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title: Lego builds: instructions vs your own ideas — how Mova does on the tests · Arts
description: Lesson 32 of the arts course of Mova's primary school: 1 of 11 tests right, exam 1 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Lego builds: instructions vs your own ideas

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**Tests:** 1 of 11 right · **Exam:** 1 of 4 right · **Kind:** plain · **Understood:** 6 of 15 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 32 of the arts 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/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/).

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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/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/).

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### Test 1 · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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Your mate goes, "If it's made in Mexico, it's a Mexican company, innit." What is the mistake?

- **1.** Mexico owns LEGO — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Companies are never allowed to use factories in other countries — no support
- **3.** Firms use factories in many countries — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** He is right, the factory always shows where the company is from — 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/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/t1/)

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### Test 2 · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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What would happen if you built a tall tower of single bricks straight on top of each other?

- **1.** It would bend like rubber — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** It would bend over a little bit but it would never break — no support
- **3.** It would likely snap at the joins — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** It would be the strongest kind of tower that you could build — 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/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/t2/)

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### Test 3 · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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A kid from Toronto says, "Why's a tiny brick hurt so much, eh?" ("eh" means right?). What is the answer?

- **1.** Lego bricks have tiny sharp spikes hidden on the bottom of them — no support
- **2.** All the weight goes into one small spot — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Bricks sold in Canada are made much harder because of the cold — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **4.** Bricks are hot — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 32, line 7: «LEGO bricks are made in factories in several countries, including Denmark, Hungary, Mexico and China, so the brand is Danish even if your brick was made elsewh…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+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/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/t3/)

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### Test 4 · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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In a cartoon, a family throws out a whole Lego set because one piece is lost. What would a builder do?

- **1.** Build nothing at all until the lost piece finally turns up — score -1
- **2.** Buy three more of the same set so it never happens again — no support
- **3.** Agree that the whole set is ruined for ever and throw it out too — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **4.** Use a stand-in brick — **✓ the right answer** · score 2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 32, line 9: «Following instructions is a real skill, and builders learn tricks from sets that they later use in their own models.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «sets» (+5); the same doer «builders» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/t4/)

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### Test 5 · right ✓ {#t5}

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Ishaan says his set is "waste only" now ("waste only" means totally useless in Indian English). What is true?

- **1.** A missing part rarely ruins a model — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Lego does not sell single pieces — no support
- **3.** Sets cannot be fixed at all — no support
- **4.** One missing piece wrecks every build — 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/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/t5/)

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### Test 6 · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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Freya's dad asks why a castle has a pizza shop. She says, "Aye, it's my castle, ken." Which is true?

- **1.** Castles must always be built to be historically correct — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Your own creations must copy real buildings exactly — no support
- **3.** Her build, her rules — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Her dad is right, it is a mistake she should take apart — 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/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/t6/)

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### Test 7 · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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A London kid says "bare pieces in the box, why you crying" ("bare" means lots of). What is he missing?

- **1.** Shared bricks always belong to whoever is the oldest in the family — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** The plane is her work — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Planes do not really need wings, so she should not be upset — no support
- **4.** Crying is not allowed in the house over toys or games — 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/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/t7/)

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### Test 8 · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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Your Gen Alpha cousin calls Lego Masters "lowkey hilarious" ("lowkey" means kind of). Which is true?

- **1.** It is a cartoon — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** It is a real building show — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Adults are not allowed to build with Lego on television — no support
- **4.** The big builds on the show are really made by robots — 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/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/t8/)

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### Test 9 · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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Which is the best way to make a Lego bridge between two chairs stiffer?

- **1.** Build it on the floor first and lift it fast — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **2.** Use only round bricks — no support
- **3.** Use triangles or an arch and make the beam thicker — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Make it longer and thinner — score 7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 32, line 17: «A long bridge with no support sags in the middle; triangles, arches and thicker layers make it stiffer, as real engineers know.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+5); the same thing acted on «bridge» (+1); 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/t9/)

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### Test 10 · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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Your toddler brother is near a big build with tiny pieces. What do you do?

- **1.** Let him play with them, because he will just spit them out — no support
- **2.** Give him a few small pieces to keep him busy and quiet — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **3.** Nothing at all, because toddlers are careful with small things — no support
- **4.** Move the tiny pieces away — **✓ the right answer** · score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 31, line 9: «Very thick lumps of clay can trap water or air that turns to steam in the kiln, a very hot oven, and crack the piece; potters keep walls even and not too thick.», 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 «keep» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/t10/)

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### Test 11 · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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Your mum's old Lego is from 1985. Will it fit your new set?

- **1.** Yes — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Only with glue — no support
- **3.** No, the old bricks are a slightly different size from new ones — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **4.** Only if you sand the old bricks down to fit the new ones — no support

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**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 32, line 8: «Since 1958 LEGO bricks have used the same stud-and-tube fit, so very old bricks still click onto new ones.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old bricks» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 1, 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/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/t11/)

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### Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e1}

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Identify the principal reason for which a tower of bricks stacked in vertical alignment is prone to fracture.

- **1.** Vertical towers are expressly prohibited by the manufacturer's instructions — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** The joins align, forming weak lines — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** The quantity of bricks employed in its construction is insufficient — no support
- **4.** The bricks are brittle metal — 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/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2}

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Which of the following most accurately characterises the origin of the LEGO company?

- **1.** A Chinese company founded in the present century — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** An American company founded in 1958 — no support
- **3.** A Danish company founded in 1932 whose name derives from "leg godt" — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** A company whose name derives from the English word "leg" — 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/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓ {#e3}

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning small construction pieces and young children.

- **1.** They pose a choking hazard under three — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Only large pieces are risky — no support
- **3.** Small pieces are recommended for infants in order to develop their grip — no support
- **4.** Toddlers reliably refrain from placing any objects within their mouths — 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/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/e3/)

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### Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e4}

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Ascertain the conduct most appropriate prior to dismantling a model constructed by another member of the household.

- **1.** A demand for payment — no support
- **2.** The seeking of that person's permission — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** The dismantling of the model without notice — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **4.** The concealment of the model's components — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 32, line 4: «Building is also about people: asking before you take apart someone's model, keeping tiny pieces away from toddlers, and tidying the floor so nobody steps on a…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take apart» (+5); the same thing acted on «model» (+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/arts/32-lego-builds-instructions-vs-your-own-ideas/e4/)

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