The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 19: Kotick mocks Sea Vitch, then searches the seas for a quiet island and finds men had been there first

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 618 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 Kotick really scream clam-eater at Sea Vitch for like five minutes?

1. nah, just a minute — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. fr, the gulls joined in too — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, the seals joined too — no support
4. nah, the puffins only 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, what was Sea Vitch even known for, like fishing?

1. nah, fish — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, rocks and kelp too — no support
3. nah, clams and seaweed — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, just crabs — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the seals were mad at Kotick for trying to help, right?

1. nah, they just told him off — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. yeah, they told him to hush — score 7
3. nah, they just said he should grow up — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. yeah, they were mad and yelled at him to leave the rookery now — 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 617, line 4: «Kotick follows the herd to the killing-grounds, where the men club the seals and rip off their skins, and he runs back to the sea sick with horror.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «kotick» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+3); the same receiver (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

ngl, why didn't the other seals care about the killing?

1. they weren't there then — no support
2. they never saw it happen because they were off fishing that day — score -1
3. they never saw it happen — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. they had all been far out in the sea when it happened, so they missed it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 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 618, line 10: «WHY: The other seals do not sympathize with him because "none of the other seals had seen the killing."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

wait, which island was the one with the hot dry Equator?

1. the Galapagos — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Kerguelen — no support
3. the Island of the Hot Dry Equator region — no support
4. the Galapagos Islands near the Equator — 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 ✗

lowkey, was Kotick a regular seal or was he different?

1. he was a grey seal — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a regular seal — no support
3. he was a white seal — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. no, normal — 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 ✗

bro, what did the old dying seal want Kotick to do?

1. lead the seals somewhere quiet — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. find the seals a quiet home — score 4
3. lead the seals somewhere quiet and far from the men — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. lead all the seals to a quiet island where nobody hunts them — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 618, line 16: «WHY: The old seal says a story says "some day a white seal would come out of the North and lead the seal people to a quiet place."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same action «lead» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, how far did Kotick swim in one day, fr?

1. two hundred miles — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. three hundred miles — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. three thousand miles — score 4
4. three hundred miles along the whole cold coast — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 616, line 4: «Kotick plays with the other babies, learns to swim the hard way, and grows strong on the beach.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «swim» (+2); the same doer «kotick» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, what did the albatross tell him about Kerguelen?

1. it was the place for peace — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. it was the isle for quiet — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. it was the best place for peace and quiet in the sea — no support
4. it was the peace place — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 342, line 16: «Old word: "bade" means ordered or told, so "he bade them set his chair" means he ordered them to set it.», 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 «rules» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, what did the big creatures do with their front flippers?

1. waved them like a walrus — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. waved them like a fat bird — score 5
3. waved them like a fat man waves his arm at flies — score 5
4. waved them like a fat man — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 618, line 5: «Near Copper Island he meets huge, foolish-looking creatures that bow and wave their flippers, and when they feed messily he loses his temper.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «huge looking creatures» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

bet, what was Kotick's mood when he left the strange creatures?

1. he was losing his temper — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he was very cross and close to losing his temper completely — no support
3. he was getting angry — no support
4. he was losing his temper and wanted to fight them all — 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 ✗

ngl, what did the gulls call Sea Vitch?

1. louder with bad manners — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. rude birds — no support
3. smellier and more rude — no support
4. uglier with worse manners — ✓ 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, what did Kotick's mum say about the seventh wave?

1. it runs furthest up sand — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. it goes farthest up the beach and is the strongest of all — no support
3. it goes farthest up the beach — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. it always goes farthest up the beach, my son, so watch out — 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 ✓

What did Sea Vitch's reply to Kotick's request for information consist of?

1. A long and detailed account of the sea cow's habits, given without any direction to seek him out. — no support
2. A promise that Sea Cow would answer, though the reply itself gave no real information at all. — no support
3. A refusal to answer, followed by a vague wish that Kotick should ask the gulls and puffins instead of anyone else. — no support
4. An instruction to seek out Sea Cow, the reply having been given without any real answer. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 157, line 16: «What does the Wolf reply? "It's your master I'm afraid of."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «reply» (+4); the same thing acted on «master» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

What was the principal reason the other seals gave for failing to sympathize with Kotick?

1. That they were all too young to fight the men then, and had no say in it. — no support
2. That none of them had witnessed the killing, which distinguished Kotick from his companions. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. They were all asleep at the time. — no support
4. Kotick was too loud for them. — 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 618, line 10: «WHY: The other seals do not sympathize with him because "none of the other seals had seen the killing."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «killing» (+2); the same action «see» (+1); the same doer «none» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did Kotick's search for a quiet island conclude during the period described?

1. He reached a rocky island where the seals were quiet and he rested, enjoying the calm of the place. — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. He found a new island and was pleased with the quiet of its shores. — score 8
3. He encountered unfamiliar creatures near Copper Island, whose conduct provoked his displeasure. — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. He met strange creatures. — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 618, line 9: «WHY: Kotick wants to find "a quiet island with good firm beaches for seals to live on, where men could not get at them."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «kotick» (+4); the same thing acted on «quiet island» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What does the reference to "the seventh wave" signify in the context of Kotick's final resolution?

1. That Kotick intends to postpone his decision for another season, as the seventh wave always comes late, before acting upon his purpose at last. — score 2
2. That Kotick means to postpone his decision for another season before acting upon his purpose, which the seventh wave symbolises in every sense of the word. — score 2
3. That Kotick intends to postpone his decision for another season before acting upon his purpose. — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. That Kotick means to put off his plan until the next season arrives and the waves calm. — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 616, line 4: «Kotick plays with the other babies, learns to swim the hard way, and grows strong on the beach.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «kotick» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+3); the same thing acted on «hard way» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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