Grimm's Fairy Tales, Faithful John, John is turned to stone and brought back at a dreadful price

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1483 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 ✗

bruv, why did John shoot that horse, was he mental?

1. He saved the King from a trap — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Because the ravens told him the horse would carry the poisoned bridal shirt to the King — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. He had been ordered by the Queen to kill it so she could marry another man quickly — score 3
4. He wanted to stop the ride — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1289, line 3: «The brown horse carries him through the dark to the castle of the king of the oak windows, and he creeps in and takes the sword out of its sheath.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «brown horse» (+2); the same action «carry» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, what was in the cupboard, like a cheeky surprise?

1. A jewelled cupboard full of gold, wine and a hidden dagger for the King — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A bunch of flowers with a hidden poison inside every petal and stem — no support
3. A nice bridal gown with a hidden blade — no support
4. A bridal shirt that was actually poison — ✓ the right answer · 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 ✓

did the King really chop his own kids' heads off? that's bare grim

1. Yes, to revive the statue — no support
2. No, just a rumour — no support
3. Yeah, to save the stone — no support
4. Yeah, to bring John back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · 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 116, line 5: «The King brings John back by cutting off his sons' heads, then hides everyone from the Queen and tells her the truth. A new tale starts: the sick King's three…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «bring back» (+2); the same thing acted on «john» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

so John got hanged, right, or did he get off?

1. He was hanged in the square, but the King stopped the execution at the last moment — no support
2. He escaped and ran to the hills — no support
3. He was hanged, but a magic stone brought him back to life later — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. He turned to stone, no hanging — ✓ 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 726, line 7: «The places are a great wood, then a village where two men are "going to be hanged".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same doer «two men» (+1); the same property (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the deal with the Queen falling over at the dance?

1. She got struck down by a sort of spell — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The bridal shirt she wore had poisoned her skin and made her collapse at the dance — ← Mova's choice · score -8
3. She fainted from the heat of dancing — no support
4. She was poisoned by the shirt — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1150, line 20: «OLD WORD: a clematis is a climbing plant with flowers, and a "tumbledown fence" is one that is falling over; both words are still used.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «words» (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

did John say something before they topped him?

1. He told the King he was wrongly done — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. He told the King that the Queen had been poisoned by his own hand and that he deserved death — score 5
3. He asked the executioner to make it quick and to pray with him for the Queen's soul — score 2
4. He said he had been treated unfairly — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1455, line 13: «Who helps: the wind wizard's son tells the King to "Send for the old wizard from Finland," and the wizard arrives on the wind.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «king» (+4); the same doer «son» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did the King feel when John turned to stone, like gutted?

1. He raged at the royal guards — no support
2. Gutted, he wept by the statue — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. He ordered the statue melted down and gave the gold to the poor people of the town — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. He was relieved and went straight to bed without speaking to anyone at all — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 116, line 4: «At the dance the bride falls dead-looking, John saves her, and the angry King throws him into prison; John tells his story and turns to stone.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same doer «john» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

the little tailor was sewing, yeah? what was the jam like?

1. Stale jam, he said, full of insects, and he refused to eat any of it — no support
2. Good jam, he said, fit to sell — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Excellent jam, he said, the best he had ever tasted in the whole village — no support
4. Sour, he said, not for sale — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 742, line 15: «The tailor says, "Now, I have got the bird," which is his proud way of saying he has caught the beast.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «tailor» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

who sold the jam to the tailor, a bloke or a woman?

1. A peasant woman — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -5
2. A man — score -5
3. A baker — score -5
4. A stranger from a distant land who had come by ship — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1462, line 5: «The cat is sold to a king in Africa, who gives gold and jewels for her because she clears his palace of rats and mice.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same receiver «king» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

how much jam did the tailor buy, like a pound or what?

1. Half a pound, maybe a bit more — no support
2. Four ounces, maybe a quarter pound — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Three ounces, perhaps a little more — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. A whole big jar of jam, more than three pounds in weight altogether — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1479, line 7: «WHAT: The Prince's bad friends told lies, and "they bribed three men to say that Suliman himself had told them about it."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the number the lesson gave for it (+6). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

did the tailor eat his bread straight away?

1. No, he waited for dinner — no support
2. Yes, he ate it at once — score 1
3. No, he sewed first — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Yes — no support

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 768, line 16: «The tailor sews the planks together, and the brothers "got home safe" with the princess.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «tailor» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

what was the tailor doing at his window?

1. Sewing a waistcoat for dear life — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Eating bread — no support
3. Mending a torn shirt for the king — score -1
4. Watching the flies buzz around the jam jar while he sat on the windowsill — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 741, line 12: «The giant asks him to carry a felled oak, and the tailor sits on a branch and is carried too.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sit» (+3). Against it: the same doer «tailor» (-1). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which servant overheard the ravens, and what did he resolve to do?

1. The gardener, who vowed to warn the King — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. A stable boy, who ran — score 0
3. Trusty John, who decided to keep silent — score 0
4. Trusty John, who resolved to stand by his master — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 662, line 4: «The king's servants warn him, he stays awake, hears Ilonka's story, and the swineherd's family is hanged.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «warn» (+3); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the function of the bridal shirt in the narrative?

1. A garment that proved the Queen's innocence — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It was a gift meant to honour the bride — no support
3. It was an enchanted shirt that would turn anyone who wore it into stone at once, forever and always — no support
4. It was a poisoned garment prepared to destroy the King — ✓ the right answer · 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means was the stone figure of John restored to life?

1. By the tears of the grieving Queen — no support
2. By the blood of the King's two sons — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. By magic words — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. By the prayers of a holy priest — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 163, line 9: «Why: the old man warns him that it "is a dangerous place to stop long in" because of evil genii.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same circumstance (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which object did John employ to slay the chestnut horse?

1. A long musket that he had carried through the whole campaign in the north — score 1
2. A hunting bow with arrows — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. A pistol drawn from its holster — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. A crossbow loaded with bolts — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 631, line 18: «Old word "Brumby": it means a wild horse without any breeding, and today it is used for wild horses in Australia.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «use» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «word» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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