Fairy Tales, Rübezahl, part 50: the gnome sees men settle his hills and serves three masters

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 4 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1249 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 so who's the boss of the underworld in this bit?

1. Thor, the storm guy, I think — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Loki, the trickster god, lol — no support
3. Rübezahl the gnome, no cap, he's the big boss down there in the dark — no support
4. Rübezahl the gnome, no cap — ✓ 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 2 · ★ · right ✓

bro, what did the gnome dress up as to work for the farmer?

1. an old field labourer — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. an old field labourer, like a super humble guy with a patched coat and hat — no support
3. a travelling tinker boy — no support
4. a stable hand, I guess — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1249, line 4: «He is delighted, so he takes the form of an old labourer and works for a wasteful farmer.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «old labourer» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, why'd he ditch the first farmer?

1. bc the farm was boring af — no support
2. he was lazy — no support
3. cause the farmer was just mean — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. cause the guy was wasteful and ungrateful — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1244, line 18: «Old word: "in a trice" means in an instant; "trice" was an old word for a very short moment.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+4). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the second boss was stingy, right?

1. yeah, he was cheap with pay — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yep, he hated paying up — no support
3. nah, he was nice — no support
4. yeah, he begrudged his wages — ✓ 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the hills look like before the orchards?

1. thick with pines and oaks — no support
2. covered with thick forests of dark trees that nobody had ever cut down before — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. a wild place of dark woods, rocks and streams where only wolves and owls roamed freely — no support
4. covered with thick forests — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1200, line 15: «Where he finds water: on a hill he sees "a giant tree" with grass, flowers and a spring, and he drinks his fill.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «word» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the gnome do for fun up top?

1. rolled rocks down the valleys — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. threw stones in the river — no support
3. sang songs — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. hid in the old woods — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 63, line 1: «Full of stew and with money in his pocket, Toad marches along with his chin in the air, telling himself the story of his own cleverness: prison, train, canal,…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); the same thing acted on «song» (+2). Against it: the same action «sing» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

the judge was legit, yeah?

1. nah, he was a bad man who took bribes and then pretended he had never seen the money at all — score 2
2. no, he was just fair to all — no support
3. nah, he was a bad man who took bribes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. yes, he was honest and kind — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1249, line 5: «He leaves that farmer, becomes a shepherd for a stingy man, then serves a judge who takes bribes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+2); the same thing acted on «bribes» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

what were the cottage roofs made of?

1. heavy wooden shingles cut from the forest oaks — no support
2. dried reeds and straw bound tightly together — no support
3. thatch — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. slate — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 3 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 1249, line 18: «"Thatched" describes a roof made of straw or reeds.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «roof» (+4); the same action «make» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the gnome get mad at the new people?

1. yeah, he was super mad and wanted to chase all those people off his hills for good — no support
2. yes, he got really upset — no support
3. nah, he was chill about it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, he was pretty mad — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1249, line 6: «Rübezahl is a gnome, an earth-spirit who lives under the mountains and "loved all pretty things."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «earth spirit» (+3); the same property (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

what does he compare himself to, like?

1. a householder with swallows under his eaves — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a man with cows in his barn — no support
3. a neighbour who shares his barn with birds — no support
4. a farmer who leaves his swallows be — 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 · ★ · right ✓

how old do gnomes get?

1. a while — no support
2. like 80 years — no support
3. around three centuries — no support
4. many hundreds of years — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1249, line 7: «Gnomes "live many hundreds of years", so he has watched the land change more than once.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the deal with the fiery rivers?

1. they burn up the forest — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. gnomes dig deep canals below — no support
3. fire rivers under the hills heat the rock — no support
4. gnomes build barriers to hold them back — ✓ 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the judge do with the law?

1. he wrote it all down clearly — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. enforced it with some care — score 5
3. upheld it with might and main — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. he bent it to his will — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1249, line 16: «The judge "upheld the law with might and main", which means he defended it with all his strength.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «judge» (+3); the same thing acted on «law» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which being is described as the lord of the under-world at the opening of this part?

1. Rübezahl, the mountain gnome — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Thor, the storm giant — score 1
3. Loki, the mischief-making god — no support
4. Odin, the wandering old god — 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 329, line 17: «Old word: a "hanger" is an old word for a short sword, the weapon Tootles draws in the story.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «draw» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

What reason does the text give for the gnome's departure from his second master's service?

1. The master begrudged him his well-earned wages. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. The master cheated him of his pay. — score 5
3. He wanted to leave the village for good. — score 5
4. The master wanted a different servant. — 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 123, line 7: «What: the lazy girl is covered with pitch, and Mother Holle says "That is the reward of your service."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «your» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What is the character of the judge whom Rübezahl ultimately served?

1. He was a kind man who was poor. — score 0
2. He was a cruel man who loved gold. — score 0
3. He was a bad man who took bribes. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. He was a fair and honest man. — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1249, line 5: «He leaves that farmer, becomes a shepherd for a stingy man, then serves a judge who takes bribes.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «bribes» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

How does the narrator describe the transformation of the landscape between the gnome's first and second visits above ground?

1. New farms replaced the old forests. — no support
2. The hills were flattened. — no support
3. The dark woods were hewn down and replaced by orchards and cottages. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Trees were planted. — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 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 629, line 16: «Old word: "dole" means a share of food handed out, and "plowter" means to wander about in the mud, a word the narrator uses.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «narrator» (+3); the same thing acted on «word» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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