Aesop's Fables, The Ass in the Lion's Skin: a silly bray gives the Ass away

Tests: 1 of 13 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 379 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, what did the Ass nick from the forest?

1. a whole Lion's skin and mane — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. a Bear's pelt — score -1
3. a big Lion's skin and crown — score 5
4. a Lion's skin — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 379, line 2: «An Ass finds a Lion's skin in the forest, puts it on, and scares every animal that passes, until his loud bray gives him away.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «ass» (+2); the same thing acted on «skin» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, where did the Ass lurk to scare everyone?

1. in a thicket — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. by a pond — no support
3. behind a rock — no support
4. inside a hollow tree by the stream — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 379, line 7: «What: he dresses in the skin, hides in a thicket, and rushes out at the animals who pass.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «ass» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same place «thicket» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, why did the Ass go all loud and honk?

1. he was buzzing they fled — no support
2. he was over the moon they all ran off super fast — no support
3. he was made up they all legged it off — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. he was chuffed they all ran — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 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 47, line 15: «The Rat: «It's best to be on the safe side … I've never heard him ask for a lawyer! If there's nothing really the matter, the doctor will tell him he's an old…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «old ass» (+2). Against it: the same doer «rat» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Fox clock the Ass straight away?

1. Nah, he didn't clock — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah — no support
3. Yeah, from the bray — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, 'cos of the honk — 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sus, what did the Fox reckon the Ass should've done?

1. stay quiet — no support
2. kept his mouth shut — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. should've kept schtum — no support
4. should've stayed mute — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 150, line 4: «An Ass gets moved from a Gardener to a Potter to a Tanner, and only at the tanning-vat does he wish he had stayed with his first master.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «ass» (+1). Against it: the same action «stay» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what was the poor Fisherman's problem?

1. his net got one minnow — no support
2. one fry — no support
3. he caught one tiny fry — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. no fish — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 373, line 19: «Old word: "lurking" meant hiding close by and waiting unseen; a "miser" is a greedy person who hoards money, a word still used today.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «word» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the little fish offer in return?

1. a meal later — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a grand dinner someday — no support
3. a proper big meal later — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a decent feast after — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Fisherman chuck the fish back?

1. Nah, into his basket — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, he kept it in his basket and went home — ← Mova's choice · score 10
3. Yeah, back in the river — no support
4. No, it stayed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 379, line 3: «A poor Fisherman catches only one tiny fish, which begs to be spared, but he keeps it anyway because it is better than nothing.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+4); the same doer «fisherman» (+4); the same thing acted on «fish» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, why were the two Cocks scrapping?

1. they wanted the same hen — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. they were fighting for a hen — score 1
3. they couldn't stand each other — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. they wanted food — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 369, line 9: «Why the Cock flies up: he wants to roost, which means to perch high and sleep safely.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+2). Against it: the same doer «cock» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who swooped down and grabbed the winning Cock?

1. a great golden Eagle from the hills — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. an Eagle — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. a hungry Eagle swooping from the sky above — score -4
4. a Vulture — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 379, line 4: «Two Cocks fight for the farmyard, and the winner crows from the hen-house until an Eagle swoops down and carries him off.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «swoop down» (+6). Against it: the same doer «eagle» (-2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where did the loser go to sulk?

1. in a hole — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. away — no support
3. in a corner — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. under the cart — 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 ✗

What's the big moral from the Cocks?

1. Vanity brings a long fall — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Pride always goes before a hard fall for everyone — no support
3. Pride goes before a fall — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Fight often and you will surely lose your crown one day — 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 ✗

Wait, what did the Fox want to chew through?

1. the thick rope tied to the gate — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. a long piece of twine tied to the basket — score 1
3. a bag — no support
4. a string — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 349, line 12: «The judges want a rope "so that the smallest child could reach it," but none can be found in Atri.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «rope» (+2). Against it: 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which object did the Ass discover in the forest and wear?

1. the golden skin of a huge old Lion from the hills — score 6
2. the skin of a Lion — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. a lion mane — score 6
4. the skin of a Lion and its mane — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 128, line 16: «The messenger finds a little house near a forest where "foxes and hares say good night to each other".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); the same place «forest» (+2); the same action «find» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

What comment did the Fox address to the Ass after the bray?

1. that he should have kept silent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. that he should have kept silent and never brayed at all — score 1
3. he ought to stay mute — no support
4. he ought to have hushed up — no support

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 134, line 16: «How the Fox saves himself: he promises the Lion that the Ass can be caught "without the trouble of stalking him", then leads the Ass into a hidden pit.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «fox» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What was the Fisherman's decision regarding the small fish?

1. he placed it in his basket — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. he dropped it in the sea — no support
3. he placed it carefully in his basket and went home — score 8
4. he put it into the basket with the others caught that day — 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 379, line 18: «What the Fisherman does: he "quickly put the fish into his basket."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «put» (+4); the same place «basket» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

According to the closing moral, what does a fool's speech reveal?

1. his spirit — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. his real self — no support
3. his true nature — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. his fate — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 96, line 1: «The last story is about Suleiman-bin-Daoud, Solomon the son of David, the wisest king, who understood the talk of beasts, birds, fishes, insects, rocks and tre…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «djinns» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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