Aesop's Fables, The Jackdaw and the Doves: a jackdaw in white paint sneaks in among the doves, and a run of short fables follows

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 398 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 ✗

wait so the jackdaw painted himself white, is that real?

1. nah he was a dove for real — score 5
2. yeah the jackdaw was painted white and fooled everyone there — score 10
3. yeah he was a jackdaw in paint — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. yeah he painted himself white to fool the doves — ← Mova's choice · score 14

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 14, against 10 for the next best. Its support: lesson 398, line 1: «A jackdaw paints himself white to sneak in with the doves, but he starts chattering and they peck him out.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «paint» (+5); the same thing acted on «jackdaw» (+3); the same doer «jackdaw» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did the doves kick him out, was it cuz he got lippy?

1. cuz he kept squawking when they tried to ignore him — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. cuz he started chattering — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. cuz he was lippy — no support
4. cuz he chattered — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 398, line 8: «Back among the Jackdaws, they do not know him in white, so they expel him, and the moral is that he who wants two ends obtains "neither."», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «doves» (+5). Against it: a different action (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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv the monkey lied about his granddads right? what did the fox say back?

1. the fox said it was a big lie — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. the fox called him a liar — score 3
3. the fox said he picked a topic nobody could check, lol — score 3
4. the monkey picked a great lie topic — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 396, line 4: «The Fox says no, because the flies are already full and sting him only a little.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

fam the wife got hated by the farm lot, what did her hubby say after?

1. he said the whole village was cruel to her at her father's — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he said the farm folk were rude — no support
3. if they hated her, the house must have too — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he said the house must be wicked too — 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 ✗

lol the lying dude got a present off the ape king, did the truth guy get one?

1. nah the king sent him home — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. nah the apes tore him up — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah the apes gave him to their companions to tear — no support
4. yeah the apes gave him gold — 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 189, line 5: «The king sends him home with rich gifts and a letter for the Caliph, and the part ends at the Caliph's court.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «send» (+5); the same doer «king» (+2); the same property (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap the lion wasn't scary after three times yeah?

1. nah the fox saw the lion three times and still hid behind the rocks — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah the fox got bold after meeting him three times — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah the lion got scared after three meetings — no support
4. yeah the fox got bold after meeting him three times in the forest — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo the boy drowning wanted the traveller to help first right?

1. yeah the traveller helped only after he scolded him — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. yeah, scold him first — score 7
3. yeah help first, scold later — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, scold first then help — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 398, line 18: «The Boy in the river cries out, "pray help me now and scold me afterwards," because the passing man only scolds him for his imprudence.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «scold» (+5); the same thing acted on «boy» (+3). Against it: a different doer (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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl the peacock was pure salty about the nightingale, what did juno say?

1. you have beauty, but the peacock must be quiet — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. sing for your own joy — no support
3. beauty is your gift, be happy — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. your song is your gift — 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 ✗

wait the wolf was chillin with the sheep for ages then went in for the kill?

1. yep, the shepherd left — no support
2. yep once the shepherd left them alone — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. yep when the shepherd went away — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. nah the flock ran off first — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 368, line 12: «The Wolf is "more hungry than usual," so he edges toward the lean Dog and then goes away "pulling in his belt."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «go away» (+5); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr the hares wanted everyone equal, what did the lions say back?

1. you are only hares, so your words lack claws and teeth — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. your talk lacks any real force — no support
3. your words lack claws and teeth — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. your words lack claws and teeth, so go home now — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 350, line 9: «The enemy: "a tribe of fierce, half-wild men" who wanted to "tear down the walls of Rome" and make slaves of the women and children.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «fierce wild men» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

lowkey the horse, ox and dog gave the man the best life stages right?

1. horse gave youth, dog gave old age — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. horse gave strength, ox gave labour — score 5
3. horse gave youth, ox gave manhood, dog gave old age — score 7
4. ox gave manhood, dog gave wisdom — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 241, line 7: «The master asks, "What has come over the men," because they have all drawn out their pay yet will not go.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pay» (+5); the same doer «men» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

bro the thief brought meat to shut the dog up, did it work?

1. nah the dog stayed watchful — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. yep the dog fell asleep — no support
3. yep the dog ate the meat and fell asleep at the door — score 7
4. nah the dog ate the meat but stayed watchful all night — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 218, line 3: «A friendly baker lets him stay, and his clever trick with bad coins makes the shop famous.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+5); the same doer «dog» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

ok so the old mouse saw the fox's flour trick, did he fall for it?

1. nah he fled the fox — score 6
2. nah he watched from far away and saw the fox was faking — score 7
3. yep he fell for the flour trick and ran off — score 4
4. nah he saw right through it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 11, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 394, line 4: «A sharp-eyed Mouse peeps out and sees through the trick.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+5); the same place «trick» (+4); the same doer «eyed mouse» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which creature does the Jackdaw seek to imitate in order to gain admission to the cote?

1. The gentle Dove among the flock of doves — score 3
2. The Dove — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. The Pigeon — score 3
4. The white Dove that lives in the cote — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 147, line 13: «The Jackdaw tries to act like an Eagle, but its claws get caught "fast in the wool" of a ram, so it cannot fly away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «try» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

In whose presence does the Monkey claim that his ancestors were freedmen of renown?

1. The Fox — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Wolf — no support
3. The Ape — no support
4. Lion — 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What quality is the Dog said to bestow upon the final portion of human life?

1. Snappishness, irritability and grumpy moods — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A bitter snappishness that lasts into the grave — no support
3. Harsh temper and fury — no support
4. Snappishness and irritability — ✓ 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 ✗

What consequence does the text record for the truthful Traveler who addresses the Ape king candidly?

1. He is given to the teeth and claws of the Apes and torn apart — score 3
2. He is given to the teeth and claws of the Apes — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He is kept as the king's own servant — score -1
4. He is handed to the lion as a gift — ← 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 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 186, line 11: «The reward: the king gives "large gifts", and the officers' presents make him "very wealthy and quite an important person".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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