--- title: Minding the little ones: «you're the oldest» — how Mova does on the tests · Everyday description: Lesson 502 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 7 of 11 tests right, exam 1 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/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/) [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/) / 502 # Minding the little ones: «you're the oldest» **Tests:** 7 of 11 right · **Exam:** 1 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★★ · **Understood:** 9 of 15 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72` Lesson 502 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/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/). 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/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/). ### Test 1 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t1} «you're the oldest so it's ALWAYS your fault, end of». What does the lesson say? - **1.** Everyone takes their share; it's unfair to blame only the oldest — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8 - **2.** Only the youngest can ever be to blame for anything at home — no support - **3.** The parents are to blame for every single thing that goes wrong — no support - **4.** That's right, the oldest is in charge of everything that happens — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 502, line 3: «The oldest's things need protecting too. In Houston, Aaliyah's little sisters wreck her slime collection. Mom says, «They're little, let it go.» Aaliyah yells,…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take» (+5); the same doer «everyone» (+4). Against it: the same thing acted on «share» (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/t1/) ### Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t2} What would probably happen if Kacper kept looking after his brothers every night and told no one? - **1.** He'd get more rested as time went on — **← Mova's choice** · score 6 - **2.** Nothing at all would change for him — score 2 - **3.** His homework would get easier and easier — no support - **4.** He'd stay tired and his school would suffer — **✓ the right answer** · score 6 **Why:** It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 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 501, line 3: «Teenage brothers need space. In Philadelphia, Malik, 16, has friends round, and Dante, 10, tries to hang with them. «Bro, go upstairs, you're doing too much» (…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «parent» (+6). The right option, 4, scored 6. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/t2/) ### Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t3} «Aaliyah's being dramatic, it's just slime». What's the fair view? - **1.** Her things deserve protecting too — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6 - **2.** She should give the slime away — score -2 - **3.** Older kids shouldn't have toys — no support - **4.** Slime doesn't count as a thing — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 502, line 3: «The oldest's things need protecting too. In Houston, Aaliyah's little sisters wreck her slime collection. Mom says, «They're little, let it go.» Aaliyah yells,…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «protect» (+5); the same doer «things» (+4). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/t3/) ### Test 4 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t4} Kenzie's pal says, «he's pure cute». What does «pure» mean here? - **1.** Really — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support - **2.** Clean — no support - **3.** Not — no support - **4.** Only — 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/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/t4/) ### Test 5 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t5} «Nuala's mam made her change a nappy, that's child labour». What's the fair view? - **1.** She should refuse to help with anything ever again — no support - **2.** Little jobs help, and she can say when it's too much — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 9 - **3.** Babies should change their own nappies by age one — score 2 - **4.** It's against the law for any kid to help at home — score 6 **Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 502, line 4: «Little ones copy you because you're their hero. In Glasgow, Kenzie's wee brother, 3, follows her everywhere: «Kenzie dae it, me dae it!» («dae» = do). Her pals…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «help» (+5); the same doer «little jobs» (+4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/t5/) ### Test 6 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t6} A cartoon babysitter kid fixes a broken arm with tape and a lolly. What should really happen? - **1.** Get a grown-up straight away — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support - **2.** Just give two lollies — no support - **3.** Tape works fine for arms — no support - **4.** Wait till tea time — 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/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/t6/) ### Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t7} «Tomasz rang his mum, what a baby, he should sort it himself». What does the lesson say? - **1.** He should have made his sister stop on her own — score 6 - **2.** Phoning your mum means you've failed the job — score 4 - **3.** Calling a grown-up when you're stuck is smart — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 9 - **4.** A big brother must solve everything alone — score 2 **Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 502, line 5: «When something goes wrong, small things you can fix; big things need a grown-up. In Nashville, Shelby takes her little brothers to the park on Saturday; one fa…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «calling» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same property (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/t7/) ### Test 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t8} ★★★ Ifeoma watches the twins from 4:50 to 5:20, Mum's 15 minutes late back. If Mum had been on time, how long would Ifeoma have watched them? - **1.** 30 minutes — **← Mova's choice** · score 10 - **2.** 15 minutes — **✓ the right answer** · score 10 - **3.** 45 minutes — score 10 - **4.** 35 minutes — score 10 **Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 10, tied with another option at 10 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 502, line 1: ««You're the oldest» is something lots of big brothers and sisters hear. In Birmingham, Ifeoma, 10, is the oldest of five; Mum and Dad run a small shop. «Watch…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «watch» (+5); the same doer «ifeoma» (+5). The right option, 2, scored 10. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/t8/) ### Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t9} ★★★ Kacper puts his 2 brothers to bed 5 nights a week, and reads each of them one story a night. Mum does Saturdays and Sundays. How many stories does Kacper read in 2 weeks? - **1.** 14 — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** 10 — no support - **3.** 28 — no support - **4.** 20 — **✓ 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/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/t9/) ### Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t10} «Mairead's mam called her a great wee help, so she should always mind the boys». What's missing? - **1.** Being praised means she must always say yes — **← Mova's choice** · score 5 - **2.** Missing out can be unfair; she can say it matters — **✓ the right answer** · score 5 - **3.** Nothing; praise means it's always fair — no support - **4.** She should be paid by her mam every time — no support **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 502, line 2: «Helping is good, but some kids carry too much. In Peterborough, Mum works evenings, so Kacper, 9, gives his brothers, 4 and 6, their tea and puts them to bed m…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mam» (+3); the same action «say» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/t10/) ### Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t11} «the little ones did it but Dad said Harrison should've put it away, so it's Harrison's fault». Who should say sorry? - **1.** The little ones too — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 7 - **2.** Nobody at all — score 6 - **3.** Only Harrison — score 5 - **4.** Only Dad — score 7 **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 495, line 5: «Not every quiet parent is cold. In Edinburgh, Otto's dad hardly talks, but every Sunday he takes Otto fishing by the loch (Scots for lake). They sit for hours…», 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 doer «dad» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/t11/) ### Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓ {#e1} Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the attribution of blame to the eldest child for acts committed by younger siblings? - **1.** It is unfair, the eldest also being a child — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support - **2.** It is required by the customs of every family — no support - **3.** It is appropriate whenever the parents are absent — no support - **4.** It is just, the eldest being in sole charge of the household — 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/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/e1/) ### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2} State the designation applied to a child who habitually prepares meals for and attends to younger siblings in the absence of a parent. - **1.** A minor domestic — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** A young carer — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **3.** A junior guardian — no support - **4.** A household warden — 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/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/e2/) ### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3} Identify the course of action recommended where a child in charge of a sibling encounters an injury more serious than a minor cut. - **1.** Concealment of the injury from the parents — score 4 - **2.** Treatment of the injury by the child unaided — **← Mova's choice** · score 5 - **3.** Waiting to ascertain whether it improves by evening — no support - **4.** The immediate summoning of an adult — **✓ the right answer** · no support **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 502, line 14: «A child can deal with small hurts like a cut knee, but anything serious needs a grown-up straight away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «child» (+3); the same action «deal» (+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/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/e3/) ### Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e4} Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the imitation of an elder sibling by a younger one. - **1.** It arises solely from a wish to vex the elder sibling — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** It arises because the younger child admires the elder — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **3.** It indicates that the younger child is unwell — no support - **4.** It is directed by the parents as a form of discipline — 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/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/e4/) - ← previous: [501. Big brothers](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/501-big-brothers/) - next →: [503. Twins and big families](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/)