Orange Fairy Book, Moti: Moti rides to war on a wobbly pony and frightens a king into surrender.

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1301 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 · ★ · right ✓

Oi, wait, what did Moti even ride to the war, mate?

1. A donkey, mate — score 0
2. A little pony, innit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. A tiny pony he nicked off the farm, innit — no support
4. A grey mare, bruv — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1300, line 1: «Moti picks the best-looking horse and asks the merchants if he may ride it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «moti» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same action «ride» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, why did Moti tie rocks to his ankles, was he proper mental?

1. So he wouldn't fall off — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. To look hard, innit — no support
3. Cos he wanted to look proper tough when he rode in — no support
4. So he'd stay on the pony — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1301, line 9: «Why: The pony falls behind the cavalry, so Moti loses his temper and whacks it, and the pony "completely lost his temper and bolted".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «moti» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+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

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, what made the pony go mental and bolt?

1. He whacked it — score -1
2. Moti shouted at it loudly — score -1
3. A snake bit it there — score 1
4. Moti whacked it with his staff — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1301, line 9: «Why: The pony falls behind the cavalry, so Moti loses his temper and whacks it, and the pony "completely lost his temper and bolted".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «whack» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did both the rocks fall off, like, or what?

1. Neither fell at first, then one came off down the ravine, like — no support
2. One fell, then the other one — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. One fell off first, then the other one rolled away — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. The first one fell off — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 793, line 14: «Why she is sad: he "had not a word or thought respecting her," so she leaves "feeling mournful and sad."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «rock» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what was Moti yelling at the pony, sick threats or what?

1. He'd feed it, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. He'd take it back to the stable and feed it, bruv — score 2
3. He'd skin it alive if it didn't go, bruv — no support
4. He'd skin it alive, bruv — ✓ the right answer · 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 1301, line 9: «Why: The pony falls behind the cavalry, so Moti loses his temper and whacks it, and the pony "completely lost his temper and bolted".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «moti» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the cavalry reckoned his shouting was for the enemy, yeah?

1. Nah, they didn't — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, dead tough — no support
3. Nah, they thought he was mad — no support
4. Yeah, they thought he was tough — ✓ 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 ✗

What plant did Moti swing about like a weapon, innit?

1. A big cactus — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. A thorny bush — score 2
3. A tall castor-oil plant near the road, bruv — score 2
4. A castor-oil plant — ✓ the right answer · score 2

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 1261, line 17: «Old words: "maize" is what we now call sweetcorn, and a "grove" is a small group of trees, often planted in rows.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «plant» (+4). Against it: the same circumstance (-2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did the king leg it when he saw the dust?

1. He thought the army had turned — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. He saw a fire — score 6
3. He thought giants were charging — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. He was scared — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1253, line 19: «Why he spares the baby: he cannot turn his sword on the helpless baby, who he thinks will die without its mother.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «turn» (+3); the same doer «king» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Who got squashed when Moti's pony threw him, like proper?

1. Moti, mate — score -10
2. A tired soldier, mate — score -2
3. A fat officer, mate — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. A horse, mate — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 1301, line 5: «Moti's pony throws him onto a fat officer, Moti bullies the officer into fetching the king, and the king surrenders, promises peace and pays money.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did Moti make the officer do, go fetch the king?

1. Yeah, go and get the king and bring him here quick — ← Mova's choice · score 10
2. Yeah, bring the king back — no support
3. Yeah, go and fetch the king right now, mate — score 10
4. Yeah, go fetch the king — ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 10, tied with another option at 10 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 718, line 9: «The old lady's clue: "Did not the young man who brought the dagger call him whom your majesty believes to be your son Labakan, and say he was a crazy tailor?"», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «young man» (+3); the same action «bring» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 10. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the king said sorry and promised no more wars, right?

1. Yeah, he'd stop fighting now — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Yeah, no more wars ever, he promised everyone — no support
3. Yeah, no more wars ever — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nah, more wars — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1290, line 10: «The king says "I cannot fight that giant" when his heart fails him, so he is afraid at first.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fight» (+5); the same doer «king» (+3). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-6). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Did the king have to pay up something, like cash?

1. Yeah, a big pile of cash — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, just a horse — no support
3. Yeah, a big pile of cash and a load of gold coins — no support
4. Yeah, a lot of gold, bruv — 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 was Moti's family proud of him, or what?

1. Nah, they were baffled, bruv — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, they were totally baffled by all the fuss, bruv — no support
3. Yeah, they were so proud — no support
4. Yeah, they were proud of him but also a bit baffled, bruv — 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 implement did Moti carry as his sole means of defence when proceeding to battle?

1. A spear — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. A short bow — score -1
3. A sword — score -1
4. His staff — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1101, line 18: «The beating: the henchmen "trounced them soundly," until the rich brother yelled that the poor man could take what he wished.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «poor man» (-1). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which action by Moti caused his pony to bolt?

1. Striking it firmly across the back with his wooden staff — score -6
2. Pulling hard on the reins — no support
3. Striking it forcefully with his staff — ✓ the right answer · score -6
4. Shouting at it and then striking it hard with his heavy staff — ← Mova's choice · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score -2, against -6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1301, line 3: «Moti goes whooping past the cavalry, yelling threats at his pony, and the scared soldiers think he is a fierce warrior and follow him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). Against it: the same action «yell» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, scored -6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

To what did the messenger attribute the king's hasty retreat?

1. A giant brandishing a tree — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A giant brandishing a huge uprooted tree over his head — no support
3. A charging army of giants — no support
4. A flood of angry soldiers — 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What terms did the vanquished monarch accept at the conclusion?

1. Cessation of war and a large payment of money — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Surrender of land and gold — no support
3. Cessation of war and payment — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Return of all the prisoners — 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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