English Fairy Tales, Jack the Giant-Killer, part 17: Jack outwits a second giant and finds the captives

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1958 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 did the prince really pay off a whole dead bloke's debts, innit?

1. yeah, he gave all his money away and was left with twopence — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. yeah, he gave all his money away to the creditors and the old woman, and then rode off to Wales with a single coin — score 3
3. nah, he gave some to the lady and was left with a farthing — score 4
4. yeah, he gave most of it away and kept a shilling for food — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1308, line 10: «The father says "I have no herds of cattle to leave you", so the children inherit only a few things from the house.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+2); the same doer «father» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait so who's Jack's uncle then, the giant with three heads?

1. yeah, mate, a massive giant with two heads, proper scary — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, mate, a proper huge giant with three heads, dead scary — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, mate, a proper huge giant with three heads and goggle eyes, dead scary and well nasty to everyone around — no support
4. yeah, mate, a proper huge giant with three heads and a club, dead scary and proper nasty — 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv how did Jack trick his uncle into hiding?

1. he shouted at him — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. he told him the knights were marching with a huge army — score 3
3. he said the prince was coming with a thousand men — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. he claimed a dragon was coming with fire — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1928, line 12: «What did the old King do with the two men? He hid them in "a secret chamber," then called them out, and the wicked lady "fell on her knees and begged for mercy…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «call out» (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the coat of darkness makes you invisible, yeah?

1. yeah, you can't be seen by anyone at all, it's proper wicked and well useful for sneaking about — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, you can't be seen, it's proper wicked — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, you can't be seen by anyone at all, it's proper wicked and well useful for hiding — no support
4. yeah, you can fly high, it's proper cool — 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the cap do, like, was it just a hat?

1. yeah, it shows you where to go next — score 3
2. nah, it tells you everything you want to know — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. nah, it tells you everything you want to know and keeps you safe from every danger in the land — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. nah, it tells you where the gold is hid — score 3

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 834, line 14: «The goblin saves "the wonderful book" by popping it into his red cap, which he holds tightly with both hands.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «red cap» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

wait, the lady made him show her a hanky, why?

1. cos if he didn't show it he'd lose his head — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. cos she was testing his true love loyally — score 3
3. cos if he didn't show it he'd lose his head and she'd keep the castle for herself forever and ever — score 5
4. cos if he didn't show it he'd lose his head and she'd keep him as her servant — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1958, line 16: «The lady makes the prince show her a handkerchief and then his lips, or else "you will lose your head".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «head» (+3); the same action «lose» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

and the kiss thing, that was well dodgy, wasn't it?

1. yeah, she wanted to kiss him and then get his lips shown to her the next day, which was well wrong — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, she just wanted a quick kiss from him there — no support
3. yeah, she wanted to kiss him and then get his lips shown to her, which was well dodgy — no support
4. yeah, she wanted to kiss him and then get his lips shown — ✓ 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did Jack get the hanky off the shelf then?

1. he went invisible in his coat, crept past the sleeping lady and nicked it from the shelf — score 4
2. he went invisible in his coat, crept past the sleeping lady and nicked it — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. he went invisible in his coat and nicked it — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. he sneaked in when the spirit was gone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 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 1644, line 8: «Why does the young man almost cut the princess in pieces? He has sworn an oath and says "I will keep my word," so he keeps his honour.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2); the same doer «man» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

so Jack chopped Lucifer's head off, like, actually?

1. nah, he just hit him — score 3
2. nah, he sawed off a hand, and gave it to the lady — score 4
3. yeah, under his coat, and then gave it to the prince — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. yeah, with a sword, and then gave it to the king — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1378, line 10: «How he named his sword: he raised it above his head and called it Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, the Grass-Cleaving Sword.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+3); the same doer «wind» (+2); the same thing acted on «sword» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did Jack's sword end up cutting the nose, not the head?

1. the giant ducked his head at the last moment — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. he missed his aim badly and got the nose by accident when the giant turned his great head away — score 3
3. he missed his aim and got the nose by accident — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. he missed his aim badly and got the nose by accident when the giant moved — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 673, line 10: «What: the sword "darted forth and cut off the heads of everyone but the Sultan" in one quick moment.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same property (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

what's the deal with that cave then, bruv?

1. there's a giant in it, with goggle eyes and a big club — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nah, it's just rocks — no support
3. there's a dragon in it, with fire and a big tail — no support
4. there's a witch in it, with a black hat and a stick — 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 ✗

yo what did Jack find in the big room at the end?

1. a roaring fire, a shelf and a barred door with keys — no support
2. a big bed, bruv — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. a boiling caldron, a big table and a window with captives — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. a stove, a long table and a door with guards — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1951, line 1: «Jack wakes in his attic and sees the beans have grown into a huge beanstalk that reaches the sky.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «attic» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following correctly identifies the item which the lady required the prince to produce on the morning following the first evening?

1. The silver brooch which she had kept near her heart — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. The scarf — score 3
3. The handkerchief which she had placed within her bosom — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. The golden ring which she had hidden in her sleeve — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1938, line 1: «The wife becomes king, but she is not content and sends her husband back to the flounder to ask for emperor.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «wife» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · 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 Jack obtained the magical articles from his uncle the giant?

1. Jack bargained hard for the gear, and the giant grudgingly surrendered the coat, cap, sword and shoes — score 3
2. Jack tricked the giant into handing over the coat, cap, sword and boots, which he took away — score 3
3. Jack requested only the old coat, cap, sword and slippers, which the giant then gave him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. He bought them from a merchant — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1958, line 3: «Jack tricks his giant uncle into hiding in a vault, and the giant gives him his coat, cap, sword and shoes.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same receiver «jack» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements correctly states the reason the captives gave for their imprisonment within the giant's cave?

1. They were townsfolk stolen by the giant, and they asked Jack if he had come to rescue them — score 3
2. They were knights held for ransom, and they begged Jack to set them free from the giant's den — score 3
3. They were captives held in a miserable den, and they asked Jack whether he had come to join them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. They were giants who had been beaten — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1514, line 6: «fact: Who: Prince Ivan searches for "the fair Princess Marya Morevna", his wife, and Koshchei the Deathless holds her captive.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+3); the same thing acted on «captive» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately records the fate of Lucifer and the subsequent effect upon the enchanted lady after the prince displayed the head?

1. Lucifer was thrown into a lake, and the lady's enchantment lifted, leaving her frightened and pale — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Jack beheaded Lucifer, and the lady's enchantment broke, so that she appeared in all her beauty — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Jack beheaded Lucifer, and the lady's enchantment broke, so that she appeared in all her beauty and the court rang with bells and music — score 2
4. Jack beheaded Lucifer, and the lady's enchantment broke, so that she appeared before the prince in all her beauty — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 1953, line 5: «The master remembers the open book, hurries back, and speaks the right words that send the demon back to his fiery home.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «right words» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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