Irish Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Bear, part 21: the princess loses her children one by one, then follows her husband on the last journey

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1296 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 · ★ · right ✓

oi mate, did the eagle really nab the nipper out the window, like proper?

1. yeah, nabbed him by the sash and flew north over the hill — no support
2. yeah, got the sash in his beak and was off — score -2
3. yeah, took the sash in his beak and was gone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. nah, the sash was in his beak and he left — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 0, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1296, line 11: «How: the boy is taken by an eagle that "took the infant's sash in his beak," and the girl by a greyhound that was "out of the door before you could wink."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+1); the same place «beak» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «sash» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv, why'd she burn the skin, was she well dim?

1. cos the wife said so — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. cos the egg-wife said it'd end the spell — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. cos the egg-wife said it would end the curse — score 5
4. cos she was told to — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1121, line 8: «Why: her husband left for "another kingdom in the uttermost parts of the world" after she told his parents about his lost skins.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same doer «bride» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, so the dog nicked the girl out the dad's hands, yeah?

1. yeah, in a flash, before you could blink — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, it nicked her right out the dad's hands while he was looking the other way — score 4
3. yeah, the dog bolted off with her in its jaws through the field and never came back — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. yeah, grabbed her quick, no one saw it — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 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 same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «old word» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol, how'd she know where he was going, was she peeking?

1. she had a little servant hide behind the curtain and report to her everything he did — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. she used a magic mirror that the egg-wife had given her before the journey — no support
3. she pretended to drink and kept her eyes half shut — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. she faked a sip and squinted through her lashes — 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 ✗

honestly, was she gutted when the bear vanished at dawn?

1. nah, she got on with it, went out — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. yeah, proper sad, she cried all day — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. nah, she was actually relieved and got straight on with the washing up after breakfast — score 1
4. yeah, she was gutted, cried loads — 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 1233, line 15: «Why the bear leaves first: he "always liked to be punctual", and his thick hair needed brushing.», 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, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

is the hubby the witch's son or what?

1. nah, he's a prince from the east who got turned into a bear by a jealous witch — no support
2. nah, he's a king, under a curse — no support
3. nah, he's a prince, under a spell — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. yeah, he's the witch's son, but he's a prince under a spell too — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 164, line 1: «The first old man tells how a kind maiden freed his son from a spell by throwing water over him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «son» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, how long did she have to wait before he was free?

1. she had to wait for ever, since the spell could never be broken by a mortal woman — score 1
2. seven years, if she'd kept quiet — no support
3. until she had spent seven years searching for him across the sea and returning home — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. five years, if she'd been patient — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 682, line 20: «The horse speaks: "It is no use your returning home just now, your father will only beat you."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «return» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same property (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the chase, did she catch up or nah?

1. she rode after him on a horse with the egg-wife's help through the forest for days — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. she kept on his trail all along — no support
3. she caught up with him at the castle gates but he sent her back home at once — no support
4. she kept him in sight the whole way — ✓ the right answer · 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 776, line 19: «Today: a "chase" is an old word for a hunt, and a "dwarf" in these tales is a small magic creature, not a real person.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «chase» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the posset knock him out proper, or was he faking?

1. he dozed off, but was awake — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. proper out, he slept sound — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, he was awake — no support
4. it knocked him out for a whole day and he woke up with no memory of the night — 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 ✗

what's the scissors thing, is it a magic gadget or just rubbish?

1. magic, anything it snips is silver — no support
2. magic, anything it cuts turns to silk but only at midnight under the moon — no support
3. magic, anything it cuts turns to silk — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a magic gadget that can cut through stone and turn any wood into silk — ← Mova's choice · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1292, line 4: «The giants wake and chase the three on horses, but the prince throws a knife that grows a thick wood between them.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «grow» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «thick wood» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

why'd the lady nick the baby, was it a revenge thing?

1. yeah, the lady was the witch's sister and wanted revenge on the princess for stealing her husband — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. no clue, it's just a mystery in the tale — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, she wanted revenge on the mum — score 5
4. no clue, but the lady in the tale is a witch who wanted to ruin the princess's whole family for good — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 952, line 5: «The sculptor carries the news to the palace, where the grand hall dazzles him and the lady wants to see him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+3); the same doer «lady» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did they end up finding the little girl, was it dead lucky?

1. he turned up another lane at sunset — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. she followed the sound of crying through the woods and found the girl at a farm miles away — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. a shepherd spotted the little girl wandering the hills and brought her to the princess at sunset — score 6
4. he popped up down a lane at dusk — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 874, line 6: «Who: Ida, a little girl, who sneaks out of bed at night to watch her flowers dance, and the tiresome lawyer, who hates the student's pictures.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «watch» (+4); the same doer «little girl» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

was the princess well chill about everything, or nah?

1. nah, she was furious — no support
2. nah, she was calm but didn't blame him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. nah, she was upset, blamed him loads — score 1
4. yeah, she was calm and forgave him — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 733, line 10: «The soldier picks the eldest princess: "I am not very young, so I will have the eldest."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pick» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the means by which the princess's first son was removed from the household?

1. He was seized by a huge golden eagle from the crags that dived through the open window and took the infant's sash in its beak and flew away — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. He was seized by an eagle that took the infant's sash in its beak — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. A great eagle swooped in and carried off the boy by his sash — score 1
4. The infant was removed by an eagle swooping through the nursery window, which clutched his sash in its beak before flying off over the wood at dusk — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1296, line 11: «How: the boy is taken by an eagle that "took the infant's sash in his beak," and the girl by a greyhound that was "out of the door before you could wink."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take» (+3); the same place «beak» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did the husband's enchantment come to an end at the conclusion of this passage?

1. It was broken when she burned the skin — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. It did not end; he was compelled to depart and marry the witch's daughter — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It did end; she burned the hide and he was freed to live at home again — score -1
4. It ended at dawn — no support

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 506, line 10: «Who: Aphrodite is the daughter of Zeus and the sea-nymph Dione, and her name comes from "aphros," sea-foam.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (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 ✓

What was the purpose of the scissors that the husband bestowed upon the princess before his departure?

1. It turned any material it cut into fine silk garments — no support
2. Any cloth they snipped would change into costly silk — no support
3. It was meant to be used to cut the bear's hide so that the skin turned into silk and freed her husband from the spell at last — no support
4. Whatever cloth was cut with them was transformed into silk — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 789, line 9: «What the girls do: "they held him fast" and then cut the beard with scissors, and "a small part of it was lost."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cut» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Describe the sequence in which the princess lost her children and recovered them over the course of this passage.

1. The eagle took the boy, the dog the girl, the lady the baby, and then she found the boy — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. The boy went first, then the girl — score -1
3. The eagle took the boy first — score -2
4. The boy was taken by the eagle, the girl by the greyhound, and the baby by the lady, and the boy was then found in a little house — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1282, line 14: «fact: The princess is found "half stifled" but is revived, and then she tells the prince her whole story.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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