The church year
Tests: 7 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 9 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 26 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 bro says Advent is the forty days before Easter. right?
- 1. Yes, but only in Orthodox churches in Greece and Russia — no support
- 2. No, Advent is the four weeks before Christmas — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 3. No, Advent is the week after Easter — score 5
- 4. Yes, Advent and Lent are the same season — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 26, line 7: «Advent is the four weeks before Christmas, a time of waiting and getting ready, with Advent wreaths and calendars.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «advent» (+3); the same circumstance (+2); the same thing acted on «four weeks» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · right ✓
Olga from class says her family has Christmas on 7 January. Is she mixing it up?
- 1. No, many Orthodox churches keep Christmas on 7 January — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Yes, 7 January is the day of Epiphany — no support
- 3. No, 7 January is when Advent begins — no support
- 4. Yes, every church keeps Christmas on 25 December — 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 · wrong ✗
why's it called pancake day anyway
- 1. Pancakes stand for the round crown of thorns — no support
- 2. The wise men brought pancakes to Jesus — no support
- 3. People used up eggs and butter the day before Lent — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Jesus ate pancakes at the Last Supper — ← Mova's choice · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 4: «Holy Communion, also called the Eucharist, Mass or the Lord's Supper, shares bread and wine (or juice) as Jesus asked at the Last Supper; Catholics and Orthodo…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «jesus» (+2); the same place «last supper» (+2). 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
Test 4 · right ✓
Sam got ashes on his head at church and his mate said "you've got muck on ur face lol". What was it?
- 1. A mark from Palm Sunday showing that he had waved a palm branch — no support
- 2. A sign that he has been baptised that morning — no support
- 3. A cross of ashes for Ash Wednesday, a sign of saying sorry — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
- 4. A mark you get at Harvest for bringing food — 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 26, line 12: «On Ash Wednesday some Christians receive a cross of ashes on their forehead as a sign of saying sorry to God.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same property (+4); the same doer «sign» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · right ✓
Noah says Good Friday is good cos Jesus rose from the dead that day. Fix it.
- 1. Jesus was born on Good Friday, and was not raised from the dead then — score 2
- 2. Jesus died on Good Friday and rose on Easter Day — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
- 3. Jesus rose on Palm Sunday, a week earlier — score 6
- 4. Jesus rose on Maundy Thursday at the supper — score 6
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 10, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 23, line 1: «Most Christians meet on Sunday, the day of the week when Jesus rose from the dead, to worship God together, because faith is shared and not only private.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «rise» (+4); the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «jesus» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · right ✓
A friend with no religion asks: "what's the point of Easter eggs, just chocolate innit?"
- 1. Eggs show how rich the church was in the past — no support
- 2. Eggs stand for the rich food eaten before Lent — score 8
- 3. Eggs remind people of the wise men's gifts — no support
- 4. Eggs are a sign of new life, like Jesus rising — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 12, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 26, line 15: «Easter Day is the greatest Christian festival, celebrating Jesus rising from the dead; eggs are a sign of new life.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «sign» (+4); the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «eggs» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · wrong ✗
The church cloth has gone green and nothing special is happening. What season is it most likely?
- 1. Advent, the time of getting ready — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The ordinary weeks between the big seasons — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Easter, the greatest festival — no support
- 4. Lent, the time of saying sorry — 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 ✗
shut up about pancakes, what are u actually giving up for lent
- 1. Lent is about self-control and making room for God and others — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Lent is about bringing food to the harvest service — no support
- 3. Lent is about eating as much as you can before Easter — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 4. Lent is about decorating the house for Christmas — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 26, line 11: «Lent is forty days before Easter remembering Jesus' forty days in the desert; it begins on Ash Wednesday.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «lent» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 9 · wrong ✗
Your sis puts the wise men in the crib on Christmas Eve. When does the church year actually remember their visit?
- 1. On the first Sunday of Advent — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. On Epiphany, 6 January — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. On Palm Sunday in spring — no support
- 4. On Easter Day — 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 · right ✓
Grace says Harvest is just for farmers, nothing to do with us townies. Best answer?
- 1. Everyone eats food, so everyone can thank God and share it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. Town churches do not keep Harvest Festival at all — no support
- 3. Harvest is only for people who grow their own food in a garden or on a farm — no support
- 4. She is right, only farmers should give thanks — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 26, line 5: «For a child today the church year is a calendar that teaches: waiting, giving, saying sorry, thanking God at harvest and learning from saints all come round ag…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «thank» (+2); the same receiver «god» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · right ✓
The judge asks: "Why might a calendar teach faith better than one lesson?"
- 1. Each season repeats the story and its lessons every year — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Children only learn things that happen in winter — no support
- 3. Lessons are forbidden in church, so calendars replace them — no support
- 4. A calendar has pictures, which are always better than words — 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 12 · wrong ✗
Which saint's day would a family in Scotland most likely celebrate as their own?
- 1. St George's Day — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. St Andrew's Day — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. St David's Day — no support
- 4. St Patrick's Day — 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 ✗
Identify the season of the ecclesiastical year comprising the four weeks preceding the Nativity.
- 1. Lent — no support
- 2. Holy Week — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 3. Epiphany — no support
- 4. Advent — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 26, line 14: «Holy Week runs from Palm Sunday through Maundy Thursday, which remembers the Last Supper, and Good Friday to Easter Day.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same doer «holy week» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the festival accounted the greatest in the Christian calendar.
- 1. Christmas Day, celebrating the Nativity — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. Epiphany, celebrating the Magi — no support
- 3. Harvest Festival, celebrating the crops — no support
- 4. Easter Day, celebrating the Resurrection — ✓ the right answer · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 26, line 15: «Easter Day is the greatest Christian festival, celebrating Jesus rising from the dead; eggs are a sign of new life.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «celebrate» (+2); the same doer «easter day» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓
Ascertain the purpose originally served by the consumption of pancakes upon Shrove Tuesday.
- 1. The using up of rich foods prior to Lent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. The celebration of the conclusion of Lent — no support
- 3. The thanksgiving for the gathered harvest — no support
- 4. The commemoration of the Last Supper — 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 ✗
Whereas certain Orthodox churches observe the Nativity upon a later date, state the date in question.
- 1. The twenty-fifth of December — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The first of January — no support
- 3. The sixth of January — no support
- 4. The seventh of January — ✓ 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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