Contes des Fées, The Adventures of Covan the Brown-Haired, part 49: Ardan herds the old man's cows and is turned to stone

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

Lesson 1183 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 did u see the golden cock thing, bruh

1. yeah he chased that thing like a dog across the whole valley and totally forgot the cows and the old man's rules — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. nah he caught it and ate it right there — score 0
3. lol yeah he chased it like a dog all the way to the hill and forgot every single cow he was supposed to be herding — score 1
4. lol yeah he chased it like a dog and forgot the cows — ✓ the right answer · score 1

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 1022, line 12: «The palace, the church, and the wild horses are all things from their childhood.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait so why was the cake so important, no cap

1. cause the big one came without mom's blessing and he chose it anyway — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. cause the big one came without mom's blessing and he picked it anyway and then the whole trouble started on the hill — no support
3. cause the big one came without mom's blessing and he chose it anyway even though the raven warned him not to take it at all — no support
4. cause the big one was the only one left and he grabbed it — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1181, line 17: «Old word: "regent" meant a person who rules a kingdom while the king is away; we still use this word for a ruler who stands in for a monarch.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+1); the same thing acted on «person» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

that raven was lowkey rude, right

1. nah the raven just asked for a bite and Ardan said no — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. nah Ardan was the rude one, he told the raven to seek food elsewhere and then he kept the big cake for himself anyway — score 1
3. nah Ardan was the rude one, he said seek food elsewhere to a hungry bird that only wanted one small crumb of bread — no support
4. nah Ardan was the rude one, he said seek food elsewhere — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1142, line 12: «Why: the raven asks again and again for "a piece of tobacco", and it always answers Ian's kindness with a request.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «raven» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok so what did the maiden actually say, fr

1. ill will come of it if he listens to your offer — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. she told him to stay home — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. she said nothing good would happen to him — score 6
4. she warned him not to go up the hill — no support

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 1146, line 13: «The Big Women say: "If it is our sword you want, you must first bring us the bay colt of the King of Erin."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «big women» (+3). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro the water in the pail, was that a glitch

1. yeah the magic failed, the pail filled with water not milk, and the old man got really angry about it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah the cows were just thirsty and drank the milk away — no support
3. yeah the magic failed, the pail filled with water not milk — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah the magic broke and water came out — 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 · ★ · right ✓

did the old man get mad or just vibe, lol

1. he got mad and called him faithless and turned him to stone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. he got mad and called him faithless and turned him to stone after Ardan begged him to forgive the broken promise — score 5
3. he got mad and called him faithless and turned him to stone right there beside the spring — score 5
4. he got angry and threw him out of the valley for good — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 13, line 6: «The Cheshire Cat told Alice in chapter VI that a Hatter and a March Hare live nearby and that «they're both mad»; she chose the March Hare.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «words» (+3); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

what did the staffs even do, be real

1. they doubled themselves and kept going out of reach — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. they doubled over and fled into the bushes far away — score 6
3. they split apart and ran into the trees — score 4
4. they doubled themselves and kept going out of reach no matter how fast Ardan ran after them — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1183, line 16: «What: The staff of gold and the staff of silver are "doubling themselves in strange ways," which is a magical trick meant to tempt him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «double» (+3); the same doer «staff» (+3); the same thing acted on «gold» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

ngl the mist thing was creepy, right

1. yeah it crept up quietly and held the sister with strong arms and nobody could pull her free from it — score 2
2. yeah it crept up and held the sister with strong arms — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. yeah the mist rolled in and took her away — score -4
4. yeah it crept up and held the sister with strong arms until she vanished from the hill entirely — 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 1151, line 2: «The old woman gives her black and white yarns, and the sparrows tell her which way to dip them.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «sparrows» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2); a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

how long was the job, like seriously

1. a year, paid at the end — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. twelve months with payment at harvest time — no support
3. a whole year, paid after the new year — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a few months — 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 ✗

wait was the golden hair girl evil or what

1. she tried to warn him so she was kind, not evil — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. she was a witch who wanted to trick him — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. she tried to warn him so she was kind, not evil, even though the old man ignored her entirely — score 0
4. she tried to warn him so she was kind, not evil, and she later helped the brothers search for their sister too — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1178, line 9: «Why: the witch wants to keep her prisoners, so she sets "a bargain" and says "Make my hair grow as thick and as black as yours".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «want» (+4); the same doer «witch» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

did the brothers give up looking, bro

1. nah they searched by sea and land and never stopped mourning — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. nah they searched by sea and land and never stopped mourning, even when the whole village told them to go home — score 6
3. yeah they searched a bit and then just went home quietly — score 6
4. nah they searched by sea and land and never stopped mourning, and they still walk the shore each evening at dusk — 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 946, line 8: «What: at the Count's poultry-house George was "handsome enough to be looked at", with "black shining hair".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «look» (+3); the same doer «george» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok who was the faithless one tho

1. the old man, because he cursed the cows somehow — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ardan, because he broke his promise to the old man, so the brothers blamed him for the sister's loss forever — no support
3. Ardan, because he broke his promise to the old man and then ran after the golden cock — no support
4. Ardan, because he broke his promise to the old man — ✓ the right answer · 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the cause of Ardan's transformation into stone?

1. he broke the rules — no support
2. the curse placed on him by the raven's song — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. his failure to fulfil the terms of his service — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. his refusal to accept the old man's offer — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 1, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 895, line 12: «Old word: "ineffable" means so great that it cannot be described in words.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+2). Against it: 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

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner does the maiden respond to the old man's offer of employment?

1. by issuing a formal caution regarding its consequences — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. by issuing a formal caution regarding its consequences and then leaving the hill without a word — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. by issuing a formal caution regarding its consequences, which she repeated three times before departing the scene altogether — no support
4. by offering him a cow and a warm cloak instead — score 1

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 1159, line 17: «At the harbour the queen wins the twelve foster brothers, and Manus is left "with no man".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+1). 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 · right ✓

Which of the following accurately characterises the golden cock and silver hen?

1. they serve as enticements designed to divert the herdsman — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. they serve as enticements designed to divert the herdsman from his duty and lead him far astray — score -1
3. they serve as enticements designed to divert the herdsman, and they were in fact the old man's own spirits in disguise — score -1
4. they function as temptations to distract the herder — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1114, line 14: «Why the old man lets them go: he gets what he wants, and each time he says "see that you do it!"», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «hens» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the principal lesson conveyed by the conclusion of this narrative?

1. that one should always obey the stronger party — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. that a promise once given must be honoured faithfully, even when the cost is great and the reward is far away — no support
3. that old men should never be trusted — no support
4. that a promise once given must be honoured faithfully — ✓ 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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