Household Tales, The Fox and the Horse: a clever fox tricks a proud lion

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 770 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 ✓

So the farmer just binned his horse cos he was old, fr?

1. Yeah, he was lazy — no support
2. Nah, he was fine — score 1
3. Yeah, he sold him to a man — score 1
4. Yeah, he couldn't work no more — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 452, line 12: «Old word: A "moujik" is an old Russian word for a peasant, a farmer who worked the land.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «work» (+4); the same doer «farmer» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lowkey the fox is a total genius, no cap?

1. Yeah, he's a genius cos he tied the lion up and got the horse to run — no support
2. Nah, he got tricked by the horse — no support
3. Nah, the lion was the clever one, he ate the fox in the end — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Yeah, he tricked the lion proper — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 769, line 2: «The lion is really an enchanted prince, so they marry and live happily, and Lily visits her father for her sister's feast.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «enchanted prince» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, who's the one who gets tied up to the horse?

1. The horse, innit — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The lion, innit — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The farmer — no support
4. The farmer's dog, innit — 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 ✗

So the horse just lay there all stiff, playing dead, yeah?

1. Yep, like proper dead, no moving — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, he was actually dead, the lion got him proper for dinner — score 3
3. Yep, he stayed still, no moving — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Yep, he lay there all stiff and just pretended to be dead, innit — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 31, line 1: «First they must catch the old grey horse, who was never asked and would much rather stay in his field. Then they set off on a golden afternoon, birds singing,…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+4); the same doer «old grey horse» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, what did the lion get when he tried to fight?

1. He ran off — score 2
2. Stuck, couldn't get free — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Got knocked out cold — no support
4. Got eaten — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 150, line 5: «A Lion eats the free Wild Ass, ants, frogs, a crab, a fox and a grasshopper teach their lessons, and a Farmer's Boy with a sling chases away the rooks.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same doer «lion» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Was the farmer well sus at first or what?

1. Yeah, he was dead sus and sent the horse off to the wood — no support
2. Nah, he took the horse back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Nah, he gave him to a mate — no support
4. Nah, not really — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 770, line 5: «The farmer sees the lion, takes the horse back, and the horse lives out his days in the stable.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take back» (+4); the same thing acted on «horse» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where's the lion chilling, like which spot?

1. Under a big rock — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. In a big cave on the far side of the wood — no support
3. Down by the river — no support
4. In a cave close by — ✓ 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Hold up, what's the fox's big plan?

1. Trap the lion — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Eat the horse — no support
3. Make the lion sleep in the wood — no support
4. Make the lion drag a dead horse — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · right ✓

Did the horse just lowkey stay chill when the lion roared?

1. Nah, he panicked — no support
2. Yeah, he let him sing on — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Nah, he ran — score 5
4. Nah, he got dead scared — no support

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 152, line 3: «So he makes a sly offer: the Lion may have her, if he first lets the father pull out his teeth and trim his claws.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «let» (+4); the same doer «lion» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

So did the horse get a proper happy ending, or what?

1. Yep, he got a new owner — no support
2. Yep, he got to stay and eat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Nah, he got binned — no support
4. Nah, he got sent to the wood — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 31, line 1: «First they must catch the old grey horse, who was never asked and would much rather stay in his field. Then they set off on a golden afternoon, birds singing,…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+1); the same doer «old grey horse» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, the horse was mad strong, right?

1. Mad strong — no support
2. Strong enough to beat the lion — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Strong enough to pull a cart — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Not really — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 770, line 12: «The fox says the lion must be tied "fast to his tail" so he can draw the horse to his den.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «draw» (+4); the same thing acted on «horse» (+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 ✗

Bro, what's the fox doing when the lion roars?

1. Telling the lion to stop roaring — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Eating the horse — no support
3. Telling the lion to run — score 5
4. Saying Jip Jip to the horse — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 578, line 4: «Uncle Remus tells how Jack Sparrow flew about telling Brer Fox what Brer Rabbit had said about 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 receiver «brer fox» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following is the reason the farmer dismisses the horse?

1. The horse is lazy — no support
2. The horse is no longer capable of labour — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. The horse has grown too weak to pull — score 5
4. He is too old — score 4

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 770, line 9: «Why: the horse is sent away because he can no longer work.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «horse» (+3); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What does the fox instruct the horse to do in order to deceive the lion?

1. To gallop away from the lion — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. To hide well — no support
3. To stand tall and roar loudly — score 2
4. To lie motionless and feign death — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 402, line 8: «Why the eagle steals: she is "in want of provision for her young ones", so she swoops down while the fox is away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner does the lion become restrained by the fox?

1. His feet are bound by thorns — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. His limbs are bound fast by cord — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. His head is caught in a net — no support
4. Roped tight — 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 · right ✓

What is the final outcome for the horse as described in the tale?

1. He is sold away — score 2
2. He is sent off to a far farm — no support
3. He goes to the wood — score 1
4. He remains in the stable until his death — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 31, line 1: «First they must catch the old grey horse, who was never asked and would much rather stay in his field. Then they set off on a golden afternoon, birds singing,…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+4); the same doer «old grey horse» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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