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Saying "I was wrong" and laughing without being cruel

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 190 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 ✗

Oscar's friend: "Bro just admitted he was wrong. Respect, honestly. Rare W." Why the respect?

  • 1. Whales really are fish — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Being wrong is always cool — no support
  • 3. Admitting a mistake when shown evidence is smart — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. He won the argument — 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 2 · ★ · right ✓

Mum: "It should be open and it isn't, Dave. Like your mind." Dad: "...Fair. I was wrong. Let's get chips." What made it end well?

  • 1. Dad proved the shop was wrong to close — no support
  • 2. Mum stopped talking to him — no support
  • 3. Dad admitted it and moved on to a fix — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
  • 4. The shop opened after all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 189, line 5: «Fair fighting is simple: say back what the other person really said ("Do you mean...?"), agree what would change your mind before you start, and look for the m…», 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 «mind» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ella's older sister: "Laugh at the idea, not the person. Calves drink milk; grown-up cows drink water. Now she knows." What did the sister do?

  • 1. Turned mocking into helping — ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 2. Mocked the friend even harder — score 6
  • 3. Told Ella never to laugh again — score 8
  • 4. Agreed that cows drink milk — ← Mova's choice · score 14

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 14, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 190, line 3: «Laughing is allowed, and good laughing is aimed at the idea, never at the person: "Cows drink milk? Ha, grown-up cows drink water, calves drink milk" helps; "H…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «cows» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «milk» (+3); the same action «drink» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mum: "That's the saltiest cake in history. Absolute weapon, Kai. Teaspoon's the small one, love." How can you tell this is friendly?

  • 1. Nobody explains the mistake to him — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Kai leaves the room upset — no support
  • 3. Mum shouts at him in front of everyone — no support
  • 4. Kai laughs too, and Mum tells him which spoon is right — ✓ 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 ✗

Leo's friend: "It's from a nature documentary, Leo. Just say 'my bad' and move on." What should Leo do?

  • 1. Stop talking to his friend for a whole week — no support
  • 2. Look for a video of a blind bat online — score 7
  • 3. Admit bats aren't blind and move on — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Say every documentary on TV is totally fake — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 188, line 1: «A claim is true or false all by itself: two plus two is four whether a professor says it, a six-year-old says it, or your most annoying cousin says it.», 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 action «say» (+3); 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ruby's friend: "Look at Ruby, learning stuff. Character development." What did Ruby do?

  • 1. Said "thanks, I didn't know that" — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Argued with the teacher — no support
  • 3. Said tomatoes are vegetables again — ← Mova's choice · score 8
  • 4. Ignored the teacher — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 59, line 2: «Some inventions changed how people share knowledge. The printing press made books cheap, so many more people could learn to read; the telephone and the radio c…», 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 action «read» (+3); 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

What would have happened if Freddie's friend had really taken the roof dare?

  • 1. He would have floated down safely — score 0
  • 2. Nothing, because roofs are low — no support
  • 3. He would have proved gravity is fake — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 4. He could have been badly hurt — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 187, line 2: «Freddie says, "All swans are white." His friend shows a photo of a black swan from Australia. One black swan, and "all" is gone: "It's a swan, bro, and it's bl…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «show» (+3); the same doer «friend» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

The boys' mate: "Bro, last week you said Australia was in Europe. Calm down." What is he reminding them?

  • 1. Laughing at people is fine — no support
  • 2. Australia really is in Europe, near Austria — no support
  • 3. Jade is always wrong — no support
  • 4. Everyone gets things wrong sometimes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 188, line 6: «A true thing is true whoever says it, even a little kid.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Oscar: "Grandad's character development is insane. Next he'll learn emojis." Is this cruel?

  • 1. Yes; emojis are rude — no support
  • 2. No, because Grandad can't hear him — no support
  • 3. No; it's a playful joke that praises him — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Yes; he says Grandad is insane, which is rude — ← Mova's choice · 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 124, line 2: «Centuries are counted from year 1, so the 1st century was years 1 to 100, and the century's number is one more than its hundreds: the 1800s are roughly the 19t…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Mia's friend: "Your dog came in to personally disprove you. Iconic." Why does everyone laugh, Mia included?

  • 1. She joked about her own mistake — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Her dog turned out to be brown — no support
  • 3. They think Mia is silly — no support
  • 4. They are all laughing at her silly dog — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Welsh nan in Cardiff: "Tamping I was when I got it wrong, love, but come here for a cwtch, we all get things wrong." What is Nan's message?

  • 1. Never admit a mistake to anyone — no support
  • 2. Getting things wrong makes you a bad person — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 3. Only children ever make mistakes — no support
  • 4. Mistakes happen to everyone, so be kind about them — ✓ 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 190, line 1: «Everybody gets things wrong. The difference between a good thinker and a stuck one is what happens next: "OK, I was wrong, that's actually cool" or "Nah, that'…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same thing acted on «things» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

What would happen in a class where everyone was laughed at for every mistake?

  • 1. The class would be more fun for everyone — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Everyone would learn much faster — no support
  • 3. Nobody would ever make a mistake again — no support
  • 4. People would stop trying and stop asking questions — ✓ 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 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct of a pupil who abandons a mistaken belief upon being shown clear evidence?

  • 1. It is a sign of sound reasoning — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. It is contrary to the practice of scientists — no support
  • 3. It is a sign of weakness of character — no support
  • 4. It is permissible only for adults — 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 ✗

Identify the classification of whales, having regard to the facts that they breathe air and nourish their young with milk.

  • 1. Reptiles — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Fish — no support
  • 3. Mammals — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Amphibians — 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 that is consistent with the established facts concerning the beverage consumed by adult cattle.

  • 1. Water — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. No beverage whatsoever — no support
  • 3. Milk — no support
  • 4. Fruit juice — 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 the principal objection to the remark "Prove it, jump off the roof" when addressed to a person who doubts gravity.

  • 1. It is insufficiently amusing — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. It concerns gravity rather than the roof — no support
  • 3. It invites conduct that may result in serious injury — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. It fails to mention the speed of falling — 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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