Blue Fairy Book, Felicia and the Pot of Pinks, part 1: a poor girl is cheated of her pinks and is rewarded by a Queen with a golden pitcher

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1448 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, so who scooped the good stuff when the dad died, bruv?

1. Bruno took the cash and the farm, mate — score -7
2. Bruno got basically everything, the farm, the cash, the horses, mate — ← Mova's choice · score -3
3. Felicia got the farm and the ring, mate — score -5
4. Bruno got basically everything, mate — ✓ the right answer · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 1448, line 1: «Felicia's dying father divides his things, and her brother Bruno keeps almost everything.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «everything» (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-2); the same doer «brother» (-3). The right option, 4, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was Felicia gutted when Bruno chucked her the eggshell?

1. Nah, she laughed it off a bit — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Yeah, she cried — score 2
3. Nah, she laughed — no support
4. Yeah, she cried more than ever — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1448, line 2: «Bruno throws her an eggshell for supper, so she runs off to water her sad, dry pinks.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «bruno» (+2); the same thing acted on «eggshell» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Which posh lady was handing out gold stuff at the fountain?

1. the Duchess — no support
2. the cook — no support
3. the Countess — no support
4. the Queen — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1414, line 17: «The old woman says she has waited "three days" at the fountain and nobody has given her anything.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «fountain» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «woman» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Did the jug go gold, or did it stay a rubbish old jug?

1. it stayed grey — no support
2. no gold — no support
3. it went gold — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. it stayed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 635, line 19: «Old word: a "guinea" was an old gold coin of England, so "the sun was shining like a gold guinea" means it shone bright gold.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «word» (+2); the same thing acted on «bright gold» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did Bruno nick off Felicia while she was out?

1. her pot of pinks from the window — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. her lovely shawl — no support
3. her pot of pinks and her ring — no support
4. her pot of pinks — ✓ 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did he leave in the pot instead, like a joke?

1. a leek — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. a turnip — score -1
3. a massive cabbage — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. a fat carrot — score -1

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 1129, line 19: «The raven tells him "in this village thou wilt never be able to live," so he leaves with his family.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «leave» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-3). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Was the Queen's ride a proper dope coach?

1. coral covered in emeralds — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. coral covered in emeralds and pearls — no support
3. a dope coach of coral covered in green emeralds — no support
4. silver covered in rubies — 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 · ★ · right ✓

How many white horses pulled it, for real?

1. six — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. eight — score 4
3. four — score 4
4. twelve white horses in a row — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 349, line 17: «The bell rings "Some one has done me wrong!" when the horse pulls at the vine.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «horse» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was Felicia scared of robbers or nah?

1. Nah, she had nothing to lose — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, she had nothing to lose, so she was fine — no support
3. Yeah, she was scared of them — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Nah, she had nothing to lose and nothing to fear, bruv — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 747, line 15: «The old woman tells the robbers "the finger won't run away", which makes them stop searching and sit down.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old woman» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who did the Queen say was Felicia's bestie?

1. the Lady of the Lake — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the Queen of the Woods — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. her mum — no support
4. a witch — 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 ✗

What did Felicia hand over in the end, the ring?

1. her silver ring and her pot of pinks — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. her gold comb — score 5
3. her silver ring, the one from dad — score 5
4. her silver ring — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 682, line 8: «What the knight asks for: "Your Majesty's ear", which the king cuts off and hands over.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hand over» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where did Felicia chuck the cabbage, lol?

1. out of the window — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. out of the window and into the yard — score 2
3. out of the window at Bruno's head, lol — score 2
4. into the old well — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1448, line 15: «Felicia's kindness: she offers her ring, saying "if I have your friendship I shall do very well."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «felicia» (+5); the same property (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which objects did the father bequeath to Felicia upon his death?

1. a golden cup and a brass key — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. a pot of pinks and a silver ring — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. a pot of pinks, a silver ring, and the whole farm — score -2
4. a bag of coins and a red hat — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 913, line 3: «Years later the emperor lies dying, and Death sits on his chest wearing the golden crown.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). Against it: the same property (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which gift did the Queen bestow upon Felicia at the fountain?

1. a flask of gold and emeralds — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. a pitcher of gold and diamonds — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. a pitcher of gold and diamonds and a silver crown — score 4
4. a golden pitcher full of gold, diamonds and rubies — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1414, line 17: «The old woman says she has waited "three days" at the fountain and nobody has given her anything.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «woman» (+4); the same place «fountain» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What was the consequence of the theft committed by Bruno?

1. Felicia got a cabbage — no support
2. Felicia was left with a cabbage — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. Felicia was left with a turnip — no support
4. Felicia was given a stale loaf — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1448, line 5: «Back home, Bruno has stolen the pinks and left a cabbage, which Felicia throws out of the window.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Beside which location did the Queen await Felicia's return?

1. beside the fountain — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. beside the old oak — score 4
3. by the well — score 4
4. under the tall elm — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1172, line 13: «Cerisette's mother was sent by the queen to look after the three young people, and she helps her daughter's plot.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «queen» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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