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title: Fairy Tales, Jack and the Magic Table: Jack takes three magic gifts,… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 1167 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 4 of 12 tests right, exam 0 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Fairy Tales, Jack and the Magic Table: Jack takes three magic gifts, tricks his way to the top, and wins the king's daughter

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**Tests:** 4 of 12 right · **Exam:** 0 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 16 of 16 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 1167 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.

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Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: [the lesson's questions in the corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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Yo, so the table just makes dinner pop up out of nowhere?

- **1.** Yeah, dinner just appears, bruv. — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Nah, the table only makes soup, mate, not dinner, honestly. — score 4
- **3.** Yeah, dinner just appears out of thin air, bruv, no kidding. — no support
- **4.** Yeah, the table makes food. — **← Mova's choice** · score 7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1167, line 2: «The giants spare him if he guards their treasure, and he gets a little table that makes food appear.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same doer «little table» (+3); the same thing acted on «food» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · right ✓ {#t2}

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Wait, Jack swapped the table for a horn, and that was the lit bit?

- **1.** Yeah, the horn calls soldiers, and the table makes dinner, mate, that's it. — score 6
- **2.** Nah, the horn was just a toy, the table was the actual trick, mate. — score 4
- **3.** Yeah, the horn calls soldiers, mate. — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **4.** Yeah, the table calls soldiers, mate. — score 6

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**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 1167, line 3: «Bored of guarding, Jack swaps the table for a cornet that calls up soldiers, and then for a bag that makes castles.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call up» (+4); the same thing acted on «soldiers» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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Bro, how did Jack even get into the palace?

- **1.** He dressed as a beggar and walked straight through the front gate. — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** He walked in the gate. — no support
- **3.** He sent his bag ahead to the palace with the gold. — score 4
- **4.** He sent his bag ahead. — **✓ the right answer** · score 2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 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 248, line 15: «Who: the giant's dog was called Truncheon, and Jack dressed in its hide to fool his master.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «dress» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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Was the king a proper sus geezer or what?

- **1.** Yeah, he copied the table and lied. — **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **2.** Nah, he was actually a kind king who gave Jack everything he asked. — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **3.** Yeah, he copied the table, lied to Jack, and tried to hide it. — score 4
- **4.** Yeah, he stole the bag and lied. — score 2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1167, line 6: «Who: Jack is a poor young man who tricks everyone, and the giant calls him "little worm" when he is caught.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «jack» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same thing acted on «poor young man» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · right ✓ {#t5}

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Did the brothers get the table off Jack straight away?

- **1.** Nah, the tale leaked out later. — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **2.** Yeah, they took it straight away and the tale never leaked out at all. — score 4
- **3.** Nah, they kept it for years. — score 4
- **4.** Yeah, right at the start. — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 1133, line 3: «In a wood Ivan meets an armless man and a legless man quarrelling over a hare, and they become brothers.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «ivan» (+2); the same thing acted on «armless man» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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Wait, so the king sent the chamberlain for three days?

- **1.** Nah, he sent the chamberlain to return the table and bring the cornet too, mate. — **← Mova's choice** · score 8
- **2.** Yeah, to borrow the table, bruv. — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Yeah, to borrow the table for three days, bruv, that's the deal. — no support
- **4.** Yeah, to steal the cornet, bruv. — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1093, line 4: «He finds the tiny emerald ring, and his father sends heralds to test it on every finger in the land.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: its «because» matches the remembered cause (+4); the same action «send» (+3); the same doer «father» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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Jack was dead lazy in the stable, wasn't he?

- **1.** Nah, he cleaned the stable. — no support
- **2.** Yeah, he did nothing all day and slept in the hay with the horses. — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **3.** Yeah, he slept in the hay. — no support
- **4.** Yeah, he did nothing all day. — **✓ the right answer** · score 2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1167, line 12: «His brothers "had become great men," so when Jack asks for food they give him only "hard words."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «brothers» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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That chamberlain got well fooled, didn't he?

- **1.** Yeah, he knew about the trick. — no support
- **2.** Nah, he was sharp. — no support
- **3.** Nah, he saw through the whole thing. — **← Mova's choice** · score 2
- **4.** Yeah, he had no clue about the trick. — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**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 666, line 11: «The Lord Chamberlain "nearly fell backwards with surprise" when he saw the shepherd alive and well at dawn.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «chamberlain» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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So the king was proper scared in the end?

