Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Ugly Duckling, part 223: the ugly duckling hatches, is scorned, and flees to a moor

Tests: 6 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1012 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 · ★ · right ✓

Ok so the big egg took forever, right?

1. it finally cracked open — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. the mother duck sat on it until the very end — score 7
3. the shell split apart — no support
4. it rolled off the nest — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1012, line 7: «What: the big egg finally breaks, and "a young one crept forth crying, 'Peep, peep.'"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «break» (+4); the same property (+3); the same doer «big egg» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol the old duck said it's a turkey egg, bruh

1. she thought it was a turkey — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. she said turkey — no support
3. the old duck thought it was a hen — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. a turkey — no support

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 1012, line 9: «Why the old duck guessed a turkey: "I have no doubt it is a turkey's egg."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «guess» (+4); the same doer «old duck» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, who was the ugly one getting roasted by everyone?

1. the ugly duckling — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. the odd gray chick — no support
3. the little brown one — no support
4. the one who was ugly and laughed at by everybody — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1012, line 5: «Everyone bullies the ugly duckling, so he runs away and hides on a moor while the guns boom and the dogs come near.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same thing acted on «ugly duckling» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Like, what did the turkey cock do when he saw him?

1. chased him — no support
2. shouted and ran off — no support
3. puffed up and chased him — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. flapped and hissed loudly — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1006, line 18: «church: John sleeps while "the thunder rolled and the lightning flashed without", then sees "an open coffin" in the centre.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «roll» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

That duckling was dead mean-ly ignored, no cap?

1. yes, everyone teased him and he was pushed around all day — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. no, he was just shy and everybody liked him fine — no support
3. yes he was bullied — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yes he was lonely — 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 ✗

Who yelled "I wish the cat would get you" at him?

1. his mother — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. his brothers and sisters — ✓ the right answer · score -3
3. the other ducks — score -2
4. the farm hens — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 118, line 10: «How: Thumbling steers the horse from its ear, calling "Gee up, gee up!" as if he were its master.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «father» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did he bolt out of the farmyard, fam?

1. his family was ashamed of how he looked and left him alone — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the others kept pecking and hitting him all day long — no support
3. the cat was after him — no support
4. everyone was bullying him — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

Where did the poor thing hide for the whole night?

1. on a big moor — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. in the wide marsh far beyond the farmyard fence — score 7
3. by a small pond — score 7
4. under a dark bush beside the wide water — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 220, line 4: «The Caliph hears about it, and that night he hides and watches children playing a trial.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hide» (+4); a different doer (counts against) (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fr, what were the wild geese actually doing with their big talk?

1. trying to get him a wife — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. to take him to the sea — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. to take him away to live with the flock and find him a mate — score 4
4. to find him a good wife among the wild geese flock — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 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 995, line 4: «A lake asks for her eyes, which turn into pearls, and it carries her across on its waves.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «carry» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, what was going bang bang bang out there?

1. hunters — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the hunters shooting — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. men with guns outside — no support
4. shooting — 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 11 · ★ · right ✓

Then what happened to the two geese, like seriously?

1. they fell dead in the rushes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. they flew off to the sky — no support
3. they dropped into the reeds — no support
4. they died — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Ngl, what did the duckling do when that huge dog came close?

1. hid his head under his wing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. tucked his head under his wing and lay still in the rushes — score 1
3. froze with his head hidden under his wing while the dog sniffed about — score 4
4. flew up into the trees — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1012, line 5: «Everyone bullies the ugly duckling, so he runs away and hides on a moor while the guns boom and the dogs come near.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «hide» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

That dog was scary af, right?

1. nose sniffing the ground — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. jaws open and eyes glaring — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. his fur bristling and his paws stamping on the bank — no support
4. showing all his teeth and barking at the ducks loudly — 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 14 · ★ · right ✓

So who was the duck with the red flag tied to her leg?

1. the duck with a ribbon — no support
2. the hen who lived near the farm and wore a red rag — no support
3. the old duck with the red flag tied to her leg — score 3
4. the old duck with the rag — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1012, line 9: «Why the old duck guessed a turkey: "I have no doubt it is a turkey's egg."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «old duck» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which egg did the mother duck remain seated upon at the beginning of the passage?

1. one egg — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. the egg — score 0
3. the spotted egg — score 0
4. the largest egg — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 29, line 2: «The Mole, who is honest and no poet, says he doesn't think much of it. The ducks don't either, laughs the Rat — they say it's nonsense to sit on banks making p…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «ducks» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which bird did the old duck suppose the unhatched egg to belong to?

1. a turkey — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. a turkey bird from the big farm — score 2
3. some sort of huge turkey from far away — score 0
4. a peacock — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 942, line 6: «Who: the Portuguese duck, who says "I am myself from a foreign country, as you may see by my feathery dress."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «portuguese duck» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the principal reason the wild geese gave for inviting the duckling away with them?

1. to see the sea — no support
2. to find him a wife — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. to help — no support
4. because they felt sorry for him in the farmyard — ← Mova's choice · score 6

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 111, line 17: «What does the little old man give Dummerly? A goose "with plumage of pure gold," found under the roots of a tree.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+4); the same doer «goose» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What caused the sudden alarm among the wild geese and the sporting dogs in the rushes?

1. the hunters' dogs barking — score 0
2. the discharge of the sportsmen's guns — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. loud guns — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. the gunshots — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 734, line 14: «A rushlight is a thin candle made from a rush dipped in fat, so it gave very little light.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same place «rush» (+2); 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

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