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title: Facing fears — how Mova does on the tests · Everyday
description: Lesson 90 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 10 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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# Facing fears

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**Tests:** 10 of 19 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 16 of 23 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 90 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/90-facing-fears/).

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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/90-facing-fears/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · right ✓ {#t1}

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A boy in Leeds walks past a growling dog at a gate. Why should he not run?

- **1.** Running makes the dog bark louder — score 4
- **2.** He would get too tired to run home — score 5
- **3.** Running can make a dog chase him — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **4.** Dogs only chase children dressed in red — score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 90, line 7: «Walk past a barking dog slowly and calmly without staring or running, because running can make a dog chase you.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+4); the same thing acted on «dog» (+4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/90-facing-fears/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · right ✓ {#t2}

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Why does stage fright not mean you will do badly?

- **1.** Almost everyone feels it, and it often fades once you start — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **2.** It only happens to bad actors — no support
- **3.** It makes your voice louder and better — no support
- **4.** It means you have not practised enough and will forget your lines — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 90, line 8: «Almost everyone feels stage fright; practising and slow breathing help, and the fear often fades once you start.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «feel» (+1); the same doer «everyone» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/90-facing-fears/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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A girl in Arizona is lost at a big theme park. Who is a good person to ask for help?

- **1.** Nobody; she should keep wandering around until she finds her family — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** A staff member or a parent with children — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** The first teenager she sees — score 4
- **4.** A person in a car outside the gate — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 80, line 5: «A girl in Arizona does not like broccoli at first, but she tries a small bite at a few dinners, and after a while she finds she likes it with cheese.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+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/90-facing-fears/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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Why do frightening films not show real danger?

- **1.** They are made up, with special effects — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **2.** They are always about the past — no support
- **3.** Films are filmed in the dark — no support
- **4.** Monsters only live far away — 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 90, line 9: «Talking about a scary film with a parent makes the fear smaller, and films are made up with special effects.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «films» (+3); the same action «make up» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/90-facing-fears/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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A boy is scared of the dentist's drill. What would help him most?

- **1.** Knowing what comes next and having a stop signal — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Closing his eyes and keeping silent — no support
- **3.** Biting the dentist's finger — no support
- **4.** Not going at all and just hoping that his teeth stay fine on their own — **← Mova's choice** · score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 90, line 6: «A boy in Leeds was afraid of the dentist and hid his toothache for weeks; by the time he went, the tooth needed taking out instead of a small filling.», 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 «tooth» (+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/90-facing-fears/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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What usually makes a worry smaller?

- **1.** Looking for more scary facts — no support
- **2.** Thinking about it alone every night — no support
- **3.** Talking about it with someone you trust — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Keeping it a secret until it goes away — **← Mova's choice** · score 8

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 90, line 15: «Worries kept inside grow, so tell your parents about them and ask for the real facts.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «worries» (+1). 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/90-facing-fears/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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During a storm, a boy counts five seconds between the flash and the bang, then ten seconds a bit later. What does it show?

- **1.** The lightning has hit his house — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** The storm has stopped for good — no support
- **3.** The storm is coming closer — no support
- **4.** The storm is moving away — **✓ the right answer** · score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 15, line 5: «Example: on a beach in Florida, a boy counts 12 seconds from flash to bang — the lightning is about 4 kilometres away, close enough to strike, so his family le…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «strike» (+3); the same doer «lightning» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/90-facing-fears/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · right ✓ {#t8}

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A girl in Sydney sees a large spider in the shed. What is the safe choice?

- **1.** Poke it with her finger to see — no support
- **2.** Pick it up to show her friends — no support
- **3.** Keep away and tell an adult — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 7
- **4.** Ignore it and keep working there — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 56, line 7: «A girl in Glasgow told the first adult she trusted, the school nurse, that she felt unsafe walking home; the nurse spoke to her parents and they changed how sh…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same receiver «first adult» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/90-facing-fears/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · right ✓ {#t9}

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Why does facing a fear in small steps work?

- **1.** Courage grows a little each time you succeed — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** It is quicker than doing it all at once, so the fear has no time — no support
- **3.** Fear disappears the moment you start — no support
- **4.** Small steps make the danger bigger — 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/90-facing-fears/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · right ✓ {#t10}

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dog barking at me thru the fence, gonna leg it past

- **1.** Walk past slowly and calmly without staring — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **2.** Run as fast as you can past it — no support
- **3.** Stare right at it to show who is boss and make it back off — no support
- **4.** Bark back at it to scare it off — 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 90, line 7: «Walk past a barking dog slowly and calmly without staring or running, because running can make a dog chase you.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «walk» (+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/90-facing-fears/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · right ✓ {#t11}

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flash then i counted 1 2 3 4 5 6 then boom. whys counting help

- **1.** It makes the storm go away much faster — score 8
- **2.** It shows how far away the storm is — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 9
- **3.** It shows how loud the next one will be — no support
- **4.** It tells you when the rain will stop — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 90, line 12: «In a thunderstorm, stay indoors away from windows; counting the seconds between the flash and the bang shows how far away the storm is: the longer the gap, the…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «storm» (+5); the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/90-facing-fears/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t12}

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jab today 😬 gonna hurt so bad isnt it

