Aesop's Fables, The Ass and the Lap-dog: the jealous Ass wrecks the master's dinner and is beaten

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 136 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 ✗

Bruv, why did the Ass go full mental and smash the dinner?

1. He was mad jealous of the posh Lap-dog getting all the attention and treats — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. He was well jealous of the Lap-dog — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. He was proper hungry, innit — score 3
4. He just wanted to eat it all — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 136, line 6: «Who: a jealous Ass who works on a farm, carting corn and carrying the farm's burdens.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «jealous ass» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Innit wild that the Fir-tree was showing off to the Bramble?

1. Yeah, it was dead full of itself, bragging on about its timber — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, it was well up itself, going on about how useful it was to everyone — no support
3. Nah, it was just being nice — no support
4. Yeah, it was well up itself — ✓ 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 ✗

Mate, what did the Frogs wanna lob at Jupiter?

1. A proper moan about the Sun going on about wanting a wife and sons — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A proper long moan about the Sun wanting to marry — no support
3. A bit of a chat about rain — no support
4. A proper moan about the Sun — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, what did the Bear do to the Traveller who was playing dead?

1. Sniffed all over him, then just buzzed off into the woods — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Sniffed him and then left him — score 7
3. Sniffed him all over and buzzed off — ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Poked him and wandered off — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 136, line 18: «The Bear sniffs the Traveller, who "held his breath" and so is taken for a corpse.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «sniff» (+2); the same doer «bear» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what was the Lion doing when he lifted his paw?

1. Showing the Slave his sore foot so he could pull the thorn out — no support
2. Showing the Slave his sore foot — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Holding up his paw so the Slave could see his sore foot and fix it — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Showing the Slave his hurt paw — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 31, line 6: ««It was a golden afternoon. The smell of the dust they kicked up was rich and satisfying»; rabbits in the hedgerows «held up their fore-paws, and said, "O my!…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold up» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, why was the Bull dead chill about the Gnat?

1. He didn't even notice it landing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He never saw it land — no support
3. He was too lazy — no support
4. He was off in a daydream — 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 ✗

Bruv, what did the Slave decide to do after living with the Lion?

1. Ask the Lion to let him go and then head straight back to the town for his mates — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Go back to the town to fetch his mates and tell the others — no support
3. Go back to the town for his mates — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Head back to his 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

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, what's the big moral from the Flea and the Man?

1. Don't waste your pity on a scamp — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Don't trust a sneaky one — no support
3. Don't waste your pity on a little scamp who will just bite you — no support
4. Don't pity a rascal at all — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Lol, what did the Bee ask Jupiter for, you muppet?

1. Stings for the bees to kill robbers — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A sting for each bee to kill any robber who comes near the hive — no support
3. Stings for killing robbers — no support
4. Stings to kill the thieves — 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, what happened to the Oak when the storm came?

1. It got ripped right up and thrown into the river below — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It got ripped up and thrown in the river — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It got snapped by the wind — no support
4. It was ripped up by the roots and carried away down the river — 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, which reeds came through the storm with no bother?

1. The dry ones by the bank — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The bendy ones that yielded to the wind and survived the storm — no support
3. The bendy ones that yielded — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The thick ones that stood — 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 ✗

Ngl, what did the Cub do in the Blind Man's tale?

1. Was touched — no support
2. Ran off into the woods — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Was held up to be felt — no support
4. Got passed into his hands to feel — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 90, line 3: «But the Man says the Sea is not obedient: once a day and once a night it rushes up the Perak river and floods his house, then runs out again and leaves only mu…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «run out» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, was the Fox's trick on the Cock actually a proper plan?

1. Yeah, he wanted the Cock as breakfast — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -4
2. Nah, he only wanted a chat — score -4
3. Yeah, he wanted the Cock as breakfast and had planned it all along — score -4
4. Yeah, he was dead hungry — 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 133, line 18: «The Fox's last words are his excuse: the grapes "are quite sour" now, so he did not need them.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «need» (+2); the same doer «fox» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-6). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which action does the Ass perform immediately before the servants beat him with sticks and cudgels?

1. He tries to hop on the dinner — no support
2. He attempts to jump upon his master's lap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. He runs round the room and then attempts to jump upon his master's lap — score 4
4. He leaps onto the table cloth — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 136, line 3: «He then tries to jump on his master's lap, but the servants beat him back to his stable.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «jump» (+5). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which quality does the Bramble attribute to poverty, in contrast to the Fir's boast of usefulness?

1. Freedom from care — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Freedom from pride — no support
3. Freedom from all care and from the burden of owning fine things — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Freedom from all care, since the poor have nothing to lose — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 72, line 3: «At lunch Toad is so puffed up that the others suspect something. Afterwards the Rat and Badger take him by both arms into the smoking-room. The Rat says it kin…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «toad» (+2); the same doer «rat» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which creature is described as stronger than the Oak in the fable concerning the storm?

1. The storm itself — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. The mighty river — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. The mighty flood that rose up over the banks — no support
4. The wind that blew across the whole valley and beyond — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 52, line 17: «Toad describes his house like an estate agent's advert: «an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence very unique ... Up-to-date sanitation. Five minutes f…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «only one» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which object is the Blind Man able to identify solely by the sensation of touch?

1. An animal placed in his hands — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. A bird placed in his hands — no support
3. A strange creature that someone placed in his trembling hands — no support
4. An animal that was placed carefully into both of his hands — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 45, line 11: «The Badger mocks Toad's «singularly hideous habiliments» (very ugly clothes), which turn him into «an Object which throws any decent-minded animal … into a vio…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «object» (+2); the same thing acted on «minded animal» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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