter if you're honest." What's the best answer?

1. Money is just paper, so nothing about it matters — no support
2. He's right, honesty and money have nothing to do with each other — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. Money works because people are afraid of the police — score 3
4. Money only works because people trust each other, so honesty keeps it going — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 6, line 5: «Pocket money (an allowance) is regular money parents give children to learn how to handle money.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «pocket money» (+4); the same thing acted on «regular money» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Ella hands in a purse with £20. Her friend says, "You could've had a takeaway, mate!" How would the owner feel, and what came next in the story?

1. Very relieved, and she sent Ella a thank-you card — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Annoyed that Ella touched her purse — no support
3. Nothing, because she never really wanted the purse back — no support
4. Angry, and she asked Ella for £20 more — 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 · right ✓

It is given that change of fifty pence was due, whereas change of five pounds was tendered in error. Determine the excess sum which ought to be returned.

1. £4.50 — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. £4 — no support
3. 50p — no support
4. £5.50 — 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 ✗

Ascertain the net loss of a person who stakes £20 weekly for fifty-two weeks and receives winnings of £200 in total.

1. £1,240 — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. £840 — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. £200 — no support
4. £1,040 — 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 ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the probability of a fair coin falling heads upon the sixth toss, five heads having previously been obtained?

1. One in thirty-two, the preceding tosses being taken into account — no support
2. Certainty, a sixth head being inevitable — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. One in two, each toss being independent of those preceding it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Impossibility, tails being obligatorily due — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 40, line 11: «A fair coin has a 1 in 2 chance on each flip, and 5 heads in a row has a 1 in 32 chance; each flip is fresh, so a streak does not make the next result "due".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same doer «5 heads» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · 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 the foundation upon which the use of money rests.

1. The fear of punishment entertained by those who use it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The mutual trust of those who use it, which honesty preserves — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The decree of any single shopkeeper concerning its worth — no support
4. The intrinsic value of the paper upon which notes are printed — 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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