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The Jungle Book, Kaa's Hunting, part 8: Baloo and Bagheera seek Kaa's help, then learn Mowgli has been taken to the Cold Lairs

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 607 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 ✓

Wicked, so Kaa's big trick is squeezing you in his hug, innit?

  • 1. Yeah, once he's wrapped you, it's over — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Nah, it's his venom that gets you — no support
  • 3. Nah, it's the fangs and the venom that finish you off every time — no support
  • 4. Yeah, once he's got you coiled up tight, you're done for good — 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 ✓

Bro, where'd they find Kaa chillin, like?

  • 1. On a warm ledge in the sun — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 2. In a cave — no support
  • 3. Under a tree — no support
  • 4. In the dark under a rock — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 607, line 3: «They find Kaa stretched on a warm ledge, proud of his new skin, and Baloo begs him to come along.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same place «warm ledge» (+3); the same property (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, why's Baloo gone all wobbly and moany?

  • 1. He's lost his favourite stick — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. He's worried sick about Mowgli — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. He's been fighting the Bandar-log all night long — no support
  • 4. He's upset that Bagheera left without telling him — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Oi, what did the monkeys reckon Kaa was called?

  • 1. Big rock hunter — no support
  • 2. Old snake — ← Mova's choice · score -2
  • 3. Rock dog — no support
  • 4. Yellow earth-worm — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 607, line 7: «Who: Kaa is a huge snake, about thirty feet long, who "is very old and very cunning" and is always hungry.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «huge snake» (-1); the same property (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ya, how long's Kaa's body, roughly, like?

  • 1. Twelve paces — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Thirty feet — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Ten feet — no support
  • 4. Six feet — 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 ✗

Dude, which bird spotted Mowgli and came to tell?

  • 1. Hathi — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Mang the Bat — no support
  • 3. Rann the Kite — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. The Crow — 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 ✗

Oi, where've the monkeys took him, innit?

  • 1. To the cave — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Into the far hills — no support
  • 3. To the ruined town — no support
  • 4. To the Cold Lairs — ✓ 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, how was Kaa feeling when Bagheera started teasing?

  • 1. Hungry, with his tail lashing — no support
  • 2. Bored and sleepy after a huge meal of goats — ← Mova's choice · score -1
  • 3. Cross, with his throat bulging — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Sleepy and slow — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 607, line 7: «Who: Kaa is a huge snake, about thirty feet long, who "is very old and very cunning" and is always hungry.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same property (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Blud, what's Kaa always after, like?

  • 1. Any monkey who wanders alone along the river path — no support
  • 2. Anything that moves in the jungle, every single day and night — no support
  • 3. Something to eat, he's always starving — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 4. Mice and birds on the riverbank — 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 607, line 14: «Why: Baloo offers "many goats" to win Kaa over, since Kaa is always hungry.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «kaa» (+3); the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Oi, how long does Kaa sleep after a big feed?

  • 1. A full month — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Two full days — no support
  • 3. Through the whole rainy season and beyond — no support
  • 4. Until the next moon rises over the hills — 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 ✗

Wicked, what was Kaa busy doing for ten days?

  • 1. Hiding under rocks — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Basking in the sun — no support
  • 3. Hunting for a fat young goat — no support
  • 4. Changing his skin — ✓ the right answer · 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 ✓

Gutted, what did Baloo say Mowgli was?

  • 1. The strongest of the pack — score 2
  • 2. The best and boldest cub — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 3. A brave, clever young wolf — score -1
  • 4. The Man-cub who would one day lead the whole pack — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 607, line 9: «What: Bagheera scolds him, saying "Baloo, thou hast neither memory nor respect," and rolls his eyes at the moaning.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, why did Bagheera go on about the he-goat?

  • 1. To make Kaa angry — score 1
  • 2. To wind up Kaa about his fear — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. To warn Kaa of the goats — ← Mova's choice · score 2
  • 4. For fun — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 602, line 5: «Bagheera shows a little bald spot under his chin, reveals he was born among men, and warns Mowgli that Shere Khan is dangerous.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «warn» (+1); the same doer «bagheera» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

On which ledge did the two searchers discover the serpent Kaa?

  • 1. A dark pit — no support
  • 2. A sunny tree branch above the trail — no support
  • 3. A flat stone near the river crossing — ← Mova's choice · score 2
  • 4. A warm ledge in the afternoon sun — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 605, line 1: «Baloo, the big brown bear, is teaching Mowgli the Master Words that will keep him safe in the jungle.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Of which creature did the Bandar-log stand most in fear, according to Baloo?

  • 1. Tabaqui — ← Mova's choice · score 1
  • 2. Bagheera — score 1
  • 3. Akela the Grey Wolf — score 1
  • 4. Kaa the Rock Snake — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 139, line 6: «Aesop's fables are very old tales, and in this part the animals stand for people, so each tale teaches a lesson about how people behave.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

To what place had the monkeys conveyed Mowgli, as reported by Rann?

  • 1. The ruined temple by the lake — no support
  • 2. The Council Rock beyond the far ravine and river — score 6
  • 3. The Cold Lairs beyond the river — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 4. The deep Bandar-log trees across the wide flooded river — no support

Why: It took the question to ask whom it is for. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 607, line 5: «Rann the Kite swoops down to say the Bandar-log have carried Mowgli beyond the river to the Cold Lairs.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «carry» (+4); the same thing acted on «mowgli» (+4); the same property (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what principal means did Kaa overpower his prey?

  • 1. His sharp claws — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. His strong hug — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Fangs — no support
  • 4. Venom — 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

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