Yellow Dwarf, The Yellow Dwarf, part 11: the Fairy carries the King away, and a mermaid offers to save him

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1424 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 · ★ · right ✓

Dude, did the King really fall for the Fairy's young face?

1. No, he spotted her griffin feet. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, he was dazzled by her beauty and wanted her very much. — no support
3. Yes, totally. — no support
4. Yes, her young face won him over. — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what pulls the Fairy's chariot this time?

1. swans, not geese — score 1
2. winged horses from the sea-king's stables — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. a team of griffins with bat wings and hooves — score 0
4. swans, not bats — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 541, line 14: «Poseidon sends Pelops "a chariot drawn by two winged horses" from the sea.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wing» (+3); the same thing acted on «horses» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Bro, where is the King's palace at?

1. a meadow with emerald walls — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. a sunny meadow with towers of ice and gold — score 2
3. a forest with gold walls — score 2
4. a deep underwater grotto with pearly walls and coral halls — 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 522, line 7: «Where is the judgment hall? It has walls of "solid adamant" and is surrounded by the river Phlegethon, whose waves "rolled flames of fire."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+4). Against it: the same doer «judgment hall» (-1); the same property (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, why's Bellissima so sad?

1. She's crying by a brook. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. She's hiding in the reeds. — score 3
3. She's wandering off down the long valley road alone. — score 3
4. She's waiting by the gate. — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1032, line 9: «why: The queen is sad because she "longs for rest and peace" and "the land of my childhood," the land the storks brought them from.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «queen» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Like, what's the King's mirror called?

1. Mirror — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Glass — score 1
3. Trusty counsellor — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Faithful friend — 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 1362, line 4: «She shows him the mirror, which was his own gift to her mother, and tells him her mother's last promise.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mirror» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «own gift» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, what did the King do to his hair?

1. He oiled it and curled it into tight ringlets — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. He pinned it under a golden crown with pearls — score 4
3. He combed it back. — score 4
4. He curled it up. — ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 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 1424, line 3: «At her palace of emeralds he curls his hair and puts on a finer coat, and the Fairy is delighted with him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «curl» (+2); the same thing acted on «hair» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

No cap, what's the big storm for?

1. the angry gods — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the sailors' curse — no support
3. the Fairy's magic — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the wind — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, what's the mermaid got in her hands?

1. a pearl and a harp — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a long string of pearls and a small blue bottle — no support
3. a golden mirror and a silver comb with pearls — no support
4. a mirror and a comb — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

Dude, what does the mermaid have for legs?

1. a fish tail — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. a tail — score 1
3. bird feet — no support
4. fins — 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 640, line 16: «The dragons are green with scales, have four legs and a long tail, and "wings like bats' wings."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «four legs» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Nah, how long is the King stuck there?

1. the rest of his life in that cruel palace of glass — no support
2. twenty years or so — no support
3. until he has grown old and his hair has turned white — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. thirty years or more — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1254, line 13: «In the army Nur Mahomed is always chosen for dangerous jobs, and he "throve on hard knocks", meaning he grows stronger from them.», 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 «grow» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, is the King gonna be cool with the Fairy?

1. Yes, he loves her. — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Yes, he is happy. — score 1
3. No, he's faking it. — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Yes, he has come to love her deeply and wants to stay — 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 160, line 10: «Why: she tells him "You were Real to the Boy... because he loved you", and "now you shall be Real to every one".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «fairy» (+2); the same action «love» (+1); the same doer «fairy» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruh, how's the Fairy feeling after the compliments?

1. pleased — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. calm and content — no support
3. delighted and happy — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. proud and cheerful — 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 ✗

Yo, what's the King writing in the sand?

1. a sad letter — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. a long letter asking the nymphs for mercy — no support
3. sad verses — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. lines of hope — score -5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 88, line 17: «Real life: with a small set of sound-signs you can write ANY word, even words for things you cannot draw, like «ending» or «come». That is why an alphabet is s…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which appearance does the Fairy of the Desert adopt upon her first encounter with the King?

1. A tall and stern old woman — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. A young and beautiful fairy — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. A pale, sickly wandering maiden — no support
4. A radiant goddess of the sea and the stars — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1280, line 2: «On his last night, an old woman meets him near a monastery and offers to save his life if he marries her.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old woman» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means does the King detect the true identity of the Fairy?

1. By the scaly form of her hands — no support
2. By the griffin-like form of her feet — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. By the sharp bird-like claws she showed when she was angry — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. By seeing her shadow turn into a huge winged monster on the wall — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1396, line 5: «The Fairy calls a thousand woodpeckers to peck his nose back to size, and he runs off to meet his father and finds the Cat with a bandaged paw.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the principal purpose of the Fairy in conveying the King to her palace?

1. To make him forget his kingdom and his wife so she can keep him for ever — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. To test his loyalty and courage — no support
3. To win his affection and retain him — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. To prove her power over mortals and then to cast him back into the sea — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1337, line 11: «The king keeps a man at the grave "every morning" for seven years, but "at the end of seven years he forgot".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «forget» (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which feature identifies the mermaid who offers the King assistance?

1. Scales — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. A tail resembling that of a fish — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A long shimmering tail covered in silver scales that glitter in the sun — no support
4. Legs like a bird's feet — 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 1137, line 5: «A hunter called Gopani-Kufa saves a python king named Insato, who takes him deep underground to the rich land of Pita.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «name» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «python king» (-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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