Aesop's Fables, The Wolf and the Lamb: a Wolf invents excuses to eat a Lamb

Tests: 6 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 367 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 ✗

ok so the wolf's like "u muddied my water" lol, but the lamb's standing downstream, bro, that's so obvious

1. the wolf was upstream the whole time — ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. the lamb stirred up the mud there — no support
3. wolf was downstream — no support
4. the wolf drank from her side too — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 367, line 3: «The Lamb calmly points out that he is upstream and she is downstream, so she cannot muddy the water he drinks.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «drink» (+4); the same doer «wolf» (+4). The right option, 1, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, the wolf said the lamb lied last year, and she's like "i wasn't even born," that's a total flex

1. she was born last spring — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. she is a liar — no support
3. she was born this year — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. she was never born — 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 ✓

and then the wolf goes "it was ur bro!" but she's like "dude i got no bro"

1. the lamb told the whole truth — no support
2. the wolf made up another excuse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. the wolf made up yet another excuse and blamed her whole family — score 8
4. the wolf made up another excuse, because he had decided to eat her anyway — 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 367, line 2: «The Wolf looks at the Lamb, who seems so helpless that he wants an excuse, so he shouts that she is muddying his water.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «wolf» (+4); the same thing acted on «excuse» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

so the wolf just grabbed her and dipped to the forest, no cap, that's cold

1. he carried her off to the forest — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
2. he left her by the stream alone — score 7
3. he carried her off to the forest and ate her in the dark — score 12
4. he carried her off to the forest, where nobody could hear her cries — score 12

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 12, tied with another option at 12 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 367, line 5: «He will not be talked out of his breakfast, so he seizes the poor Lamb and carries her off to the forest.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «carry off» (+4); the same doer «wolf» (+4); the same place «forest» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

fr, the wolf wasn't even gonna pretend, he's like "i'm not getting talked out of my breakfast"

1. he refused to listen to reason — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he refused to listen to any reason and insisted that he would eat her — no support
3. he insisted on a fair trial — no support
4. he refused to listen to reason, because he had already decided to eat her anyway — 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 · ★ · right ✓

ngl the wolf usually just gobbles stuff up, but this lamb looked so innocent he needed a fake reason

1. she was really quite dangerous — no support
2. she was hiding a sharp knife — no support
3. she looked helpless and innocent, so he had to invent a reason — score 1
4. she looked helpless and innocent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 367, line 2: «The Wolf looks at the Lamb, who seems so helpless that he wants an excuse, so he shouts that she is muddying his water.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «seem» (+2); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

so the moral is basically "tyrants always find an excuse," lowkey true tho

1. a bully can always find a reason — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. a tyrant hates every single lamb — no support
3. a bully can always find a reason, even when no reason truly exists — score -1
4. a bully can always find a reason, and the innocent will never be heard — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 220, line 10: «Why: Ali Cogia brought no witnesses, because he "had considered the man his friend" and had always found him "honest".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «find» (+2); the same property (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2); a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

and the wolf was snarling and shouting, like the lamb's the bad guy

1. he smiled at her warmly — score 7
2. he snarled at her angrily — ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. he snarled and shouted at her, and she was the one blamed — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. he thanked her for the water — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 367, line 2: «The Wolf looks at the Lamb, who seems so helpless that he wants an excuse, so he shouts that she is muddying his water.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «shout» (+4); the same doer «wolf» (+4). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

what does retorted mean, like she retorted back, is that like a comeback

1. answered back sharply — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. replied — no support
3. gave a short reply — no support
4. answered back slowly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 367, line 17: «"Retorted" means answered back sharply, and "snarled" means spoke with an angry growl.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «answer back» (+4); the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

the wolf's excuses were basically a whole remix of nonsense, mud, lies, brothers, family

1. a bunch of lies — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a string of made-up excuses — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. mud and brothers — no support
4. a stream of angry accusations — 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 ✗

so the lamb is the good one, right? she just kept calmly saying the facts

1. she shouted back at the wolf — no support
2. she bargained for her life fast — no support
3. she stayed calm and told the truth, but the wolf ignored every word — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. she stayed calm and told the truth — ✓ 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 153, line 14: «Hard word: "deputation" means a group sent to speak for others; the Wolves send one to the Sheep.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «wolves» (+4); the same thing acted on «one» (+2); a different action (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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro the wolf's stream was clearly his, he thinks the lamb's the problem, the lamb's just drinking

1. the lamb was simply drinking, and the wolf was the one causing trouble — score 8
2. the wolf was simply drinking — score 3
3. the lamb was simply drinking — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. the lamb was simply drinking from the stream, not stirring up any mud — ← Mova's choice · score 12

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 12, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 367, line 1: «A stray Lamb is drinking at a woodland stream, and a hungry Wolf comes hunting farther up the same stream.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «drink» (+4); the same doer «stray lamb» (+4); the same place «woodland stream» (+4). The right option, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

how do wolves even get away with this, it's like the forest is a total courtroom with no judge

1. the unjust ignore the innocent — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. bullies win — no support
3. the judge favors the wolf — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. wolves lie — 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 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 the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dog» (+4); the same thing acted on «wolf» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

In the narrative, what pretext did the Wolf first advance for seizing the Lamb?

1. That she was muddying his stream — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Mud — no support
3. Her lies — score 3
4. That she was drinking his water — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 367, line 3: «The Lamb calmly points out that he is upstream and she is downstream, so she cannot muddy the water he drinks.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «drink» (+2); the same thing acted on «water» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

To which party does the Lamb attribute the upstream position in the dispute?

1. The herd, who was nearby — no support
2. The Wolf, who was upstream of the Lamb and muddying the water — score 6
3. Her brother, who was upstream — no support
4. The Wolf, who was upstream — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 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 367, line 12: «The Lamb answers that the Wolf is upstream: "you are upstream and I am downstream."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same property (+2); the same doer «wolf» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What fault does the Wolf assign to the Lamb's family following her denial of fraternal guilt?

1. Lying about him at some point during the previous year and beyond — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Stealing from him last year — no support
3. Lying about him at some point, and then trying to hide the evidence — no support
4. Lying about him at some point — ✓ 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which moral conclusion does the fable draw concerning the reasoning of the innocent?

1. They ignore it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The unjust will not heed it, however calmly it is spoken — no support
3. The bully rejects the plea — no support
4. The unjust will not heed it — ✓ 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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