Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Goose-Girl, part 1: on the road to the wedding, the maid takes the princess's place

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 17 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1475 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 dwarf's beard get stuck in the line or what?

1. yeah, the wind blew his beard right into his fishing line, mate, proper stuck — score 4
2. yeah, the wind blew it into his fishing line, mate — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. yeah, the wind blew it into his line while he was fishing for the fish, mate, nuts — score 4
4. nah, he tangled it on purpose while fishing, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 126, line 3: «Later, his beard tangles in his fishing line, a big fish drags him to the brook, and the girls cut the tangle.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «beard» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «tangle» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv the eagle nearly carried the dwarf off, right?

1. yeah, the girls grabbed him and fought the eagle off with sticks and shouts, proper brave, innit — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. yeah, the girls grabbed him by the legs and wrestled the bird for ages, mate, seriously brave — score 2
3. nah, the bird dropped him and flew away, quite lucky, mate — score 1
4. yeah, the girls grabbed him and fought the bird, proper brave — ✓ the right answer · 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 740, line 18: «Old word: "a bird of prey" is a hunting bird such as an eagle or hawk, which snatched the child up.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait so the bear was actually a prince, innit?

1. yeah, a king's son who got turned into a bear by the dwarf's spell, bruv, wicked twist — score 1
2. yeah, a king's son cursed by the dwarf into a bear, wicked twist, mate, proper mental — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. yeah, a king's son cursed by the dwarf, wicked twist — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. yeah, a dwarf's servant who turned into a bear, proper weird — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1475, line 4: «The bear turns out to be a king's son, cursed by the dwarf, and he marries Snow-white.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «curse» (+3); the same thing acted on «son» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

did the dwarf say thanks at all, or was he well rude?

1. nah, he just sulked and walked off quietly — no support
2. nah, he was mental rude, calling them hussies — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. yeah, he was dead grateful, thanked them loads — no support
4. yeah, he thanked them, but then he was well rude and called them hussies, mate — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1423, line 11: «The Dwarf calls the King's bride "that faithless Princess", and says she wears a ring made of his hair.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+3); the same doer «dwarf» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol why'd the princess get so thirsty, was it the heat?

1. yeah, it was boiling and the path was long, so she was proper knackered, innit, mate — no support
2. yeah, the sun was out and she felt dead tired, mate — score 1
3. nah, she just fancied a drink, the water was cold — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. yeah, the sun was blazing and she was knackered — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1422, line 16: «"Insensible" is an old word meaning unconscious, so the Princess has fainted and cannot feel or know anything.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+1); 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 6 · ★ · right ✓

so the maid was a proper sneaky cow, yeah?

1. yeah, she bossed the princess about and nicked her place — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. yeah, she was a proper sneaky cow, bossed the princess about, nicked her place and got away with it — score 1
3. yeah, she made the princess cry and sat in the saddle — score 2
4. yeah, she bossed the princess about all the way and then nicked her place and her horse, mate — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1475, line 16: «Old word: "haughtily" means in a proud, look-down-on-you way, which is how the maid speaks to the princess.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «maid» (+2); the same receiver (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the deal with those drops of blood, mate?

1. they were cursed, and the dwarf had made them for her — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. nah, they were just plain drops, no magic — no support
3. they were magic, and the princess's mum made them for her — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. they were magic, and the princess's mum made them with a spell so the girl would be safe — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 587, line 8: «Deal: the Bad Man says "he make a trade wid 'im", promising the blacksmith's spirit at the end of a year.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+4). Against it: the same doer «man» (-1); the same thing acted on «trade wid» (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the princess tell her mum what the maid did?

1. yeah, she told her mum and got the maid sacked — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. yeah, she told her mother everything straight away, but her mum just laughed at her — score 7
3. nah, she was too meek and just went along with it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, she was too meek and just went along with it, letting the maid boss her about — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1443, line 9: «Why: the Master-maid tells him to say "As much as I can carry", and the sparking creature says "It is well for you that you have not asked for a horse-load."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «master maid» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «say» (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

was Falada a talking horse or was that a fib?