- **1.** It hurts for a week afterwards — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Hold your breath and squeeze your arm — no support
- **3.** It hurts all day long, so it is fine to cry as loudly as you like — no support
- **4.** It stings for a second; look away and breathe out slowly — **✓ 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/90-facing-fears/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · right ✓ {#t13}

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the big footy game tmrw, theres gonna be thousands of ppl, what if i get lost

- **1.** Stay home so you never get lost — no support
- **2.** Agree a meeting place with your family first — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **3.** Just wander around until you find them — no support
- **4.** Follow any family that walks past — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 90, line 17: «Agreeing a meeting place with your family before going into a crowd means you know what to do if you get lost; if you are lost, ask a staff member or a parent…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «agree» (+3); the same thing acted on «meeting place» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/90-facing-fears/t13/)

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### Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t14}

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can't swim but too embarrassed to say, everyone's going in the deep end

- **1.** Go in anyway and copy the others, you'll pick it up — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Jump in, you'll learn fast — no support
- **3.** Tell an adult or the lifeguard and stay in the shallow end — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Hold your breath and hope nobody notices you can't swim — 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/90-facing-fears/t14/)

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### Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t15}

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scared of the doctor so i'm hiding that my arm hurts loads

- **1.** Hide it until it stops, doctors only make things hurt more — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Use the other arm forever — no support
- **3.** Only tell if it falls off — no support
- **4.** Tell a parent anyway, hiding it can make it worse — **✓ 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/90-facing-fears/t15/)

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### Test 16 · ★ · right ✓ {#t16}

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scared of dogs, so i run whenever i see one

- **1.** Stand still and calm, running can make a dog chase you — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **2.** Run even faster each time so the dog can never catch up with you — score 8
- **3.** Throw things at the dog — no support
- **4.** Scream so it goes away — no support

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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 90, line 7: «Walk past a barking dog slowly and calmly without staring or running, because running can make a dog chase you.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «dog» (+5); the same action «chase» (+3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/90-facing-fears/t16/)

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### Test 17 · ★ · right ✓ {#t17}

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Ruby says her cousin got chased by a dog a mile down the road n it was like a wolf, foaming at the mouth

- **1.** Always run as fast as you can from any barking dog, even if it is behind a gate — score 3
- **2.** Walk past a barking dog slowly without staring or running; the wolf and foam bits are likely blown up — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **3.** Stare the dog straight in the eyes to show who is boss, then it will run off scared — score 3
- **4.** It must be true, all barking dogs are rabid — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 90, line 7: «Walk past a barking dog slowly and calmly without staring or running, because running can make a dog chase you.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «walk» (+3); the same property (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/90-facing-fears/t17/)

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### Test 18 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t18}

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everyone's saying the flu jab at school has a needle THIS long n hurts for a week

- **1.** It is true, so it is best to hide on jab day — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** A vaccination stings for only a second and protects you; the giant needle story is rumour — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** It is true, but the pain is worth it, because it only lasts a week and then it is gone — no support
- **4.** Vaccines do not protect from anything anyway — 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/90-facing-fears/t18/)

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### Test 19 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t19}

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heard Noah wet himself in the haunted house at the fair, can i tell the class

- **1.** Yes, if you change his name a bit — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** No, do not spread it; being scared is normal and it would embarrass him — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Yes, it is a funny story everyone should hear, and he will laugh about it too — no support
- **4.** Yes, but only to the people who were not there — 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/90-facing-fears/t19/)

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### Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e1}

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the effect of confronting a fear?

- **1.** Fears may only be overcome by confronting them all at once, alone and entirely without help — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Fears generally diminish when they are faced in small and safe steps with support — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Fears are invariably increased by any attempt whatsoever to confront them — no support
- **4.** Fears disappear entirely when they are concealed from parents and teachers — 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/90-facing-fears/e1/)

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

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During a thunderstorm, identify the conduct consistent with the established facts concerning safety.

- **1.** Standing beneath a tall tree in an open field — score 3
- **2.** Holding a long metal pole aloft in an open place — no support
- **3.** Swimming in an outdoor pool until it has passed — no support
- **4.** Remaining indoors at a distance from windows — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 48, line 18: «Bushfire smoke is harmful, so you stay indoors with windows closed or leave as your plan says.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+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/90-facing-fears/e2/)

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

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Pursuant to the attendance of a large crowd by a family, which precaution is recommended?

- **1.** Each member is instructed to remain wherever they happen to be lost until the evening has ended — score 7
- **2.** The youngest member is placed in charge of finding the others if anyone is lost — no support
- **3.** A meeting place is agreed in advance, so that each member knows what to do if separated — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **4.** No arrangement is made, as children are never separated from adults in a crowd — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 90, line 17: «Agreeing a meeting place with your family before going into a crowd means you know what to do if you get lost; if you are lost, ask a staff member or a parent…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «agree» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «meeting place» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/90-facing-fears/e3/)

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

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In respect of frightening reports upon the news, select the response consistent with the established facts.

- **1.** The news shows only typical events, so everything reported will soon happen near one's home — no support
- **2.** The news ought to be watched for as many hours as possible in order to reduce any fear — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **3.** The news shows the worst events, so an adult is asked to explain and news viewing is limited — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** The news is entirely invented, and therefore no report of any kind need ever be considered — 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 90, line 16: «The news shows the worst things, so ask an adult to explain and limit how much news you watch.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «watch» (+3); the same thing acted on «much news» (+1). 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/90-facing-fears/e4/)

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