Pinocchio, The Piece of Wood, part 1: a wood that talks, two old men fight, a puppet is named

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1388 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 ✗

yo, no cap, did that log really talk to the carpenter?

1. yeah, it yelled at him loudly — no support
2. nah, it just made some noise — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. yeah, it begged him to be careful — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, it only squeaked a little bit — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 425, line 12: «How: Ivan throws a glove, then the other glove, then his cap, and the cap makes the hut's beams fall apart.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+1); the same doer «cap» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

bruh, was Polendina just a random name or was it lowkey an insult?

1. an insult about his yellow wig — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a nickname for his round nose — no support
3. a friendly joke — no support
4. just a random name — 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 ✗

so where'd Mastro Cherry get his nickname, was his nose lit or what?

1. his nose was round and very red — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. his nose was round, red and shiny — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. his nose was round, red and shiny from the cold winter air — score 5
4. his nose was round, red and shiny and everyone teased him for it — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1388, line 6: «Who: Mastro Cherry is a carpenter whose nose is "round and red and shiny" like a cherry.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «nose» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, was the wood fancy or just trash for the stove?

1. just firewood for the stove and nothing more special at all — no support
2. good oak for a new door — no support
3. just firewood for the stove — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. fancy carved wood meant for a royal table in the palace — ← 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 1327, line 19: «Old words: "thee" and "thou" mean "you" today, "hath" means "has", and "clamour" means a loud noise.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same action «mean» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, did Geppetto and the carpenter end up fighting over it?

1. yeah, they fought with scratches and bites and then made peace — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, they fought with scratches and bites and tore each other's coats — no support
3. no, they shared a meal together — no support
4. yeah, they fought with scratches and bites — ✓ 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 6 · ★ · right ✓

ngl, what's the puppet supposed to be able to do?

1. sing, dance and play the flute — no support
2. dance, fence, turn somersaults and carry bread and wine — score 3
3. dance, fence and turn somersaults while singing loudly — score 3
4. dance, fence and turn somersaults — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 1388, line 13: «What: Geppetto's puppet "will be able to dance, fence, and turn somersaults."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «somersaults» (+2); the same action «turn» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol, which dude had the yellow wig?

1. the carpenter — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Geppetto — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Mastro — no support
4. Cherry — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, what colour did Cherry's nose go when he got scared?

1. pale — no support
2. greyish white — no support
3. red — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. deepest purple — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 292, line 19: «Who: the robber girl's mother pinches her daughter's nose until it is "red and blue", but the text says this is done "out of pure love".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «nose» (+1); the same property (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, where does Geppetto actually live?

1. a big house — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a small room on the ground floor — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a cold shop by the river — no support
4. a tiny room on the top floor — 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 ✗

ok real talk, what does Geppetto want to earn with the puppet?

1. bread and a bowl of soup — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. some bread — score 1
3. coins and a loaf of bread — score 1
4. bread and a cup of wine — ✓ 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 1056, line 14: «Cona'n answers boldly that no warrior in the world has been greater than his peer in Ireland, and Cael replies that this talk makes him think of "a small boy o…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same doer «talk» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

be honest, what did the voice do when it got tickled?

1. it giggled, ha ha ha — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. it whispered, hush hush — no support
3. it giggled loudly, ha ha ha, and then it went silent — score 7
4. it yelled, oh no oh no — score 7

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 1388, line 3: «The voice cries out again, then giggles when the plane tickles the wood.», 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 «giggle» (+2); the same doer «voice» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

is it true they swore to be besties forever?

1. no, they never spoke again — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yes, besties for the whole year — no support
3. no, they fought — no support
4. yes, friends for the rest of their lives — ✓ 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

For what purpose did Mastro Cherry originally intend to employ the piece of timber?

1. as a leg for a chair — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. as the leg of a table in the shop — no support
3. as the leg of a table for his grand new kitchen — no support
4. as the leg of a table — ✓ 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

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what name did the boys of the neighbourhood address Geppetto?

1. Polendina the Yellow Wig Man — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Polendina Gialla of the square — no support
3. Polendina — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Polendena — 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 accomplishments was Geppetto's proposed Marionette required to possess?

1. dancing, fencing and somersaults — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. singing, fencing and wrestling — no support
3. dancing, fencing and somersaults while carrying bread — no support
4. dancing, fencing, somersaults and speaking aloud to people — 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 · right ✓

By what name did Geppetto finally christen the wooden figure?

1. Pinocchio — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Pinocchia — score 5
3. Mush — score 5
4. Polly — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 871, line 19: «fact: The Romans and Greeks called a tree spirit a "Dryad"; today we might say a tree spirit or nymph.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+2); the same thing acted on «fact» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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