Crimson Fairy Book, The Two Caskets, part 16: the girl falls down the well and is kind to a fence, an oven and a cow, then finds work on a farm

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1150 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, what was the new bird in the pool, bruv?

1. a big white swan that the kids had been watching — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a beautiful white swan with a long neck — no support
3. a white swan — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a grey heron — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, which swan did the kids reckon was the best?

1. the new one — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. one — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. the white one — score 1
4. the best — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 217, line 13: «Old word: "prudently and discreetly" means carefully and quietly, behaving with good sense, so he guesses she has been taught to eat politely in front of men.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: 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

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey, what did the old woman chuck the girl down?

1. the well — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the pit — no support
3. a hole — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. the barn — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1150, line 20: «OLD WORD: a clematis is a climbing plant with flowers, and a "tumbledown fence" is one that is falling over; both words are still used.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «words» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the old woman's own kid got everything she cried for, innit?

1. nah — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah — no support
3. yeah, all of it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, every bit — 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 · ★ · right ✓

wait, what happened to the girl's thread, fam?

1. it snapped — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. it fell off — no support
3. it broke — no support
4. it tore — 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 ✓

what did the fence reckon was up with it, mate?

1. it was too worn — no support
2. it was super old and had been rotting for years — score 1
3. it was super old and needed fixing by the farmer soon — score 1
4. it was super old — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 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 1150, line 11: «The fence is so old that "it looked as if it depended for support on the old man's beard that climbed all over it."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: the same doer «fence» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

wicked, what did the oven hand the girl?

1. a dark loaf — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a white loaf — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a big white loaf wrapped in a cloth for the girl — no support
4. a whole white loaf still warm from the oven — 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 ✓

what did the cow let her have, innit?

1. cream — no support
2. milk — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. water — no support
4. tea — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1150, line 13: «The cow lets the girl drink her milk on one condition: "be sure you spill none on the ground."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

roughly how many cats turned up, bruv?

1. a little crowd — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. a whole circle — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. a whole circle of them sitting round the girl — no support
4. a whole circle of fat grey cats around the well — 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 101, line 16: «The old woman comes out "upon crutches", and she takes the children in with kind words.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old woman» (+4). Against it: the same action «come out» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the sparrows want, sis?

1. seed — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. some grain — score 3
3. some corn — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. bread — 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 145, line 16: «"Luxuries" are fine, costly things that are nice to have but not needed, such as figs and honey here.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «costly things» (+4). Against it: the same action «need» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

what did the old lady at the gate want her to do?

1. comb her hair — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -5
2. comb her hair before going into the house — score -5
3. comb her long hair and then go to bed — score -5
4. fetch water — no support

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 836, line 16: «The young ladies, the old ladies and the oldest lady all admire his rich splendid hair, and she wants a lock for her album.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3); a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

real talk, what did the farmer's wife end up doing for her?

1. treated her like her own daughter and gave her a raise — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. treated her like her own daughter and gave her new shoes and a room — score 6
3. treated her like her own daughter — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. let her rest in the parlour — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 994, line 1: «The part ends the storks tale: the mother stork says the naughty boy will be given a dead baby brother named Peter, and all storks are called Peter from then o…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «give» (+1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

last one, what did the mistress hand her?

1. a cup — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. a pail — score 3
3. a basket — score 3
4. a sieve — ✓ 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 148, line 16: «The Wolves ask the Dogs to hand over the flocks, and once the Dogs are "well inside" the den, the Wolves "tore them to pieces".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «wolves» (+4). Against it: the same action «hand» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

To what location did the old woman direct the girl in order to obtain employment?

1. a shop — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the farmhouse near the old mill — no support
3. a farm at a little distance — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the mill — 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 · right ✓

What instruction did the mistress give the girl concerning the sieve?

1. to sweep the yard — no support
2. to fill it with water and bring it home — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. to fetch wood and bring it back — score -7
4. to wash it in the stream and dry it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 0, against -7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 830, line 7: «What: Father brings home a little girl, and she is to be the narrator's sister.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bring» (+2). Against it: the same property (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

By what means had the stepmother's daughter been reared, as the narrative records?

1. by letting her do as she pleased — no support
2. through gifts and fine dresses — score 1
3. by granting her all she cried for, however foolish — score 6
4. by granting her all she cried for — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 4 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1084, line 13: «Cinderilla's stepmother is "the proudest and most haughty woman that was ever seen".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «proudest woman» (+5); the same doer «stepmother» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which object first addressed the girl, requesting that she refrain from causing it harm?

1. the gate — score 2
2. the oven in the kitchen corner — score 2
3. the fence — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. the old wooden fence by the road — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 584, line 6: «Who tells the story? Uncle Remus, an old man, who speaks to a little boy sitting beside him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «speak» (+3); the same property (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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