Blue Fairy Book, The Bronze Ring: the mice win back the ring, then lose it at sea

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1416 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, who even was the blind mouse, like for real?

1. the one who kept the ring safe — no support
2. the one who sang to the captain — no support
3. the one who kept watch on the boat — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the one who ran straight to the palace and told the queen everything — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1416, line 8: «Where: the sorcerer's capital is far away, and the mice reach it by boat and then "ran to the palace."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «run» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

wait, so the cropped-ear one made the old dude sneeze, right?

1. yeah, with oil and pepper on her tail — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, she dipped her paw in honey — no support
3. nah, with a feather — no support
4. nah, she just poked his nose in bed — 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, why did the captain threaten to land his cats?

1. idk, lol — no support
2. cause the mice stole his cats — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. cause he wanted the ring back, fr — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he just wanted some cheese — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 315, line 16: «Peter comes to the window to listen to stories, and the story was about "the glass slipper" in Cinderella.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «peter» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

lol, so who's the one that tripped over the ring first?

1. the lame mouse tripped on it while the others were yelling at each other — score 2
2. the blind mouse, when she was running to the palace with the other two — no support
3. it was the captain, right — no support
4. none of them, it fell in the sea — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1416, line 4: «On the way home they quarrel over who deserves the credit, fight, and the ring falls into the sea, until the blind mouse finds it inside a fish.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fall» (+1); the same place «sea» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, what was the ring doing in his mouth at night?

1. just chilling in there while he slept — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. just chilling in there, like the whole night, while he slept on the mule — no support
3. he kept it wrapped in a sock next to his bed and then swallowed it at dawn — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. he kept it under his pillow — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1416, line 11: «The sorcerer keeps the ring "in his pocket by day and in his mouth by night," which is why it is hard to take.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «ring» (+2); the same action «keep» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the mice got into a massive fight on the boat, right?

1. yup, they argued for hours and then the ring fell out of a fish into the sea — score 1
2. yeah, they argued about the boat — score 1
3. nah, they just sat quietly now — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. yup, they went from words to blows — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 44, line 11: «The other field-mice sit on the settle, «their small legs swinging», and «toasted their chilblains till they tingled» (chilblains = itchy, sore spots on toes a…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sit» (+1); the same doer «other field mice» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, what did the blind mouse find on the beach?

1. a broken oar near the boat — no support
2. a sack of nuts and seeds — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. nothing but a pile of seaweed and an old broken golden sail from the captain — no support
4. a dead fish with the ring inside — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1250, line 14: «What happens to the princess in the pool? She sinks "down—down—down" and vanishes before her playmates can catch her hair.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «happen» (+3); the same place «pool» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, how did the sorcerer end up at the end?

1. he was hung from a tall tree — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. eaten by cats — no support
3. he was sent off to sea — no support
4. torn apart on a mule loaded with nuts — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, what kinda ship did the captain get back?

1. a golden ship with brocade sails — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. the same old ship but now with a bronze ring nailed to its mast forever — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. a golden ship with brocade sails, a mule, and a crew of sleepy mice — score 0
4. a golden ship with bronze oars — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1415, line 9: «The bronze ring is a magic helper, and the captain gives it orders: "Bronze ring, obey thy master."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «bronze ring» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol so who ran to the palace while one mouse stayed on the boat?

1. the lame mouse and the queen — score 1
2. the other two mice, both of them — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. the other two mice, who ran all the way to the palace and told the queen — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. the queen and the captain — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1234, line 9: «Why he stays in bed: "I shall go to the forest no more!" he says, hoping Fortune will come to him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3). Against it: the same doer «tale» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, did the mice actually want to stay on that island?

1. nah, they felt like total failures — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. nah, they wanted to go back to the boat and fight the captain's cats again — score 2
3. nah, they wanted to go home — score 2
4. yes, they loved the island — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1261, line 6: «Who: the puma is a sly trickster, and the stag is a gullible friend who "loved milk" and wants to believe what he hears.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «love» (+2); the same doer «gullible friend» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

ngl, what did the queen do when the mice showed up?

1. she welcomed them home with a great feast and then sent them off to the palace — score 4
2. nothing is said, the tale moves on — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. she scolded them harshly for losing the ring and sent them into exile forever — score 5
4. she sent them back to sea — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 4, line 15: «The Mouse says nothing to her English, so Alice thinks "Perhaps it doesn't understand English" and guesses it is a French mouse "come over with William the Con…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «nothing» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «say» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following best describes the means by which the three mice restored the bronze ring to the captain?

1. The lame mouse, by tickling the captain's ear with a feather, forced him to drop the ring onto the deck — score 0
2. The cropped-eared mouse, by applying pepper to the sorcerer's nose, induced him to expel the ring — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. With a loud bell — no support
4. The blind mouse, by dragging the sorcerer out of his bed, made him throw the ring into the sea near the boat — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 992, line 4: «The third mouse made soup by stirring with the mouse-king's tail, which scalded him, so he quickly agreed to marry the mouse.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+1); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+1). Against it: the same doer «third mouse» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

To what extent did the quarrel among the mice contribute to the loss of the talisman?

1. It caused the mice to flee the boat in fear — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It did not — no support
3. It led the captain to hide the ring at sea — no support
4. It caused the ring to fall into the sea during the altercation — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately identifies the penalty imposed upon the sorcerer at the conclusion of the narrative?

1. He was drowned — no support
2. He was split apart by the mice on the captain's deck — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. He was broken into as many pieces as there were nuts upon the mule's back — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He was broken apart by the mule and all its heavy nuts — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1416, line 3: «They sail to his capital, creep into the palace at night, and the cropped-ear mouse makes the sorcerer sneeze the ring out.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «cropped ear mouse» (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What, according to the narrative, was the precise reason the three mice resolved to abandon their homeland?

1. They wanted to build a palace on the sandy island — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. They believed the queen would exile them forever if they ever returned to their country without the ring — score 2
3. They feared the captain would sink their ship at sea — score 2
4. They believed they could not return to their country after losing the talisman — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 992, line 15: «The owl: she was "a respectable and well-educated old owl", but she secretly wanted to eat the mouse in winter.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+1); the same doer «mouse» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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