Fairy Book, The Stone in the Turban, part 23: a palace of ice is raised, and the ogre tricks the princess

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1157 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 ✓

Oi, what did the king actually want the lad to build, like?

1. a palace of ice — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. a tower of glass — no support
3. a bridge of wood — no support
4. a great palace of ice and stone — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1157, line 7: «What: the king's task is "a palace of ice, which can be warmed with fires", so the young man must build something magical.», 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). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, what was the stone in his turban actually for, innit?

1. making stuff appear — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. keeping him warm — no support
3. a lucky charm — no support
4. hiding things — 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 ✗

Right, who turned up at the palace door trying to sell the mad jewels?

1. a dwarf — no support
2. a thief — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. the ogre — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a jeweller — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 633, line 11: «What: The old King had his crown "tinned over," which means it was coated with a thin layer of tin, and he sold its jewels to buy books.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); 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

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper, what colour was the glow off the fires, mate?

1. gold — no support
2. soft pink — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a bright golden orange glow — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. a deep rosy red colour — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 935, line 8: «What: the cavern is hot at the entrance, but "the cold soon passed" because the East Wind's wings "gleamed like the brightest fire".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, why did the princess go dead keen on that stone?

1. it was her birthday wish — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the ogre had begged her — score 1
3. she was bored — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. it was a gift from her dad — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 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 262, line 1: «The lost girl falls asleep by the knoll and wakes at evening, when she hears Habetrot's voice through the self-bored stone.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «girl» (+1); the same property (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Wicked, what did the ogre want the princess to nick for him?

1. the biggest stone from the necklace — score -2
2. a ring — no support
3. a silver box full of jewels — no support
4. the stone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 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 1157, line 12: «Why the ogre wants the stone: his necklace is missing "the largest engraven with weird characters".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Gutted, what did the ogre say was missing off his necklace?

1. the biggest stone from his far country necklace — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the biggest stone — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the golden chain — no support
4. the biggest stone with weird marks on it — 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 ✗

Lol, what did the husband make her promise him?

1. never to give the stone away or let the ogre see it — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. never to sell the crown — no support
3. never to give the stone away to anyone, not even the king — score 2
4. never to give the stone away — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 425, line 5: «An old witch drags Ivan underground to her husband, who lets him go on an errand, and a new tale begins.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «let» (+2); the same doer «husband» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Bare sus, how did the princess feel after she said yes?

1. cold and freaked out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. tired and very sad — no support
3. cold, sick and completely freaked out by the ogre — no support
4. very cold — 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what was the water on the walls a sign of, mate?

1. a magic spell cast — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the ogre returning soon — no support
3. something going wrong — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a sign that the ogre had cursed the whole palace — 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 ✗

Sorted, how long had the princess and her husband been married?

1. a week — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a year — no support
3. a day — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. one — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 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 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «day» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dead, what made the princess forget her promise from the night before?

1. the wedding feast — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the ogre's shining jewels and the pearls — no support
3. the ogre's dazzling jewels and his far country stones — no support
4. the ogre's jewels — ✓ 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which object did the young man draw from his turban in order to create the palace of ice?

1. a small bright stone wrapped in silk — score -6
2. a tiny bright stone from the old well — ← Mova's choice · score -3
3. a small bright stone — ✓ the right answer · score -3
4. a small silver key — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1157, line 2: «His mother brings him the task, and he uses the magic stone from his turban to make the palace in an instant.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same place «turban» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «magic stone» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which stone did the ogre request from the princess in the course of his visit?

1. the jewel from the chest — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. the stone with weird marks — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. the stone with weird marks carved deep inside — no support
4. the largest stone with weird marks and a golden rim — 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 1090, line 12: «The wife gives him all she has, because "this Ogre was a very good husband, tho' he used to eat up little children".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «ogre» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which phrase best describes the princess's state of mind after she surrendered the stone?

1. a cold chill ran through her and she could not speak — no support
2. a cold chill ran through her — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. her heart sank with dread — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. a cold chill ran through her whole body and bones — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 991, line 14: «Old word, turnkey: a turnkey was the jailer who turned the key in the locks; today the word is rarely used.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). 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 · right ✓

By what means did the husband signal danger to the princess before the ogre's second visit?

1. he begged her to take heed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. he gave her a silver ring — score 0
3. he wrote her a note — score 0
4. he begged her to take heed of the ogre's words — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1103, line 19: «Old word: a "gimlet" is a small hand tool for boring holes, like a tiny drill, and "nag" means a small horse.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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