Old English Tales, Robin Hood and Allin-a-Dale: Robin Hood helps a sad young man win back his bride from a rich old suitor
Tests: 2 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 344 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, so where was Robin posted up when he spotted the red-coat dude?
- 1. Behind a stone wall by the bridge — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Sitting on a log beside a stream under the bright evening sun — no support
- 3. Under a green tree by the road — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Hiding behind a large oak tree deep in the forest by the old mill — 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 ✗
Lowkey, what was the dude's fit?
- 1. A dark green cloak — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. A cap — no support
- 3. Red — no support
- 4. A bright red suit — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗
Wait, why was he so sad on day two, no cap?
- 1. His bride was sent away by her angry father — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. He was hungry — no support
- 3. He lost his horse — no support
- 4. His bride was promised to an old rich dude — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · right ✓
Bruh, how long did he keep that ring?
- 1. Like seven whole years, ever since his mom passed — no support
- 2. Seven years — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. Nine years — score 4
- 4. Years and years, honestly, way longer than that — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 199, line 12: «How: the prince keeps the ring as "a remembrance of her", so the ring becomes a clue for the king.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+3); the same thing acted on «ring» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
So Robin rolls up dressed as a harper, right?
- 1. Yeah, a sly miller — no support
- 2. Nah, a shady monk — no support
- 3. Yeah, he rolled up looking like a famous harper with a golden harp — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 4. Yeah, a bold harper — ✓ the right answer · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 39, line 2: «He tells of his walk through the snowy wood at sunrise: snow-castles, snow sliding off branches with a «flop!», robins looking proud as if they had done it all…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+3); the same doer «robins» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
Ngl, how far was the church?
- 1. Two — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Five miles — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Three miles — no support
- 4. One mile — 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 ✗
How many times did Robin blast his horn?
- 1. Two times — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 2. Three times — ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 3. Twice — score 1
- 4. Four times — score 1
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 344, line 5: «Robin blows his horn three times, his green-clad men come running, and the bride chooses Allin-a-Dale.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «robin» (+1); the same property (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
Mans came running in a wave of green, how many?
- 1. Three and twenty — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 2. Four and twenty — ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 3. Like four and twenty dudes all dressed in green — score 2
- 4. A whole big crowd of a hundred or more guys running — 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 344, line 13: «Robin blows his horn "three times", and four and twenty men in green come running across the fields.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «run» (+1); the same doer «four men» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
Who did the bride pick, fr?
- 1. Allin-a-Dale — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. The monk — no support
- 3. Robin — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 4. Little John — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 344, line 5: «Robin blows his horn three times, his green-clad men come running, and the bride chooses Allin-a-Dale.», 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 «robin» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
The old dude left how, was he chill?
- 1. In a foul mood — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. In a great rage — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Stamping down the aisle with his fists clenched tight and face red — no support
- 4. Storming out of the church with his servants trailing behind — 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 · ★ · right ✓
Real talk, what would Robin do to anyone messing with the bride?
- 1. Deal with them himself — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 2. Hunt them down alone — score -2
- 3. Take the bride back and punish them with his own bare hands — no support
- 4. Fight them on his own — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 6, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 344, line 15: «Robin warns that "he that takes you from Allin-a-Dale shall find that he has Robin Hood to deal with."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «take» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why did the outlaws even live in the woods?
- 1. They are poor — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. They broke the law — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. They got lost — no support
- 4. They hate the sheriff — 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗
Were the rich folks his target, or the poor ones?
- 1. The poor — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The rich who did no work — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. The rich lords who cheat — no support
- 4. The rich — 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 · wrong ✗
In the tale, what colour are the garments worn by the outlaws of Sherwood?
- 1. Red — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Brown — no support
- 3. Green — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Tan — 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 ✗
To whom was the bride promised against her own wishes?
- 1. To a harsh and elderly man who lived in the stone castle near the church — no support
- 2. To a rich old knight — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 3. To a greedy old lord who owned many lands and castles — no support
- 4. To a wealthy elderly man — ✓ the right answer · score 6
Why: It took the question to ask whom it is for. It chose option 2 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 250, line 2: «A poor woodman lifts his axe to fell a tree, but a fairy begs him to spare it and promises him three wishes.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «promise» (+4); the same circumstance (+4). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓
How many blasts upon his horn did Robin Hood sound before his men arrived?
- 1. Seven — no support
- 2. Three — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
- 3. Two — no support
- 4. One — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 21, line 14: «The White Rabbit is the herald, the officer who reads announcements; he blows three blasts on the trumpet before reading the accusation, and three more before…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); the number the lesson gave for it (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
What did Robin Hood require of Allin-a-Dale in return for his assistance?
- 1. Money and a horse to ride away — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Service as a faithful follower — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. That he give up his harp and become a monk in the abbey — no support
- 4. Service as a faithful follower and a loyal friend to Robin forever — 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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