The rumour that grows
Tests: 5 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 7 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 167 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 ✗
Mr Hughes: "I hear I was in intensive care? Lovely. I had a sniffle and a Lemsip." Who is he teasing?
- 1. The story that grew, not any one child — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. People who drink Lemsip — score 5
- 3. The school nurse — no support
- 4. Himself for being ill — ← Mova's choice · score 9
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 167, line 18: «Words people use: "Lemsip" is a hot lemon cold drink sold in Britain, "my lovers" is a friendly greeting in the West Country, "bust" means the business ran out…», 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 «lemsip» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
Ella's dad: "So it went from one rat to the school being closed? Sounds like Year 5 just wanted a day off." What is he suggesting?
- 1. Rats only come out on school days — no support
- 2. The rumour grew partly because kids liked the exciting version — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Year 5 brought the rat in — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 4. The school really should have closed — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 167, line 3: «One mouse in the canteen becomes "rats everywhere, the school's closing". A boy kept in at break becomes "expelled". "Kai's ringtone is annoying" loses one wor…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «rats» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-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 ✗
Year 6 boy: "Expelled? I'm literally right here eating crisps, ya muppets." Why is this the perfect comeback?
- 1. He is still angry about the ball game at break — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. He is admitting that he really was expelled — no support
- 3. He just wants to have everyone else's crisps — no support
- 4. He is living proof the rumour is wrong — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
Lily: "That's like every head teacher ever. That doesn't mean she's a villain." What is she saying?
- 1. All head teachers are villains — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The new head is the strictest ever — no support
- 3. Running is allowed in some schools, so the new head must hate children — no support
- 4. One common rule doesn't show how someone feels about children — ✓ 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 ✗
Kai: "So it was the ringtone, not me? You nearly started World War Three over a ringtone." What went wrong with Josh's message?
- 1. One small word was lost and the meaning changed — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Josh made up the whole thing on purpose because he wanted Kai and Mia to fall out — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 3. Mia really did say Kai was annoying — no support
- 4. Kai's ringtone is actually nice — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 91, line 8: «The thing you change on purpose is called the variable you are testing.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «thing» (+4); the same place «purpose» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · right ✓
Bus driver: "We're not bust, we're stuck behind a tractor, my lovers." What does "my lovers" mean here?
- 1. A friendly West Country greeting, like "friends" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. That the tractor is his — no support
- 3. That he loves the children personally — no support
- 4. That the trip is cancelled — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 167, line 18: «Words people use: "Lemsip" is a hot lemon cold drink sold in Britain, "my lovers" is a friendly greeting in the West Country, "bust" means the business ran out…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «friendly greeting» (+1); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · right ✓
Dinner lady: "A branch? Out of where, love? I've been here 20 years, never seen a tree walk in." What kind of story is the cherry tree?
- 1. A friend-of-a-friend story that kids add bits to — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. A story the dinner lady started — no support
- 3. A school rule about fruit — no support
- 4. A true story from a science book, about a boy whose tummy grew a tree — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗
What would have happened if Priya had checked the school website first?
- 1. She'd have found it was non-uniform day after all — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Half the class would still have come in onesies, whatever the website said — no support
- 3. She'd have seen it wasn't non-uniform day at her school — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The website would have agreed with her cousin — 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 · ★ · right ✓
Caretaker: "That's not a ghost, kid, that's the pipes. Old building." What is true?
- 1. New buildings are much more haunted than old ones — no support
- 2. The caretaker is secretly hiding the ghost from them — no support
- 3. Pipes knock and doors creak in old buildings — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 4. The ghost really lives somewhere inside the old pipes — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 167, line 16: «Old buildings creak, and pipes knock when water moves through them; a boring explanation is more likely than a ghost.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «knock» (+4); the same doer «pipes» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · right ✓
Leo: "I practised every night, my mum's got the flashcards to prove it. You lot are so delulu." What does "delulu" mean?
- 1. Very clever — no support
- 2. Believing something silly that isn't true — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. Being kind to others — no support
- 4. Cheating at tests — 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 167, line 18: «Words people use: "Lemsip" is a hot lemon cold drink sold in Britain, "my lovers" is a friendly greeting in the West Country, "bust" means the business ran out…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «believe» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «something» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · right ✓
A rough voice in the line: "Shut up, the whole school's getting knocked down, my mate's cousin said." What is the best reply?
- 1. "Who actually saw it? Let's ask the office." — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. "Then let's not bother doing our homework any more." — no support
- 3. "My cousin says that too, so it must be true, then." — no support
- 4. "Quick, go and tell everyone about it before break." — 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 ✗
Identify the principal process by which the report "Mr Hughes has a cold" became "Mr Hughes is in hospital" within three days.
- 1. Medical information released by a hospital — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Formal notification issued by the school office — no support
- 3. Direct observation by several pupils — no support
- 4. Successive retelling without verification, with enlargement at each stage — ✓ 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 · wrong ✗
Determine the most reliable source of information concerning the arrangements for a school trip.
- 1. A message in a class group chat — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Conversation among pupils on the bus — no support
- 3. A relative attending a different school — no support
- 4. The school office, letter or website — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · right ✓
Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the ingestion of a cherry stone.
- 1. It germinates within the stomach — no support
- 2. It produces branches within weeks — no support
- 3. It remains in the body for many years — no support
- 4. It ordinarily passes through the body — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 167, line 15: «A swallowed cherry stone usually just passes through the body; trees need soil and light, not a tummy.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pass» (+4); the same place «body» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following most accurately characterises an accusation of cheating which no person witnessed?
- 1. A finding confirmed by the teacher — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. A fact established by common knowledge — no support
- 3. A conclusion proven by repetition, since many pupils have repeated it — no support
- 4. An unsupported claim which ought to be dropped — ✓ 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
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