d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, Princess Desiree, part 38: the false bride is taken to the palace and exposed

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1172 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, who was begging the king for the prince, innit?

1. Tulip — score 4
2. Cerisette — score 4
3. Becasigue — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Nera — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1091, line 4: «The Princess begs her father on her knees to stop, but he does not understand why she refuses him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «beg» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

so wait, what colour was the carriage, like proper green?

1. White — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Tan — no support
3. Green — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Red — 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 ✓

bruv, who cut the hole in the carriage, sneaky or what?

1. Cerisette — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. Cerisette's mother, the old nurse — score 8
3. Tulip — score 7
4. Desiree — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1172, line 4: «Cerisette cuts a hole in the carriage, sunlight pours in, and Desiree's white doe escapes into the forest while Eglantine chases it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cut» (+4); the same thing acted on «hole» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same place «carriage» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the Fairy of the Fountain actually there, or nah?

1. No, but her spell was in the silver brocade — no support
2. Yes, she sat hidden in the carriage roof the whole way — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Yes, by the window — no support
4. Yes, but invisible — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1079, line 1: «A rude girl sneers at a Fairy who asks her for water, and the Fairy curses her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fairy» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

what did the white doe do, like, when the door swung open?

1. Bolted through the trees — no support
2. Leapt out and bounded off into the dark forest — no support
3. Stayed beside the carriage — no support
4. Ran off into the forest — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1172, line 4: «Cerisette cuts a hole in the carriage, sunlight pours in, and Desiree's white doe escapes into the forest while Eglantine chases it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «white doe» (+3); the same place «forest» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

did Eglantine go after the doe, proper brave or what?

1. Yes, she jumped out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Yes, she jumped out and was lost in the forest for three days — score 1
3. Yes, she leapt from the carriage and sprinted after the doe into the trees — score 0
4. Yes, she followed on foot — 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 1172, line 18: «Eglantine jumps out to follow the doe, and the guards come behind at a distance.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «jump out» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

how heavy was the crown for Cerisette, mate?

1. Very light — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Heavier than she thought — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Heavier than she expected — no support
4. Lighter — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 876, line 17: «Old word: a "diadem" is a crown, and the pearls inside the shells "would be fit for the diadem of a queen".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same thing acted on «crown» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

where did the carriage stop, the vast hall or the marble tower?

1. The marble tower — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. The vast hall — ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. The palace yard — score 7
4. The stables — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1036, line 14: «Old word: "uncontrollable" means something you cannot hold back, a feeling too strong to stop.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stop» (+5); the same doer «old word» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the prince down in the hall, or chilling upstairs?

1. Out riding in the forest with his huntsmen — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Riding in the forest — no support
3. Out in the garden — no support
4. Upstairs in his rooms — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the prince say when he saw her, like proper shocked?

1. Father, this woman is not the bride you chose for me — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Good heavens, this is not the princess we were promised at all — score 7
3. We have been deceived — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She is not my bride — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 197, line 13: «What: the prince says marriage is "very distasteful to me" and he does not want a wife he has never met.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «wife» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

why was the king well mad at the end, be honest?

1. She looked like a skeleton — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She had tricked the whole court and frightened the queen's guards — no support
3. She had stolen his crown — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. She was a fraud — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1070, line 12: «What he does: Mongan kills Fiachna Duv and is crowned King of Ulster, and then "for the first time he felt secure."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mongan» (+3); the same action «crown» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

nah, what happened to them both at the end, be real?

1. They were sent away to live as servants in the far north — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Locked in the state prison — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Both were put to death at dawn in the palace square — no support
4. Banished from the kingdom — 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

was Cerisette's nose straight or what?

1. Flat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Bent — no support
3. Broken — no support
4. Hooked — ✓ 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 · right ✓

Which of the following did the lady in waiting present to the king?

1. The letters and the casket of jewels — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. The silver veil and the letters — score 4
3. The letters, the casket of jewels, and the silver brocade cushion — score 4
4. The wedding veil, the letters and the casket of gold coins from the queen — 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 1035, line 4: «As a boar he becomes lord of the boars, then grows old and dreams he is a hawk, watching the wars from the sky.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «watch» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

At which location did the carriage come to rest prior to the reception?

1. In the vast hall — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Before the marble tower — score 5
3. Outside the palace walls — score 5
4. The stables — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 376, line 6: «Who: the Lion, the Fox, and the Ass are the animals of the plague, and the Shepherd, the Dog, the Hare, the Bees, the Wasps, and the Larks come in the other ta…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+4); the same place «other tales» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the condition of the prince when he first beheld the false bride?

1. He laughed loudly and bowed — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He grew very pale and angry — no support
3. He ran away — no support
4. He was rooted to the spot — ✓ 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What sentence did the king pass upon the two women?

1. They were banished from the kingdom forever — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. They were freed — score 6
3. They were exiled — score 6
4. They were lodged in the state prison — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 172, line 19: «Old word: a "sally" or "siege" means an army surrounding a city to force it to surrender, as happens to the uncle's capital.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «word» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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