Yellow Fairy Book, The Yellow Dwarf, part 12: the Mermaid's trick, the diamond sword, and the King's fight to reach Bellissima

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1425 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 ✓

Oi, what's the Mermaid's trick to fool the Fairy, bruv?

1. A false king — no support
2. A fake King made of sea-weed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. A stone statue of a king — no support
4. A painted wooden knight — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1087, line 19: «Riquet's Fairy gave the Princess the power to make the one she loves "extremely handsome," as he is now.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «one» (+2); the same action «make» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mint, but how many sphinxes jumped the King, innit?

1. One — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Two — no support
3. Six — no support
4. Four — ✓ 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Like, what did the Dwarf make the Princess ride, proper?

1. A black horse — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. A Spanish cat — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. A cat — score 2
4. A mule — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1271, line 10: «When: the star men reach "the low northern horizon" during the night, and "Now the sun rose up out of the east" at dawn.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «reach» (+4). Against it: the same doer «star men» (-2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Gutted for her, yeah? So what was the couch covered in?

1. Silk — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Heavy cloth of pure gold — no support
3. Silver cloth — no support
4. Cloth 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

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, how did the King get past the nymphs, like?

1. He cut their ropes — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He charmed them asleep — no support
3. He broke their garlands — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He flew 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sus, why did Bellissima go off at the King, though?

1. She saw him with a maid — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. She thought he loved the Fairy — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. She thought he loved the Fairy more than her — score 3
4. She thought he hated her — 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 18, line 1: «The Queen wakes a Gryphon sleeping in the sun (a creature that is half eagle, half lion), orders it to take Alice to the Mock Turtle, and goes off to see about…», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «queen» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, what did the Fairy's sisters end up doing?

1. Helped build a tall monument over the grave — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Helped build a monument — ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. Painted a grave wall — no support
4. Helped build a marble monument for the King — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1056, line 14: «Cona'n answers boldly that no warrior in the world has been greater than his peer in Ireland, and Cael replies that this talk makes him think of "a small boy o…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «talk» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «make» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Is the Mermaid on the King's side, or nah?

1. Yeah, she helps him fool the Fairy — score 4
2. Yeah, she helps him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Nah, she fights him — score 3
4. Nah, she actually sides with the Fairy here — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1425, line 3: «She carries the real King to the Castle of Steel and gives him a sword made from one diamond.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «king» (+3); the same doer «mermaid» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, where does the Mermaid say she'll wait?

1. Down by that great rock by the sea — score 9
2. Under that tree — score 9
3. Beside the shore — score 9
4. By that rock — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1230, line 11: «The mermaid says "Listen! listen!" and believes the prince's old love is playing the violin.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mermaid» (+5); the same action «say» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what's the sword made from, fam?

1. A silver blade — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A single diamond set in gold and silver — no support
3. A single diamond of great size — no support
4. A single diamond — ✓ 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 ✗

Okay, who gives the warning about the sword?

1. The Yellow Dwarf — score 0
2. The Dwarf — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. The Mermaid — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. The Fairy — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1267, line 15: «Why the coyote is important: he gives the warning "do not take too much for granted" after Iktomi's fire trick goes wrong.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, what made the Princess faint on the cat?

1. Hunger — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. Fear — score -1
3. Pain and terror — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. Heat and thirst — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1083, line 19: «Where: the cat reaches "a stately castle" whose Ogre owns all the lands the King has crossed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). Against it: the same action «reach» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what do the sphinxes do to the King's sword?

1. Fall helpless at the feet of the King — no support
2. Fall helpless at his feet — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Turn and run away — no support
4. Fall down helpless and die at his feet — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 524, line 17: «What happens: When she heard the right answer, the Sphinx "flung herself over the precipice" and died in the abyss below.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which object did the Mermaid bestow upon the King for his protection?

1. A sword fashioned from a single diamond — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3
2. A sword fashioned from a great single ruby — score -3
3. A sword fashioned from a single diamond and gold — score -3
4. A shield of silver from the sea — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1425, line 3: «She carries the real King to the Castle of Steel and gives him a sword made from one diamond.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mermaid» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «sword» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What condition was attached to the aforementioned object?

1. That he must never lend it out — no support
2. That he must keep it — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. That it should never be allowed to fall from his hand — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. That it stay close to the sea — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 808, line 14: «Old word "curiosities": it means odd or rare objects kept for show, so a "box of curiosities" is a display box, like a small museum case today.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «odd objects» (+1). Against it: the same action «keep» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the Mermaid render the counterfeit monarch lifelike?

1. By blowing upon the sea-weed three times and speaking a spell — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. By blowing upon the sea-weed three times and calling its name aloud at dusk — score -1
3. By singing to the sea-weed nymphs — no support
4. By blowing upon the sea-weed three times and issuing a command — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1425, line 2: «The Mermaid blows three times on sea-weed, which turns into a lifeless copy of the King on the sand.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). Against it: the same action «blow» (-1); the same property (-1). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Upon what grounds did the King hesitate before accepting the Mermaid's proposal?

1. He suspected it was a deception contrived by the Fairy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. He doubted the Queen's word here — score 3
3. He suspected it was a deception contrived by the wicked Fairy and her sisters — score 3
4. He suspected it was a cruel deception contrived by the Fairy at the castle — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 682, line 10: «Why the king hesitates over the nose: "to lose one's nose, is worse even than losing one's ear or one's finger".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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