Andersen's Tales, The Metal Pig: the boy sneaks out to the Metal Pig, Bellissima is taken by police, and the boy starts drawing

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 899 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 you hear the kid snuck out at night just to ride a metal pig?

1. that's crazy, he went out at night and rode a bronze pig all the way to the palace — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. yeah, he snuck out to the square — no support
3. no way, that's wild, the pig is in Florence and he kissed it — score 2
4. no way, that's wild, the pig is in Florence — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 898, line 1: «The boy rides the Metal Pig past statues, glowing paintings and the picture of two happy children.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ride» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the poor kid got his stuff nicked?

1. nah, the police grabbed the dog off him — no support
2. the cops grabbed Bellissima, not his stuff — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, the cops took his dog away — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. the cops took the dog, not his money — 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 129, line 14: «What: the table has "delicate food" on it, "as warm as if they had been just taken away from the fire".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take away» (+4); the same property (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv, why'd he bang on the door with a rock?

1. the door was too heavy to open — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. the knocker was too high to reach — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. it was too heavy — no support
4. he had no key for the door — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 753, line 4: «The heavy door crashes down on the robbers, who think it is a monster or a murder, run off in terror, and leave all their gold behind.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «heavy door» (+1); the same property (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the lady go mad when she found out?

1. nah, she just shrugged it off — no support
2. yeah, she cried a lot over her — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. yeah, she was proper gutted about the dog — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. yeah, she was proper gutted about the dog and cried all night long — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 598, line 11: «Why: Remus says he "galloped" to the back porch because he heard a white lady hollering for him, and he could not resist.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «holler» (+4); the same doer «white lady» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

how many goes did he need to draw the pig right?

1. two goes, pretty rough — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. three goes, the first was bad — no support
3. four goes, the last one was ok — no support
4. three goes, the third one was sick — ✓ 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the painter just gave him loads of pictures?

1. nah, he just gave him a pile of coins and told him to go home — no support
2. yeah, a whole stack, the pig was in them — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, a few, the pig was there — no support
4. yeah, a whole stack of them, and the pig was in every single one — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 893, line 20: «Old word: "myriads" means countless numbers; today we would say "millions" or "loads and loads".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «old word» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the deal with that statue in the square?

1. the lady with the scales and the blindfold, holding a sword — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a bloke on a horse, I think — no support
3. a tall pillar with a lady on top, probably a saint from the church — no support
4. the lady with the scales and the blindfold — ✓ 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 ✗

was the dog wearing her coat when she went out?

1. yeah, a little lambskin one — no support
2. nah, she was out in the cold with no coat — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. yeah, she had her little lambskin coat on, the one with buttons and a hood — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. nah, she was out in the cold with no coat on her back at all — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 899, line 12: «Old word: "attired" means dressed, so "unless she was attired in a little lambskin coat" means unless she wore her coat.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wear» (+4); the same doer «word» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

was the boy's glovemaking going well after all that?

1. nope, he made gloves all day — score 3
2. nope, it was slow, because he kept drawing pictures all day — score 6
3. yeah, he was making gloves fast — score 3
4. nope, it was slow, he kept drawing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 852, line 4: «Children sell carved toy houses to travellers, and one small boy named Rudy holds his box tightly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+4); the same doer «one small boy» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

why did he kiss the metal pig's nose?

1. he loved it and missed it so much after the night ride — score 2
2. he was feeling very sad today — no support
3. he was saying goodbye forever to the bronze pig in the square — no support
4. he loved it and missed it so much — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 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 12, line 11: «It has "a very turn-up nose, much more like a snout than a real nose", and very small eyes, and at last it is "neither more nor less than a pig".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «baby» (+1); the same thing acted on «turn nose» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

who told him to carry the box of colours?

1. the old woman asked him to — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. the painter — score -2
3. the wife said "help the gentleman" — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. the painter said carry it — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 806, line 14: «Where it ends up: it is carried to a cellar, and the bottle thinks, "There's no place like home, even if it's a cellar."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

did the painter believe his crazy pig story?

1. he said it was rather weird but he comforted him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. he said it was odd, not true — no support
3. no, he laughed at him — no support
4. yes, he thought it was real — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 899, line 10: «Why again: the painter comforts him because the boy's story of the pig ride sounds "rather incomprehensible," but he still believes him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «comfort» (+4); the same doer «painter» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the boy got to go to heaven in the end?

1. nope, he kept on living at the house — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. nah, he stayed alive — score 6
3. nah, he got pictures and stayed alive — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. yeah, he got to heaven at last — score 4

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 852, line 4: «Children sell carved toy houses to travellers, and one small boy named Rudy holds his box tightly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+4); the same doer «one small boy» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the boy's actions in the final section of the passage?

1. He runs away from the painter to find the pig again — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. He stops drawing altogether — score -1
3. He stops drawing and returns to making gloves for his master — score -1
4. He copies the Metal Pig repeatedly and improves his drawing skills — ✓ the right answer · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 861, line 9: «Why Rudy is unhappy: He does not feel at home, and he acts as if he were "walking on peas, over a slippery floor."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «feel» (+2); the same doer «rudy» (+2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

According to the passage, what happened to Bellissima after the boy carried her home from the street?

1. She was seized by two policemen on the stairs, then sold to a rich family from Rome and never returned to the boy at all, ever — score 6
2. She was lost in the square and found by the glovemaker's wife — ← Mova's choice · score 9
3. She was taken by the police and given back to her owner later — score 0
4. She was seized by two policemen and later returned by Giuseppe — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 675, line 5: «He wakes up, finds a laughing little girl among pink roses, carries her home in a pail, and shouts to his wife that he has a daughter.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+5); the same doer «man» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which phrase from the passage most clearly expresses the boy's wish to die?

1. I long to be with the pig — no support
2. Let me die — no support
3. I want to die — no support
4. "I would gladly be killed" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 899, line 21: «Quote: the boy says "Well, I would gladly be killed," because he thinks dying would take him to heaven.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «kill» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What, according to the passage, is the consequence of the boy's newfound interest in drawing?

1. He sells fewer gloves, since he has learned that every object in the city can be sketched — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. His glovemaking slows, because he now draws the many things he sees around him — score 2
3. His glovemaking proceeds slowly, as he has learned that all objects may be drawn — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. His glovemaking proceeds slowly, as he has learned that all objects may be drawn, and his master is growing angry about it every day — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 118, line 3: «Two strangers want to show him for money, so he whispers that his father should sell him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sell» (+4); the same doer «father» (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/899-pg27200-part110/