Aesop's Fables, The Gnat and the Bull, part 24: a gnat, a camel, dogs, a jackdaw and a workman each get a short lesson

Tests: 6 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 403 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 gnat literally ask the bull if he should bounce, or was that a joke?

1. he asked if the bull wanted him gone — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. it was a joke, since the gnat never speaks to bulls and only buzzes in the grass all day long — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. he asked if the bull would dance — no support
4. he really asked whether the bull wanted him to leave, because the gnat was being polite — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 154, line 2: «So the Lion sweet-talks the Bull, calls his horns ugly, and the silly Bull has them chopped off.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «talk» (+5); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, why did the camel even try to dance after the monkey killed it?

1. he wanted the monkey's praise — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. cause he was jealous of the monkey and wanted the Beasts to praise him too after the feast — score 3
3. he envied the monkey's crowd — score 4
4. cause he was jealous of the monkey — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 403, line 3: «The monkey dances at the beasts' feast and wins applause, so the envious camel tries to dance too.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «monkey» (+5). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

lowkey the dogs drinking the whole river is wild, right? how did that end?

1. they went home — no support
2. they dried up in the summer sun — no support
3. they burst before reaching the hides — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. they got thirsty — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 136, line 2: «One day he snaps his halter, bursts into the dining room, and prances around, knocking over the table.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «burst» (+5); the same doer «dog» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

no cap, the jackdaw waiting on out-of-season figs is so sus, what did the fox tell him?

1. he lied — score 1
2. he was fooling himself — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. he was wrong — no support
4. he was waiting for nothing — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 401, line 4: «Next, a Fox bitterly mocks a Lion locked in a cage, but the Lion says his real trouble is his bad luck, not the Fox.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «fox» (+3); the same thing acted on «lion» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

fam, the workman tried to get extra axes by lying, so what did Mercury do?

1. he gave him the axe — score 6
2. he kept the axe and refused it — ← Mova's choice · score 9
3. he sent him away with a scolding — score 4
4. he kept the golden axe and refused — ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 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 403, line 14: «WHY: Mercury is "displeased at his knavery", so he keeps the golden axe and will not get back the lost one.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «golden axe» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «keep» (+1); the same doer «mercury» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

ok so the peasant wanted to chop the tree, what stopped him in the end?

1. a hive full of honey — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a flock of birds — no support
3. a hive full of honey and a crowd of angry bees who attacked him — no support
4. a ladder to 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

wait, the second soldier said he would "at" the robber, but what did he really do?

1. he shot arrows — score -1
2. he ran away and hid in the nearby wood until the robber had gone — score 8
3. he ran away — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. he threw stones — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 142, line 19: «The brave Soldier tells his partner, "you run away like a hare", so he thinks his friend is a coward.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same property (+4); the same action «run away» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

real talk, why did the sheep wreck the shepherd's cloak?

1. they chewed it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. they tore it on the thorns — no support
3. they chewed on the shoes — no support
4. they ate acorns and frayed it — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, which tree did Jupiter pick for protection?

1. ash — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the oak — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the sacred oak at Dodona where the gods spoke to men — no support
4. the pine — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

deadass, why did Minerva love the olive more?

1. it is very sweet — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. it gives fruit — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. it gives fruit that feeds people and oil that burns bright in every home — no support
4. it's tall — 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 ✓

lol the flea bit the wrestler twice, so who did he call for help?

1. Hercules, the strongest of all the heroes, who was sleeping nearby — no support
2. Hercules — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Mercury — score 5
4. the wrestler's mother, who lived in a cottage on the far side of the hill — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 364, line 8: «His Master had told him to call for help "should a Wolf attack the flock," and the Villagers would drive it away.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

ngl the fox teamed up with the lion then ditched him, what happened to the fox?

1. he was caught by huntsmen and hounds — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he was eaten — no support
3. he fled home — no support
4. he was shot by the lion's keeper — 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 fable in this extract concerns the failed partnership between a Fox and a Lion, and what consequence follows the Fox's decision to act alone?

1. The Fox returns to the Lion and is forgiven — score 1
2. The Fox is caught by huntsmen and hounds — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. The Fox wins — score -2
4. The Fox is freed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 369, line 17: «Old word "embrace": to hold someone close in your arms. The Fox wants to hug the Cock so he can catch him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «catch» (+3); the same thing acted on «fox» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In the fable of the Truth and the Traveler, what reason does Truth give for dwelling alone in the wilderness?

1. all men have turned to lies — no support
2. falsehood is now with all men, and no one will believe her when she speaks the truth — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. falsehood is now with all men — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. she was driven from the cities by the lying priests and has no friends left in the world at all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 364, line 15: «The moral at the end is "Liars are not believed even when they speak the truth."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «speak» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «truth» (-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 of the following accurately describes the outcome for the murderer who fled to the river Nile?

1. a crocodile caught and ate him as he swam across the river during the night — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a crocodile caught and ate him — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the king pardoned him at last — no support
4. he was caught by soldiers on the bank and returned to the city to be hanged for murder — 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 ✗

In the closing fable, what condition does the Lion place upon the Eagle before forming an alliance?

1. that the Eagle find surety for his good faith and give up his claim to the mountain forever — no support
2. that the Eagle find a guarantor who will vouch for his good faith before any alliance can be made — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. that the Eagle keep his promise to the king — no support
4. that the Eagle find surety for his good faith — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 228, line 6: «Who: the Sultan, who gives the Sultana her life only "on one condition, which shall make her daily pray for death."», 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 doer «one condition» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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