The Æsop for Children, The Wolf and the Kid: a kid who dances for a wolf is saved by the Shepherd Dogs

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 362 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 ✓

Bruv, why'd the Kid not come when his mum called?

1. He reckoned his horns made him grown up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. He reckoned he didn't need his mum no more cos he's got big horns now — score 3
3. He reckoned the wolf was his mate — score 1
4. He thought the grass was tastier — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 362, line 1: «A young Kid thinks his growing horns make him a grown-up, so he ignores his mother when the flock heads home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same thing acted on «kid» (+2). Against it: the same doer «growing horns» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the Kid, like, well gutted when he met the Wolf?

1. Yeah, he was proper scared and shaking all over but still trying to act big and clever — no support
2. Yeah, he was scared but still cheeky — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, he was dead chuffed and skipping about happily because he'd made a new mate — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. Nah, he was buzzing with excitement — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 362, line 2: «At sunset he finds himself alone and runs bleating across the field, where the Wolf is waiting by a clump of trees.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «kid» (+4); the same thing acted on «kid» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Wolf say yes to the tune, innit?

1. Yeah, he reckoned a tune before the grub would be well good, so he gave it a go — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Nah, he told the Kid to hush up and get eaten straight away, no messing about — score 8
3. Yeah, he fancied a bit of music first — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Yeah, he wanted a quick snack first — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 362, line 6: «Who: a little Kid whose growing horns made him think he was a grown-up Billy Goat.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «think» (+4); the same doer «wolf» (+4). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the Kid do while the Wolf was playing, mate?

1. He ran off towards the woods — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. He skipped about and bopped — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He slept — no support
4. He sat down — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 362, line 5: «The Wolf runs off with the Dogs at his heels and scolds himself for turning piper when he should have kept to his butcher's trade.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «run off» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

How did the Dogs twig the Wolf was up to something?

1. They spotted his big teeth — score -3
2. The Shepherd had warned them earlier that a wolf was prowling near the field — score 0
3. They saw him sneaking off — no support
4. They knew his feast tune — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 157, line 15: «Why does the Dog run? He is chasing a Wolf and thinks "he's no match for me, and he knows it and so he runs away."», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «know» (+4); the same doer «dog» (+4). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Did the Dogs come belting back to the field, or what?

1. Yeah, they belted back to the field as fast as their legs could carry them — score 0
2. Nah, they wandered off a bit — no support
3. Yeah, they legged it straight back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Yeah, they trotted off slowly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 310, line 5: «Nana takes the children to school and keeps them in line, and at night Mrs. Darling tidies up their minds, where she first hears of Peter.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «children» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did the Wolf feel like a right muppet, then?

1. He'd swapped his butcher's trade for a tune — ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. He'd gone and swapped his proper butcher's trade for a daft little tune on a pipe — score -1
3. He'd given up eating for a dull song — score 1
4. He'd let a tiny Kid make him play music — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 362, line 6: «Who: a little Kid whose growing horns made him think he was a grown-up Billy Goat.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same thing acted on «wolf» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

What was the Wolf's big mistake, like?

1. Letting a cheeky young Kid talk him into playing music instead of eating — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Trusting a cheeky young Kid — no support
3. Following the flock all the way to the far side of the big field — no support
4. Playing piper to please a Kid — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Wolf actually eat the Kid, though?

1. Nah, he didn't — no support
2. Nah, he got chased off by the Dogs — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, he gobbled the Kid up whole — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Yeah, he did — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 111, line 1: «The Wolf races to Grandmother's cottage and gobbles her up, then puts on her nightcap and waits in her bed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «gobble up» (+4); the same doer «wolf» (+4). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where did the Kid bump into the Wolf, innit?

1. Down by the river bank yonder — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Up on the hill past the farm — score 6
3. Way over at the far side of the village, right by the old mill and the stream — score 6
4. Out in the field by some trees — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 362, line 2: «At sunset he finds himself alone and runs bleating across the field, where the Wolf is waiting by a clump of trees.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+4); the same doer «kid» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

What's the lesson from this one, bruv?

1. Don't let nothing knock you off your path — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Wolves never win when dogs are nearby, so always keep your eyes open and stay safe — no support
3. Never trust a clever Kid, bruv — no support
4. Always listen to your elders, mate — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was it pitch black when the Kid got lost, mate?

1. Yeah, it was getting dark — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, the sun was still going down — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, pitch black — no support
4. Yeah, the moon was out already — 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 ✗

What's piping mean then, like, a pipe?

1. A kind of hat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Playing a tune on a pipe — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Shouting loudly at sheep — no support
4. A type of bread — 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 ✗

Which of the following best describes the reason the young Kid remained in the pasture after the flock departed?

1. He had been warned by the Shepherd Dogs that wolves prowl near the pasture but he refused to believe it at all — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. He felt that the flock was too slow and wished to explore freely — no support
3. He believed his growing horns had made him capable of looking after himself — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. He was tricked into staying behind by a cunning wolf who promised him a rich meal of clover and sweet grass — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 362, line 10: «Why: the Kid "paid no heed" when his mother called the flock home.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «flock» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately states the means by which the Shepherd Dogs became aware of the Wolf's presence?

1. They spotted the wolf prowling near the big gate — score 3
2. They smelled the meat — score 3
3. They recognized the feast-song carried through the still evening air — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. They heard a loud crash in the field — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 93, line 4: «Next night the Woman dries sweet grass, plaits a halter and makes the Second Singing Magic. Wild Horse comes for the grass, bends his head for the halter and b…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «listen» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «cat» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following most accurately identifies the lesson conveyed by the closing sentence of the fable?

1. Youthful pride blinds a creature to the wisdom of elders and leads to a fatal downfall in the wild — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Never let a flattering fool lead you astray from home — no support
3. Steadfast purpose should not be abandoned under the influence of distraction — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Those who abandon their proper trade for amusement will inevitably suffer the consequences of their folly — 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following is the most appropriate definition of the term "piper" as employed by the Wolf in this part?

1. A fiddler — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A butcher — no support
3. A person who sells meat at the market — no support
4. A player of a simple wind instrument — ✓ 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

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