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title: Outdoor games, playgrounds and the rules of sports — how Mova does on the tests · Everyday
description: Lesson 304 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 13 of 19 tests right, exam 2 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Outdoor games, playgrounds and the rules of sports

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**Tests:** 13 of 19 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 18 of 23 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 304 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/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/).

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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/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · right ✓ {#t1}

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A girl in London says she watched «football» last night, and her cousin in Boston says the same. What is most likely true?

- **1.** They probably watched two different sports — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** They definitely watched the same match — no support
- **3.** Both watched rugby on television — no support
- **4.** Both watched a basketball 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/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · right ✓ {#t2}

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A boy is sledding head first down a hill towards a line of trees. What is the main danger?

- **1.** Hitting a tree head first and hurting his head or neck — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 7
- **2.** Getting snow down the back of his coat and catching a bad cold from it — no support
- **3.** Going too slowly to reach the bottom — no support
- **4.** Making the sled scratched underneath — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 249, line 6: «A boy in Yorkshire fielded close to the batter without a helmet; the ball hit his head and he had to go to hospital.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hit» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «head» (+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/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · right ✓ {#t3}

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Why are flips dangerous without a coach?

- **1.** You can land on your head and seriously hurt your neck — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **2.** The trampoline springs might wear out — no support
- **3.** You will feel dizzy for the rest of the week — no support
- **4.** Flips are not allowed on any trampoline, and you'd be banned from the park for good — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 250, line 10: «Flips and backflips are not tried without a trained coach, because landing on the head can cause a serious neck injury.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «land» (+3); the same place «head» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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A player waits right next to the other goal, with only the goalkeeper in front of him, and a teammate passes the ball forward to him. What should the referee call?

- **1.** Offside — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** A penalty — no support
- **3.** A corner kick — no support
- **4.** A handball — 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/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · right ✓ {#t5}

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Which is the safest way to carry a pencil when hurrying across the classroom?

- **1.** In your hand pointing down, walking — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **2.** Tucked behind your ear while you run — no support
- **3.** Point first in your hand while running — no support
- **4.** In your mouth so your hands are free — no support

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**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 304, line 9: «Never run with things in your mouth or sharp things in your hand; a fall can push them into the throat or eye. Carry a pencil or scissors pointing down, and wa…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «point down» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · right ✓ {#t6}

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A soccer goal at school has no pegs or weights holding it down. What is the right thing to do?

- **1.** Tell a teacher and keep off it — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **2.** Climb up to check it is still strong — no support
- **3.** Kick the post to see if it falls — no support
- **4.** Hang from the bar to test it out — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 304, line 13: «Never climb on or hang from a soccer goal; tell an adult if it wobbles, because unanchored goals can fall and crush children.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same receiver «adult» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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Which is true about the cricket bowling rule?

- **1.** Bending and straightening the arm to throw the ball is against the rules — **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **2.** Bowlers may throw the ball overarm like a baseball pitcher, as long as they are aiming at the stumps — no support
- **3.** Bowlers must always bend the arm hard at the elbow so the ball goes faster — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **4.** Bowlers may throw the ball like a baseball — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 304, line 5: «Sports rules make games fair: in soccer the offside rule stops attackers waiting by the goal, and in cricket a bowler must not bend and straighten the arm like…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «bowler» (+2); the same thing acted on «arm» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 3. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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A boy in Leeds plays rugby wearing a chain necklace. What could happen?

- **1.** The chain could catch and hurt his neck or skin — **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **2.** He could lose points for wearing it — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **3.** The chain could make the ball slip — no support
- **4.** The chain would bring him good luck — score -1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 216, line 7: «A boy in Scotland played games on his phone in bed every night; he became so tired that he fell asleep in class and his grades dropped.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+5). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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Why is a scarf dangerous on a playground slide?

- **1.** It can catch on the slide and pull tight around the neck — **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **2.** It makes you slide much too fast, so you shoot off the end and cannot stop — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **3.** It gets wet and makes you cold — no support
- **4.** It hides your face from your friends — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 299, line 7: «A girl in England played on the climbing frame with her scarf on; it caught on a bar as she slid, and a teacher had to free her quickly before it choked her.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «slide» (+6); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 6. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · right ✓ {#t10}

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street lights just came on, but we're mid game

- **1.** Play under a street light instead — no support
- **2.** Finish the game first, it's fine, nobody drives fast round here at night — score 5
- **3.** Head home now, drivers can't see you well in the dark — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 11
- **4.** Stay out but wear a hoodie — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 11, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 304, line 8: «Come home when the street lights come on or at the agreed time, because drivers cannot see you well in the dark and parents worry.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «see» (+3); the same place «dark» (+2); the same doer «drivers» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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goal posts are wobbly, gonna swing on the crossbar

- **1.** Fine, they're made to hold kids — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Only if your mates hold it — no support
- **3.** Fine if you swing gently — no support
- **4.** Don't, unanchored goals can fall and crush you — **✓ 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/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · right ✓ {#t12}

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my cousin says football means soccer in america. true?

