The Jungle Book, Toomai of the Elephants, part 27: Petersen Sahib praises Little Toomai, and Kala Nag breaks loose at night

Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 626 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 ✗

bro did Petersen Sahib really say you can go in the Keddahs?

1. yeah he said you can go once the elephants dance, but it's basically impossible for kids — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. nah he said after the Keddah trip, and then you can pick the big tusker — no support
3. yeah, after you see them dance — no support
4. only after you see the elephants dance, so basically never — ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 626, line 13: «Why the plains drivers are worried: the hill men say the wild elephants will dance tonight, and Little Toomai is told to be careful.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «dance» (+5); the same doer «wild elephants» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol the hill drivers kept asking "when'd you see the elephants dance" right?

1. yeah, it's a joke they keep making about who has seen the most dancing elephants — score 3
2. yeah, it's their running joke about boasting — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, they actually saw the elephants dance on the hill last year — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. yeah, they are boasting about their hunts — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 624, line 4: «We meet Kala Nag, a huge old elephant of nearly seventy who has served the Government for many years.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «huge old elephant» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait so four annas, is that like real money?

1. yeah, a silver coin, eight to a rupee — no support
2. nah it's paper money from the sahib's office, worth more than a rupee — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. yeah, it's an old coin, and there are sixteen annas in each rupee, so it's a small sum — score 5
4. yeah, old Indian coins, sixteen to a rupee — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 484, line 19: «Old words: a "taper" is a slim wax candle, a "rouble" is Russian money, and a "copeck" is a small coin worth a hundredth of a rouble.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old words» (+2); the same thing acted on «russian money» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

yo why was your bro-tom so loud last night

1. he was lost and crying — no support
2. he was sleeping — no support
3. he was angry at the drivers — no support
4. he was hyped and thumping his tom-tom — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 626, line 4: «Little Toomai beats a little tom-tom beside Kala Nag until he falls asleep on the fodder.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «beat» (+2); the same thing acted on «little tom tom» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, did Kala Nag actually bust out of the chains?

1. yeah, the coir string went tang and he rolled out of the pickets slowly like a cloud — score 3
2. nah, he pulled the stake and the chain held, but he stamped the ground — no support
3. yeah, the grass loop snapped and he left — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. yeah, the coir string went tang and he rolled out — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 549, line 18: «Old word: an "equivocal" answer has two possible meanings, so it leaves you unsure today too.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+2); the same doer «word» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Big Toomai said you'd end up in jail, bruh, is that real?

1. yeah, he was right — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, he was just being dramatic about it — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, he meant it kindly — no support
4. yeah, he was really mad — 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 ✗

did the baby brother sleep during the Shiv song?

1. nah, he was awake all night beating the tom-tom at the fire — no support
2. nah, the song kept him awake — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. yeah, Dad sang the war song — score 4
4. yeah, Mum sang the lullaby till he slept — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 194, line 5: «The salt's stinging keeps him awake, and little by little he gets his strength back in that dark place.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «keep» (+2); the same thing acted on «brother» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's a guddee, like in that verse?

1. a little drum stick — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a soft cloth for the saddle — no support
3. a cushioned seat, like a king's throne — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a stool — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

how'd the night noises sound, like totally silent?

1. yeah, the whole jungle went totally silent as the moon rose over the hills — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, lots of tiny sounds made one big silence — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, lots of tiny sounds, the rustle and hoot, made one big silence — no support
4. yeah, there were no sounds at 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 10 · ★ · right ✓

so Little Toomai sleeps by Kala Nag, and then?

1. he wakes to moonlight and hears a far hoot — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. he wakes to noise and sees the drivers — score 4
3. he wakes to rain and sees a tiger — score 4
4. he wakes at dawn — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 626, line 5: «He wakes to moonlight, hears a faint wild elephant call, and sees Kala Nag snap his coir string and roll out of his pickets.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wake» (+2); the same doer «toomai» (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

why did the elephants all stand up and rumble?

1. because of the wild elephant call they heard — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. because they heard the wild elephant call far away and answered it — no support
3. because the tame herd was scared of the moon — no support
4. because the drivers had tied their chains too tight during the night — 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 ✗

Identify the sum of money which Petersen Sahib bestowed upon the young Toomai.

1. Two annas, meant to buy a tin of sweets — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Four annas, a small coin, intended for the purchase of sweetmeats at the bazaar — no support
3. A rupee and four annas, meant for the purchase of sweetmeats for the whole camp — no support
4. Four annas, intended for the purchase of sweetmeats — ✓ 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 ✗

State the condition which Petersen Sahib set before the boy might enter the Keddahs.

1. That he must first hear the elephants roar — score 4
2. That he should first sleep beside the tame elephant and then behold the elephants dance — score 5
3. That he should first behold the elephants dance — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. That he must first lead the herd out of the jungle and then behold the elephants dance — ← Mova's choice · 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 624, line 5: «His driver Big Toomai and his bold little son argue about who the elephant fears, and the boy boasts about hunting in the jungle.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+2); the same place «jungle» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Describe the manner in which the rope of Kala Nag was severed.

1. The grass loop broke with a loud crack — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The chain was pulled free with a jerk — no support
3. The coir string snapped with a small tang — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The coir string snapped with a small tang as Kala Nag pulled hard against the picket — 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Indicate the reason for which the plains drivers were advised to exercise particular caution during the night.

1. Because the wild herd had been heard hooting far away and might come right up to the tents at dawn — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Because wild elephants were said to be near the river — no support
3. Because wild elephants were expected to approach the camp — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Because wild elephants were expected to approach the camp and break the picket lines — 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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