pg3282, Rübezahl, part 51: the gnome makes a princess his guest underground, and she gets her playmate back with a turnip

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

Lesson 1250 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 the gnome just got out thru the keyhole like a total ninja, right?

1. nah, he flew out the window like a bird, lowkey — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yep, he slipped out the keyhole, then went back to his palace and chilled for a century, no cap fr fr — no support
3. lol nope, he definitely didn't use a keyhole, he broke the whole iron gate down and stormed off to the mountains — no support
4. lol yeah, straight up a keyhole escape, 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok but why did he turn into a raven, that's lowkey weird bro

1. cuz he wanted a closer look at the girls playing by the lawn so he could sneak in later, obvi fam — score 1
2. bro he turned into a raven so he could sit in a tree and check out the whole kingdom's princesses and their friends, lowkey creepy — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. cuz he wanted a peek at the girls from the tree, obvi — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. cuz he was tryna sneak a look at them, duh — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 778, line 5: «The seven brothers drop their pitchers in the well and are turned into ravens, so their little sister sets out to find and free them.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «ravens» (+4); the same action «turn» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

and then the lawn turned all fancy, like marble and bling, was that his doing?

1. nah the nymphs did that, it's their vibe — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yep, he did it with a wave, kinda extra — no support
3. nah, it was already fancy — no support
4. yep, his spell made it all extra, like a whole glow-up — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait the princess just dove in the pool and vanished, like what the actual heck

1. she sank under and her friends were too slow to catch her hand, rip — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. she dove and was gone — no support
3. she dove in and the water closed over, gone — no support
4. she sank down and was gone before her mates could grab her hair — ✓ 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 ✗

did her crew get in trouble with the king or nah?

1. yep, the king blamed the maids for it all — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. nah, they were fine — no support
3. nah, the king just thought a goblin did it, no blame — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, they got yelled at — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 860, line 19: «Old word: an "appendage" is something added on, so the miller jokes that he is "like the luggage" on the trip.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «word» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

the king ripped his robes and chucked his crown, that's so extra fam

1. ikr, the king was super dramatic about it all — no support
2. ok but he's a dad, so he has every right to be upset and tear his clothes and throw his crown around for a while — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. yo, total drama queen energy, but he's still a dad — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. ikr, so dramatic but understandable, he's upset — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1250, line 15: «How does the king react? He tears his robes, dashes off his golden crown, and then hurries to the spot to look for himself.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «king» (+3); the same action «crown» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

the water-nymphs were like ninjas dragging her off, that's kinda sick

1. fr, they dragged her under the water and took her to a secret gnome castle, which is kinda scary but also cool — score -4
2. yeah, they pulled her under to a hidden realm full of cool stuff — score 2
3. fr, they whisked her off to a palace way fancier than her dad's — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. fr, they dragged her down to some weird lake place — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1246, line 19: «Old word: a "muff" was once a tube of fur for warming the hands, but here the cat wears it round his neck like a collar.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «old word» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

the gnome's palace was lowkey amazing, with gold apples and singing birds

1. yeah, nightingales in every bush, the whole vibe was next level — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, gold fruit hanging from every tree and the birds were so loud — no support
3. yeah, nightingales in every bush and gold apples on every branch, the whole garden was like a dream come true — score 1
4. yep, the gnome had a whole palace of gold and jewels and his birds sang all night, honestly next level stuff — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 149, line 10: «"Why" again: the bird sings at night because "a fowler was attracted by my voice, and set his nets for me and caught me".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sing» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

why was the princess so sad even with all that bling and fancy stuff?

