--- title: When Grandma and Grandad need more help — how Mova does on the tests · Adult life description: Lesson 23 of the adult life course of Mova's primary school: 5 of 11 tests right, exam 2 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/) / [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/) / 23 # When Grandma and Grandad need more help **Tests:** 5 of 11 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★★ · **Understood:** 9 of 15 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72` Lesson 23 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/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/). 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/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/). ### Test 1 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t1} Your sister says, "Uncle's got diabetes 'cause he ate too many sweets at Christmas." How do you put her right? - **1.** Diabetes comes from not eating sweets at all — score 4 - **2.** Diabetes is not caused by eating a few too many sweets — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8 - **3.** Diabetes is caught from other people at parties — no support - **4.** She is right, one big Christmas causes diabetes — score 1 **Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 23, line 8: «Diabetes is not caused by eating one too many sweets, and with care people with diabetes live normal lives.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «eat» (+4); the same thing acted on «one many sweets» (+4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/t1/) ### Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t2} Dad on the phone: "Nan's gone over again, broke her hip this time, they're keeping her in." What happened? - **1.** Nan broke a dish and is keeping it as a souvenir — no support - **2.** Nan went over to a friend's and stayed for tea — **← Mova's choice** · score 0 - **3.** Nan fell, broke her hip and is staying in hospital — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** Nan went on holiday and is staying longer than planned — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 15, line 3: «Picture a kitchen in Toronto: Mum and Dad sit you down together, Dad says "Mum and I have decided to separate", and Mum hugs you tight and says "It's not your…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2); a different doer (counts against) (-2). 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/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/t2/) ### Test 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t3} Aunt and Mum argue: "I can't keep doing this every night!" "So you want to dump her in a home?" Why are they arguing? - **1.** They are arguing about whose house is bigger — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** Care homes are only for people nobody loves — no support - **3.** They both want to be the one to move into the home — no support - **4.** Deciding about a care home is hard and families feel guilty — **✓ 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/t3/) ### Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t4} Grandma asks you three times in an hour, "Have you had your tea, pet?" She has dementia. What is the best thing to do? - **1.** Tell her crossly she already asked — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** Answer kindly each time — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **3.** Tell her she is being silly — no support - **4.** Ignore her until she stops — 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/t4/) ### Test 5 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t5} Your brother says, "Gran called me Uncle Mike, she doesn't even love me anymore." How do you put him right? - **1.** Gran was joking because she likes Uncle Mike more — no support - **2.** He is right, mixed-up names mean no love — no support - **3.** Her illness mixes up names, she still loves him — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6 - **4.** Gran did it on purpose to make him angry — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 23, line 5: «When an old person gets confused or calls you the wrong name, it is the illness, not a lack of love.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old person» (+4); the same thing acted on «wrong name» (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/t5/) ### Test 6 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t6} Mum, exhausted: "Work, then Gran's, then you lot, I'm knackered." What is happening? - **1.** Mum is cross because Gran has moved in — no support - **2.** Mum has a second job working at Gran's café — no support - **3.** Mum is training for a long-distance race — no support - **4.** Mum is caring for Gran on top of work and family — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4 **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 23, line 3: «Picture a Saturday in Toronto: Mum grabs her keys again and says, "I'm popping round to Gran's to do her tablets and her tea." She goes every day, after work,…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «mum» (+3); the same circumstance (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/t6/) ### Test 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t7} A neighbour says, "The carer's in and out in ten minutes, it's a joke." What is likely true? - **1.** The carer does not want to help at all — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** Carers often have many visits and are rushed — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **3.** Carers only come to drop off the post — no support - **4.** Carers are paid to visit for only a minute — 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/t7/) ### Test 8 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t8} Dad laughs, "I walked into the kitchen and forgot why, I must be going senile!" Is he right? - **1.** Yes, it is the first sign of dementia for sure — no support - **2.** No, he did it on purpose to make you laugh — no support - **3.** No, forgetting little things now and then is normal — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3 - **4.** Yes, everyone over forty has dementia — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 23, line 16: «Forgetting a name now and then, "on the tip of my tongue", is completely normal at any age and is not dementia.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/t8/) ### Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t9} Grandad, cross: "I don't need a bloody stick, I'm not an invalid!" Why might he say this? - **1.** The stick is too heavy for him to lift — no support - **2.** He hates losing his independence — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **3.** Sticks are only used by people with broken legs — **← Mova's choice** · score 3 - **4.** He is planning to go running every morning — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 23, line 9: «With age, muscles weaken and balance gets worse, so older people may wobble, shuffle, or use a stick or a frame.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «use» (+2); the same thing acted on «stick» (+1). 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/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/t9/) ### Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t10} Mum whispers, "Mrs Green's not herself, keep an eye on her." What should you understand? - **1.** Mrs Green has been replaced by a different woman — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** Mrs Green is acting differently and may be unwell or upset — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **3.** Mrs Green is in trouble with the police — no support - **4.** Mrs Green wants you to watch her house for her — 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/t10/) ### Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t11} The news: "More people are living longer with chronic illnesses like heart disease." What does chronic mean? - **1.** Caught from other people on buses — no support - **2.** Lasting a long time and often not curable — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3 - **3.** Only found in young children — no support - **4.** Very short and quickly cured — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 23, line 6: «A chronic condition is an illness that lasts a long time or for life, like arthritis, asthma or heart disease; it can often be controlled but not cured.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «last» (+3); the same property (+1). 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/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/t11/) ### Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e1} Which of the following statements most accurately characterises dementia? - **1.** The occasional forgetting of a name, experienced by persons of all ages — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** A deliberate refusal on the part of the elderly to remember — no support - **3.** A progressive illness of the brain, impairing memory and thinking — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** A temporary confusion invariably cured within a few days — 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/e1/) ### Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓ {#e2} Identify the principal reason for which a fall constitutes a graver risk to an elderly person than to a child. - **1.** The elderly invariably fall from a considerably greater height — no support - **2.** The elderly are not permitted to receive hospital treatment — no support - **3.** The bones of the elderly are thinner and fracture more readily — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4 - **4.** Children are immune from injury of any description — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 23, line 10: «A fall is much more serious for an old person because their bones are thinner and break more easily; "kept her in" means she had to stay in hospital.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «bones» (+2); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/e2/) ### Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓ {#e3} It is given that a relative "attends daily to the medication and meals" of an elderly parent without remuneration. Determine the most accurate description of that relative. - **1.** An unpaid carer — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4 - **2.** A medical practitioner — no support - **3.** A care home manager — no support - **4.** A hired domestic cleaner — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 23, line 13: «Many grown-ups become unpaid carers for their own parents, helping with medicine and meals, which can leave them tired and stressed.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «unpaid carers» (+2); the same property (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/e3/) ### Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e4} Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a chronic condition. - **1.** It arises suddenly and resolves entirely within a single week — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** It is transmitted readily from one person to another — no support - **3.** It persists over a long period and may be controlled but not cured — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** It affects exclusively persons below the age of ten years — 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/e4/) - ← previous: [22. Sore backs, glasses and feeling low](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low/) - next →: [24. When someone dies](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/24-when-someone-dies/) - ↑ back to [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/)