Perrault's Popular Tales, Little Thumb, part 14: the Ogre kills his own daughters by mistake and the boys flee

Tests: 2 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1089 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 the Ogre actually whack his own kids, like for real?

1. yeah, he did it, lol — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. no way, he just threatened them lol, super funny — no support
3. yep, he totally did — no support
4. yeah, he whacked them all, pretty brutal ngl — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, why'd the Ogre even go to bed with those crowns?

1. cause he wanted to show off the loot — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. cause he was mad drunk — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. cause it was late — no support
4. he was too drunk to notice anything at all — 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, who put the crowns on the wrong heads, the boys or the girls?

1. the boys did it, the girls didn't — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. the girls did it — score -3
3. Little Thumb did it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the wife did it — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 766, line 14: «The calf: "I set it on my head and it kicked my face," so Hans is hurt by his own gift.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «mother» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

so is the wife totally on the boys' side or nah?

1. she mostly just did what her husband said — score 5
2. kinda, she tried to help — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. kinda, she hid them under the bed first — score 6
4. nope, she's on the Ogre's side — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1071, line 11: «Duv Laca says "honour is longer than life," so she pushes Mongan to let the king take her, and he is angry at her words.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «words» (+4); the same doer «mongan» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did the boys even see that light from the forest?

1. someone climbed up high — no support
2. Little Thumb climbed a tree — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. Little Thumb looked around — no support
4. they just looked — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 2, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 333, line 17: «Why: The pirates go "white" at the plank because they fear what Hook will do, and the boys try to look brave.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+2). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, what's the deal with the boots of seven leagues?

1. fast, super magic shoes — no support
2. they let you walk super far really fast — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. they make you run fast — score 4
4. huge steps, super tiring — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1089, line 16: «The boots of seven leagues let the Ogre step "from mountain to mountain," so he is very tired after his search.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «let» (+3); the same doer «boots» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

bro, why did the Ogre sit on that rock?

1. he was super tired — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he was hungry and wanted to eat more — no support
3. he was looking around — no support
4. he wanted a nap — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the Ogre's wife faint or just nap when she saw the mess?

1. she fainted, then woke up screaming — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. she fainted, for sure — score 5
3. she fainted, like totally — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. she fainted away, really, like totally shocked — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1049, line 13: «what Saeve shouts as she runs out: "Let me go to meet my love."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «shout» (+4); the same doer «saeve» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the Ogre's girls had the sharpest teeth, right?

1. nope, just regular teeth — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, long and sharp like knives — no support
3. yeah, pretty sharp — no support
4. yeah, long and sharp — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

when they bolted, were they chill or freaking out?

1. kinda scared, running — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. pretty calm, walking — no support
3. totally chill — no support
4. freaking out, trembling — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

which one of them keeps everybody alive, the boy or the wife?

1. the wife hid them, so she keeps them alive — score 6
2. the wife keeps them alive — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. neither really, they both help sometimes — no support
4. Little Thumb keeps them alive — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 332, line 11: «Tink says Peter's tears keep her alive, and "she thought she could get well again if children believed in fairies."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+3). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the Ogre even check the boys properly before he cut?, like, did he?

1. nah, he felt crowns and bonnets — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, he checked their heads — score -6
3. nah, he didn't check, he just swung blindly — no support
4. nah, he just looked — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against -6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1089, line 16: «The boots of seven leagues let the Ogre step "from mountain to mountain," so he is very tired after his search.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «search» (+4); the same doer «ogre» (+1). The right option, 1, 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 describes the object with which the Ogre attempted to dispatch the children, as narrated in this part?

1. a great knife, whetted upon a stone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. a big axe, sharpened on iron — no support
3. a huge blade sharpened on a grindstone near the fire — no support
4. a great knife, sharpened on a stone and stored in the pantry — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 317, line 21: «Old word: "whelps" means young animals such as cubs or puppies, a word few children use today.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

To what extent did Little Thumb's exchange of the golden crowns and bonnets contribute to the death of the Ogre's seven daughters?

1. It saved the boys from being killed — score -1
2. It caused the Ogre to kill them in error — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. It led the Ogre to kill them by mistake — score 0
4. It meant the Ogre's wife fainted and the boys escaped the house — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1041, line 20: «Old word: "clann-Morna" means the children, or family, of Morna; "clann" is the old Irish word that gives us our word "clan" today.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «old irish word» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Why did the Ogre's wife conceal the children under the bed when her husband returned?

1. She thought she could hide them until the Ogre fell asleep and morning came — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. She feared her husband would discover them but hoped to save them until dawn breaks — score 7
3. She hoped the Ogre would leave them — score 7
4. She believed she could hide them until morning — ✓ the right answer · 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 1089, line 9: «Why: the Ogre's wife hides the boys because she believes she can "conceal them from her husband till morning."», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «wife» (+6); the same action «believe» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately describes the boots of seven leagues, as the narrator reports them?

1. They allow the wearer to jump high — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. They enable the wearer to stride great distances — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. They allow the wearer to take enormous steps across mountains and rivers — score 0
4. They let the wearer walk very far — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1089, line 16: «The boots of seven leagues let the Ogre step "from mountain to mountain," so he is very tired after his search.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «let» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same doer «boots» (-2). 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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