Celtic Fairy Tales, The Sword of Light, part 14: the king loses the last game and rides off to steal the sword
Tests: 8 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 1289 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 king even win the last game, fr?
- 1. nah, the queen won it — ← Mova's choice · score -2
- 2. yeah, he totally cleaned up — no support
- 3. nah, it was a tie — no support
- 4. no, the Gruagach won — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 115, line 4: «When he wakes, he learns she is the daughter of the King of the Golden Palace, and he vows to win her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «king» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · right ✓
bruh, what did the Gruagach want as his prize?
- 1. the king's brand new horse — no support
- 2. the king's head and neck — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 3. a big bag of gold — score 7
- 4. the queen's hair clip — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1289, line 18: «Old word: "Gruagach" is a Gaelic word for a long-haired spirit or enchanter in old Highland and Irish stories.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «gruagach» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · right ✓
ngl the queen was kinda sus, so what was hidden in the saddle?
- 1. secret love notes — no support
- 2. gold and silver sparkles — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
- 3. magic apples — no support
- 4. a hidden dagger — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1289, line 11: «The saddle looks like wood, but it hides "little sparkles of gold and silver", which the queen knows about and most people do not.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same action «hide» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
so who was on the white-faced horse, lowkey?
- 1. the Gruagach himself — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. the king of the oak windows — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. the queen's own brother — no support
- 4. some random knight — 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 ✗
was the king a bit scared when the sword made that noise?
- 1. yeah, he nearly dropped the knob — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. no, he just ran home — no support
- 3. nah, he laughed super loud — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 4. nah, he fell asleep — 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 927, line 18: «WORD: "uproar" means a loud noise and confusion, like the mice and the fowls shouting at once.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «word» (+3); the same property (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · right ✓
where did the head end up, no cap?
- 1. in the brown horse's mouth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 2. in the castle moat — score 6
- 3. on the king's pillow — score 6
- 4. up in the trees — score 6
Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1066, line 16: «Dog Head fights in "full armour", and her head ends up on the spike meant for Art.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «end up» (+3); the same doer «head» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
how'd the king get back on the black horse, like, seriously?
- 1. he flew straight up — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 2. he grabbed the mane and pulled up — ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 3. he rode it by the tail — score 5
- 4. the queen lifted him up — score 1
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 735, line 1: «The young willow-wrens refuse to eat until the bear says sorry, so the old King and Queen wren fly to his cave and declare war.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fly» (+3); the same doer «old king» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · right ✓
what did the queen do while he was asleep, fr?
- 1. rode off all alone — score 1
- 2. sang songs on her harp — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. baked a whole cake — score 4
- 4. fixed the roof — score 2
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 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 1020, line 5: «The queen sends Eliza to a peasant's cottage, tells the king lies, and prepares three toads to curse her in the bath.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «queen» (+3); the same thing acted on «three toads» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · right ✓
where's the mole the king has to stab?
- 1. on his chin — score 1
- 2. left side of his neck — score 4
- 3. right side of his neck — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 4. back of his head — score 1
Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 37, line 1: «Rat and Mole stand stamping in the snow for ages until slow, shuffling footsteps come to the door — like someone in slippers too big for him, Mole says, and he…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mole» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · right ✓
what did the queen say the Gruagach would ask first?
- 1. how he's feeling today — no support
- 2. why he's so late — no support
- 3. where he got the horse — no support
- 4. if he got the sword — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1289, line 18: «Old word: "Gruagach" is a Gaelic word for a long-haired spirit or enchanter in old Highland and Irish stories.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «gruagach» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · right ✓
bet the brown horse was the fastest one, right?
- 1. nope, the king walked — no support
- 2. nah, a black horse was — no support
- 3. yeah, the wind could not catch it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
- 4. nah, the grey mare was — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1257, line 3: «The gifts travel back and forth, growing bigger, until the prince sends horses, camels and elephants.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «prince» (-1); the same thing acted on «horses» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · right ✓
why does the sword's knob matter, like, is it just a random thing?
- 1. it lets you pull the blade out quietly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. it's a lucky coin — no support
- 3. it opens the window — no support
- 4. it's a secret map — 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 was the king's whole problem, in one word, lowkey?
- 1. the castle's roof — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. the Gruagach's challenge — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. the queen's cooking — no support
- 4. the wind — 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 ✗
What was the forfeit demanded by the Gruagach should the king fail to obtain the sword?
- 1. the king's head and neck — ✓ the right answer · score -5
- 2. the king's shaggy horse — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 3. the king's entire kingdom — no support
- 4. the queen's golden harp — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 1, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1098, line 6: «Who: a poor man with "a heap of children" sets out to find the Wind after his corn is blown away.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, scored -5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓
In what manner did the king draw the sword from its sheath within the chamber?
- 1. slowly and softly, without noise — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 2. by cutting through the case — score -1
- 3. by striking the sheath sharply — score -2
- 4. by pulling it out in haste — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 714, line 7: «The king is the one who "bewailed his sad loss" at his queen's grave, and he later marries the richly dressed lady he met there.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following accurately describes the rider's fate after the king's blow?
- 1. the head was severed from the body — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. the rider fell into the sea — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 3. the rider escaped unharmed — score 6
- 4. the rider was carried off by the wind — score 6
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 763, line 18: «Old word: "cuffings and buffetings" means blows and hard hits, from the old word "buffet," meaning to strike.», 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 doer «old word» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
What instruction did the queen give concerning the Gruagach's mole?
- 1. hide the mole beneath cloth — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. avoid the mole entirely — no support
- 3. kiss the mole for luck — no support
- 4. strike the mole with the point — ✓ 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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