The miracles of Jesus
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 religion ethics 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 ✓
My little brother says Jesus fed the five thousand with twelve loaves and had five baskets left. What do you put right?
- 1. It was two loaves and twelve fish, with five baskets left — score 5
- 2. It was five loaves and two fish, with twelve baskets left over — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
- 3. It was five thousand loaves and no leftovers — no support
- 4. It was twelve fish and five baskets of bread — score 5
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 16, line 10: «Jesus fed five thousand people with a boy's five loaves and two fish, and twelve baskets were left over.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «leave over» (+2); the same thing acted on «twelve baskets» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · right ✓
«my mate says miracles are just magic tricks lol». What would a Christian say the miracles are meant to do?
- 1. Point to who Jesus is and to God's care — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Scare people into obeying — no support
- 3. Make Jesus rich and famous — no support
- 4. Entertain the crowds at parties — 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 ✓
A classmate who is not religious asks: «you seriously believe a man walked on water?» What is the best reply?
- 1. Christians believe God can act in the world, but I get why you doubt it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks about it — no support
- 3. You're stupid if you don't believe it — no support
- 4. Nobody has ever doubted it, so it must be true — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗
«ugh everyone keeps telling me to shut up when I ask for help in class». Which miracle story fits best?
- 1. The water turned into wine at Cana for the wedding guests — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Lazarus was in the tomb four days — no support
- 3. The twelve baskets of bread were collected — no support
- 4. Bartimaeus kept calling for Jesus when told to be quiet — ✓ 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
Your sister says only Jesus did anything in the feeding of the five thousand. What did someone else give?
- 1. The disciples baked bread for everyone — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The crowd brought twelve baskets of food — no support
- 3. A boy gave his five loaves and two fish — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. A rich man paid for the meal — 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 ✓
Your friend's in hospital and can't come to the party. Which miracle shows friends helping someone reach help?
- 1. Four friends lowering a man through a roof — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
- 2. The calming of the storm — no support
- 3. Peter walking on the water — no support
- 4. The water turned into wine — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 11, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 16, line 14: «Four friends lowered a paralysed man through a roof to Jesus, who forgave him and healed him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «lower» (+2); the same doer «four friends» (+2); the same thing acted on «paralysed man» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
«got loads of presents, can't be bothered with thank-you cards». Which story would a Sunday-school teacher tell?
- 1. Only one of ten healed lepers came back to thank Jesus — ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. Jesus turned the water into wine at a wedding party in Cana — ← Mova's choice · score 11
- 3. The boy shared his lunch — no support
- 4. Lazarus was raised from the tomb — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 11, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 14, line 2: «When a lawyer asked «Who is my neighbour?», Jesus told of a man robbed and left half dead: a priest and a Levite passed by on the other side, but a Samaritan —…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same doer «jesus» (+4); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
Mum says she's scared about the operation. Which story do Christians use for trusting Jesus in frightening times?
- 1. The wedding at Cana — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. Jesus calming the storm — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. The ten lepers going to the priests — no support
- 4. The twelve baskets of leftovers — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 15, line 1: «In the Talents a master gives his servants large sums of money; two trade and double theirs, but one buries his out of fear — Christians read it as «use the gi…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «use» (+2); the same doer «christians» (+2). 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 9 · ★ · right ✓
A friend says, «Peter sank because he couldn't swim.» What does the story actually say?
- 1. He sank because it was night — no support
- 2. He sank because Jesus pushed him — no support
- 3. He sank when he looked at the waves and was afraid — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
- 4. He sank because the boat had drifted too far away from him — score 5
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 16, line 12: «Peter walked on the water towards Jesus but began to sink when he looked at the waves; Jesus caught him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «look» (+5); the same circumstance (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · right ✓
A judge asks: «Can a Christian who doubts some miracle stories still be a Christian?» What is the fairest answer?
- 1. No, because doubting is always a sin — no support
- 2. Yes, some Christians read some stories symbolically; this is disputed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
- 3. No, every Christian must believe every story in the same way — score 8
- 4. Yes, because miracles do not matter to any Christian — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 12, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 16, line 18: «Christians believe God can act in the world; sceptics doubt that miracles happen; some Christians read some miracle stories symbolically. This is disputed.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «read» (+3); the same thing acted on «miracle stories» (+2); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗
Grandad died and your cousin asks if God cares when people are sad. Which verse do Christians often point to?
- 1. «Peace, be still» in the storm — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. «Love your enemies» on the hill — no support
- 3. «Jesus wept» at the tomb of Lazarus — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. «Let my people go» when Moses spoke to Pharaoh — 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the significance attributed to the miracles of Jesus in the Gospel according to John?
- 1. They are ordinary events without further meaning — ← Mova's choice · score 16
- 2. They are signs which point to the identity of Jesus — ✓ the right answer · score 10
- 3. They are punishments inflicted upon unbelievers — score 10
- 4. They are entertainments intended for the crowds — score 10
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 16, against 10 for the next best. Its support: lesson 16, line 7: «A miracle is an amazing event that Christians believe shows God's power at work beyond the ordinary.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same doer «miracle» (+4); the same thing acted on «amazing event» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 10. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
Ascertain the quantity of provisions furnished by a boy for the feeding of five thousand persons.
- 1. Two loaves and five fish — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Five thousand loaves and fish — no support
- 3. Five loaves and two fish — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Twelve loaves and seven fish — 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 ✗
Of ten persons healed of leprosy, state the number who subsequently returned to render thanks, together with his origin.
- 1. Ten, all of them Jews — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Two, both of them priests — no support
- 3. None of them returned — no support
- 4. One, a Samaritan — ✓ 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 ✗
Select the response that is consistent with the established positions concerning the possibility of miracles.
- 1. Every Christian interprets every miracle literally — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The question is disputed and may be discussed respectfully with reasons — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. It has been demonstrated by scientific means that miracles occur every day — no support
- 4. It has been conclusively demonstrated that no miracle can occur — 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
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