More English Fairy Tales, Yallery Brown: Tom lets the imp out and is cursed

Tests: 7 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 240 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 ✓

Mate, did the imp tweak Tom's leg or his bum?

1. tweak his leg under the table — score 4
2. tweak his nose — no support
3. tweak his leg — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. tweak his leg while he was sleeping — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 240, line 8: «Where: The imp tweaks Tom's leg behind him, and Tom jumps "with the smart of it" near a wall.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «leg» (+3); the same action «tweak» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Proper, why couldn't Tom kick the little imp?

1. too small — no support
2. it ran off too fast — no support
3. it wasn't big enough — no support
4. there wasn't enough of it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 240, line 16: «Tom is so frightened that he "could only stand there shaking all over", and staring at the imp.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the imp well chuffed when Tom got cursed?

1. no, he wept — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he laughed and screeched — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he laughed and clapped — no support
4. he wept and sulked — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

What's the curse Tom gets landed with?

1. a born thief's luck — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a born fool's luck — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. bad luck — no support
4. a curse — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Innit true the imp said Tom let him out?

1. yeah, Tom let him go — score 4
2. yeah, Tom let him out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. yeah, Tom let him out of the jar himself — score 4
4. yeah, Tom let him out of the stone — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 240, line 2: «Tom swears at the imp, but the imp only laughs and says Tom let him out himself.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «let out» (+3); the same doer «tom» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what did the imp's hair do at the end?

1. curled up like a dry leaf — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. it floated off like a dandelion over the whole field — no support
3. floated off like a dandelion — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. floated off like a dandelion puff in the wind — 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Tom's kids survive all that bad luck?

1. no, the kids all died of fever that winter — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. no, the kids died — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yes, the kids lived — no support
4. no, the kids all died in the terrible winter — 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 · ★ · right ✓

What was up with Tom's crops, bare bad?

1. they got eaten — no support
2. they grew well — no support
3. they rotted — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. they rotted in the fields that autumn — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 240, line 4: «Everything Tom tries goes wrong, his children die, and his crops rot until he is buried.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «rot» (+3); the same doer «crops» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Gutted, what did Tom do all day long?

1. sang with him — score 2
2. heard the imp's song — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. heard the church bell — score 4
4. heard the imp's cry — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 239, line 7: «What: on a Sunday night in July he hears "the pitifullest greetings ever he heard" in the west field.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «hear» (+1); the same doer «tom» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why was the husband's wife so wound up?

1. he kept her in the dark — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. he never let any light in at the window — no support
3. he never let her out — no support
4. he never let any light in — ✓ the right answer · 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 206, line 3: «Khacan's wife dresses her in fine clothes, and Noureddin, the vizir's son, is charmed by her and wants to keep her for himself.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

What did the husband turn into when she lit the candle?

1. a bird — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. a white swan with bright wings — no support
3. a fox — no support
4. a horse — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 202, line 19: «Old word: "alighted" means that a bird landed or came down gently on the ground.», 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 thing acted on «bird» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

How many feathers did she grab from him?

1. three golden feathers from his wing — score 4
2. three — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. seven — no support
4. three white feathers — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 240, line 5: «A new tale starts: a girl marries a husband she never sees, and she uses three feathers to make her wishes come true.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2); the number the lesson gave for it (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

What job did the girl get at the big house?

1. under-gardener — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. cook — score 7
3. laundry-maid — ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. scullery girl — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 7, line 2: «In his neat little house she finds the fan and gloves, but also a bottle with no label, and, sure that something interesting will happen, she drinks it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «neat little house» (+5); the same doer «alice» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who wanted to marry the laundry-maid for his wife?

1. the gardener — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the butler — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the squire's young eldest son — no support
4. the groom — 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 · right ✓

With what words does Tom summon the creature known as Yallery Brown?

1. "Yallery Brown, come from the mools" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
2. Yallery, come — no support
3. Come, Yallery — score 0
4. Yallery Brown, come out from the wood — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 10, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 240, line 7: «What: Tom shouts "Yallery Brown, come from the mools; thou scamp, I want thee!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come» (+5); the same place «mools» (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means does Yallery Brown finally depart from Tom's presence?

1. by sinking into the soft earth below — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. by melting into the morning mist — no support
3. by floating away upon the wind like a seed — no support
4. by floating away upon the wind — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which curse does Yallery Brown lay upon Tom before he departs?

1. a born fool's luck for all his days — no support
2. a born fool's luck — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. bad luck — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. a cruel fool's curse — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 240, line 3: «The imp promises Tom a born fool's luck, then floats away on the wind like a dandelion puff.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2); the same circumstance (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «luck» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What manner of creature does the husband become when the candle is lit?

1. a hare — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. a bird — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. a fox — no support
4. a great owl with spread wings — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 231, line 20: «Old word: a dervish was a holy man who lived simply and often wandered; the word is still used today.», 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 thing acted on «holy man» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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