Things I'm ashamed of: crowds, cruelty and coming clean

Tests: 6 of 11 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 7 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 16 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 ✓

Finn's mate goes, "it was just a laugh, bruv, everyone was doing it, chill." ("Bruv" means mate.) What's the best answer?

1. He's right; if a whole group does it, nobody did anything wrong — no support
2. Everyone doing it doesn't make it okay; the man was really scared — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. He's right; old men don't really get scared of kids — score 7
4. It's fine as long as nobody was caught that day — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 16, line 2: «Finn and his mates threw stones at an old man's shed and cracked the window; it felt like a laugh that day, but the man came out shaking, close to tears, and m…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «man» (+4); the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Jess thinks: "If I tell the truth now, Miss will hate me forever." What usually happens?

1. Teachers mostly respect someone who comes back and owns up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The teacher will not remember who said what anyway — no support
3. The teacher will punish her twice as hard as the other girl — no support
4. Owning up late is worse than never owning up at all — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Ben's cousin says, "don't tell your mum, she'll take your tablet off you, no cap." ("No cap" means honestly, no lie.) What is the wiser view?

1. Tell; it wasn't his fault and a calm adult can help — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. Tell only his friends, because adults never understand — no support
3. Keep it secret; parents always overreact to everything — no support
4. Watch more videos so the scary one feels normal — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 12, line 4: «What helped was telling Mum she had heard, and Mum saying clearly, "It's not your fault"; she still felt worried when voices rose, but she knew it wasn't her j…», 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 thing acted on «fault» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

What would happen if Mo kept his promise and told nobody?

1. His friend's dad would stop hitting by himself after a while, without anyone knowing — no support
2. The school would find out on its own the next day — no support
3. Mo would feel completely calm and sleep soundly — no support
4. His friend could keep getting hurt with no grown-up to help — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 16, line 10: «Children sometimes see scary or grown-up things online by accident; it is not their fault, and telling a calm adult helps them understand it and set up safety…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «help» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mo's friend is angry with him at first for telling. A few weeks later the friend says thanks. What does this show?

1. Friends always stay angry forever after you tell anybody anything they said — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Mo should have told the whole class, not just a teacher — no support
3. Telling an unsafe secret can be right even if a friend is upset at first — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. His friend was never really being hurt in the first place — 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 ✓

Lass from Leeds says Grace "looked proper mardy after that award." ("Mardy" means sulky, grumpy.) Why might Grace be grumpy after winning?

1. She felt like a fraud because she hadn't done the reading — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She thinks reading every night is a waste of time — no support
3. She wanted a bigger trophy instead of a certificate — no support
4. She hates assemblies and everyone clapping at her — 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 ✓

In a cartoon, a boy blames the dog for a broken vase and everyone laughs, the end. What's missing from real life?

1. In real life the guilt usually keeps nagging until he owns up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nothing; in real life blaming the dog makes the guilt vanish straight away — no support
3. In real life dogs can tell the parents what happened — no support
4. In real life vases never break, so it could not happen — 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 ✗

Lucy's big sister snaps, "over CHOCOLATE? that's proper low." ("Low" here means mean, shabby.) What would fix it best?

1. Eating the rest so there is nothing to argue about — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A real sorry and replacing the chocolates — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Saying sorry but still pretending it wasn't her — no support
4. Staying quiet for three more days until it blows over — 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 ✗

Archie avoids the park for weeks after mouthing off to the man. What helped him more?

1. Never thinking about the park again — no support
2. Telling everyone at school that the man had been really rude to him first — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. Going back, picking up litter and saying sorry — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Finding a new park far away to play in — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 16, line 2: «Finn and his mates threw stones at an old man's shed and cracked the window; it felt like a laugh that day, but the man came out shaking, close to tears, and m…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «man» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

A kid says: "Amira didn't blab it to everybody, so it's not her fault at all, innit." ("Innit" means isn't it, right?) Which is true?

1. It is all the friend's fault for having a crush — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She started the gossip moving, so part of it is hers — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He's right, only the last one who tells is to blame — no support
4. He's right, telling just one person never counts — 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Tom's gran from Cork says, "Ah, yer man who lost that phone is probably in bits." ("Yer man" means that person; "in bits" means very upset.) What does she want Tom to see?

1. The owner doesn't care, so Tom should keep the phone — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Tom should sell the phone and then give all of the money away to charity — score 6
3. The owner is probably upset, so the phone should go back — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The phone is broken into bits and is worth nothing — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 15, line 2: «Last summer Leo told his mum he'd lost his phone, but really he'd swapped it with a mate for a game; Mum paid for a new one and cried about the money, and mont…», 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 thing acted on «phone» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, 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 conduct within a group, as distinct from conduct of an individual alone?

1. Persons in a group are incapable of experiencing subsequent shame — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Members of a group may act worse than each would individually — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The conduct of a group is never attributable to any of its members — no support
4. Groups invariably behave more kindly than their individual members — 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 ✗

It is given that a child has been entrusted with a secret concerning the physical harm of another child. Identify the correct course of action.

1. The promise shall be honoured in all circumstances whatsoever — no support
2. The child shall refrain from any action pending the attainment by the friend of adulthood — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. The matter shall be disclosed to a trusted adult notwithstanding the promise — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The matter shall be circulated among classmates for their opinion — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2, line 13: «Many children start thinking about death around nine or ten; it can be scary, talking about it helps, and most people live a very long time.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same doer «many children» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · 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 retention of a mobile telephone found upon public transport.

1. Property found upon a bus passes lawfully to the finder thereof — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Retention is permissible provided the device remains unused — no support
3. The owner of such property is deemed to have abandoned it — no support
4. Retention of property capable of return constitutes a form of theft — ✓ 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 · wrong ✗

In respect of guilt arising from a concealed wrongdoing, determine which statement is correct.

1. Guilt is transferred in full to whosoever was wrongly blamed — no support
2. Such guilt commonly intensifies for so long as the wrong remains unremedied — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Such guilt invariably dissipates within a single night — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Concealment converts guilt into pride upon the expiry of a fixed period of time — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 5, line 4: «Guilt is useful when it tells you to care more next time, and useless when it just tells you to hate yourself every night; helping his sister while her arm hea…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «guilt» (+1); the same property (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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