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title: Aesop's Fables, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse: a town visit e… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 145 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 7 of 13 tests right, exam 1 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Aesop's Fables, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse: a town visit ends in fright

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**Tests:** 7 of 13 right · **Exam:** 1 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 5 of 17 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 145 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/145-pg11339-part15/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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bruv, so the country mouse's dinner was just barleycorns and roots, yeah? proper bare, innit

- **1.** nah, it was roast beef — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** nah, it was like a massive feast with loads of sweets and fancy stuff — no support
- **3.** yeah, barleycorns and roots — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** yeah, barleycorns and roots, proper earthy stuff innit — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/145-pg11339-part15/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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mate, the town mouse was well full of himself, wasn't he? what did he call his larder

- **1.** a big stash of food — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** a horn of plenty full of posh grub and wine — no support
- **3.** a golden pantry — no support
- **4.** a horn of plenty — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/145-pg11339-part15/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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lowkey gutted for the country mouse, right? what did the town mouse promise him

- **1.** to live on the fat of the land — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** to give him all the best food — score 2
- **3.** to visit loads — no support
- **4.** to feed him — **← Mova's choice** · score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 43, line 17: «The Mole, «with a touch of pride»: the field-mice «go round carol-singing regularly at this time of the year … they come to Mole End last of all; and I used to…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+2); the same receiver «mice» (+2). 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/145-pg11339-part15/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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wait, why'd they scarper the first time? was it cos of a cat

- **1.** someone came into the larder — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** they heard a noise — no support
- **3.** a servant walked in quietly — no support
- **4.** the farmer came in the door — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/145-pg11339-part15/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · right ✓ {#t5}

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ngl the hiding hole was well mad, how uncomfy was it

- **1.** narrow and exceedingly uncomfortable — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** narrow and exceedingly uncomfortable, like sleeping in a boot — no support
- **3.** squashed and pretty grim to be honest — no support
- **4.** so narrow and exceedingly uncomfortable that they could barely breathe at all — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/145-pg11339-part15/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · right ✓ {#t6}

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so when the country mouse bounced, what did he say, like, the exact vibe

- **1.** this place is too dangerous — no support
- **2.** see ya then — no support
- **3.** later, mate — no support
- **4.** you're surrounded by dangers — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 145, line 17: «The Country Mouse ends by saying, "you are surrounded by dangers", meaning danger is all around him.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «surround» (+4); the same doer «dangers» (+4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/145-pg11339-part15/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · right ✓ {#t7}

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fam, which mouse was the real winner at the end, the one who stayed in town or the one who went home

- **1.** the one who stayed there — score 4
- **2.** the one who went back home to the fields and his simple life — score 4
- **3.** the one who stayed put — score 4
- **4.** the one who went home — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 67, line 12: «Mole comes in «very shabby and unwashed, with bits of hay and straw sticking in his fur», and praises Toad: «you clever, ingenious, intelligent Toad!» — while…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «toad» (+3); the same doer «rat» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/145-pg11339-part15/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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bro, the lion invited the bull for a sheep dinner, but there was no sheep, right, so what did the bull do

- **1.** turned round and walked off without even saying goodbye — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **2.** got really angry and stomped off out the door of the lion's den — no support
- **3.** turned round and walked off — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** turned and stormed out — no support

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**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 145, line 5: «The Country Mouse has had enough, says goodbye, and goes home to his quiet meal of roots and corn.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same thing acted on «goodbye» (+3). 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/145-pg11339-part15/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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the wolf blamed the fox for a theft, mate, who had to sort that out

- **1.** an ape — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** a wise old monkey from the jungle — no support
- **3.** a judge — no support
- **4.** the lion, who was king of the whole forest — **← Mova's choice** · score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 138, line 2: «The animals make the dancing Monkey their King, but the jealous Fox tricks him into a trap with a piece of meat.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «jealous fox» (+4); the same thing acted on «king» (+2). 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/145-pg11339-part15/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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fr, the eagle nabbed the proud cock, right, so what happened to the other one

- **1.** he crowed and strutted about — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** he came out and ruled the roost — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** he stayed hidden for a while — no support
- **4.** he came out of the corner and ruled the whole roost for years — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/145-pg11339-part15/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · right ✓ {#t11}

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the stag's blind eye was on the sea, bruh, so where did the danger come from

- **1.** the sea, from sailors — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** the wind from the sea — no support
- **3.** the sea, from a huge storm that drove the ships onto the rocks — no support
- **4.** the sea, from the sailors who were lost at sea that morning — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/145-pg11339-part15/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · right ✓ {#t12}

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lol the crow thought bathing made the swan white, so did it work

- **1.** nah, he died of hunger — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** nah, no — no support
- **3.** yeah, it did — no support
- **4.** nah, he just got cold — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/145-pg11339-part15/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · right ✓ {#t13}

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yo, the wolf acted proper calm around the sheep, so what did the shepherd do when he went to town

- **1.** left the wolf with the sheep — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** asked the wolf to mind them — no support
- **3.** sent the wolf off — no support
- **4.** locked the gate behind him — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/145-pg11339-part15/t13/)

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

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With reference to the fable of the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, state the nature of the meal first offered to the guest.

- **1.** Bread and cheese — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Cheese and bread, the former having a distinctly sour and pungent flavour to it — no support
- **3.** Barleycorns and roots, the latter having a distinctly earthy flavour — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Nuts and berries only — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/145-pg11339-part15/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓ {#e2}

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With reference to the fable of the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, identify the circumstance that caused the guests to retreat from the larder.

- **1.** The entry of some other person into the larder — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** The sudden noise of a servant's footsteps outside the door — no support
- **3.** A loud knock at the front door — no support
- **4.** The noise of some other creature trying to come into the larder through the open window — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/145-pg11339-part15/e2/)

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

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With reference to the fable of the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, state the principal reason the Country Mouse gave for his departure.

- **1.** That he was surrounded by dangers, whereas at home he could dine in peace with his family and his friends in the quiet fields all day long — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** That the town house was full of dangers, cats, dogs and servants, and he had grown tired of its rich food and noisy streets — no support
- **3.** Because the food in town was too rich for him to eat — no support
- **4.** That he was surrounded by dangers, whereas at home he could dine in peace — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/145-pg11339-part15/e3/)

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

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With reference to the fable of the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, explain the moral conveyed by the events of the visit.

- **1.** Always be grateful for what you have and never envy others' riches — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** A simple life in safety is preferable to a rich life in danger, as the country mouse learned when he returned home to his fields and quiet dinners — no support
- **3.** Friends should always share everything they have with each other — no support
- **4.** A simple life in safety is preferable to a rich life in danger — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/145-pg11339-part15/e4/)

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