Grimm, Snow-white and Rose-red, part 61: the dwarf's beard is caught in a split tree

Tests: 1 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1474 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 did the bear actually make them beat the snow outta his fur, or nah?

1. nope, not really — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, they didn't — no support
3. yeah, they brushed him dry — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. kinda, they dusted him off — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl the bear just let the kids mess with him the whole time?

1. nah, he roared at them and chased the whole family out of the house into the snow — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. yeah, he was pretty patient with them — no support
3. nah, he got grumpy and walked off outside — no support
4. yeah, he was totally chill about it — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1208, line 15: «where: the Simurgh flew until "earth looked like an egg resting on an ocean," then set the prince down at its own place.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «own place» (+1). Against it: a different action (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 3 · ★ · right ✓

bruh why did Rose-red scream when she opened the door?

1. she saw a huge bear standing in the doorway with its paws raised high — score 2
2. she saw a bear's big head — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. she thought it was a thief — score 0
4. she thought the dwarf had come back to steal all the gold from the house — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1201, line 16: «fact: The headsman is called "polluted, blue-eyed," and he cuts off the prince's head and hangs it on the battlements.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «head» (+2); the same doer «fact» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the bear's fur got stuck on the door, and there was gold under it, lowkey sus, right?

1. nope, just fur — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. fr, the bear was hiding a bag — no support
3. fr, Snow-white thought she saw gold — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, no 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

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, was the dwarf's beard stuck in the tree, or nah?

1. yeah, the wind had wedged it tight in the trunk of the old tree — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. nah, the dwarf had pulled it out and wrapped it around his waist long ago — score 2
3. yeah, it was jammed in a crack — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. yeah, it was stuck in a hole — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 291, line 17: «The robber mother has "a long, scrubby beard," and her daughter bites her in the ear, so Gerda is spared for now.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «robber mother» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

did Snow-white cut his beard with a knife?

1. nah, with her scissors — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nah, she used a sharp pair of shears her mother had brought from the market — no support
3. yeah, with a big blade — no support
4. yeah, she used a sharp knife from the kitchen to cut it off quickly — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1172, line 15: «What: Cerisette uses "a sharp knife" to cut "a great hole in the side of the carriage".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: its «because» matches the remembered cause (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro the dwarf was so rude, right? like calling them stupid geese?

1. nah, just grumpy, honestly — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, super rude, no cap — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, he was nice — no support
4. yeah, kinda rude, honestly — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the dwarf do with his gold after he got free, lowkey?

1. he hid it — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. he swung it over his back — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. he left it — score 6
4. he took it and ran off — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1474, line 5: «Snow-white cuts the beard free, and the angry dwarf grabs his gold and runs off without thanks.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «angry dwarf» (+3); the same thing acted on «gold» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the bear sleeping on the hearth every night, or nah?

1. yeah, he came in every single evening and lay down by the fire until morning — no support
2. yeah, every evening at the same hour — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, he slept by the door most nights — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. nah, he only came to the house on the coldest winter nights when the snow was deep — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1420, line 4: «The long-nosed Princess trades for the golden apple, the carding-comb and the spinning-wheel, but the Prince sleeps through each night.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the mom tell them to close the shutters, or nah?

1. nah, Snow-white opened them — no support
2. yeah, Snow-white closed them — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, the mother told them to leave the shutters open so the bear could see inside — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. yeah, the mother told Snow-white to close the shutters before the bear came in the house — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1466, line 1: «The Sheep King tells Miranda how the cruel fairy Ragotte turned him from a lion into a sheep for five years.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «sheep king» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the lamb and the dove were chill with the bear, fr?

1. nah, they stayed far away — no support
2. nah, they ran away — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. yeah, they came closer too — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. no, not really — 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 148, line 8: «Where: the Stag hides in "a thick Vine", the Lamb runs into "a temple", and the Ass stands at "the edge of a precipice".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «lamb» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl the angel thing at the cliff was kinda creepy, right?

1. nah, it scared them off — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, it was nice — no support
3. yeah, but it guarded them — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, kinda — 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did the mother respond upon hearing the knocking at the door?

1. She opened it herself, hoping the visitor was a neighbour nearby — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. She told the children to hide — score -1
3. She sent Snow-white to see who it was, thinking a dwarf was lost — no support
4. She bade Rose-red unbar it, supposing a traveler sought shelter — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1100, line 3: «At home his wife refuses to open the door, so the henchmen beat her until she promises to obey.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «open» (+1); the same doer «wife» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

What was the principal reason for the bear's departure in the springtime?

1. He decided to hide from the summer heat in his den — no support
2. Because the dwarfs had stolen part of his fur and he wanted to take revenge on them all — no support
3. Because the sun had melted the snow and he wanted to climb the cliff to watch over the children — no support
4. He resolved to guard his treasure from the dwarfs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 788, line 16: «Why the bear leaves: he must "guard my treasures from the wicked dwarfs" who come out when the earth thaws.», 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did Snow-white release the dwarf from the cleft of the tree?

1. She severed the end of his beard with scissors — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She got her father's axe, chopped the trunk apart, and freed his beard from the split wood — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. She took out her scissors and carefully snipped the tip of the beard from the crack in the tree — score 3
4. She cut the rope that held his tangled hair — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 853, line 9: «fact: Where: on a glacier, near the valley she can see with "its familiar wooden cottages".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «fact» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What did the dwarf do upon regaining his liberty from the tree?

1. He said thanks — score 4
2. He picked up a sack and walked off without a word — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. He ran away — score 5
4. He seized a bag of gold and departed without thanks — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 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 126, line 16: «The dwarf complains about his "little coat" and then picks up his sack of jewels without thanking the children.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dwarf» (+3); the same thing acted on «sack» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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