Perrault's Tales, Diamonds and Toads, part 3: the fairy at the fountain
Tests: 1 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 1078 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 ✗
Oi, how far is the well from their gaff, reckon?
- 1. About a mile and a half down the lane past the mill — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. A mile and a half — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Roughly a mile and a half over the hill and through the woods — no support
- 4. Nearly two miles away — no support
Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
Did the sweet one get jewels coming out her gob, or what?
- 1. Diamonds — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Gold, silver and emeralds — no support
- 3. Rubies, pearls and gold — no support
- 4. Roses, pearls and diamonds — ✓ 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
What did the mum do when the jewels popped out, innit?
- 1. She fainted — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. She was dead chuffed — no support
- 3. She got really cross — no support
- 4. She went proper gobsmacked — ✓ 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 ✗
Who got sent to the well in the end, our kid?
- 1. Fanny — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Sis — no support
- 3. The eldest, Fanny — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The youngest, Sally — 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
What did the rude girl grab for the trip, like?
- 1. The fanciest silver tankard and a shiny brass bucket — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. The best silver tankard — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 3. The big copper kettle — score 3
- 4. The best silver tankard from the dresser — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 789, line 3: «Later they catch him spilling his jewels in the evening sun, and a black bear comes charging out of the forest.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «catch» (+2); the same doer «girls» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
What did the fairy look like when she showed up, bruv?
- 1. A royal lady in fine clothes — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. A rich lady in a gown — score 3
- 3. A princess — score 3
- 4. A posh princess in fancy gear — ✓ the right answer · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 754, line 18: «The fairy looking-glass tells the vain queen that "Snowdrop is lovelier far than thee", so she orders her removed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+2); the same doer «fairy» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
Was the rude girl chill about going, or what?
- 1. She moaned all the way — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. She grumbled the whole way — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. She went off happily enough — no support
- 4. Yes, happily — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why'd the fairy dress like a princess, do you reckon?
- 1. To see how rude she'd be — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. To see how kind she was — no support
- 3. To see whether she'd be rude to a stranger with fine clothes — no support
- 4. Because she wanted to reward a kind girl and test the rude one — ← Mova's choice · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1041, line 13: «Why the king sends him away: "I do not want you killed under my protection."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+2); the same doer «king» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · right ✓
Who was the nicest one of the two sisters, no cap?
- 1. The youngest — no support
- 2. The middle one, the quiet one — no support
- 3. The youngest, the sweet one — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 4. The eldest, the rude one — no support
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 1075, line 1: «Mongan turns the old hag into a lovely young girl named Ivell, and her dog into a tiny silky lapdog.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
What did the nice girl say to the poor woman, like?
- 1. "Oh aye, I'd be glad to fetch it for you, dear Goody" — score -1
- 2. "O ay, with all my heart, Mum" — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 3. "O ay, with all my heart, Goody" — ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 4. "Yes indeed, with all my heart and soul, kind Goody, I will" — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1078, line 13: «When the girl says "I beg your pardon, mamma," two roses, two pearls and two diamonds come out of her mouth.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same doer «girl» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗
Where did the mum make the nice girl eat, proper?
- 1. By the fire — ← Mova's choice · score 9
- 2. In the kitchen — ✓ the right answer · score 9
- 3. At the side table — score 9
- 4. Outside — score 9
Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 870, line 16: «Old word: an apothecary was a person who made and sold medicines, like a chemist's shop today, and his shop was called a surgery.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+4); a different doer (counts against) (+3); the same thing acted on «person» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
Who was the mum's favourite, honestly?
- 1. The middle girl — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Her youngest daughter — no support
- 3. Her eldest daughter — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The eldest — no support
Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following describes the mother's treatment of the youngest daughter?
- 1. She let her eat at the table and rest often — score 4
- 2. She made her eat in the kitchen and work continually — ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 3. She treated her like a servant, sending her to the well and making her eat alone in the cold kitchen — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 4. She made her eat in the kitchen, sleep in the attic and work continually for hours every day — score 2
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 698, line 14: «How: the queen learns of the prince's plan "by means of her black arts", and then she sends her own daughter.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «send» (+3); the same thing acted on «own daughter» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
What, according to the narrative, did the fairy bestow upon the youngest daughter in recompense for her civility?
- 1. A rose or a coin from her lap with each kind thing said — no support
- 2. A flower — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 3. A flower or a jewel from her mouth with every word spoken — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. A golden ring — no support
Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1022, line 18: «Old word: "perseverance" means not giving up, which the fairy asks Eliza to have.», 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 circumstance (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
What was the eldest daughter's reply when instructed to fetch water?
- 1. Oh, it would be a very fine sight indeed, but I refuse to draw water for anyone at all — score 2
- 2. It would be a very fine sight indeed to see me draw water — ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 3. I shall go and draw water when the sun rises tomorrow — no support
- 4. It would be a very fine sight indeed, Mother, for you to see me draw water today — ← Mova's choice · score 5
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 993, line 16: «Old word: "fens" means low, wet land covered with water and mud, which we would today call marshland or bog.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓
Which object did the eldest daughter carry to the fountain upon her departure?
- 1. The best silver tankard in the house — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 2. A bucket — score 5
- 3. The family's silver tankard from the shelf — score 5
- 4. A pewter cup from the kitchen dresser — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1078, line 16: «She sets off grumbling, carrying "the best silver tankard in the house" to the fountain.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «carry» (+2); the same doer «fanny» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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