Parents shouting, parents splitting: it's not your fault

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

Lesson 12 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 · ★ · right ✓

Maisie's mate, from Auckland: "Mum and Dad were rowing again last arvo. Bet it's cos I left me jandals out." ("Arvo" is afternoon; "jandals" are flip-flops.) What's the truth?

1. She should go in and stop the row herself — no support
2. She's right; untidy kids are the main cause of rows — no support
3. Grown-ups argue about grown-up things, not flip-flops — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. She should tidy everything away so that they never argue again — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 12, line 3: «The truth is that grown-ups argue about grown-up things like money, tiredness and work; a child does not cause it and a perfect child cannot stop it, so that h…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «grown ups» (+4); the same action «argue» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Josh's mate says, "two houses, two toothbrushes, that's well weird, it'll never feel normal." What usually happens?

1. He'll have to choose one house soon — no support
2. Over months, a new kind of normal can feel okay — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. It never feels okay, not even after years — score 4
4. It goes back to one house again within a few weeks — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 12, line 8: «When parents split up ("separate"), children often hope it will go back to how it was; over months, a new normal in two homes can feel okay, even good.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «feel» (+6); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

A cartoon shows a kid making both divorced parents happy by secretly telling each one "I like you best". What's wrong with it?

1. Kids should always choose the richer parent — no support
2. Nothing; that's the best way to keep everyone happy — no support
3. It's only wrong because the kid might get caught — no support
4. Telling each parent different things makes it worse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 9, line 9: «Being wrong in class is part of learning; one wrong answer does not mean you are stupid, and a teacher's sharp comment can hurt, so it is fine to tell a parent.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same receiver «parent» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Leo thinks, "If I tell, Dad will get in trouble, so I'll keep it secret to protect him." What's the truth?

1. Keeping secrets about scary things at home is a kind way to protect parents — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Telling a trusted adult can get the family help, and it's not his job to hide it — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Only grown-ups are allowed to tell anyone about home — no support
4. If he stays quiet it will stop on its own soon — 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 ✗

Holly's nan, from the Midlands: "Don't be nesh about askin' for a pencil, duck." ("Nesh" means timid; "duck" means dear.) Why did Holly stop asking for things?

1. She had decided she didn't like pencils any more — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She had saved up enough money to buy her own — no support
3. Her mum had banned her from asking for anything at all, ever — no support
4. She wrongly blamed herself for the family's money worries — ✓ 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 6 · ★ · right ✓

What would happen if Max kept trying to cure his mum's depression on his own?

1. He'd wear himself out, because a child can't cure an illness — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. His jokes would make the illness go away completely — no support
3. His mum would be better in a day or two — no support
4. Nothing; depression doesn't need any help — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Sophie shouts, "You're not my real dad!" What does the lesson say about this?

1. It's often said in anger; stepparents take time — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Stepdads should leave if they hear it once — no support
3. It's a fair rule that only real dads can make rules — no support
4. It means she will never get on with him — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Kian's mate says, "brothers always scrap, it's just rough-housing." ("Rough-housing" means play-fighting.) Is that right for Kian?

1. Yes, as long as the bruises are hidden — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, but only parents can stop it, so he must wait — no support
3. Yes; brothers can hit as hard as they like — no support
4. No; if it hurts and he's scared, it's not play — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mia says her dad lost his job because he was "rubbish at it". Which is true?

1. It always means the person was very bad at work — no support
2. It means her dad chose to stop working — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. It means the family did something wrong — no support
4. It usually means there was no work for the job — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 5, line 2: «Noah's dad asked him to watch his little sister in the park while he took a call; Noah played on his phone, she fell off the climbing frame and broke her arm,…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+3); the same doer «dad» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Ruby's cousin says, "they're back together, so you can be totally happy now, no worries." Why might Ruby feel happy and scared at once?

1. Being happy and scared at the very same time is impossible for anyone — no support
2. Trust takes time after a big change; mixed feelings are normal — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. She secretly wants them to split up again so she can have two homes — no support
4. She's scared only because her cousin said so, not because of anything real — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 12, line 14: «New stepparents take time; feeling angry at first is normal, and doing small things together can help people get on.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «feeling» (+2); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · 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 cause of disputes between parents?

1. Such disputes concern adult matters and are not caused by the child — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 13
2. Such disputes may be terminated by exemplary conduct on the part of the child — no support
3. Such disputes are caused principally by the conduct of the child — no support
4. Such disputes arise solely where children are untidy at mealtimes — score 10

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 13, against 10 for the next best. Its support: lesson 12, line 3: «The truth is that grown-ups argue about grown-up things like money, tiredness and work; a child does not cause it and a perfect child cannot stop it, so that h…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same doer «child» (+4); the same action «cause» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that a child is invited by a parent to elect with which parent he shall reside. Determine the response consistent with the established facts.

1. The child should assure each parent privately of his preference — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. The child is obliged to select the parent of greater means — no support
3. The child should withhold all affection until the matter is decided — no support
4. The determination is a matter for adults, and the child may decline to choose — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 9, line 9: «Being wrong in class is part of learning; one wrong answer does not mean you are stupid, and a teacher's sharp comment can hurt, so it is fine to tell a parent.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same receiver «parent» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the appropriate conduct of a child who experiences fear at home owing to a parent's excessive consumption of alcohol.

1. Removal of the alcohol from the household without disclosure — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Disclosure to a trusted adult such as a teacher or a children's helpline — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Concealment of the matter in order to protect the parent — no support
4. Endurance of the situation pending its spontaneous resolution — 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 ✓

Ascertain which statement is consistent with the facts concerning depression in a parent.

1. It is a matter which must be concealed from all other relatives — no support
2. It is an illness the child did not cause and cannot cure — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. It is a condition caused by insufficient humour on the part of the child — no support
4. It is a deliberate choice which the parent may reverse at will — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 12, line 6: «Parents argue about grown-up things like money, tiredness and work; it is never caused by the child, and a child being perfect cannot stop it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cause» (+3); the same doer «child» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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