Indian tales, The Monkey and the Shark, part 9: the monkey tells the shark how a greedy donkey was tricked by a hare and a lion

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1284 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 ✗

Mate, did the donkey like being a washerman's donkey or nah?

1. Nah, she legged it to the woods — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, she hated it and bunked off deep into the forest where nobody could find her — no support
3. Nah, she bunked off into the forest — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nah, she did a runner somewhere — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, how come the donkey got proper fat?

1. She stuffed herself in the woods — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She nommed loads of grub outside — no support
3. She ate loads of fruit — no support
4. She scoffed loads in the forest — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Innit the hare the clever one here? What did she tell the lion?

1. That she wanted to see him — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. That the donkey really fancied him and wanted to marry him as soon as possible — no support
3. That the donkey fancied him — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. That the donkey was hungry — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1284, line 4: «The hare fools the donkey into visiting the lion, and the donkey kicks and bites him off.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «visit» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «lion» (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, so what was the lion's proper problem?

1. He was bare sick lately — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He was proper poorly — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He was proper knackered — no support
4. He was dead ill, mate — 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 ✗

Did the donkey fight back or did she just wimp out?

1. She booted him really hard — no support
2. She gave him a proper kicking — no support
3. She kicked him something rotten and bit him for good measure as well — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. She kicked him something rotten — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1042, line 20: «fact: The word bellicose means warlike or ready to fight, so when Fionn is "as bellicose as a wounded boar" he is very angry.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «word» (+2). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Mad, where did the hare hide while they were scrapping?

1. In bushes behind the cave — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. In a clump near the entrance — score 6
3. Behind a thorny hedge — score 6
4. In thick bushes right behind the cave while they were fighting — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1284, line 13: «Why the hare hides: she waits "in some bushes behind the cave" and listens to the battle.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hide» (+3); the same doer «hare» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

What excuse did the hare give for the second visit?

1. Said he wanted food — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Said he only wanted a snog — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Claimed he only fancied a chat — score 6
4. Said he wanted a little talk — score 6

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 1284, line 14: «The second trick: the hare says the lion was "only trying to kiss you," and the donkey believes her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hare» (+5); the same action «say» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Ngl, how did the lion nab the donkey in the end?

1. He jumped out from behind a tree — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He jumped out suddenly from behind a big old tree near the path and grabbed her — no support
3. He lunged from a hidden hollow tree — no support
4. He pounced out from the tall grass — 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 ✗

Who was it that wanted the heart, like, for real?

1. The monkey did — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The lion wanted the heart — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The hare wanted it — no support
4. The donkey wanted it — 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 ✓

Was the hare the one who cooked the meat, yeah?

1. Yeah, she lit a fire and grilled it — score -2
2. Nah, the lion cooked it himself — score 2
3. Yeah, she made a fire and roasted it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Yeah, she made a big fire first and then roasted the whole thing slowly — score 4

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 1218, line 1: «The hare makes fifteen whales lie head to tail so he can jump across the river.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «hare» (+3); the same action «make» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, so the monkey is only telling the shark this to waste time, right?

1. Nah, he's lying — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. No, he's serious — no support
3. Yeah, he's winding him up — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. Yeah, he's taking the mick — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 397, line 5: «Last, a thief fakes being a wolf to steal an innkeeper's coat, and a monkey's lies cost him his life.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «monkey» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Like, what did the donkey actually want in the forest?

1. Loads of eating and resting — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Lots of food and a nap — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Food and sleep — score 6
4. Loads of food and a sleep — 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 998, line 3: «Then we meet a thistle growing outside a fine manor garden, where a sleepy old donkey wants to eat it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «sleepy old donkey» (+5); the same action «want» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper random, but how did the monkey feel about the shark?

1. He was really enjoying it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He was having a good time — no support
3. He was having a right laugh — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He thought the whole shark thing was a right laugh and he loved every minute — 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 animal did the hare persuade the donkey to visit, and for what purpose?

1. The lion, for the reason of a future marriage bond — score 3
2. The lion, for the sake of a planned wedding feast — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. The lion, for the purpose of a proposed marriage — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The hare, for a planned wedding — 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 398, line 5: «A fox learns not to fear a lion, a drowning boy begs for help before a scolding, a peacock envies the nightingale, a wolf fools a shepherd, and the lions mock…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hares» (+5); the same action «plan» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

By what means did the donkey repel the lion during the first encounter?

1. By butting and stamping him — score -1
2. By kicking and biting him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. By kicking and clawing him — score 0
4. By running — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 366, line 4: «A Merchant's Ass spills his salt on purpose, gets sponges to carry instead, and is punished; a Gnat stings a Lion to death and boasts, then gets caught in a we…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sting» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «lion» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the lion's principal motive in killing the donkey, as the monkey reports it?

1. He wanted the donkey's heart for food — score -1
2. He sought the donkey's heart for himself — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. He craved her heart for his own meal — score -1
4. He wanted the donkey's heart for himself because he thought it was the best part — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 667, line 9: «Why: the king is angry at first, but he keeps his promise because he gave "my royal word" to spare the thief.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: its «because» matches the remembered cause (+4); the same doer «king» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «royal word» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

In the monkey's account, what did the hare do with the donkey's carcass?

1. She grilled it on hot coals — score 3
2. She left it in the forest — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. She roasted the whole carcass slowly over an open fire outside the cave — score 3
4. She roasted it over a fire — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1283, line 19: «Old word: a "jogi" is a holy man who has left ordinary life; today we would say a yogi or hermit.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «leave» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «holy man» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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