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title: Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» and «Will I die?» — how Mova does on the tests · Religion ethics
description: Lesson 70 of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school: 4 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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# Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» and «Will I die?»

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**Tests:** 4 of 11 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** plain · **Understood:** 9 of 15 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 70 of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/).

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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/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/).

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### Test 1 · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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«Mom, are you gonna die?? like for real??» asks a girl in Texas at bedtime. Which answer is honest and gentle?

- **1.** That's a bad question, go to sleep — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Yes, probably soon, so don't get attached — no support
- **3.** No, moms never die, that's a promise, so close your eyes and sleep — no support
- **4.** One day, but I expect to be here till you're all grown up — **✓ 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/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/t1/)

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### Test 2 · right ✓ {#t2}

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«What if I just... die in my sleep, deadass,» whispers a boy in New York (deadass = seriously). What's true?

- **1.** Only if he sleeps on his front instead of lying on his back — no support
- **2.** Sleeping with the light on all night is the thing that stops it — no support
- **3.** It happens to lots and lots of kids every single night — no support
- **4.** For healthy kids that's extremely rare; sleep is safe — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 11

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 11, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 70, line 9: «It is extremely rare for a healthy child to die in their sleep; sleep is safe and helps the body rest and grow.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «sleep» (+4); the same property (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/t2/)

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### Test 3 · right ✓ {#t3}

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A rough uncle laughs, «We're all gonna kick the bucket someday, kid» (kick the bucket = die). What is the true part, and what's missing?

- **1.** True, but for most people it's very far off — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** True, and it will probably be next week, so get ready — no support
- **3.** False; some lucky people get to live for ever — no support
- **4.** False; only grown-ups ever die, never any kids — 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/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/t3/)

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### Test 4 · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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«Ah'm proper scared o' dyin', nana,» says Leo. What would a wise nan do?

- **1.** Hug him, listen, and give a gentle, honest answer — **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **2.** Tell him to stop being so soft and just go to sleep — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **3.** Say nothing and turn off the light — score 6
- **4.** Tell him scary stories about death — score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 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 67, line 15: «Grief can make people snappy; saying sorry helps, and so does telling someone you are sad.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «say» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 3. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/t4/)

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### Test 5 · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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What would happen if Lily kept her fear about Dad's cough a secret?

- **1.** Dad would get ill because she worried so much about his cough — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** She'd carry the worry alone; telling Dad helps — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Nothing; worries never grow — no support
- **4.** The worry would vanish by itself — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 70, line 3: «Fears often grow after a death: Lily, whose mum died, gets scared every time her dad coughs; but most people live long lives, and her dad can tell her how he l…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cough» (+2); the same doer «dad» (+2). 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/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/t5/)

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### Test 6 · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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The vicar replies, very formally: «I confess I am not wholly without apprehension; yet I am sustained by the hope of the resurrection.» What does he mean?

- **1.** He thinks he will never die at all — score 1
- **2.** He's a bit scared, but his hope in Jesus helps him — **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **3.** He has no fear at all about dying — no support
- **4.** He is terrified and has lost all hope — **← Mova's choice** · 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 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 70, line 17: «Even a vicar can feel a bit scared of dying and feel hope at the same time.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «vicar» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «hope» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). 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/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/t6/)

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### Test 7 · right ✓ {#t7}

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«Grandad's talkin' about when he's gone again, that's well grim,» says Charlie in Manchester (grim = horrible). What's a kind thing Grandad could say?

- **1.** «Don't ask questions about grown-up things» — score 1
- **2.** «Yes, I'll be gone very soon, so get ready» — no support
- **3.** «Stop crying or you won't get the stamps» — no support
- **4.** «I'm not going anywhere soon; I just want you to have it one day» — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 9

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 70, line 4: «Families plan ahead the way people pack an umbrella: parents choose who would look after their children if something happened, and Grandad saying «you'll get m…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «grandad» (+5); the same property (+4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/t7/)

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### Test 8 · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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«Biscuit's gonna live forever right?? he's a good boy,» says Josh's little brother. What's the true answer?

- **1.** Yes, if you feed him every day — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Yes, good dogs who behave live as long as people do — no support
- **3.** Dogs usually live 10 to 15 years, so love him now — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Dogs only die if they are naughty — 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/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/t8/)

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### Test 9 · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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In a cartoon, a little bear's mum says «I'll never ever die». What's more honest in real life?

- **1.** Everyone dies one day, but most parents live till very old — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Nobody knows if parents die at all — no support
- **3.** Parents really never die — no support
- **4.** Mums usually die when their children are still small, before they grow up — **← Mova's choice** · score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 70, line 3: «Fears often grow after a death: Lily, whose mum died, gets scared every time her dad coughs; but most people live long lives, and her dad can tell her how he l…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «die» (+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/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/t9/)

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### Test 10 · right ✓ {#t10}

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«Who'd look after me if you both carked it?» asks Isla in Melbourne (carked it = died). Best answer?

- **1.** Nobody; you'd have to look after yourself from then on — no support
- **2.** Don't ask, it's bad luck to talk about it — no support
- **3.** The police would come and take you away to a prison for children — no support
- **4.** It's very unlikely; and we've planned who'd look after you — **← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 40, line 4: «Listen to understand, sum up what you heard, look for common ground, keep a calm and polite tone, and accept that thoughtful people may still agree to disagree…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+3); the same circumstance (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/t10/)

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### Test 11 · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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Myth to check: «Talking about death makes it more likely to happen.»

- **1.** True; you should never say the word «death» out loud — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** False; talking can make the fear smaller — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** True, but only if you talk about it at bedtime — no support
- **4.** False, but only for grown-ups, not for children — 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/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/t11/)

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

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the safety of sleep for healthy children?

- **1.** Sleep is safe only for children above the age of twelve — **← Mova's choice** · score 10
- **2.** Sleep is safe and beneficial, and death during it is extremely rare for healthy children — **✓ the right answer** · score 10
- **3.** Sleep is safe only in the presence of a light — score 7
- **4.** Sleep presents a grave danger to healthy children — score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 70, line 9: «It is extremely rare for a healthy child to die in their sleep; sleep is safe and helps the body rest and grow.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «sleep» (+3); the same circumstance (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). 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/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/e1/)

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

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Identify the principal reason for which a grandparent may discuss the disposition of his possessions after death.

- **1.** Prudent planning, which does not indicate that death is imminent — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Certain knowledge that death will occur within days — no support
- **3.** A legal requirement imposed upon all grandparents annually — no support
- **4.** A wish to cause distress to the grandchildren — 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/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/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 the likelihood of a parent's death during a child's minority.

- **1.** It is the usual expectation in most families — no support
- **2.** It is uncommon, and most parents live to an advanced age — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **3.** It occurs whenever a parent contracts a cough or other minor ailment — no support
- **4.** It may be prevented by the child remaining awake — 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 70, line 8: «Most parents live to be very old, long after their children are grown up.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «live» (+3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/e3/)

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

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Whereas a child expresses fear of dying, ascertain the response most consistent with the matters taught.

- **1.** An instruction that such fear is forbidden — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** An honest and gentle answer, given with reassurance and affection — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** A detailed account of the causes of death, so that the child is fully informed — no support
- **4.** Refusal to discuss the matter on any occasion — 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/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/e4/)

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