Norse Tales, Cinderlad, part 79: Cinderlad shows the three golden apples

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1492 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 ✓

Dude, did the first knight get his apple in his boot or his saddle?

1. In his shoe, innit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Saddle, bruv — no support
3. In a boot — no support
4. In his saddle, innit — 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 ✗

Who was the knight in silver, like the one who got two-thirds up?

1. Nah, the golden knight, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Yeah, the silver knight, mate — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Yeah, that was the silver knight in the shiny armour, innit mate — no support
4. Yeah, the silver knight, mate, who got two-thirds up the hill — 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 1492, line 15: «Cinderlad appears in "his bright golden armor, which gleamed as he stood," showing he is the golden knight.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «cinderlad» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did the brothers say Cinderlad couldn't come, fam?

1. Cause he was too ugly and dirty and never left the cinders — no support
2. Cause he was too small and weak — no support
3. Cause he was far too ugly and dirty to be seen at a palace, fam — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Cause he was too ugly and dirty — ✓ the right answer · 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 1490, line 17: «Cinderlad goes off to the "outlying field," the far-away field, and lies down in the barn.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «cinderlad» (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where did Cinderlad always chill, like, every day?

1. Lounging near the chimney in the dust — no support
2. Hanging out by the hearth and ash — no support
3. Chilling by the chimney in the cinders — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Chilling in the cinders — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 4 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 171, line 12: «The third Calender says they are "all three sons of kings," which makes Zobeida's anger cool down at once.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cool down» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the golden knight, like, actually make it all the way up?

1. Yep, mate — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, slipped — no support
3. Yep, straight to the top, mate — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nah, he gave up halfway, mate — 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the brothers call Cinderlad, like, when they were being mean?

1. Black rat — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Sooty pig — score 1
3. A smelly wild animal — score 1
4. A dirty black creature — ✓ the right answer · 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 1387, line 6: «Who: the two ambassadors of Empress Jokwa, and the Sun and the Moon, whom the men call "their Majesties of Light".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+2). Against it: the same doer «men» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Cinderlad turns up at the palace, yeah? What's he got on him?

1. Them three golden apples, bro, wrapped up in his sooty rags — score -5
2. Them three silver coins, bro — no support
3. Them three golden apples, bro — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. Them three golden apples, bro, and a shiny golden helmet too — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1492, line 15: «Cinderlad appears in "his bright golden armor, which gleamed as he stood," showing he is the golden knight.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «cinderlad» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

What did the King reckon nobody could do with the apple?

1. Show it up in the palace before the whole court and the Princess — score 4
2. Show it up in the palace — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Find the knight who won — score -2
4. Pick it up from the grass and show it to the whole court tomorrow — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1492, line 4: «Nobody can produce an apple at the palace, so the King calls everyone in the kingdom, even Cinderlad.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «apple» (+4); the same place «palace» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the brothers roughen their horses' shoes, like, to grip?

1. No, not really — no support
2. Yeah, for grip, sorted — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, to slip, sorted — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Yeah, for grip on the glass, sorted, and they still slid anyway — 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 1492, line 10: «The brothers roughen their horses' shoes to grip the glass, but "they rode and they slipped as they had done the day before."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «slip» (+3); the same doer «brothers» (+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 ✗

What did Cinderlad do with his sooty rags, honestly?

1. Chucked them off — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Chucked them off, dead cool — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Burned them up, dead cool — score 2
4. Kept them on — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1492, line 5: «Cinderlad pulls the three apples from his pocket, throws off his sooty rags, and stands there in golden armor.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «sooty rags» (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

What colour was the golden knight's horse's saddle, bruv?

1. Silver, obviously, bruv — no support
2. Gold, obviously, bruv, same as his shiny golden armour — score -1
3. Gold, bruv — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. Gold, obviously, bruv — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1167, line 18: «Old word: a "banquet" is a grand feast, and a "morsel" is a tiny bit of food, as in "not even a morsel of cheese."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

How many apples did the Princess chuck, like, altogether?

1. Three, I'm sure, three — ← Mova's choice · score -3
2. Three, count 'em, three — ✓ the right answer · score -6
3. Four, count 'em, four — no support
4. Two, honestly — score -7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -3, against -6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1492, line 5: «Cinderlad pulls the three apples from his pocket, throws off his sooty rags, and stands there in golden armor.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored -6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the King finally twig who the golden apples belonged to?

1. Yeah, the lad from the cinders — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, the king from the palace — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. Nah, not really — no support
4. Yeah, the lad — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 877, line 1: «The little mermaid turns fifteen and is finally allowed up to the surface, dressed by her grandmother.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which knight was clad in silver armour, and to what height did he ascend the glass hill?

1. The silver knight ascended two-thirds of the way up the glass hill — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. The copper knight ascended one-third of the way up the glass hill — no support
3. The copper knight ascended one-third of the way up the hill — no support
4. The silver knight ascended two-thirds of the way up the glass hill before sliding back down toward the crowd — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 238, line 4: «She climbs to a glass hill she cannot climb, serves a smith for seven years for iron shoes, and ends up at the washerwife's house.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «climb» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «glass hill» (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did the Princess dispatch the golden apples to the knights?

1. She dropped each apple at the knight's feet as he rode in — no support
2. She threw each apple after the knight as he turned away — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. She threw each apple after the knight as he turned away, shouting loudly to the crowd — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. She threw each apple after the knight as he turned away from the palace steps and the crowd — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 3, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 694, line 16: «The soldiers are "discharged", which means they have been sent home from the army, and they call the boy "little brother".», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+4); the same receiver «boy» (+4). Against it: the same thing acted on (-2); a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What did the two brothers report regarding Cinderlad's conduct during the three days of riding?

1. He never left the cinder-heap on any of the three days — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He never left the palace on any of the three days — score -9
3. He never once washed on any of the three days — ← Mova's choice · score -2
4. He stayed in the cinders — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -2, against -9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 667, line 6: «Who: the six brothers are the sons of one father and mother, and each is called Simon.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «six brothers» (-1); the same thing acted on «sons» (-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 Cinderlad produce before the King when he at last appeared in the palace?

1. The three golden apples and a silver sword — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. The two golden apples, with silver armour too — score -1
3. The three golden apples, together with golden armour — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. The three golden apples, together with golden armour and a golden helmet with a plume — 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 1492, line 15: «Cinderlad appears in "his bright golden armor, which gleamed as he stood," showing he is the golden knight.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4). Against it: the same doer «cinderlad» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-4). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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