Irish Fairy Tales, The Carl of the Coat-Tails, part 26: the Carl stops for blackberries while Fionn waits for news

Tests: 3 of 14 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1058 of the books 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.

Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: the lesson's questions in the corpora.

Test 1 · ★ · right ✓

yo, did u see the Carl bounding past Cael like he was on a bike, mate?

1. Yeah, he was flying so fast, bare sick — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nope, he was barely moving at all, mate — no support
3. Yeah, he was flying, lads, proper quick — no support
4. Yeah, he was flying so fast that I didn't even see him pass Cael at all, mate — 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

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

wait, why did the Carl just stop to scoff blackberries mid-race?

1. He was gobbling them, lads, couldn't help it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. He was starving, so he had a bite, mate — score 5
3. Cos he's a greedy so-and-so, can't help it — score 5
4. He was gobbling them up, lads, the whole bush, couldn't stop himself from eating more — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1058, line 2: «The Carl stops to eat blackberries, and he teases Cael with a riddle about coat-tails.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «carl» (+5); the same thing acted on «blackberries» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

ye know Cael's gonna lose, right, the Carl's gonna do him in?

1. Nah, Cael's still giving it everything he's got, and the Carl's gonna stop for berries, grand — no support
2. Nah, Cael's still giving it everything, grand — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Dunno, the Carl's been running hard too, lads — no support
4. Yeah, the Carl's way ahead already, Cael's knackered, he's not going to catch him up, mate, sorry — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1058, line 3: «Cael is angry and leaves him behind, but the Carl runs back to find his lost coat-tails.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «cael» (+2); the same thing acted on «cael» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

that riddle was well mad, the dog without a tail and the coat without a tail

1. Aye, it was a clever one, boy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, the riddle was too easy, mate — no support
3. Aye, the Carl didn't even get it, boy — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nah, dunno — 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

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the craic with the Carl's coat, has he lost the tails of it?

1. Yeah, one's on the hill, the other by the river — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, one was on a tree, the other on a bush — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, one was on a tree and the other on a bush, and he's gone back for them, lads — no support
4. Yeah, one was caught on a tree, the other tangled in a bush by the road, honest — 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

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

is the Carl coming back for his tails, or is he just messing about?

1. He's heading back for his coat, mate, no messing — no support
2. He's going back for them, so he's not messing — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. He's going back for them, so he's definitely not messing about, he's dead serious about the race — score 3
4. Nah, he's just turning round to show off to the watching crowd, lads, it's all a joke — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 74, line 11: «The Mariner sits on his raft trailing his toes in the water, because "he had his Mummy's leave to paddle"; the Whale opens his mouth "back and back and back ti…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «turn round» (+4); the same property (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

lads, Fionn's men are all dead quiet, what's gone on in the tent?

1. Everyone's shook up, they keep saying "nothing" over and over because the champion hasn't come back — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. They're all sleeping, they keep saying nothing — score 4
3. They're all knackered and sulking, lads, they keep whispering "nothing" and won't say much more — score 4
4. Everyone's shook, they keep saying "nothing" — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 215, line 6: «Who: the narrator, a merchant greedy for gold, and the dervish, a holy man who "lives a very quiet life".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

why does everyone keep shouting "nothing, nothing" in the tent?

1. They're lost and waiting for news — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No news, mate — no support
3. They're gutted — no support
4. They're just gutted, there's no news yet — ✓ 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

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

wha's the big deal with the champion, is he proper scary?

1. Aye, he's proper big and loud — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, he's not scary at all, just a bit moody, but he's loyal to Fionn and his men — no support
3. Nah, he's a gentle wee giant — no support
4. Aye, he's got a right temper on him — ✓ 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

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

did Fionn go up the hill or did he stay in the tent all day?

1. He stayed in his tent and had a nap — score 6
2. He stayed in the tent, but had a proper look — score 6
3. He went up the hill to have a proper look — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. He went to the hill for a quick nap — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1058, line 5: «Fionn climbs the hill, stares hard, and at last says that something moves, a trample.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «climb» (+4); the same doer «fionn» (+2); the same thing acted on «hill» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what's the last bit, does Fionn finally see the Carl coming?

1. Nah, he just hears a trample, reckons it's coming — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Yeah, he spots the Carl, mate, he's close — no support
3. Yeah, he finally sees the Carl coming over the hill, right at the end, mate, he's back — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Nah, he just hears a trample and reckons it's coming from the far side of the valley, lads — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1057, line 2: «In a gloomy, overgrown wood, Fionn meets a huge giant in a mud-plastered drab coat and boots like boats.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «meet» (+4); the same thing acted on «huge giant» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

honest, that watcher bloke has eyes like a hawk, bare mad

1. Nah, his eyes are normal, but he's proper sharp, mate, and he watches the whole valley — no support
2. Aye, he squints with his big eyes, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Aye, he stares with his whole face, sound, and he never blinks once, lads, he's proper creepy — no support
4. Aye, he stares with his whole face, sound — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 464, line 15: «The second test: a dry spray turns green and blossoms, so the water is true, and the blind man "wetted his eyes" and sees.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «blind man» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

ye reckon the Carl's gonna win in the end, or what?

1. Dunno, the Carl's been a bit slow today, mate — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, the Carl's doomed, sorry lads — no support
3. Probably, he's a decent runner, lads — no support
4. Dunno, but he's been a mad wee legend so far — ✓ 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

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

how many miles did the Carl stop before Ben Edair for blackberries?

1. Four miles, he was near the river — no support
2. Two miles, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Five miles, at the far side of the wood — score 4
4. Five miles, he was right near the end — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1058, line 2: «The Carl stops to eat blackberries, and he teases Cael with a riddle about coat-tails.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stop» (+2); the same doer «carl» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following best describes the manner in which the Carl moves along the road at the commencement of the passage?

1. He advances by lengthy hopping on one leg — no support
2. He proceeds in extensive two-legged bounds along the road, covering vast distances with each — score 4
3. He travels by rapid bounding on all fours — score -5
4. He proceeds in extensive two-legged bounds — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 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 1057, line 16: «What: The Carl catches a wild boar, cooks it, eats half, and keeps the other half for his breakfast.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+2); the same doer «carl» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the reason given by the Carl for his unexpected return along the path to retrieve his garments.

1. He is compelled to recover the two tails of his coat, which he had carelessly left on a tree and bush behind him — score 6
2. He is compelled to recover the two tails of his coat that he dropped earlier on the road and by the bush — score 6
3. He needs to collect the two lost tails of the coat — no support
4. He is compelled to recover the two tails of his coat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 1058, line 3: «Cael is angry and leaves him behind, but the Carl runs back to find his lost coat-tails.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+4); the same thing acted on «lost coat tails» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the precise words by which Fionn expresses his perception at the conclusion of the passage.

1. There is a trample of hooves coming down the slope — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. There is a rumble — no support
3. There is a trample — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It is a distant horse — 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

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Explain the meaning of the term "champion" as it is employed within this passage.

1. A famous fighter from another tribe who challenges the band of Fionn in every contest held on the field — no support
2. A warrior belonging to the band of Fionn — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A man who leads a group of hunters — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. A warrior belonging to the band of Fionn and sworn to protect him in battle — no support

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 770, line 7: «What: the farmer says, "I shall not take you back again until you are stronger than a lion."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+4); the same doer «farmer» (+2). Against it: 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

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