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title: The dog that wags at last, and the one that never does — how Mova does on the tests · Everyday
description: Lesson 459 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 6 of 11 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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# The dog that wags at last, and the one that never does

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**Tests:** 6 of 11 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 14 of 15 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 459 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/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/).

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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/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · right ✓ {#t1}

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«bruh i've done EVERYTHING right and tank still hates me, i'm cursed». What's true?

- **1.** Some dogs never warm up, and that's not your failure — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Sam must be doing it wrong somehow, or Tank would like him — no support
- **3.** Dogs can smell who is cursed — no support
- **4.** Tank will love him tomorrow — 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/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · right ✓ {#t2}

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Kieran: «muzzles are cruel, take it off her, she's sweet». What's the better view?

- **1.** The muzzle keeps people safe and keeps Mitzi at home — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 7
- **2.** Kieran should hold her mouth shut instead — score 7
- **3.** Mitzi has never bitten anyone — score -1
- **4.** Muzzles are always cruel, so she should be let free of it — score 2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 459, line 4: «Some dogs can't be trusted at all. Kieran's nan's terrier Mitzi has bitten two people, so she wears a muzzle when visitors come. «If she bites a third person,…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «muzzle» (+5); the same action «keep» (+4). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · right ✓ {#t3}

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A dog's wagging and the owner says «not this one, he's nervy». What do you do?

- **1.** Stare at him until he relaxes — no support
- **2.** Feed him so he calms down — no support
- **3.** Pat him quickly anyway — no support
- **4.** Leave him alone — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 288, line 16: «Leave a small animal alone when it hides or is sleeping.», 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 (+3); the same action «leave» (+2); the same property (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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In a film, a shy rescue dog leaps into a girl's arms on day one. What's real life usually like?

- **1.** It works if the girl wears red — **← Mova's choice** · score 9
- **2.** Every rescue dog jumps on you on the very first day — score 5
- **3.** Rescue dogs never trust anyone — no support
- **4.** It takes weeks or months, step by step — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 367, line 3: «But Sam is not the only one with a label. Jake gets called «Thicko» because he can't sit still and reads slowly. A Station Road boy calls Maddie «a boy in a sk…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «maddie» (+5); the same action «wear» (+4). 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/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · right ✓ {#t5}

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What would most likely happen if Connor's family left Rex alone with his cousin, aged three?

- **1.** Rex would babysit perfectly — no support
- **2.** Nothing, dogs forget biting — score -2
- **3.** Rex would run away from home — no support
- **4.** Rex might bite again — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 62, line 12: «A dog in pain may bite even its own family, so an adult must handle an ill or injured dog.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bite» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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Lily's cousin: «them geese hate even the vicar». What's the wise thing for visitors?

- **1.** Chase them so they learn — **← Mova's choice** · score 2
- **2.** Wave from the gate and stay out of their space — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Bring a big bag of bread and win them over slowly — score 2
- **4.** Ask the vicar for advice — score -1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 459, line 2: «Sam tries the same patience with Tank the bulldog: sitting on the wall outside number 14 every day. A year later, Tank still growls. Sam's dad says, «Not every…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «single visitor» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-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/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · right ✓ {#t7}

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«the shop dog only likes jake now cos jake bribed him». What really happened?

- **1.** Jake gave Rocky sausages daily — score 1
- **2.** Jake hypnotised him — no support
- **3.** Rocky saw his owner trusted Jake — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **4.** Rocky likes boys who wear hats — score 1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 459, line 3: «Chloe's uncle in Cardiff has a rescue lurcher who took six months to let anyone but him touch her. «She's tamping if you rush her,» he says — in South Wales «t…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «trust» (+3); the same doer «owner» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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«rottweilers are killers, everyone knows». How should you judge a dog?

- **1.** By its breed alone — **← Mova's choice** · score 9
- **2.** By how big its head and teeth are, mostly — no support
- **3.** By how it behaves with its owner there — **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **4.** By what your mates say about it — score 7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 459, line 4: «Some dogs can't be trusted at all. Kieran's nan's terrier Mitzi has bitten two people, so she wears a muzzle when visitors come. «If she bites a third person,…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «judge» (+5); the same thing acted on «dog» (+3); the same circumstance (+1). 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/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · right ✓ {#t9}

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You visit a shy dog for the first time. Which plan is best?

- **1.** Sit quietly, don't reach out, let it choose — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **2.** Shake a toy in its face — no support
- **3.** Pick it up so it can't hide — no support
- **4.** Call it loudly over and over till it comes to you — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 324, line 12: «In a place of worship during a service, sit quietly and take no photos unless it is allowed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «sit» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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The lurcher sniffs Chloe's shoe and wags once. Her brother says «pfft, that's nothing». Who's right?

- **1.** Her brother, it means nothing — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **2.** Chloe, it's a real win from a scared dog — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Her brother, she should have hugged it — no support
- **4.** Neither, it means the dog is angry — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 199, line 17: «Empty promises teach others that your word means nothing.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mean» (+2); the same thing acted on «nothing» (+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/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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«a dog that bit once was just having a bad day, it won't happen again». True?

- **1.** Yes, dogs bite once in a lifetime — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** Yes, if you say sorry to it — no support
- **3.** No, it will bite every day now — score 2
- **4.** No, a dog that bit can bite again — **✓ the right answer** · score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 459, line 11: «A dog that has bitten once can bite again, so grown-ups make rules like never leaving it alone with small children.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bite» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 4, scored 3. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/t11/)

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

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Identify the conduct most likely to establish trust with a fearful dog of rescue origin.

- **1.** Remaining quietly present over many weeks without reaching towards it — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **2.** Offering treats loudly and repeatedly at every available opportunity — no support
- **3.** Pursuing the dog until it ceases to flee — score 2
- **4.** Extracting the dog from its hiding place — score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 459, line 5: «Shy or frightened dogs make friends on their own terms; quiet patience works better than treats, calling or grabbing.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «make» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/e1/)

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

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the significance of a muzzle upon a dog?

- **1.** The muzzle serves chiefly to keep the dog warm — no support
- **2.** Persons should not touch the dog, and it may have bitten before — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** The dog is a puppy under training — score 2
- **4.** The dog is particularly eager to be stroked — **← Mova's choice** · score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 459, line 9: «Dogs often follow their owner's lead, so being kind and trusted by the owner can help a dog accept you.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «dogs» (+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/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/e2/)

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

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Given that a dog has previously bitten a small child, ascertain the most appropriate household rule.

- **1.** The child shall be instructed to pull its ears gently — score 5
- **2.** No rule is required since dogs bite but once — score 5
- **3.** The dog shall never be left alone with small children — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 9
- **4.** The dog shall be permitted all contact as before — score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 459, line 11: «A dog that has bitten once can bite again, so grown-ups make rules like never leaving it alone with small children.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «leave» (+3); the same property (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same circumstance (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/e3/)

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

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning an animal that fails to accept a person despite patient and kind conduct.

- **1.** They are remedied by increased force — no support
- **2.** They prove that the person has secretly behaved cruelly towards the animal — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **3.** They are impossible if treats are offered — no support
- **4.** Such outcomes occur and do not signify failure on that person's part — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 70, line 16: «A wild animal that acts oddly tame or strange may be sick, sometimes with rabies.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «act» (+2). 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/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/e4/)

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