Ukraine: refugees, aid, sanctions and children's lives
Tests: 2 of 11 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 7 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 25 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 · wrong ✗
A boy in Newcastle says: «that new lass Sofiia's canny quiet, she just sits on her own, like.» What is the likeliest reason and the best response?
- 1. She is quiet because she is in trouble with the teachers, so it is best to stay away from her — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. She is shy of Irish people only — no support
- 3. She does not want any friends ever — no support
- 4. She is new, far from home and still learning English, so invite her over — ✓ 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 2 · wrong ✗
Someone in Bristol grumbles: «why should we give them our spare room, they're not our problem.» What is the fair summary?
- 1. Nobody has hosted anyone — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Hosting is forced on every family by law, and anyone with a spare room must take a family or pay a fine — no support
- 3. Some say hosting helps; others say the government should provide homes; both want people housed — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Ukrainians are not allowed to live in the UK — 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 ✗
Mia's friend in Auckland asks: «sweet as, we made $200, but do they eat the actual cupcakes in Ukraine?» What happens?
- 1. The money stays in Auckland — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Charities turn the money into food, medicine and generators near where they are needed — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. The cupcakes are frozen and flown over on a special plane, so every child in Ukraine gets one each — no support
- 4. Only the icing is sent — 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 · right ✓
A girl in Pittsburgh says: «yinz all think sending weapons is the same as joining the war, right?» Which statement is fair?
- 1. Everyone agrees that sending weapons is wrong, so every country that sent them has now asked for all of them to be sent back — score 11
- 2. All the senders sent their own armies — no support
- 3. Some say helping Ukraine defend itself is right; others say it makes the war longer; senders did not send soldiers to fight — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
- 4. No country sent anything — score 11
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 12, against 11 for the next best. Its support: lesson 25, line 9: «Many countries, including the US, the UK, Canada and EU countries, sent weapons, training and money to Ukraine's army but did not send their own soldiers to fi…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «own soldiers» (+6); the same action «send» (+4); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · wrong ✗
What would a big company that obeys new sanctions on Russia probably do?
- 1. Open twice as many shops in Russia — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Pay Russia double — no support
- 3. Stop trading there, like McDonald's did in 2022 — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Become the boss of Russia — 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 ✗
On TV one man barks «we've given Ukraine enough, sod it!» and another says «we have to keep helping!» Which is a point each side makes?
- 1. Neither of them cares about prices — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. One says the money is needed at home; the other says if invasion works, others may try it — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Both say Ukraine doesn't exist — no support
- 4. Both want to stop all help to everyone, and only disagree about how loudly to say it on TV — 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 ✗
A friend says: «the children taken to Russia all went home ages ago.» How do you correct it?
- 1. Some came back, but Ukraine says many thousands are still in Russia — ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. No child was ever taken anywhere — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 3. They all went home in a week — no support
- 4. They all moved to Canada — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 25, line 13: «In 2023 the International Criminal Court, a world court that tries people for the worst crimes, asked for the arrest of Russia's president and another official…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «children» (+4); the same action «take» (+3). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · wrong ✗
A teenager says: «an underground school in a metro? lowkey that slaps.» What is true?
- 1. There are no lessons underground — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. It was built for fun, not safety — no support
- 3. It is there to keep children safe from attacks, not for fun — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The trains run right through the classrooms, so pupils can get off at their stop — 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 ✓
Liam in Glasgow says: «Maksym does two schools, that's pure mental.» Why might his family do it?
- 1. Because he loves homework much more than playing games with friends — no support
- 2. Because Scottish schools finish at 10 a.m. — no support
- 3. Because two schools are the law for everyone — no support
- 4. To keep his Ukrainian language and lessons in case they go home — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 15, line 18: «People disagree whether families should talk politics at holidays or keep them politics-free.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · wrong ✗
A news clip shows smiling Ukrainians painting a new playground in a damaged town. What does it show?
- 1. Painting playgrounds stops missiles — ← Mova's choice · score -6
- 2. Even in war, people rebuild and keep going — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. The war ended years ago everywhere — no support
- 4. Only children rebuild towns — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 25, line 16: «Ukrainians have been rebuilding homes, bridges and playgrounds, and countries argue about whether Russia's frozen money should pay for rebuilding.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); the same thing acted on «homes» (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · wrong ✗
A girl in Swansea says: «Yana's sunflower painting is lush. Will she ever go home?» What is the fair answer?
- 1. No refugee may ever go home — no support
- 2. Some families have gone home and others plan to stay; both choices are normal — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. All refugees must go home tomorrow, by order of the government, whether it is safe or not — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 4. Only children may go home — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 25, line 12: «The UN and Ukraine reported that many Ukrainian children were taken to Russia from areas Russia controlled; Russia's government said it moved children to keep…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «government» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Identify the principal reason for which millions of Ukrainians departed their country after February 2022.
- 1. To participate in an international sporting competition — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. To pursue seasonal employment abroad — no support
- 3. To escape the dangers occasioned by the full-scale invasion — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Pursuant to a compulsory programme of foreign education imposed by the government — 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 sanctions imposed upon Russia?
- 1. A deployment of foreign armies into Russian territory, undertaken with the consent of the Russian government — no support
- 2. Rewards conferred upon Russia in respect of its conduct — no support
- 3. A programme for hosting Russian families in spare rooms — no support
- 4. Penalties restricting trade and freezing assets, intended to impede the financing of the war — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 25, line 10: «After the invasion many countries put sanctions on Russia, such as stopping some trade and freezing Russian money kept abroad so it could not be used, and many…», 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 «sanctions» (+3); the same thing acted on «trade» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · 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 military aid furnished to Ukraine by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
- 1. Those states furnished assistance to neither party — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Those states furnished identical assistance to both parties — no support
- 3. Those states dispatched their entire armies to the front line, together with all their reserves and equipment — no support
- 4. Weapons, training and funds were provided, whereas those states did not dispatch their own soldiers to fight — ✓ 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 ✓
State the action reported to have been taken by the International Criminal Court in 2023 in respect of the removal of Ukrainian children to Russia.
- 1. It declared that no children had been removed from Ukraine at any time — score 3
- 2. It awarded a commendation to the Russian government — no support
- 3. It requested the arrest of the Russian president and another official — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 4. It ordered all children to be relocated to Africa — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 25, line 13: «In 2023 the International Criminal Court, a world court that tries people for the worst crimes, asked for the arrest of Russia's president and another official…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «arrest» (+3); the same thing acted on «president» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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