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title: Blisters, astro burns and nosebleeds mid-match — how Mova does on the tests · Medicine
description: Lesson 49 of the medicine course of Mova's primary school: 8 of 11 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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# Blisters, astro burns and nosebleeds mid-match

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**Tests:** 8 of 11 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** plain · **Understood:** 10 of 15 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 49 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/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/).

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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/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/).

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### Test 1 · right ✓ {#t1}

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Oisín in Galway: «Sure I'll peel the skin off so it dries out». Good idea?

- **1.** No, he should pop the other ones as well — no support
- **2.** Yes, peeled blisters heal fastest in the air — no support
- **3.** No, leave the skin on and cover it — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **4.** Yes, and add some salt to dry it out — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 49, line 7: «If a blister bursts, leave the loose skin in place and cover it, rather than peeling it off.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «skin» (+4); the same action «cover» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/t1/)

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### Test 2 · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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Leah's blister, 3 days on: red, hot, yellow gunk. «It's minging». What next?

- **1.** Tell an adult and see a pharmacist or GP — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Pop it again with a pin to let all the gunk out — score 3
- **3.** Cover it with tape and run — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **4.** Ignore it, all blisters heal — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 49, line 6: «Don't pop a blister, because the skin on top keeps germs out; cover it with a plaster or blister dressing.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «blister» (+4); the same action «cover» (+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/medicine/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/t2/)

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### Test 3 · right ✓ {#t3}

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Amara at half-time, socks soaked, «my heel's raw, it's giving pain». Best move?

- **1.** A plaster on the spot and dry socks — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Play on, blisters are for wimps — no support
- **3.** Pour more water in to cool it — no support
- **4.** Take her boots off for the second half — 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/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/t3/)

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### Test 4 · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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Ayesha slides on 3G, black rubber bits in her thigh: «Bloody hell, that stings!» What first?

- **1.** Pick the bits out with her dirty fingers — no support
- **2.** Rub some mud in to stop the sting — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **3.** Rinse it well in cool clean water — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Cover it at once, bits and all — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 6, line 4: «A honeybee leaves its barbed sting in your skin, so scrape it out sideways quickly; a wasp keeps its sting and can sting again.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «barbed sting» (+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/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/t4/)

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### Test 5 · right ✓ {#t5}

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Ruben's mate: «Toothpaste on it, it's cooling». What's actually right?

- **1.** Toothpaste, then a clean sock over it — no support
- **2.** Cool clean water, then a clean dressing — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **3.** Butter, then a bandage — no support
- **4.** Ice cream straight on the sore skin — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 49, line 12: «Toothpaste, butter or creams on a fresh friction burn can trap heat and germs; cool clean water is what helps.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «cool clean water» (+3); the same property (+3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/t5/)

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### Test 6 · right ✓ {#t6}

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Ella: «astro's soft, so sliding's safe, innit». Right?

- **1.** Yes, it's much softer than real grass — no support
- **2.** Yes, as long as you slide fast enough — no support
- **3.** No, it scrapes bare skin badly — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **4.** No, because astro gets hot in the sun — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 49, line 13: «Artificial grass scrapes bare skin more than real grass, so long socks, leggings or sliding shorts protect the legs.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «scrape» (+3); the same thing acted on «bare skin» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/t6/)

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### Test 7 · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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Finn: «I'll wipe it, I'm grand». The ref sends him off with his nosebleed. Fair?

- **1.** No, wiping it is enough — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Yes, and he's banned for the season — no support
- **3.** Yes, bleeding players go off until it stops — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** No, nosebleeds don't count — 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/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/t7/)

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### Test 8 · right ✓ {#t8}

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A dad shouts «Head back, lad!» at Josh's nosebleed. What would happen if he did?

- **1.** Blood would run down his throat and could make him sick — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **2.** His nose would cool down faster — no support
- **3.** The bleeding would stop at once — no support
- **4.** Nothing different would happen — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 49, line 15: «For a nosebleed: sit, lean forward and pinch the soft part of the nose for 10 to 15 minutes; tipping the head back sends blood down the throat, which can make…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same property (+1). Against it: 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/medicine/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/t8/)

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### Test 9 · right ✓ {#t9}

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Harry wants to wear new boots straight into the cup final. Why not?

- **1.** Stiff new boots rub and cause blisters — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **2.** New boots are against the rules in a cup final — no support
- **3.** Boots need a whole season to dry — no support
- **4.** They make you slower for a year — 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 49, line 5: «Rubbing makes skin layers slide apart and fluid fills the gap, which is a blister; new stiff boots and wet socks rub most.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «new stiff boots» (+3); the same action «rub» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/t9/)

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### Test 10 · right ✓ {#t10}

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Maya's nose is bleeding and crooked after an elbow at basketball. «Put me back in». Why not?

- **1.** It may be broken and she may be concussed — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **2.** Crooked noses make you miss shots — no support
- **3.** Only the coach can bleed on court — no support
- **4.** The ref doesn't like seeing blood on the court — 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 49, line 17: «A nose that looks crooked after a hit may be broken, and a blow to the face can also cause concussion, so the player is off for the day and an adult gets it ch…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «nose» (+4); the same action «break» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/t10/)

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### Test 11 · right ✓ {#t11}

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A nosebleed is still going after 15 minutes of pinching. What now?

- **1.** Pinch even harder for another whole hour — no support
- **2.** Play on, it'll stop eventually — score 5
- **3.** An adult takes her to get it checked — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 7
- **4.** Tip her head back to change things — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 49, line 16: «A nosebleed that hasn't stopped after 10 to 15 minutes of pinching means an adult takes you to get checked.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take» (+3); the same doer «adult» (+3); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2). Against it: 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/medicine/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/t11/)

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

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Identify the principal function of the fluid contained within a blister.

- **1.** It constitutes evidence of infection beneath the skin — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** It is accumulated perspiration — no support
- **3.** It is blood deprived of colour — no support
- **4.** It cushions the damaged skin beneath — **✓ 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/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/e1/)

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

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Select the response consistent with current advice concerning the management of a blister.

- **1.** The blister is to be left intact and covered — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** The blister is to be punctured with a needle and drained — no support
- **3.** The overlying skin is to be removed — no support
- **4.** The blister is to be exposed to the air uncovered — 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/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/e2/)

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

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It is given that a participant has sustained a friction burn upon an artificial surface. State the appropriate initial treatment.

- **1.** Application of toothpaste — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Irrigation with cool, clean running water — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Covering without prior cleansing — no support
- **4.** Application of butter — 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/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/e3/)

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### Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓ {#e4}

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Which of the following most accurately characterises the treatment of a nosebleed?

- **1.** Blowing the nose forcefully — no support
- **2.** Tilting the head backwards — no support
- **3.** Leaning forward and compressing the soft part of the nose — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **4.** Lying supine upon the ground — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 49, line 4: «A nosebleed on the pitch means off until it stops: lean forward, pinch the soft part of the nose, and only come back once it has stopped and the blood is clean…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lean» (+2); the same property (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/e4/)

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