Violet Fairy Book, The Fish of the Fountain: a girl feeds a fish, he is eaten, and his bones grow into a magic tree

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

Lesson 1312 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, the youngest sis was basically starving herself for a fish, no cap

1. she gave half her rice to the fish and went hungry for weeks — score 0
2. she gave half of her rice to the fish every single day — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. she gave half her rice to the fish — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. she gave half her bread to him — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1312, line 9: «Why: she gives him her rice because "he had never tasted anything so nice."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same receiver «fish» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol so her older sisters just ate the fish??

1. yeah, they boiled him for supper — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. yeah, they boiled him for supper and hid the bones — score 5
3. nah, they gave him to the cat — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. yeah, they cut him up and boiled him for supper — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 426, line 2: «Her brother is the beast Norka, and her sisters send the Prince on from palace to palace, giving him a steel sword and the Water of Strength.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same doer «sisters» (+2); the same receiver «prince» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

wait, who even is Djulung, is he a dude or a fish

1. he's a fish living in a fountain in the forest — score 2
2. he's a magic fish in the sea — no support
3. he's a fish in a fountain — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. he's a fish in a river — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1312, line 7: «What: she feeds a little fish called Djulung, who lives in a fountain.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «fountain» (+4); the same doer «djulung» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro the cock literally told her he was dead, right

1. yeah, it woke her up loudly — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, it crowed and she understood — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, it just sang — no support
4. nah, the dog barked instead — 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 ✗

how did the iron tree even get its leaves to the king

1. the sailors carried it on a boat — no support
2. a soft breeze blew one across the sea to the palace gate — score -2
3. a soft breeze blew one across the sea — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. a strong wind blew it over the water — ← 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 528, line 10: «Where: the water-lilies were linked with the Naiades, and their "broad, green leaves and yellow cups" float on the water.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «float» (+3); the same place «water» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

ngl the king was so extra, swore he'd search every island

1. he said he'd never rest till he found the tree and married the girl who found it — score -2
2. he said he'd sail every sea — no support
3. he said he'd never rest till he found the tree and brought it home — score -2
4. he said he'd never rest till he found it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 618, line 9: «WHY: Kotick wants to find "a quiet island with good firm beaches for seals to live on, where men could not get at them."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «quiet island» (-2); a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

the youngest one was like, "I'm busy, I don't care about strangers"

1. she stayed behind at home to finish her chores before the king arrived — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. she stayed behind to finish her work and would not talk to the strangers — score 3
3. she refused to leave the house — score 1
4. she stayed behind to finish her work — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1210, line 4: «The Bad One comes to look at him and says he will do now.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come» (+3); the same doer «bad one» (+2). 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 sisters just said she was useless, lol

1. they said she only dreamed all day — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. they said she was lazy and sleepy — score 5
3. they said she was half asleep all day and only cut wood for the fire — score 5
4. they said she was half asleep and only cut wood — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1238, line 3: «The boy says he does not know her, so she tells their story, and the king sees the star on her forehead and begs her to marry him.», 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 «sister» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the tree really bowing to her or nah

1. yes, it bowed right down to the earth in front of her — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. no, it only shook its leaves — score 5
3. yes, it bent low to the ground — score 5
4. yes, it bowed right down to the earth — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1312, line 5: «A king finds a leaf, follows it to the tree, and marries the girl whom the tree bows down to.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «tree» (+2); the same property (+2); the same action «bow down» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, the king married her?? after all that??

1. yeah, he sailed her home — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. yeah, he took her across the sea and they married the same day — score 5
3. yeah, he took her across the sea — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. yeah, he took her across the sea to his palace — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1069, line 3: «She orders him to march from west to east against the King of Lochlann, and he sails with ten battalions.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sail» (+3); the same doer «king» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

so the moral is basically don't let your sisters snitch on your fish

1. be kind, even to small creatures — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. be kind to fish — no support
3. don't trust your older sisters — no support
4. be kind to your sisters — 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

how many sisters in total, like seven or more?

1. just seven — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. seven in total — no support
3. seven, five elder and her — no support
4. seven, six elder and her — ✓ 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the fountain the only place she visited the tree from

1. no, she also saw it from the hill — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. no, she visited it from the woods and from the cave too — score 3
3. no, she went from the cave — no support
4. no, she visited it from the woods too — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1200, line 15: «Where he finds water: on a hill he sees "a giant tree" with grass, flowers and a spring, and he drinks his fill.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «hill» (+4); the same action «see» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «giant tree» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the action by which the youngest sister's sisters came to kill the fish?

1. They hid and then caught him at dawn. — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. They watched her secretly from the kitchen door, then caught him and boiled him for supper. — score 2
3. They watched her secretly, then caught and boiled him. — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. They followed her in secret for days, then caught him in the fountain and boiled him. — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1312, line 2: «Her sisters spy on her, catch the fish, and boil him for supper while she is away in the woods.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «catch» (+4). Against it: the same thing acted on «fish» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

To whom did the cock's message, in the tale, actually refer when it described the death of the fish?

1. Djulung, dead in the fire. — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Djulung, whose bones lay by the fountain. — no support
3. The fish, under the stove. — score -1
4. Djulung, whose bones lay under the kitchen fire. — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 483, line 18: «OLD WORD: "skazka" is a Russian fairy tale, so "only a skazka can describe" means only a fairy tale could describe it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fairy tale» (+3). Against it: 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What quality of the iron tree is described in the passage, in the form in which it is presented?

1. Its trunk was iron, its leaves silk. — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Its trunk was of silver, its leaves of gold, its fruit of iron. — no support
3. Its trunk was of iron. — no support
4. Its trunk was of iron, its leaves of silk, its flowers of gold. — ✓ 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 4 · formal language · right ✓

What did the king do upon discovering the leaf, and what was his final resolution?

1. He resolved never to rest until he had found the tree and brought it back to his palace. — score 9
2. He resolved never to rest until he had searched every island and found the tree at last. — score 9
3. He resolved to search every island for the tree. — score 1
4. He resolved never to rest until he had found the tree. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1312, line 16: «The king: he "declared he would never rest until he had found the tree which bore it."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «tree» (+3); the same action «find» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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