Fairy Tales of Many Lands, The Gnome and the Princess: the princess tricks the gnome and escapes
Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 1252 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 the princess really turn a turnip into a bird, or nah?
- 1. nope, she turned it into a stone — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. yep, into a magpie — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. yep, into a magpie that flew away — score 2
- 4. nope, into a dove — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1207, line 14: «Why the king hunted: he "became very thirsty" and searched for water.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «king» (+3); the same action «become» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
Bruh, why did the gnome keep counting those turnips over and over?
- 1. cause he got different numbers — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. cause he got different numbers each time he counted — ← Mova's choice · score -1
- 3. cause he kept losing track of the count every time — no support
- 4. cause he forgot the count — no support
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1252, line 10: «Why: the gnome gets a different number each time because "his mind was full of the princess's pretty looks and words."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «different number» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-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 ✗
No cap, what did the princess ride away on?
- 1. a white stallion — no support
- 2. a donkey — ← Mova's choice · score -1
- 3. a sled — no support
- 4. a spirited horse — ✓ the right answer · 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 1251, line 19: «Old word: "shrivelled" means dried up and wrinkled, like a fruit left too long in the sun.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «old word» (-2). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
Lowkey, was the princess actually scared of the gnome?
- 1. she only pretended to be sad — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. she truly feared the gnome — no support
- 3. she was scared at first but then pretended to be sad — no support
- 4. she only pretended to be sad to trick him — ← Mova's choice · score 0
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1252, line 3: «The princess tricks the gnome by hiding behind her veil and sending him to count turnips in the meadow.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «trick» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · right ✓
Fam, how did Ratibor feel when the bird said her name?
- 1. he got sad again — no support
- 2. he was hyped, then gloomy again — no support
- 3. his fear grew, he was upset — no support
- 4. his gloom vanished, he was hyped — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1252, line 11: «How: Ratibor's "gloom and misery vanished in a moment" when the magpie spoke her words.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «vanish» (+4); the same doer «gloom» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
Sus, where did the gnome's palace go at the end?
- 1. it floated off to sea — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. it sank beneath the hill — no support
- 3. it vanished into nothingness — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. it fell apart — 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
Bro, what was the gnome's big mistake?
- 1. he lied to her — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. trusting her test too much — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. he ignored her warning signs — no support
- 4. he was too greedy — 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 8 · ★ · right ✓
Dude, where was the meeting spot for Ratibor?
- 1. the hill from the Thorny Valley — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. the hill from the Thorny Valley at dawn — no support
- 3. the hill beyond the golden meadow — no support
- 4. the top of the tall hill near the palace of the gnome — 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 9 · ★ · right ✓
Ngl, who actually got married in the end?
- 1. Ratibor and the princess — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
- 2. nobody at all — score 0
- 3. Ratibor and the magpie — score 0
- 4. the princess alone — score 0
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 789, line 19: «At the end, Snow-white marries the king's son and Rose-red marries his brother, and the two rose-trees bloom every year.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «end» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
Wait, did the gnome throw a stone or a thunderbolt?
- 1. a thunderbolt at her and then a stone — no support
- 2. a huge thunderbolt aimed directly at her head — ← Mova's choice · score 0
- 3. a thunderbolt at her — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. a golden spear at her — 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 1190, line 8: «Why the wolf wants in: he shouts "I wish you would take me into your boat!", louder and louder.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 ✗
Real talk, what happened to the clouds the gnome made?
- 1. they turned to fog — no support
- 2. they rained down and melted into the grass — no support
- 3. they melted into mist — ✓ the right answer · score -2
- 4. they melted into soft mist over the field — ← Mova's choice · score -1
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1251, line 12: «He sends goblins to keep the fields warm, bringing up "fiery rivers from the heart of the earth" to help the seeds sprout.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓
Which object did the princess transform into a magpie in order to send a message to Prince Ratibor?
- 1. the turnip — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 2. the golden turnip from the meadow — score 5
- 3. a small turnip from the garden field — score 5
- 4. the pumpkin — score 2
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1252, line 7: «What: she changes a turnip into a magpie and sends it to Ratibor with a message.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
On what day did the princess instruct Prince Ratibor to come with horses and men to the hill?
- 1. the second day from now — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 2. the next day — score 1
- 3. the third day from this — ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 4. the day before — 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 1159, line 11: «The wise man sets him on a hill "where the sun always shone", where he can see everyone, but no one can see him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same place «hill» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Why did the gnome perform the repeated counting of the turnips in the meadow?
- 1. to test the princess's patience at night — no support
- 2. to win the princess's love — score 0
- 3. to keep the turnips in order — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 4. to satisfy the princess's test of his truth — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1252, line 6: «Who: a princess is held captive underground by a gnome, and a prince named Ratibor loves her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «gnome» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
By what means did the gnome attempt to pursue the fleeing princess, and what was the result?
- 1. he hurled a thunderbolt that dissolved into mist and then rained down upon the palace — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 2. he sent a flood which washed away the valley — score -2
- 3. he hurled a thunderbolt, which dissolved into mist — ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 4. he hurled a thunderbolt, which dissolved into mist over the meadow — score 1
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1230, line 10: «The princess crept down to the shore because "the moon was shining so brightly over the sea."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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