English Fairy Tales, Jack the Giant Killer: Jack frees the captives, beats the two-headed giant Thunderdell, then wins a duke's daughter from a giant and conjurer

Tests: 0 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1959 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 u see Jack flip that giant into the moat, like proper mad?

1. yeah, he was mad, honest, innit — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, he just walked past him, grabbed the gold and went home for his tea — no support
3. nah, he didn't flip him, he just lured him to the drawbridge and then let the giant fall in the moat with his own weight, no cap, dead crazy — no support
4. yeah, he was well cheeky, no cap — ✓ 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv, why was everyone so buzzed at the feast after the rescue?

1. cos the giant had promised them a feast if they behaved and waited quietly in the pen — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. cos the king gave them all gold — no support
3. cos they'd just been let out of the giant's pen — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. cos they got free grub and ale — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1695, line 17: «Old word: a "banquet" is a grand feast with many dishes, and today we would say a big dinner or party.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

innit wild that Jack's got an invisible coat, right?

1. nah, it's just a boring old coat — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. nah, it's just a cloak — score 3
3. yeah, it's proper sick for sneaking past stuff — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, it's a sick cloak, mate — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1195, line 21: «Old word: "varnish" was a clear, shiny coat for wood or leather, and we still use the word for furniture today.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+2); the same thing acted on «clear shiny coat» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did the giant even know Jack was there, fam?

1. he could tell by the bright light of Jack's torch shining through the gate — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. he spotted him from the tower — score 1
3. he sniffed him out, said he smelt blood — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. he just guessed where he was — score 0

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 254, line 10: «The first old man greets Jack with "Good morning, my king's son," and he knows the prince's business without being told.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, did the giant's two heads both get chopped off?

1. nah, Jack only chopped off one head, and the other one ran off into the forest to hide — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. nah, Jack cut off one head and the other one kept shouting at him, so Jack had to chase it around the castle yard until it finally fell — score 6
3. yeah, Jack cut them both off, gutted for him — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. yeah, Jack lopped them both off — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1959, line 5: «Jack pulls the giant ashore with a cart-rope, cuts off both heads, then goes on to the enchanted castle on the mountain, where he blows the golden trumpet.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cut off» (+3); the same doer «jack» (+2); the same thing acted on «heads» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol, what's a cart-rope when it's at home?

1. a rope made for big wagons — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. a chain made of iron links for locking the castle gates shut at night — no support
3. a thick rope for pulling carts — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a small wooden tool — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1191, line 2: «The wolves corner him, and he asks for one last dance while they make a kelp rope to bind him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same thing acted on «kelp rope» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

mate, why did the drawbridge snap like that?

1. it was too old and worn — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the giant was too heavy for it — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the giant had dragged a huge log across it and the wood gave way under the strain — no support
4. the wood was rotten inside — 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 ✗

so the old man was properly sus, yeah?

1. nah, he was just a bit weird — no support
2. nah, he was a lovely old man who had nothing to do with the giant or the spells at all — score 4
3. nah, he was dead kind and helped Jack — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. yeah, a bit, he lived in a lonely house and kept on talking about spells, but in the end he was actually dead kind and helped Jack loads — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1956, line 5: «His wife runs out to greet him with a baby son, and they live happily ever after.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «live» (+3); the same doer «men» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the golden trumpet actually work or what?

1. nah, it just made a tiny squeak, but the spell broke anyway and everyone woke up — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, it made the whole castle tremble and the walls shake, and then the spell was broken and everyone was set free from the enchantment — no support
3. yeah, the castle shook and the spell broke — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, the castle just stayed still — 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, what happened to the conjurer, did he get caught?

1. nah, the spell broke and a massive whirlwind came and lifted him right up into the sky and dropped him somewhere far away — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. nah, he got blown off somewhere — no support
3. nah, he got away, ran off into the forest and was never seen again by anyone in the kingdom — no support
4. nah, he got whirled off up in the air — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1959, line 17: «WHAT: The conjurer is carried away "in a whirlwind", and the castle vanishes "in a cloud of smoke" after the spell breaks.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «break» (+2). Against it: the same doer «spell» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the duke's daughter was a deer the whole time, yeah?

1. nah, she was a white swan — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. yeah, she was a white deer the whole time, stuck in the castle with the other captives, until Jack broke the spell with the trumpet — score 2
3. yeah, she was a white hind till the spell broke — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. nah, she was a human the whole time, but the giant had made her look like a deer for a while — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 723, line 13: «Basil is a sweet, green herb, and in this tale the merchant's basil pots show whether his daughters have obeyed him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «daughters» (+2); the same thing acted on «tale» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

did Jack get the girl in the end, or what, fam?

1. yeah, the king got them married and they lived happy — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, they got hitched after a while — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. yeah, they married — no support
4. nah, she went back to her dad — 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 1825, line 15: «HOW he catches her: he hides "in a corner in a pile of firewood" and jumps out when she steps out of the fiddle.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

man, did the knights get to go home after all that?

1. nah, they got stuck there — no support
2. nah, they stayed at the castle for years, singing songs and feasting every night — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. yeah, they all went back safe and sound — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, they all went back to their own homes, safe and sound, with a load of gold and the king's thanks for their brave help — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1357, line 11: «The First Knight waited "quietly for three years" before he returned to the old man.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «first knight» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). 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 means by which Jack dispatched the giant Thunderdell?

1. He tricked the giant into a deep moat — score 0
2. He trapped the giant in a dark cave — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. He lured the giant onto a drawbridge which collapsed beneath him — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. He challenged the giant to a duel on the bridge, and the giant fell off when he lost his footing — score 0

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 1958, line 5: «Jack later meets a fearsome giant at a cave, cuts off his nose by mistake, kills him, and finds a room full of captives.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «cave» (+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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the purpose of the golden trumpet engraved with verse at the gates of the enchanted castle?

1. It gave a hint that the conjurer had once been a kind knight, and it was meant to guide travellers through the dangerous forest safely to the castle gates — score -2
2. It was a list of the knights who had died trying to enter the castle before Jack — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. It was the means by which the spell could be broken — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It showed how the castle was built long ago — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1892, line 3: «The King shuts the gates, the Ambassador flees in disgrace, and he declares war on Farda-Kinbras.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

In what manner did the conjurer depart from the castle upon the breaking of the enchantment?

1. He was carried by a cloud of smoke — no support
2. He was dragged down into the earth — no support
3. He was borne away by a whirlwind into the air — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. He walked out of the castle gate slowly with his head bowed low and was never seen again — 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 1959, line 17: «WHAT: The conjurer is carried away "in a whirlwind", and the castle vanishes "in a cloud of smoke" after the spell breaks.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same property (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which phrase most accurately characterises the reward bestowed upon Jack for his services?

1. an estate and a noble title — no support
2. a noble castle and a royal title — score -3
3. a noble castle with an estate, and the duke's daughter in marriage — ✓ the right answer · score -3
4. a small farm, a barrel of ale, and a promise that the king would visit him every spring for the rest of his life — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 4, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 849, line 19: «Old word: "a Moor" once meant a dark-skinned person from North Africa, and the phrase is now seen as unkind.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same thing acted on «phrase» (+1). The right option, 3, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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