Good secrets and bad secrets

Tests: 4 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 9 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 87 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, "All secrets are lies, so you can't even keep a surprise party secret." What is the best answer?

1. A surprise is happy, short and hides no harm, so keeping it is fine — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Secrets are fine as long as you never tell anyone — no support
3. He's right, every secret must be told at once, even a nice surprise party — score 6
4. Only birthday secrets are allowed, nothing else — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 87, line 1: «A good secret, or surprise, is happy, short and hides no harm, like Dad planning Mum a surprise party; a bad secret hides something that hurts someone or puts…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hide» (+3); the same doer «good secret» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «harm» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · right ✓

"If you tell your mum about the phone, you're off the team," says the coach. What is the right thing?

1. Keep quiet so you stay on the team — no support
2. Give the phone back and say nothing — no support
3. Tell a trusted adult anyway; a threat like that is a big warning sign — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Ask your friends what they would do first — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 87, line 14: «Online, never send photos or your school to strangers; block, report and tell a trusted adult (online safety rules like CEOP's in the UK).», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same receiver «trusted adult» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Isla shouts, "You told Miss? I hate you, you snake!" after Grace got help for her. Did Grace do wrong?

1. Yes; she should have stopped eating too — no support
2. Yes; she broke a promise, so she's a snake — no support
3. No, but she should say sorry to Isla and take back what she told — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. No; she kept her friend safe, and Isla may be grateful later — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 61, line 2: «Picture Grace on the day Lily comes back to school after her mum died: Grace does not make a speech, she says «I'm sorry, I'm here if you want to talk», sits n…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

"Snitches get stitches," says an older kid about the vapes. What is really going on?

1. It means snitching is good for your health — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It's a joke, so nothing needs doing — no support
3. It's a fair rule that everyone should follow — no support
4. It's a threat meant to scare people off telling about harm; tell an adult — ✓ 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 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Kids ask, "Is it true Chloe's adopted? Go on, tell us." Mia says, "No." What was better?

1. Saying "no" was perfect and honest, because it kept the secret safe — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Saying "yes" and explaining everything — no support
3. "Ask her, it's not mine to say" keeps the secret without a lie — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Running away so nobody can ask her — 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 · ★★ · right ✓

A cartoon shows a friendly man in a game asking a girl to send her address "as a surprise, don't tell ur mum", and she does. What is wrong?

1. Never share where you live; tell a parent and report it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She should have asked her friends at school first, before sending it — no support
3. Nothing; surprises are always good — no support
4. She should have sent a photo instead — 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 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Ben's mum says, "Don't tell Nan about the money, alright?" Ben asks, "Is that a bad secret?" What is the best answer?

1. It's privacy, not harm; but if something ever frightens you, tell someone you trust — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, and he must tell the school straight away — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. No, and he should never talk to anyone about anything — no support
4. Yes, all family secrets are bad secrets — 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 73, line 2: «Mohammed says Muslims believe the soul waits for the Day of Judgement, when God judges everyone fairly and with mercy, and good people enter Paradise, called J…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Kate's brother says, "Just wait till Christmas, then I'll tell Dad." It's March. What's wrong?

1. Nothing; Christmas is a lovely time to own up, so waiting is fine — no support
2. He should tell Nan instead of Dad — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. He should wait till next Christmas instead — no support
4. A fair chance is short; months of hiding is not owning up — ✓ the right answer · 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 5, line 2: «The brothers threw Joseph into a pit, sold him to traders and told their father a wild animal had killed him; in Egypt Joseph refused to do wrong with his mast…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same doer «brothers» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗

What would happen if children kept every secret adults asked them to keep?

1. Nothing; adults never ask children to keep bad secrets — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Parents would always find out anyway, so it wouldn't matter — no support
3. Adults who harm children could hide it more easily — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Children would be much safer than before, with fewer worries — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 87, line 7: «Any adult who asks a child to keep secrets from their parents is showing a warning sign; tell a trusted adult and you will not be in trouble.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+2); the same doer «adult» (+2); the same thing acted on «secrets» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Jamie's friend begs, "Promise, swear on your life." Jamie promised. What wins?

1. Jamie should ask other kids what to do — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The promise wins, so Jamie must say nothing, because he swore on his life — no support
3. The friend's safety wins over the promise; tell a trusted adult — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Jamie should tell the friend's mum's boyfriend — 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 · ★★ · right ✓

Liam's nan says, "That's between us, pet," about Mum's surprise holiday. Is it like the coach's secret?

1. No, because Nan is the one paying — no support
2. Yes; Liam must tell Mum at once — no support
3. No; it's a happy surprise that'll be told soon and hides no harm — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Yes; all grown-up secrets are warning signs, even surprise holidays — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 87, line 1: «A good secret, or surprise, is happy, short and hides no harm, like Dad planning Mum a surprise party; a bad secret hides something that hurts someone or puts…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hide» (+2); the same thing acted on «harm» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following most accurately characterises the distinction between a surprise and a harmful secret?

1. The former must always be disclosed immediately; the latter may be kept indefinitely — no support
2. The former is brief, occasions happiness when disclosed and conceals no harm; the latter conceals harm — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. There is no distinction, both being forms of deception — no support
4. The former is invariably kept by adults; the latter invariably by children — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 87, line 7: «Any adult who asks a child to keep secrets from their parents is showing a warning sign; tell a trusted adult and you will not be in trouble.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «adult» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Given that an adult requests a child to conceal a matter from the child's parents, identify the course of action consistent with established child-safety guidance.

1. Disclosure to the parents or another trusted adult without delay — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Consultation with the requesting adult before any disclosure — no support
3. Abstention from any action unless the matter appears dangerous — no support
4. Preservation of the confidence in deference to the adult's authority — 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 which preserves another's confidence without recourse to falsehood.

1. A full disclosure of the matter to all enquirers — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A fabricated alternative account of the matter — no support
3. A denial of the matter contrary to one's own knowledge of the truth — no support
4. A statement that the matter is not one's own to disclose — ✓ 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 · wrong ✗

Ascertain which statement concerning a promise of secrecy that conceals danger to a child is consistent with this lesson.

1. The promise may be broken only with the consent of the person endangered — score 4
2. The safety of the child outweighs the promise, and a trusted adult ought to be informed — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. The promise lapses solely upon the expiry of one calendar month — no support
4. The promise is absolute and must be kept irrespective of the danger — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 86, line 3: «A promise you meant but couldn't keep because of a real emergency is not a lie, but it still needs an apology and making up for it; a promise to hide wrongdoin…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+4); the same doer «promise» (+4). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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