Fairy Book, Jack and the Beanstalk: Jack outwits the Giant and takes back his castle

Tests: 4 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1537 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, did Jack actually nab that harp?

1. Nah bro, the Giant still has it, no cap, it's wild — no support
2. Yep, he grabbed it from the cellar — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Yep, he swiped it off the Giant, no cap — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Nah, the Giant kept it safe — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1537, line 11: «The Giant calls the harp "a faithful servant", and it plays whatever tune he orders.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «harp» (+2); the same doer «giant» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, why'd the Giant end up face-down on the ground?

1. He tripped on some dodgy stone that was wobbly and loose — no support
2. He tripped on a dodgy loose stone — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He slipped on a wet rock — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. He stepped on a dodgy loose stone and face-planted hard — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1175, line 5: «In the sea, the fish queen tells how a giant stole her crown, and how a kind wizard made her a fish too but kept her woman's face.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «giant» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

How did the Giantess snap her neck, though?

1. She fell on the stairs — no support
2. She tripped over the stairs — no support
3. She slipped on wet steps down — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. She tripped on her dress on the stairs — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1536, line 3: «She hides him in the wardrobe, and when the Giant comes home he sniffs out "an Englishman" and sits down to a fake supper.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «giantess» (+3). Against it: the same property (-2); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Was that harp lit or what?

1. Mad lit, it played lullabies and jigs and sad songs for the Giant — score -1
2. Mad lit, it played sad, merry and sleepy tunes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. Mad lit, it played loud and happy tunes — score 0
4. Mad lit, it played sad, merry and sleepy tunes all night long — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 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 1537, line 2: «He asks for his golden harp, which plays a sad tune, a merry tune, and then a lullaby that sends him to sleep.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «play» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Jack chop the Beanstalk clean through?

1. Nah, he left it standing tall — score 2
2. Yep, he chopped it all through in one go, no bits left at all — score 3
3. Yep, he chopped it in one go — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Nah, he left one bit, then cut it after — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1537, line 9: «Why: Jack chops the Beanstalk because the Giant is chasing him down it, with his great hand stretched out.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «beanstalk» (+2); the same doer «jack» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why didn't Jack just zap the Giantess?

1. She was proper nice to him and gave him food — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. She was his friend, bro — no support
3. She was proper nice to him — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. She was proper nice to him, he said, so no zapping her — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 715, line 2: «She gives him a horn of drink, which makes him so strong that he throws her down and she lets him stay the night.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who gave Jack a ride to the castle?

1. The kind old Fairy in a chariot pulled by four big peacocks — no support
2. The Fairy, in a chariot pulled by peacocks — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The Fairy, in a golden chariot pulled by swans — no support
4. The king, on a white horse — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1167, line 9: «Why he changes: "Jack had grown ambitious," so he wants more than the table can give him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+1); 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

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the villagers do when they heard?

1. They hid in fear and locked the doors — no support
2. They cheered and rang the bells — no support
3. They cheered and offered to serve Jack — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. They cheered loudly and offered to serve Jack for life — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1153, line 11: «The villagers go off to sell their dead wives and get "hard words or laughter" for their trouble.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «dead wives» (+3); the same doer «villagers» (+1); 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 9 · ★ · right ✓

Where did Jack hide before he swiped the harp?

1. Under a pile of sheets in the cellar — score 4
2. In the wardrobe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. In the big wooden wardrobe by the wall — score 6
4. Under bed — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1536, line 10: «Jack is shut in a huge wardrobe in the great hall, but the keyhole is so large that "it admitted plenty of air."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «jack» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same place «huge wardrobe» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

What was the Giant's last request for the harp?

1. A merry tune — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A slow, sweet lullaby to send him off — no support
3. A lullaby — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A dirge — 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 11 · ★ · right ✓

Why did the Fairy set up that whole bean trick?

1. To check what sort of lad Jack was — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. To check what sort of lad Jack was, since he was a fairy — score 4
3. To check what sort of lad Jack was and whether he was brave — score 4
4. To see what Jack could do — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1020, line 5: «The queen sends Eliza to a peasant's cottage, tells the king lies, and prepares three toads to curse her in the bath.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «queen» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where's Jack's new pad now?

1. The castle the Giant used to rule, with all its gold — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The castle the Giant used to rule — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The big stone castle the Giant once ruled over with his wife — no support
4. The hall the Giant had built — 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 Jack call himself to the harp?

1. The son of its old master, come to take it home — score 0
2. The son of its old master — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. A brave knight who once owned you long ago — no support
4. A servant of the Giant — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1167, line 6: «Who: Jack is a poor young man who tricks everyone, and the giant calls him "little worm" when he is caught.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+1). Against it: the same doer «giant» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the Giant reckon he could smell?

1. A stranger here — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. An Englishman — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. An Englishman hiding in the cellar — no support
4. A wicked Englishman from London — 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 action of Jack's directly causes the death of the Giant?

1. He severs the stem of the Beanstalk with one blow — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He chops the Beanstalk down — no support
3. He chops through the thick stem of the Beanstalk with his axe — no support
4. He severs the stem of the Beanstalk — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means does the Giantess meet her death within the castle?

1. She slips on the steps — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. She drowns in the moat — score -1
3. She falls down the stairs — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. She is stabbed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1536, line 7: «The Giantess has one great eye in the middle of her forehead, and Jack runs away when he first sees her.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «giantess» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What reason does the Fairy give for testing Jack by means of the beans?

1. To discover what sort of lad he is — ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. To learn what kind of boy Jack is — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. To see what Jack can do — score -1
4. To discover what sort of lad he is and how brave — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1534, line 15: «Old word "steed": it means a horse, often a fine or strong one, and no one says it in everyday talk now.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+1). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which quality does the Fairy praise as having led Jack to rise?

1. An inquiring mind with courage — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. An inquiring mind with courage and great kindness — score 0
3. An inquiring mind combined with courage and a bold spirit — score 0
4. A kind heart and great strength — score -2

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 1477, line 2: «There a fairy, disguised as a poor woman, asks for a drink, and the girl gives it kindly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+1). Against it: the same doer «fairy» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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