The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers, part 13: Mowgli herds the buffaloes and hears that Shere Khan is back

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 612 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 Buldeo really say the tiger had some money-lender's ghost in it?

1. nah, just a joke — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, he was dead serious about it — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yep, he swore on his musket — no support
4. nope, he was lying — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, so Mowgli called Buldeo out in front of everyone?

1. yeah, he told the head-man alone — score 7
2. yep, straight up, in front of the whole club — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yep, straight up, in front of the whole club and the grey-beards too, all the way through — score 5
4. yep, he called him out at the fig tree — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 605, line 4: «Mowgli boasts that he will lead a tribe of his own through the trees, and Baloo gets angry and hurt.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mowgli» (+3); the same place «trees» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the head-man make Mowgli herd the cows or the buffaloes?

1. the cows and the buffaloes both, the slaty-blue ones with the wicked eyes and the whole village herd — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the buffaloes, the spotted ones from the far pools — no support
3. the buffaloes, the slaty-blue ones with the wicked eyes — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the buffaloes, the slaty-blue ones with the wicked eyes that he had to guide through the long grass — 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 ✗

how'd Mowgli get the buffaloes to move, with a stick or what?

1. a heavy ash cane, he's the boss now — no support
2. a long polished bamboo, he's the boss now — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. by yelling at them, the herd knows him — score -3
4. a long, polished bamboo, he's the boss now and the herd listens to every word he says — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 0, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 605, line 3: «He says the Master Words for the Hunting-People, the birds and the Snake-People, and he ends with a noisy hiss.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol, did Gray Brother just sit around the whole time?

1. nah, he sat on a rock as the signal, hella loyal — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. yep, he wandered off to hunt for mice — score 5
3. nah, he ran off — no support
4. nah, he kept watch from a dhak tree — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 612, line 5: «At the dhak tree Gray Brother warns that Shere Khan went off with Tabaqui, and Mowgli frowns.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «gray brother» (+3); the same place «dhak tree» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+3). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

so is Shere Khan back or nah?

1. nah, he's still gone, but Tabaqui says he'll come back to hunt the boy down — score 5
2. yeah, he's back — no support
3. nah, he went back over the ranges — no support
4. yeah, he's back, and he wants Mowgli dead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 601, line 1: «Shere Khan the tiger roars into the wolves' cave and demands the man-cub for himself.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «shere» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+3); the same thing acted on «man cub» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

who's the guy who's hot on Mowgli's trail?

1. Kaa, that slithery old snake — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Buldeo, that loud old hunter — no support
3. Tabaqui, that sneaky dude — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Buldeo — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

where's the meeting spot for Mowgli and Gray Brother?

1. the big fig tree by the village, it's all green — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the ravine by the dhak tree, it's all golden-red — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. by the well — no support
4. the plain near the river, it's all dusty brown — 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 · ★ · right ✓

did the kids just sit around doing nothing all day?

1. yeah, they wove baskets and fought mantises — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nope, they herded cows the whole time — no support
3. yeah, they slept — no support
4. yeah, they made clay pots by the river — 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 ✗

what's the deal with the kites, are they, like, scary?

1. they swoop down super fast if something dies and then follow each other around the carcass — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. they're not scary, they just circle up high and swoop down when any animal dies out there — no support
3. they swoop fast when something's dead, yeah — no support
4. they swoop down super fast if something dies — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · right ✓

so the cobra gets milk every night, is that legit?

1. yep, cuz he's sacred, so everyone gives it to him every single night without fail — score 7
2. yep, cuz he's sacred, so everyone gives it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. yeah, cuz the villagers feed him a lot — score 7
4. nope, the head-man pays for it, cuz he's sacred and the village fears him a lot — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 612, line 9: «Why: The cobra gets milk every night because "he was sacred", so the villagers treat him with respect.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «cobra» (+3); the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

how far away was Gray Brother from Mowgli on the plain?

1. a mile and a half, like across a big field, over the grass and the stony ridge — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a mile and a half, like across a big field — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. two miles, like across a dusty plain — no support
4. a few miles, like over a river — 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which statement most accurately identifies the animal whose limp was disputed by the speakers at the village club?

1. The jackal, whose left paw was torn — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The buffalo bull, whose hooves were uneven — no support
3. The buffalo — no support
4. The tiger, whose pad tracks were unequal — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following correctly describes the instruction given to Mowgli by the village head-man regarding his duties?

1. He was to herd the buffaloes while they grazed and keep them away from the tiger's ford — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. He was to herd the buffaloes while they grazed — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. He was to herd the cows while they drank — score 4
4. He was to take the herd out each morning and bring the buffaloes home before the evening club met — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 605, line 9: «Why: Baloo says the Master Words "shall protect him with the birds and the Snake People".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «master words» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which option accurately states the location at which Mowgli arranged to rendezvous with Gray Brother should Shere Khan return?

1. The ravine by the dhâk tree in the plain, where the grass grows golden and tall — no support
2. The ravine by the dhâk tree in the plain — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The fig tree near the village well — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. The deep ravine by the dhâk tree in the open plain, away from the village and the herd — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 612, line 14: «The meeting place: Mowgli will wait for Gray Brother "in the ravine by the dhâk tree", a tree whose flowers are golden-red.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following accurately records the reason Mowgli gave for doubting the tales of ghosts and gods related by Buldeo?

1. Buldeo lied about ghosts — score 5
2. Gods had never spoken to the herd boys — score 1
3. Buldeo had spoken no truth concerning the jungle — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. The ghosts were only the grey-beards' talk — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 612, line 11: «Why Buldeo is angry: Mowgli says Buldeo has told "not one word of truth" about the jungle, so Buldeo "puffed and snorted".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «buldeo» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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