Why cheating hurts the cheat
Tests: 7 of 10 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 14 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 94 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, "Cheating's only bad for the people you beat." What is missing?
- 1. It hurts the cheat too: no learning, no pride, and lost trust — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 2. It's only bad if a teacher sees — no support
- 3. Nothing; cheats always come out on top, and everyone knows it — no support
- 4. It's good for everyone in the end — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 94, line 1: «Cheating can look like a shortcut, but it usually hurts other people and, in the end, the cheat as well: they lose learning, pride, trust and sometimes their g…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hurt» (+2); the same doer «cheating» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · right ✓
"That girl cut the corner and got the medal, so cheating works, innit," says your cousin. What is the best reply?
- 1. You're right, Daisy should have cut it too — no support
- 2. She has the medal but not the honest run, and she can be reported — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
- 3. Corners don't count in cross-country — no support
- 4. Medals are all that matter in sport — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 94, line 2: «Daisy ran fair and came second; the girl who won cut a corner of the cross-country course, so she has the prize, while Daisy has her honest run and nothing to…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «honest run» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · right ✓
A cartoon shows an ancient Greek cheat getting a golden statue of himself as a reward. What is wrong?
- 1. Cheats paid for statues of Zeus with their names on as a shame — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 2. Nothing; cheats got statues as prizes — no support
- 3. The statues were of the winners, not cheats — no support
- 4. The Greeks didn't have any statues — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 94, line 8: «At ancient Olympia, cheats' fines paid for bronze statues of Zeus, called Zanes, with the cheat's name on the base; "The name of the wicked will rot".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «pay» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · right ✓
Ellie's aunt says, "It's just a fake address, nobody gets hurt." What is the best reply?
- 1. Another real child loses the school place — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
- 2. Schools always have spare places for extra children — score 5
- 3. She's right, it's a victimless trick that everyone does — no support
- 4. Only the postman gets confused about the letters — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 94, line 4: «Cheating "the system", like a fake address or fake votes, is never victimless: there is always a real person who loses a place, a vote or a fair chance.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «lose» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «place» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
"Bro, just vote for me ten times, it's only a poll, don't be a killjoy," says Josh's friend. What should Josh do?
- 1. Vote ten times, because it's only a poll — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Vote once; one person, one vote — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Vote twenty times to make sure — no support
- 4. Vote for himself 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 6 · ★ · right ✓
Kai says, "I got the skin by skill, swear." Later he admits he bought it. What did he lose?
- 1. Trust and real pride; pride in fake effort is empty — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Nothing; buying skins is just as cool as unlocking them — no support
- 3. Only his birthday money — no support
- 4. His account, because buying is banned — 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 ✗
What would happen if everyone could pay someone else to write their schoolwork?
- 1. Everyone would become cleverer, because they'd read more essays — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. Nothing would change at all — no support
- 3. Marks would mean nothing, and nobody would learn — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Teachers would have more free time — 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 89, line 11: «Pretending you returned a library book blames the librarian, which is false witness; a library is shared, so when one person lies about a book, everyone pays;…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+4). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · right ✓
Freya's friend whispers, "If Miss asks, say I wasn't looking." What should Freya do?
- 1. Say he wasn't looking, because being loyal always comes first — score 9
- 2. Say she didn't see anything at all — score 9
- 3. Tell Miss he cheats every day — score 9
- 4. Talk to her friend, and refuse to lie for him if asked — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 11, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 94, line 15: «With a friend who cheats in a small test, talk to them first; it's your judgement whether to tell, but don't lie for them if asked.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «talk» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · right ✓
"Y'all, this cheat sheet's gonna save me," says Brayden, who made it carefully for hours. What is funny about it?
- 1. Making it taught him everything on it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 2. He forgot to bring it to school on the day — no support
- 3. It was far too small for anyone to read — no support
- 4. The teacher had made exactly the same sheet — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 94, line 16: «"All hard work brings a profit": making a cheat sheet carefully can teach you everything on it.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «teach» (+2); the same doer «making» (+2); the same thing acted on «everything» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
Ali's friend says, "Only Christians think cheating is wrong." What is accurate?
- 1. Many faiths, including Islam and Judaism, teach that cheating is wrong — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. No religion says anything about cheating — no support
- 3. Muslims are allowed to cheat at markets — no support
- 4. Only Christians have any rules about cheating — ← Mova's choice · score 1
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 44, line 6: «Cheating is breaking the rules in secret to gain an unfair advantage.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same thing acted on «rules» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). 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 most accurately characterises the custom at ancient Olympia whereby fines levied upon cheats were applied?
- 1. The award of additional prizes to the victorious athletes — no support
- 2. The return of the fines to the offenders at the conclusion of the Games — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 3. The construction of private residences for the judges — no support
- 4. The erection of bronze statues of Zeus inscribed with the names of the offenders — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 94, line 3: «At the ancient Olympic Games, cheats paid fines that built bronze statues of Zeus with their names carved on the base, so everyone walking into the stadium rem…», 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 «fines» (+3). 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 reason for which the use of a false address to obtain a school place is not a victimless act.
- 1. No reason exists, the act being wholly victimless — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The postal service is thereby inconvenienced — no support
- 3. Another child is thereby deprived of a place to which that child was entitled — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The school is thereby obliged to construct additional classrooms at public expense — 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 statement consistent with the saying attributed to the Prophet Muhammad in Sahih Muslim.
- 1. Whoever sells grain shall be suspected of cheating — no support
- 2. Whoever cheats shall be rewarded in the market — no support
- 3. Whoever cheats is not one of us — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Whoever cheats in small matters is excused — ← Mova's choice · score 8
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 94, line 5: «Many faiths agree: Christians and Jews read "Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another", and Muslims remember the Prophet Muhammad's words, "Whoever…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cheat» (+4); the same doer «whoever» (+4). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓
Given that a pupil observes a friend cheating in a minor test, ascertain the course of action most consistent with this lesson.
- 1. The pupil ought first to speak to the friend and must not lie on the friend's behalf — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
- 2. The pupil ought to adopt the friend's answers — no support
- 3. The pupil ought to denounce the friend publicly forthwith — no support
- 4. The pupil ought to provide a false account if questioned — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 94, line 15: «With a friend who cheats in a small test, talk to them first; it's your judgement whether to tell, but don't lie for them if asked.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «talk» (+4); the same property (+4); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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