Grimm, Trusty John, part 69: the King sees the golden picture, and the ship sails off with the Princess

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1482 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 ✓

yo did the king seriously faint cuz of a painting?? lol

1. yeah dude, he went down like a sack of potatoes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. yeah dude, he dropped like a rock and stayed out for ages, it was wild — no support
3. yeah, he kinda just fainted on the floor — score 2
4. nope, he just sat there and blinked — 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 887, line 11: «fact: Why: The Marsh King's land is called the Wild Moor because the wanderer who strays onto the marsh "sank, and went down to the Marsh King."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fact» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh so trusty john is literally the goat, right?

1. fr, he's loyal but kinda dumb about it — no support
2. fr, he kept his promise even if it cost him his life — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. fr, he kept the promise to the old King even though the young one begged him non-stop for ages — score 3
4. nah, he just did what the King told him — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1130, line 7: «The poor man catches the goat with a lasso made of "the bit and reins that remained to him," and the story says it was "the Devil himself."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same doer «story» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait the gold pails were just sitting at the well??

1. yeah, she had a couple of pails — no support
2. yeah, she was at the well with two golden pails and a whole crowd of maids watching — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. yeah, she was chillin with two golden pails — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. yeah, she was carrying a silver jug — 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 572, line 12: «His wife and children come with pails, the big ones with big pails and the little ones with little pails.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «wife» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

why'd the princess just get on the ship like that?

1. she wanted to see the merchant's stuff, no cap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. idk, just bored — no support
3. she was curious about the ship lol — score 3
4. she heard the ship had cool stuff — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 204, line 13: «The princess is "very partial to" olives, so she wants to buy all the olives on the ship at once.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «want» (+3); the same doer «princess» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the ravens are like the group chat of the sea?

1. lol kinda, they talk about the king — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. lol yeah, they're basically gossiping about the king's whole plan and everyone's business — score 4
3. yeah, they gossip about everyone up there — no support
4. lol yeah, they're spilling all the tea — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 772, line 9: «What: the raven leaves her gold ring with her name engraved on it, and she puts it on one of his fingers.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «raven» (+2). 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the horse seriously gallop off into the sky?

1. that's what they said, the king would vanish if he rode it — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, it was supposed to take him away — no support
3. that's what the ravens said, it would gallop off with the king into the sky and he'd vanish forever — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. kinda, they said it would carry him off somewhere — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1421, line 6: «WHO: The Princess is called Bellissima, and she is "fifteen years old" in this part.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «part» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

how's the king supposed to survive the chestnut horse??

1. somebody just needs to shoot that horse dead with the pistol before it grabs him, obviously — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. you hide the King in the cabin, easy — score 1
3. someone shoots it dead with the pistol, simple — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. someone cuts the reins and runs it off — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1132, line 13: «The horse is really a mare, and Golik says she is the serpent's youngest daughter.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «horse» (+1); the same thing acted on «youngest daughter» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

is the princess even mad or nah?

1. nah, she's just tired of the whole thing — score 2
2. yeah, a little, but she calms down — no support
3. nah, she's chill after the king tells her the truth, but she was super upset at first lol — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. nah, she's chill once the king tells her the truth — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 973, line 15: «The shadow pretends to sigh, and the princess says it is "policy" to put the mad shadow out of the way, which is a cold word for getting rid of someone.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same doer «princess» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

why's trusty john playing the fiddle on the ship?

1. he's practicing for the wedding, honestly — no support
2. he's just relaxing and doesn't care lol — no support
3. he's just vibing and overheard the ravens, lol — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. to annoy the sailors — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1285, line 4: «Molly, a captive nurse, whispers a plan: John must catch his wife's hand when the fairy court rides past.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «john» (+2); the same action «catch» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the king really keep the picture hidden that whole time?

1. yeah, the door stayed locked the whole time until trusty john finally gave in and opened it — no support
2. yeah, the door was locked till trusty john gave in — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. yeah, nobody saw it till he cracked — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. nah, the King showed it to everyone — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 735, line 5: «She breaks her promise, the frog comes knocking at her door, and she is told she must keep her word, so he hops in and sleeps on her pillow.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «break» (+3); the same doer «princess» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the goldsmiths worked day and night for this?

1. yep, they worked nonstop making vases, vessels, birds and beasts in gold, it was insane — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. yeah, they carved silver for her boat — no support
3. yep, they hammered out gold cups for her — score 1
4. yep, they made birds and beasts in gold for her — ✓ 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 1482, line 11: «The goldsmiths make "all sorts of birds and game and wonderful beasts" to tempt the Princess.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «goldsmiths» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

is trusty john allowed to just leave the king on the boat?

1. yeah, he's supposed to fetch the Princess — score 0
2. yeah, he told him to wait on the boat and get everything ready for the Princess while he goes — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. yeah, he's just going to the market — no support
4. yeah, he told him to wait and get everything ready — ✓ the right answer · 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 9, line 14: «In "You are old, Father William" a young man asks his father, in this order, why he stands on his head, how he turns a back-somersault, how he ate a whole goos…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «old man» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which action does Trusty John take in fulfilment of the promise made to the late King?

1. He conceals from the young King what the locked chamber holds — no support
2. He keeps the young King from the gold stores and royal records — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. He withholds from the young King the contents of the locked chamber — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He burns the portrait — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1482, line 6: «Who: Trusty John, the faithful servant, keeps his promise to the dying old King.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same receiver (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the principal consequence of the young King's sight of the portrait?

1. He leaves the palace — score 2
2. He rides off to find the Princess at once — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. He collapses in a swoon and declares his lasting devotion — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. He is angered — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1432, line 17: «The Sultan wakes, finds the palace gone, and sends thirty men to fetch Aladdin in chains.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «find» (+2); the same doer «sultan» (+2); the same thing acted on «palace» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means does the company gain access to the Princess?

1. By an open invitation to a royal feast held in the palace hall — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. By a false trading voyage, with the King disguised as a merchant selling gold vessels, birds and beasts to the court — no support
3. By a feigned mercantile enterprise conducted with gold wares — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Through a ship's crew who knew her well — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 735, line 5: «She breaks her promise, the frog comes knocking at her door, and she is told she must keep her word, so he hops in and sleeps on her pillow.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+3); the same thing acted on «word» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What warning is conveyed to Trusty John by the ravens, and how does it bear upon the outcome?

1. The horse will carry the King off unless someone intervenes — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. A chestnut horse will abduct the King unless it is shot dead — ✓ the right answer · score -7
3. A chestnut horse will gallop the young King into the sky unless someone shoots it dead with a pistol at once — score -3
4. A grey horse will attack the Princess before the wedding — score -6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -1, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1321, line 5: «The raven carries him far away and gives him a bundle that holds a whole castle, and a giant wants the first boy he has when he is seven.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «carry» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «son» (-3). The right option, 2, scored -7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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