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title: Compliments and respecting differences — how Mova does on the tests · Everyday
description: Lesson 226 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 9 of 19 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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# Compliments and respecting differences

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**Tests:** 9 of 19 right · **Exam:** 1 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 14 of 23 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 226 of the everyday 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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/).

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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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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A boy in Melbourne gets told his model ship is amazing. Which reply is best?

- **1.** «It's terrible, the sail is wrong» — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** «Yes, mine is always the best» — no support
- **3.** «Thanks, I worked hard on it» — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** «I don't believe you mean that» — 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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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Two friends ran a race and Mia won, while Lily came last. What shows Lily is a good friend?

- **1.** She tells everyone the race was unfair — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** She stops talking to Mia for the day — no support
- **3.** She says Mia started early, before the whistle went — no support
- **4.** She says «Well done, Mia!» and means it — **✓ 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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · right ✓ {#t3}

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Which compliment might make someone uncomfortable even if it is meant kindly?

- **1.** «You've lost loads of weight» — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** «That was a really clever answer» — no support
- **3.** «I love your story about the dragon» — no support
- **4.** «You were so kind to help Sam» — 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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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A new girl from Ukraine speaks three languages but makes small mistakes in English. Which is true?

- **1.** She should only speak once she is perfect — score 3
- **2.** Her mistakes show she is not clever — no support
- **3.** Copying her mistakes would help her learn — no support
- **4.** Speaking several languages is hard work and deserves respect — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 203, line 18: «Speaking more than one language is a skill, and mocking accents is unkind.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «one language» (+3); the same action «speak» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · right ✓ {#t5}

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A Sikh boy in your class wears a turban, and you are curious. What is a good way to learn more?

- **1.** Ask him politely, if he is happy to talk about it — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **2.** Ask the whole class to guess what is under it, as a game — no support
- **3.** Tell him it looks like a towel — score 3
- **4.** Pull it gently to see how it is tied — score 1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 225, line 18: «If someone has not returned your thing, remind them kindly, and ask an adult if that does not work.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+2); the same receiver «adult» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · right ✓ {#t6}

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At lunch someone says «Her family is weird, she only has a grandma». What is the fair reply?

- **1.** Say nothing, as it is just a fact — no support
- **2.** Families come in many shapes, and all deserve respect — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **3.** Ask the girl to explain her family to everyone at the table — no support
- **4.** Agree, so that you do not get teased about it too — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 226, line 16: «Families come in many shapes: two mums, two dads, one parent or grandparents, and all deserve respect.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come in» (+3); the same doer «families» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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Your friends laugh at a joke that makes fun of people from another country. Why should you not laugh along?

- **1.** It is fine as long as nobody from that country hears — no support
- **2.** Jokes about countries are always true — no support
- **3.** You would get a much better laugh by telling your own joke instead — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **4.** Laughing encourages it, and speaking up helps those hurt — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 89, line 9: «Never hit; walk away, squeeze a pillow, stamp your feet outside or tell an adult instead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same property (+1). 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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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A boy who has just come from Syria does not know how the school lunch line works. What helps most?

- **1.** Telling him he should have known — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **2.** Leaving him so he learns faster — score 7
- **3.** Showing him kindly what to do — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Asking the teacher to move him to another class — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 57, line 5: «If the first adult you tell does not listen, keep telling other trusted adults until someone helps; good adults want to know, so that they can keep you safe.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same receiver «other trusted adults» (+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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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A friend refuses chicken at your house because her family does not eat meat. What should you do?

- **1.** Respect it and offer her something else — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Tell her she is just being fussy and should eat it — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **3.** Say that chicken is not really meat — score 5
- **4.** Make her try a bite to be polite — score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 226, line 19: «People are vegetarian or vegan for health, belief or love of animals, so never try to make them eat meat.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «meat» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «eat» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). 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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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teacher said my drawing was amazing, i said nah its rubbish. was that ok

- **1.** Yes, always argue with praise — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** No, just say thank you — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** No, you should say yours is the best — no support
- **4.** Yes, saying no is polite — 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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · right ✓ {#t11}

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new kid talks with an accent, some boys copying him lol. should i join in

- **1.** Only when the teacher isn't there — no support
- **2.** Yes, it's only a joke — no support
- **3.** Yes, if he laughs too — score 3
- **4.** No, never copy or tease an accent — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 226, line 13: «Learning another language is hard, and many people speak two or more, so never copy or tease an accent.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «accent» (+3); the same action «tease» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t12}

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my mate's vegan, can i sneak some ham in her sandwich as a joke

