Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Tinder-Box, part 2: the soldier takes gold from the dogs' chests, spends it, and calls the princess up with the tinder-box

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1002 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 the soldier like actually chop the witch's head off?

1. yeah he did, no cap — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nah, the witch just vanished into the tree roots — no support
3. nah, he just left — no support
4. yeah he did, he chopped it off with the sword — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 668, line 18: «Old word: A "cross-bowman" was a soldier who shot a short bow mounted on a stock, called a crossbow.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «soldier» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

wait so what's the tinderbox even for, innit?

1. it makes sparks to start fire — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. it makes a spark to light a fire for money — no support
3. it starts the king's fire — no support
4. it lights the candles up — 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv the dog with the teacup eyes is kinda creepy, right?

1. nah, it's actually really friendly — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. kinda cool, mate — no support
3. bit scary, innit — no support
4. proper creepy, mate — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did the soldier get in to see the princess, mate?

1. the window was left open — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. the dog carried her out — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. he sneaked in — no support
4. a secret door — score 2

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 735, line 18: «Why she breaks her word: she runs home with the ball "and never thought of the frog", and he calls after her in vain.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+2); the same doer «princess» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the soldier like, ever actually rich or nah?

1. yeah, rich for a while — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, he was never rich, just lucky with the dogs — no support
3. yeah, proper rich at first — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, he was rich at first but became poor — 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 · ★ · right ✓

why was the princess asleep on the dog's back, fam?

1. she had drunk a magic potion — score 2
2. she had been drugged by the old lady of the court — score 2
3. the dog carried her while she slept — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. the dog carried her all the way across the sea while she slept — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 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 771, line 1: «The soldier gets fine clothes and a grand room, then the little black manikin carries the sleeping princess to him each night.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «carry» (+3); the same thing acted on «sleeping princess» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

did the old lady of the court watch her bed, or not?

1. no, she left — no support
2. nah, she was sleeping too — no support
3. yeah, she watched the bed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. nah, she slept — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 437, line 6: «Who: Vasilissa the Wise and the Prince, plus an old woman who gives Vasilissa a bed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old woman» (+2); the same thing acted on «bed» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the soldier's garret posh, or like, a dump?

1. posh, with a big window — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. posh, with a view of the whole town — no support
3. a dump, under the roof — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a dump, but a big one under the church — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did the king hate the soldier, bro?

1. he was scared of the prophecy — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. he was jealous — score 1
3. he wanted the princess for himself — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. he was angry about the old lady — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 742, line 6: «Who: a little tailor, a small man who boasts about his great deeds, and a king who wants to get rid of him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+3); the same thing acted on «king» (+3). Against it: the same doer «king» (-1). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

how many shillings did he have left, dude?

1. only three pounds — score -2
2. one shilling — score 1
3. a penny — no support
4. just two shillings — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1002, line 16: «When his money runs out he has "only two shillings left," and he moves into a "little garret under the roof."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «leave» (+3); the number the lesson gave for it (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «two shillings» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

did his mates still come round when he was broke?

1. nah, too many stairs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, loads — no support
3. yeah, they came every night to see him — no support
4. nah, they left — 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the soldier do with the witch's blue checked apron?

1. he tied the gold coins in it and carried it home — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. he tied the money in it — ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. he hid it under the bed — no support
4. he gave it to the princess as a gift — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1002, line 16: «When his money runs out he has "only two shillings left," and he moves into a "little garret under the roof."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «two shillings» (+4); the same doer «soldier» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

so was the soldier a good guy, or what?

1. nah, he kept it all himself — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. yeah, he gave to the poor — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, he gave nothing and kept all the gold for himself — score -1
4. yeah, he gave to the poor and then married the princess — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1001, line 14: «The cook cuts open the fish, finds the soldier and holds him "by the waist between her finger and thumb."», 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 (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following is the principal object the soldier seeks upon descending into the hollow tree?

1. the treasure stored in the chests — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the wealth of the witch hidden in a secret room — no support
3. the golden crown lying in the hollow tree's centre — no support
4. the princess hidden in a tower — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Explain in what manner the soldier obtains the tinder-box, and state whether he retains it.

1. He is handed it by the witch, who then tries to take it back from him at the crossroads — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. He is sold it by the king and loses it — score 4
3. He is given it by the king's own servant and sells it for gold in the town — score 5
4. He is given it by the witch and retains it — ✓ the right answer · score 6

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 1001, line 5: «A soldier returning from the wars meets a witch, who offers him money if he goes down into a tree.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «return» (+4); the same doer «soldier» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the reason the king gives for confining the princess within the copper castle.

1. the princess is too proud to marry — score 7
2. a prophecy that she will marry a soldier who lives under the roof — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. a prophecy of marriage to a common soldier — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a warning about the princess's health — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 654, line 6: «WHO: Sabrinetta is a little white Princess who lives in a tower above a small town.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «live» (+4); the same doer «little white princess» (+2); the same thing acted on «little white princess» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the sequence in which the soldier's wealth is first acquired and then exhausted.

1. first copper, then silver, then gold, and then he gave it all to the poor — no support
2. copper, silver, gold, then spent to two shillings — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. copper, silver, gold, spent on theatre, then down to two shillings — no support
4. copper, then gold, then silver, then nothing — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 26, line 13: «The Mole asks «But isn't it a bit dull at times? Just you and the river, and no one else to pass a word with?», and the Rat answers that the bank is too crowde…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pass» (+4). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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