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title: Splinters, stings, allergies and asthma — how Mova does on the tests · Everyday
description: Lesson 85 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 14 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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# Splinters, stings, allergies and asthma

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**Tests:** 14 of 19 right · **Exam:** 1 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★★ · **Understood:** 15 of 23 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 85 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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/).

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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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/).

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### Test 1 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t1}

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Why does running at a wasp or swatting it make things worse?

- **1.** Swatting makes more wasps come out of the ground — no support
- **2.** A frightened wasp is more likely to sting — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **3.** Wasps cannot see slow people — no support
- **4.** Wasps sting only people who run — score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 24, line 11: «A wasp can sting more than once.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «wasp» (+3); the same action «sting» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t2}

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A girl in Queensland is stung by a box jellyfish. What do lifeguards there use?

- **1.** Lemonade — no support
- **2.** Fresh tap water — score 1
- **3.** Hot sand — no support
- **4.** Vinegar — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 85, line 10: «If a jellyfish stings you, get out of the water, tell a lifeguard or adult and rinse with seawater, not fresh water; in tropical Australia, such as northern Qu…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «use» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «vinegar» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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Why must a child with a peanut allergy not share even a crumb?

- **1.** Even a tiny amount can make them very ill — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Their body needs more peanuts first — no support
- **3.** Peanut crumbs are dirty — no support
- **4.** Sharing any food at all is against the school rules — **← Mova's choice** · score 1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 60, line 5: «Clever fairness tricks exist: when two children share a cake, one cuts and the other chooses, so the cutter has every reason to make the pieces equal.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «two children» (+3); the same action «share» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). 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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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A boy at a sleepover in Calgary eats a biscuit and his lips swell and he wheezes. What is the right thing?

- **1.** Wait to see if it gets better — no support
- **2.** Give him some more biscuits — score 1
- **3.** Let him sleep and check in the morning — score 1
- **4.** Get an adult at once and call 911 — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 7: «A boy in Kansas was stung by a bee and his lips and throat began to swell; his mum used his allergy pen and called 911, and doctors said acting fast saved him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «911» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t5}

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Which helps a child with hay fever on a high pollen day?

- **1.** Keeping windows closed and washing their face after being out — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Sleeping with the bedroom window wide open all night to get fresh air — no support
- **3.** Rubbing their eyes when they itch — no support
- **4.** Mowing the lawn in the afternoon — 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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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Why should you always read food labels if you have an allergy?

- **1.** Labels tell you the price of the food — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Labels show how tasty the food is going to be before you open it — no support
- **3.** Labels show if the food contains what you are allergic to — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Labels show who made the food — 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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t7}

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After brushing stinging nettles, a boy rubs his leg hard. Why is that a mistake?

- **1.** Rubbing spreads the sting further — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Rubbing makes the nettles grow back — no support
- **3.** Rubbing pushes the plant into your blood — no support
- **4.** Rubbing turns the sting into a rash for years — 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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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A friend has asthma and her chest gets tight in PE. What should she use?

- **1.** Nothing; asthma always goes away alone — no support
- **2.** A friend's inhaler of a different colour — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **3.** Her reliever inhaler, as the doctor said — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** A bottle of fizzy drink — score 7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 60, line 6: «A girl in Texas trusted a new online friend because he knew her school and hobbies; he had simply read her public posts, and he used them to trick her into thi…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «use» (+5); the same doer «friend» (+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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t9}

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Which is the best reason to tell an adult about a splinter?

- **1.** An adult can take it out cleanly so it does not get infected — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **2.** A splinter grows deeper every hour — no support
- **3.** Adults collect splinters — score -1
- **4.** Splinters always need a trip to the hospital and an operation — score 2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 85, line 7: «A splinter should be removed by an adult with clean tweezers and the skin washed, because a splinter left in can get infected.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «remove» (+2); 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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t10}

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wasp buzzing round my head, gonna swat it

- **1.** Stay calm and move slowly away — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **2.** Swat it hard with your hand — score 2
- **3.** Wave your arms about fast to scare it off — no support
- **4.** Blow at it to push it away — score 0

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 85, line 8: «When a wasp flies near you, stay calm and move slowly away, because swatting makes a sting more likely.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «move» (+3); the same property (+3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t11}

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touched nettles, rubbing it to make it better

- **1.** Do not rub, wash the skin instead — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Rub harder, it spreads the pain out — no support
- **3.** Rub dirt on it to soothe it — no support
- **4.** Scratch it until it stops — 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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t12}

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jellyfish got me at the beach, rinse with my water bottle?

