pg641, The Envious Neighbour, part 1: the peasant's sack, then a dog who digs up gold and is killed by a greedy neighbour

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1777 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 ✓

Yo, who was chilling in that sack the wife nicked?

1. Two ruffians — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. Three goons — no support
3. Like two ruffians with big sticks — score -1
4. Two ruffians wiv sticks, innit mate — 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 1777, line 2: «At home he says "Two out of the sack," and the good sack brings out two lads who lay a feast, while the bad sack's ruffians beat his greedy wife.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «peasant» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, how many times did she send people to the bathroom?

1. Seven times — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Three times, and then some more — score 6
3. Like three times, maybe more — score 6
4. Three times — ✓ the right answer · score 6

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 1777, line 1: «The clever peasant's wife keeps sending servants to the bathroom, but he keeps washing and drying himself until she gives back the stolen sack.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «send» (+4); the same place «bathroom» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what was the peasant doing when the second girl showed up?

1. Eating — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Washing his head — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Shaving his beard — no support
4. Sleeping — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1765, line 14: «The master wants the prince to give him his hand, and the maiden says "He means to eat you", so the shovel must be red hot.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «master» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «eat» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, what did the goons sing while they were beating her?

1. Bash her, bash her, crone — ← Mova's choice · score -3
2. Blows will hurt you, old wife — score -3
3. Blows will hurt, remember, crone — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Ouch, stop! — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 424, line 19: «The brothers hold her tongue with "iron pincers" and beat her with hammers, then burn her and scatter her ashes to the winds.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-5). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, what did the wife call her hubby when he got home?

1. Old fool — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. A fool — score 3
3. A lazy cow — score 3
4. A broomstick — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1516, line 2: «The Queen visits the hen-wife, who names a huge price and then reveals that the King keeps three sons locked in a tower.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «name» (+4). Against it: the same doer «hen wife» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

No way, who taught him the magic words "Two out of the sack"?

1. The talking crane from the marsh — score 3
2. The old wise crane by the river — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. The crane — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. The magpie — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 129, line 3: «A wise Woman teaches her two magic words, and a table full of hot food appears in front of her.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «teach» (+3); the same property (+2); the same thing acted on «two magic words» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wicked, what did the two lads bring in for the feast?

1. Pine beds — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Oak tables — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Tables — score 3
4. Stools — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1737, line 7: «What: the Witch sends him down a hollow tree to fetch money from three rooms, asking only for an old tinder-box in return.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same action «fetch» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Lowkey, where did he hang the bad sack?

1. On a rusty nail beside the door — score 0
2. On a nail in the back room — score 0
3. On the wall — score 0
4. On a nail — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 93, line 7: «The Woman «picked out a nice dry Cave, instead of a heap of wet leaves», strewed clean sand, lit a fire and hung «a dried wild-horse skin, tail-down», saying «…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hang» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «dried horse skin» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sus move, what did the husband do while she got walloped?

1. Walked off to the fields — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Stood and watched her cry — no support
3. Strolled up and down and laughed — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Sat and ate — 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 ✗

Bro, what did the neighbour find when he dug up the tree?

1. A box of rusty nails — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. A parcel of old bones and rotten rags — score 3
3. A parcel of old bones — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. A pile of dark soil — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1777, line 15: «what: when the neighbour digs under the tree, he finds "nothing but a parcel of old bones," and his "heart was filled with rage."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+4). Against it: the same doer «neighbour» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Ngl, what did the neighbour fake about the dog?

1. It was sick — no support
2. That it fell down dead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. That it had choked badly — no support
4. It ran off — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1777, line 16: «what: he lies that the dog "has suddenly fallen down dead," and the old man buries it under the fig-tree.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fall down» (+4). Against it: the same property (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dead, where did the old man bury the dog?

1. In the barn — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. Under the oak tree — score 0
3. Under the fig-tree — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. By the well — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1451, line 16: «Why he forgets: the crystal goblet "must have contained a magic draught", so he forgets even the little dog he was seeking.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «forget» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «little dog» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, what was the old man told to make in his dream?

1. A spoon — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A mortar — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A wooden mortar and pestle — no support
4. A large stone mortar for grain — 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 of the following objects did the dog's dream instruct the old man to fashion from the felled fig-tree?

1. A pestle — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A wooden mortar and matching pestle — no support
3. A large stone mortar for grain — no support
4. A mortar — ✓ 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 ✗

Which phrase did the peasant employ in order to command the ruffians to return to the sack?

1. "Go in!" — no support
2. "Into the sack, now, go." — no support
3. "Three into the sack." — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. "Two into the sack." — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1718, line 2: «A rich peasant hires Martin for a year without wages, and at payday Martin takes the sack of sand, not the silver.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hire» (+4). Against it: the same doer «rich peasant» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which description most accurately characterises the neighbour's motive for requesting the loan of the dog?

1. Fear of the old woman's anger — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Jealousy of the couple's fine house and garden fortune — no support
3. Envy of the couple's good fortune — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Envy of the couple's good fortune and wealth — 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 · right ✓

Which of the following accurately states the reason the neighbour gave for the dog's apparent death?

1. That it had suddenly fallen down dead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. That it had eaten poisoned meat — score -2
3. That it had suddenly collapsed and died from an old illness — no support
4. That it had suddenly fallen down dead in the yard — 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 1777, line 16: «what: he lies that the dog "has suddenly fallen down dead," and the old man buries it under the fig-tree.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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