Fairy Book, The Three Little Pigs, part 1: the fox eats Browny and Whitey, then fails at Blacky's brick house
Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 1886 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 ✗
Did Browny really think the fox was a friend, or was he just being dumb?
- 1. He was not dumb at all, he just wanted a friend to play with in the mud all day long — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. He thought the fox was a friend and let him in because he was so lonely — score 2
- 3. He was dumb but scared, and he knew the fox was a fox — ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 4. He believed the fox was a kind friend who meant well — score 2
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 700, line 5: «The fox plays dead, the crow tricks him, and the fox meets the bear, who needs someone to mourn his wife.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «play» (+3); the same doer «fox» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
Is Whitey's cabbage house, like, the worst house ever or what?
- 1. Nope, it was pretty decent, the fox just got lucky — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Kinda, it was ok, but the fox ate it up — no support
- 3. Yeah, the fox ate it, so it was a total fail — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Yeah, the fox ate it, so it was a total fail, and Whitey was so dumb — no support
Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why did Blacky not get tricked, like, at all?
- 1. He knew the fox's sneaky moves, so he bolted the door and then cried for his mum to come help — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. He knew the fox's sneaky moves and bolted the door and barred the window too — no support
- 3. He knew the fox's sneaky moves and bolted the door — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. He heard the fox and locked the window tight — 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 · ★ · right ✓
Was the fox's fake voice actually convincing, or nah?
- 1. Kinda, it fooled Browny a little bit — no support
- 2. Nah, it was bad — no support
- 3. Nah, the pigs spotted it as fake and feigned — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 4. Yeah, it worked on Browny, and he opened up — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1821, line 10: «Who catches Lambikin? The Jackal, who "recognised his voice at once" and tore the drum open.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «recognise» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · right ✓
Who was the dumbest pig in this part, like honestly?
- 1. Browny, cause he rolled in mud all day — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Whitey, honestly — no support
- 3. Browny, cause he chose the mud house — no support
- 4. Browny, obviously — 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 6 · ★ · right ✓
Did the old dame get her gold back, or is she still trying?
- 1. She got it back, but it slipped away again — no support
- 2. She is still trying, the gold keeps slipping out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
- 3. She stopped trying, the gold is gone — score 0
- 4. She is still trying, the gold keeps slipping out and the Fairy laughs at her — score 0
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 217, line 5: «She beats him and tries to crush him in the gate, but he escapes and hides in a cookshop, where the owner, who hates dogs, will not keep him long.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
Did Celandine get in trouble for being vain, or what?
- 1. She was forgiven, cause she was never vain again — ✓ the right answer · score -1
- 2. She was punished, cause she kept being vain — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 3. Yes, she was turned into a frog — score -1
- 4. She was punished — score -1
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1761, line 9: «Why: the old woman keeps saying "You should have gone among the fishes" and then the foxes and the wolves, sending the mare on new trips each time.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+1). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
Was the fox a proper good guy in this bit, or nah?
- 1. Nah, he was a sly, mean villain who tricked the pigs and their mother too — score 2
- 2. Nah, he was a sly, mean villain — ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 3. Yeah, he was a nice fox who only wanted some food to eat — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 4. Yeah, he was kind to the pigs — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1886, line 13: «Why: the fox wants the pigs so he can "get the three little pigs together in his den" and kill them for a feast.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+3); the same doer «fox» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
What did the mum pig say before she, like, died?
- 1. She said the fox would come and try to trick them and they must be careful — no support
- 2. She said the fox would come and try to trick them — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. She warned them to build good strong houses — ← Mova's choice · score -1
- 4. She said the farmer would come to take them — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1881, line 7: «What: he says his banquet has "not so much as an ounce of plate", which means no silver or gold dishes, so he builds a golden summer-house.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «build» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «golden summer house» (-1); a different doer (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 10 · ★ · right ✓
Did Whitey listen to her mum, or nah, be honest?
- 1. Yeah, she listened and built a brick house — no support
- 2. Yeah, she did — no support
- 3. Nah, she was too greedy to build a solid house — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 4. Nah, she was lazy — 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 1886, line 11: «Why: Whitey chose cabbage because she was greedy and always thinking of her food.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same doer «whitey» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗
Is Browny's mud house, like, cosy or what?
- 1. It is mucky, soft, and falls apart easily, so the fox can dig in fast — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. It is soft, but not really very strong — no support
- 3. It is mucky, soft, and falls apart easily when it rains a little — no support
- 4. It is mucky, soft, and falls apart easily — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
Did the fox get what he wanted from Blacky, or nah?
- 1. Nah, Blacky stayed safe in his brick house and the fox went home hungry — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 2. Yeah, he got in through the back door — score 0
- 3. Nah, Blacky stayed safe in his brick house — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Nah, Blacky stayed safe in his brick house with the door bolted tight all night — score 0
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 770, line 3: «The fox leads a hungry lion to the "dead" horse and ties the lion's legs to its tail.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following best describes the manner in which the fox gains entry to Browny's dwelling?
- 1. He excavates a aperture through the mud walls of the dwelling — ✓ the right answer · score -4
- 2. He excavates a large aperture through the mud walls of the dwelling after waiting all night — score -4
- 3. He forces a gap through the soft walls of the house — score -1
- 4. He creates an opening by gnawing the thatch of the dwelling — ← Mova's choice · score 0
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1757, line 16: «The lion breaks the cage door "in splinters", and the fox gnaws through the cord that binds the prince.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. The right option, 1, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓
Which of the following best describes the reason Blacky's mother approved of his choice of dwelling?
- 1. It would be warm in winter, cool in summer, and secure — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. It would be warm in winter, cool in summer, and secure, so he could sleep all day — no support
- 3. It would be warm in winter, cool in summer, and secure against all wolves and foxes — no support
- 4. It would be safe, cheap, and quick to build — 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following best describes the outcome of the fox's attempt to destroy the brick dwelling?
- 1. The fox attempts to dislodge the wall by striking it forcefully and then runs away in shame — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 2. The fox smashes a window and runs off home — score 0
- 3. The fox fails to break the wall and goes away — score 1
- 4. The fox attempts to dislodge the wall by striking it forcefully — ✓ the right answer · 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 1397, line 14: «Truth: The Parrot says the Fox and the Cat "ran away as fast as the wind" with the coins.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following best describes the conclusion of the fairy tale that precedes the pigs' story in this part?
- 1. They are happy — no support
- 2. The married couple live contentedly, the monarchs having abdicated — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. They live well — ← Mova's choice · score 0
- 4. The couple reign over the land, the king having been crowned again — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1702, line 17: «Old word: a nixy, or nix, is a water spirit of German legend who lives in ponds and rivers; the word now survives mainly in folk tales.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. 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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