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Immigration and borders

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 9 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 19 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 ✓

A new girl from Pakistan joins the class; her dad is a doctor. Someone asks, "Why'd she even come here?" What is the best answer?

  • 1. She must be here on holiday and will go home soon — no support
  • 2. Doctors are made to move to other countries by law, so she had no choice — no support
  • 3. Only refugees ever move to another country — no support
  • 4. People move for many reasons, like jobs, and a new classmate is a person first — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 1: «Think of the new kid who joins your class in the middle of the year. Maybe her dad got a job as a doctor at the hospital, maybe her family ran from a war. Peop…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «move» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«is the new boy from Ukraine a refugee or nah» What is the answer?

  • 1. Yes, because every new pupil in any school is a refugee — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. No, because refugees are really just tourists — no support
  • 3. Yes, if his family fled the war for safety — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. No, because there is no war in Ukraine — 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 ✗

Mateo's brother asks at the border fence, "Is that to keep people out or in?" What do people argue about?

  • 1. Whether Mexico is really a country or not — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 2. Whether the fence is made of steel or of wood — no support
  • 3. Whether the deserts near the border get hot in summer — no support
  • 4. Whether walls fix the reasons people try to cross — ✓ the right answer · 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 19, line 12: «It was reported that tens of thousands of people a year have crossed the English Channel from France in small boats to ask for asylum in the UK; the crossings…», 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 «country» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

"If he broke the rules, he has to go" says a boy, while a girl cries about her uncle. Why is this so hard to argue about?

  • 1. Rules never matter when somebody is sad — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The girl is always wrong because crying is not an argument — no support
  • 3. The boy is always wrong because rules do not matter — no support
  • 4. A rule and a family can both be real — ✓ 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 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Ethan's gran in Dover says "It's dangerous"; his grandad says "It has to stop". What do most people agree on?

  • 1. The crossings are quite safe, so there is nothing at all to worry about — no support
  • 2. Nobody really uses small boats any more — no support
  • 3. Smugglers help people for free and do not charge money — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 4. Dangerous crossings and the smugglers who profit should be stopped — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 12: «It was reported that tens of thousands of people a year have crossed the English Channel from France in small boats to ask for asylum in the UK; the crossings…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «charge» (+2); the same doer «smugglers» (+2); the same thing acted on «money» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

«the hotels cost a fortune, why don't they just get a job lol» What did the charity worker point out?

  • 1. They are allowed to work but refuse to — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. They all have full-time jobs already and go to them every day — no support
  • 3. Hotels are free, so they cost the country nothing at all — no support
  • 4. Most asylum seekers are not allowed to work while they wait — ✓ 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 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Grace's aunt says turning back boats saved lives; her uncle says it was too harsh. What is fair?

  • 1. The same policy can be seen as protection or harshness depending on what you look at — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Australia has no policy about boats at all — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 3. Only the aunt has a real view, because the uncle is just upset — no support
  • 4. Boats never reach Australia, so the argument is pointless — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 14: «It was reported that Australia has for many years turned back boats and sent people arriving by boat to centres in other countries, called offshore processing,…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «australia» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 ✗

Dylan: "Immigrants take all our jobs." Aisha: "My parents made jobs!" What is wrong with Dylan's claim?

  • 1. Nothing is wrong, because immigrants never start businesses or hire anyone — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 2. The word "all" is almost never true; immigrants take and create jobs — ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 3. Aisha's parents cannot own a shop — no support
  • 4. Jobs cannot be made, only taken — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 15: «Immigrants both take jobs and create them by working, starting businesses and spending money; experts disagree about the exact effects, which differ by place a…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «start» (+3); the same thing acted on «businesses» (+3); the same doer «immigrants» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · right ✓

"Lekker, she's Canadian now!" says Fatima's South African neighbour (lekker = great) after the oath and cake. What can Fatima's mum now do?

  • 1. Never leave Canada again for the rest of her life — no support
  • 2. Vote as a full citizen — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
  • 3. Only work in one job that the government picks — no support
  • 4. Only visit Canada as a tourist from now on — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 16: «After living legally in a country for some years and passing tests, immigrants can become citizens with the right to vote; many countries hold citizenship cere…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «vote» (+4); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · right ✓

«video says millions flooding in no cap» (no cap = no lie). Liam's friend shows a government page. What should Liam do?

  • 1. Share both and pick the scarier one — no support
  • 2. Check the official number before sharing the panic — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
  • 3. Ignore every number from everyone — no support
  • 4. Trust the video, because it is loud and lots of people watched it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 4: «Big claims like "all of them" or "millions flooding in" are worth checking against official numbers; the numbers can be big without matching what a scary video…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «check» (+4); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

What would happen if a country decided asylum claims much faster?

  • 1. Every single claim would be refused straight away, without a hearing — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Nobody would ever ask for asylum again — no support
  • 3. People would wait less time in hotels for an answer — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. The Channel would close to boats — 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 12 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A TV host says "irregular migration" and another says "illegal immigration". What can you learn from the words?

  • 1. The words mean refugees only and nobody else, so they say exactly the same — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Only one of them is speaking proper English — no support
  • 3. Each word choice tells you something about the speaker's view — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. They are both talking about tourists on holiday — 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the term which denotes a person who has fled war or persecution in the country of his or her nationality.

  • 1. A border officer at a port — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. A citizen by birth — no support
  • 3. A refugee — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. A tourist travelling abroad — 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 ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the term "net migration"?

  • 1. The number of persons arriving, less the number of persons departing, within a given period — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 2. The number of persons granted citizenship in a given year — no support
  • 3. The number of vessels crossing a stretch of sea — no support
  • 4. The total number of persons arriving within a given period, without regard to those departing — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 7, line 16: «The rule of law means everyone, even leaders, must follow the same laws; an accused person is not guilty unless a court decides so.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «accused person» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning persons awaiting a decision upon an asylum claim in the United Kingdom, as reported.

  • 1. Such persons receive a decision on the day of arrival — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Such persons are granted citizenship immediately upon arrival — no support
  • 3. Most such persons are not permitted to undertake employment while awaiting a decision — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. All such persons are required to undertake full-time employment from the day of their arrival — 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 one speaker employs the term "illegal immigration" and another the term "irregular migration", determine the principal significance of the difference.

  • 1. The choice of term reflects the speaker's view, although both refer largely to the same persons — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. The terms denote wholly unrelated groups of persons, who are never to be confused with one another — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 3. One term refers exclusively to tourists — no support
  • 4. Neither term refers to any person at all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 16, line 15: «Mr Trump, president before from 2017 to 2021, is one of only two presidents to serve two terms that were not one after the other.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «two terms» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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