Aesop for Children, The Peacock and Juno: the vain Peacock's heavy train keeps him from flying

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 368 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 the peacock actually get to fly or nah?

1. yeah, he flew up to the sky — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah he flew, but only for a second before crashing down — no support
3. nah, he flopped around on the ground for a while longer — no support
4. nah, he stayed stuck on the ground — ✓ 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 2 · ★ · right ✓

bruh why did the mice lose every single fight, fr?

1. cause they had no leaders — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. cause they were just bad — no support
3. they were weak — no support
4. they didn't train at all — 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 ✗

so the mice boss hats got them stuck how exactly?

1. their big feather hats — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the weasel traps and holes — no support
3. their tall feathered caps — no support
4. the hats were too tall to fit through the Weasel holes — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 331, line 20: «Old word: "sward" means the short grass or turf on the ground; Hook's hat lies on it, and today we would say lawn.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «word» (+1); 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 4 · ★ · right ✓

lol the lean dog tricked the wolf how, no cap?

1. pretended he was a rich man with a huge wedding feast nearby — score 4
2. offered a big dinner plate — no support
3. promised a fat wedding feast — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. promised him a fat wedding feast from a nearby house — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 368, line 13: «The Dog promises a wedding feast, and the Wolf later runs off from the huge porter Dog that he knows "by painful experience."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «promise» (+4); the same thing acted on «wedding feast» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait did the wolf actually eat the dog or nah?

1. yes — no support
2. yeah, he ate the lean dog — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. nah, the dog ate the wolf — score 8
4. nah, he ran off from the porter — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 337, line 10: «Who is Nana? The family dog, who is chained up, and who is "wiser than he" in Mr. Darling's own opinion.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «family dog» (+4); the same thing acted on «family dog» (+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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

the fox said hello to the lion, that's sus right?

1. he was nervous at first — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he was scared the whole time — no support
3. he got super bold by the third time — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yes it is — 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 ✓

the ass in the cave was loud af, what happened after?

1. the goats got scared and rushed out right into the lion's path — no support
2. the lion ate the donkey whole — score 4
3. the goats ran out into the lion — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. the Lion came in and scared the Ass out of the cave — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 366, line 5: «A boaster, a Cock, a Camel, and a Boar teach their lessons, and then a Fox and an Ass meet a Lion, and the Fox makes a secret, wicked plan.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

dude the dog just dropped the basket for the roast?

1. no he didn't — no support
2. yeah, he dropped it on the path — ← Mova's choice · score 10
3. nah — no support
4. yeah, after he stopped to argue — ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 10, tied with another option at 10 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 368, line 16: «The Dog stops to argue with the other dogs, and that is his mistake, so he drops the basket and seizes the roast meat.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «drop» (+4); the same doer «dog» (+4); the same thing acted on «basket» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 10. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

jackdaw in borrowed feathers, that's so cringe, right?

1. the peacocks pecked and plucked every borrowed feather from his body — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the peacocks plucked him all over — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah the peacocks ripped off all his borrowed feathers and left him bare — no support
4. the peacocks chased him away — 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 ✓

monkey on a dolphin, bruh was he lowkey big-brained?

1. he bragged that Piraeus was his friend — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. he claimed to be a noble man and told everyone he had lots of friends — score 8
3. he claimed he was from Athens — score 8
4. he bragged that he was a famous Athenian who owned the port of Piraeus — 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 153, line 4: «The monkey boasts that he is an Athenian, then pretends to know Piraeus as an old friend.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «boast» (+4); the same doer «monkey» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

the dolphin dipped cause he saw the monkey, right?

1. yup, he turned around and saw the monkey sitting there on his back — ← Mova's choice · score 10
2. yup, he looked back and saw — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yes, he glanced around quickly — no support
4. no, he kept swimming until the monkey fell off into the water — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 368, line 5: «A Dog loses his master's dinner, a Jackdaw in borrowed feathers is plucked, and a Monkey lies on a Dolphin's back.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «monkey» (+4); the same place «back» (+4); 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok so what's the moral of the peacock one, in short?

1. do not waste your life — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. don't trade freedom for show — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. never be proud and vain — no support
4. be humble — 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 ✗

Upon what ground did Juno grant the Peacock his wish, and what consequence followed?

1. Juno was moved by his pride, and the feathers then kept him grounded. — score 0
2. He asked Juno for more beauty with a loud complaint, and afterward his huge train was so heavy that he could never again fly anywhere high. — score 2
3. He was granted his train at his request, and its weight prevented flight. — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Juno granted his wish out of kindness, and the train was so heavy that he could no longer lift himself off the ground at all. — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 368, line 1: «Juno grants the vain Peacock his wish for a grand train of feathers, and all the birds envy him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wish» (+3); the same doer «juno» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

What precaution did the Mouse army fail to take, and what was the result of that omission?

1. It appointed no leaders, and it was repeatedly defeated by the Weasels. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. It sent no scouts. — no support
3. It hid no food, and the Cats defeated them in every battle they fought. — no support
4. It ran away. — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 368, line 9: «The Mouse army loses because "it had no leaders," so the Mice appoint generals.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «army» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Why did the Ass's deception fail to deceive the Lion, and how did the Lion respond?

1. The Lion knew the Ass's character and replied with dry, measured irony. — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. The Lion saw the Ass was only a donkey and answered with a joke. — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. The Lion had long known how foolish and noisy the Ass was, so he answered in a cold and very dry manner that carried sharp irony. — score 0
4. Because the Lion had met many asses before, he easily saw through the Ass's bluff and gave a long, mocking reply filled with irony. — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 144, line 18: «Old word: To "bray" meant to make the loud cry of a donkey, and the Ass does it "for all he was worth".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+3). Against it: the same doer «ass» (-1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What moral principle does the fable of the Monkey and the Dolphin illustrate, and why?

1. It warns that people who lie about who they are will always be discovered, because the Monkey's false claim to be a citizen was exposed by the Dolphin. — no support
2. It shows the moral danger of false pretence in general, for the Monkey's deceit was the very thing that exposed him to the sea and ruin in the end. — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. It teaches that kindness is rewarded, because the Dolphin saved the Monkey. — no support
4. It illustrates the danger of false pretence, because the Monkey's lie exposed him. — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 277, line 14: «The woodcut shows a meteor "as seen in the town of Cologne", and he calls it "very old" and says it is a mere fable.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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