Household Tales, Frederick and Catherine: the door falls on the thieves

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

Lesson 753 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 ✗

ok so Catherine greased the trees with BUTTER, right?

1. nah, to stop the horse slipping on it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, to go faster — no support
3. nope, for fun — no support
4. yep, to stop the wheels hurting them — ✓ 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol who even dug up the yellow buttons?

1. the poor widow who lived beside the well — no support
2. Frederick's two hired workers from the mill — no support
3. the soldiers — ← Mova's choice · score 10
4. the pedlars — ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 10, tied with another option at 10 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 753, line 7: «What: Catherine lets the pedlars dig up the yellow buttons, which were all the family's gold, and Frederick cries, "those yellow buttons were all my money!"», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «dig up» (+7); a different doer (counts against) (+2); the same thing acted on «yellow buttons» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 10. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

wait, which one of the cheeses ran off down the hill?

1. the cheese — no support
2. the second cheese — no support
3. the big cheese wheel — score -2
4. one of the cheeses — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 8, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 737, line 3: «At the court the maid is lifted down by the prince as the bride, while the real princess is sent to wait in the courtyard below.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «prince» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

fr, what did the thieves think the falling nuts were?

1. hail — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. ice — no support
3. a shower of heavy stones — no support
4. sleet — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 753, line 14: «The thieves think the falling nuts are hail, and the falling vinegar is "a heavy dew," because they cannot see the danger above them.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+7); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «hail» (-1); the same doer «falling nuts» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, was Frederick actually proud of Catherine with the door?

1. yep, he was really proud — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nope, he was just tired — no support
3. nah, he was being sarcastic — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yes, very proud — 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 ✗

bruv, where did they sleep that night?

1. in the thieves' camp beside their fire — no support
2. in a hut — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. up a tree — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. by a stream — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 46, line 17: «The Badger: «He must never be left an instant unguarded … till the poison has worked itself out of his system». They «arranged watches» — taking turns, sleepin…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sleep» (+5). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

yo, what did Catherine end up carrying on her shoulder?

1. the whole heavy front door with its hinges — score 3
2. the pot — no support
3. the heavy wooden gate from the yard — no support
4. the door — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 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 753, line 11: «Why: she takes the front door off its hinges, saying "it can nowhere be so safe if I take it with me."», 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 doer «door» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey, which door did she bolt at home?

1. the front door with its heavy iron bolt — no support
2. the small door at the top of the stairs — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. the cellar door — score 4
4. the back door — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 108, line 14: «Catherine is clever in her own mind: she thinks "the house was well protected" because she bolted the top door.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bolt» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

fam, who sat down and made a fire under the tree?

1. Frederick and his wicked brother — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. the soldiers — score -1
3. the thieves — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. the two travelling merchants from town — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 753, line 3: «The couple climb a tree for the night, and the thieves make a fire right under them, so Catherine drops the nuts, then the vinegar, then at last the door itsel…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «couple» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

deadass, who got the gold back in the end?

1. Frederick — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Catherine's whole family — score -4
3. the thieves — score 8
4. Frederick and Catherine — ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 753, line 7: «What: Catherine lets the pedlars dig up the yellow buttons, which were all the family's gold, and Frederick cries, "those yellow buttons were all my money!"», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «frederick» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, in the new story, who is the witch's daughter?

1. the young apprentice — no support
2. the stepdaughter — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the wicked old woman who lived in the hut — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. the neighbour's son — 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 647, line 13: «The witch says each kiss "will be a spell to bring me to you" when sorrow comes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «witch» (+1); the same thing acted on «witch» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the stepdaughter grabbed what before running off?

1. the bag of gold coins from under the floor — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the magic wand — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the magic broom — no support
4. the cup — 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 ✗

Which of the following did Catherine attach to the door before she carried it away?

1. the cheese and the butter pot — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the nuts and the vinegar bottle — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the nuts — no support
4. the bread and the wine jug — 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 · right ✓

What did the thieves believe the vinegar to be when it fell upon them?

1. rain — score 3
2. a heavy dew — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. ale — score 3
4. sour milk — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 753, line 14: «The thieves think the falling nuts are hail, and the falling vinegar is "a heavy dew," because they cannot see the danger above them.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «heavy dew» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

On what ground did Frederick object to the dropping of the door?

1. it would alert the whole village and bring the constable to their door — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. it might frighten the poor thieves — score 8
3. it would reveal the house to the thieves who were coming back — score 8
4. it would betray their hiding place — ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 30, line 18: «At lunch Toad played «upon the inexperienced Mole as on a harp» — he knew just what to say to excite him; the Rat «allowed his good-nature to over-ride his per…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «rat» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the final outcome for the thieves at the end of the tale?

1. they kept it — no support
2. they fled — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. they hid and kept the gold safe — score 5
4. they fled and abandoned the gold — ✓ 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 150, line 7: «What: the Thief yawns and howls, then warns the Innkeeper, "when I have yawned three times I become a ravening wolf and fly at men's throats."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fly» (+4); the same doer «thief» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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