Pinocchio, Pinocchio and the Talking Cricket, part 2: the puppet runs off and the Cricket is killed

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

Lesson 1389 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 did the puppet's nose actually keep growing or nah?

1. nah it actually stopped growing when he got scared, no cap fr — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. yeah it kept growing the whole time, no cap, it was wild — score 4
3. yeah it shrank a bit, no cap — score 4
4. yeah it kept growing, no cap — ✓ the right answer · score 4

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 1389, line 2: «The eyes stare at him, the nose keeps growing longer, and the mouth laughs and sticks out its tongue.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «grow» (+2); the same doer «nose» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, why did Pinocchio snatch the wig off Geppetto?

1. cause he was being a little menace and wanted to run off — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. cause he was being a little menace — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. cause he was just playing around — no support
4. cause he wanted it for himself — 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 · ★ · right ✓

ngl, was the Carabineer kinda ready for him?

1. yeah he stood there like a boss — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah he chased it down — no support
3. yeah he stood there like a boss and didn't move an inch — no support
4. nah he just ran away — 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 4 · ★ · right ✓

wait, did the crowd help Geppetto or nah?

1. nah they just hyped it up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nah they just hyped it up and laughed at the poor guy — no support
3. nah they booed Pinocchio — no support
4. yeah they grabbed him back — 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 ✗

lowkey, was Geppetto kinda sad at the end?

1. yeah he was kinda mad — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah he was crying and wailing — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah he was laughing loud — no support
4. yeah he was crying and wailing and couldn't stop for hours — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, did the Carabineer hold onto Pinocchio by the ears?

1. yeah he grabbed the ears — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. yeah he grabbed the ears and pulled him back hard — score 4
3. nah he grabbed the nose — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah he grabbed the wooden nose and the hat both — 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 1218, line 2: «A boy grabs the hare's ears, but the hare struggles, and the boy runs home with him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «grab» (+2); the same thing acted on «ears» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

deadass, how long had the Cricket been living there?

1. for longer than anyone in the village can remember — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. about twenty years — no support
3. for more than a hundred years before the puppet came — no support
4. more than a hundred years — ✓ 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, what job did Pinocchio say was the best?

1. eating, drinking, sleeping, playing — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. reading, writing, drawing, singing — no support
3. eating, drinking, sleeping, playing and running all day — score 0
4. fishing, cooking, sailing, hunting — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 111, line 10: «Why does Red-Cap feel uneasy? She says, "How sad I feel! I wish I had not come to-day," and she finds the door open.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, did the Cricket warn him or nah?

1. yeah he warned him, and honestly it was pretty wise advice — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. nah he ignored him totally and kept messing around with stuff — no support
3. yeah he warned him, it was lowkey wise — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. yeah he yelled, it was rude — score 4

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 1389, line 13: «Pinocchio says he hates to study and prefers "eating, drinking, sleeping, playing," which the Cricket warns will end in hospital or prison.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «warn» (+2); the same doer «cricket» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

yo, why'd Pinocchio get so mad at the Cricket?

1. cause it called him a wooden head — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. cause it called him dumb — score 2
3. cause it called him a fool — score 2
4. cause it called him a wooden head in front of everyone — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1389, line 14: «The Cricket calls Pinocchio "a wooden head," and that insult is why Pinocchio throws the hammer.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+3); the same receiver «pinocchio» (+1). Against it: the same doer «cricket» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, what did Pinocchio grab off the bench?

1. a heavy hammer from the bench — no support
2. a wooden spoon — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. a metal pot — no support
4. a hammer — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 811, line 19: «Old word: "forms" were long wooden benches on which school pupils sat, while today we say "benches" or "desks."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2); the same property (+1). Against it: the same place «long wooden benches» (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol, how'd the Cricket die in the end?

1. Pinocchio hit it with a hammer — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. it fell off the wall when Pinocchio threw a stick — no support
3. it got squashed by a box — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. Pinocchio hit it with a hammer during the fight — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1378, line 18: «Old word: "Ainu" was the name the old tale gives to a northern people, once called "Eastern Barbarians".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. 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 13 · ★ · right ✓

fr, did Pinocchio mean to kill it or nah?

1. nah he didn't think he'd hit it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah he meant to do it and felt proud — no support
3. nah he didn't think he'd hit it but felt terrible afterwards — no support
4. nah he just wanted to scare it — 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 of the following best describes the object that Pinocchio throws at the Talking Cricket?

1. A small iron tool taken from the shelf near the door — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. A heavy hammer taken from the carpenter's workbench — no support
3. A wooden spoon from the kitchen — score 2
4. A hammer taken from the workbench — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 1237, line 16: «Old word: "beheld" means "saw" or "looked upon," and it is a formal word we rarely use today.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did the Carabineer attempt to restrain the runaway Marionette?

1. By seizing him firmly by the nose and holding him still — no support
2. By chasing him down the road and grabbing him by the wooden nose — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. By holding him gently by the ears — no support
4. By seizing him firmly by the nose — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1389, line 11: «Geppetto "had forgotten to make" the ears, so the Carabineer could only grab Pinocchio by the nose.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «grab» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, 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 Geppetto's emotional state upon his arrest?

1. He laughed and clapped happily — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. He wept and wailed in deep sorrow for many hours — score 1
3. He wept and wailed in sorrow — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. He was furious and cursed loudly at the crowd — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 758, line 18: «OLD WORD: "Threepence" was an old British coin worth three pennies, and it stopped being used in 1971 when money went decimal.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

What principal moral does the Talking Cricket convey to Pinocchio before his death?

1. Disobedient children will suffer serious trouble later on in life — score 1
2. Lazy children will be punished — no support
3. Disobedient children will suffer later — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Children who run away from home end up in trouble — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 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 1182, line 14: «Old word: a "litter" was a couch carried on poles by men; today we would say a stretcher or a sedan chair.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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