Crimson Fairy Book, The Singing Roses, part 20: the stepmother drowns the princess and disguises her own daughter as the bride

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1154 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, who was chilling by the fire when the girl walked in, innit?

1. The girl's stepdad, sat right by the fire — score -2
2. Her dad — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Him — no support
4. The king — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1154, line 15: «The princess gives the visitors "quantities of beautiful things" to take home, and then the stepmother's plan begins.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «princess» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Right, what did the stepmum do to the wreath, like proper?

1. Yanked it off her head — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nicked it — no support
3. Took it — no support
4. Chucked it on the floor — 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 · ★ · right ✓

So what happened to them roses, bruv?

1. They went all wilted, like — no support
2. They went all withered and brown — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. They died, bruv — no support
4. All gone, mate — 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 1154, line 7: «The stepmother pulls the wreath off the girl and puts it on her own daughter, which is why the roses turn "withered and brown."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wither» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why'd the dad come back the second time, though?

1. He were hungry — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He got lost, like — no support
3. He'd forgotten his axe — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He'd wanted more wood — 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 ✗

Who got sent to fetch the axe then?

1. Her eldest lass — no support
2. Her own daughter — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. The stepdaughter's own younger sister, dead keen — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Some neighbour's kid — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 211, line 12: «The Sultan says he will not see the mother again for three months, and the vizir hopes his son will bring a richer gift.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «son» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

What was chilling on the axe handle, mate?

1. Some bird — no support
2. A crow — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Three small sparrows — no support
4. Three little doves — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 704, line 18: «fact: Old word: a "scythe" is a long curved blade on a long handle, used for cutting grass by hand.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «long handle» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «fact» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Did she threaten to chuck stones at the doves?

1. Yeah, she did — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, she tried — no support
3. Nah — no support
4. No way — 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 ✗

Where'd the doves go when they got scared, like?

1. Up the top of a tree — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Up the top of a tree, miles from the cottage — no support
3. Back up to the top of the big old tree in the wood, safe — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Into the big bush — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1121, line 3: «The Sun tells her to dress as an old woman and sell a silver apple in the courtyard of the Empress.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «sun» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

What was the wee dove wanting to do, though?

1. Scare her away — no support
2. Peck out her eyes — no support
3. Find a way to get back at the stepmum for the wreath — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. Get revenge on her — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 1153, line 5: «She shares her bread with three sad doves, who reward her with a wreath that never fades.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «three sad doves» (+3). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

So what did the middle dove reckon, innit?

1. Keep on cluck, cluck, cluck — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Sing out every single day — no support
3. Cluck loudly — no support
4. Just say "dirty creatures" forever — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

What woke all the birds up in the trees, bruv?

1. The girl's loud singing — score 1
2. The doves' loud clucking — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A dog barking loudly — score 1
4. A storm — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 61, line 1: «Toad wakes in the hollow tree where he hid after jumping off the train. His toes are freezing, and he dreams that his bedclothes have run downstairs to the kit…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wake» (+3); the same place «hollow tree» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the stepmum do when her daughter said only "dirty creatures", like?

1. Sent her out to work — score 0
2. Hit her — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Beat the stepdaughter with a stick — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Locked her in the shed — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1143, line 10: «What: The raven orders Ian to "make the heroes to live again" and to slay the old hag before she casts spells.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

Why was the girl's life even worse now, mate?

1. He left, mate — no support
2. Her mum was asleep — no support
3. The king was away — no support
4. Her dad's back was turned — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 91, line 18: «Real life: the coco de mer, a huge double nut from the Seychelles islands, was once found floating in the Indian Ocean; sailors who never saw the tree believed…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «grow» (+1); the same doer «life» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the action by which the stepmother's daughter first acquired the appearance of the princess?

1. She was given the princess's cloak, mask and veil once the stepmother had cast the princess away. — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. She wore the princess's cloak. — score 1
3. She put on the princess's dress and jewels after the prince had ridden away to hunt. — score 1
4. She was dressed in the princess's cloak, mask and veil after the princess was pushed into the sea. — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 866, line 8: «What the King promises: "I'll give my daughter to him who jumps highest".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+1); the same thing acted on «daughter» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the means by which the witch obtained the likeness of the princess required to fashion the mask.

1. She studied a silver mirror in which she saw the princess bathing in the river. — score 1
2. She gazed into a glass that showed the princess riding through the forest. — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. She consulted a magic mirror in which she beheld the princess walking in her gardens. — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. She summoned a magic mirror from the cellar and beheld the princess sitting alone by the window of the high chamber, weeping over the letters she had written to her father. — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1154, line 13: «The witch has a "magic mirror" that lets her see the princess in her gardens, wearing "a dress of green silk."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the reason the prince was unable to speak with his wife upon his return to the palace.

1. She sent the maid to the prince with a note explaining her wound and asked him to wait until morning, when the household had gathered in the hall to celebrate. — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. She turned away and whispered softly, claiming her throat was sore that night. — score 1
3. She pointed to her cheek and murmured, feigning a toothache, so that she could not be heard. — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. She covered her face and whispered, pretending to be too tired to talk. — 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 1146, line 4: «Ian steals the colt, but her tail hits the gatepost, the king catches him, and he demands the daughter of the king of the Franks.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «demand» (+3); the same doer «king» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Account for the stepmother's conduct toward the princess at the shoreline, with reference to her earlier motives.

1. Motivated by envy and revenge, she lured the princess out onto the great grey rock above the sea, where she pushed her from the edge into the deep water below so that she could steal her place at the palace and never be discovered. — score 1
2. Consumed by ambition and a bitter desire to rule, she waited until the princess had walked alone along the shore at dusk, then shoved her from the high rock into the churning water so she could take her place and marry the prince. — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Motivated by envy and revenge, she pushed the princess from the rock into the deep water to take her place. — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Driven by greed for the throne, she shoved the princess off the cliff to seize her place. — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1154, line 14: «The stepmother and her daughter visit the palace while the prince is away on a hunt, so the princess is "alone all day."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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