Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Mice, part 15: a Cat hangs from a peg, pretends to be dead, and fails to lure the Mice out

Tests: 8 of 15 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 19 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 394 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, the cat hangs off a peg pretending to be dead, yeah? What's she actually after?

1. getting the mice out — ✓ the right answer · score -3
2. trying to lure the mice out of their holes — score -3
3. eating the mice up — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. catching the mouse soon — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 394, line 8: «What: the Cat begins to "catch and eat them one by one".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «eat» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «mice» (-1). The right option, 1, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mad, so what did the mouse call her?

1. "my fair friend" — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. "my dear lady" — score 9
3. "good sir" — score 9
4. "my good madam" — ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 168, line 20: «Old word: an "enchantress" was a woman who used magic spells, and today we would often just call her a witch.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+6); the same receiver «woman» (+5). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper sneaky, that mouse peeking out. What did he reckon?

1. he'd not come near her, not for all the cheese — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. he'd not come near her — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. he reckoned she was pretending and he'd keep well clear of her paws — score 1
4. he'd not trust her — 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 394, line 14: «He says that "even though you should turn into a meal-bag" they will not come near her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come» (+2). Against it: the same doer «mice» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bull got bitten by a mouse, innit. How'd the bull feel?

1. gutted and confused, having been bitten by a tiny mouse — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. well upset and not sure what had happened to him at all — score 4
3. gutted and well confused — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. well cross and fed up — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 144, line 16: «Why: The Mouse bites the Bull again and again, and says, "sometimes we little ones come off best."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bite» (+4); the same doer «mouse» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Mouse nipped back to his hole, dead safe. Where'd he go?

1. into the wall — no support
2. back to his hole — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. to his bed — no support
4. home — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 394, line 2: «The frightened Mice hide deep in their holes, so the Cat cannot reach them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «frightened mice» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same place «holes» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Dog at the posh dinner thought he'd eat like a beast, right? What did the cook do?

1. chucked him out the window — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. locked him in the cellar — score 4
3. sent him off the roof — score 4
4. chucked him out the window and into the mud — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 386, line 1: «A hungry Cat catches a Cock and looks for an excuse to eat him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «cat» (+4); the same doer «hungry cat» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Cock was pleading "spare me", why?

1. he guards the big house — score 4
2. he wakes people up for work every morning at dawn — score 8
3. he wakes people up for work — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. he wakes the whole street up so the farmers can get to work early — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 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 138, line 16: «Why: the Cock says he rouses honest men to work, but the Thief replies "Into the pot you go!" because it makes their life harder.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «rouse» (+4); the same doer «cock» (+2); the same thing acted on «honest men» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Thieves reckon the cock has to go cos?

1. he ate the chickens — score 4
2. he's too loud — no support
3. he scared the master — no support
4. he woke the neighbours — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 379, line 1: «The part opens at the end of a tale where a sly Fox asks a Cock for help, but the Cock wakes the whole hen yard and the Farmer chases the Fox off.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «cock» (+4); the same action «wake» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Monkeys were proper dancing till someone chucked nuts. What happened?

1. they stopped dancing and fought over the nuts thrown at them — score 8
2. they ran off the stage — no support
3. they fought over the nuts — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. they tumbled off the stage and grabbed at the nuts on the floor — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 188, line 12: «Why: the monkeys throw nuts back because they are "annoyed and wishing to pay us back in our own coin".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «monkeys» (+4); a different action (counts against) (+3); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Farmer set the fox's tail on fire, sick! Where'd the fox run?

1. into the farmer's wheat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. into the farmer's wheat fields where the harvest was stored — no support
3. across the village green — no support
4. straight into the farmer's wheat and set the whole field alight — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Traveller nearly fell down a well when Fortune woke him. What'd she say?

1. wake up, or I get blamed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. wake up, friend, please — no support
3. go away, I am tired — no support
4. wake up now — 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 ✗

Seagull ate a fish too big, bruv. What did the kite say?

1. you asked for it then — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. that is your own fault — no support
3. you got what you deserved — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. that's your fault — 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 ✗

Lion and bear fought over the kid, then the fox nicked it. What did they say?

1. we fought for the fox's prize — no support
2. we fought for a fox's gain — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. we lost to a sly fox — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. we fought for the kid and a fox came and took it all — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 140, line 4: «A Kid jeers at a Wolf from a roof, a Fox who lost his tail tries to make the others cut theirs, and a Jackdaw in borrowed feathers gets caught.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lose» (+2); the same circumstance (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mercury told the philosopher off. Why?

1. he doubted the gods' plan — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he judged Providence unfairly — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he was rude — no support
4. he insulted the wise king — 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 15 · ★ · right ✓

Peasant set the eagle free, and the eagle nicked his bundle. Why?

1. the wall fell down after — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the rope broke then — no support
3. the eagle flew — no support
4. the house burned down — 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 · right ✓

Which creature did the Cat feign in order to deceive the Mice?

1. a dead creature — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. a dead animal — score 3
3. a corpse — score 1
4. a ghost — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 95, line 2: «The Woman laughs and gives him a bowl of milk, but warns him: his bargain was not with the Man or the Dog. That evening the Man sets out his two boots, his lit…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «mouse» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

How did the Mouse respond to the Cat's deception?

1. he declined to approach her and warned the other mice to stay away — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. he declined to approach her, though the cheese smelled very tempting — no support
3. he declined to approach her — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he approached her slowly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 363, line 15: «The Country Mouse stops only "long enough to pick up her carpet bag and umbrella" and hurries away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «country mouse» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which quality did the Fox claim to possess in greater measure?

1. beauty of face — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. wit — score 1
3. charm — score 1
4. beauty of mind — ✓ the right answer · score 1

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 370, line 9: «fact: Why the Fox runs: he claims "a very important errand that I had almost forgotten about," but the Cock sees through the excuse.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «claim» (+2). Against it: the same doer «fox» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What did the Lion fail to obtain after his long pursuit?

1. the Ox — score -4
2. the swift Hart that ran through the wood — no support
3. the Hart — ✓ the right answer · score -4
4. a Doe — ← Mova's choice · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -3, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 393, line 5: «Then a Monkey copies Fishermen and drowns, a Swan sings to save himself, a Doe is eaten by a Lion, and a Miller and his son carry their Ass.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «lion» (-1); the same thing acted on «doe» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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