Late and early: being where you need to be on time

Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 9 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 106 of the world 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 ✗

Rory: "Mam says if you're on time you're late. That makes no sense!" What does she mean?

1. Being on time is rude — no support
2. Clocks in Ireland run late — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Always arrive after the start time — no support
4. Arrive a bit early, so you're ready when it starts — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 106, line 15: «If you will be late, it is polite to tell people early, for example with a text saying "running late".», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «run» (+4); the same property (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Ollie wakes at 8:20, school at 8:45, a 20-minute walk. He says, "Sweet, I've got 25 minutes." What did he forget?

1. Nothing, he has 25 minutes — no support
2. The 20-minute walk; he has only 5 minutes — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. School starts at 9:00 really — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. Breakfast takes 25 minutes — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 106, line 1: «Being on time is a sum done backwards. Ollie wakes at 8:20; school starts at 8:45 and the walk takes 20 minutes. Count back from the start: 8:45 take away 20 m…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «start» (+5); the same doer «school» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗

What would happen if Bianca's family had planned no buffer and left at 9:40 instead of 9:25, with the same 50-minute drive?

1. They would arrive at 11:00 and miss it — score 3
2. They would arrive at 10:30 and only just make check-in — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. They would arrive at 10:00, very early — no support
4. They would arrive at 10:15 with time to spare — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 106, line 2: «Important trips need a buffer, spare time in case something goes wrong. Bianca's family planned to leave for the airport at 9:00 but left at 9:25 because Mum l…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «arrive» (+2); the same place «10:15» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Freya's gran, proper tamping: "Roast was ready at six. You rolled in at twenty to seven!" How late were they?

1. 20 minutes — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 7 minutes — no support
3. 40 minutes — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. 1 hour 20 minutes — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗

The dentist's receptionist says "Ooh, keen!" when Malik arrives 15 minutes early. What does she mean?

1. He must leave and come back later — no support
2. He's in trouble for arriving early — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. He has missed his appointment — no support
4. He's eager, and early is fine — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 106, line 12: «Arriving 5 to 15 minutes early for an appointment is good: you can sit down, calm down and fill in forms.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «arrive» (+3); the same property (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Toby: "Ready in two secs!" Ten minutes later his sister yells, "Two secs my backside, I'm going without you!" What's her point?

1. She wants him to take longer — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Two seconds really is ten minutes — no support
3. She thinks seconds are longer than minutes — no support
4. Two secs was a promise he didn't keep — ✓ 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 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Lucy, salty (annoyed): "It's only 10 minutes, who cares?" If she's 10 minutes late every school day for 190 days, how much does she miss?

1. About 19 minutes — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. More than 31 hours — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Exactly 10 hours — score 4
4. About 3 hours — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 105, line 12: «Half a minute is 30 seconds, so 35 seconds is just over half a minute and 25 seconds short of a whole minute.», 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 «minute» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★ · right ✓

Jacob grins when the teacher says "glad you could join us", thinking she's pleased. What did he miss?

1. It was sarcasm meaning "you're late" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. It was a joke about the weather — no support
3. It was a real thank-you — no support
4. It meant he was early — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 106, line 4: «People also joke about time. "Glad you could join us" said to someone 10 minutes late is sarcasm: kind words that really mean "you're late and I noticed". "Two…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «sarcasm» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★ · right ✓

A cousin from Dublin says, "Grand, we'll come on Irish time." Should you use Irish time for a flight?

1. Yes, as long as you text the pilot — no support
2. No, flights always leave early — no support
3. Yes, planes wait 20 minutes for Irish people — no support
4. No, flights leave on time without you — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 77, line 5: «Leave a slice of bread in a warm, damp place and in a few days fuzzy spots of mould appear — spores from the air landed on it and the fungus grew by feeding on…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗

Lily, 3:00 sharp at a party, sits alone with the birthday boy's mum till 3:20. Did she do anything wrong?

1. Yes, parties always start an hour late — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, she was on time; party guests often come a bit later — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, she should have come at 2:40 — no support
4. No, the others came 20 minutes early — 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 ✓

In a cartoon a rabbit runs in shouting, "I'm late!" but checks no clock and never counts back. What should he do?

1. Arrive late on purpose every time — no support
2. Set his watch 20 minutes slow — no support
3. Count back from when he must arrive to find when to leave — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Run faster without looking at any clock — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 106, line 1: «Being on time is a sum done backwards. Ollie wakes at 8:20; school starts at 8:45 and the walk takes 20 minutes. Count back from the start: 8:45 take away 20 m…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «count back» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that school commences at 8:45 and that the journey thereto requires twenty minutes. Determine the latest permissible time of departure.

1. 8:40 — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 8:05 — no support
3. 9:05 — no support
4. 8:25 — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · right ✓

Whereas a party departs at 9:25 upon a drive of fifty minutes, and check-in closes at 10:30, ascertain the time remaining upon arrival.

1. Fifteen minutes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Five minutes — no support
3. No time whatsoever — no support
4. Twenty-five minutes — 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 ✗

Identify the principal meaning of the remark "Glad you could join us" when addressed to a pupil arriving late.

1. It is sarcasm signifying disapproval of the lateness — ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. It is sincere gratitude for punctual attendance — no support
3. It is a commendation for arriving early — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. It is an invitation to depart forthwith — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 106, line 12: «Arriving 5 to 15 minutes early for an appointment is good: you can sit down, calm down and fill in forms.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «arrive» (+4); the same property (+3). The right option, 1, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain the aggregate time lost by a pupil arriving ten minutes late upon each of one hundred and ninety school days.

1. One hundred and ninety minutes — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Two hundred minutes — no support
3. One thousand nine hundred minutes — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nineteen thousand minutes — 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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