Japanese Fairy Tales, The Monkey and the Jelly Fish: the monkey tricks the jelly fish and escapes

Tests: 2 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1372 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 ✗

Dude, so the monkey totally played the jelly fish, right?

1. yes, totally, the monkey lied to the jelly fish about his liver — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. yep, he lied about his liver — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yep, he lied about his liver to save himself — no support
4. yeah, he kept the liver — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1371, line 19: «Word to know: "land-lubber" is an old sailors' word for someone who lives on land and does not know the sea.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «word» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, why did the jelly fish get punished anyway?

1. he spilled the secret — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he went to visit the monkey without asking first — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. he blabbed everything to the monkey and the dragon — no support
4. he let the monkey out of the tree — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 810, line 10: «Why again: the child wants to fly, and he says "if you weep for me as you are weeping now, you may never see me again."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «boy» (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-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 ✓

Was the monkey lowkey scared at first?

1. no, not at all — no support
2. yes, but he hid it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. yes, but he was calm — no support
4. yeah, he hid it well — score 5

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 1372, line 10: «Why the monkey hides his fear: "he thought it the wisest plan not to show any sign of the fear he felt."», 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 «monkey» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

No cap, did the jelly fish believe him?

1. yes, he believed it all — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. yup, he fully trusted him — no support
3. yep, all of it — no support
4. yep, every single word — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1372, line 12: «The jelly fish believes him, because "he believed every word the monkey said."», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «believe» (+5); the same thing acted on «word» (+4). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the Dragon King was super salty, huh?

1. yeah, he was upset — no support
2. yes, a little — no support
3. yeah, he was mad — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yep, he was furious — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 723, line 4: «The king is furious, and the two elder sisters marry the king's friends while Maria dresses as a boy and plays a trick with a flower basket.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). Against it: 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the monkey make it back to his tree?

1. yep, he climbed the tree — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. yup, straight up the pine — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yup, he climbed right back up to the top of the pine — score 5
4. yes, he went home laughing all the way to the palace — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 1371, line 5: «The monkey climbs onto the jelly fish's back, and they set off into the sea with the jelly fish promising to keep him safe.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «climb» (+3); the same doer «monkey» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, why are jellyfish all squishy now?

1. cause the Dragon King ordered it long ago on their ancestor — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. because the monkey tricked them and stole all their bones — no support
3. cause their bones got pulled out — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. because their bones got taken out — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Like, did the monkey feel bad for lying?

1. nope, not at all — no support
2. yes, he felt really bad — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. nope, he mocked him instead — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. nope, he laughed at him — score 5

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 1372, line 10: «Why the monkey hides his fear: "he thought it the wisest plan not to show any sign of the fear he felt."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «feel» (+3); the same doer «monkey» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, who was waiting at the Palace?

1. the Queen — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. the King and his servants — score 6
3. the doctor — score 6
4. the Dragon King and the doctor — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1238, line 1: «The boy waits at the window, but no ship comes, and soldiers drag him toward a barrel of boiling pitch.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «window» (+3); the same action «wait» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

That monkey was sus, wasn't he?

1. kind of — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. totally, super sneaky — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, kinda — no support
4. totally, super clever — 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 ✗

Did the jelly fish get out alive, like?

1. nope, he sank to the bottom — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nope, the servants beat him flat and threw him away — no support
3. nope, he got beaten flat — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nope, he was beaten flat and then thrown into the sea far away — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Anyway, what's the next tale about?

1. a monkey and a crab — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a fish tale — no support
3. a clever tiger who tricked a sleepy old bear — no support
4. a fox and a tiger — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the monkey was like, genius, right?

1. yeah, he tricked everyone and was super clever — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. yeah, he was clever — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yes, sort of — no support
4. yep, very wise indeed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1283, line 5: «The shark says the sultan needs a monkey's heart, so the monkey tricks the shark into turning back and hides in the tree.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «trick» (+3); the same doer «monkey» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

What did the monkey state in order to persuade the jelly fish to return to the island?

1. That his liver was hanging on a tall tree. — score 5
2. That the Dragon King himself had asked him to fetch his liver from the mountain pine-tree. — score 1
3. That he had left his liver hanging upon a pine-tree. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. That he had lost his liver. — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1372, line 3: «He says he left his livers hanging on a pine-tree on the island, so the jelly fish must take him back.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «leave» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the principal consequence imposed upon the jelly fish by the Dragon King?

1. His bones were removed and his body was beaten. — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He was sentenced to exile in the distant sea. — no support
3. His bones were removed, his body was beaten, and he was thrown into the far water beyond the gates. — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. He was locked in a dungeon until his bones were removed and his body was finally beaten. — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1253, line 3: «At dusk he is lost among rocky mountains, and he finds a hermit by a stream, throwing leaves into the water.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «throw» (+3); the same place «water» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+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 phrase accurately characterises the condition of the jelly fish at the close of the narrative?

1. Soft and boneless, as all his descendants remain. — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Boneless and beaten, as he long remained. — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Beaten flat, soft, and boneless, as all his many descendants still remain along the shores. — score 1
4. Soft and boneless, as all his descendants remain in the sea today. — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1371, line 19: «Word to know: "land-lubber" is an old sailors' word for someone who lives on land and does not know the sea.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Upon what condition did the monkey consent to surrender his liver to the jelly fish?

1. He agreed only if the jelly fish first begged him. — score -5
2. He would give it only if the jelly fish carried him back to the island on his back first. — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. He agreed to surrender it only after the jelly fish swore an oath of loyalty and service to him. — score 1
4. He would not give it, but dared the jelly fish to take it. — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1364, line 18: «Hard word: "barbarous" means cruel and savage, and it is how the monkey describes his master.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «monkey» (+4). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same doer «word» (-2). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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