Grimm's Fairy Tales, Hansel and Gretel: the bread house and the oven

Tests: 6 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1473 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 ✓

bruh, why did the crumb trail fail, like, what even happened to it?

1. the birds ate every single one and nothing was left — score 2
2. the birds ate every single one — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. some kid stepped on them and they got soggy and gone — no support
4. the rain washed them away — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1473, line 2: «The birds have eaten every crumb, so the children wander for days, hungry and tired, living on berries from the ground.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «birds» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

lowkey, what was the house even made of?

1. cakes for the roof, sugar window — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. just wood lol — no support
3. cake walls and a marzipan floor — no support
4. biscuit walls and a jam door — 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 · ★ · right ✓

no cap, which bird led them there?

1. the snow-white one — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. the red-breasted one — no support
3. the crow — score 1
4. the robin — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 744, line 7: «Where: a snow-white bird leads them to a little house, and "the windows were of clear sugar."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «lead» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

wait, so what colour were the witch's eyes?

1. red — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. brown — no support
3. blue — no support
4. green — 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 ✓

sus ngl, what did she mutter over the sleeping kids?

1. tasty! — no support
2. fine meal — score -5
3. ah, lovely dinner soon — score -5
4. that'll be a dainty bite — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 3, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1473, line 17: «When she sees the sleeping children, she mutters "That'll be a dainty bite," meaning she plans to eat them.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+8). Against it: the same thing acted on «dainty bite» (-2); a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, what did the old lady make Gretel do?

1. carry logs in from the yard and mend all the beds — no support
2. fetch wood and sew — no support
3. fetch water from the well and cook every meal for the house — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. fetch water and cook — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1344, line 10: «WHY: The wife is greedy, and her greed makes her forget that the sparrows "might be angry with her."», 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, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

dead serious, how did Gretel finish the witch off?

1. locked her in the cellar — no support
2. tossed her in the pot — score 1
3. burned her — no support
4. shoved her in the oven — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 744, line 5: «Gretel pushes the witch into her own oven, the children fill their pockets with jewels, and a white duck carries them over the water to their father.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «own oven» (+5); the same doer «gretel» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

mad, what did they bring home from the witch's house?

1. bags of gold coins and silver cups from the old witch's room — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. boxes of pearls, rings and precious stones from the witch's house — score 2
3. pearls and precious stones — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. silver bowls and rings — 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 1458, line 14: «Who: Perseus refuses the crown and takes his mother home to her father's house, where the old man was "cast on the island in the great chest".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «house» (+2); the same action «take» (+1). 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

vibe check, how did they cross the lake?

1. by riding a big swan straight across the water — no support
2. by walking on the frozen lake — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. on the white duck's back — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. on a giant fish's back — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1178, line 8: «Where: the sisters walk across a great lake, then reach a hut in front of a mountain with a precipice.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «great lake» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok, what did Hansel keep sticking out every morning?

1. a twig — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. a stick — score 4
3. a thin finger — score 4
4. a bone — ✓ the right answer · 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 822, line 4: «In the morning the brother is already dead, the bees swarm a flower-pot, and a skull is seen inside it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey, why did the witch decide to cook Hansel?

1. he kept poking a bone out at her every single morning — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he stayed thin — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he talked too much — no support
4. he would not eat — 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 ✗

real talk, how was their dad doing while they were gone?

1. he missed them terribly and wept every night in bed — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he had gone out searching the wood every day for them — no support
3. not happy at all — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. cheerful as ever — 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok so what kind of feast did Hansel want?

1. a plain bread supper — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. a proper blow-out with sweets and a roast goose for everyone — score 1
3. a regular blow-out — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. a regular blow-out with cakes, pies and a whole roast — 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 1161, line 8: «What: The brothers want to "ruin his credit with the king," but they do not wish to kill him, only to show that he is "only a child."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «want» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Upon entering the old woman's house, what did the children find in every corner of the room?

1. Heaps of cheese — no support
2. Boxes of pearls and precious stones — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. Piles of old shoes — no support
4. Chests of gold coins and rings from far away — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 1453, line 20: «OLD WORDS: "Repent" means to feel sorry for what you did, and "encamp" means to set up a camp for the night.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «old words» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

What was the nature of the bird that guided the children to the dwelling?

1. A snow-white bird — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. A black raven — no support
3. A crow — no support
4. A robin — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 230, line 13: «What: Her plan is "to stop up my ears with cotton" so that the voices cannot frighten her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «voices» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «bird» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the children traverse the lake?

1. By a wooden raft — score 4
2. By riding a large swan across the still water — score 3
3. By the white duck's back — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. By the old stone bridge — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1471, line 21: «Old word: "confounded" means so puzzled and confused that a person cannot think of what to say.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same circumstance (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the fate of the old woman at the conclusion of the episode?

1. She ran off — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. She fled to the forest — score 2
3. She fell in the well — score 2
4. She perished in her own oven — ✓ the right answer · 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 677, line 3: «The old woman snaps a twig, so Wildrose slides down to show her, and the old woman grabs her and runs off with her over her shoulders.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «run off» (+1); the same doer «old woman» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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