Pink Fairy Book, Pinkel, part 27: Pinkel steals the witch's golden lantern and then her goat, while his jealous brothers plot against him

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1161 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, did Pinkel actually nick the witch's lantern or what?

1. Yeah, he nabbed it and rowed off proper quick — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. Yeah, he pinched it from the hut and rowed off proper quick with the witch shouting — score -2
3. Yeah, he swiped it and sailed away pretty sharpish — score -2
4. Nah, he sneaked it out and ran off smartish — 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 1161, line 14: «Why: Pinkel takes the lantern because the king promised that if he brought it, "I will make him one of the chief men about my person."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «pinkel» (-1); the same thing acted on «lantern» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, why'd the brothers wanna get Pinkel in trouble?

1. They were well jealous of him getting the king's favour — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. They were proper jealous of him getting the king's favour and wanted him sent off to the witch's hut — score 3
3. They didn't like him and wanted him gone from court — score 3
4. They were dead jealous cos the king liked him more — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1130, line 11: «Envy makes the rich brother "grew quite green in the face," which shows he is jealous, not ill.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «brother» (+1); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Did the witch's daughter fall in the well cos she was dozing?

1. Nah, the rope snapped while she was drawing up — no support
2. Nah, Pinkel came along and shoved her in when she leaned over to look — no support
3. Nah, Pinkel shoved her in when she bent down — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Yeah, she nodded off and toppled over — 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 856, line 4: «He goes down towards Grindelwald, and the glittering Alpine peaks rise all around him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «babette» (+3); the same property (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, so how come the stew was all salty then?

1. The brothers put a sack of salt in the broth — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Cos Pinkel tipped a big spoonful of sugar in it — no support
3. Pinkel chucked a whole handful of salt in the pot — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The witch put in a pinch of salt — 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 ✓

Bruv, what did the king reckon of Pinkel after the lantern?

1. He was buzzing and gave him rooms next to his own — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. He was pleased — score 3
3. He was dead pleased and gave him a big reward — score 4
4. He was chuffed and made him a lord — 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 1157, line 9: «Why: the king wants the young man's help because he thinks him "a great wizard" who "may be useful to me".», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «man» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, how'd Pinkel keep the goat's bells from going off?

1. He wrapped them in a cloth — score 2
2. He stuffed them full of wool — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. He tied them with string — score 2
4. He pulled the bells off and stuffed them into his sack — 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 1161, line 15: «Why: Pinkel stuffs the bells with wool so that they cannot "warn" the witch when he steals the goat.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stuff» (+4); the same doer «pinkel» (+1); the same thing acted on «bells» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the king reckon the goat was worth a lot?

1. Yeah, he'd give a third of his kingdom and his own daughter's hand in marriage for it — score 1
2. Yeah, he'd give a third of his kingdom for it — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Nah, he'd only pay a few silver coins for it — score 1
4. Yeah, he'd hand over his best horse for it — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1128, line 19: «Old word: "bethought" means to think or to remember, so Ivan thinks about taking a wife after half a year.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same thing acted on «old word» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

So why'd Pinkel have to sneak in barefoot then?

1. So nobody would hear him creeping about the hut in the dark — no support
2. Cos he didn't want to be seen by guards — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. So the floor wouldn't creak loudly — no support
4. So nobody would hear him creeping about — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1161, line 17: «Old word: "Savoury" means pleasant to taste or smell, so when Pinkel smells "the savoury smell" he knows the witch is cooking.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the witch come after Pinkel in the boat?

1. Yeah, she chased him in a boat — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Nah, she had no power on the water so she stayed behind shouting curses at him — score 1
3. Nah, she had no power on the water — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nah, she was too slow to catch him — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1000, line 15: «The ending of this part: the children put the soldier in the window, and "out fell the tin soldier, heels over head."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «head» (+4); the same doer «tin soldier» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Init, what did the witch say she'd do if he came back?

1. She'd turn him into a bird or a beast and keep him locked in the hut for ever — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. She'd turn him into a bird and then feed him to the goat for supper every night — score 7
3. Turn him into a bird if he dared return — no support
4. Mutter that she'd not let him escape again — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1122, line 4: «Two princes lose each other at a crossroads, and the elder one is turned to stone by a witch on a mountain.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «witch» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «turn» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Oi, what stopped the door from shutting that night?

1. A bit of wood Pinkel had wedged under it with his bare hands — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. A bit of wood Pinkel had wedged under it — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The witch's broom, shoved under the frame — no support
4. A broken oar from the boat — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1161, line 5: «Pinkel wedges the door, stuffs the bells with wool and steals the goat while the witch and her daughter sleep.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wedge» (+1). Against it: the same doer «pinkel» (-1); 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the brothers' plan with the goat any good then?

1. Yeah, it worked well except for the bells — no support
2. Nah, the goat ran off before they got there — score 1
3. Nah, they thought the bells would warn the witch — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Nah, they thought the bells would warn the witch so they were stuffed with wool by Pinkel — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1161, line 15: «Why: Pinkel stuffs the bells with wool so that they cannot "warn" the witch when he steals the goat.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stuff» (+4); the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «pinkel» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

With what degree of cunning did Pinkel procure the lantern from the witch's dwelling, and by which means did he effect his escape?

1. He salted her supper, drew off her daughter with the lamp, and rowed away with the prize — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. He drugged her stew, lured the daughter outside, and escaped on horseback with the lantern — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. He ruined her meal, tricked her daughter away, and paddled off with the lantern — score 1
4. He salted her supper, drew off her daughter with the lamp, and rowed away with the prize while the witch slept soundly in her chair by the fire — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1161, line 14: «Why: Pinkel takes the lantern because the king promised that if he brought it, "I will make him one of the chief men about my person."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). Against it: the same doer «pinkel» (-1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which measures did the brothers adopt in order to undermine Pinkel's standing with the king, and what result did their second scheme produce?

1. They whispered slander about Pinkel, whereupon the king doubted him and dismissed him from court — score 0
2. They persuaded the king to test Pinkel with a series of impossible errands, whereupon he was rewarded by being given rooms next his own in the palace — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. They persuaded the king to send Pinkel to the hut, and he returned with the lantern — score 2
4. They directed the king toward the goat with golden horns, whereupon Pinkel was sent to fetch it — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1102, line 12: «Why: the wife and husband dig the ditch because the Accursed One must not get the children, and they bury them "just under the gables."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «fish» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «children» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Describe the manner in which Pinkel silenced the goat's golden bells while the witch and her daughter slept within the hut.

1. He lured the goat outside with food and muffled each bell with wool while it chewed — score -1
2. He placed food beneath the goat's nose and stopped each bell with wool while the animal fed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. He fed the goat and tied its bells tight — no support
4. He led the goat away by a rope and tied each bell shut with cloth while it grazed — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 881, line 11: «Why: her sisters gave their hair to the witch so she "may not die to-night", which shows how much her family loves her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the reason for Pinkel's anxiety at the close of this passage, and state what he feared might befall him should the witch awaken.

1. He worried the goat would wake and raise an alarm for the witch — score 0
2. He feared the witch might wake and transform him into some dreadful bird or beast — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. He dreaded the brothers would learn of his failure and laugh at him for it — score 1
4. He feared the witch might wake and turn him into some dreadful bird or beast and keep him trapped in her hut forever — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 260, line 1: «The lassie's horse and fish leave her at the stair of light, but she slides back down and wakes at home, weeping.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wake» (+3); the same doer «she» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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