Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Ass, part 14: a boastful Ass, a robbed Prophet, and other clever beasts

Tests: 1 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 144 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 ✗

So the Farmer's like "I'll do it myself today", yeah? What does the Lark do, innit?

1. Gets her kids out of the field dead quick before the farmer comes round with his mates — no support
2. Gets her kids out of there, bare quick — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Tells the kids to stay put, innit — ← Mova's choice · score 11
4. Gets her kids out of there dead quick and takes them somewhere safe, innit — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 11, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 144, line 1: «The Lark hears the Farmer say he will reap his grain himself, so she takes her chicks away.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+7); the same action «say» (+5). 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, that Ass is proper loud in the cave, right? What's the Lion's reaction?

1. He grabs the goats one at a time — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. He runs off, mate — no support
3. He rounds up goats, takes a nap — no support
4. He nails the goats one by one — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 134, line 16: «How the Fox saves himself: he promises the Lion that the Ass can be caught "without the trouble of stalking him", then leads the Ass into a hidden pit.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «catch» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); the same doer «lion» (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruh, the Prophet's gutted, his house is nicked. How's he acting, yeah?

1. Crying his eyes out, bruv — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He's laughing — no support
3. Sitting quiet, sipping tea — no support
4. Going mental, pulling his hair — ✓ 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 ✗

Yo, the Hound's playing with the Hare like she's his mate. What does she say, innit?

1. "Oi, stop messing about and show your real colours, you two-faced mate, innit" — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. "Be honest, I know you're bad" — no support
3. "Show your true colours, mate" — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. "Right, drop the act and show your true colours to everyone here, mate" — 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 ✗

The Lion's kipping and a Mouse runs over him, right? Is the Lion chill about it?

1. Nah, he's proper mad, bruv, and he's up and chasing that mouse round the cave — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Yeah, he's dead chill, bruv — no support
3. Nah, he's proper mad, startled — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nah, he's dead calm, mate — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 144, line 4: «A Hound plays with a Hare, a Mouse wakes a Lion, a Trumpeter is captured, and a Wolf is rewarded with a boast.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mouse» (+4); the same thing acted on «lion» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

The Fox is taking the mick, saying a Lion's scared of a Mouse. What's the Lion's comeback?

1. "Not I! It's his bad manners" — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. "Not I! It's his bad manners that I can't stand, you cheeky little Fox" — no support
3. "Nah, it's the mouse's fault" — no support
4. "Not I! It's the mouse's rude bad manners that make me fear him, you cheeky Fox" — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 134, line 16: «How the Fox saves himself: he promises the Lion that the Ass can be caught "without the trouble of stalking him", then leads the Ass into a hidden pit.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «lion» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

That Trumpeter's getting nicked by the enemy. What's he begging for, yeah?

1. His life, he's got no weapons — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Spare him, he's unarmed, innit — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Mercy, bruv, he's got no swords — no support
4. His horse, mate — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 144, line 4: «A Hound plays with a Hare, a Mouse wakes a Lion, a Trumpeter is captured, and a Wolf is rewarded with a boast.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «trumpeter» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-4). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

The Crane gets the bone out of the Wolf. So what's she asking for, innit?

1. Her payment, what's due — no support
2. Her reward, the coins owed — no support
3. Her fee, what she's owed — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Her cut, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 52, line 2: «The gaoler's kind daughter, who loves animals, asks to look after him. She brings him bubble-and-squeak, and the smell of hot cabbage makes him dream of meadow…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

The Wolf's all "What more do you want?" Is he being fair, mate?

1. Yeah, he's being fair and kind — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, he's being cheeky and well mean — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, he's being cheeky and rude — no support
4. Yeah, fair — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Right, the Cat's tricking the Eagle and the Sow, yeah? What happens to them both?

1. Both starve — no support
2. The Cat gets caught and dies — score 4
3. They starve, the Cat eats well — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. They eat, the Cat's full — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1, line 20: «Sleepy, Alice kept asking "Do cats eat bats?" and sometimes "Do bats eat cats?", because she could not answer either question, so the order did not matter; the…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «cats» (+4); the same action «eat» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

The Tunny and the Dolphin are stuck on a sandbank, gasping. Who's dying first, innit?

1. Both of them, they're doomed — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Neither, they both survive — score -1
3. The Tunny, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Only the Dolphin — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 144, line 5: «A Cat tricks the Eagle and the Sow, a Mouse beats a Bull, a Tunny and a Dolphin die together, and a Hare outruns a Hound.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «die» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «tunny» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

The Mouse bites the Bull and then just hides, right? What does he say from the wall?

1. "Sometimes we little ones come off best, so never fear the big and clumsy bull again" — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. "Little ones sometimes win out, mate" — no support
3. "Sometimes we little ones come off best" — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. "Sometimes big ones lose to small ones" — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 144, line 16: «Why: The Mouse bites the Bull again and again, and says, "sometimes we little ones come off best."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come off» (+5); the same property (+1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Last one, the Hare's running from the Hound, and the Hound quits. What's the rustic saying, innit?

1. That the Hound got beat, the Hare ran off, and the Hound gave up, which is his defeat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. That the Hound got beat by the Hare, who ran so fast that he gave up, which is his defeat — no support
3. Hare runs, Hound quits, end of story — no support
4. That the Hound got beat, that's his defeat — ✓ 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 ✗

By what means does the Trumpeter encourage his comrades in the van of the army?

1. By sounding martial notes on his horn — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. By playing warlike tunes upon his trumpet — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. By playing warlike tunes upon his trumpet, so that the men in the van rush forward bravely — no support
4. By playing warlike tunes upon his trumpet to cheer on the soldiers at the front — 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 ✗

In what manner does the Lark respond upon hearing the Farmer's stated intention?

1. She at once removes her young from the field and takes them to a safe place — no support
2. She hurries her nestlings out of the field — no support
3. She removes her young from the field forthwith — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She carries her chicks off at once to safety — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 144, line 1: «The Lark hears the Farmer say he will reap his grain himself, so she takes her chicks away.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take away» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «chicks» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the consequence for the Eagle and the Sow in the tale of the Cat?

1. Both perish of hunger in their homes, while the Cat feasts on what they lost — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Both perish of hunger in their homes, while the Cat grows fat on their stolen food and their misfortune — no support
3. Both perish of hunger in their homes — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Both die in their nests at dawn — 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 · wrong ✗

What opinion does the Tanner express concerning the material for the fortifications?

1. That there is nothing comparable to leather for building any kind of strong defences — ← Mova's choice · score 10
2. That iron walls beat every leather hide — no support
3. That there is nothing comparable to leather — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. That wood is far better than any leather — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 144, line 15: «What: The Carpenter wants wood, the Stone-mason wants stones, and the Tanner says, "there's nothing like leather".», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «nothing» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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