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I was wrong: changing your mind

Tests: 2 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★★ · Understood: 9 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 35 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 · ★★★ · right ✓

"I didn't want to say I was wrong cos everyone was watching" What's true?

  • 1. Being wrong means you're not clever — no support
  • 2. Only babies feel embarrassed — score 5
  • 3. Feeling embarrassed is normal, and it passes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 4. You should never admit it in front of people — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 35, line 15: «Everyone is wrong sometimes; feeling embarrassed is normal and it passes.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «feeling» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Dad reads you a study showing sugar doesn't make kids hyper. What's the honest thing to say?

  • 1. Sugar works differently for me — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The study must be wrong, because I feel hyper — no support
  • 3. Then I'll eat more sugar to check — no support
  • 4. OK, maybe I'm just excited, not sugared up — ✓ 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 3 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Grandad says carrots are good for your eyes. You'd shouted "rubbish!" What's fair now?

  • 1. You're still totally wrong, Grandad — no support
  • 2. You were partly right, Grandad: good for eyes, not night vision — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Only orange carrots are good for eyes — ← Mova's choice · score 8
  • 4. Carrots actually damage your eyes — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 35, line 3: «Scientists change their minds when the evidence changes; that's a strength, not a weakness. The trick is not to swing to the opposite myth, as I did when I sho…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same circumstance (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: the same doer «carrots» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Your friend shows you an encyclopaedia: whales are mammals. What's the best reply?

  • 1. Whales are fish on Tuesdays — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 2. Oh, I didn't know that, thanks! — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. You only found that to show off — no support
  • 4. That book is wrong, they swim — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 35, line 10: «Whales are mammals, not fish; they breathe air and feed their babies milk.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «whales» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

What would happen if nobody ever admitted being wrong?

  • 1. Arguments would end sooner — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Mistakes would spread and nobody would learn — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Everyone would always be right — no support
  • 4. Science would move faster — 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 ✗

You forwarded a hoax yesterday. Your mate says "just ignore it, no one cares". What's better?

  • 1. Post a short correction so it stops spreading — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Blame whoever sent it to you — no support
  • 3. Leave the group forever — no support
  • 4. Forward it again to the group to cancel it out — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 35, line 4: «And owning up isn't only about facts: if you scared someone with a story, forwarded a hoax or lost a bet, put it right. Keep your word, correct what you spread…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «forward» (+3); the same thing acted on «hoax» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

"u said u'd bet ur life bulls hate red lol" What's the best way to own it?

  • 1. I never said that, you're making it up — no support
  • 2. It's only true in Spain, not anywhere else — no support
  • 3. Yeah, I was wrong; it's the movement — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Bulls DO hate red, you're lying, look it up — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 7, line 4: «Other myths are just funny, like the cow that lies down because rain is coming, or the bull that "hates red", when really bulls hardly tell red from green and…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hate» (+3); the same doer «bull» (+3); the same thing acted on «red» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Which shows a scientist's attitude?

  • 1. "I changed my mind because my friend got angry" — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. "I'll never change my mind, whatever the evidence" — no support
  • 3. "I used to think Pluto was a planet; the new definition changed my mind" — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. "Facts change every day, so nothing is true" — 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 · ★★★ · right ✓

A cartoon says Mercury is hottest because it's closest to the Sun. What's the correction?

  • 1. All planets are exactly as hot — no support
  • 2. Venus is hottest; its thick atmosphere traps heat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 3. Mercury is hottest, because being closest decides it — score 2
  • 4. Earth is the hottest planet — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 14, line 4: «Each sensible guess can be checked: shooting stars are space pebbles burning in our air, Sirius outshines Polaris, and Venus is hotter than Mercury because its…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «venus» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Your little brother still won't sleep after your monster joke. What helps most?

  • 1. Own up and check under the bed with a torch together — ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 2. Tell Mum he's being silly — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 3. Laugh and say he's a baby — score 7
  • 4. Tell him a different scary story — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 32, line 2: «Big brothers are sometimes smug AND right; grandparents learned things long ago, often right then and still partly right now; little sisters need gentleness, n…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «big brothers» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

You lose a sweets bet about goldfish but your friend says "keep them". What does that show?

  • 1. Your friend is kind, and you still offered fairly — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. You actually won the bet — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 3. Bets about facts never really count, so nobody lost — no support
  • 4. Goldfish really do forget — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 35, line 4: «And owning up isn't only about facts: if you scared someone with a story, forwarded a hoax or lost a bet, put it right. Keep your word, correct what you spread…», 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 thing acted on «bet» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · 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 planet of highest surface temperature in the Solar System?

  • 1. Mars, by reason of its red colour — no support
  • 2. Mercury, by reason of its proximity to the Sun — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 3. Jupiter, by reason of its great size — score 4
  • 4. Venus, by reason of the heat retained by its dense atmosphere — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 35, line 11: «Venus, not Mercury, is the hottest planet, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun, because Venus's thick atmosphere (its blanket of gas) traps heat.», 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 «mercury» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the class of animals to which whales belong.

  • 1. Amphibians — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Reptiles — no support
  • 3. Mammals — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Fish — 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 ✗

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the consumption of carrots.

  • 1. They confer the capacity to see in total darkness — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. They are detrimental to eyesight — no support
  • 3. They have no bearing whatsoever upon nutrition — no support
  • 4. They contribute to healthy eyesight but confer no night vision — ✓ 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 4 · formal language · right ✓

It is given that a person has been shown sound evidence contrary to a belief previously held. Determine the most appropriate response.

  • 1. To revise the belief in accordance with the evidence — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. To conceal the fact that the belief was ever held — no support
  • 3. To dismiss the evidence as a matter of firm principle — no support
  • 4. To maintain the belief irrespective of the evidence — 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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