Book of Tales, Ian the Fisher's Son: the princess saves the true winner and chooses him

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

Lesson 1303 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 ✗

Mate, who did the princess say the real winner was?

1. The fisher's son Ian, no a robber, who had won the golden prize fair — no support
2. The fisher's son Ian, no a robber, but the true winner of the race — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. The poor weaver's boy, Ian, no a prince — score -4
4. The fisher's son Ian, no a robber — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1290, line 10: «The king says "I cannot fight that giant" when his heart fails him, so he is afraid at first.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Pal, what did she yell when she ran up tae the gallows?

1. "Halt!" — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. "No!" she shouted — score 1
3. "Stop! stop!" she cried — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. "Help! help!" she yelled — 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 251, line 19: «Old word "drat" is a mild curse, used by the witches when they yell "Drat thee!" Today people say "darn" or "drat" in fun.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «yell» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the king want tae hang the robber, or what, mate?

1. Aye, he ordered the robber freed — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Aye, he ordered the gallows built — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Aye, he ordered the gallows built and the robber hanged at noon — score 4
4. Aye, he ordered the gallows built for the thief in the morning light, mate — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 1303, line 7: «fact: What: the messengers say he is "so dirty and ugly" that he cannot be the winner they seek, and the king orders him hanged.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+3); the same action «order» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Where did Ian get his bath, like?

1. In a marble bath in the palace — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. In a warm bath in the castle — no support
3. In a silver tub by the fire — no support
4. In a marble bath in the palace, after the race was done — 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 ✗

Who did the princess pick tae marry instead o' the princes?

1. The weaver's son Ian — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Ian, the fisher's son — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. The robber Ian, the fisher's son, who had won the race — score -2
4. Ian, the fisher's son, the poor lad from the shore — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1281, line 3: «The old woman comes to the palace, and the prince weds her in the chapel, though he avoids her for weeks.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wed» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «prince» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

What did the birds gie him for the race, pal?

1. A fine horse, a grand dress, glass shoes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. A horse, a silver crown, glass boots — score -2
3. A horse and shoes — score -2
4. A fine cart, a silk robe, golden spurs — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 388, line 1: «A cat dresses up as a doctor, grabs his cane and bag, and knocks on the aviary door, but the birds tell him they are fine and he should go away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «birds» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Who found him in the weaver's cottage, mate?

1. The king's messengers, after many days of searching the whole land — no support
2. The king's messengers, after many days — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. The king's guards, in the old forest — score 5
4. The king's messengers, after many days, in a cottage by the wood where the weaver lived — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 414, line 9: «Where: everything happens in the cottage while the daughter is away.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «happen» (+4); the same place «cottage» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

What was the weaver busy making, like?

1. Shoes for the queen — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Rug — no support
3. Cloth for the king — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Coat — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

How long did the messengers tak tae find him, pal?

1. Many days, dead long — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Many days, dead long, searching every village by the sea — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Not long — no support
4. Some days, I think — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 750, line 1: «The queen gets three days to guess the dwarf's name, and her messengers search the whole land for odd names.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «search» (+4); the same doer «messengers» (+2); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who was the oldest fish in the tribe, mate?

1. Old Thuggai, the eldest of the tribe — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Grandfather Thuggai of the river fish — no support
3. Thuggai — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Dorran — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where did the fish tribe pitch their camp, pal?

1. Beside a hill by the shore — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Under a big tree by a river, where they had hunted all day on land — score 2
3. Under a big tree by a river, far from the town and the palace — score 2
4. Under a big tree by a river — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1274, line 1: «The tribe hears a whole camp sounding inside the baby Iya, so they slip away in the night and leave only ashes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «tribe» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «whole camp» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

What went wrong wi their fire, like?

1. A cold wind arose and the rain put it oot before dawn, like — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. It went out — score -2
3. Wind blew it — score 3
4. The rain put it oot — ✓ the right answer · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 1295, line 7: «Who: Antoine is the same boy, and his mother is the "old woman" the farmers find on the floor.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «mother» (+1). The right option, 4, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why was it dead hard tae light the fire again, mate?

1. Because the rain had soaked everything and they had nae matches left, mate — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The wood was aw wet — no support
3. They had nae matches — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. They had nae matches and the wood was aw soaked by the rain — 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 ✗

With reference to the passage, what did the princess declare from the platform?

1. That the sentenced man had won and should go free at once — no support
2. That the condemned man was the true victor, so the gallows must be torn down and the whole court must apologize — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. That he was innocent — no support
4. That the condemned man was the true victor and must be released — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1250, line 4: «The princess dives into a pool, is pulled down to an underground palace, and the gnome gives her a basket of roots.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+3); the same action «pull down» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the passage, what did the princess state of the princes?

1. That they would desert her should one of them die — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. That they would abandon her and return home to their father's kingdom if one of them perished in the race — score 2
3. That they would abandon her if one of them perished — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. That they would abandon her if one of them perished, and she would marry the last survivor at once — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 1240, line 1: «Three fairies warn that the baby prince must die by a crocodile, a serpent or a dog.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «baby prince» (+3); the same action «die» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

With reference to the passage, how did the young man account for his discovery?

1. He stated that the birds in the box had informed him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. He stated that the birds in the box had informed him, while the king's messengers had not searched the cottage at all — score 6
3. He claimed a fairy in the wood had guided him — score 6
4. He stated that the birds in the box had informed him of the princess and her plan — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1280, line 4: «At his trial he tells the king how the queen secretly adopted a baby and how the king once married a girl in an orchard.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same doer «man» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the passage, what did the fishes attempt before the cold wind arose?

1. They had hunted on land and camped beneath a tree, then lit a fire against the rain — score -2
2. They had hunted on land and camped beneath a tree — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. They had fished in the sea and slept on the sand — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. They had hunted on land, camped beneath a tree, and tried to light a fire before the wind arose from the north — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1199, line 12: «Why: the king is angry because his daughter has refused all the kings and princes who sought her hand.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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