Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Valiant Little Tailor, part 71: the tailor tricks two giants and is offered a post by the King

Tests: 3 of 14 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1484 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 tailor's belt actually say, like seriously?

1. Seven in one — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Seven at a blow — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Hit seven — no support
4. Five at a time — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1047, line 5: «Fionn chases a fawn with Bran and Sceo'lan, but he cannot read what the dogs are telling him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2). Against it: the same doer «dogs» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl the giant was so dumb, what did he squeeze first?

1. a ball — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. a stone — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. a pot — score 1
4. a branch — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 246, line 15: «Old word: "quell" meant to put down or crush, as with a rebellion; today we say stop it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «crush» (+2). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol what came out of the cheese when the tailor squished it?

1. ale — no support
2. water — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. juice — no support
4. whey — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 1484, line 2: «On a hill he meets a giant, who squeezes a stone until water drips out, so the tailor squeezes his cheese until the whey runs out.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

so dude, where did the tailor chill while they carried the tree?

1. in the branches — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. hidden among the leaves and fruit — no support
3. among the cherries — no support
4. up in the high branches of the tree — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 768, line 8: «Where: the test takes place "before the house under a very high tree".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «test» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, why did the giant get stuck when he tried to jump?

1. caught on a branch as the tree swung — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. in the river — score 2
3. under the cart — score 2
4. in the branches — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1167, line 1: «Jack, a clever young man, is caught by two giants who plan to cook him for supper.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «two giants» (+2); the same action «catch» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, what did the giants do when they spotted him in the morning?

1. bowed to the king — no support
2. took to their heels — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. they all ran away as fast as they could — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. ran off quickly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 716, line 10: «The twig makes "such a thick wood" that the giant must run home "for an axe with which to cut his way through."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «giant» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «run» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

bro, what was the tailor lying on at the palace?

1. the grass — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the dirt road — no support
3. a pile of hay beside the stable — no support
4. the cobbles — 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 · ★ · right ✓

yo, what's the King gonna give him, like a real job?

1. a job in the army — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a horse — no support
3. money and a house — no support
4. a sword — 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 ✗

lowkey, what did the officers wanna do about him?

1. to leave — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. to ask the king — no support
3. send in their papers — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. to argue with him — 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 ✗

wait so how did the King feel about losing people?

1. relieved — score 2
2. grieved — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. he was deeply grieved by it — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. he was sad and felt great sorrow — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1482, line 16: «The King says he is "no merchant, but a king of as high birth as yourself."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «merchant» (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what did the tailor carry out of his house?

1. a bag of old flour and cheese — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. a stale biscuit — score 4
3. a dry cheese — score 4
4. an old cheese — ✓ the right answer · 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 1466, line 17: «What does "couriers" mean today? Messengers who carry letters or news quickly from place to place.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «carry» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

dude, did that bird ever come back?

1. it did — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. it came back — no support
3. it flew back home — no support
4. never came back — ✓ 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 13 · ★ · right ✓

what did the giant chuck super high, like the highest?

1. a pot — score -5
2. a branch — no support
3. a ball — no support
4. a stone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -2, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1274, line 10: «When the warriors slay him, "there rose out of the giant a whole Indian tribe," so the giant was really a hiding place for them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «giant» (-1); the same thing acted on «hiding place» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok so what did the giant swing at the bed?

1. his big iron staff from the hall — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. a heavy wooden pole — score 1
3. his heavy iron staff — score 1
4. iron walking-stick — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1301, line 4: «He grabs a castor-oil plant and swings it like a tree, so the king sees a dust cloud, thinks a giant army is coming, and runs away.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «swing» (+2). Against it: the same doer «moti» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which object did the tailor take from the house before departing?

1. an old cheese — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. a hard loaf — score 4
3. a dry cheese — score 4
4. the wallet and the old cheese — 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 1466, line 17: «What does "couriers" mean today? Messengers who carry letters or news quickly from place to place.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «carry» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did the giant respond to the tailor's squeezing of the cheese?

1. He was impressed and asked for his help — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. He conceived a great respect for the tailor — score 1
3. He conceived a certain respect — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. He felt a certain envy — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 741, line 10: «The tailor squeezes a soft cheese and asks, "that was a little better, wasn't it?"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+2). Against it: the same doer «tailor» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What was the principal outcome of the tailor's tree-carrying exploit?

1. The giant was deceived — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The tailor escaped the giant's rage entirely — no support
3. The tailor was caught — no support
4. The giant was tricked — 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 ✗

Why did the royal officers resolve to tender their resignations?

1. They feared the tailor's strength — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. They feared the king's anger — no support
3. They were ashamed of losing to a mere tailor — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. They feared the tailor's strength and his tricks — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 592, line 18: «Old word: "conscrip' man" means a conscription officer, who forced men into the army; today we call this a draft.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «conscription officer» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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