Finders keepers and what belongs to whom

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 8 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 42 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Your mate shouts, "Finders keepers, losers weepers, that phone's mine now!" How do you put him right?

1. Only keep it if it's an old phone nobody wants — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It's still the owner's phone, they'll be gutted, hand it in — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He's right, the law says anything you find is yours — no support
4. Sell it quick before the owner turns up looking — 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 ✓

Mum gets home and says, "The bloke at the till gave me a tenner too much, result!" What is the best-reasoned reply?

1. Keep it, because you only steal when you take it on purpose — no support
2. Brilliant, shops are rich so it doesn't matter — no support
3. Keep it, because shopkeepers overcharge people anyway — no support
4. It's his mistake but still the shop's money — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 42, line 11: «If money is found with no name and no way to find the owner, it is best to hand it to an adult, a teacher or the police; what to do after that is disputed, and…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «money» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Your sister took your headphones without asking, then says, "Chill, I gave 'em back, didn't I?" What is the best answer?

1. You gave them back, but you should have asked; they're mine — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. You're right, borrowing without asking is fine if you return it — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. I'm telling everyone you're a thief and nobody should trust you — no support
4. Fine, then I'll take your stuff without asking too — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 42, line 5: «Some cases are hard and people disagree, such as a starving person taking bread; a good answer says taking is wrong but also asks why it happened and what merc…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+2); the same doer «good answer» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A classmate who is not religious asks, "Why would you give back a wallet if nobody would ever know?" What is the most thoughtful answer?

1. Because Christians are scared of getting struck by lightning — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Because anyone who keeps a wallet must go to prison for life — no support
3. It's the owner's and they'd worry; and God sees and cares — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. I wouldn't, I'd keep it if nobody would ever know — 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 cousin says, "Downloading films for free off that dodgy site is fine, it's not like stealing a DVD." Is he right?

1. Yes, because film makers are all rich so they will not notice — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, the makers lose the pay for their work — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. No, but only because the computer might get a virus — no support
4. Yes, nothing is stolen if you never touch a real object — 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 ✗

Your friend whispers, "Gimme your maths sheet, I'll just change a few answers, Miss won't notice." What is the best-reasoned reply?

1. Only if you pay me two quid for each answer — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Sure, copying is fine as long as you change some answers — no support
3. No way, you're too thick to do maths anyway — no support
4. I'll help you understand it, but copying isn't fair — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 41, line 3: «A good answer to a dilemma does not just say "because"; it gives reasons, looks at who could be hurt, weighs the other side and treats every person with respec…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «give» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Your brother says, "Jean Valjean stole bread so he was a bad guy, end of." What is a fairer view?

1. He was a bad guy because people in old books are always bad — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It does not matter, because the story is made up anyway — no support
3. He was a hero, so stealing is fine for anyone who is hungry — no support
4. Stealing was wrong, but he did it to feed hungry children — ✓ 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 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗

You find a fiver on the pavement outside the busy shop. Nobody's around. Which is the best-reasoned choice?

1. Run away from it, because touching lost money is a crime — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Tear it up so that nobody gets it and it stays fair — no support
3. Ask in the shop if anyone lost it, or hand it in, rather than just pocket it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Pocket it, because money on the pavement belongs to nobody — 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 ✗

Your friend's "new" bike still has someone else's name scratched on it, and he goes quiet when you ask. What is the best choice?

1. Say nothing and ask for a ride, because it's a cool bike — no support
2. Talk to him, and tell a trusted adult if still worried — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Shout "thief" at him in front of the whole class — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Scratch your own name on it too, so it is shared — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 14, line 15: «In the Lost Coin a woman searched her whole house for one lost silver coin and called her friends to celebrate when she found it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «call» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A judge at the olympiad asks: "If a rich man loses his wallet, isn't it fairer to give the money to the poor?" What is the best-reasoned answer?

1. Yes, because rich people do not deserve their money — score 0
2. Yes, taking from the rich to help the poor is always fair — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. No, it is still his money, not yours to give — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. No, because the poor would only waste it on silly things — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 29, line 11: «The Salvation Army was founded in London by William and Catherine Booth and is famous for brass bands and helping the poor; it wears uniforms because it sees i…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «help» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «poor» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓

A Jewish classmate says, "The commandment not to steal is in our Torah too." What is the best response?

1. Yes, the Ten Commandments are shared by Jews and Christians — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Yes, but it means something totally different for Christians — score 0
3. No, the Ten Commandments were written by the Romans — no support
4. No, the Ten Commandments belong only to Christians — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 42, line 8: «Exodus is one of the five books of the Torah, so Jews and Christians share the Ten Commandments.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «share» (+2); the same doer «jews» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «ten commandments» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★ · right ✓

Grandad says, "Leave the edges of your field for the hungry, that's in the Bible." What does this show?

1. The Bible says hungry people must work for free — score 4
2. The Bible says nobody should own any land at all — score 4
3. The Bible teaches care for the poor alongside respect for property — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. The Bible says farmers must give away all their crops — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 42, line 19: «The Bible teaches care for the poor, for example by letting the hungry gather leftover grain at the edges of fields.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «teach» (+2); the same doer «bible» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «care» (+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 ownership of an item that has been lost?

1. Ownership remains vested in the original owner notwithstanding its discovery by another — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Ownership passes to the state immediately upon loss — no support
3. Ownership passes automatically to whosoever first discovers the item — no support
4. Ownership is extinguished entirely upon the item being mislaid — 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 ✗

Given that excess change has been tendered in error by a shopkeeper, identify the course of action most consistent with the commandment "You shall not steal".

1. Retention of the excess sum pending a further purchase — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Retention of the excess sum, the error being solely the shopkeeper's — no support
3. Restitution of the excess sum to the shopkeeper without delay — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Donation of the excess sum to a third party of the finder's choosing — 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 ✗

Identify the principal reason for which borrowing without permission is regarded as morally deficient, notwithstanding the return of the item.

1. It invariably results in damage to the item concerned — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is permissible solely where the owner is a minor — no support
3. It constitutes no wrong whatsoever provided the item is returned — no support
4. It deprives the owner of the right to grant or refuse consent — ✓ 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 · right ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning Jean Valjean in the novel Les Misérables.

1. He was imprisoned for the theft of a loaf of bread intended to feed hungry children — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. He was rewarded by the authorities for the theft of a loaf of bread — no support
3. He was imprisoned for the retention of a wallet he had discovered lying in the street — score 2
4. He was a shopkeeper who tendered excess change to his customers — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 22, line 6: «For a child today this means you can start again after doing wrong, and you can give others a fresh start too, without pretending the wrong did not matter.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same receiver «others» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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