--- title: The copier and the one who competes at everything — how Mova does on the tests · Everyday description: Lesson 469 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 5 of 11 tests right, exam 0 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/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/) / 469 # The copier and the one who competes at everything **Tests:** 5 of 11 right · **Exam:** 0 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 9 of 15 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72` Lesson 469 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/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/). 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/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/). ### Test 1 · ★ · right ✓ {#t1} «grace copied my trainers, she's literally stealing my whole life». What's the fairer view? - **1.** Grace is a criminal and should be told off — no support - **2.** Copying clothes is often admiration — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6 - **3.** Lily should change school — no support - **4.** Trainers can't be copied — score 6 **Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 352, line 6: «Envy can make you say mean things you do not really believe, like calling something ugly because you want it. Kai called his friend's new trainers ugly because…», 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 thing acted on «you» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/t1/) ### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2} «just let him copy, it's only homework, what's the harm». What's the harm? - **1.** It makes him smarter — no support - **2.** Teachers like copying — score -2 - **3.** None at all, it's kind to help a mate who's stuck — **← Mova's choice** · score 7 - **4.** He doesn't learn and his struggling stays hidden — **✓ the right answer** · no support **Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 7, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 469, line 4: «Rivalry can turn dangerous. Jake and Connor both want to be top scorer; in practice Jake starts going in late on Connor's ankles. «Soz, slipped.» The third tim…», 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 thing acted on «next term» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+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/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/t2/) ### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3} Kieran: «bet I can eat my chips faster than you, bet ya, bet ya». What ends it fastest? - **1.** Steal his chips — no support - **2.** Tell him he's fat — **← Mova's choice** · score 7 - **3.** «You win, I'm not playing» — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** Eat yours twice as fast — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 449, line 4: «Some stories just don't fit the world. Tom's little brother said the dog ate the cake — but the dog was locked in the garden, and the brother had chocolate on…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «friend» (+3). 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/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/t3/) ### Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t4} Jake goes in late on your ankles «by accident» for the third time. What's the best move? - **1.** Go in harder on his ankles — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** Quit football altogether — no support - **3.** Tell the coach — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** Pretend you didn't notice — 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/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/t4/) ### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5} Zoe keeps shouting your answers. You're fuming. What sorts it without drama? - **1.** Write answers down and let the teacher see — **✓ the right answer** · score 6 - **2.** Stop learning anything — no support - **3.** Whisper wrong answers to trick her so she looks silly — score 6 - **4.** Shout «SHE'S A THIEF» in class — **← Mova's choice** · score 8 **Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 354, line 2: «When Mum said no to a sleepover, Zoe shouted «I hate you!» and slammed her door. Mum did not shout back; she just went quiet. Zoe could not sleep for thinking…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «zoe» (+3); the same thing acted on «door» (+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/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/t5/) ### Test 6 · ★ · right ✓ {#t6} In a film, the rival gets his revenge by copying the hero's secret move. What happened in real life with the chess trap? - **1.** A laugh was enough and it got a fair name — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support - **2.** They never spoke again — no support - **3.** Kofi invented it really — no support - **4.** Sam sued Kofi — 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/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/t6/) ### Test 7 · ★ · right ✓ {#t7} Your little cousin copies everything you do and it's doing your head in. Kind idea? - **1.** Copy her back to wind her up — no support - **2.** Hide from her — no support - **3.** Tell her she's annoying — no support - **4.** Do something together, like a silly photo — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5 **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 469, line 4: «Rivalry can turn dangerous. Jake and Connor both want to be top scorer; in practice Jake starts going in late on Connor's ankles. «Soz, slipped.» The third tim…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+3); the same circumstance (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/t7/) ### Test 8 · ★ · right ✓ {#t8} Jess: «my dog's cuter than yours». If Lily says «OK, cool» every time, what would most likely happen? - **1.** Jess moves to Spain — score 2 - **2.** Jess gets more and more competitive — score 5 - **3.** Jess runs out of things to compare — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 15 - **4.** Lily loses her dog — score 5 **Why:** It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 15, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 469, line 2: «Kieran competes with Sam at everything: who's taller, who runs faster, who has more Robux, who can burp the alphabet furthest, who finished his chips first. «B…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «jess» (+5); the same place «things» (+4); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+4); the same action «run» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/t8/) ### Test 9 · ★ · right ✓ {#t9} Ellie borrowed Maddie's word list «for luck» and won. What's the wisest reaction? - **1.** Lose gracefully and make new tricks for next time — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 12 - **2.** Give up spelling — no support - **3.** Never speak to Ellie again — no support - **4.** Accuse her in front of everyone of stealing the list — score 5 **Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 12, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 469, line 4: «Rivalry can turn dangerous. Jake and Connor both want to be top scorer; in practice Jake starts going in late on Connor's ankles. «Soz, slipped.» The third tim…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «new tricks» (+2); 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/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/t9/) ### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10} Kieran copies Jake's haircut to fit in. Most likely result? - **1.** Everyone thinks he's Jake — score -2 - **2.** He becomes leader — no support - **3.** Jake thanks him — **← Mova's choice** · score 3 - **4.** He gets teased as a copy — **✓ the right answer** · no support **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 469, line 4: «Rivalry can turn dangerous. Jake and Connor both want to be top scorer; in practice Jake starts going in late on Connor's ankles. «Soz, slipped.» The third tim…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «jake» (+2); the same receiver «kieran» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-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/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/t10/) ### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11} Lily wrote her idea in her book with the date. Why does that help? - **1.** Teachers love neat books — **← Mova's choice** · score 4 - **2.** Dates make stories better — no support - **3.** It stops Grace reading — no support - **4.** It shows when the idea was hers — **✓ the right answer** · no support **Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 324, line 5: «Example: a girl in Phoenix gets a book from her grandpa by post. She calls him that evening: «It came today, and I love it!» Her grandpa is glad to know it arr…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «love» (+3); the same thing acted on «book» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-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/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/t11/) ### Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e1} Identify the principal distinction between imitating a peer's clothing and presenting a peer's work as one's own. - **1.** The former is unlawful whereas the latter is not — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** Neither is of any consequence — no support - **3.** The latter wrongly claims credit for another's effort — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** Both are invariably signs of admiration — 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/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/e1/) ### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2} Given that a peer persistently challenges a pupil to contests of every kind, ascertain the conduct most likely to end the rivalry. - **1.** Accepting every contest and striving to win — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** Declining calmly to participate further — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **3.** Responding with insults of a personal nature — no support - **4.** Enlisting older pupils to compete on one's behalf — 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/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/e2/) ### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3} Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the deliberate injury of a teammate in order to become the leading scorer? - **1.** It is a recognised tactic in junior football — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** It is permissible during practice sessions — no support - **3.** It is impermissible however keen the competition — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** It is acceptable if described as accidental — 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/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/e3/) ### Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e4} Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning permitting a classmate to copy one's homework. - **1.** It has no consequences for either pupil — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** It improves his understanding of the subject — no support - **3.** It is the kindest form of assistance available to a struggling pupil — no support - **4.** It impedes his learning and conceals his need for assistance — **✓ 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/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/e4/) - ← previous: [468. Nice alone, mean in a group](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/468-nice-alone-mean-in-a-group/) - next →: [470. The friend who only calls when they need something](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/)