1. nah, he only neighed, no talking, sorry — no support
2. yeah, it was a fib, he never said a word, mate — score 2
3. nah, it's true, he could actually talk, sick — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. yeah, it was a total fib, he could never talk, and the maid made it up, sick — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1475, line 18: «What: Falada is the princess's horse, and he can speak, which is a magic detail that matters later in the tale.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «speak» (+3); the same doer «horse» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did the maid end up riding the horse?

1. cause she'd stolen the princess's place and made her swap and then she rode it all the way, mate — no support
2. because she'd tricked the princess into swapping, then bossed her about and rode the horse to the palace — score 2
3. because the princess lent her the horse for a day — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. cause she'd stolen the princess's place and made her swap — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 4, 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 property (+2); the same doer «prince» (+1); 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the girls got loads of gold from the treasure, yeah?

1. nah, the dwarf kept it all for himself — score 1
2. nah, they got nothing — no support
3. nah, the bear took it all back to the cave — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. yeah, Snow-white and Rose-red shared it out between them — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1154, line 10: «The prince finds the girl in the forest "chopping wood" with a wreath of pink rose-buds, and the birds are hidden in the flowers.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+2); the same place «forest» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

how come the dwarf's face went red, was he blushing?

1. nah, he got cross and his nose went purple — no support
2. yeah, he was shy — no support
3. yeah, he was shy and his cheeks were pink — no support
4. nah, he was raging, his face turned scarlet — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1475, line 9: «Why: the dwarf is ungrateful, and when he is angry his face turns "scarlet with rage".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «face» (+1); the same thing acted on «scarlet» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

did the rose trees survive the whole thing?

1. yeah, they got planted in the garden and grew tall — score 2
2. yeah, they got carried to their mum's window and bloomed loads all summer long, proper lovely, mate — score 5
3. yeah, they got carried to their mum's window by the wind and bloomed loads all year, innit — score 2
4. yeah, they got carried to their mum's window and bloomed loads — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 1470, line 7: «The Captain's words "Open, Sesame!" made the rock door open, and "Shut, Sesame!" made it close.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «words» (+2); the same thing acted on «word» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the manner in which the dwarf addresses the two girls after his beard has been cut?

1. He scolds them in a bitter and sulky tone — score -3
2. He reproaches them in a peevish, insulting manner while still hiding his injured pride — score -3
3. He reproaches them in a peevish and insulting manner — ✓ the right answer · score -3
4. He reproaches them loudly in a peevish and insulting manner, calling them vile names — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 1, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1352, line 15: «what: their prayer was answered, and the girl was called Hase-Hime, "the Princess of Hase."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «girl» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the agent responsible for the decision to conceal the true nature of the bear from the sisters.

1. The dwarf, who had cursed the king's son and then told the sisters nothing at all — no support
2. The dwarf, who had cursed the king's son — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The princess who hid the bear's name — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. The dwarf, who had cursed the king's son into a bear and then hidden it — 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 1309, line 13: «Why the litter: he hides her inside it, so she is carried home "right inside his own house."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the purpose for which the princess's mother cut her fingers and bound the rag with three drops of blood.

1. To provide a token of protection for her daughter during the journey — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. To give the princess a gift for her wedding feast — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. To provide a magical token of protection for her daughter so the maid could never harm her on the journey — score 2
4. To send a message to the dwarf about her needs — 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 1361, line 2: «She gives the girl a round mirror in a wooden box and says that whenever she looks in it, she will see her mother.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «girl» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Explain the reason the princess refrained from rebuking her waiting-maid when the maid behaved with insolence.

1. She was meek by nature and therefore made no complaint — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. She was meek by nature and therefore made no complaint, letting the maid behave as she pleased on the whole journey — score 2
3. She had been told by the king not to scold servants — score 2
4. She was meek by nature, so she made no complaint, because she feared the maid would tell her mother lies about the whole journey — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1442, line 11: «The Master-maid teaches him: "turn your pitchfork upside down, and work with the handle."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «master maid» (+2); the same receiver «king» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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