Medicines, doctors and hospitals

Tests: 6 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: plain · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 94 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 · right ✓

Leo has a cold and asks for antibiotics. Why will the doctor probably say no?

1. Colds are caused by viruses, and antibiotics do not kill viruses — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Colds are caused by bacteria that antibiotics cannot reach — score 5
3. Antibiotics are only for adults — no support
4. Antibiotics make colds last forever — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 94, line 9: «Antibiotics kill bacteria but not viruses, such as the viruses that cause colds.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cause» (+2); the same doer «viruses» (+2); the same thing acted on «colds» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · wrong ✗

Which is true?

1. The more medicine you take, the faster you get well — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The right dose of a medicine helps but too much can harm — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Any medicine can be shared with a friend — no support
4. Medicines that look like sweets are always safe — 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 3 · wrong ✗

A girl falls and her wrist hurts badly. How can the doctor find out if a bone is broken without cutting?

1. By taking an X-ray — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. By listening with a stethoscope — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. By measuring her temperature — no support
4. By giving her an antibiotic — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 94, line 13: «A stethoscope lets a doctor listen to the heart and lungs.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «listen» (+2); the same doer «doctor» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · right ✓

In a medicine test, half the volunteers get the medicine and half get a dummy pill. Why?

1. To see whether the medicine works better than nothing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. To make the test go faster — no support
3. To save money on medicine — no support
4. Because there was not enough medicine — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 94, line 5: «Example: before a new medicine is sold, it is tested on many volunteers and compared with a dummy pill to make sure that it really works and is safe.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «work» (+3); the same doer «medicine» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · wrong ✗

Why does a patient feel no pain during an operation?

1. The surgeon works very fast — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They are given an anaesthetic — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Operations never hurt at all — no support
4. They are given extra antibiotics — 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 ✓

Your little brother finds a bottle of tablets in a bag. What is the safest thing to do?

1. Take it from him and give it to an adult — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
2. Let him taste one if it is small and round — no support
3. Throw the bottle far out of the open window — no support
4. Read the label and give him one small dose — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 47, line 1: «Natural resources are the things people take from nature to live: water, air, soil, wood, fish, sunlight, wind, and things dug from the ground such as coal, oi…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «things» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · wrong ✗

A doctor puts a cold metal disc on your back and asks you to breathe deeply. What is she checking?

1. The strength of your bones — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. How tall you are — no support
3. The sounds of your lungs — ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Your body temperature — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 94, line 4: «Doctors use tools to see inside us without cutting: a stethoscope to listen to the heart and lungs, a thermometer to check for fever and X-rays to see bones.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «check» (+5); the same doer «doctors» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · wrong ✗

Why should a course of antibiotics be finished as the doctor says, even when you feel better?

1. The medicine tastes better at the end — no support
2. Leftover pills turn into vaccines — no support
3. Feeling better means the medicine stopped working — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Some bacteria may still be alive and could come back — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 94, line 10: «A course of antibiotics should be finished as the doctor says, even when you feel better, because some bacteria may still be alive.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «feel» (+3); the same property (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · wrong ✗

A child's temperature is 36.8 degrees Celsius. What does it show?

1. A normal temperature — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Dangerous cold — no support
3. A high fever — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. That the thermometer is broken — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 90, line 12: «The normal temperature inside a healthy human body is about 37 degrees Celsius; a temperature well above that, such as 39, is a fever, a sign of illness.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «temperature» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «fever» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · wrong ✗

why does the doctor listen to my chest with that thing

1. A stethoscope lets her hear your heart and lungs — ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. It takes a picture of your bones — no support
3. It checks your temperature by listening to your chest — ← Mova's choice · score 9
4. It measures how tall you are — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 94, line 4: «Doctors use tools to see inside us without cutting: a stethoscope to listen to the heart and lungs, a thermometer to check for fever and X-rays to see bones.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «check» (+4); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+3); the same doer «doctors» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · right ✓

why do bones show up on an x-ray

1. Bones glow in the dark by themselves — no support
2. The doctor paints the bones before the X-ray — score 1
3. X-rays pass through soft parts but not through bones — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. X-rays only see hard white things that are on the skin — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 94, line 14: «X-rays pass through soft parts of the body but not through bones, so bones show up in an X-ray picture.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «pass» (+4); the same doer «x rays» (+2); the same place «soft parts» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · right ✓

Leo says if 1 spoon of medicine helps, 3 spoons'll help more. true?

1. No, too much medicine can be harmful — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. No, medicine never helps at all — no support
3. Yes, but only with children's medicine — no support
4. Yes, more medicine always works faster — 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 13 · right ✓

my sister reckons antibiotics cure a cold. right?

1. No, antibiotics kill bacteria, and colds are caused by viruses — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Yes, antibiotics cure every illness — no support
3. No, antibiotics only cure broken bones — no support
4. Yes, but only if you take a lot — 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 37, line 17: «Colds and flu are caused by viruses.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cause» (+4); the same doer «viruses» (+1); the same thing acted on «colds» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a dose?

1. The name of the doctor who prescribes it to the patient — no support
2. The illness which a medicine treats — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. The place at which medicine is sold — no support
4. The amount of medicine to take and how often — ✓ 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 1: «A medicine is a substance that helps the body fight an illness, eases pain or prevents a disease; the right amount, called the dose, helps, but too much can be…», 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 «medicine» (+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 organisms against which antibiotics are effective.

1. Fungi alone — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. All germs without exception — no support
3. Bacteria — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Viruses alone — 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 ✗

Ascertain the principal reason for which bones are visible in an X-ray picture.

1. Bones give off their own light — no support
2. X-rays pass through bones but not through soft parts — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. X-rays pass through soft parts but not through bones — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. X-rays colour the bones white — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 94, line 14: «X-rays pass through soft parts of the body but not through bones, so bones show up in an X-ray picture.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «pass» (+4); the same doer «x rays» (+2); the same place «soft parts» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the discovery of penicillin.

1. Alexander Fleming discovered it in 1928 — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Louis Pasteur discovered it in 1928 — score 4
3. Alexander Fleming discovered it in 1828 — score 4
4. It was discovered in ancient Egypt — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 94, line 18: «Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first widely used antibiotic, in 1928.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «discover» (+4); the same place «1928» (+4); the same doer «alexander» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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