Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 16: a chase, a rescued dog, and a net full of fish

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

Lesson 1403 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, who got bonked on the noggin in this part?

1. Mario, with a schoolbag — score -3
2. Pinocchio, with a big ball — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Eugene, with a maths book — ✓ the right answer · score -3
4. Pinocchio, after he got hit by a teacher's chalk — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 2, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 668, line 6: «fact: Who: King Archidej and his court, the five Simon brothers, and Princess Helena of Busan are the main people in this part.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, why did Pinocchio bolt with his cap in his mouth?

1. A dog was barking at him loudly — score 0
2. His cap blew off and he chased it — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. He was hungry and wanted food — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Because the Carabineers ordered him to run home at once — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1402, line 15: «Pinocchio sobs, "I was not the one who hit you, you know," as if he wants to prove his innocence.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+1); the same doer «pinocchio» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruh, how fast was Pinocchio going?

1. Slowly — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Very fast — no support
3. Slower than a snail on a wall — no support
4. Like a bullet out of a gun — ✓ 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 ✗

Was that big dog Alidoro totally chill about the chase?

1. Not at all — no support
2. Yes — no support
3. Yes, he was very calm — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. No, he was on him hard — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 140, line 14: «The Dog answers his master with "I'm ready, master: it's you I'm waiting for", which shows he was calm and already prepared.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dog» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Lol, could Alidoro swim at all?

1. Nope — no support
2. Yeah, he swam like a fish — score 3
3. Yes — no support
4. Nope, he could not swim — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1403, line 13: «Why Alidoro sinks: he "could not swim," so he beat the water with his paws until he went under.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «swim» (+2); the same doer «alidoro» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

So why did Pinocchio save the dog, fr?

1. Because it felt like the right thing — score -1
2. His dad said good deeds are never lost — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Just because — no support
4. His dad always told him to be kind — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1403, line 11: «Why he saves the dog: he remembers that "a kind deed is never lost," as his father used to say.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «lose» (+2); the same thing acted on «kind deed» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what did Alidoro promise for later?

1. To return the favour if he could — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Be friends — no support
3. To bark — no support
4. To keep the boy safe from the sea — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 928, line 5: «Hjalmar is not scared at all, Ole says a good conduct book keeps you safe, and then the tale ends.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same property (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ok, what was the vibe inside that cave?

1. Cold, wet and sandy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Dark — no support
3. Bright, sunny and clean — no support
4. Dark, gloomy and smoky — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, what was on the green dude's head?

1. A pile of brown seaweed — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A massive tangled wig of dried seaweed and wet sand — no support
3. A big bush of green grass — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A huge flat hat made from woven straw and reeds — 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 ✗

Haha, what was the Fisherman planning to do with the fish?

1. Sell — no support
2. Cook — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Eat them for dinner — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Keep them as pets — 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 165, line 20: «The fisherman plans to "build a house on the shore to warn fishermen" who fish there, so they will not free such a genie.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, what did the Fisherman call Pinocchio at the end?

1. A crab — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. A strange lobster with bright red legs — score 0
3. A shark — score 0
4. A sea monster that crawled out of the water — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1071, line 6: «Who: Mongan, a king of Ulster, and the King of Leinster, who is called Branduv in this part, and Duv Laca of the White Hand.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+2). Against it: the same doer «king» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Whoa, what did Pinocchio say he was?

1. A wooden chair — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. A boy — score 0
3. A puppet — score 0
4. A Marionette — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1371, line 16: «The ride: the monkey says he "can't swim", so the jelly fish offers to "carry" him on his back.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2). Against it: the same doer «ride» (-2). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

Bro, why did the Carabineers grab Pinocchio?

1. He had stolen a cap and was running away from the school — score 3
2. He was beside Eugene, who got hurt — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. He was running from a big dog — score 2
4. He was spotted kicking a ball at the school gate today — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1403, line 7: «What: Eugene was "wounded on the temple" with an arithmetic book, and the Carabineers blame Pinocchio.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wound» (+2); the same thing acted on «eugene» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which object was used to inflict the injury upon the schoolfellow Eugene?

1. A ruler — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. An arithmetic textbook — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A heavy slate board — no support
4. A wooden school desk — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1403, line 20: «Old word: "mortified" means deeply embarrassed or humiliated; people still use it that way today.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «old word» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which animal was dispatched by the Carabineers in pursuit of the Marionette?

1. A large Mastiff named Alidoro — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A cat — no support
3. A tall greyhound named Rex — no support
4. A small terrier named Bruno — 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 reason does the Dog give for his gratitude to Pinocchio?

1. Pinocchio chased him away from the Carabineers and hid him in a barn — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Pinocchio had saved his whole family from the fire last winter — no support
3. Pinocchio was kind to him at school — score 1
4. Pinocchio rescued him from drowning — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 588, line 15: «Miss Fox calls up the dogs and sets them on Brer Rabbit, and he has to take a hollow tree.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «dogs» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What did the Green Fisherman believe Pinocchio to be upon examining him?

1. Fish — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. A crab — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. A shark — score 0
4. Eel — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1282, line 2: «explain: The jogi then scares the king by saying an evil spirit wears the shape of a beautiful girl, and the king believes him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «king» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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