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title: Cars, chores and the shopping list — how Mova does on the tests · Adult life
description: Lesson 12 of the adult life course of Mova's primary school: 2 of 11 tests right, exam 3 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Cars, chores and the shopping list

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**Tests:** 2 of 11 right · **Exam:** 3 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 6 of 15 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 12 of the adult life 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/).

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Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: [the lesson's questions in the corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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overheard: "£47 for a few bags?? we came in for bread, milk and eggs!" whats happened

- **1.** They paid for someone else's shopping by mistake at the self-checkout — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** The bread, milk and eggs cost £47 each — no support
- **3.** They bought much more than they planned, which shops are designed for — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** The till made a mistake on purpose — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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Your brother says "MOT means the car is brand new". Put him right.

- **1.** Yes, MOT is the shop where new cars live — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** No, it is a yearly safety check for older cars — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Yes, every new car gets the letters MOT on its plates — no support
- **4.** No, it means the car has been sold — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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"sod it, another ticket, I was there 5 minutes!" Dad shouts, ripping a yellow packet off the glass. What must he do now?

- **1.** Nothing, tickets are only warnings — no support
- **2.** Throw it away, five minutes doesn't count at all — no support
- **3.** Stick it on another car — **← Mova's choice** · score 10
- **4.** Pay the fine within the time given, or it grows — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 12, line 7: «A yellow plastic packet stuck to the windscreen is a parking ticket, a fine that must be paid within a set number of days or it gets bigger.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «stick» (+3); the same thing acted on «yellow plastic packet» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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On the news: "Petrol hits record high." What might families do?

- **1.** Buy more cars — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **2.** Drive less and spend less on other things — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Go on more long trips — no support
- **4.** Leave the engine running all day — score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 10, line 1: «Families move house for many reasons: a new job, more room, a cheaper rent, or because a tenancy ends. Buying, selling or renting a home has many steps, and th…», 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 action «buy» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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Smoke from the bonnet, hard shoulder, lorries roaring past. Your sister wants to sit in the car to stay warm. What is right?

- **1.** Stay in the car with the seatbelt on and the doors locked — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Walk along the motorway to find a garage — no support
- **3.** Stand by the car to wave for help — no support
- **4.** Get out and wait behind the barrier with the grown-ups — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · right ✓ {#t6}

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mum: "right, nobody gets pocket money till that chart's got ticks on it". what's the chart for

- **1.** Sharing out the household jobs — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Counting how many sweets everyone ate — no support
- **3.** Planning the summer holiday — no support
- **4.** Keeping score in a board game — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · right ✓ {#t7}

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"who drank the last of the milk AGAIN?? it's not on the list!!" Why is Dad cross?

- **1.** Nobody wrote it on the list, so nobody bought more — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** The list was lost in the bin — no support
- **3.** He wanted to put the milk on the list himself, as he always does — no support
- **4.** Milk is not allowed in the house — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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Your friend says "my mum said my room's been hit by a bomb, are we on the news?" What is true?

- **1.** Yes, the news reports messy bedrooms — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** No, it means the room needs new wallpaper — no support
- **3.** Yes, a small bomb fell on the room — no support
- **4.** No, it is an exaggeration for a very messy room — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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Mum: "I booked the dentist, sorted the birthday present, did the school forms..." Dad: "I didn't know you did all that." What does this show?

- **1.** Dad does not like the dentist — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Mum is making it all up — no support
- **3.** School forms are Dad's job only — no support
- **4.** A lot of housework is invisible — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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Gran, kneeling in the soil: "Leave it two weeks and it's a jungle out here." What does she mean?

- **1.** She is going on a jungle holiday — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Gardens grow wild quickly unless they are looked after — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** A real jungle is being planted in her garden by the council — no support
- **4.** Weeds only grow when it is cold — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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Mum yells "I'm not your bloody maid!" after finding socks on the stairs again. What would help most?

- **1.** Tell her she doesn't have to tidy — **← Mova's choice** · score 8
- **2.** Hire a maid with your pocket money — no support
- **3.** Put your own things away without being asked — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Hide the socks under the bed — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 12, line 3: «Picture a Saturday in Leeds: the trolley that was meant for "three things" comes out full, there's a yellow packet on the windscreen, and at home Dad shouts "w…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same doer «mum» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/t11/)

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### Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓ {#e1}

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Ascertain the consequence, pursuant to the regulations of the United Kingdom, of a motor vehicle failing its annual roadworthiness test.

- **1.** It may not lawfully be driven until repaired — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **2.** It shall be confiscated and destroyed forthwith — no support
- **3.** It shall be exempt from testing for one further year — no support
- **4.** Its owner shall receive a pecuniary reward — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 12, line 5: «In the UK, cars over three years old need a yearly safety test called an MOT, and a car that fails must be repaired before it can be driven legally.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «drive» (+4); the same thing acted on «test» (+4). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-6). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓ {#e2}

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a penalty notice affixed to a windscreen.

- **1.** It constitutes an invitation to a road safety lesson — no support
- **2.** It constitutes a voucher redeemable at the adjacent supermarket — no support
- **3.** It constitutes a notice of no legal effect whatsoever — no support
- **4.** A fine which increases if not paid within the stipulated period — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 1

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**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 12, line 7: «A yellow plastic packet stuck to the windscreen is a parking ticket, a fine that must be paid within a set number of days or it gets bigger.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «pay» (+2); the same doer «fine» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3}

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Identify the principal reason for which purchasers frequently acquire a greater quantity of goods than intended within a supermarket.

- **1.** Shopping lists are invariably disregarded by law — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** The premises are designed to encourage additional purchases — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Supermarkets are prohibited from selling small quantities — no support
- **4.** Prices are lower for each additional item selected — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/e3/)

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### Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓ {#e4}

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Whereas a vehicle has broken down upon a motorway, identify the course of action most consistent with safety.

- **1.** The occupants shall proceed on foot along the hard shoulder to a garage — no support
- **2.** The occupants shall leave the vehicle and wait behind the barrier — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **3.** The occupants shall remain within the vehicle with doors secured — no support
- **4.** The occupants shall stand upon the carriageway to signal — no support

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**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 12, line 9: «On a motorway, after a breakdown everyone gets out and waits behind the barrier, away from the traffic.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «wait» (+2); the same place «barrier» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/e4/)

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