Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Shepherd: a Shepherd pulls a thorn from a Lion's paw, and the Lion later spares him

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 405 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 · ★ · right ✓

Dude, the lion just chilled after the shepherd yanked that thorn out, right?

1. Yeah, he ran off to the hills — score 6
2. Yeah, he went back to the forest — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. Nah, he stayed — no support
4. Nope, he stayed with the shepherd — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 405, line 15: «The King hears the story and orders that the Lion goes back to the forest.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «go back» (+5); the same doer «lion» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the shepherd was totally framed, like, false accusation, right?

1. Yeah, he got blamed for nothing — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, he was blamed unfairly — no support
3. Nope, he was guilty of stealing sheep from the king's own flock — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Nope, he stole the sheep for real — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 376, line 3: «A Shepherd who lost a sheep promises a fat calf to Jupiter, then meets a Lion and offers a full-grown bull instead, while a greedy Dog drops his bone to chase…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «sheep» (+4); the same doer «shepherd» (+1); a different action (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 3 · ★ · right ✓

Bro, what did the lion even do when they opened his cage?

1. He jumped out of the cage and chased everyone out of the castle yard — score -1
2. He put his paw on the guy's lap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. He roared loudly at the guard — no support
4. He lifted his paw and set it gently on the guy's lap then purred — 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 405, line 14: «Instead the Lion "placed his foot upon his lap," which is a sign that he remembers the kindness.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «lap» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «place» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, so the king just let everybody go, yeah?

1. Yeah, the shepherd and the lion both — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nope, the lion stayed in the cage — no support
3. Yeah, the shepherd and the lion both walked free and then the king rewarded them — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Nah, the lion stayed in jail — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 405, line 6: «Who: The main characters are a Lion and a Shepherd, and the King decides how the tale ends.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «lion» (+4); the same doer «king» (+1); a different action (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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lowkey that thorn thing was gross, how deep was it, like, in the paw?

1. Deep enough to hurt badly — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Deep enough to make him limp — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Deep enough to bleed a lot — no support
4. Pretty deep — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Did the lion, like, ask for help or just wander up to the guy?

1. He growled and attacked him — score 6
2. He roared at him — no support
3. He wagged his tail to ask — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. He just walked up — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 405, line 2: «He meets a Shepherd, wags his tail, and shows his paw, asking for help without words.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wag» (+5); the same thing acted on «tail» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, the shepherd was brave to check the lion out, huh?

1. Yeah, he stared at the lion — no support
2. Nah, he was actually scared and ran away from the lion at first — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Yeah, he stepped right up and boldly looked at the lion's paw — no support
4. Yeah, he boldly looked at it — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 148, line 3: «An Archer shoots a Lion, who runs away, and the Fox asks why he fled; the Lion says a man who sends such a messenger must be terrible.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «run away» (+5); the same property (+2); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Okay so the lion remembered him, like, instantly, right?

1. Yeah, he knew who had helped — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Yeah, he instantly remembered the man who had pulled the thorn from his paw — score 6
3. Yeah, he remembered the sheep — score 4
4. Nah, he didn't know him at first but then remembered later on — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 405, line 5: «The Lion recognizes him, lays a paw on his lap, and the King pardons the Shepherd and frees the Lion.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «recognize» (+5); the same doer «lion» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fam, what were the lion's pals doing in the forest anyway?

1. No idea, bruh — no support
2. The story doesn't say, bruh — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. They were hunting for food — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Hunting, bruh — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 185, line 5: «The islanders fatten his crazed friends for eating, and Sindbad runs into the forest and finds white men.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «run» (+5); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the shepherd get to go home or nah?

1. Nah, he stayed jailed — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, he went back to his farm — no support
3. Yeah, he got sent back to his mates — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nope, he stayed in the prison — 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 ✗

Real talk, is the moral that kindness gets paid back?

1. Yeah, kindness gets rewarded — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, it's about bravery and luck — no support
3. Yeah, helping someone can come back around to help you someday in the future — no support
4. Yeah, helping someone can come back — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, what was the king's first move when he heard the story?

1. He first ordered the lion to be brought to the royal hall for questioning — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. He ordered the shepherd hanged — score 7
3. He ordered the lion set free and the shepherd pardoned — score 7
4. He ordered the lion set free — ✓ the right answer · 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 348, line 2: «His father forgives him, saying he would rather lose a dozen trees than hear one lie.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+5); the same doer «father» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the whole thing was about a thorn and a guy being nice, yeah?

1. Yeah, the whole story was about a thorn and a guy being kind to a lion — no support
2. Yeah, a thorn caused it all — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. Nope, it's really about a lion learning to be a better and kinder animal — score 2
4. Yeah, kindness saved his life — ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 165, line 15: «Old word "founder" means a worker who melts metal to make things; today we would say a metal worker or scrap dealer.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+5); the same thing acted on «things» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following describes the action by which the Shepherd relieved the Lion of his suffering?

1. He extracted the thorn from the Lion's paw — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. He extracted the large thorn from the Lion's front paw while the Lion watched him — score 6
3. He poured medicine onto the Lion's injured paw — score 6
4. He bandaged the wound on the Lion's leg — 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 388, line 9: «WHY: The jackdaw wants to be king, so he gathers "the feathers which had fallen from the wings of his companions."», 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 «jackdaw» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

In accordance with the text, what was the verdict of the King regarding the Shepherd after he heard the tale?

1. He pardoned the Shepherd and restored him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. He sentenced the Shepherd to exile — score 6
3. He rewarded the Shepherd with gold coins — no support
4. He freed the Shepherd — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 405, line 16: «The King also orders that the Shepherd is "pardoned and restored to his friends," so he goes home free.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pardon» (+5); the same thing acted on «shepherd» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

According to the narrative, what was the posture adopted by the Lion toward the Shepherd upon his release?

1. He placed his foot upon the Shepherd's lap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
2. He licked his wound — no support
3. He placed his head on the Shepherd's knee — score 4
4. He sat at the gate — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 12, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 405, line 14: «Instead the Lion "placed his foot upon his lap," which is a sign that he remembers the kindness.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «place» (+5); the same thing acted on «foot» (+4); the same place «lap» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which term in the tale signifies a person who supplicates for assistance with humility?

1. Pleader — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Suppliant — ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Beggar — score 8
4. Mendicant — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 335, line 20: «old word: "Jonah" now means a person who brings bad luck, from an old Bible story about a sailor blamed for a storm.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+5); the same thing acted on «old word» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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