Tales of Many Lands, The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther, part 56: the jackal tricks the dove, then the heron, and finds the panther's den

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1667 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 the jackal was literally trying to get a dove baby, mate, like dead rude innit

1. yeah the jackal was well sneaky and tried it on like three times — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. yeah the jackal was dead sneaky and tried it on twice — score 1
3. nah the jackal was actually quite nice and only asked for one little dove to share with the others because he was hungry, which is fair enough really innit — score 0
4. yeah the jackal was well sneaky and tried to get a dove baby about three times before the heron told the dove what he was up to and she sorted it — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1163, line 3: «Furious, the panther chases the jackal, who vanishes into a thicket, so an old man advises him to hold a cow feast.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

wait so why did the dove give one baby up, that's proper gutting

1. she knew the jackal was hungry and wanted to help him get a proper meal, so she offered one of hers — score 1
2. she just didn't like the jackal very much at all — score 1
3. she was scared the jackal would eat her and the others too — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. she thought giving one baby up would make the jackal go away for good and leave the nest alone forever — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1667, line 11: «Why: The dove gives up one baby because the jackal threatens to "eat up you and the others as well".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «eat up» (+3); the same doer «jackal» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

the heron's a proper legend for telling the dove, isn't he

1. yeah he was helpful — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah he was a bit lazy — no support
3. yeah he was well helpful till the jackal got him — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah he was just a bird who did as he was told — 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 ✗

how did the jackal even get the heron to show him the panther's den

1. the heron was scared so he told him everything — no support
2. the heron begged him to let him go and gave up the lair — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the jackal held him down and he had no choice — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. the heron pretended to be the panther's friend and tricked the jackal into going to the wrong cave full of hungry lions — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1667, line 13: «How: The jackal tricks the heron by copying his answers, saying "I always turn to this side", and so the heron turns to the same side.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: 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

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol the jackal copying the heron's answers was dead clever, no cap

1. yeah he copied the heron — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. nah he made up his own answers and it still worked — score 1
3. yeah he copied the heron's answers and got it right — score 3
4. yeah he just copied every single answer and it worked — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1667, line 13: «How: The jackal tricks the heron by copying his answers, saying "I always turn to this side", and so the heron turns to the same side.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «jackal» (+2); the same thing acted on «heron» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

so the panther left the cubs wiv the jackal, which was mental, wasn't it

1. yeah cos she thought he was being nice and helpful, but he was well dodgy and ate one of them the second she left the cave — score 0
2. nah she left them cos she was off hunting for food — no support
3. yeah she trusted him a bit, but he was proper dodgy — no support
4. yeah cos she thought he was being nice, but he was well dodgy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 1163, line 15: «Why the jackal knows the plan: he "had guessed what advice the old man would give his enemy".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait the king's rough son lifting the arm, was he tryna wake his dad up

1. he didn't mean to, he was just a little kid who was clumsy and didn't know the king was actually lying there under the blanket — score -1
2. he didn't mean to, he was just a little kid being clumsy — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. he thought his dad was pretending to be asleep — score 0
4. he was trying to wake up his dad properly so he could show him the new hut and the queen waiting inside — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1282, line 3: «explain: The jogi gets two carpenters to build a tight chest, and the king and jogi shut the princess inside and float it down the river.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv the king's nan... no, the wicked stepmother, what happened to her

1. she got sent off to live in a tower, which was a bit much but she deserved it for being so mean — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. she got sent off somewhere, which was fair enough — no support
3. she got told off by the king and sent away — no support
4. she got burned, which was well harsh but she had it coming — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1116, line 11: «After washing, she "came back so lovely and splendid", and "shone like the sun", so her stepmother "had not another word to say".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

the retainer, was he a proper goodie or what

1. yeah he saved the queen and the princes so he was dead loyal — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. nah he was dead sneaky because he took the queen's jewels and then left the whole family to fend for themselves — no support
3. yeah he saved the queen and the princes by burning a sheep and two lambs instead so he was dead loyal and proper brave — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. nah he was just doing what the stepmother told him — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1666, line 3: «The faithful retainer burns a sheep and two lambs instead, and the queen hides in the castle.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

how come the king couldn't tell the queen when he woke up

1. she had got really thin and looked worn out — no support
2. she looked different — no support
3. she was poorly clad and so sorrowful he didn't recognise her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. she was dressed in rags and looked very sad — 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 1621, line 3: «The king bursts into the secret wing and sees his daughter, who tells him she must die the next day.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «king» (+1); the same thing acted on «daughter» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

wait so the jackal and the dove tale, is that the bit wiv the reeds and the fish

1. yeah the jackal chased the heron down by the river after he'd been told the panther's den was up the hill, innit — score 1
2. yeah the jackal chased the heron down by the river, innit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. yeah the jackal chased the heron by the river — score 1
4. nah that one's about a king who got lost in a forest and then found his family in a tiny hut, innit — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1667, line 13: «How: The jackal tricks the heron by copying his answers, saying "I always turn to this side", and so the heron turns to the same side.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok last one, did the king and his family all live happy after

1. nah the stepmother came back from the hills and tried it on again, but the king sent her off for good — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. yeah they lived long and happy, proper ending — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. yeah they all lived happily ever after — score 0
4. nah the stepmother came back and ruined it — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1556, line 11: «How does she get up there? She ties herself to one of the clock's weights and is pulled up when the clock is wound.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

In the tale of the Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther, which creature is it that the jackal eventually reaches by means of the heron's information?

1. The dove — score 0
2. The heron — score 0
3. The old wolf — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. The panther — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1663, line 17: «old word: "Repented" means was sorry for something done, the way we say regret today.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+2); the same property (+2); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which the king discovers his queen and children?

1. He wakes to a gentle touch from a child's hands — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. He spots a light coming through the hut — score 1
3. He is led by a dog to a hut in the woods where his family lies sleeping under the roof — score -1
4. He wakes up when a child's small hands gently touch his arm and lift it from the bed — score 1

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 1421, line 12: «WHERE: The Queen goes to find the Fairy of the Desert, who is guarded by "some terrible lions."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What was the fate of the wicked stepmother following the king's restoration to his family?

1. Drowned — no support
2. She was banished — no support
3. She was burned — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. Exiled — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1667, line 5: «The wicked stepmother is burned, and then a jackal demands a dove's baby, tricks the heron, and finds the panther's den.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What reason does the dove give for refusing the jackal's demand the second time?

1. She knows they are beyond his reach — ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. She thinks he is lying to her — score -1
3. She knows they are beyond his reach and that he will never find them while the heron guards the river — score -1
4. She is worried that the jackal will steal all of her babies if she gives him even one of them today — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1667, line 5: «The wicked stepmother is burned, and then a jackal demands a dove's baby, tricks the heron, and finds the panther's den.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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