- **1.** Yes, fresh water is best — no support
- **2.** Rub it with sand instead — score 1
- **3.** Pee on it to stop the sting — no support
- **4.** No, rinse with seawater and tell a lifeguard — **← 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, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 85, line 10: «If a jellyfish stings you, get out of the water, tell a lifeguard or adult and rinse with seawater, not fresh water; in tropical Australia, such as northern Qu…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same thing acted on «lifeguard» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t13}

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party at jacks, im allergic to nuts, do i say anything

- **1.** Yes, tell the adults there and read labels — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **2.** Only tell if you feel ill — no support
- **3.** No, just avoid things that look nutty — no support
- **4.** No, it might spoil the party — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 85, line 16: «If you have an allergy, always tell adults at parties and friends' houses and read food labels.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «adults» (+4); the same action «tell» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t13/)

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### Test 14 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t14}

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my mate's lips puffing up after the cake n he's wheezing

- **1.** Tell him to lie down and sleep — no support
- **2.** Get an adult, use his allergy pen if he has one, call the emergency number — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **3.** Give him water and wait — no support
- **4.** Give him more cake to calm it — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 7: «A boy in Kansas was stung by a bee and his lips and throat began to swell; his mum used his allergy pen and called 911, and doctors said acting fast saved him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «use» (+3); the same thing acted on «allergy pen» (+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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t14/)

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### Test 15 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t15}

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got a nut allergy, can i try just a tiny bit of my friend's choc

- **1.** Yes, a small bite is safe — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Only on a weekend — no support
- **3.** No, even a tiny bit can make it hard to breathe — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Yes, if you wash it down — 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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t15/)

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### Test 16 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t16}

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stung by a wasp, now my face is swelling n hard to breathe

- **1.** Tell an adult, call the emergency number now — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Rub mud on it and wait — no support
- **3.** Squeeze the sting out and keep playing — no support
- **4.** Sleep it off — 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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t16/)

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### Test 17 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t17}

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did u hear a kid at camp got stung by a wasp n his whole body blew up like a balloon, he nearly died, my mate saw it

- **1.** A severe allergy can be dangerous and needs an adult and the emergency number; the balloon bit is likely blown up — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Every wasp sting makes the whole body swell, so it is surely true — **← Mova's choice** · score 2
- **3.** Wasp stings are never serious for anyone — no support
- **4.** He should have swatted the wasp harder first — 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 8, line 4: «Bodies are made to move, so get up and move about every half hour, and play outdoors every day: time in daylight helps protect children's eyes from becoming sh…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2). 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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t17/)

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### Test 18 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t18}

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Zoe reckons if u wee on a jellyfish sting it stops it, her brother told her

- **1.** Yes, but only in Australia — no support
- **2.** Fresh tap water is the real trick, not wee — no support
- **3.** Yes, it is what lifeguards are trained to do — no support
- **4.** No, get out, tell a lifeguard and rinse with seawater; the wee trick is a myth — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 85, line 10: «If a jellyfish stings you, get out of the water, tell a lifeguard or adult and rinse with seawater, not fresh water; in tropical Australia, such as northern Qu…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same thing acted on «lifeguard» (+3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t18/)

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### Test 19 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t19}

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everyone says the new girl is "faking" her peanut allergy for attention, should i join in

- **1.** Yes, if most of the class already says it — no support
- **2.** Yes, lots of people fake allergies to get noticed — no support
- **3.** No, do not spread it; allergies are real and a tiny bit of peanut can make her very ill — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **4.** Yes, but only after testing her with a peanut — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 85, line 13: «Never share food with a classmate who has a peanut allergy, and wash your hands after eating peanuts, because even a tiny amount can make them very ill.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same property (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); 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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/t19/)

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

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Which of the following measures is appropriate upon the observation of swelling, hives, coughing or difficulty in breathing in a person known to suffer from an allergy?

- **1.** An adult is summoned at once and the emergency number is telephoned — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** The person is offered a glass of milk and a small quantity of food — no support
- **3.** The matter is postponed until the person's parents arrive to collect them — no support
- **4.** The person is advised to lie down quietly until the symptoms subside — 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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/e1/)

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

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Identify the principal reason for which a splinter ought to be removed, with clean tweezers, by an adult.

- **1.** A splinter left in the skin is harmless and is removed only for appearance — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **2.** A splinter left in the skin will migrate towards the heart within a day — score 3
- **3.** A splinter left in the skin may admit germs and occasion an infection — **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **4.** A splinter left in the skin will be absorbed and turned into new bone — score 3

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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 85, line 20: «A splinter left in the skin can let germs in and cause an infection.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+2); the same place «skin» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/e2/)

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

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In respect of a wasp which approaches a child, select the response consistent with the established facts.

- **1.** The child swats at the wasp vigorously, as this drives the insect away most quickly — no support
- **2.** The child remains calm and moves slowly away, as swatting renders a sting more likely — **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **3.** The child stands entirely still for one hour until the wasp has departed — **← Mova's choice** · score 9
- **4.** The child runs away screaming, since noise is known to frighten wasps away — score 2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 59, line 20: «Children aged 6 to 12 need about 9 to 12 hours of sleep a night.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «children» (+5); the same property (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/e3/)

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

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Pursuant to an asthma attack suffered by a classmate, which course of action is correct?

- **1.** The person is given a drink of fizzy water and told to run in order to recover — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** The person is sat upright, assisted to use the reliever inhaler, and an adult is fetched — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** The person's inhaler is removed in case it should worsen the attack in progress — no support
- **4.** The person is laid flat on the floor and instructed to breathe as quickly as possible — 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/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/e4/)

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