Whistle-blowing: when to tell

Tests: 5 of 11 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 7 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 45 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 ✓

Your mate says, "Whistle-blowing is just being a grass, innit, it's the same thing." How do you put him right?

1. Yeah, it's the same, so nobody should ever do it — no support
2. It's the same thing, but it's fine as long as a teacher asks you to do it — no support
3. It's telling to stop real harm, not to get someone in trouble for fun — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. It only counts if you use a real whistle — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 45, line 1: «Whistle-blowing means telling someone in charge about wrongdoing in a group you belong to, like a referee blowing a whistle to stop a foul.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «someone» (+4); the same doer «whistle blowing» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Some Year 5s keep taking a little kid's lunch money behind the shed. Your friend says, "Not our problem, keep out of it." What is the best-reasoned reply?

1. Let's wait and see if it gets worse before we do anything — no support
2. It is our problem, he's being hurt and can't stop it, so let's tell a teacher — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He's right, other people's problems are never any of our business, so keep out — no support
4. Let's take the money off the Year 5s and keep it ourselves — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 7, line 8: «The first commandment says to worship only the one true God; Christians believe nothing should take his place, not money, fame or things, and because loving Go…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «take» (+2); the same thing acted on «place» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓

In the group chat: "whoever told Miss about the bullying is a dirty snitch, we'll find u." What is the best way to see this?

1. It's fair, because snitches deserve to be found out — no support
2. It's a threat meant to scare people off reporting harm, and it should be shown to an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. It means whoever told did something really wrong — no support
4. It's a joke, so it can be ignored and nothing needs doing — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 45, line 10: «Reporting harm to protect someone is different from telling just to get someone into trouble.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «report» (+2); the same thing acted on «harm» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Your best friend scratched Mr Hill's car with a key and says, "If you tell, we're done." What is the best-reasoned choice?

1. Keep quiet forever, because losing a friend is the worst thing — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Report it anonymously and add a few extra lies to make it worse — no support
3. Urge your friend to own up first, and tell an adult if they won't, because Mr Hill deserves fairness — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Tell Mr Hill it was someone else, so nobody you know is blamed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 45, line 13: «Whistle-blowers can lose friends, and adults can lose their jobs, so speaking up can be costly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lose» (+4); the same thing acted on «friends» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Your brother says, "Jesus said always talk to the person first, so I'll just talk to the kid who's hitting little Amy." What is missing?

1. He should hit the kid back first, then talk to him — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. When someone is being hurt, go straight to a trusted adult, not just the person — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Jesus said never to talk to anyone about wrongdoing — score 7
4. Nothing, because talking to the person first is always enough, whatever happens — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 20, line 7: «On the road to Damascus a bright light blinded Saul and Jesus spoke to him; he became a follower and was later called Paul.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «speak» (+4); the same doer «jesus» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

A classmate who is not religious asks, "Why do Christians think they have to speak up for others?" What is the most accurate, respectful answer?

1. Because Christians think they are better than everyone else — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Because Christians are not allowed to mind their own business — score -2
3. The Bible says to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, and many people of all beliefs agree — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. They don't, Christians are told to always keep quiet — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 44, line 18: «Christians believe God sees what is done in secret, so honesty matters even when no one else is watching.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «christians» (+1). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓

Your sister says, "I'll tell Miss in a note without my name that Lily stole, even though I'm not sure." What is the problem?

1. Anonymous reports should be honest; accusing someone without being sure could hurt them unfairly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. There is no problem, anonymous notes can say anything — no support
3. Notes are never allowed, so she should shout it in class — no support
4. The only problem is that Miss might find out who wrote it — 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 · ★★ · right ✓

Dad says, "In my old job a woman reported the boss for cheating customers and got sacked for it." What does this show?

1. Speaking up always leads to a reward in the end — no support
2. She was wrong to speak up, because she lost her job — score 6
3. Bosses are always right about everything, so she should have kept quiet and done her job — score 7
4. Speaking up can be costly, which is why it takes courage and needs protecting — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 45, line 13: «Whistle-blowers can lose friends, and adults can lose their jobs, so speaking up can be costly.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «speaking» (+5); the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · right ✓

The neighbours leave their dog chained outside with no water in the heat. What is the best-reasoned response?

1. Tell your parents so they can help or call an animal charity; the dog can't speak for itself — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Climb over the fence and take the dog home yourself — no support
3. Throw stones at the neighbours' window to teach them a lesson — no support
4. Ignore it, because animals don't matter nearly as much as people, and it is their dog, not yours — 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗

You're not sure who to tell. Which of these is a safe trusted adult?

1. A teenager who says "keep this just between the two of us" — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A friendly stranger you have been chatting to in an online game — no support
3. Your class teacher or a youth leader you know at church — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Whoever happens to be standing nearest to you at the bus stop — 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 ✗

A judge at the olympiad asks: "Isn't telling on classmates disloyal?" What is the best-reasoned answer?

1. Yes, telling is always disloyal, so it is always wrong — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, because loyalty to classmates never matters at all — no support
3. It depends only on whether you like the people involved — no support
4. Loyalty matters, but not to people who are harming someone weaker; protecting them comes first — ✓ 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 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following most accurately characterises the act termed "whistle-blowing"?

1. The disclosure to a competent authority of wrongdoing within a body to which the discloser belongs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The signalling of the commencement of a sporting fixture by an official — no support
3. The concealment of wrongdoing in the interests of a group's reputation — no support
4. The circulation of false allegations with a view to injuring a rival — 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 a member of a group is being harmed by other members, identify the course of action most consistent with sound ethical reasoning.

1. Maintenance of silence, loyalty to the group being of paramount and overriding importance in every case — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Retaliation against the perpetrators by equivalent means — no support
3. Deferral of any action until such time as the harm has increased — no support
4. Disclosure to a trusted adult, the protection of the vulnerable outweighing loyalty to the group — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response consistent with the teaching recorded in Matthew 18:15.

1. One who has been wronged ought first to approach the wrongdoer privately with a view to reconciliation — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. One who has been wronged ought to conceal the matter from the wrongdoer indefinitely and from all others besides — no support
3. One who has been wronged ought first to denounce the wrongdoer publicly — no support
4. One who has been wronged ought to sever all relations with the wrongdoer forthwith — 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 ✗

Identify the principal disadvantage of anonymous reporting.

1. The facility invariably reveals the identity of the person reporting to those accused — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The facility may be misused for the communication of false or malicious allegations — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The facility affords no protection whatsoever to the person reporting — no support
4. The facility is available exclusively to persons in authority — 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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