Owning up when it is hard

Tests: 4 of 10 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 14 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 91 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, "Just delete it, then it never happened." What is the best reply?

1. Post another one to cover it up — no support
2. Delete it twice to be extra sure it's gone from everyone's phone — no support
3. Screenshots last; say sorry to the person instead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Blame autocorrect for the joke — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 91, line 6: «Online, things last: deleting a mean post is not owning up; saying sorry to the person directly works far better (Luke 8:17: "There is nothing hidden that will…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Hannah says, "Mum's in the garden, she'll never know about the mug, sorted." What would be better?

1. Glue it and put it back on the shelf without saying a word — no support
2. Tell her mum, because a guest cares for others' things — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Leave before her mum comes back in — no support
4. Hide the mug at the back of the cupboard — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 91, line 3: «The ancient Greek thinker Aristotle said courage is doing the right thing in spite of fear, and the Bible says, "Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong".», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same circumstance (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dad is fuming: "Some idiot scraped my car in the car park!" Leo stays quiet. Is staying quiet OK?

1. Yes; the stranger will never find out — no support
2. No; letting Dad believe something false on purpose is close to lying — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. No, but only because Dad might check the cameras — no support
4. Yes; Dad said it, not Leo, so it's not a lie — ← 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 70, line 3: «Fears often grow after a death: Lily, whose mum died, gets scared every time her dad coughs; but most people live long lives, and her dad can tell her how he l…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Owain thinks, "If I wait, maybe the guinea pig comes back and nobody knows." What would happen if he waits?

1. The search starts late, and the guinea pig could be hurt or lost — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Someone else will be blamed, which is fine — no support
3. Nothing; guinea pigs always come home — no support
4. The guinea pig will come back faster — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 91, line 5: «Owning up fast matters most when someone could be hurt, like a missing guinea pig: then it is about safety as well as honesty.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «pig» (+2); the same thing acted on «safety» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

"Who left the tap running?" Kyle: "Our kid did it." His brother's at football. Is it "just a joke"?

1. Yes; brothers always blame each other, so it's fine and nobody minds — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, because taps aren't important — no support
3. No; blaming him for what he didn't do wears away trust — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. No, but only because Dad found out — 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 kids who run from a broken greenhouse and the one who goes back gets laughed at. What would really often happen?

1. Most neighbours forgive children who come back and own up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
2. The child who goes back always goes to prison — no support
3. The neighbour gives the runaways a prize — no support
4. Nobody would ever find out who did it, so going back is pointless — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 91, line 2: «Picture a football flying through old Mrs Kowalski's greenhouse; all the kids leg it (run away), but Mia stops and goes back, which is brave and honest; most n…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «forgive» (+4); the same doer «most neighbours» (+4); the same thing acted on «child» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Theo says, "It's church, God's busy, he won't care about a stain." What does the vicar say?

1. God only looks at churches on Sundays — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Theo should buy a bigger chair — no support
3. God sees what is hidden; I'd rather have a stained carpet than a hidden fault — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Stains in church are the vicar's problem — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 25, line 16: «Bishops are senior leaders who look after many churches in an area called a diocese.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Molly's mum says, "We paid for it, it's ours now." Molly finds the book. What is the fairest step?

1. Take it back and tell them; the library may refund or just be glad — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Hide it so nobody has to decide — no support
3. Keep it, because paying makes it yours — no support
4. Lend it to a friend for a month — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 51, line 9: «Newborn babies can suck, cry and grip, but walking and talking are learned slowly; many babies take their first steps at around 11 to 13 months.», 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 (+2); the same thing acted on «first steps» (+1); the same property (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Jamal thinks, "If I tell now, I'll be in loads of trouble." Why should he still tell?

1. He shouldn't; it's too late now — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Because his brother will find out anyway and tell their parents — no support
3. His brother deserves justice and his parents deserve the truth — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Because he'll get a reward for telling — 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 ✗

Sophie's friend says, "Just blame the printer for the poster." What is the problem?

1. The teacher already knows about printers — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Printers can't be blamed for anything — no support
3. It's a lie, and owning up protects your team's good name — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. There's no problem; printers break all the time, so everyone believes 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following most accurately characterises the permitting of an innocent person to suffer punishment for one's own fault?

1. A form of loyalty to one's family — no support
2. A grave injustice, constituting false witness by silence — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A matter of indifference provided that the innocent person is younger — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. A commendable instance of discretion — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 10, line 15: «God gave Jonah a plant for shade and let it die, to teach him to care for a city of people more than for a plant; the book ends with God's question to Jonah, l…», 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 «god» (+3). 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 · wrong ✗

Given that a guest damages an article belonging to the host, identify the course of action most consistent with this lesson.

1. Attribution of the damage to another member of the household — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Departure from the premises prior to the host's return — no support
3. Disclosure to the host, together with an apology and notification of one's own parents — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Concealment of the damaged article in a receptacle for refuse — 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 reason for which the prompt disclosure of an open cage is of particular importance.

1. The welfare of an animal may depend upon an immediate search — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The teacher is obliged to consult surveillance recordings — no support
3. The cage must be repaired before the end of the day — no support
4. The animal is capable of identifying the culpable person upon its return — 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 ✓

Ascertain which statement concerning courage is consistent with the view attributed to Aristotle.

1. Courage consists in doing what is right notwithstanding fear — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Courage consists in the complete absence of fear — no support
3. Courage consists in the defeat of all one's rivals in combat — no support
4. Courage consists in the avoidance of all danger — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 35, line 7: «Courage is not having no fear; it is acting well despite fear.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «fear» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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