Aesop for Children, The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf: a bored boy cries "Wolf!" for fun until a real wolf comes

Tests: 2 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 364 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, did you hear the shepherd kid cry wolf, like, every five minutes?

1. Yeah, he was a bit dodgy, and nobody came — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, he was well sus, and nobody came the last time — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, not really — no support
4. Yeah, totally — 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 ✗

Mate, why didn't the villagers come when the real wolf showed up?

1. They had decided the boy was not worth saving anymore — no support
2. They thought the wolf was just a dog, so they stayed — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. They'd been done over twice, so they thought he was lying — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. They were too busy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 148, line 16: «The Wolves ask the Dogs to hand over the flocks, and once the Dogs are "well inside" the den, the Wolves "tore them to pieces".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «dogs» (+2). Against it: the same doer «wolves» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, how did the boy feel when he was just messing about?

1. He felt quite bored and sleepy — no support
2. He was dead chuffed with himself — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He was scared — no support
4. He felt guilty and wanted to go home to tell his mum the truth — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 364, line 11: «The second time, the Villagers are laughed at "again," so they learn that the Boy is not telling the truth.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1); a different doer (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 4 · ★ · right ✓

Innit a proper daft thing to do, shouting wolf for a laugh?

1. Yeah, it's daft, and he got sacked — no support
2. Nah, it was just a harmless joke, nothing to fuss about — no support
3. Yeah, it's well mad, and he got what he deserved — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Nah, it's fine — 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 47, line 18: «Mole: «You've been a bit of a duffer this time, Ratty! Toad, too, of all animals!» (duffer = a silly, clumsy person.) Rat: «He did it awfully well.» Badger: «H…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «toad» (+4); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

So what happened to the sheep in the end, like, honestly?

1. The wolf ran off and left them — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The wolf went mental and got loads of them — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The wolf came back and ate the lot — no support
4. The boy got there in time and chased the wolf away, saving most of the flock from harm — 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the boy skint or minted, going by how bored he was?

1. He was rich and bored with his sheep life — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. He was bored out of his skull, with nothing to do — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. He was actually quite well off, with a big house and a stash of money from his master's trade — score 2
4. He was fed up and had nothing much to do — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 178, line 6: «Who: the speaker is Prince Agib, son of Cassib, who tells the story himself, and the boy is the son of a rich merchant.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). Against it: the same doer «boy» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the boy do when he got bored with the sheep, mate?

1. He asked his master for a new job and then shouted wolf to scare the farm animals — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. He had a laugh, shouting wolf at the villagers — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. He wandered down into the village and hid in the barn, laughing at the farmers as they searched the hay — score 1
4. He chased the sheep around the field — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 364, line 13: «The Boy cries "Wolf! Wolf!" in terror, but this time the Villagers do not run, because "He cannot fool us again."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «wolf» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Be real, what's the lesson of this one, for real?

1. Keep lying and nobody trusts you, even true things — no support
2. If you keep lying, nobody believes you, even when it's true — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Shepherds should always keep a close watch on the flock, because wolves can come at any time, day or night, without any warning at all — no support
4. If you keep telling lies and playing silly tricks on people, then nobody will ever believe a word you say again, even when you are finally telling the truth — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 149, line 13: «A "halter" is a rope put round a horse's or ass's head, so the master put one on the ass to lead him back.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «master» (+4); the same thing acted on «one» (+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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, did the villagers get a laugh out of it the first time?

1. Yes, they all had a good laugh and then went off to the tavern to tell everyone about the silly boy — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Yes, they laughed and then went back home — no support
3. No, they were furious and made the boy stay in his room for the entire week without any supper — no support
4. No, they were mugged off and well annoyed — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 364, line 11: «The second time, the Villagers are laughed at "again," so they learn that the Boy is not telling the truth.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same action «tell» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Oi, were the villagers all dead keen to help the boy each time?

1. Yes, they came every single time he called — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Not the last time, they'd given up on him — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Not at all, they were always busy then — no support
4. Yes, always — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 364, line 5: «One evening a real wolf attacks, the boy's cries are ignored, and the wolf kills many of the sheep.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cry» (+4); the same doer «boy» (+4). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the boy shout wolf when there was actually a wolf around, bro?

1. No, there was no wolf the first two times — ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Yes, a wolf came the first time — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. Yes, there was a wolf near the sheep — score 5
4. Yes, the wolf was there all along, but the boy shouted early by mistake before it arrived — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 364, line 12: «The real Wolf comes at sunset, when "the shadows were creeping out over the pasture," and it falls upon the Sheep.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come» (+4); the same doer «real wolf» (+4). The right option, 1, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, what made the wolf come out, like, at the end?

1. It was night and the wolf had been hiding in the trees — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. It was sunset and the shadows were creeping over the pasture — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. A storm was rolling over the hills and the wolf had come down from the mountain to find some food for its cubs — score 3
4. The wolf had been waiting in the old barn all afternoon for the sheep to go to sleep, and then the sun went down — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 111, line 14: «Why does Red-Cap wander off? She "kept going deeper and deeper amongst the trees looking for some still more beautiful flower."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «trees» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

Lol, what did the wolf actually do to the sheep, be honest?

1. It killed loads of them and then bolted — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. It scattered them and then fled home — no support
3. It wounded a few and ran off quickly — score 1
4. It injured the dog, killed the lambs, and then calmly walked off towards the village to find more food — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 364, line 14: «The Wolf kills "a great many of the Boy's sheep" and then slips away into the forest.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «kill» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

So was the boy proper sorry at the end, or what, mate?

1. No, he just got the sack and lost his sheep — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Yes, he was deeply sorry and went to every villager's house to beg forgiveness for his lies and his silly tricks — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Yes, he cried and said he was sorry — score 3
4. No, he got a medal from the village for bravery and was praised by the magistrate for his courage — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 322, line 2: «When the door opens, Wendy comes out looking surprised, and the boys kneel and beg her to be their mother.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «beg» (+2); the same doer «boys» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the boy's conduct in raising false alarms before the villagers, and what consequence followed?

1. He gave one false alarm — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He raised alarms as a joke, and when the wolf came the villagers stayed away from the pasture — no support
3. He sounded many false warnings, and the wolf later attacked while villagers ignored his shouts — no support
4. He repeatedly gave false alarms, and when a real wolf came his cries were disregarded — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the text, state the principal moral conveyed by the fable in the concluding sentence.

1. Those who lie are always caught out in time — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Liars are not believed even when they speak the truth — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Shepherds should never leave their flock alone at night, since wolves can attack at any moment and villagers will not help — no support
4. A person who makes up stories for fun will find that the villagers never trust anything he says, so he must be careful — 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 ✗

Identify the character who was instructed by his master to call for assistance in the event of a predatory attack.

1. The Shepherd Boy and his faithful dog, who guarded the sheep in the pasture — no support
2. The Village Baker — no support
3. The Shepherd Boy's master, who owned the flock and lived in the village — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. The Shepherd Boy — ✓ the right answer · 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 155, line 12: «The doctor says "You have not twenty-four hours to live," but the sick man is "quite wrong" about it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «live» (+4); the same doer «you» (+4). 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 · right ✓

Describe the manner in which the wolf appeared and the extent of the injury it inflicted upon the flock.

1. It jumped out of the bushes at dusk and harmed several of the animals in the flock — no support
2. It sprang from the underbrush at evening and killed a great many of the sheep — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. It came at night — no support
4. It ran through the field — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 364, line 5: «One evening a real wolf attacks, the boy's cries are ignored, and the wolf kills many of the sheep.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «kill» (+4); the same thing acted on «many» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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