Celtic Fairy Tales, Jack and the Golden Apples, part 22: Jack sneaks past the sleeping monsters, steals the apples, and heads home

Tests: 7 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 255 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 you see the swans lift Jack over?

1. Yeah, they carried him over the gate like it was nothing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Yeah, they carried him over the gate like it was nothing, and he laughed the whole way — score 4
3. Yeah, they flew him over the gate, lovely and smooth — score 4
4. Yeah, mate, they carried him over the gate like it was nothing, proper smooth, and he looked well chuffed after — no support

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 255, line 11: «how: He calls out "Swan, swan, carry me over" and the swans lift him across.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «swans» (+3); the same thing acted on «jack» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, what did he nick from the Princess?

1. Her watch — no support
2. Her ring and her silver brooch — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Her garter — score -3
4. Her garter and her gold watch — ✓ the right answer · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 2, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 200, line 12: «Why: the princess shows the ring on her finger as proof, and she will marry no one else.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+4). Against it: the same thing acted on «ring» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, did he actually kiss her?

1. Nah, just a snog — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, a snog — no support
3. Yeah, he gave her a snog while she was kipping — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nah, he woke her up and ran off quick — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Honestly, where did he get the apples?

1. From the garden past the kitchen, innit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. From the huge secret garden past the kitchen, down the corridor, innit — no support
3. He nicked them from the market, innit — no support
4. From the big garden past the kitchen and the stables, innit — 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 ✓

Wait, what was the cook doing?

1. Lying flat on the kitchen floor, totally zonked out, innit — score 4
2. Stirring the pot, all busy, innit — score 2
3. Lying on the floor, zonked out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Chatting to the maids, proper loud — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 255, line 14: «The cook lies "all-fours on her back" on the floor, sleeping with a knife and fork in her hands.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «floor» (+4); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same action «lie» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did he look back on the way home?

1. Yeah, he looked back at the castle gate and waved goodbye to her — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, he kept his head down and bolted — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, he looked back loads, proper nervous, and nearly tripped — no support
4. Yeah, he turned round and waved at her — 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 ✓

Why was the swan struggling with him?

1. He had the apples in his wallet, dead heavy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Too heavy — no support
3. He was too heavy from the long fall — no support
4. Apples too heavy — 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 ✓

Wicked, who put the snakes in his bed?

1. The youngest brother, the sneaky one who was jealous — no support
2. The youngest brother, the sneaky one — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. The youngest brother, the sneaky one who always lied to Dad — score 0
4. The middle brother, the grumpy one — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 255, line 13: «Jack thinks the youngest brother put snakes in his bed, but the second brother says "So it was to be."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «put» (+5); the same thing acted on «snakes» (+2); the same place «bed» (+1); the same property (+1). Against it: the same doer «youngest brother» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Gutted for his dad, wasn't he?

1. Yeah, his mum was ill and wanted the gold — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, his dad was sick and needed the apples — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, his dad was sick and the apples were the only cure left — no support
4. Yeah, his dad was sick and proper poorly and needed those apples badly — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Blimey, what did the oldest brother want him to do?

1. Chop off his head and chuck it in the well — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Take his gold and leave him by the road — no support
3. Chuck it in — no support
4. Chop his head — 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper weird, what happened when the head went in?

1. A fine young gentleman popped up, his brother's head back on — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A fine young gentleman popped up from the water, smiling — no support
3. A fine old lady appeared — no support
4. A fine young gentleman popped up — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

Did the uncle warn him about the girl?

1. Yeah, don't stay with her too long or she'll wake — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. Yeah, he said don't stay with her too long or she'll wake up and shout — score 9
3. Nah, he just said to leave the castle quick — score 5
4. Yeah, don't stay with her too long, mate, or she'll wake and the guards come in — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 255, line 12: «The uncle warns him not to stay "too long with her" because the Princess might waken.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stay» (+5); the same doer «uncle» (+3); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

So where does he have to meet his brothers?

1. At the river bank, on the next day — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. At the cross-roads — no support
3. At the cross-roads, on the exact day — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. At the market square, at midnight tonight — 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 ✓

Which of the following describes the time at which Jack was required to present himself at the castle gates?

1. At one o'clock — score 6
2. He had to arrive at the gate at noon — score 6
3. He was required to present himself at exactly one o'clock — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. He was ordered to come to the castle by noon — 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 172, line 3: «The vizir shuts him in a case, and the executioner takes him to the desert but lets him go.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take» (+5); the same thing acted on «prince» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the object which Jack exchanged with the sleeping Princess in the upper chamber of the castle.

1. His own gold watch, pocket-handkerchief, and a silver ring from his hand — no support
2. His own silver ring and cloak — no support
3. His own gold watch and pocket-handkerchief — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. His own gold watch, pocket-handkerchief, and the golden apple he had carried — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 254, line 9: «Valentine takes the right, Oliver goes straight on, and "poor Jack took the left."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «poor jack» (+3); the same action «take» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the instruction given to Jack regarding the conduct of his return journey from the castle.

1. He was instructed not to look back upon leaving the castle grounds at all — no support
2. He was instructed to hurry home without stopping — no support
3. He was instructed not to look back upon leaving, even if he heard the Princess call his name — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. He was instructed not to look back upon leaving — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 255, line 1: «Jack rides to the castle and calls on the swans just before one o'clock.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «jack» (+3); the same action «call» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Specify the action which the eldest brother required Jack to perform at the well.

1. He ordered Jack to cut the old man's throat — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. He required Jack to sever the old man's head and carry it home — score 6
3. He required Jack to sever the old man's head and throw it into the well — score 6
4. He required Jack to sever the old man's head — ✓ the right answer · score 6

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 244, line 1: «Jack's witty wife tells him to tell a story on the long road, so the walk to the foundation-stone feels short.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «witty wife» (+3); the same action «tell» (+2); the same receiver «jack» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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