Lang's Fairy Books, Pivi and Kabo: Kabo copies Pivi, is swallowed by a shell-fish, and is punished

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1231 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 Kabo tried copying Pivi, right? What totally backfired on him?

1. He got a twisted leg, a hump, and no nuts at all — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. He broke a spear and a tooth — no support
3. He got a twisted leg and a hump — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. He got a twisted leg and a hump from the tree — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1231, line 3: «Greedy Kabo copies everything, gets a twisted leg and a hump from the Black Ant, and fails the tree test.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+4). Against it: the same doer «greedy kabo» (-1); the same thing acted on «twisted leg» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, why did the girls stay with Pivi and not Kabo?

1. They only loved Pivi, no cap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. They just liked Pivi, real talk — score 2
3. They liked Pivi more — score 2
4. Pivi was cooler — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 968, line 2: «Two days later Clara sails for Norway, and Jurgen stays behind to work on the farm and the fishery.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «jurgen» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, how did Pivi get out of that giant clam thing?

1. He stabbed it with his spear and then swam home — score 4
2. He poked it with a stick — score 0
3. He stabbed it with his spear — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. He cracked it with a rock — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1231, line 11: «Why: Pivi escapes the shell because he "had my spear with me" and worked at the fish until it opened.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «pivi» (+3); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what did Kabo tell the girls about Pivi?

1. That the shell-fish swallowed him whole in the sea — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. That a shark took him away — no support
3. That the shell-fish swallowed him — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. That a crab pinched him in the sea — 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 ✗

Lol, who came down the hill to sort Kabo out?

1. Pivi's clever dog and cat — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. The girls from the old hut — score 1
3. Pivi's five and twenty mates — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. The village chief — 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 1080, line 11: «Blue Beard bawls, "Come down instantly, or I shall come up to you."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2). Against it: the same action «come down» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Bro, what did the woman make Pivi climb up for?

1. A hut — score -2
2. A tree with only his legs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. A fish — score -2
4. A cliff with only his hands — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1191, line 10: «fact: The young brave skips the carrying and says, "I am going home another way," so he reaches the village long before the others.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Okay, why did Kabo lose the nuts again?

1. He threw them down the tree — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. He threw them down the tree when a hag scared him — score 3
3. He let go of the tree — no support
4. He tripped on the rope — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1231, line 9: «Why: Kabo fails because he climbs "with both hands and feet" and throws the nuts down instead of carrying them.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «throw down» (+2); the same thing acted on «nuts» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, what did the two guys in The Elf Maiden both want?

1. To win a boat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To catch big fish — no support
3. To claim the old canoe — no support
4. To win the same girl — ✓ 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 ✗

Fr, when did it get a bit less dark in the winter?

1. Around noon for an hour each day in the winter — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Around noon for an hour, then dark again all afternoon — no support
3. Around noon for a while — no support
4. Around noon for an hour — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, what did the sneaky fisherman do when the sails were going up?

1. He yelled out his plan — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. He ran away — no support
3. He hid again — no support
4. He called the crew back — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 165, line 20: «The fisherman plans to "build a house on the shore to warn fishermen" who fish there, so they will not free such a genie.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fisherman» (+2). Against it: the same action «plan» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Be honest, how did the girl act around the two dudes?

1. She teased them — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. She liked the other one — score 4
3. She ignored him — score 8
4. She liked his rival more — ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1218, line 13: «The turtle goes to war, and the girl teases that he will be "hardly out of sight" in four days, so he changes it to "four YEARS."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tease» (+5); the same doer «girl» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

So what was the fishing trip's spot?

1. Islands a few miles north past the big reef — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Islands a few miles north — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The north coast — no support
4. Islands a few miles north of the old village — 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 ✗

Identify the outcome of Kabo's attempt to climb the cocoa-nut tree.

1. He slipped badly — no support
2. He failed by using only his knees — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. He failed by using both hands and feet — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. He failed after trying both his hands — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1231, line 9: «Why: Kabo fails because he climbs "with both hands and feet" and throws the nuts down instead of carrying them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fail» (+2); the same doer «kabo» (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

State the means by which Pivi effected his escape from the shell-fish.

1. He cut the shell — no support
2. He worked the fish with his spear until it opened — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. He stabbed the fish and it opened — no support
4. He pushed the clam with a long stick until it cracked — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1061, line 17: «Old words: a "buckler" is a small round shield, "smote" is an old word for struck, and "alacrity" means quick, eager speed.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same thing acted on «old word» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Indicate the cause of the rivalry between the two young men in The Elf Maiden.

1. They both loved the same fishing boat — score 2
2. Both wanted to marry the old chief — no support
3. They fought over a boat — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Both sought the affection of the same girl — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1166, line 19: «Old word: "tormentors" means people who cause pain or trouble on purpose, here Martin and Michael beating Jack.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «old word» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Specify the season in which the fishing expedition was undertaken.

1. Autumn, when the nights grew cold — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Spring, when the light grew longer and the boats were ready — no support
3. Winter, when the nights grew dark — no support
4. Spring, when the light grew longer — ✓ 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

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