1. cuz she missed her dad and the palace so much and also she was scared the gnome would get mad if she told him how she felt — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. cuz she was missing her people and didn't wanna upset the gnome — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. cuz she was homesick for the castle and her friends but the gnome had been so nice to her that she felt guilty about leaving — score 2
4. cuz she missed home and her dad a lot — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1086, line 3: «The eldest princess, sad and ashamed, goes alone into the wood to cry.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «eldest princess» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

the gnome brought her a basket of roots, that's the most random gift ever

1. ikr, carrots, turnips and radishes, super random, but it worked — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. lol ok — no support
3. ikr, it was just roots and veggies, weird — no support
4. ikr, so random — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1250, line 5: «She touches a turnip, calls for her friend Brunhilda, and Brunhilda comes at once, so the princess is happy again.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «turnip» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

she touched a turnip and yelled for Brunhilda, like a wish machine

1. yep, Brunhilda came running out and they hugged for ages — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. yep, and Brunhilda popped right out, hugging her like crazy — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yep, she called and Brunhilda appeared out of nowhere, and then the gnome tried to take the turnip back, which was so funny — score 0
4. yep, and Brunhilda popped right out of the bush, hugging her like crazy and crying happy tears for a long time — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1250, line 5: «She touches a turnip, calls for her friend Brunhilda, and Brunhilda comes at once, so the princess is happy again.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+2); the same doer «brunhilda» (+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 ✗

so the gnome basically made the princess a best friend via a veggie, lol

1. haha yeah, a veggie friend, kinda cool — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. lol yeah, a turnip friend, kinda weird but works — no support
3. yeah, sure bro — no support
4. haha yeah, a turnip bestie, the best cheat code ever — ✓ 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 · wrong ✗

In the given passage, state which magical transformation the gnome performs upon the brook-side lawn, and identify the purpose for which he performs it.

1. He makes the lawn green, so the maidens can rest — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. He transforms the red rocks into white marble and alabaster, in order to lure the king's hunting party into a trap — no support
3. He turns the rocks into gold, to dazzle the king — no support
4. He transforms the red rocks into white marble and alabaster, in order to make an enchanted bower for the maidens — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1250, line 18: «What does the gnome give her to make her happy? A basket of "carrots, turnips, and radishes" and a "little many-coloured wand".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the means by which the princess is brought back into contact with her former companion, and state the object through which the summons is made.

1. She holds a carrot from the basket and calls upon the nymphs by name, whereupon they come and sing to her — no support
2. She touches a turnip from the basket and calls upon Brunhilda by name, whereupon Brunhilda arrives — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. She waves a radish from the basket and calls upon her father by name, whereupon the king rushes in to fetch her — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. She touches a turnip from the basket, calls upon Brunhilda by name, and then sits down beside her to share the gnome's roots and talk about the palace and the nightingales for the rest of the day — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1229, line 9: «Why is the princess frightened? She screams "A man! a man!" when she sees him, but the guards find only "a bumble-bee".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «scream» (+2); the same thing acted on «man» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Indicate the reason which the gnome gives for supplying the princess with a basket of roots, and specify the emotional state which provoked his action.

1. He believes that mortals are sociable and that the princess is pining for company, so he provides her with a companion — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. He believes that mortals are greedy and that the princess is hungry, so he provides her with a feast of roots — score 2
3. He believes that mortals are sociable and that the princess is pining for company, so he provides her with a companion who can talk to her and keep her company through the long years in his underground palace — score 2
4. He believes that mortals are sociable and that the princess is pining for company, and he also thinks the king will reward him, so he provides her with a companion — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 192, line 6: «Who: the purveyor is the Sultan's "purveyor", a man who supplies food to the palace, and he lives next door to the doctor.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «palace» (+4); the same action «supply» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Describe the sequence of events by which the princess comes to be separated from her father's palace, and identify the agents responsible for her removal.

1. She sinks into the marble pool, is drawn beneath its surface by water-nymphs, and is conveyed to the gnome's palace — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. She jumps from the palace roof into the moat, is caught by a raven, and is flown to the mountains — score 2
3. She falls into the river, is rescued by a fisherman, and is returned to the king's palace — score 2
4. She falls asleep and a goblin carries her off — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 888, line 10: «The princess sinks because the ground "will not bear any weight, much less hers," so the marsh pulls her down.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sink» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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