Norse Tales, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, part 29: the Prince learns tricks from the Master-maid and tames the fire horse

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1442 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 ✓

Yo, what made the Prince's hair go full gold, like proper bling?

1. the boiling soup in the third cauldron — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. the hot soup in the first big pot — score 3
3. the third cauldron — score 3
4. the bubbling pot of broth — no support

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 75, line 9: «The Man said the Three "must work double-time to make up for it", which made them "very angry (with the world so new-and-all)".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same thing acted on «animals» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, how'd he clean that stable so quick, innit?

1. he turned the fork the right way up and swept, innit — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he got a mate to help — no support
3. he turned the fork upside down — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he turned the pitchfork upside down and used the handle, innit — 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 ✗

Be real, what did the Master-maid say about the fire horse?

1. fire comes out of its mouth when it roars — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. smoke comes from its ears — no support
3. fire comes out of its nostrils — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. fire pours out of its nose and burns everything near — 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, what did the Prince shove in the horse's gob?

1. the blanket — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. the rope — score 0
3. the saddle — score 0
4. the bit — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1168, line 9: «Why: a foolish king "thrust them into a dark and damp cellar" because the treasures reminded everyone that the founder was a poor boy.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «thrust» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); the same doer «foolish king» (-2). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, who was the giant's secret lass?

1. the kitchen maid, a king's son — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the farmer's daughter, a cook — no support
3. the Master-maid, a king's daughter — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the Master-maid — 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 ✗

Was the giant dead chuffed about the stable?

1. yes, he was very happy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. no, he was dead suspicious — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. no, he was quite angry — no support
4. no, he was calm — 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 ✗

Why'd the Prince act like a thick ass, fam?

1. to trick him — no support
2. to hide from the giant — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. to annoy him — no support
4. to wind up the giant — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 518, line 17: «Old word "dissimulation": hiding your true feelings and pretending. Today we say "pretending" or "putting on an act".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hide» (+3); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the giant proper easygoing, though?

1. no, he was proper cheerful and easygoing — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yes, he was dead trusting — no support
3. no, he was quite cross — no support
4. no, he was proper suspicious — ✓ the right answer · 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 9 · ★ · right ✓

What was the giant's last job for the Prince, mate?

1. fetch the taxes from underground — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. go under the hill and fetch the taxes from the vault — no support
3. fetch the taxes from the mountain above — no support
4. bring back the coins from the cellar — 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

What soup turned his hair silver, though?

1. the second cauldron — ← Mova's choice · score -7
2. the soup in the second cauldron — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the broth in the middle pot — no support
4. the soup in the first cauldron — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score -7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1442, line 2: «Three cauldrons boil with no fire, and dipping his hair in them turns it copper, silver, then gold.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-2); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Did the Prince get bored of chatting with the Master-maid?

1. no, he nearly forgot the bridle — score 2
2. no, he did not — no support
3. no, he nearly forgot the horse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. yes, very — no support

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 1442, line 4: «He cleans the stable by turning the pitchfork over, and the next day he tames the fire-breathing horse with the bit.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+2); the same thing acted on «breathing horse» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the giant say he'd do if the Prince went in the rooms?

1. wring his head off — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. chop it off — no support
3. wring his neck and throw him out — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. throw him out — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1299, line 5: «Then the story turns to Moti, a clumsy giant who is sent off with fifty silver pieces, and at an inn he finds that his money has been stolen.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «clumsy giant» (+2); the same doer «clumsy giant» (+1); a different action (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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lowkey, what gear did the Prince use to tame the horse?

1. the old bridle hanging from the nail by the big wooden door — no support
2. the bridle hanging by the door — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the bridle that hung by the stable gate — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. the reins by the window — 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 715, line 16: «Behind the iron door is "a splendid horse, all ready saddled," and above it hangs a sword with words engraved on it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). Against it: 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 · wrong ✗

By what method did the Prince subdue the fire-breathing horse upon the mountain-side?

1. by thrusting the bridle straight over its ears — no support
2. by tying its legs with rope — ← Mova's choice · score -5
3. by thrusting the bit straight into its jaws — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. by pushing the bridle over its head — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 720, line 16: «The mother hopes the prince will marry Peppina "in place of her sister" and hides the tail under a veil.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «marry» (-1); the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Concerning the giant's final instruction, what task was the Prince directed to perform?

1. to go far beneath the earth and carry back the taxes owed — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. to fetch the gold from the cellar — no support
3. to go underground and fetch the taxes — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. to go underground and bring back the giant's gold — 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 · right ✓

What did the Prince and the Master-maid resolve between themselves in the fourth chamber?

1. that they would marry and escape the giant's rule — score 2
2. that they would wed one another and secretly flee the giant's house at once — score 2
3. that they would hide in the stable — score 2
4. that they would marry and escape the giant — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 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 1430, line 17: «Cinderella "forgave them with all her heart," and the Prince marries her a few days later.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+3). Against it: the same action «marry» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Upon what grounds did the giant accuse the Prince of consulting the Master-maid?

1. the stable was cleaned in a manner he did not recognise from before — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. the stable was cleaned in an unfamiliar manner — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. the stable was cleaned in a way the giant had never seen in his life — score 1
4. the stable was cleaned by the Prince alone — score 0

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 1442, line 12: «The Prince cleans the stable "in the twinkling of an eye," and it is as clean "as if it had been scoured."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «stable» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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