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title: Eczema and other skin troubles — how Mova does on the tests · Medicine
description: Lesson 15 of the medicine course of Mova's primary school: 7 of 10 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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# Eczema and other skin troubles

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**Tests:** 7 of 10 right · **Exam:** 1 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 9 of 14 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 15 of the medicine 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/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/).

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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/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · right ✓ {#t1}

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dad's got psoriasis, mate says don't touch him or you'll catch it. true?

- **1.** No, psoriasis is not catching — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **2.** Yeah, but only to kids, not to adults — no support
- **3.** Yeah, it spreads by touching his skin — no support
- **4.** No, but you catch eczema from it — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 15, line 4: «Eczema, psoriasis, birthmarks and warts all look different, but eczema, psoriasis and birthmarks are not catching at all.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «catch» (+2); the same doer «eczema» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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In a fairy tale, a witch says touching a toad gives you warts. What's true?

- **1.** Frogs give warts, toads don't — score 2
- **2.** Toads do give you warts if you hold them — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **3.** Warts are caused by a virus, not toads — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Warts come from kissing frogs — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 15, line 15: «Warts are small rough lumps caused by a virus; many go away by themselves within months to two years, and toads don't give you warts.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «toads» (+4); the same thing acted on «warts» (+4); the same action «give» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-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/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · right ✓ {#t3}

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Mum's scared to use my steroid cream in case it thins my skin. What would the doctor say?

- **1.** Use the whole tube at once to get it over with — no support
- **2.** Only use it on the healthy skin round the patch — no support
- **3.** Used as directed, it's safe and doesn't thin the skin — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **4.** She's right, never use it — 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 15, line 10: «Steroid creams used as the doctor says are safe and don't thin the skin when used properly.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «use» (+4); the same doer «skin» (+4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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My friend won't hold hands in the circle because of his eczema. How can we help?

- **1.** Be kind and treat it as normal — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **2.** Tell everyone it's catching — no support
- **3.** Make him wear thick gloves all day — no support
- **4.** Tease him until he gives in and does it — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 15, line 8: «Doctors treat eczema with emollients every day and steroid creams for flare-ups, the times when it gets worse.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «treat» (+2); the same thing acted on «eczema» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · right ✓ {#t5}

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Grandma says my friend's birthmark is because his mum ate strawberries. Right?

- **1.** No, it's from sunburn — no support
- **2.** Yes, eating lots of red food when pregnant does it — no support
- **3.** No, birthmarks are not caused by anything the mother did — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **4.** Yes, strawberries cause them — 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 15, line 14: «Birthmarks are made by extra blood vessels or pigment (skin colour), are mostly harmless, and are not caused by anything the mother did.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «birthmarks» (+4); the same action «make» (+2). 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/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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What would happen if you stopped using emollients every day?

- **1.** The skin would get far too oily — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** Eczema skin could dry out and flare up — **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **3.** The eczema would be cured for good, as the skin learns to cope — score 4
- **4.** Nothing at all — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what happens next. 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 10: «Steroid creams used as the doctor says are safe and don't thin the skin when used properly.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «skin» (+4). The right option, 2, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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Ellie's eczema suddenly has painful blisters and she has a fever. What now?

- **1.** Scratch the blisters open to let it out — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Get urgent medical help — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Wait a month — no support
- **4.** Put more soap on to clean it — 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/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · right ✓ {#t8}

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I lick my lips all winter cos they're so dry. Clever?

- **1.** Yes, spit is a moisturiser — no support
- **2.** No, rub some salt on them instead — no support
- **3.** No, licking makes them more chapped; use lip balm — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 10
- **4.** Yes, and bite them too — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 15, line 12: «Cold wind and dry heating take water from the skin; licking your lips makes them more chapped, and lip balm helps.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «licking» (+4); the same thing acted on «lips» (+4); the same action «make» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · right ✓ {#t9}

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Which is the best soap for skin that reacts easily?

- **1.** Any soap with glitter in it — no support
- **2.** Washing-up liquid, as it's gentle on hands — no support
- **3.** A mild soap-free wash — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **4.** The most expensive perfumed soap in the shop — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 15, line 16: «Contact dermatitis is a skin reaction to something it touches, like perfumed soap, plants or metals; a mild soap-free wash is kinder to skin that reacts easily.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mild free wash» (+4); the same property (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · right ✓ {#t10}

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Why are eczema and asthma often in the same family?

- **1.** They are caught from each other when one of them coughs — no support
- **2.** They share an extra sensitive immune system that runs in families — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **3.** Families share towels — no support
- **4.** They are the same disease in two places — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 15, line 5: «Nobody did anything wrong to get eczema; it often runs in families together with asthma and hay fever.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «run» (+2); the same place «families» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/t10/)

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

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises eczema?

- **1.** A contagious infection transmitted by touch — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** An infection acquired by handling toads — no support
- **3.** A consequence of inadequate washing and poor hygiene — no support
- **4.** A condition of impaired skin barrier, neither contagious nor caused by uncleanliness — **✓ 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/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/e1/)

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

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Identify the principal daily treatment for eczema.

- **1.** Avoidance of all contact with water — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Daily courses of antibiotics — no support
- **3.** Daily application of perfumed soap to the affected skin — no support
- **4.** Regular application of emollients — **✓ 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/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/e2/)

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

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning warts.

- **1.** They are caused by a virus and frequently resolve unaided — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** They require surgical removal in every case, without exception — no support
- **3.** They are acquired by handling toads — no support
- **4.** They are caused by the consumption of fried food — no support

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**Why:** Nothing it remembers matched the question, 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/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/e3/)

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

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State the effect of repeatedly licking chapped lips.

- **1.** The chapping is entirely prevented by saliva — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** The lips are protected from cold wind — no support
- **3.** The lips are moisturised and healed — no support
- **4.** The chapping is aggravated — **✓ 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/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/e4/)

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