- **1.** No, in America it means rugby — score 4
- **2.** Yes, football means soccer everywhere, even in the USA and Canada — score 6
- **3.** No, in the USA it means American football — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **4.** Yes, but only in schools — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 248, line 9: «In the USA and Canada, football means American football (Canadian football in Canada).», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mean» (+5); the same circumstance (+2); the same thing acted on «american football» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · right ✓ {#t13}

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big hill, can i go down head first on the sled

- **1.** Only on the bumpy part — no support
- **2.** Yes, if you wear a hat — no support
- **3.** No, sit up feet first, head first causes injuries — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **4.** Yes, head first is faster and safer, coz you can see where you're going — 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 304, line 17: «Sled sitting up and feet first, on a hill away from roads, trees and ponds; head-first sledding causes injuries.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sit up» (+5); the same property (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t13/)

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### Test 14 · ★ · right ✓ {#t14}

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can i hang on the crossbar of this goal

- **1.** Yes, if it's metal — no support
- **2.** Yes, if two people hold it — no support
- **3.** Yes, if it's in a park — no support
- **4.** No, goals can tip and fall on you — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4

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**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 248, line 15: «Never climb on or hang from a soccer goal; tell an adult if it wobbles, because loose goals can fall and crush children.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fall» (+3); the same doer «loose goals» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t14/)

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### Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t15}

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running with a lolly in my mouth

- **1.** Run slower — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Stop and eat it standing still — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Keep your mouth shut — no support
- **4.** Hold the stick tighter — 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/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t15/)

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### Test 16 · ★ · right ✓ {#t16}

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street lights on, can i stay out a bit more

- **1.** Stay out if you wear dark clothes so cars can't see you messing about — no support
- **2.** Go home now, drivers see children less in the dark — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **3.** Stay if your mates do — no support
- **4.** Stay till it's pitch dark — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 304, line 8: «Come home when the street lights come on or at the agreed time, because drivers cannot see you well in the dark and parents worry.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same place «dark» (+2); the same doer «drivers» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t16/)

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### Test 17 · ★ · right ✓ {#t17}

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did u hear?? some kids were swinging on the football goal and "it fell right on a boy". lesson?

- **1.** It's fine if the goal's standing on soft grass, coz then it can't hurt anyone — score 4
- **2.** Goals are too heavy to fall — score 5
- **3.** Never climb on or hang from a goal; tell an adult if it wobbles — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **4.** Only hang from the middle of the bar — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 304, line 13: «Never climb on or hang from a soccer goal; tell an adult if it wobbles, because unanchored goals can fall and crush children.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hang» (+5); the same place «soccer goal» (+3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t17/)

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### Test 18 · ★ · right ✓ {#t18}

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my cousin says a kid tried a backflip on the trampoline after watching videos and "can never walk again". what's the bit to trust

- **1.** Don't try backflips without a coach; landing on the head can hurt the neck — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **2.** Backflips are easy to learn from videos if you watch them slowly enough times first — score 8
- **3.** Neck injuries only happen to adults — score 5
- **4.** Trampolines make every landing safe — score 1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 304, line 16: «Do not try backflips without a trained coach; landing on the head can cause serious neck injury.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «try» (+5); the same circumstance (+2); the same thing acted on «backflips» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t18/)

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### Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t19}

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kids say the girl who sledded into the tree "can't steer, she's hopeless". pass it on?

- **1.** Yes, and laugh about it at school — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Yes, it's a funny story — no support
- **3.** No, that's mean; just sled feet first away from trees — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Yes, she's hopeless — 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/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/t19/)

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

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the correct position for sledding?

- **1.** Lying head first upon the sled, for the purpose of greater speed and better steering — no support
- **2.** Sitting up and feet first, on a hill away from roads, trees and ponds — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 11
- **3.** Standing upright upon the sled — no support
- **4.** Kneeling backwards upon the sled, so as to observe those approaching from behind — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 11, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 304, line 17: «Sled sitting up and feet first, on a hill away from roads, trees and ponds; head-first sledding causes injuries.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sit up» (+4); the same circumstance (+3); the same place «hill» (+2); the same property (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/e1/)

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

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Identify the principal reason for which jewellery is removed before sport.

- **1.** Jewellery is liable to be stolen — no support
- **2.** Jewellery slows the player down — no support
- **3.** Referees dislike shiny objects — no support
- **4.** Rings, earrings and necklaces may catch and tear skin — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 304, line 15: «Take off rings, earrings and necklaces before sport, because they can catch and tear skin.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tear» (+3); the same thing acted on «skin» (+3); the same doer «rings» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/e2/)

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

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It is given that a child is playing outdoors at dusk. Select the response consistent with established guidance.

- **1.** The child shall remain outdoors until it is fully dark, provided that friends remain also, and no adult has objected — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **2.** The child shall play nearer the road for light — score 5
- **3.** The child shall come home when the street lights come on or at the agreed time — **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **4.** The child shall stay out until called by name — score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 272, line 4: «In car parks and parking garages cars come round corners in the dark, so children stay close to an adult and never ride on a shopping trolley.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+5). The right option, 3, scored 5. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/e3/)

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

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In respect of the word «football», state which proposition is correct.

- **1.** It means the same sport in every country — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **2.** It means rugby everywhere, because both games use an oval ball and a large pitch with posts — score 5
- **3.** It means cricket in Australia and New Zealand — score 5
- **4.** It means soccer in the UK, but American football in the USA and Canada — **✓ the right answer** · score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 227, line 1: «Respect means treating people as they would want to be treated: with patience, kindness and without staring, teasing or taking over.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mean» (+5). The right option, 4, scored 5. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/e4/)

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