--- title: Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 1:… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Books description: The 21 test and exam questions of lesson 84 «Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 1: a broken spear and a picture on birch-bark» of the books course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pra --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / Just So Stories, How the First Letter… # Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 1: a broken spear and a picture on birch-bark The 21 questions of lesson 84 «Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 1: a broken spear and a picture on birch-bark» of the books course of Mova's primary school with their options, 116 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t1/) — Zara: «Taffy could write, she just didn't feel like it, delulu teacher said otherwise.» (delulu = believing something silly) Put it right. — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t2/) — Why does the Stranger-man think Tegumai is a great Chief? — right ✓ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t3/) — Tegumai says «we must make the best of a bad job». What does he do? — right ✓ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t4/) — What would have happened if the Stranger-man had understood Taffy's language? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t5/) — Which is TRUE about Taffy's picture? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t6/) — Dev from Glasgow: «wee Taffy drew it all perfect, every beaver.» (wee = small) Put it right. — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t7/) — Real life: when and where was writing first invented? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t8/) — Real life: why is a picture not yet writing? — right ✓ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t9/) — Real life, bare (= very) old: which came first in human history? — right ✓ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t10/) — Looking back: the Stranger-man believes a magic tooth will make people burst. Which earlier character also believed something that was not so? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t11/) — Looking back: Tegumai's daughter is called «Best Beloved» here. Whom does Kipling call «O Best Beloved» all through the book? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t12/) — Looking back: like Taffy, which earlier hero was always asking questions? — right ✓ · ★ - [t13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t13/) — Looking back: the Elephant's Child set off with a hundred pounds of bananas. What does Tegumai carry in his mendy-bag? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t14/) — Ellie from Alabama: «Taffy was fixin' to run home herself.» (fixin' to = about to) Why didn't she? — right ✓ · ★ - [t15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t15/) — ★★★ Careful: the Stranger-man reads the spear «sticking in Daddy's back» as an attack. What does the story tell us really caused it? — right ✓ · ★ - [t16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t16/) — ★★★ Taffy's name means «Small-person-without-any-manners...». Her mother's means «Lady-who-asks-a-very-many-questions». Which of these is shown in THIS part? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/t17/) — ★★★ The Stranger-man thinks the picture means «enemies are coming». Which of Taffy's drawings did he most likely take for an army? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/e1/) — Identify the material upon which Taffy executed her drawing. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/e2/) — Ascertain the reason for which Tegumai was unable to continue fishing. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/e3/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Stranger-man's comprehension of the picture? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/84-justso-first-letter-1-a-broken-spear/e4/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the invention of writing in the real world. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [83. 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