What really happens to things you swallow

Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 9 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1 of the myths 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 ✗

"u swallowed ur gum?? ur gonna die in 7 years lol" What do you tell your mate?

1. It just passes through in a day or two, chill — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Drink vinegar to dissolve it fast — no support
3. Only mint gum stays, fruit gum passes — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. He's right, it's dangerous and you need hospital — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1, line 4: «So a seed has no soil or sunlight to grow, gum cannot stick for years, and gas from fizzy drinks escapes as a burp; your body is not a sealed bottle.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stick» (+2); the same doer «gum» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · right ✓

Your big sister whispers at a sleepover that eight spiders a year crawl into your mouth. Which question shows the story is shaky?

1. How many legs does each of the eight spiders have? — no support
2. Do the spiders prefer open or closed mouths? — score 4
3. Which month do the most spiders crawl in? — score 4
4. Who has ever counted spiders going into sleepers? — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1, line 7: «The "eight spiders a year" story has no evidence behind it; spiders avoid big, warm, breathing, vibrating animals like a sleeping person, and swallowing one is…», 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 «spiders» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · wrong ✗

What would happen if you planted one watermelon seed in a pot of soil and another in a jar of vinegar?

1. Neither could ever sprout in any way — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Only the one in vinegar would sprout — no support
3. The one in soil might sprout; the one in vinegar would not — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Both would sprout quickly in a few days, because seeds are tough — 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 4 · right ✓

"Shut up, Rory, apple pips are totally harmless and there's nothing in them." Who is closer to the truth?

1. Neither: the substance is real, but the amount in a pip is tiny — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Both: pips are harmless and also deadly — no support
3. The mate shouting at Rory: pips have nothing in them — no support
4. Rory: one pip will poison you straight away — 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 1, line 11: «Apple pips contain a substance that can release cyanide, but the amount is tiny and a whole swallowed pip usually passes out unbroken; harm would need a very l…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «amount» (+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 · right ✓

Uncle Steve says, "Coffee stunts your growth, that's why I'm short!" Which is true?

1. He's right, coffee shrinks bones in children — score 4
2. Coffee makes children grow faster than milk — no support
3. Coffee doesn't stunt growth, but it isn't good for kids' sleep — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Coffee is the best drink for children before bed, as it warms them — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1, line 12: «Coffee does not stunt growth, but it is still not good for children because its caffeine can spoil sleep and make you jittery.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stunt» (+2); the same doer «coffee» (+2); the same thing acted on «growth» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · wrong ✗

In a cartoon, a sailor eats a tin of spinach and his arms swell up at once. What's wrong?

1. Nothing, spinach really works that fast — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Spinach is healthy, but muscles take months of exercise to grow — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It only works with fresh spinach, not the kind you get out of a tin — no support
4. It should be his legs, not his arms — 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 ✗

"bloody hell Zara, ur stomach's gonna blow up!!" she has a mint and a sip of cola. What will actually happen?

1. Her stomach will explode like the bottle — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. She'll probably just burp — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. She'll freeze inside from the cold cola — no support
4. She'll float up because of the gas — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1, line 15: «Mints dropped into an open bottle of cola make a real fizzy fountain, but in a body the gas just comes back up as burps; the stomach does not explode.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «explode» (+2); the same doer «stomach» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · wrong ✗

A boy collapses shaking at the park and an older kid yells, "Grab his tongue or he'll swallow it!" What should happen?

1. Pour water into his mouth to wake him — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Hold his tongue firmly with your fingers — no support
3. Keep him away from hard things, put nothing in his mouth, get help — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Push a stick between his teeth — 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 ✗

Mia had a bad dream on a night she ate cheese. Does that prove cheese caused it?

1. No, because dreams only come from fizzy drinks — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, because her mum said so — no support
3. Yes, one bad dream after cheese is enough proof for any scientist — no support
4. No; one night proves nothing, a dream diary over weeks is better — ✓ 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 10 · wrong ✗

Which myth here is most worth correcting firmly, not just laughing at?

1. That eating crusts makes your hair go curly — ← Mova's choice · score 12
2. That a whole melon will grow in your belly from a pip — score 3
3. That cheese gives you nightmares — no support
4. That you should grab someone's tongue in a seizure — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 12, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1, line 2: «Food myths are delicious: a melon growing in your belly, eight spiders a year crawling into your sleeping mouth, crusts that curl your hair, a Mentos and cola…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same doer «food myths» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · wrong ✗

"my nan says eat ur crusts or no pudding, they make hair curly" What's the best plan?

1. Refuse the crusts and argue until pudding is cancelled — no support
2. Hide them, because crusts are bad for hair — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Eat them if you like; enjoy the trick, but hair won't change — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Eat twice as many to get extra curly hair — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1, line 2: «Food myths are delicious: a melon growing in your belly, eight spiders a year crawling into your sleeping mouth, crusts that curl your hair, a Mentos and cola…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «crusts» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the fate of chewing gum inadvertently swallowed?

1. It is wholly dissolved by the gastric acid within minutes — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is retained within the stomach for a period of seven years — no support
3. It adheres permanently to the wall of the stomach and remains there for life — no support
4. It traverses the digestive tract and is excreted within a day or two — ✓ 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 · right ✓

Identify the principal reason for which a seed ingested by a person cannot germinate within the stomach.

1. The stomach is dark, highly acidic and devoid of soil — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Seeds germinate solely during the hours of daylight — no support
3. The stomach is excessively cold for germination — no support
4. Seeds are rendered lifeless upon contact with saliva — 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 1, line 8: «Seeds cannot grow in your stomach, which is dark, very acidic and has no soil; swallowed pips simply pass through.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «stomach» (+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

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that a person is experiencing a seizure. Select the response that is consistent with established first-aid guidance.

1. A rigid object is to be inserted between the teeth — no support
2. Nothing whatsoever is to be placed within the person's mouth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Water is to be poured into the mouth of the person — no support
4. The tongue of the person is to be grasped firmly and withheld with the fingers — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1, line 17: «If someone has a seizure (a fit, when the body shakes and they can't control it), you must never put anything in their mouth; keep them away from hard things,…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «put» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the consequence of the ingestion of a mint confection together with a carbonated cola beverage.

1. The liberated gas is expelled principally by eructation — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The stomach is ruptured by the pressure of the gas so liberated — no support
3. No gas whatsoever is liberated within the body — no support
4. The stomach contents are rendered solid — 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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