Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 14: Pinocchio begs for pennies, refuses hard work, and is recognised by the Fairy

Tests: 0 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1401 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 ✗

mate, how much dosh did the Bricklayer offer for lugging his plaster?

1. a few sovereigns — no support
2. three quid — no support
3. five pennies and a bag of crisps — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. five pennies — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 1401, line 2: «A Bricklayer offers five pennies to carry plaster, but Pinocchio says the work is too hard and turns it down.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); the number the lesson gave for it (+3); the same action «offer» (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «five pennies» (-3). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

innit wild that twenty folk walked past, so what did they all shout at him?

1. Get a job, mate. — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Why are you lazy? — no support
3. Aren't you ashamed? — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Aren't you ashamed of yourself, lazy boy? — 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 ✗

bruv, what did the little woman carry that turned him into a proper mule?

1. one heavy basket — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a jug — no support
3. bread — no support
4. two water jugs — ✓ 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 ✗

after the cauliflower, what sweet nosh did she promise him, like?

1. ice cream — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. tart — score 3
3. cake and jam — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. biscuits — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 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 647, line 2: «The witch asks for all the Queen's jewels and her lilies, boils them in a cauldron, and promises a child with golden hair and pale skin.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «promise» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did he lug the jug home, like, with what?

1. carried on his head like a hat — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. under his arm — no support
3. by hand — no support
4. on his head — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1401, line 13: «fact: Pinocchio carries the jug on his head, because he is "not being strong enough" to carry it with his hands.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «head» (+4); the same action «carry» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

when he was munching like a hoover, what colour was her hair?

1. gold — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. crimson — no support
3. red — no support
4. azure — ✓ 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 ✗

wait, what did he call her when he finally clocked it was her?

1. my little Fairy with the blue hair — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. my dear mother — score 1
3. my good sister — score 1
4. my little Fairy — ✓ the right answer · 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 168, line 20: «Old word: an "enchantress" was a woman who used magic spells, and today we would often just call her a witch.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

mate, does a Marionette ever grow, like, in real life?

1. rarely — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. never — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. only when they are very good — no support
4. always — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did he say he always tells, yeah, the truth or lies?

1. nothing — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. lies — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. truth — score 2
4. lie — 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 1222, line 1: «Three brothers go bear hunting, but their grumpy father always says he got more bears when he was young.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

is school a nightmare for him, or what? what happens when he goes?

1. he cries — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he gets hungry — no support
3. he gets bored — no support
4. he gets sick — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

she reckons laziness is proper ill, like what?

1. a bad habit — no support
2. a great sin — no support
3. the worst illness known to man — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. a serious illness — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 704, line 9: «fact: Why the ox matters: the king "reckons it among his greatest treasures", so losing it is a disaster.», 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, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

where did he chuck himself to hug her knees, like a drama queen?

1. on the cold stone floor by the door — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. on the floor — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. at the door — no support
4. down on the kitchen floor in tears — 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 ✗

the lads were off their trolley, but what did they call him for being so clever?

1. Dr. Clever Clogs from the village — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Dr. Know-it-all the Marionette — no support
3. Dr. Know-all — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Mr. Know-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

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

right, what was the last thing one lad tried to do to him?

1. tie a rope round his wooden neck — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. pull his hair — no support
3. pull his nose — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. pull his nose off and throw 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 · right ✓

Which sum of money did the Coal Man propose as remuneration for assistance with the two wagons?

1. six shillings — score 0
2. four pennies — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. three pennies — score 3
4. four pennies and a sugar lump — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1201, line 11: «fact: The wise men advise him to let the prince go with trusted companions: "Maybe he will repent and come back."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «advise» (+2); the same doer «wise men» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What term does the narrator employ to describe the little woman's inducements at the final stage?

1. offer — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. bribery — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. an inducement of food and treats — no support
4. a sweet temptation offered freely — 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 · wrong ✗

What quality did the Fairy attribute to boys whose hearts resemble Pinocchio's?

1. a kind heart that always tells the truth — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. a kind heart — ✓ the right answer · score -4
3. a kind heart and a generous spirit — score -4
4. a brave spirit — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 6, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 364, line 11: «The second time, the Villagers are laughed at "again," so they learn that the Boy is not telling the truth.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «truth» (+4); the same action «tell» (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which conclusion did the Fairy draw concerning the attainment of happiness?

1. Happiness comes to those who work hard and never stop trying to learn. — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. No one can find happiness without hard work and honest effort. — score -1
3. Happiness comes from play and rest. — no support
4. No one can find happiness without work. — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 4, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1078, line 11: «Why the fairy comes: she wants to test "how far the civility and good manners of this pretty girl would go."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «test» (+2); the same doer «fairy» (+2). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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