Around the English-speaking world: Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand

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

Lesson 9 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 ✗

An Aussie cousin texts, "Election day, chur! Snagged a democracy sanga at the school." ("Snagged" means got; a "sanga" is a sandwich.) What did he get?

1. A prize for voting first — no support
2. A ticket to meet the prime minister — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. A free vote for buying a sandwich — no support
4. A sausage in bread sold at the polling place — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 7, line 18: «Separation of powers means splitting power between the lawmakers, the government and the courts, so no one part gets too strong; some people say unelected judg…», 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 «elected leaders» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · right ✓

Your American friend says, "Australia fines people for not voting? That's so sus, it's a free country." Which is the balanced view?

1. Every country in the world fines non-voters — no support
2. Some say compulsory voting makes the result show everyone; others say people should be free not to vote — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. The fine is so big that people go to prison — no support
4. Australia is not a democracy because of it, and everyone there agrees the fines should stop at once — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 9, line 18: «People argue about these systems: some say ranking and MMP are fairer, others say they are slower, more complicated, or give small parties too much power.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «some» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓

A Kiwi kid says, "Sweet as, Mum ticked Greens for party and the Labour bloke for our local." ("Sweet as" means fine.) What does this show?

1. The local vote decides the whole government and the party vote is just for fun — score 5
2. Her mum has voted illegally twice, and both of her votes will now be thrown away — no support
3. Only the party vote will be counted, so the tick for the Labour bloke is wasted — score 4
4. New Zealand voters can split their two votes between different choices — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 9, line 15: «New Zealand uses MMP (mixed-member proportional): each voter has an electorate vote for a local MP and a party vote, which decides each party's share of seats.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «voter» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «electorate vote» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · right ✓

A Dubliner says, "Ah, the count's a grand bit of craic, the tallymen have it called already." What does he mean?

1. Party helpers watching the count are guessing the result early — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
2. The election was decided before voting — no support
3. The President has called the result himself — no support
4. The tallymen are the official counters — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 12, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 9, line 14: «Tallymen are party helpers who watch the Irish count and keep their own tally to guess the result early.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «guess» (+3); the same doer «party helpers» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «result» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

What would happen if Australia stopped compulsory voting?

1. Everyone would be forced to vote twice instead, once in the morning and once at night — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. The democracy sausage would become illegal — no support
3. The election would no longer have any candidates — no support
4. Fewer people might vote, so the result might show fewer people's views — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 9, line 1: «Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand all borrowed ideas from the British way of running a country, then made them their own, like a family recipe each co…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «canada» (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Your cousin from England says, "TEE-shuck? Sounds like a sneeze, mate." Which is the polite and correct answer?

1. It is a type of Irish sweet — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is the Irish word for Ireland's head of government — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It is a rude word in Irish — no support
4. It is the Irish name for the King — 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 ✗

In a game, Canada's Parliament has only English signs and French is banned. What should be fixed?

1. Canada's Parliament works in both English and French — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Canada's only language is French — score 1
3. Canada's Parliament is in London — no support
4. Canada does not have a parliament — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 7, line 1: «In the UK the King signs every law Parliament passes, and opens Parliament by reading a speech from a golden throne, but the words and the choices belong to 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 «parliament» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · right ✓

A boy in Wellington says, "Why do Māori get special seats? That's unfair, innit." Which answer gives both sides?

1. The seats are only for tourists from Australia — no support
2. Nobody has ever argued about the Māori seats — no support
3. Māori are not allowed to vote anywhere else at all, so without these special seats they would have no vote — no support
4. Some say they protect a voice for the first people; others say everyone should vote on one roll — ← 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 9, line 18: «People argue about these systems: some say ranking and MMP are fairer, others say they are slower, more complicated, or give small parties too much power.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same doer «some» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Your American cousin says, rather formally, "In the event that no candidate secures a majority of first preferences, the lowest candidate shall be excluded." Where does that rule come from?

1. UK first-past-the-post voting — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Australian preferential voting — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The Irish President's election only — no support
4. The US Electoral College in Washington — 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A clever puzzle: in an Australian seat, Ana has 40 first votes, Ben 35, Cal 25. Cal is knocked out and 20 of Cal's voters put Ben next, 5 put Ana. Who wins?

1. Cal, with 25 — no support
2. Ben, with 55 — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nobody; it is a tie — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Ana, with 45 votes — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 9, line 10: «In Australia, voters number the candidates in order of preference; if nobody has more than half, the last candidate is knocked out and their votes go to next c…», 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 «nobody» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · wrong ✗

An Irish teacher says, in the old style, "The Oireachtas shall convene." What is the Oireachtas?

1. The full Irish Parliament — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Ireland's President's house in the park — no support
3. A tallyman's own notebook — no support
4. An Irish election count — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 9, line 4: «Ireland has no king: its President lives in a big white house in a Dublin park and mostly does ceremonies, while the Taoiseach (said TEE-shuck) runs the govern…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «irish counts» (+2); the same property (+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 system of voting employed in elections to the House of Representatives of Australia?

1. Electors cast one vote for a party and one for a local member — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Electors are not required to attend, and preferences are not recorded — no support
3. Electors mark a single cross, and the candidate with the most crosses is elected, irrespective of whether a majority is secured — no support
4. Electors rank candidates in order of preference, and votes are transferred until one candidate secures a majority — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the person who exercises the functions of head of government in Ireland.

1. The monarch of the United Kingdom — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The Ceann Comhairle — no support
3. The President of Ireland — no support
4. The Taoiseach — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the mixed-member proportional system of New Zealand.

1. Seats are allocated exclusively to members of Māori electorates — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Each elector possesses an electorate vote and a party vote, the latter determining the proportion of seats — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Each elector possesses a single vote cast exclusively for a party leader — no support
4. Seats are allocated by the British Crown according to population, the electors possessing no vote whatsoever — 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 Canada has two official languages. Ascertain the consequence for the proceedings of its Parliament.

1. Members are obliged to speak exclusively in French — no support
2. Members are obliged to speak exclusively in English, French being permitted only in the provinces — no support
3. Members may speak in English or French, with interpretation provided and laws enacted in both — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Proceedings are conducted in Latin to avoid preference — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 9, line 7: «Canada has two official languages, English and French; MPs may speak either, interpreters translate as they speak, and laws are written in both.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «speak» (+3); the same doer «mps» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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