--- title: Money, shops and work in a town — how Mova does on the tests · World description: Lesson 95 of the world course of Mova's primary school: 4 of 13 tests right, exam 2 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/world/95-money-shops-work-town/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/world/) / 95 # Money, shops and work in a town **Tests:** 4 of 13 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★★ · **Understood:** 10 of 17 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72` Lesson 95 of the world 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/world/95-money-shops-work-town/). 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/world/95-money-shops-work-town/). ### Test 1 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t1} A hot summer makes many people buy fans, and the shops run low. What will probably happen to the price of fans? - **1.** It will go up — **✓ the right answer** · score 3 - **2.** It will stay the same — no support - **3.** It will go down — **← Mova's choice** · score 4 - **4.** Fans will become free — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 95, line 3: «Prices change with supply and demand: when many people want something and there is little of it, the price goes up; when there is plenty and few want it, the p…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «go down» (+2); the same doer «price» (+1); the same property (+1). 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/world/95-money-shops-work-town/t1/) ### Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t2} Which is true? - **1.** Services are things you can hold — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** A shop's profit is smaller than all the money it takes in — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **3.** Paying by card costs nothing — no support - **4.** A shop's profit is all the money customers pay — no support **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/world/95-money-shops-work-town/t2/) ### Test 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t3} A café sells cakes for £3 each. Each cake costs £2 to make, including rent and wages. How much profit is made on 10 cakes? - **1.** £3 — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** £30 — no support - **3.** £10 — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** £20 — no support **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/world/95-money-shops-work-town/t3/) ### Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t4} Maria gets £10 a week and wants a £40 game. She saves £5 each week. How many weeks until she can buy it? - **1.** 2 weeks — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** 10 weeks — no support - **3.** 4 weeks — no support - **4.** 8 weeks — **✓ the right answer** · no support **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/world/95-money-shops-work-town/t4/) ### Test 5 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t5} A town has no street cleaners for a month. What does this show about their work? - **1.** It is a good that can be sold in shops like bread — no support - **2.** It is not real work — score 3 - **3.** It is a service that everyone depends on — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5 - **4.** It makes no difference to anyone — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 95, line 4: «Some jobs make goods, like a baker or a carpenter; others give services, like a hairdresser, a bus driver or a teacher. Firefighters, teachers and street clean…», 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 thing acted on «services» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/95-money-shops-work-town/t5/) ### Test 6 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t6} An advert says a toy will make you the happiest child in the world. What should a careful shopper think? - **1.** Adverts must always be true — no support - **2.** Adverts try to make you want things, so check for yourself — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4 - **3.** The toy will surely make you happiest — no support - **4.** Only expensive toys are advertised — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 95, line 17: «Adverts are made to make people want to buy things.», 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 thing acted on «things» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/95-money-shops-work-town/t6/) ### Test 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t7} A small farm sells eggs to a supermarket. Why might the supermarket pay less per egg than you pay at the till? - **1.** The shop must cover its costs and make a profit — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **2.** The eggs get smaller once they are put on the shelf — **← Mova's choice** · score 5 - **3.** Farms always lose money on purpose — no support - **4.** Supermarkets pay more than customers — score 4 **Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 75, line 10: «The platypus and the echidnas are mammals that lay eggs.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lay» (+2); the same thing acted on «eggs» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). 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/world/95-money-shops-work-town/t7/) ### Test 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t8} After a frost destroys most of the orange crop, what happens to the price of orange juice? - **1.** It usually rises because oranges are scarce — **✓ the right answer** · score 3 - **2.** Juice becomes free because oranges are gone — no support - **3.** It stays the same because juice is in bottles — no support - **4.** It falls because people want less juice — **← Mova's choice** · score 4 **Why:** It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 95, line 3: «Prices change with supply and demand: when many people want something and there is little of it, the price goes up; when there is plenty and few want it, the p…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «go down» (+5). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). 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/world/95-money-shops-work-town/t8/) ### Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t9} Jack borrows £100 and must pay back £110. What is the £10? - **1.** The shop's tax — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** His wage — no support - **3.** Interest for borrowing — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** A present from the bank — no support **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/world/95-money-shops-work-town/t9/) ### Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t10} shop buys pens for 50p and sells em for 80p, why - **1.** To lose money on purpose — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** Because the law says prices must double — no support - **3.** Because the pens get better in the shop — no support - **4.** To cover its costs and make a profit — **✓ the right answer** · no support **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/world/95-money-shops-work-town/t10/) ### Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t11} why're the toys everyone wants so expensive at Christmas - **1.** Many people want them and they are scarce, so the price rises — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6 - **2.** Shops always lower prices when demand is high — no support - **3.** Christmas toys are made of gold — no support - **4.** Toys cost more to make in winter — no support **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 95, line 3: «Prices change with supply and demand: when many people want something and there is little of it, the price goes up; when there is plenty and few want it, the p…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «go up» (+3); the same doer «price» (+3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/95-money-shops-work-town/t11/) ### Test 12 · ★★ · right ✓ {#t12} Mia says paying with a card isn't real money. true? - **1.** No, cards only work for big payments — no support - **2.** Yes, card money is free — no support - **3.** Yes, but only small amounts are free — no support - **4.** No, paying by card still spends real money from a bank account — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 11 **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 95, line 16: «Paying by card still spends real money from a bank account.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «spend» (+4); the same place «bank account» (+4); the same thing acted on «real money» (+2); the same doer «paying» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/95-money-shops-work-town/t12/) ### Test 13 · ★★ · wrong ✗ {#t13} my brother reckons when u borrow money u pay back exactly the same. right? - **1.** Yes, and the bank pays you extra — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** Yes, you always pay back just exactly what you borrowed — no support - **3.** No, you usually pay back more; the extra is interest — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** No, you pay back less than you borrowed — no support **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/world/95-money-shops-work-town/t13/) ### Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓ {#e1} Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the distinction between goods and services? - **1.** Goods are things one can buy and hold; services are work done for one — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 10 - **2.** Goods are work done for one; services are things one can hold — score 10 - **3.** Goods and services are identical — score 4 - **4.** Services are always free of charge — score 4 **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 95, line 6: «Goods are things you can buy and hold; services are work that someone does for you.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «things» (+5); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «goods» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/95-money-shops-work-town/e1/) ### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2} Identify the designation of the money a business retains after paying all its costs. - **1.** Interest — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** Profit — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **3.** Budget — no support - **4.** Wage — no support **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/world/95-money-shops-work-town/e2/) ### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3} It is given that a thing is scarce and many people desire it. Determine the usual consequence for its price. - **1.** The price usually falls — **← Mova's choice** · score 8 - **2.** The price remains wholly unaltered — no support - **3.** The price usually rises — **✓ the right answer** · score 8 - **4.** The price falls to nothing — score 5 **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 95, line 11: «When there is plenty of something and few people want it, its price usually falls.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fall» (+4); the same property (+3); the same doer «price» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 8. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/95-money-shops-work-town/e3/) ### Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓ {#e4} Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning payment by card. - **1.** It spends only the bank's money — score 4 - **2.** It still spends real money from a bank account — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6 - **3.** It creates new money for the buyer — no support - **4.** It spends no money whatsoever — score 4 **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 95, line 16: «Paying by card still spends real money from a bank account.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «spend» (+3); the same thing acted on «real money» (+2); the same place «bank account» (+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/world/95-money-shops-work-town/e4/) - ← previous: [94. Medicines, doctors and hospitals](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/world/94-medicines-doctors-hospitals/) - next →: [96. Laws, voting and how a country is run](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/world/96-laws-voting-government/) - ↑ back to [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/world/)