Lang's Fairy Book, How the Little Brother Set Free His Big Brothers, part 2: the bear chief's servant lures the hunters into the mountain

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

Lesson 1222 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, so the dad was like "I got four bears back in my day," no cap, right?

1. Yeah, total dad flex, and nobody believed him — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, the dad was actually telling the truth here — no support
3. Yeah, he was bragging a lot — no support
4. Yeah, but the boys believed every word he said — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 317, line 14: «Peter says "every boy who serves under me" must promise to leave Hook to him if they meet in open fight.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+2). Against it: a different action (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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro the bears had like a whole council inside a mountain, lowkey creepy, right?

1. Nah, it was just a sleepy den — no support
2. Yeah, the boy walked into bear HQ — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, the boy walked right into the bear HQ and sat down with them at the table — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. Yeah, the bears held a secret vote — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1222, line 17: «Old word: "bowstring" was the string of a bow, which here "hung loose" in the warm damp air; we still say a bowstring today.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «old word» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

wait so the youngest bro got stuck with a busted foot and a snapped bow?

1. Yep, he was way behind the others — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, he just took a nap — no support
3. Yep, he limped home alone — no support
4. Yep, he was slowed down by the pain — 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 ✗

how did the dogs get the bear to run? they just barked super loud, right?

1. Nope, they bit him — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Nah, they sniffed at the trees a lot — score 6
3. Yeah, loud barks — score 4
4. Yeah, they barked and scared him out — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 977, line 10: «Why he was sent away: he bit the youngest son "in the leg, because he kicked away the bone I was gnawing."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bite» (+5); the same doer «dog» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

real talk, the chief basically set up a trap for the hunters, fr?

1. Fr, he sent his servant out to the fork to lure them in and then ambush them — no support
2. Nah, he simply let the hunters walk past — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Fr, he sent his servant to scare them off — no support
4. Fr, he sent his servant to lure them in — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 455, line 16: «The hunter cuts marks on the trees as he walks, so he can find his way back out of the forest.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hunter» (+2); the same action «walk» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl the elder bro didn't even notice the mountain opening, that's wild

1. Yeah, he was distracted by the noise — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, he was fully aware of it — no support
3. Yeah, he was so focused on the bear he never saw the fork or the cliffs at all — no support
4. Yeah, he was so focused on the bear — ✓ 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the dad kept saying he killed more bears back in the day, lol

1. Yep, every time the boys brought some back from the forest, he would tell the same tale — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yep, every time the boys brought some back — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yep, every single time the boys came home from the forest with game, he bragged loudly again — no support
4. Nope, he only mentioned it the first day — 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 · ★ · right ✓

the bear's shadow went back home showing the wounds, that's creepy af

1. Yeah, it showed the hunters' damage and the wounds of the dogs that had chased it — score 4
2. Yeah, it showed the hunters' tracks — score 4
3. Yeah, it showed the hunters' damage — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Yeah, it showed all the hunters' damage, plus a message warning the village to stay away — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 378, line 13: «"The man took off his cap and mopped his brow," showing that the sun is getting hotter.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «man» (+3); the same action «show» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh the boys went out with no weapons, what were they thinking

1. They simply were not aware of any risk — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. They forgot the bows — score 3
3. They weren't thinking about the danger — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. They were just bored — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 68, line 9: «The father's words: «He's a good boy, but very light and volatile in character, and simply cannot hold his tongue. If he's ever in a real fix... you may tell h…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «good boy» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the sisters get stuck in place or just chill for a bit?

1. They were stuck for an hour — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. They got stuck in one spot for a whole day and night, and nobody came to help them — score 4
3. They got stuck for a whole day — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. They got stuck in place for a whole day and then the spell wore off at dusk — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 773, line 13: «The sisters are stuck to the goose because they try to take a feather, one touch after another.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «sisters» (+2); the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, the hut turned into a palace overnight, that's sus

1. Yeah, Hábogi's magic did that, and the whole village saw the golden gates appear at dawn — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, Hábogi's magic did that — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, Hábogi's magic did that overnight while the sisters were sleeping in the ash-pit — no support
4. Nope, it was just a dream — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

honestly the dress sounds fire, a sunbeam dancing on ice, right?

1. Yeah, it glittered like crazy — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Yeah, it was kinda plain — no support
3. Yeah, it glittered like crazy all over, sewn with pearls and gold from the palace — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Nah, it looked quite dull — 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 1008, line 15: «her clothes: her dress is "cloth of gold" and her mantle is made of "thousands of butterflies' wings".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dress» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the precise motive by which the bear chief resolved to destroy the hunters, and state the method he devised for accomplishing this end.

1. He resolved to destroy them by luring them into his mountain — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. He resolved to destroy every last hunter in the valley by luring them into his mountain and keeping them captive for years — score 1
3. He resolved to ambush them along the forest road — no support
4. He resolved to destroy the hunters by sending his servant to lure them deep into his mountain and seal the gate — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1222, line 2: «The bears all serve a great bear chief, who gets furious and sends a servant to lure the hunters into his mountain.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «send» (+1); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+1). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the order in which the three brothers were separated, and identify which brother was left at a distance from the others.

1. The middle brother was sent home with a sore arm — score 1
2. The youngest brother was left behind with an injured foot — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. The eldest brother was far ahead while the middle brother and the youngest were both stuck behind with broken gear and injuries — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. The youngest brother was left far behind after the others raced through the thicket and he twisted his foot on a stone — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 821, line 9: «The brother sends him away "over mountains and seas", so he will be far from his bride.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «brother» (+2); the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Explain why the elder brother failed to observe the mountain as he entered it, citing the circumstances of the chase.

1. He was intent upon the pursuit of the bear through brush and bramble that tore at his cloak all morning — no support
2. He was so intent upon the pursuit of the bear that he never looked up at the cliffs or the entrance — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. He was intent upon the pursuit of the bear — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He had his eyes on the trail — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1167, line 12: «His brothers "had become great men," so when Jack asks for food they give him only "hard words."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «brothers» (+2); the same circumstance (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). 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 · right ✓

Describe the condition of the youngest brother's weapon at the moment the bear emerged from the thicket.

1. The bow had snapped in two after catching in a tree branch while he ran after the bear through the brush — score 3
2. The bow was bent and cracked badly — no support
3. The bow had snapped in two after catching in a tree — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. The bow had snapped in two after catching in a tree and the arrows had scattered across the path behind him — 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 1222, line 15: «The youngest's bad luck: the bow "caught in a tree and snapped in half" just before the bear came out.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «catch» (+4); the same place «tree» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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