West Highland Tales, Pinkel the Thief, part 1: Manus is crowned by a lion; Pinkel escapes a witch

Tests: 4 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1160 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo did manus snap the first swords or nah?

1. aye he snapped loads — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. aye he broke them — score 1
3. naw he bent loads — no support
4. aye he snapped every single one of them — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 36, line 5: «The Mole falls over backwards in delight and praises the Rat's clever step-by-step thinking at great length. «But as you haven't» got my brains, snaps the Rat,…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «snap» (+3); the same thing acted on «rat» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait so the cloth dude, it gives u grub?

1. aye, it gives him grub and a bed for the night — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. naw, just gold coins — no support
3. aye, grub and a wee dram of whisky — no support
4. aye, food and drink — ✓ 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 3 · ★ · right ✓

bruv, the lions, did they chase him or bow?

1. they licked his big hand — no support
2. they licked an nuzzled his hand — no support
3. they bowed an kissed his wrist — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. they bowed an then fell asleep at his feet — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1160, line 3: «In the forest two lions and a cub attack, but the cloth makes the lions bow and kiss his wrist, so he carries the cub home.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «bow» (+3); the same doer «lions» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

lol the lion cub totally wrecked the dog, right?

1. aye, the cub bit the dog's throat then ran — no support
2. naw, the dog wiz fine — no support
3. aye, shook him deid — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. aye, the dog won — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1160, line 12: «The brown dog: he rushes at the cub "thinking to eat him", and the cub "shook him, and he was dead."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «shake» (+3); the same thing acted on «dog» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

who was the pilot on that boat then, like?

1. the lion cub, but only pretending tae be a sailor — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the lion cub, pretending — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. some hooded fella fae the witch's crew, ken — no support
4. the auld armourer, like — 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 ✗

so Pinkel's name was a jibe, innit?

1. aye, cos hens — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. naw, cos he milked the goat — no support
3. aye, cos he did the hens — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. naw, just lazy — 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

why was the fog there, mate?

1. cos the rowers feared a rock — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. cos the witch's spell had made the whole sea go wild and grey — no support
3. cos the crew was feared — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. cos the rowers feared the rock that was hidden in the fog — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 977, line 20: «The weather changes and the fog and frost give way to thaw, which warns that the Snow Man's time is running out.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «fog» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

how'd the brothers spot the island, bruv?

1. cos they followed a huge golden light from the shore — score -1
2. cos of a golden lantern — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. cos a wee boy told them about a golden lantern on a door in the wood — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. cos of a red torch fire — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1128, line 1: «Ivan lets a snake and an old woman go, and the girl says both were the golden hare.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «say» (+1); the same doer «girl» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

the witch's cloak was gold, yeah? which bit lit the place?

1. the gold lit the whole room — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. the cloak lit the whole house — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. the cloak lit up the hall — score -3
4. the cloak lit every room in the whole house — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 202, line 19: «Old word: "alighted" means that a bird landed or came down gently on the ground.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «alight» (+3); the same thing acted on «old word» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the witch want with Pinkel, real talk?

1. wanted him — score 1
2. wanted him as a cook — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. to work — score 1
4. wanted him to work — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 744, line 13: «The witch wants Gretel to bake first, so Gretel asks "how do I get in?" to make her show the way.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same action «want» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the brothers were well lazy, weren't they?

1. aye, dead lazy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. aye — no support
3. aye, dead idle — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. naw — 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

who gave Manus that magic chain, like?

1. the armourer's wife who lived in the house by the shore — score 2
2. the armourer in his house — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. the old armourer in his big house on the hill — score 5
4. the old king of Lochlann — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 485, line 14: «Who: the Gypsy had "a wife and seven children, and nothing to feed them with."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «feed» (+3); the same thing acted on «wife» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

is the Red Gruagach the witch's bro or what?

1. aye, her cousin — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. aye — no support
3. aye, her brother fae the north isle — no support
4. aye, her brother — ✓ the right answer · 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

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

how'd Pinkel get off the island, like?

1. he sang a song an charmed her — no support
2. he tricked the witch — score 2
3. he fooled the witch — score 2
4. he talked the witch round — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1160, line 5: «Pinkel and his lazy brothers reach a witch's island, but Pinkel talks his way free and follows them to the boat.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «talk» (+4); the same doer «pinkel» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

From whom did Manus receive the enchanted cloth?

1. From the armourer in his house — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. From the armourer's wife who lived in the house across the bay — score 4
3. From the smith in his forge — score 7
4. From the old armourer in his house by the hill — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 771, line 16: «Old word: a "ducat" was an old gold coin used across Europe; today it is only found in old stories.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «find» (+4); a different doer (counts against) (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the outcome of the ship sent by the wife of Oireal?

1. The fog frustrated its purpose — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The fog stopped the ship from reaching the island at all — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. The fog blocked its path — no support
4. The ship was stopped — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1160, line 4: «In Lochlann the cub kills a brown dog, a fog hides a ship, and at last the cub kills the guards, Iarlaid and his wife, so Manus becomes king.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fog» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which creature piloted the vessel that conveyed Manus to Lochlann?

1. A young lion cub disguised as a ship's pilot from the north — no support
2. The brown dog in disguise — ← Mova's choice · score -3
3. The lion cub in disguise — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The lion cub, disguised as a young sailor — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 537, line 13: «The Argo is named after its builder, Argos, and it carries fifty heroes.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «argo» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What reply did the youngest brother make when the witch wished to detain him?

1. He mocked her for her fear — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. He questioned her fear of him — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. He asked her why she feared him so much — score 1
4. He doubted her fear of him — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 253, line 12: «While he is away his mother dies, and he sobs because "I liked thee better than everything".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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