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Lang's Fairy Book, The Bunyip: young fishermen catch a Bunyip cub, its angry mother rises from the pool, and the youths are turned into swans

Tests: 3 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1213 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 ✗

so like, what were the dudes even fishing for down the pool?

  • 1. crabs and worms — no support
  • 2. eels and stuff — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. a big pile of mud and river weed — ← Mova's choice · score -2
  • 4. huge catfish and the odd turtle — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 609, line 20: «Old word: a "coping" stone is the top stone on a wall, and a "tank" is a big water pool, today often called a "reservoir".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same circumstance (-1); 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

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, who sneaked the raw meat on his hook when nobody was looking?

  • 1. the tall one — ← Mova's choice · score 2
  • 2. the youngest — no support
  • 3. the one with the skin bag — ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 4. the fellow by the fire — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1213, line 10: «The catch is "neither a calf nor a seal, but something of both", and every man knows it is a Bunyip cub.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

no way, the youth actually pulled a Bunyip out of the water?

  • 1. no, just a log — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. yeah, a cub — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. yes, it was an eel with a long tail — no support
  • 4. yes, a big one — 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the mum Bunyip mad, or just kinda chill about it?

  • 1. furious and screaming loudly — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. calm and quiet, just sad inside — no support
  • 3. mad, with yellow eyes — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. furious and hunting for her cub all night — 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 · ★ · right ✓

did the guy throw his spear at her, or just wave it around?

  • 1. he stabbed the sand — no support
  • 2. he threw it at the water instead — score 2
  • 3. he jabbed at her — no support
  • 4. threw it at her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 672, line 12: «how the twins are used: the youth paints a mask so that "no one would have known one boy from the other," and the witch cuts a sleeve to pick out the one to ki…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same thing acted on «one» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

wait, why did the rain come when the sky was totally clear?

  • 1. the storm was far away — no support
  • 2. the sky fell — no support
  • 3. it didn't — no support
  • 4. the pool rose anyway — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 968, line 9: «WHEN: In autumn, when "the water rose up right into the town of Skjagen" after rain and snow.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «water» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the youth gutted or lit when he got turned into a swan?

  • 1. gutted, for sure — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. happy, honestly — no support
  • 3. relieved to be free — no support
  • 4. thrilled to fly away — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 895, line 3: «The Viking's wife kisses the frog-child on the forehead, the frog-skin falls off, and Helga flies away as a swan.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fly away» (+1); the same property (+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 ✗

could the swans turn back into humans, or nah?

  • 1. yes, every full moon — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. nope, never again — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. only once a year at the full moon — no support
  • 4. they can change back if they dance — 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 ✗

the Bunyip mum lives in the pool, right, so what's in her house?

  • 1. a pile of stolen gold and jewels — no support
  • 2. beautiful stuff — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. bones and feathers — no support
  • 4. strange old tools — ← Mova's choice · score 3

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 1151, line 20: «Old word: "outhouse" means a small building beside the main house, a shed where things are stored.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did Father Grumbler go to the tavern, mate?

  • 1. to find his lost wife — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 2. to chase away Care — ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 3. to watch the men play cards all night — score 4
  • 4. to forget his debts — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1098, line 3: «The man ignores the Wind's warning and stops at a tavern to test the sack.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «man» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

where does the Holy Man crash, like, which cave?

  • 1. by the sea — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 2. the one on the hill — score 2
  • 3. the big one — score 2
  • 4. the one near the well — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1100, line 7: «What: the poor man gets magic gifts from the Wind, a drum of henchmen, a sack, and a ram.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «poor man» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

is that magic basket legit, or is it a total fake?

  • 1. it's a trick — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. it really gives dinner — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. it only gives snacks — no support
  • 4. it is fake — 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 13 · ★ · right ✓

so the swans are still weird, yeah, and they talk at night?

  • 1. yep, in their own lingo — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. yes, in a secret language — no support
  • 3. yep, they chat in a strange old language — no support
  • 4. yep, but only to crows — 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 ✗

who's the guy that thinks everybody else has all the luck?

  • 1. the Holy Man — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. the publican — no support
  • 3. Father Grumbler — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. the mother Bunyip — 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which creature did the youths land on the bank of the pool?

  • 1. the mother of the swan — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 2. the cub of the Bunyip — ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 3. a crocodile — score 5
  • 4. the calf of a kangaroo — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 432, line 15: «Koshchei begs, "Don't kill me, Prince Ivan!", but the Prince "had no weight" in his words.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «words» (+5); the same doer «prince» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What did the captor declare regarding the creature in his possession?

  • 1. that he had seen it swim away and let it go — ← Mova's choice · score -1
  • 2. that it would be eaten by the tribe — score -7
  • 3. that he would release it at sunset tonight — score -9
  • 4. that he had caught it and would keep it — ✓ the right answer · score -7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -1, against -7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 394, line 20: «Moral: a trick can be seen through, and a sensible creature keeps well away from danger.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored -7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

By what means did the flood advance across the plain?

  • 1. in a rush of foam and wind — no support
  • 2. it didn't move — score -1
  • 3. the water rose slowly and steadily — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
  • 4. by sudden jumps — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 3, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1213, line 13: «The pool rises even though "there was not a cloud in the sky", which shows the flood is no ordinary storm.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «rise» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the final transformation of the young men?

  • 1. they turned into black swans that could talk again — ← Mova's choice · score 0
  • 2. they became black swans — ✓ the right answer · score 0
  • 3. they became grey geese — score 0
  • 4. they turned into white swans and sank into the pool — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1194, line 13: «Result: the brothers took the treasure, their sister and the reindeer home, and became "the richest men in all Lapland".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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