Project Gutenberg pg503, Princess Miranda, part 51: the King orders Miranda killed, and her faithful animals die for her

Tests: 3 of 15 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 19 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1464 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 ✗

Wait, so who is the King actually wanting dead?

1. his nephew Grabugeon — no support
2. the Captain of the Guard himself — no support
3. his daughter Miranda — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. his youngest daughter Patypata — ← 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 1040, line 6: «WHO: Fionn is a young boy raised by his guardians, the sons of Morna, who want him dead, and he is brought up in the woods of Slieve Bloom.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2); the same thing acted on «young boy» (+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 ✗

Bruh, why's the King so mad, though?

1. a bad dream — no support
2. cos the sheep was his — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. cos of his daughter's dream — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. cos of his daughter's dream about a dress — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 2, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 226, line 13: «Why she lied: she pretended to be mad to escape a marriage the Sultan forced on her, one he did not even ask her consent for.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Like, what did the King want as proof, fr?

1. her hair and crown — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. her heart and tongue and a lock of hair — score 5
3. her eyes and ears — score 5
4. her heart and tongue — ✓ 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 245, line 11: «Why: the Prince wants proof of "his sincerity", so he asks her to come "just as she was".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+3); the same action «want» (+2); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, what's the name of the monkey who dived out the tree?

1. Patypata — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Grabugeon the Second — no support
3. Grabugeon — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Mirabel — 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 · ★ · right ✓

What did Tintin say about being a good dog, lol?

1. he would run away home — score -2
2. he could not let her die — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. he could not let her die alone in the forest — score 5
4. he had sworn to guard the King's daughter forever — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1254, line 5: «The king, who once left this baby to die, makes him a soldier, and then a dog dies after eating his scraps.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dog» (+3); the same action «die» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Did the monkey die by jumping, innit?

1. from the top of a tree — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. off the castle wall — no support
3. from the top of a tree during the storm — no support
4. from a high window — 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 ✗

Who chopped off her own head, like, fr?

1. Patypata — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Ana — score 1
3. Miranda — score 1
4. Grabugeon — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1464, line 4: «Grabugeon jumps from a tree and dies, and Patypata cuts off her own head, but their tongues are useless as proof.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «grabugeon» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why'd the tiny tongue not work, though?

1. it had been torn in two — no support
2. it was no bigger than a thumb and had gone black — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. it was no bigger than her thumb and hard as bark — score 3
4. it was no bigger than her thumb — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1464, line 13: «Why: Miranda's tongue is "not bigger than the Princess's thumb", so the King would never be fooled by it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same circumstance (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: the same doer «tongue» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, where did Miranda bury them, mate?

1. under a stone — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. beside the castle wall — score 6
3. at the foot of a tree — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. in the river — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1464, line 5: «Alone in the forest, Miranda buries her friends, then hears a sheep and finds a glade with a wonderful golden-horned sheep.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «miranda» (+4); the same action «bury» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did Miranda carve on the bark, bro?

1. the path to the castle — no support
2. their names and how they died — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the sheep and the dog — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. their names — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1464, line 5: «Alone in the forest, Miranda buries her friends, then hears a sheep and finds a glade with a wonderful golden-horned sheep.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «miranda» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «sheep» (-1); 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 ✓

Scary stuff, what was in the forest?

1. lions and wolves — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. robbers and bears — no support
3. ghosts and witches — no support
4. lions, wolves and angry shepherds — 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why'd she nearly die in there, like?

1. cold, wind and rain — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. heat, fear and tiredness from the long walk — no support
3. heat, fear and tiredness — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. heat, thirst, fear and the bites of insects — 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 ✗

What was the sheep chilling on, fam?

1. a bed of orange-flowers under a golden tent — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a bank of orange-flowers — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a pile of silk cushions — no support
4. a bank of orange-flowers beside a stream — 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 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

What was the sheep's roof, honestly?

1. a roof of woven straw — no support
2. a silk tent — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. a silver tent of linen — score 1
4. a canopy of cloth of gold — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1463, line 20: «What is "animadvert"? It is an old word meaning to criticise or comment on something, and the narrator says it is not his business to do so.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «old word» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the sheep have jewels round its legs?

1. ribbons of blue silk — no support
2. strings of great pearls tied with red ribbon — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. strings of great pearls and small golden bells — no support
4. strings of great pearls — ✓ the right answer · 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 1091, line 16: «The sheep: the Princess's carriage is drawn by "a great sheep who knew all the roads."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «great sheep» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

To whom did the King transmit his order of execution?

1. To the Captain of his Bodyguard and his household — ← Mova's choice · score 11
2. To the Captain of the Guard, who was also the King's cousin — no support
3. To the Captain of his Bodyguard — ✓ the right answer · score 11
4. To the head of the palace guards — score 11

Why: It took the question to ask whom it is for. It chose option 1 with score 11, tied with another option at 11 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1090, line 16: «The King "paid him very well for carrying his orders", and ladies gave him gifts for news of their lovers.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «carry» (+4); the same thing acted on «orders» (+4); the same doer «king» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 11. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What token was the Captain required to bring back as evidence of the execution?

1. the Princess's heart and tongue — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. the Princess's heart, tongue and the dog's collar — score 1
3. the Princess's golden crown — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. the Princess's heart and tongue wrapped in silk — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1043, line 13: «What: Fionn asks what "will be given" to the defender, and the king promises that "All that can be rightly asked will be royally bestowed".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «king» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the Captain's stated preference regarding his own death?

1. He would rather die himself than harm her — ✓ the right answer · score -6
2. He would rather die himself than harm her, and he said so — score -6
3. He would prefer to become a shepherd — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. He would rather flee the kingdom than serve — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -1, against -6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 705, line 6: «Who: Peter is a young man whose father is an old man in a village, and the story is told about them.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «old man» (-1). The right option, 1, scored -6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

In what manner did the sheep's wool and horns appear?

1. soft as silk, horns bent like iron — score 2
2. white as snow, horns shining like gold and curled — score 4
3. white as snow, horns shining like gold — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. white as snow, horns dull as bronze — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1168, line 19: «Old word: "cornet" here is a magic horn that gave soldiers; today a cornet is a small brass instrument like a trumpet.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+3); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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