Aesop's Fables, The Image of Mercury and the Carpenter: a poor carpenter smashes his idol and gets gold

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 395 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 ✗

so the carpenter smashed his statue and gold just poured out, right?

1. gold coins — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. just gold — no support
3. a rush of golden coins — no support
4. a stream of gold — ✓ 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 ✓

bruv, who ended up getting eaten in the lion thing?

1. the ass — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. the goat — no support
3. the hare — no support
4. Bull — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 395, line 3: «A Lion, a Fox and an Ass share a hunt; the Lion eats the Ass, and the Fox learns to divide cleverly.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

lol the bald knight's wig flew off, what did his mates do?

1. laughed their heads off — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. they quietly went to find him a new wig from the market stall — no support
3. ran off in shame — no support
4. clapped and whooped — 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 4 · ★ · right ✓

was the mum monkey fair to both babies, innit?

1. no, she loved one more — no support
2. no, she spoiled one and ignored the other — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. yes, she treated both babies the same, giving each equal hugs and milk every night — score -2
4. no, she smothered the favourite with hugs and ignored the other one completely — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 176, line 16: «What does the princess say? That the monkey is "a young prince" turned into a monkey by "a genius, son of the daughter of Eblis".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «monkey» (+4); the same thing acted on «young prince» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

ngl the hound quit the chase, so what did the goatherd reckon?

1. the little one is the quickest — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the little one is the quickest, and the big one is slow and lazy — no support
3. the hare that ran the whole way round the field is the quickest runner of the two — no support
4. the youngest is fastest — 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 ✗

proper wicked, the snake ended up crashing his head under a wagon, yeah?

1. yeah, under the wheels — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, in the grass — no support
3. nah, he hid in the bushes by the river and got away — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. nah, under a stone — 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 185, line 9: «His companion was "perched just below me" in the tree when the snake swallowed him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «snake» (+4); a different action (counts against) (+3); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

the peacock was dissing the crane about its colour, wasn't it? what did the crane say?

1. it could fly to heaven — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. it could soar to the sky — no support
3. it could fly up to heaven and sing to the stars at night — no support
4. it was the same colour as the peacock's tail and it did not care — ← 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 365, line 6: «Who: the Frogs, King Log, and the Crane are the main creatures in the first tale, and Jupiter is the ruler of the gods who answers their petition.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). Against it: the same doer «crane» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the crane reckons it can fly up to where?

1. the clouds — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the heights of heaven — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the peaks of the hills — no support
4. the sky — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

the oaks were moaning to jupiter, weren't they? about what?

1. the woodsman's chopping — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. the fire — score 6
3. the axe chopping them — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the woodcutter's axe chopping them down one by one in the forest — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 395, line 4: «Quick tales follow: a Bull outwits a Goat, a Bald Knight laughs at his lost wig, and Oaks complain to Jupiter.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «oaks» (+5); the same receiver «jupiter» (+2). Against it: 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

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the frogs laughed at the ass in the pond, why?

1. he made a silly noise — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he cried over a tiny tumble — no support
3. he jumped in the pond and splashed about after he was mocked by the crows — no support
4. he made a fuss over a little fall — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, the cottager's hen laid gold eggs, then what?

1. they lost the gold — no support
2. they kept the hen and sold the golden eggs for a bag of coins at market — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. they slaughtered it for nothing — no support
4. they killed it and got nothing — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 371, line 14: «Why: he killed the Goose hoping to get all the golden eggs at once, but "not a single golden egg did he find".», 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 «golden eggs» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

bruv, who warned the shepherd not to let the wolf in?

1. the dog — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. the goat — no support
3. the ox — no support
4. dog — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 395, line 21: «Who: the Shepherd, whose Dog warns him against letting "a wolf into the fold" at night.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «warn» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «dog» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

To whom did the Oaks address their formal complaint regarding the axe?

1. to Jupiter, the ruler of the gods, who sat on Olympus high above — no support
2. to the Woodcutter, who had come to chop them down in the first place — no support
3. to Neptune, god of the sea — score 4
4. to Jupiter, the ruler of the gods — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12

Why: It took the question to ask whom it is for. It chose option 4 with score 12, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 395, line 4: «Quick tales follow: a Bull outwits a Goat, a Bald Knight laughs at his lost wig, and Oaks complain to Jupiter.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same doer «oaks» (+4); the same receiver «jupiter» (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the Hound ultimately abandon the pursuit of the Hare?

1. by giving up after a long run — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. by giving up after a long run through the meadows and the marsh that wore him out — no support
3. by being called back by his master who had seen the hare disappear over the hill — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. by tiring on the way — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 144, line 10: «Who: In the Hound and the Hare, the Hare asks, "If you are my friend, why do you bite me?"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «hare» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What reply did the Crane make to the Peacock's taunts about its plumage?

1. that it was proud of its feathers — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. that it soared up to heaven and sang to the stars, where none of the others could go — no support
3. that it soared to heaven and sang to the stars — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. that its ashen feathers were better than the peacock's gaudy tail, and it did not care what anyone thought — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 385, line 14: «He asks the Farmer to look at his feathers, which are "not the least like those of a Crane."», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+7); the same circumstance (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What fate befell the Ass after he divided the spoil fairly among the three partners?

1. he was devoured by the Lion in a rage — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. he went home with a bag of gold and lived happily for many years on the farm — no support
3. he was eaten by the Lion — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. he was devoured by the Lion in a rage, after the Lion decided the division was unfair — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 395, line 3: «A Lion, a Fox and an Ass share a hunt; the Lion eats the Ass, and the Fox learns to divide cleverly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «eat» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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