- **1.** Nah, only a few guards came. — no support
- **2.** Yeah, ten thousand horsemen surrounded him. — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Nah, not really. — no support
- **4.** Yeah, ten thousand horsemen cornered his men. — **← Mova's choice** · score 0

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1071, line 17: «Old word: "lamentably" means in a sad, mourning way, which is how Mongan speaks when he welcomes the king.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «word» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · right ✓ {#t10}

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What did Jack's old mates in the forest do about the gold?

- **1.** They kept it for themselves. — score 5
- **2.** They shared it with the giant. — score 5
- **3.** They took it. — score 5
- **4.** Nothing, Jack left it all behind. — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 108, line 3: «The door crashes through the branches, the thieves think the Evil One is coming down the tree, and they run off, leaving all their gold behind.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2); the same action «leave» (+1); the same property (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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Did the giant know Jack was a little sneak?

- **1.** Yeah, he thought Jack stole the treasure. — **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **2.** Nah, he never noticed anything, because Jack was a very clever boy really. — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **3.** Yeah, he thought Jack stole the treasure and chased him down the hill. — score 2
- **4.** Nah, he thought Jack was honest. — score 2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1167, line 6: «Who: Jack is a poor young man who tricks everyone, and the giant calls him "little worm" when he is caught.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «jack» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 1, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · right ✓ {#t12}

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Jack ended up mega rich, right, bruv?

- **1.** Yeah, he got a castle and a princess. — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **2.** Yeah, he got a castle, a princess, and a whole kingdom to rule. — score 2
- **3.** Nah, he got nothing, but he did get a huge castle full of gold. — score 2
- **4.** Nah, he got a cottage and a goose. — no support

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**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 1167, line 4: «He sneaks back home as a beggar, makes a castle in his brothers' stable, and then lends his table to the king.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «jack» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/t12/)

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### Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e1}

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Which object did the first giant give to Jack as a reward for his service?

- **1.** The little table, which produced food upon command. — **✓ the right answer** · score -1
- **2.** The golden harp, which played music on command. — no support
- **3.** The little bag, which produced a castle and a grand feast for Jack and his household. — **← Mova's choice** · score 2
- **4.** The little table, which produced food upon command and never ran out at all. — score -1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 2, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1167, line 4: «He sneaks back home as a beggar, makes a castle in his brothers' stable, and then lends his table to the king.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, scored -1. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2}

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What was the outcome of the king's attempt to retain the table after the stated period?

- **1.** He commissioned a copy and returned the original to Jack. — **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **2.** He commissioned a copy, returned the original to Jack, and then fled the country in shame. — score 2
- **3.** He commissioned a copy and tried to keep the original, but Jack threatened war and forced him to return it. — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **4.** He had a duplicate made and returned the copy to Jack's brothers. — score 1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 920, line 18: «Old word: "courtship" means the time when a man tries to win a woman's love, and "benevolence" means kindness.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «try» (+3); the same doer «man» (+3). The right option, 1, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3}

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Why did the king finally surrender the real table to Jack?

- **1.** Jack's hussars marched straight into his hall and took it. — no support
- **2.** He was surrounded by ten thousand horsemen and archers and his own chamberlain betrayed him. — no support
- **3.** He was surrounded by ten thousand horsemen and archers. — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Ten thousand men arrived but he had no soldiers left. — **← Mova's choice** · score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1091, line 12: «Why the King goes wrong: "instead of coming to a decision he brooded over his sorrow until in the end his reason left him."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+2); the same doer «king» (+1); the same thing acted on «king» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/e3/)

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### Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e4}

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How was Jack rewarded at the close of the tale?

- **1.** He was made a duke and given a large country estate. — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **2.** He wed the king's daughter and owned the royal lands. — score 2
- **3.** He received the princess as his bride, a castle of treasure, and a seat on the royal council. — score 7
- **4.** He received the princess as his bride and a castle of treasure. — **✓ the right answer** · score 7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1167, line 1: «Jack, a clever young man, is caught by two giants who plan to cook him for supper.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cook» (+4); the same thing acted on «jack» (+2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 7. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1167-pg3027-part33/e4/)

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