Uncle Remus, The Fate of Mr. Fox: a tattling sparrow gets eaten

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 578 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 ✗

bruh, did the terrapin actually win the money or nah?

1. nah he dropped it in the creek and ran off — score 4
2. nah, he got caught — no support
3. yep, he tied it round his neck and dipped — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. yeah he lost it cause the fox saw — ← Mova's choice · 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 61, line 3: «A horse comes along the tow-path pulling a barge, steered by a big stout woman in a sun-bonnet. Toad, still dressed as a washerwoman, tells her a sad made-up s…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lose» (+3); the same thing acted on «money» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok so who's the real snitch in this story?

1. Jack Sparrer, the little tattling bird who ran to Brer Fox — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Jack Sparrer, the little tattling bird — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Brer Fox, the sly old hunter — no support
4. Brer Terrapin, the cheating one there — 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 3 · ★ · right ✓

why was Brer Fox acting deaf, fr?

1. to trick the bird onto his tooth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. to lure the rabbit into his den — score 1
3. to fool the bird with his ears — score 0
4. to scare the bird off — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 138, line 2: «The animals make the dancing Monkey their King, but the jealous Fox tricks him into a trap with a piece of meat.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «trick» (+1); the same doer «jealous fox» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo what did Brer Rabbit even say he'd do to Brer Fox?

1. show Brer Fox who wins fair — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. show he's the boss of Brer Fox and the whole swamp — score 4
3. show he's the boss of Brer Fox, then take his whole shanty apart — score 4
4. show he's the boss of Brer Fox — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 573, line 10: «Brer Rabbit calls the box of money "'Tain't nuthin' but a box er money," which is a tall tale to fool Brer Fox.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+2); the same thing acted on «brer fox» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the little boy get in trouble for the onions, though?

1. idk, he couldn't remember what he did — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. idk, he couldn't remember what he did and nobody ever told him — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. yeah he got whipped cause he lied — score 5
4. idk, he couldn't remember what he did but he sure got a whipping anyway — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 68, line 1: «Badger's great secret: there is an underground passage from the river-bank right up into the middle of Toad Hall. Toad says that's nonsense, he knows every inc…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5); the same receiver «son» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, what's a "skaddle" supposed to mean?

1. scatter, like running off fast when the dogs come — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. scatter, like running off fast — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. scatter, like running off fast into the briar patch to hide — no support
4. a loud noise, like thunder — 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 ✓

tbh, why's Uncle Remus so sad after the boy talks?

1. the boy stole Remus's hat — no support
2. the boy yelled at the old dog — score 5
3. the boy broke a fence — no support
4. the boy tattled on his little brother — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 578, line 3: «The boy has been tattling on his little brother, so Uncle Remus warns him that tattlers never come to good.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «tattle» (+2); the same doer «boy» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

so is it true tattlers never end up good?

1. Remus says no, they always win — no support
2. Uncle Remus says yes, he's seen it — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Uncle Remus says yes, he's seen it and warns the boy to hush — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Uncle Remus says yes, he's seen it happen many times over — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 578, line 3: «The boy has been tattling on his little brother, so Uncle Remus warns him that tattlers never come to good.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «boy» (+2); the same action «warn» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, which bird got eaten at the end?

1. the little tattling sparrow — ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. the terrapin — no support
3. the sneaky terrapin again — score -3
4. the fat old rabbit too — ← 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 -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 568, line 5: «Uncle Remus ends the tale by saying nobody is sure whether the fox ate the rabbit, since some say Judge B'ar came and freed him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «rabbit» (+1). The right option, 1, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

what did Judge Bear find the next day, lol?

1. a bunch of feathers — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a broken egg shell — no support
3. a pile of straw — no support
4. a bunch of feathers near the creek bank — 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 ✗

what rumor went around after that, fr fr?

1. Squinch Owl caught some other critter and gobbled it down in the hollow — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Squinch Owl caught some other critter the same way that night — no support
3. Squinch Owl caught some other critter — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Squinch Owl caught a yellow bird — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

what's Uncle Remus doing with his knife in the last bit?

1. whetting it on his palm, slow — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. sharpening it on a stone — no support
3. sharpening it on his boot — no support
4. whetting it on his palm, slow and steady, while the boy watched — 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 · ★ · right ✓

how many tries did the fox make to get the bird to hop?

1. four spots: tail, back, head, tooth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. four spots: tail, ear, back, nose — no support
3. five spots: tail, back, head, ear, and finally the tooth — no support
4. three spots: tail, back, tooth — 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 · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes how Brer Terrapin concluded the contest with Miss Meadows?

1. He ran off — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. He lost the prize — no support
3. He fastened the winnings to himself and left quietly — no support
4. He secured the prize about his person and departed — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 572, line 3: «Brer Rabbit fetches his family and milks her dry, then goes off laughing and hides in a briar-patch when she comes after him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «go off» (+1); the same doer «brer» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

What was the principal consequence of the sparrow's conduct toward Brer Fox?

1. The fox consumed the bird — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. The bird warned the rabbit — no support
3. The bird flew off — no support
4. The fox lost his temper — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 578, line 5: «Brer Fox pretends to be deaf, the bird hops onto his tooth, and the fox gobbles him up.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fox» (+2); the same thing acted on «bird» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what stratagem did Brer Fox secure the attention of the tattling sparrow?

1. He acted sweet and gave the bird some corn — score 4
2. He feigned deafness and invited the bird closer to his big yellow tooth — score 4
3. He feigned deafness, yawned loudly, and invited the nosy bird to come closer and listen — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. He feigned deafness and invited the bird closer — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 349, line 2: «Years pass, the old rope wears out, and the judges find no new rope, so a man fixes a grape-vine from his garden instead.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: its «because» matches the remembered cause (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which sequence correctly describes the bird's movements upon Brer Fox's person?

1. Tail, then ear, then back, then nose — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Tail, then back, then head, then tooth — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Tail, then back, then head, then ear, then tooth — score 1
4. Tail, then head, then back, tooth — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 483, line 18: «OLD WORD: "skazka" is a Russian fairy tale, so "only a skazka can describe" means only a fairy tale could describe it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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