English Fairy Tales, The Coat o' Clay: a fool hunts for a coat o' clay, gets muddy and drunk, and learns he is still a fool

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 247 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 ✗

Oi, what did the fool reckon he needed to get well clever?

1. a coat of wool, bruv — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. a coat o' clay — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. a warm cloak, innit — score 5
4. a proper posh coat o' wool and fur — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 247, line 9: «Why: he wants a coat o' clay so that he will "know more 'n she," the wise woman.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «man» (+1); the same thing acted on «coat» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Be honest, what's the lass's big problem in the mum's eyes?

1. she's got no house or land — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. she's got no money and a dodgy past lol — no support
3. she's not from round here — no support
4. she's got no cow or cabbage — ✓ 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 3 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, where did the fool go for a muck bath?

1. a bog — no support
2. the drain — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. the big puddle in the market square — no support
4. the muddy drain behind the inn — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 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 247, line 10: «In the drain he is "much pleased" and says "Here's muck," then rolls in it with his mouth full.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «man» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what did the fool give the lass to seal the deal?

1. his favourite old boot — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. his best silver ring — no support
3. his lucky penny — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. his hat — 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 ✗

Lol, who laughed at the fool and rode off?

1. a man — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. the wise woman — score 6
3. the landlord — score 6
4. the squire — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 212, line 10: «What: the princess sends a slave to see the noise, and the slave laughs at "an old fool" with new lamps.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «laugh» (+5); the same place «old fool» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper sus, why did the landlord kick the fool out?

1. he drank all the ale and then fell asleep — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he never paid his tab — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he broke the big mug — no support
4. he kept shouting about his coat o' clay — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Gutted for him, how did the fool end up skint at the inn?

1. he had no money to pay — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he gave all his money to the lass — no support
3. he spent his lucky penny on the squire — no support
4. he spent it on a penny — 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 ✓

Ngl, what did the fool keep doing when he was puzzled?

1. staring at the sky — no support
2. scratching his head — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. rubbing his chin — score -2
4. sleeping — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 84, line 4: «Taffy borrows the shark's tooth from his necklace and scratches a picture on the bark: Daddy with the broken spear, the black-handled spear, herself explaining…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yeah nah, where did the wise woman say the true coat comes from?

1. the drain — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the mud by the road — no support
3. the soil in the garden — no support
4. the ground after you die — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mint, how did the fool get properly dusty?

1. rolling by the gate — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. lying in the road — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. in mud — no support
4. in the drain — 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dead funny, what does the fool reckon he has turned into?

1. a man — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. a fool — score 6
3. a wise man — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. a wise king — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 247, line 6: «Who: a foolish young man, the fool, who wants to seem clever at home.», 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 «fool» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Like, who banged the door in the fool's face?

1. a cow — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. his mother — score 8
3. his mum — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Dad — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 247, line 3: «His mother says the lass has nothing of her own and bangs the door in his face.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «bang» (+5); the same thing acted on «door» (+2); the same place «face» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following most accurately states the fool's reason for seeking the coat o' clay?

1. He hopes to become a wise man at home — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He believes it will render him wiser than the wise woman — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He thinks it will make him rich and merry — no support
4. He wants to drink — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately identifies the object the fool gives the lass as a pledge?

1. His lucky penny — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. His old silver ring — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. His lucky penny from his grandmother's purse — no support
4. The coat o' clay he had kept hidden in his pocket — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 174, line 20: «Old word: a "talisman" is a magic object that holds power, and a "hatchet" is a small axe, not a hammer.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «magic object» (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following correctly describes the manner in which the squire responds to the fool?

1. He nods and rides past — score 6
2. He stops, laughs loudly, and offers him a coin before riding away — score 6
3. He dismounts, examines the fool closely, and then laughs before leaving — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. He laughs and continues on his way — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 247, line 14: «The squire rides up "full gallop, as if the boggles were after him," and laughs at the fool.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «squire» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following correctly identifies the outcome of the fool's visit to the inn?

1. He is thrown out after arguing with the landlord about his coat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He is expelled for failing to settle his account — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He gets a warm bed for the night — no support
4. He is locked in the cellar until his mother comes to pay the bill — 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

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