The Yellow Fairy Book, The Yellow Dwarf, part 1: a proud princess and a queen's bargain with a dwarf

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

Lesson 1421 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 ✗

bro is this princess literally the most extra person ever, or is she just main character energy?

1. nah, she's not extra at all, she's just a shy princess who avoids crowds and parties — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. nah, she's mostly just sweet and a little bit shy around people — score 5
3. extra and proud, yeah, she thinks she's the main character — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, she's a quiet girl who just likes reading books in the garden — 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 797, line 14: «Who: Sophy is not pretty, but she is "a very sensible girl" and a generous, faithful friend.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «sensible girl» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same doer «person» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok so the queen's basically trying to hook her up, right?

1. yeah, she's begging her to pick a prince from the many kings who keep sending poems — score 3
2. yeah, she's begging her to pick a prince — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. yeah, she wants a prince — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. nah, she's just chill — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 698, line 10: «Why: the queen sends the king on a journey because she wants him gone, and he is "too lazy to make a fight for it".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «king» (+2); the same action «want» (+1); the same doer «queen» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did the poets keep sending her like a million poems?

1. they wanted to get her to smile — score -2
2. to make her laugh — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. they were all trying to impress her — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. they were all hoping to trick her — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 4, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1334, line 5: «The wives trick their husbands: one makes hers think he is dead, one says he is not her husband, and one sends hers running naked to a burial.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same thing acted on «wife» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, the lions were literally gonna eat the queen, right?

1. nope, they only wanted to scare her — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. yeah, they wanted a snack instead — score 2
3. yeah, she was about to get eaten by the two-headed lions in the desert — score 2
4. yeah, she was about to get eaten — ✓ 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 1285, line 7: «The lion is "tired of waiting" and says, "Bring me the creature's heart; it is just what I want for supper."», 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 «lion» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

who even is this yellow dwarf guy, he's so random?

1. a tiny weirdo living in a big palace by the sea — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a tiny weirdo who lives in an orange tree and hates the queen — no support
3. a tiny weirdo living in an orange tree — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a rich knight from the castle — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

so did the queen actually promise her daughter to him?

1. nope, she promised him a lot of cake — score 1
2. yeah, she promised to marry her off — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. yeah, she promised to send a poem — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. nah, she just gave him gold — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 127, line 2: «Then a new tale begins: a widower's daughter and a widow's daughter are friends, and the widow wants to marry the girl's father.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «friends» (+2); the same doer «daughter» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh why did the cake vanish when she was napping?

1. she gave it to the dwarf — score -2
2. she fell asleep and the lions crept in and ate it all — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. she fell asleep and it got eaten — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. the lions snuck in and ate it — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 1421, line 4: «The lions guard the way, the queen's cake is eaten while she sleeps, and the roaring beasts come for her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

is the dwarf's cottage like a normal house or like a weird place?

1. a tiny thatched cottage past a muddy ditch and a dark forest — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a tiny thatched cottage past a muddy ditch — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a tiny thatched cottage past a muddy ditch with a yellow door and bells — no support
4. a simple cottage behind a muddy wall — 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 · ★ · right ✓

so the princess is literally fifteen and nobody's allowed to date her?

1. yup, she's fifteen and kinda untouchable — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. nah, she's just sixteen — no support
3. nope, she's fifteen and totally free — score 3
4. yup, she's sixteen and kinda bossy — no support

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 877, line 1: «The little mermaid turns fifteen and is finally allowed up to the surface, dressed by her grandmother.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «fifteen» (+2); the same doer «little mermaid» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did the dwarf say she's not worth marrying, even though he wanted her?

1. he was being rude — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he hoped to scare the queen — no support
3. he wanted to test her pride — no support
4. he only wanted to be a jerk about it — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

were the other kings chill about her being so picky?

1. yeah, they all got really mad — no support
2. nope, they just kept sending poems — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. nah, a lot of them got super sad — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, a lot of them got super sad and wrote even more verses — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1367, line 17: «Old word: "fain" means gladly or willingly; the King "would fain have kept him as a son," so he wanted it very much.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+1); the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the queen think her daughter was a good person?

1. yeah, she trusted her completely — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. nah, she kinda knew she was spoiled — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. nah, she kinda knew she was spoiled and tried to fix her all the time — score 3
4. nah, she kinda knew she was spoiled but never said anything — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1221, line 14: «Rosald kept his word; the queen says "The man who keeps his promise at all costs to himself is the man I can trust".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «man» (+2); the same action «trust» (+1); the same doer «queen» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

To what extent did the Queen's indulgence contribute to the Princess's vanity, as evidenced by the text?

1. The indulgence was partial, because the Queen's gifts were modest and her daughter was rarely flattered at court. — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. The indulgence was decisive, since the Queen's caresses and flatteries persuaded her daughter that nothing was too good for her, and her ladies repeated the praise every single day at court. — score 0
3. The indulgence was decisive, since the Queen's caresses and flatteries persuaded her daughter that nothing was too good for her, and the whole court echoed the same praise in every feast and procession. — score 0
4. The indulgence was decisive, since the Queen's caresses and flatteries persuaded her daughter that nothing was too good for her — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1343, line 12: «The sparrow was truthful, and the text says the old woman "ought to have been willing to forgive her at once".», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «old woman» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Explain the function of the Yellow Dwarf in the narrative, with reference to the Queen's predicament.

1. The Dwarf resolves the Queen's peril in exchange for a promise regarding her daughter's marriage, which the Queen later regrets in the palace. — score 2
2. The Dwarf resolves the Queen's peril in exchange for a promise regarding her daughter's marriage — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. The Dwarf resolves the Queen's peril in exchange for a promise regarding her daughter's marriage, and the Princess herself is never consulted about the bargain. — score 2
4. The Dwarf scares the lions away while the Queen makes a bargain about her daughter's future. — no support

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 1421, line 15: «WHAT: The Dwarf says "Bellissima shall marry you" is the price for saving the Queen from the lions.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «marry» (+1); the same doer «bellissima» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the literary device exemplified by the description of the lions as having two heads, eight feet, and four rows of teeth.

1. Alliteration, through repeated sounds that heighten the sense of menace — no support
2. Hyperbole, through exaggerated physical features that heighten the sense of menace — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Hyperbole, through exaggerated physical features that heighten the sense of menace and suggest the lions are almost mythical beasts — no support
4. Personification, through human traits given to the lions that heighten the sense of menace — ← 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 1284, line 9: «What: the hare tells the donkey that the lion wants to marry her and "give him your paw in marriage."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «hare» (+2); the same action «give» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Evaluate the correctness of the claim that the Princess's suitors were treated with generosity by her.

1. The claim is correct, since the suitors were welcomed warmly and their gifts were gladly accepted by her. — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. The claim is incorrect, since the suitors were held in contempt and their gifts were met with indifference, as the text shows throughout the tale. — score 3
3. The claim is incorrect, since the suitors were held in contempt and their gifts were met with indifference — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. The claim is incorrect, since the suitors were held in contempt and their gifts were met with indifference, as the Princess's own behaviour shows in every chapter of the tale. — 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 820, line 9: «WHEN: It happens on the day the Princess receives the suitors, with crowds "almost under the very windows."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «suitors» (+2); the same action «receive» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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