Myths The myths children believe and what is really true: what happens to swallowed gum, the brain and the senses, colds and the weather, swimming after eating, growing, pets and farm animals, wild animals and tall tales, creepy crawlies, birds and sea creatures. Each lesson sets a myth beside the fact.
Tests: 175 of 389 right (45.0%) · plain 22 of 51 · ★ 69 of 155 · ★★ 64 of 129 · ★★★ 20 of 54 · exam 50 of 148 · Controls: all red · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
The controls , each to be below the real 175 of 389: no lesson 101 of 389 — red; questions shuffled 114 of 389 — red; key sentences removed 124 of 389 — red. The guessers: the longest option 119 of 389; the first option shown 101 of 389. The lessons sentence by sentence: the course in the corpora .
1 What really happens to things you swallow 3 of 11 right · exam 3 of 4 2 Your amazing brain and senses 7 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★ 3 Eyes and ears 4 of 10 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★ 4 Colds, coughs and the weather 6 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★ 5 Moving, swimming and sport 7 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★ 6 Growing, skin, hair and food 2 of 10 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★ 7 Pets and farm animals 5 of 10 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★ 8 Wild animals and tall tales 5 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★★ 9 Small creatures and creepy-crawlies 7 of 10 right · exam 0 of 4 · ★ 10 Birds and baby animals 5 of 10 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★ 11 Animals in the sea and the river 3 of 10 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★ 12 Cats, dogs and animal 'facts' at home 5 of 10 right · exam 0 of 4 · ★★ 13 Earth from space 6 of 10 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★★ 14 The Moon, the planets and the stars 3 of 11 right · exam 3 of 4 · ★★ 15 Weather, lightning and storms 3 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★★ 16 Water, deserts and the shape of the land 0 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★ 17 Magnets, compasses and big Earth facts 4 of 10 right · exam 0 of 4 · ★ 18 Vikings, knights and the Middle Ages 3 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★ 19 Kings, queens and emperors 5 of 10 right · exam 3 of 4 20 Explorers, scientists and inventors 5 of 10 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★ 21 Ancient times and famous stories 4 of 10 right · exam 0 of 4 22 Food on the floor and kitchen rules 6 of 11 right · exam 3 of 4 · ★★ 23 Petrol stations, pools and things that go bang 4 of 10 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★ 24 School legends 5 of 10 right · exam 3 of 4 25 Viral facts and chain messages 5 of 10 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★★ 26 Sleepovers and spooky stories 5 of 10 right · exam 1 of 4 27 Everyday sayings and grown-ups' rules 7 of 10 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★ 28 Where did you read that? Checking sources 8 of 10 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★★★ 29 Let's test it! Experiments and fair tests 9 of 11 right · exam 3 of 4 · ★★ 30 How would we know? Asking experts and spotting tricks 5 of 11 right · exam 0 of 4 · ★★ 31 Friends who cling to a legend 5 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★★ 32 Siblings, cousins, grandparents and the whole playground — 5 of 11 right · exam 2 of 4 · ★★ 33 When the teacher gets it wrong 7 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★★ 34 Teachers who listen, teachers who get cross and when the teacher is right after all — 3 of 11 right · exam 0 of 4 · ★★★ 35 I was wrong: changing your mind 2 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★★★ 36 Olympiad: which claim is true? ★★★ 5 of 11 right · exam 0 of 4 · ★★★ 37 Olympiad: how could you check it? ★★★ 2 of 11 right · exam 1 of 4 · ★★★ ← previous Moneynext → Physics↑ back to at school This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/myths/