Celtic Fairy Tales, The Groac'h of the Isle of Lok, part 55: Houarn leaves Bellah and is lured to the Groac'h's shell palace
Tests: 2 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 1330 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 u see the swan boat thing, how it woke up and yeeted him underwater?
- 1. yep, straight down — no support
- 2. yep, it took Houarn straight to the Groac'h's palace — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. yep, it carried him off to her hall of shells — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 4. yeah, it swam him right to her palace in the lake — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 47, line 4: «At lunch the poor Rat has to tell the Badger and the Mole. The Badger says some very sharp things; even the Mole says, «You've been a bit of a duffer this time…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «toad hall» (+2); the same doer «things» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+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, Bellah gave him a knife and a bell, like what even is that combo?
- 1. a knife for spells — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. knife breaks curses, bell rings for trouble — no support
- 3. a bell for danger — score 4
- 4. a knife to break spells, a bell for danger — ✓ the right answer · no support
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 1330, line 2: «Houarn grows tired of waiting and sets off to seek his fortune, but Bellah gives him a knife, a bell, and a stick.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same doer «bellah» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «knife» (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
wait so the Groac'h is basically a fairy with bags of cash, right?
- 1. yep, she's rich, richer than kings and queens — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 2. yeah, she's loaded, like more than the kings — score 0
- 3. yeah, she's rich, like richer than every king in the whole kingdom put together — score 5
- 4. yeah, she's rich, like richer than all the kings — ✓ 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 1328, line 20: «Old word: "stupefied" means so amazed that you cannot think or speak, and it describes Tephany when the beggar knows her secrets.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «word» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · right ✓
no cap, Houarn was so done with waiting for the pig price to drop
- 1. fr, he just bounced to seek his fortune — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. fr, he dipped to chase the big money — no support
- 3. fr, he just bounced to seek his fortune after the pig price fell again — no support
- 4. fr, he left to find his luck out there — 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 ✗
lol the muleteers were like "don't be mad, bro"
- 1. yep, they said don't waste your life, bro — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. yep, they begged him not to throw his life away — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. yeah, they begged him to stay alive — no support
- 4. nah, they just laughed — 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
did he just forget Bellah the second he saw the Groac'h?
- 1. kinda, he was amazed and she left his head — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. kinda, he was dazzled and she slipped his mind — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. kinda, he was dazzled by the palace and she slipped his mind for a while — no support
- 4. kinda, he got stunned and lost her from mind — 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
so the stairs were literally singing?
- 1. yep, like a bird in the woods each step — no support
- 2. nah, just creaking — no support
- 3. yep, like a woodland bird every time you stepped — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. yeah, singing like a forest bird with each step — ← Mova's choice · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1324, line 5: «At the fountain, thunder and hail come, the birds sing sweetly, and a knight in black velvet rides at Kynon.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «sing» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
bro the palace is all shells and pearls, that's so extra
- 1. fr, the walls and floors were pearl and shell, honestly kind of over the top — no support
- 2. fr, the walls and floors were pearl and shell — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. fr, the walls and floors are coral and gold — no support
- 4. yeah, the halls were made of marble stone — ← Mova's choice · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 18, line 4: «The school subjects are all school words gone wrong: Reeling and Writhing (reading and writing), Ambition, Distraction, Uglification and Derision (addition, su…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «school words» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · right ✓
what did the Groac'h even want with Houarn?
- 1. she just wanted him to stay and be her husband — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 2. she wanted him to take her home to town — score 6
- 3. she just wanted him to leave her palace — score 6
- 4. she just wanted him to stay and be her husband in her palace under the lake — score 6
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1078, line 11: «Why the fairy comes: she wants to test "how far the civility and good manners of this pretty girl would go."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «want» (+3); the same doer «fairy» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
did Houarn go to the palace with the swan on purpose?
- 1. yeah, he was curious, got dragged off — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. nah, he was lost — no support
- 3. nah, he was just nosy and got carried off — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. nah, he got curious and was taken — 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 ✗
so Bellah's stick could carry her to him anytime?
- 1. nah, it's just wood — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. yep, she could fly to him if he needed her — ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 3. yeah, she flies to him when he calls — score 1
- 4. yep, she could ride to him if needed — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 364, line 16: «The word "tended" is an old word meaning looked after or taken care of, so today we would say the boy minded the sheep.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «old word» (+2); the same doer «word» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which object did Bellah give Houarn to protect him from the enchantments of wizards?
- 1. the enchanted knife with silver edge — no support
- 2. bell — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 3. the knife — ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 4. the sharp silver knife he kept in his belt — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1330, line 2: «Houarn grows tired of waiting and sets off to seek his fortune, but Bellah gives him a knife, a bell, and a stick.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same doer «bellah» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «knife» (-2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓
In which region of France is the village of Lanillis situated?
- 1. Brittany — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. the Auvergne region in central France — no support
- 3. Lower Normandy — no support
- 4. Ireland — 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
By what means did the swan convey Houarn beneath the surface of the lake?
- 1. by swimming — no support
- 2. by diving with him under the foam — no support
- 3. by gliding under the lake's waves — ← Mova's choice · score -1
- 4. by swimming with him under the water — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 663, line 14: «Today "dumb" usually means foolish, but in this tale it means silent, so the prince is quiet and not stupid at all.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: the same doer «prince» (-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 ✗
What characterises the palace of the Groac'h, as described in the passage?
- 1. its walls of ivory and stairs of gold — no support
- 2. its walls and stairs of shell, pearl and crystal — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. its walls and stairs of shell, pearl and crystal, lit by the sun above the lake — no support
- 4. its roofs of silver and floors of marble stone — ← Mova's choice · score -1
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1328, line 20: «Old word: "stupefied" means so amazed that you cannot think or speak, and it describes Tephany when the beggar knows her secrets.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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