When a grandparent dies

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

Lesson 58 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 ✗

A Gen Z cousin texts, «grandad is dead dead?? like fr?» («fr» means «for real».) What should the grown-ups say?

1. He'll be back home again after the funeral — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, sadly; he has died and won't come back — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. No, he's only resting in hospital for a while — no support
4. It's not fr, it's just a joke the grown-ups made — 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 ✓

Tommy, confused, says, «If we lost Nana, let's go find her!» What should his mum say?

1. «Don't worry, the police are searching» — no support
2. «Yes, let's look for her in town» — no support
3. «She's lost, but she'll find her own way home» — score 6
4. «I'm sorry, love, I mean Nana died. She isn't lost.» — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 58, line 3: «Grown-ups often use soft words: «we lost Nana», «she passed away», «she's away now» in Scotland, «gone to be with the Lord»; these all mean the person has died…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pass away» (+4); the same doer «nana» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · right ✓

Ava snaps, «I don't wanna talk about it, OK?» at break. What can her friends do?

1. Just be there, and tell her they're around if she wants — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Ignore her for a week until she feels better herself — score 7
3. Keep on asking her again and again, every break, until she talks — score 8
4. Tell the whole class that she is sad, so they know — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 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 9, line 5: «For a child today this means: heroes can do wrong, an honest sorry is where change begins, a friend who tells you the truth is a gift, and wisdom has to be liv…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «friend» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «tell» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · right ✓

Harvey sobs, «I said he was boring. Did that kill him?» What is the truthful answer?

1. Yes, rude words like that can really stop a heart — no support
2. Maybe, so you should go on feeling bad about it for ever and ever — no support
3. Only if you said it to him more than once, to his face — no support
4. No, words can't make someone die; Grandad knew you loved him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 58, line 7: ««Lost», «passed away», «passed on» and «she's away» are gentle ways of saying someone has died; clear words help children most, because a child told «gone to s…», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «die» (+4); the same doer «someone» (+4). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-6). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · right ✓

Jack, from Glasgow, asks, «Whit dae ye mean away? Away where?» («Whit dae ye» means «what do you».) What is the wise answer?

1. Granny will be back home after the weekend, once she has had a good long rest — no support
2. His uncle means granny has died; it's fine to ask him to say it plainly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Granny is away at the Kirk and will be home for her tea later — no support
4. Granny has gone away on a long bus trip to see her sister — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 58, line 3: «Grown-ups often use soft words: «we lost Nana», «she passed away», «she's away now» in Scotland, «gone to be with the Lord»; these all mean the person has died…», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same property (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · right ✓

What would happen if grown-ups only ever said «she's gone to sleep» about a death?

1. Children would understand death perfectly — score 3
2. Nobody would ever feel sad — no support
3. A child might be scared of sleep or wait for her to wake — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. The person would really wake up — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 58, line 7: ««Lost», «passed away», «passed on» and «she's away» are gentle ways of saying someone has died; clear words help children most, because a child told «gone to s…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «child» (+4); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · right ✓

Mia moans, «We can't even say bye. That's so unfair.» Which is the best answer?

1. Then she has no way at all to say goodbye to him now — score 3
2. She can only say bye properly if she goes to Ukraine — no support
3. It doesn't really matter much, because he lived so very far away — no support
4. It is hard, and there is more than one way to say goodbye — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 58, line 10: «Some families visit the body at the funeral home to say goodbye; the person looks peaceful but is not breathing and feels cool; children may go if they wish, w…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «goodbye» (+3); the same action «say» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · wrong ✗

Liam's mate from Bristol says, «Gert sad about your nan, but she's not poorly no more, eh?» («Gert» means «very»; «poorly» means «ill».) Liam feels glad and sad at once. Is that okay?

1. No, he must choose just one feeling and stick to it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, feeling glad means he didn't really love her — no support
3. Yes, relief and sadness can go together — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, but only once the funeral is properly 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 ✗

Freddie blurts, «Can I have his watch?» before the funeral. What's a gentler way?

1. Grab it from the drawer first, before anyone else does — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Ask for Grandad's car and his telly as well, while he's at it — no support
3. Never ask for anything at all, not even something small — no support
4. Ask later and say, «I'd like something to remember him by» — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 55, line 12: ««Gone to a better place» and «gone to sleep» are soft ways of saying «died»; clear words help children most.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «soft ways» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · right ✓

A Gen Alpha girl says, «Forgetting your nan at the beach is so delulu, you're a bad person.» («Delulu» means «deluded».) What is true?

1. She is right; you must think about your nan every single minute of every day — no support
2. Forgetting for a while is how minds heal; having fun isn't betrayal — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Forgetting her for a day means the love has gone for good — score 5
4. Going to the beach so soon is disrespectful to the dead — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 58, line 16: «Forgetting about the person for a while is how minds heal; it does not mean the love has gone.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «forget» (+4); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · wrong ✗

A Liverpool grandad's family plays «You'll Never Walk Alone». His grandson asks why a footy song. («Footy» means «football».) Best answer?

1. Football songs must be played at every funeral in Liverpool — no support
2. The family just wants to annoy the vicar and the church choir on purpose — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. It's the song he loved, so it helps tell the story of his life — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. It's the only song the church owns, so they had to use it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 58, line 10: «Some families visit the body at the funeral home to say goodbye; the person looks peaceful but is not breathing and feels cool; children may go if they wish, w…», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «families» (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 0. · 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 expression «we lost Nana last night»?

1. A report that Nana has become physically lost — no support
2. A statement that Nana has relocated — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. An admission that the family was defeated in a game — no support
4. A euphemism signifying that Nana has died — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 58, line 3: «Grown-ups often use soft words: «we lost Nana», «she passed away», «she's away now» in Scotland, «gone to be with the Lord»; these all mean the person has died…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «nana» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). 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 ✗

Identify the principal cause of the death of an elderly grandparent from illness.

1. A discourteous remark made by a grandchild shortly before the death — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The illness and advanced age of the deceased, and not the conduct of any child — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The grandchild's failure to visit the grandparent sufficiently often in the final years — no support
4. The grandchild's having enjoyed a holiday during the final illness — 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 ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the instrument known as a will.

1. A certificate confirming the cause of death — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A promise by the family to visit the grave — no support
3. A document specifying the disposition of a person's property after death — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A prayer pronounced at the committal of the deceased — 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 ✗

Ascertain the means by which a bereaved family unable to attend a distant funeral may nonetheless take leave of the deceased.

1. Solely by attending the funeral in person, at whatever cost — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Solely by the purchase of flowers to be delivered abroad — no support
3. By the lighting of a candle, the writing of a letter or participation by video — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. By no means whatsoever, since distance renders any farewell impossible — 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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