What other faiths and non-religious people believe
Tests: 5 of 11 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 9 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 73 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 ✓
«Coming back as a cat? That's mad jokes,» laughs a lad in Liverpool (mad jokes = really funny) when Priya explains reincarnation. What's the right response?
- 1. Tell the teacher Priya is lying — no support
- 2. Priya should keep her religion at home — no support
- 3. Laugh along with him, because it is a strange idea after all — no support
- 4. Disagree if you like, but don't mock her faith — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 73, line 6: «The rule of the class is simple: you can disagree, ask questions and explain your own view, but you never mock someone's faith or lack of faith.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mock» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «faith» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · wrong ✗
The vicar says, very formally: «We hold our own hope, yet we accord our neighbours of other faiths the fullest respect.» What does he mean?
- 1. Other faiths are wrong and must be corrected at once, kindly but firmly — no support
- 2. Other faiths should not be discussed at all in church — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 3. All faiths are exactly the same as ours, in every way — no support
- 4. Christians keep their faith and respect others — ✓ the right answer · 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 25, line 14: «A vicar or rector leads a Church of England parish; priests serve in Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «vicar» (+2); the same circumstance (+1); 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
Test 3 · right ✓
«My uncle's a humanist, he reckons when you die you just stop. Is that sad tho?» asks Jack. What do humanists say?
- 1. They secretly believe in heaven — no support
- 2. They think life has no meaning — score 2
- 3. It makes this life matter more: love and live well — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 4. They are sad all the time about it and can never enjoy themselves — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 73, line 15: «Humanists believe there is no life after death, so they find meaning in living well, loving others and leaving good memories.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «live» (+2); the same doer «humanists» (+2); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · right ✓
Aroha from Auckland says, «Chur, my koro told me about Cape Reinga» (chur = thanks/cool, koro = grandad). What does Cape Reinga mean in Māori belief?
- 1. Where spirits leave for the ocean and the ancestors — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 2. Where Māori go on summer holiday — no support
- 3. Where the first church in New Zealand stood — no support
- 4. Where babies are born in the old stories of the Māori people — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 73, line 4: «Aroha says her Māori grandparents believe the spirit travels to Cape Reinga at the top of New Zealand and leaps into the ocean to join the ancestors; Jack's hu…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «spirit» (+5); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · wrong ✗
What would happen if everyone in RE mocked each other's beliefs?
- 1. Nothing; beliefs don't matter to people — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. All beliefs would become the same — no support
- 3. People would get hurt and stop sharing — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Everyone would learn faster — 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 ✗
«Do Jews believe in heaven or nah?» asks a boy in New Jersey. What's the most accurate answer?
- 1. No, Jews believe in reincarnation as cows — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. Yes, exactly the same heaven as Christians — no support
- 3. No Jew believes anything about after death — score 4
- 4. Many believe in the World to Come, but focus on this life — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 73, line 9: «Many Jews believe in an afterlife called Olam Ha-Ba, the World to Come, but Judaism focuses mostly on living a good life now; mourners say the Kaddish prayer.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «believe» (+2); the same doer «many jews» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · right ✓
«Nirvana's that old band my dad likes, innit?» says a girl in Essex. What does it mean for Buddhists?
- 1. A peace beyond suffering where rebirth ends — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. The name of a famous Buddhist king who lived long ago — no support
- 3. A heaven full of gold, sweets and loud music — no support
- 4. A rock band's favourite holy place, where they play — 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 ✓
A Gen Z cousin says, «Islam's lowkey the same as Christianity about death, right?» What's accurate?
- 1. Both believe in God's judgement, but teach differently about Jesus — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Islam teaches that nothing happens at all — no support
- 3. Islam teaches reincarnation instead — no support
- 4. They are exactly the same in every way, about death and about Jesus too — 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 ✗
In a cartoon, every dead character goes up a golden staircase to the same cloud. What's more accurate?
- 1. Scientists have proved the staircase exists, using telescopes and satellites — no support
- 2. Faiths and non-religious people believe different things — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Every faith agrees on the golden staircase — no support
- 4. Only cartoon characters ever die — ← Mova's choice · 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 71, line 2: «In games your character «dies» over and over and you just restart, but real death is different: it is permanent, which is exactly why real life is precious.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «die» (+1); the same doer «character» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · wrong ✗
«Gurpreet said the soul goes back to God like a drop to the sea. That's lush, actually,» says a girl in Swansea (lush = lovely). Which faith teaches this?
- 1. Islam — ← Mova's choice · score 9
- 2. Sikhism — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Judaism — no support
- 4. Humanism — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 31, line 6: «Islam teaches belief in one God, called Allah in Arabic.», 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 (+4); the same action «teach» (+3); the same doer «islam» (+3). 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 11 · wrong ✗
Myth to check: «If you respect someone's faith, you have to agree with it.»
- 1. False; you can respect and still disagree — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. True; respect means believing the very same thing — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 3. True, but only during RE lessons at school — no support
- 4. False, because respect is not needed for beliefs at all — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 48, line 3: «Two kinds of thinking often meet here: rules thinking ("some things you must never do") and consequences thinking ("do what leads to the best results"), and th…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «think» (+4); the same thing acted on «things» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises Muslim teaching concerning death?
- 1. The departed become angels immediately upon death — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The soul is reborn forthwith in the body of an animal — no support
- 3. The soul awaits the Day of Judgement, whereupon the righteous enter Paradise — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Existence ceases entirely and permanently at death — 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 ✗
Identify the term employed in Hinduism to denote liberation from the cycle of rebirth.
- 1. Olam Ha-Ba — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Jannah — no support
- 3. Moksha — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Nirvana — 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 humanist views of death.
- 1. Humanists hold that the dead become spirits of nature — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Humanists hold that the soul is reborn according to karma — no support
- 3. Humanists hold that life ends at death and locate meaning in living well — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Humanists hold that the dead await a Day of Judgement — 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 pupils hold differing beliefs concerning death, ascertain the conduct most consistent with the matters taught.
- 1. Disagreement expressed with respect and without mockery — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Compulsory adoption of a single belief by all — no support
- 3. Mockery of beliefs which one does not share, provided it is done in jest among friends — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 4. Prohibition of all discussion of belief in school — 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 73, line 18: «Mocking someone's beliefs is unkind; people can disagree with respect.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «beliefs» (+3); the same action «mock» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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