- **1.** Yes, a little bit of ham won't matter to her — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Yes, if you tell her afterwards — no support
- **3.** No, never trick her into eating meat — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Only if she is very hungry — 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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · right ✓ {#t13}

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everyone's laughing at a mean joke about someone's skin colour. what do i do

- **1.** Walk off and say nothing ever — no support
- **2.** Tell an even meaner joke — no support
- **3.** Laugh so you fit in — no support
- **4.** Don't laugh, say it's not okay or tell an adult — **← 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 226, line 17: «If someone makes a racist or mean joke, do not laugh; say it is not okay or tell an adult.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same property (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t13/)

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### Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t14}

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new kid talks funny, can we copy his accent

- **1.** Yes, it's just a laugh — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** No, mocking him is bullying and hurts — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Yes, he'll get used to it — no support
- **4.** Only behind his back — 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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t14/)

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### Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t15}

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Why did the new boy start skipping lunch?

- **1.** He wanted to lose weight — **← Mova's choice** · score 9
- **2.** He just wasn't hungry at lunchtime any more — score 3
- **3.** Lunch was too early — no support
- **4.** He was being mocked for his food — **✓ the right answer** · score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 9, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 226, line 6: «A girl in Edinburgh told a new boy his lunch "stinks"; others joined in, he began skipping lunch, and he lost weight before a teacher noticed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lose» (+5); the same doer «boy» (+2); the same thing acted on «weight» (+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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t15/)

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### Test 16 · ★ · right ✓ {#t16}

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they keep laughing at my friend's wheelchair

- **1.** Walk away and say nothing — no support
- **2.** Laugh at them instead — no support
- **3.** Laugh along so they stop — no support
- **4.** Stand with your friend and tell an adult — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 9

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 226, line 17: «If someone makes a racist or mean joke, do not laugh; say it is not okay or tell an adult.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same receiver «adult» (+4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t16/)

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### Test 17 · ★ · right ✓ {#t17}

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did u hear some boys made a racist joke about the new kid and everyone laughed and he went home crying? real lesson?

- **1.** Don't laugh; say it's not okay or tell an adult — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 9
- **2.** Laugh so you don't stand out — no support
- **3.** Only adults can stop it — score 8
- **4.** It's fine if he didn't hear it — score 0

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 226, line 17: «If someone makes a racist or mean joke, do not laugh; say it is not okay or tell an adult.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same receiver «adult» (+4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t17/)

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### Test 18 · ★ · right ✓ {#t18}

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apparently the new girl doesn't eat meat cos her family's in a weird cult, someone said. what's probably just a rumour?

- **1.** That families have customs — no support
- **2.** That she doesn't eat meat — score 5
- **3.** That vegetarians eat vegetables — no support
- **4.** The cult; people are vegetarian for health, belief or animals — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 9

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 226, line 19: «People are vegetarian or vegan for health, belief or love of animals, so never try to make them eat meat.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t18/)

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### Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t19}

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my mate says that kid with two mums gets teased so much he's moving schools. pass it on?

- **1.** Yes, if you say it kindly — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** No, it's gossip; all families deserve respect — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Yes, so the teachers find out — no support
- **4.** Yes, everyone should know — 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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/t19/)

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

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Identify the appropriate response upon receiving a compliment.

- **1.** To return a larger compliment at once — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** To say «Thank you» — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** To disagree with the compliment — no support
- **4.** To boast further of one's success — 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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/e1/)

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

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises religious clothing such as a headscarf, turban or kippah?

- **1.** It is worn only by adults — no support
- **2.** It may be removed by others as a joke — no support
- **3.** It is important to its wearer and is to be treated as normal — **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **4.** It is a costume worn only on festivals — **← Mova's choice** · score 7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 226, line 14: «Religious clothing like a headscarf, turban or kippah is important to the people who wear it, so treat it as normal.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «religious clothing» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/e2/)

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

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Select the response consistent with established practice where another person makes a racist joke.

- **1.** One remains silent and laughs later — no support
- **2.** One laughs so as not to offend the speaker — no support
- **3.** One does not laugh and says it is not acceptable or tells an adult — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 9
- **4.** One repeats the joke to others — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 226, line 17: «If someone makes a racist or mean joke, do not laugh; say it is not okay or tell an adult.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same receiver «adult» (+4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/e3/)

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

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Ascertain the subjects that are most appropriate for compliments.

- **1.** A person's height or skin — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** A person's wealth and possessions — no support
- **3.** A person's body or weight — no support
- **4.** Things a person chooses, such as effort, kindness or drawings — **✓ 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/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/e4/)

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