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Fairy Book, How the Beggar Boy Turned into Count Piro, part 1: the fox sells pears and coats to the king for a lazy boy

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

Lesson 701 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 ✓

Bruv, did the fox really eat the bear's wife, no cap?

  • 1. Yep, he ate her legs and soles, lol — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Yep, he ate her legs, soles, and everything else he could find in the cave, no cap, lol — no support
  • 3. Yep, he ate her legs and soles and then pretended to cry all night, lol — no support
  • 4. Nope, he only chewed her shoes, lol — 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 ✗

So the hare totally failed the howling test, right?

  • 1. Yeah, her voice was so tiny the bear could barely hear it at all, bruv — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 2. Yeah, her voice was tiny and squeaky, bro, so she failed hard — score 3
  • 3. Yeah, her voice was tiny, bro — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Yeah, the wolf was great, mate — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 701, line 8: «The hare sings "Pu, pu, pu, pum, poh," but her voice is "so small that the bear could hardly hear her."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hear» (+4); the same doer «bear» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, the wolf's howl was so loud the bear covered his ears?

  • 1. Yup, he shut them tight, mate — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Nah, he didn't, bro — no support
  • 3. Nope, he just laughed it off — no support
  • 4. Yup, he begged him to stop, mate — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did the fox make the bear move the body to the storehouse?

  • 1. Cause it's damp, bro — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Cause the cave was too damp, bro — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Cause the cave was too cold, mate — no support
  • 4. Cause he wanted a nicer roof, mate — 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 5 · ★ · right ✓

Did the ladle hit the fox's head, or what?

  • 1. Nope, his ear — no support
  • 2. Nah, it caught his tail and burned the fur right off, mate — score -1
  • 3. Yeah, it hit his nose, mate — no support
  • 4. Nah, it caught his tail, mate — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 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 701, line 13: «The fox escapes by "slipping between his legs," and the ladle "just caught the tip of his tail."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «ladle» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

So that's why foxes got the white bit on their tails, yeah?

  • 1. Yep, from the ladle, and from the bear's wife's ghost, bro — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Yeah, from the bear, bro — no support
  • 3. Yep, from the ladle, bro — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Yep, from the ladle that the bear swung at him, bro — 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 ✗

Lol, the boy was basically a lazy bum, right?

  • 1. Yeah, he mostly napped, bruv — no support
  • 2. Yeah, he only ate pears and slept all day long, bruv — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 3. Yeah, he only ate pears, bruv — ✓ the right answer · score 3
  • 4. Yeah, he only ate pears and never did a single chore for his master, bruv — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 327, line 13: «The boys are late for bed, and this "so inflated them" that they ask for bandages to stay up longer.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «boys» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the pear tree have pears in winter, or was that fake news?

  • 1. It had pears all year round, mate — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. It had pears all year round, and the king checked them in January, mate — no support
  • 3. It had no pears in winter, mate — no support
  • 4. It bore apples all year, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 139, line 14: «The Peasant's tree "bore no fruit," so he wanted to chop it down, but the sparrows and grasshoppers begged him to spare it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bear» (+4); the same doer «tree» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

So the fox just gave the king pears for free, no catch?

  • 1. Nah, he wanted the princess to marry the Count, bro, and a dowry too — score 6
  • 2. Nah, he wanted some gold, bro — score 6
  • 3. Nah, he wanted the princess, bro — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 4. Nah, he wanted the princess and the whole royal treasury, bro, every coin — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 700, line 10: «What the fox wants: he is "particularly fond of young magpies," and he tricks the magpie with a story about snow-shoes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+4); the same doer «fox» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, the king thought the Count was richer than him?

  • 1. Yeah, the fox said so, sus — ✓ the right answer · score 3
  • 2. Nah, the fox lied, sus — no support
  • 3. Nope, the king was richer, sus — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 4. Yeah, the fox said so, and the king believed every word, sus — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 543, line 14: «Augeas was "a king of Elis who was very rich in herds", with three thousand cattle.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «king» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the fox get the tailor to hand over the coat for free?

  • 1. He said he'd pay later, bro — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 2. He said he'd pay tomorrow, bro — ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 3. He said he'd pay tomorrow with the king's gold after the wedding, bro — score 6
  • 4. He said he'd pay tomorrow, once the Count's money arrived, bro — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 701, line 17: «A dowry is the money or goods a bride's family gives the groom; the fox says the Count will not ask for one.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same doer «fox» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

The fox took the coat in his mouth, right?

  • 1. Yeah, by the string, bruv — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Nah, by the tail, bruv — no support
  • 3. Yeah, by the string tied round it, so he carried it off, bruv — ← Mova's choice · score 1
  • 4. Yeah, by the string in his teeth, and he dragged it through the snow, bruv — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 592, line 11: «The conscription man takes away the overseer, and Ole Miss tells Remus, "I ain't got nobody fer ter look arter de place but you."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take away» (+2); the same doer «conscription man» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

So the horse-dealer sent his best horse just like that?

  • 1. Yeah, the fox said the king bid them, bro — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 2. Nah, he paid, bro — score 3
  • 3. Nope, the fox said the king paid, bro — score 6
  • 4. Yeah, the fox said it was urgent, bro — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 178, line 1: «Agib wakes from a dream and shoots the brass rider into the sea, then buries the horse as the old man told him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same doer «old man» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify which character is described as searching for a mourner for his deceased wife, and state the manner in which the fox deceives him.

  • 1. The fox deceives the bear — score 4
  • 2. The bear seeks a mourner; the fox deceives him by devouring the body — ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 3. The bear seeks a mourner — score 4
  • 4. The fox seeks a mourner; the bear tricks him by secretly burying the wife — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 575, line 18: «Brer Fox says he will "make fokes b'leeve dat I'm ole man Hunter fum Huntsville," so he is trying to fool people too.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «try» (+4); the same doer «fox» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Describe the reason the fox offers for relocating the body to the storehouse, and explain its consequence for the bear.

  • 1. The fox says the roof leaks; the bear watches the fox gnawing the body in secret — score 6
  • 2. The fox claims the cave is damp; the bear is left unaware the fox is consuming the body — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
  • 3. The fox claims the storehouse is cold; the bear is left unaware the fox is hungry — score 6
  • 4. The fox insists the cave is damp and unsafe for the corpse, and the bear, trusting him, remains entirely unaware that the fox is devouring the remains — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 555, line 8: «Where: the body is taken to the Greek camp after going "three times round the city walls".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+4); the same thing acted on «body» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the king's stated objection to the Count's proposal of marriage and the reply offered by the fox concerning the question of a dowry.

  • 1. The king says his honour forbids it; the fox replies that the Count will not ask for a dowry — ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 2. The king says his pride forbids it; the fox replies that the Count will pay a great dowry in gold — score 6
  • 3. The king says his honour forbids it — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 4. The fox says no dowry — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 698, line 7: «What: the king says that if he never returns they must "take the road eastwards till you reach a high mountain".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same doer «king» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Explain the method by which the fox obtains the finest coat from the tailor, and the subsequent use made of the horse-dealer.

  • 1. The fox says the king wants it at once and runs off with it; he convinces the dealer to send his best mare — ← Mova's choice · score 6
  • 2. He persuades the dealer to send a horse — score 6
  • 3. The fox claims the Count requires it urgently and carries it away; he persuades the dealer to send his finest horse — ✓ the right answer · score 6
  • 4. The fox carries the coat away — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 701, line 17: «A dowry is the money or goods a bride's family gives the groom; the fox says the Count will not ask for one.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same doer «fox» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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