Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 20: Pinocchio wakes with donkey ears, and he and Lamp-Wick both hide under cotton bags.

Tests: 7 of 15 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 19 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1407 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 ✗

bruh, what did the Dormouse say Pinocchio had?

1. the ears-and-tail sickness that lazy boys get — no support
2. a terrible donkey fever caught at school — score 0
3. brain fever — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. donkey fever — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 1407, line 7: «What: his ears grew "at least ten full inches" in one night, and the Dormouse says he has "a very bad fever."», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+8); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «pinocchio» (-1); the same thing acted on «bad fever» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

no cap, how much did his ears grow overnight?

1. at least ten inches — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. about nine inches — score 2
3. so much they touched the ceiling — no support
4. nearly twelve inches — score 2

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 352, line 15: «Old word "falter" means to hesitate or grow weak, and today we would say "hesitate" or "wobble".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «grow» (+3). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

fr, where did they all end up?

1. the Land of Toys — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the Village of Fools — no support
3. the wood — no support
4. the City of Games — 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 · ★ · right ✓

lowkey, who was the real sus friend?

1. Lamp-Wick — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Ben — no support
3. Tom — no support
4. the teacher — 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 ✗

wait, what did the boys even do all day?

1. went to the market — no support
2. wrote rude words on the walls for hours — score 0
3. played games nonstop — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. played games nonstop until the grown-ups came — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1407, line 9: «Why: the Dormouse explains that lazy boys who hate "books and schools and teachers" must turn into donkeys.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «turn» (+3). Against it: the same doer «lazy boys» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

bet, what did Pinocchio hide his ears with?

1. a hat — score 4
2. a big cotton bag — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. a huge old cotton bag he found by the door — no support
4. a large bag made of cotton wool — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1407, line 14: «Old word "marionette" means a puppet moved by strings, and Pinocchio calls himself "heedless and heartless."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «pinocchio» (+3); the same thing acted on «word» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok so how long until he turned into a donkey?

1. four or five days — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. two or three hours — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. by dawn — no support
4. only after the whole winter had passed — 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 ✗

real talk, how long did the party last?

1. six months — no support
2. five months — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the whole long summer and autumn — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. two days — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1367, line 14: «The KOTO is a Japanese harp, which the Princesses play during a long feast that "lasted for hours."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «last» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

bruh, what was Lamp-Wick hiding under?

1. a cotton bag — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. a big bag made of cotton wool — score 5
3. a box — score 5
4. a hat — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1407, line 5: «At home he finds Lamp-Wick hiding under a cotton bag too, and he smiles and pretends he has seen nothing.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «lamp» (+3); the same action «hide» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

what did the walls say, like?

1. DOWN WITH ARITHMETIC! — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. WE WILL NEVER OPEN A BOOK AGAIN! — no support
3. LONG LIVE THE GAMES — no support
4. DOWN WITH SCHOOL RULES — score 2

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 1227, line 4: «The sun names the cloud, the cloud names the wind, and the wind names the wall, which says only the rat is greater.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3). Against it: the same doer «wall» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

no lie, what was the teacher's take on Lamp-Wick?

1. a good friend — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a boy who led others astray with lies — no support
3. the worst kind of schoolmate in town — no support
4. a bad companion — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

ngl, how did the Dormouse check his pulse?

1. with her paws — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. by pressing her ear to his chest — no support
3. with her nose — score 1
4. with a tiny silver watch from her pocket — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1407, line 3: «A fat little Dormouse checks his pulse and tells him he has the donkey fever and will soon become a real donkey.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «check» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr fr, what did Lamp-Wick say they'd never do again?

1. open a single book ever again — no support
2. read — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. go back to school in the morning — no support
4. study — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1407, line 7: «What: his ears grew "at least ten full inches" in one night, and the Dormouse says he has "a very bad fever."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey, what was Pinocchio's whole deal?

1. very naughty and rude — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. heedless and heartless — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a stubborn wooden boy — no support
4. 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 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok but who said "Was I right or wrong?"

1. Tom — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ben — no support
3. the teacher — no support
4. Lamp-Wick — ✓ 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 ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the length of time after which Pinocchio's transformation into a donkey was predicted by the Dormouse?

1. as soon as the sun sets over the town hall — no support
2. within two or three hours — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. only after the whole long winter had passed — no support
4. within four or five days — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 356, line 19: «Old word: a "cubit" was an old measure of length, about the length of a forearm, roughly half a metre today.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «old measure» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+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 · wrong ✗

Identify the item with which Pinocchio concealed his enlarged auditory organs upon leaving his dwelling.

1. a hat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a large cotton bag — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a cap — no support
4. a tall paper hat — 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 ✗

State the principal reason, as advanced by the Dormouse, for the transformation of the idle boys into donkeys.

1. They ran away from home and hated books, schools, and teachers. — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. They hate books, schools, and teachers. — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. They skipped all of their lessons. — no support
4. They never did their homework. — 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 1284, line 7: «Where: the donkey lives in "the great forest on the other side of the town," and she runs "into the heart of the forest."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «run» (+2); the same doer «donkey» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Name the classmate whom Pinocchio held responsible for his misfortune, and describe the advice that classmate gave him.

1. Lamp-Wick, a bad friend. — no support
2. Lamp-Wick, to stay out late. — no support
3. Lamp-Wick, who told him to skip school. — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Lamp-Wick, who urged him to avoid studying. — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1401, line 10: «fact: What the people say: they ask "Aren't you ashamed?" and tell him to "earn your own bread".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same receiver «pinocchio» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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