Eyes and ears

Tests: 4 of 10 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 14 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 3 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 ✗

"eclipse is today, it's dark so just look at it, innit" says Ava. What do you say?

1. Look at it through a glass of water — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Fine, but only look for ten seconds — no support
3. Wear two pairs of sunglasses and look — no support
4. Please don't, it can burn your eyes; let's make a pinhole viewer — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 3, line 4: «But two myths can really hurt: looking at the Sun during an eclipse can burn the back of your eye without any pain, and loud music can damage your hearing with…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «look» (+4); the same circumstance (+4). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Your mate has headphones on full and says, "Shut up, it doesn't hurt, so it's fine." What do you tell him?

1. It's only a problem for children if they are under five years old — no support
2. Ears can be damaged without hurting, and it doesn't heal — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Music can't damage ears, only very loud machines like drills can — score 3
4. He's right; if there's no pain then there's no damage at all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 3, line 12: «Earwax protects and cleans your ears by itself; doctors say not to push cotton buds inside, as they can push wax deeper or hurt the eardrum, and the packets th…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «ears» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

What would happen if you ate a whole bag of carrots before a night walk?

1. You'd see in the dark but only for an hour — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. You'd see in the dark like an owl — score 4
3. You'd see in the dark no better than usual — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. You'd glow a little orange — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 3, line 1: «Grandma pushes the carrots across the table: "Eat up, they'll help you see in the dark!" She heard it as a child in the war, when everyone said British night p…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+2); the same place «dark» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dad says you'll go square-eyed sitting near the telly. Where might the old warning come from?

1. Square eyes are common in people who watch cartoons — no support
2. Scientists found children with square eyes in a famous study in 1990 — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Very old TVs gave off a little radiation, and the warning stayed — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Modern TVs pull eyes into a square shape — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 2, line 9: «The tongue map with sweet at the tip and bitter at the back came from a 1901 German study that was mistranslated; every taste can be sensed wherever there are…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same place «1901 german study» (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2); a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Freya cleans deep inside her ears with cotton buds every day and shows off about it. What do you point out?

1. She should use two cotton buds instead of one — no support
2. The packet itself says not to put them in your ear — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Wax only comes out if you never wash your hair with shampoo — no support
4. Cotton buds should be wet to work properly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 3, line 12: «Earwax protects and cleans your ears by itself; doctors say not to push cotton buds inside, as they can push wax deeper or hurt the eardrum, and the packets th…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «put» (+4); the same place «ear» (+4). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

"bet blind people have bionic ears, like Daredevil" says Noah after the film. Which answer is fairest?

1. Totally true: their ears are made of metal — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Totally false: blind people hear worse than others — no support
3. Partly true: many train great skill with sound, not stronger ears — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Only blind superheroes hear better, nobody else — 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 ✓

Chloe says, "Stop squinting, you'll wreck your eyes!" What's the truth?

1. Squinting only harms you at school — no support
2. Squinting doesn't harm eyes; it's a sign to get them tested — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. Squinting is a cure for short sight if you practise it every day — no support
4. She's right, squinting ruins eyes quickly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 3, line 16: «Squinting briefly makes the view sharper and does not damage eyes; needing to squint is a sign to get an eye test.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «squinting» (+3); the same thing acted on «eyes» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mum says stop reading with the torch, you'll ruin your eyes. What's a wise reply?

1. "No, reading in the dark makes eyes stronger." — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. "Then I'll read with no torch at all." — no support
3. "Eyes can't get tired, Mum, that's a myth." — no support
4. "I'll stop because it's bedtime, but it only makes them tired." — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 3, line 6: «Reading in dim light or under the covers with a torch can make eyes tired or give a headache, but it does not permanently harm them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «reading» (+3); the same thing acted on «eyes» (+3); the same action «make» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which of these eye and ear myths is most dangerous to believe?

1. Carrots will help you to see in the dark like a cat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. You'll go square-eyed if you sit too near the telly — no support
3. Staring at an eclipse is safe because it's dark — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Your eyes will stay crossed for good if the wind changes — 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 · ★ · right ✓

In a cartoon, a boy wears glasses for a day and his eyes get "lazy" and drop shut. What's wrong?

1. Nothing, glasses do that to everyone — no support
2. Glasses don't make eyes lazy; they help you see clearly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
3. Only sunglasses make eyes lazy — score 8
4. It should take a whole week of wearing them, not a single day — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 10, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 3, line 11: «Glasses do not make eyes weaker or lazy; children's short sight often gets worse as they grow, with or without glasses.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+4); the same thing acted on «eyes» (+4); the same doer «glasses» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal reason for which the notion that carrots confer night vision was disseminated in wartime Britain.

1. To publicise a novel medical discovery concerning vision — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To discourage the consumption of confectionery by children — no support
3. To conceal the employment of radar by its pilots — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. To augment the sales of agricultural produce such as carrots — 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 the observation of the Sun during an eclipse?

1. It is safe provided ordinary sunglasses are worn — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is safe, the diminished light precluding injury — no support
3. It is hazardous, the retina being liable to injury without sensation of pain — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is hazardous solely to persons of advanced age — 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 · right ✓

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning prolonged exposure to loud sound.

1. Hearing may be impaired without pain, and such impairment is permanent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Impaired hearing is restored in full after a sufficient period of quiet — no support
3. Prolonged exposure fortifies the organ of hearing — no support
4. Injury to hearing invariably occasions pain — 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 ✗

Ascertain the effect upon the eyes of the habitual wearing of spectacles by a short-sighted child.

1. The eyes become dependent and cease to focus — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The eyes are progressively weakened and rendered idle by their use — no support
3. Vision is rendered clear, and the eyes are not weakened — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The short sight is permanently cured within months — 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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