Far North tales, The Fox and the Bear: the fox tricks the bear into a fire, then cheats a Lapp of his reindeer.

Tests: 2 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1243 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 ✗

Why'd the fox hide under that fir root, like?

1. To rest — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. To nap — score 0
3. To dodge danger — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. To hide from the hunter — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1232, line 3: «On Christmas Eve a boat of strange beings lands, and the youth hides behind his wood stack to watch them.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «youth» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

What's the bear grabbin' hold of, mate?

1. The tail of the fox that he shook off — no support
2. The bear's tail — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. The fox's bushy red tail, mate — score -1
4. The fox's tail — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1243, line 9: «The bear seizes the fox's tail and holds it "tight" in his mouth as they set out down the road.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «tail» (-1). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the bear reckon the fox was doin' with the fire?

1. Settin' fire to the pitch for a laugh — no support
2. Rubbin' bright colours in with a brush — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Rubbin' bright colours in — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Warmin' his back up — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1243, line 12: «The bear thinks the fire is paint, for he "thought that the fox was rubbing the bright colours into his skin".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «bright colours» (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

What did the fox sigh about, bruv?

1. Them nights when he was cold — no support
2. Them days when he painted birds — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. The old days when he painted birds for the Lapp — score 6
4. The days he painted flowers — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1146, line 5: «The fox sails to France, Ian tricks the princess onto the ship, and in Erin the fox turns into a fair woman to meet the king.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fox» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Why'd the fox reckon the bear couldn't handle the job?

1. He can't stand pain — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. He's too big — no support
3. He's scared of the fire — score 0
4. He's too slow — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 789, line 18: «The bear's skin falls off, and he stands there "clothed all in gold," a handsome man.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, what did the fox fill his bag with?

1. Burnt bones and some old fur — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Fresh fish — score 3
3. Burnt bones — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Silver coins — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 693, line 4: «The new king forbids anyone to use the milk-brook, but a gold-bearded man keeps filling his pail at dawn and vanishing.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fill» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the Lapp swap his three reindeer for, innit?

1. His snow-shoes — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. A dog — score 6
3. A sealed bag — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Three sheep — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 984, line 20: «Old word: "twine" is thin string; the reindeer says the Finland woman can tie the winds with a piece of it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «reindeer» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why'd the Lapp open the bag early, like?

1. He had a little doubt — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He was too eager — no support
3. He wanted one peep — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He was curious — 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 ✗

What snapped the Lapp's snow-shoes, mate?

1. The fox's wish — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A branch — ← Mova's choice · score -4
3. The rough ice — score -4
4. The bear's claw — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 395, line 22: «Why: the Oak grieves most because it is "torn in pieces by these wedges made from my own branches".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same action «tear» (-1); the same thing acted on «word» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

What happened to the reindeer the fox wished on?

1. It fell in snow — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. It broke its leg — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. It lost a hoof — score 0
4. It stumbled and slipped on the icy road — 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 1159, line 16: «Old Bergen is a wild land where the men hunt reindeer and dig pits for mountain sheep to fall into.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fall» (+4); the same doer «men» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who came to the cave to help kill the reindeer?

1. Robber beasts of the forest and the fox's friends — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Forest animals and birds — score 3
3. Robber beasts of the forest — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Every bear and wolf from the northern forest — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 94, line 1: «Wild Cow comes next and promises her milk every day for the wonderful grass; she becomes the Giver of Good Food. Then no one else comes, so the Cat walks up by…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come» (+2); the same circumstance (+2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where'd the bear's arrow mark end up, bruv?

1. On the reindeer's chin where it had been shot — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. On the reindeer's chin — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. On the left side of the reindeer's grey chin — no support
4. On the reindeer's neck — 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 ✗

By what device did the fox ensnare the bear?

1. A pit prepared with willow ropes and pitch — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A hole covered with leaves — no support
3. A trap of ropes and pitch — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. A deep hole — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 138, line 12: «What: the Fox finds a trap with meat in it and calls it "a dainty morsel" he saved for "our King".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

For what purpose did the Lapp break the seal of the bag?

1. To learn what the bag had — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To see inside — no support
3. To ascertain the nature of its contents — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. To find out what it holds — 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 3 · formal language · right ✓

What was the consequence of the fox's wish upon the Lapp's snow-shoes?

1. The snow-shoes snapped in two — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
2. They cracked — score 8
3. They snapped right through — score 8
4. They split down the middle — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 12, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1243, line 19: «The fox wishes the Lapp's snow-shoes would break, and "the Lapp's shoes snapped in two".», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «snap» (+5); the same place «two» (+4); the same doer «shoes» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the bear's mark become established upon the reindeer?

1. The bear struck it with an arrow — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. The bear shot the reindeer with an arrow in the chin — score 2
3. The bear shot the reindeer in the chin — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. The fox marked it with pitch — score 1

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 789, line 16: «The bear answers the dwarf with a single blow, and "he did not move again."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «move» (+2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «bear» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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