Debates and rows on chat shows
Tests: 4 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 6 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 11 of the politics 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 ✓
«she DESTROYED him last night, no cap, she won» says a radio host (no cap = no lie). What is the best reply?
- 1. No, the moderator always wins — no support
- 2. True, debates are scored by referees with a points card, just like boxing matches — no support
- 3. Won what? There is no official score, and fans judge by the side they like — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 4. True, a radio host decides who won — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 3: «Debates have no scoreboard. The morning after, each side's helpers tell reporters that their person "won", and people mostly judge by the side they already lik…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «like» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «side» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · wrong ✗
Dad mutters: "grand debate, the craic was mighty, but sure nobody answered a thing" (craic = fun). What is he noticing?
- 1. The debate was boring and quiet, with nobody saying anything at all for an hour — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The moderator answered for them — no support
- 3. Everyone gave long careful answers — no support
- 4. The show was lively but the questions were not really answered — ✓ 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 ✗
A Leeds lad says: "audience were well mardy, booed her proper" (mardy = grumpy). Does the booing show her answer was wrong?
- 1. Yes, booing proves an answer is false — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. No, it shows what the room felt, not whether the answer was true — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Yes, the audience checks every fact on their phones before they decide to boo — no support
- 4. No, booing means she won — 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 · wrong ✗
«that zinger was bussin', she totally answered the question» (bussin' = really good). What might be wrong?
- 1. Zingers are made up on the spot — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. A funny line can be memorable and still not answer the question — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Zingers always contain the full answer, so a good zinger means the question is answered — no support
- 4. Funny lines are banned in debates — 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 5 · wrong ✗
Two guests on a panel show keep shouting about house prices. Your mate says the louder one must be right. What is the best answer?
- 1. The quiet one must be lying to us — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The presenter picks who is right — no support
- 3. Loud is not the same as right — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The louder one always has more facts — 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 · right ✓
What would happen if a fact check found a claim "misleading"?
- 1. The candidate would lose the election at once, because misleading claims are against the law — no support
- 2. The claim would be removed from TV forever — score 2
- 3. The moderator would switch off the cameras — no support
- 4. It would say the claim leaves people with a wrong picture, even if part is true — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 10, line 6: «A reporter finds out what happened and tells the public; a live report is shown as it happens, often from the place where the story is.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · wrong ✗
In a cartoon, the empty podium wins the debate because nobody argued with it. What is the real point of an empty chair?
- 1. It shows a leader said no, and people ask why — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Empty podiums get extra points — no support
- 3. Channels must cancel the debate — ← Mova's choice · score 0
- 4. It means the leader won already — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 5: «You will hear the debate talked about in all sorts of voices: a "row" is a loud argument in Ireland and Britain, "the craic" is Irish for the fun or the chat,…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · wrong ✗
"Yeah nah, the host was biased, he grilled her harder" says Uncle in Brisbane (yeah nah = no). What else could explain tougher questions?
- 1. Hard questions mean the host hates her — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Hosts always pick a favourite on purpose and are paid by the other side to do it — no support
- 3. She is already in charge and has a record to explain — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The audience writes the questions — 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 ✓
The worm line shoots up when one leader speaks. Your brother says the whole country loves him. What is wrong?
- 1. The worm counts every vote in the country — no support
- 2. The line is always right about the winner — no support
- 3. The worm is drawn by the leader's team — no support
- 4. The line shows only a small sample of viewers — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 16: «The "worm" is a moving line showing the live reactions of a small sample of viewers with dials, not the whole country.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sample» (+3); the same thing acted on «viewers» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · wrong ✗
"Shut up, that's a stupid idea" a boy shouts in the class debate. Why does he get no points?
- 1. He used a rebuttal — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. He agreed with the teacher — no support
- 3. He spoke too quietly — no support
- 4. Calling an idea stupid is not a reason — ✓ 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 11 · right ✓
Bloke on telly: "Mr Moderator, cut her mic, her time's up!" What is the disagreement about?
- 1. Whether cutting microphones is fair or too controlling — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 2. Whether microphones are legal — no support
- 3. Whether the audience may speak — no support
- 4. Whether debates need moderators at all, or should just let the leaders shout — 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 11, line 18: «People disagree whether moderators should cut microphones when time is up, check facts live, or let the back and forth run.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «microphones» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓
Identify the principal function of the moderator in a televised debate between candidates.
- 1. To pose the questions and to ensure that each participant adheres to the allotted time — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. To conduct a vote among the members of the studio audience — no support
- 3. To deliver the opening statements on behalf of the candidates — no support
- 4. To determine and announce which candidate has prevailed, in accordance with the rules of the broadcaster — 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
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the determination of a "winner" of a televised debate?
- 1. The winner is the candidate who receives the loudest applause — score 6
- 2. The winner is declared by the candidate who was absent — score 7
- 3. No official score exists, and assessments are largely influenced by the prior preferences of viewers — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The winner is determined by an independent referee in accordance with fixed rules agreed beforehand by all parties — ← Mova's choice · score 11
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 11, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 2, line 1: «An election is how a whole country, town or school chooses who will be in charge: everyone allowed to vote gets one say, and the votes are counted to find the…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «winner» (+6); the same action «find» (+5). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Select the response consistent with the established meaning of the term "misleading" as employed by fact checkers.
- 1. A claim which is wholly fabricated in every particular, containing no accurate statement whatsoever — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. A claim which cannot be checked by any means — no support
- 3. A claim which is partly accurate yet conveys an erroneous overall impression — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. A claim which is accurate in every respect — 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 ✗
Whereas a participant in a debate responds to a question concerning school meals exclusively by discussing employment, identify the term for such conduct.
- 1. Canvassing — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Impartiality — no support
- 3. Rebuttal — no support
- 4. Pivoting — ✓ 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
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