Irish Fairy Tales, Jack the Fool, part 33: Jack hires himself to the Gray Churl and turns every order against him

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 2014 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 ✗

bro, did Jack really eat the goose's whole side before dinner, like no cap?

1. Yeah, he carved a neck and a wing, then sat down to eat — no support
2. Nope, he cut the leg off, then just fell to the stew — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Nah, he just nibbled a wing — no support
4. Yeah, he cut off a breast, a leg, and a wing, then just fell to — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1501, line 16: «Jack's first blows miss the giant's body, so he cuts off both his legs, then stabs him through the body.», 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 thing acted on «legs» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol, why did the master say "yes" to fines every time?

1. Cause he got totally bamboozled by Jack's sneaky wordplay and couldn't win — no support
2. Cause the fine thing was a trap he never saw coming at all, bro — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Cause he got bamboozled by Jack's wordplay — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Cause he liked fining Jack every day — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1047, line 22: «fact: Fionn is thoughtful, but "whatever signs the dogs gave were not understood by their master."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «understand» (+1); the same doer «master» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

so wait, where did Jack sleep after supper, fr?

1. Under the big oak tree — score 4
2. Up in the stable-loft — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. On the floor by the fire — score 4
4. Up in the stable-loft, under a pile of hay and old sacks — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 2014, line 3: «Jack carves the goose before dinner, eats his supper in the field, and sleeps in the stable-loft as if it were his right.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sleep» (+2); the same doer «jack» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

ngl, what did Jack do with the holding-the-plough job?

1. He reddened the ground while a kid whipped the horses and then ran off to the village fair — score 7
2. He reddened the ground while a kid whipped the horses and the master watched from the gate — score 7
3. He ploughed while a boy shouted at the horses — score -6
4. He reddened the ground while a kid whipped the horses — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 2014, line 4: «He "holds" the plough by reddening the ground while a boy whips the horses, and he ties Browney to a thorn-tree so the other cows eat the wheat.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «horses» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «whip» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, how'd Browney stay out of the wheat?

1. Jack tied her to a stone wall — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Jack tied her horns to a thorn-tree and then tied her tail to the gate — score 1
3. Jack tied her to the gate post — score 3
4. Jack tied her horns to a thorn-tree — ✓ the right answer · score 1

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 2014, line 14: «In the cow field Browney is tied "round her horns" to a thorn-tree, and the rest of the herd eats the green wheat.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «browney» (+2); the same action «tie» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, what was Jack doing when the master came by to check the cows?

1. Lying in the ditch with a pipe — score 2
2. Sleeping with his face in the sod — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Sleeping with his face in the sod while the cows ate all the wheat — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Sleeping with his face in the sod and his cap pulled down over his eyes — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1764, line 4: «The horse gives up eating, the stall shines, and the prince milks the cow dry with burning coals and tongs.», 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 action «eat» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

no way, what did Jack pull off the roof?

1. Broken bits of slate — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. Armfuls of thatch — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. Bundles of old straw — score -2
4. Slates — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1625, line 6: «Who: Kay, a clever boy who pulls roses apart and says, "What ugly roses they are!"», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «pull» (+1). Against it: the same doer «clever boy» (-3). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

so for the sheep path, what was Jack really doing?

1. Mending a fence for the sheep — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Carving a stick for the path — score 2
3. Sharpening a knife for the feet of every sheep on the whole farm — score 2
4. Sharpening a knife for the feet — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1500, line 6: «Who: Jack is a boy in Cornwall, "in the reign of the famous King Arthur", who loves hearing of "conjurers, giants, and fairies".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey savage, what did Jack want for every blame?

1. Eight pounds and some change — no support
2. One pound thirteen and fourpence — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Sixpence — no support
4. A shilling — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1178, line 19: «Old word: "savages" in the tale was an old, unfair word for people from other lands; today we avoid it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «old unfair word» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr fr, what did Jack say about the heifers' hiding place?

1. Looked in the unlikeliest place of all, the master's own bedroom — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. Looked in the unlikeliest place — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. Hid in the old haystack — no support
4. Searched under the heavy hay — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 2014, line 15: «For the heifers he searches "the likeliest places" first, then "the unlikeliest place" he can think of, which is the roof.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). Against it: the same action «search» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

be real, what does "stomached" mean?

1. Sulky and angry, saying nothing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Sulky and angry, saying nothing at all to anyone in the house — no support
3. Sulky and angry, shouting loudly at everyone who passed by the gate — no support
4. Sulky and quiet, not sleeping — 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 · ★ · right ✓

deadass, what's a "bosthoon"?

1. A clumsy, stupid fellow — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. A lazy, idle farmhand — no support
3. A plough — no support
4. A proud, grumpy neighbour — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2014, line 18: «Old word: a "bosthoon" is a clumsy, stupid fellow, a word from Irish English still heard in parts of Ireland.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «clumsy stupid fellow» (+1); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the nature of the agreement made between Jack and the Gray Churl?

1. A deal for a single day — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. A bargain to work the summer only, with a bonus for each good day — no support
3. A contract for one year's service at twenty pounds, with fines for refusal or complaint — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A verbal deal for a year, paid at the harvest, with no fines written down — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -2, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 2010, line 21: «Old word "melancholy" means very sad or gloomy, and it describes how Fin feels at the start of the part.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «describe» (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the instance in which the master is recorded as having withdrawn his objection to the terms of the bargain.

1. "Oh, not at all, not at all!" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Oh, no, I object to the terms and I will not pay a penny of it — no support
3. Certainly, I will pay the fine, sir — no support
4. I am not sorry at all — 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 ✗

State the consequence of Jack's refusal to perform the task of holding the plough as the master intended.

1. He ploughs the wheat in the manner the master planned for the barley — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. He ploughs the field very badly and then quits the job for good — score 4
3. He quits the job — score 4
4. He ploughs the field in the manner that the master had not intended — ✓ the right answer · 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 394, line 14: «He says that "even though you should turn into a meal-bag" they will not come near her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «turn» (+3); the same doer «you» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Determine the meaning, in the context of the passage, of the expression "saddleskirts" as used in the first day's service.

1. Soaked to the skin by the rain and the mud — no support
2. Exhausted by overwork until the limit of endurance — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Exhausted by overwork until the limit of endurance and unable to stand up straight at all — no support
4. Exhausted by overwork until the limit of endurance, and then sent to bed without any supper — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1146, line 10: «The fox says: "Plainly I see that you have taken no heed to my words, Ian Direach."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same circumstance (-1). 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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