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Cringe that lasts: getting over embarrassing moments

Tests: 6 of 10 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 8 of 14 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 11 of the reflection 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 ✗

Callum's mate from Edinburgh: "Ye're no a numpty, yer heid just went blank." ("Numpty" is a gentle word for a silly person; "heid" means head.) Is the mate right?

  • 1. Yes, but it means he'll go blank every single time from now on — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. No; only silly people's minds go blank — no support
  • 3. Yes; nerves can make your mind go blank on easy things — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. No; going blank proves you can't spell — 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 · right ✓

Molly says, "I'm not going to school till it grows back. That'll take a YEAR." What's the truth?

  • 1. She's right; nobody at school will forget it for a whole year — no support
  • 2. She should wear a wig every day until then — no support
  • 3. Hair never grows back after a short cut — score -3
  • 4. The first days feel worst; people get used to it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 11, line 8: «Hair grows back, usually about one centimetre a month; the first days after a big change in looks feel the worst, then people get used to it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «first days» (+4); the same property (+3); the same action «feel» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · right ✓

In a cartoon, a boy screams "STOP CALLING ME THAT!" every time, and the nickname vanishes. What usually happens in real life?

  • 1. Screaming always makes a nickname vanish at once — no support
  • 2. Angry reactions often make teasers say it more — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 3. Nicknames never ever fade, whatever you do about them — score 1
  • 4. Teasers only ever stop if you cry in front of them — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 11, line 10: «Nicknames often fade when the person stops reacting; getting angry usually makes teasers say them more.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «teasers» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · right ✓

Jade's friend's mum, Kiwi: "Sweet as, love, everyone has a meltdown when they're knackered." ("Sweet as" means it's fine; "knackered" means very tired.) What's true?

  • 1. Mums never forgive a tantrum they've seen — no support
  • 2. Everyone loses it when tired; a sorry fixes most of it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 3. Only babies have meltdowns, never nine-year-olds — no support
  • 4. Being tired makes tantrums impossible — 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 11, line 12: «Everyone loses control sometimes, especially when overtired; a meltdown is losing control of your feelings, and a simple sorry afterwards usually fixes it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «simple sorry» (+4); the same action «fix» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

Sam's mate: "Bro, you asked. Nobody else even tried. That took guts." ("Took guts" means took courage.) Why is the mate right?

  • 1. Nobody should ever ask anyone to dance — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It only took guts because the girl was mean and everyone knew it — no support
  • 3. Asking takes courage, and being turned down is normal — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Being turned down proves Sam is brave and handsome — 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 ✗

Ava's dad calls his roaring old banger "The Beast". ("Banger" means old car.) Why did laughing about it with him help?

  • 1. It made the car quieter, so nobody could hear it any more — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It meant she could stop loving her dad and feel nothing — no support
  • 3. It made the other kids stop looking at the car forever — no support
  • 4. It turned the cringe into a shared joke, not a shame — ✓ 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 ✗

What would happen if Mo kept believing "I'm dirty" after the lice were gone?

  • 1. He'd keep feeling ashamed for something that isn't true — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. He'd catch lice again because of the belief — no support
  • 3. Nothing; beliefs never affect feelings — no support
  • 4. It would make him cleaner than other kids — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 10, line 12: «Voices crack sometimes, more as children grow; it happens to everyone, and avoiding reading out loud makes the fear grow.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+4). 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 kid says, "lice only go on dirty kids, everyone knows that." Is he right?

  • 1. Yes; lice only live on kids who never shower — no support
  • 2. Yes; washing every day keeps lice away for good — no support
  • 3. No; lice don't care whether hair is clean or dirty — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
  • 4. No, lice only go on kids with long hair — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 15: «Head lice are very common and can happen to anyone; lice do not care whether hair is clean or dirty, so having them is not about being dirty.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «hair» (+4); the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · right ✓

Zara stares at the posted photo: "Is that what I REALLY look like?" What's the truth?

  • 1. Yes; cameras always show what people really look like — no support
  • 2. Yes; that's why she should take lots of selfies to check — no support
  • 3. No, because cameras make everyone look worse — no support
  • 4. A bad photo is one odd angle and moment, not her real face — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 16: «A bad photo is one strange moment from one angle, not what you really look like.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «bad photo» (+2); the same thing acted on «one strange moment» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · right ✓

Lily's American cousin says, "dude, you were dead to the world, someone got a pic lol." ("Dead to the world" means very deeply asleep.) What should Lily do?

  • 1. Take photos of everyone else asleep to be even — score 3
  • 2. Never sleep anywhere outside her own bed again — no support
  • 3. Hide down on the back seat every day from now on — no support
  • 4. Tell Mum and ask for the photo to be deleted — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 10, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 11, line 5: «And if someone shares an unkind photo or comment, the cringe is theirs to own: you can ask for it to be deleted and say it hurt.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same action «say» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the failure of a competent speller upon an easy word in public competition?

  • 1. Nervousness may temporarily obstruct the recall of known material — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Such failure arises solely from deliberate malpractice by the judges — no support
  • 3. Easy words are inherently more difficult than long words — no support
  • 4. Such failure establishes conclusively an inability to spell — 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 ✗

Identify the course of action most likely to bring about the cessation of a nickname employed by teammates.

  • 1. Permanent withdrawal from all team activities — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The adoption of an even less dignified nickname — no support
  • 3. Good-humoured indifference in place of angry reaction — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Vehement objection upon every occasion of its use — 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 · right ✓

It is given that a pupil has been found to have head lice. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

  • 1. Head lice are confined to persons of unhygienic habits — no support
  • 2. Head lice are acquired solely by persons with long hair — no support
  • 3. Head lice are common and bear no relation to the cleanliness of the hair — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
  • 4. Head lice constitute evidence of parental neglect — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 15: «Head lice are very common and can happen to anyone; lice do not care whether hair is clean or dirty, so having them is not about being dirty.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «head lice» (+4); the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain which of the following is consistent with the facts concerning a child's embarrassment at the conduct or possessions of his family.

  • 1. Such embarrassment is confined to children of a spoilt disposition — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Such embarrassment may be remedied only by the purchase of new possessions — no support
  • 3. Such embarrassment demonstrates an absence of love for the family — no support
  • 4. Such embarrassment is common at this age and does not diminish affection — ✓ 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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