Perrault's Fairy Tales, Little Thumb: Little Thumb tricks the Ogre, steals his boots and gold, and grows rich

Tests: 6 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1469 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 · ★ · right ✓

ok so how many ogre daughters were there?

1. seven — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. two — score 4
3. one — score 4
4. fourteen — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 338, line 3: «Mrs. Darling sits in the chair by the fire and cannot believe her children are really there.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

who swapped the crowns, lowkey the real MVP?

1. the Ogre's wife — score 5
2. the Ogre's youngest daughter — score 5
3. Little Thumb — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. the eldest son — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1469, line 2: «Little Thumb swaps the crowns and bonnets in the dark, so the Ogre cuts the throats of his own daughters.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «crowns» (+4); the same action «swap» (+1); the same property (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

bro why did the Ogre chop his own girls?

1. he thought they were boys — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. he thought they were wolves — score 3
3. he thought they were goats — score 3
4. he was hungry — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1468, line 7: «Who: Peter is the eldest son, and his mother loves him most "because he was somewhat carroty, as she herself was."», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «peter» (+4). Against it: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

where'd the boys dip after the snoring started?

1. out the back — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. out the garden, over the wall — ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. out the window, down the wall — score 7
4. over the fence — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 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 610, line 5: «Bagheera gives Mowgli a few light love-taps as punishment, and the boy falls asleep on his back and is carried home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same place «back» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

what were the boots called, the fancy ones?

1. the boots of seven leagues the Ogre wore — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. boots of nine leagues — no support
3. boots of seven leagues — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the boots that let the giant walk the whole land — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1090, line 2: «He pulls off the Ogre's magic boots and puts them on, and they grow to fit his small legs.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «ogre» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

the Ogre fell asleep where, no cap?

1. on the grass — score 4
2. on the hollow rock — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. beside the stream — score 4
4. under the big oak — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1469, line 11: «Where: The Ogre sits down on "the hollow rock" where the boys have hidden, a place "not above a hundred paces" from home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «ogre» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same place «hollow rock» (+1); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

so the wife got real scared and did what?

1. she fell in a heap — score 1
2. she fainted dead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. she screamed loud — score 2
4. she shrieked and then fainted dead right there — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 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 701, line 9: «The fox sings "Lou, lou, lou!" and calls the dead wife "the famous spinner, the baker of good cakes."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dead wife» (+2); the same property (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol what did the wife hand over to Little Thumb?

1. every coin, jewel and silver cup in the house — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. all the gold and silver and her wedding rings — score 0
3. all her jewels and coins — score 0
4. all the gold and silver — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1090, line 16: «The King "paid him very well for carrying his orders", and ladies gave him gifts for news of their lovers.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the King's army far off, fr?

1. two hundred leagues beyond the hills — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. three hundred miles — no support
3. more than a thousand leagues away — no support
4. two hundred leagues — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · right ✓

how'd the boots fit Little Thumb's tiny legs?

1. they are fairy boots that change with each new wearer — no support
2. fairy boots that grow or shrink — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. fairy boots that stretch wide — no support
4. fairy boots that grow or shrink to any size — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 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 1090, line 2: «He pulls off the Ogre's magic boots and puts them on, and they grow to fit his small legs.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «grow» (+4); the same doer «boots» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the King's deal with him, ngl?

1. he pays him well for every bit of army news — score 1
2. he gives him a horse — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. he sends him to spy on the enemy at night — score 1
4. pays him for army news — ✓ the right answer · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 866, line 8: «What the King promises: "I'll give my daughter to him who jumps highest".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «king» (+1); the same thing acted on «daughter» (+1). Against it: the same action «give» (-1). The right option, 4, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, did Little Thumb keep the boots at the end?

1. not really — no support
2. no — no support
3. yes, he wore them — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. yes, he gave them to his father to wear — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1237, line 7: «What: the boy steals the golden hen three times, and loses her each time, because he keeps stopping to look.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «boy» (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which action enabled the youngest son to acquire the Ogre's seven-league boots?

1. He crept to the rock, lifted the boots, and carried them safely home to his father — score 4
2. He removed them while the Ogre slept upon the rock — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. He slipped them off the Ogre's feet as he lay sleeping — score -4
4. He pulled the boots off while the Ogre slept on the rock and the wife was asleep — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 976, line 19: «Old word "boot-jack": a metal or wooden tool, used to pull off tight boots; today most people pull their boots off by hand.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «tight boots» (+4); the same action «pull off» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Upon what grounds did the Ogre's wife surrender the entirety of her husband's treasure?

1. Upon hearing that her husband was in danger — score -2
2. Upon fear of her husband — no support
3. Upon hearing a false account of her husband's peril — ✓ the right answer · score -4
4. Because she believed her husband was lost in war — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 5, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 127, line 10: «fact: The new tale's people: "a man, whose wife had died; and a woman, also, who had lost her husband."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «husband» (+4); the same action «lose» (+1). The right option, 3, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which quality of the seven-league boots permitted their adjustment to the wearer's limbs?

1. Their enchanted ability to change their shape — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Their supernatural capacity to alter their dimensions — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Their magical power to resize for any wearer — no support
4. Their supernatural capacity to alter their dimensions for any wearer who puts them on — 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 was the specific object of the King's commission to the young messenger?

1. To bring back reports on the enemy's distant army — no support
2. The conveyance of intelligence concerning a distant battle — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The delivery of a secret message concerning a distant battle and its outcome to the royal council — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. The conveyance of detailed intelligence regarding a distant battle and the enemy's strength — 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 1456, line 18: «Old word: "caparisoned" meant horses dressed in decorated covers and trappings; today we would just say "decorated."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «old word» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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