More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Story of Manus, part 25: Manus is cheated of his share and is offered a sword

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1159 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 ✗

Wait, who actually got dunted in the shinny game?

1. the cousin — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. the brother, the son of Oireal — no support
3. the boy — score -2
4. the cousin, the son of Iarlaid — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1159, line 2: «Oireal and Iarlaid split their people between them, and Manus hurts his cousin in a game of shinny.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «cousin» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); the same place «game» (-2). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the queen dead keen on getting Manus sorted for good?

1. Aye, she wanted him done for — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Aye, she wanted him done for once and for all by the stones — no support
3. Nah, she only wanted gold — no support
4. Aye, she wanted him done for and buried by the sea — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 755, line 3: «The queen, now sure Snowdrop is dead, learns from her mirror that Snowdrop still lives, and she dresses as a pedlar.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same doer «queen» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, where did the wise man stash Manus?

1. the very top of a big sunny hill out west — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the top of a hill — no support
3. top of a sunny hill — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a rocky hill by the sea — 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 ✗

How long was Manus locked up, like seriously?

1. a week — score 5
2. a whole month, no cap — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. a day, no — score 6
4. a whole year, no cap — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 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 1159, line 3: «Iarlaid's queen hides Manus on a sunny hilltop, then locks him in a tower for a whole year.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lock» (+4); the same thing acted on «manus» (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

So was the earl's lassie a love match or what?

1. Aye, the queen wanted him wed — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, the queen only wanted him sorted — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, the queen only wanted him sorted out for good — no support
4. Nah, the king only wanted him gone — 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who gave Manus the heads-up about the March wind?

1. a wise man, his dad's pal from the hills — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. a wise man, his uncle's friend — score 4
3. a wise old man, his dad's best pal from the glen — score 4
4. a wise man, his dad's pal — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 246, line 15: «Old word: "quell" meant to put down or crush, as with a rebellion; today we say stop it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stop» (+3); the same thing acted on «word» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Was the queen gonnae hand over the treasure she promised?

1. Nope, she gave him a laugh — no support
2. Nope, she laughed in his face — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Nope, she laughed at him — no support
4. Nope, she laughed in his face and sent him home — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 647, line 2: «The witch asks for all the Queen's jewels and her lilies, boils them in a cauldron, and promises a child with golden hair and pale skin.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «witch» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

What were they hunting up in Old Bergen?

1. elk, like proper fast — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. reindeer, like proper big — no support
3. reindeer, like proper fast — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. reindeer, like proper fast, all day long — 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 9 · ★ · right ✓

Ach, what was the queen up to with the foster bairns?

1. She made them swear tae her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She sent them tae the hill — no support
3. She beat them — no support
4. She made them fight her — 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 ✗

Was Manus buzzing when he got back home?

1. Aye, he was dead chuffed — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, he was dead gutted — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, not really — no support
4. Aye, he was — 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 ✗

Who did he bump into on the road, like the weirdest guy?

1. a man in a blue cloak — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. a man in a red tunic — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. a lad in a red coat — score 4
4. a smith — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 570, line 8: «Where: the story happens on the road, at Brer Rabbit's house, and on Miss Meadows's porch.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «road» (+6). Against it: the same action «happen» (-2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

What's the deal with the sword the man was on about?

1. He'd forge Manus a blade — score -1
2. He'd make Manus a sword — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. He'd sell a sword — score -1
4. He'd give Manus a shield — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1159, line 5: «At the harbour his twelve foster brothers have turned to the queen, so he walks home alone until a man in a red tunic offers him a sword for a promise.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «man» (+1); the same receiver «manus» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

What job did the red-tunic man say he had?

1. his granda's smith — no support
2. armourer — score 0
3. his dad's blacksmith — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. his granda's armourer — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1159, line 14: «The wise man warns Manus that his bride is "the swift March wind", meaning the queen's plan is to make him fail.», 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, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

What was the principal reason given by the queen for the banishment of Manus?

1. She wished to destroy him after the injury to her son — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. She wished to ruin him after the quarrel with her son — score 1
3. She wished to destroy him after the injury to her son and her own pride — score 1
4. She meant to kill him after her son was hurt badly — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 771, line 5: «Then a queen wishes her crying child were a raven, and the child flies off into a dark wood, where a man finds the raven and must keep watch on a tan-heap.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «queen» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which condition did the man in the red tunic impose before providing the sword?

1. That Manus should accept him as his armourer — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. That Manus should accept him as his armourer and serve him for a year — no support
3. That Manus should take him as his smith — no support
4. That Manus should swear him as a servant — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 684, line 15: «The robber captain wants to marry the queen, and she tells him to steal the sword.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same doer «queen» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the wife of Iarlaid obtain the allegiance of the twelve foster brothers?

1. By persuading them to pledge fealty to her — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. By compelling them to swear fealty to her — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. By asking them to swear loyalty to her — score 1
4. By compelling them to swear fealty to her and her son Iarlaid — no support

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 675, line 5: «He wakes up, finds a laughing little girl among pink roses, carries her home in a pail, and shouts to his wife that he has a daughter.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «man» (+2). Against it: 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 · wrong ✗

To what did the wise man allude when he cautioned Manus concerning his bride?

1. The rain — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The wind — no support
3. The cold winter snow — no support
4. The swift March wind — ✓ 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

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