Blue Fairy Book, The Star Gazer, part 2: Michael hides under a bed, follows the princesses to a magic ball, and Lina catches on

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1505 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 garden kid seriously stay invisible under a bed the whole night?

1. yeah, he was lowkey hiding under there the whole time — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, he was chilling in the hall — no support
3. yeah, he was lowkey hiding under there — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, he was just hiding in the room — 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 ✗

bruv so the princesses had a secret trap door, innit?

1. yeah, they clapped and a hatch popped up — no support
2. yeah, they clapped three times and the floor just opened up — score 1
3. yeah, they knocked and it swung open — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. yeah, they clapped three times and it opened — ✓ 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 276, line 2: «One stormy night, with thunder and rain and pitch-black dark, a soaking wet girl knocks at the palace door and says she is a real Princess.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «knock» (+1); the same doer «soaking wet girl» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

wait, which wood had the diamond leaves, the last one?

1. yeah, the one that glittered like diamonds — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. nah, the first wood had the drops — score -1
3. yeah, the silver one — score 3
4. yeah, the one with the glowing green leaves — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1334, line 12: «The young husband answers, "Well, but it didn't fall," and leaves them to cry as long as they like.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «mother» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the princes actually drink a potion that froze their hearts?

1. yeah, a potion — no support
2. nah, they just drank some wine — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. nah, just wine — no support
4. yeah, a philtre, real mad stuff — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1207, line 1: «At a feast the prince drinks the king's wine and sings so sweetly that everyone is charmed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «wine» (+3); the same action «drink» (+1); the same doer «prince» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

okay so Lina's boat was always behind, right?

1. yeah, it was heavier, the oars dragged — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. yeah, it was heavier than the rest — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. nah, it was lighter than the rest — no support
4. yeah, it was slow — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1505, line 14: «Lina's boat: it is "always behind the rest" because Michael makes it heavier, and Lina wonders why.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «boat» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

did Michael take the purse of gold, like, for real?

1. nah, he said he doesn't sell his silence — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. yeah, he took the gold and ran — score 4
3. nah, he just kept it quiet — score 4
4. nah, he said he doesn't sell his silence to anyone at all — score 5

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 1505, line 20: «Lina's gold: she offers Michael "a purse of gold", but he says "I do not sell my silence" and walks away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «silence» (+3); the same action «sell» (+1); the same doer «michael» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

why did Lina's sisters tease her, lol?

1. cause she was chatting with the garden boy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. cause she was talking to the gardener's son — score 5
3. cause she was chatting with the garden boy at the window — score 5
4. cause she was caught chatting with the garden boy by the stairs all night — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1453, line 18: «WHY: The fairies turn her into a white cat because she "utterly refused" to marry the king of the dwarfs.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the eldest sister say the gardener's job was like?

1. a charming profession, a cottage by the park — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a charming profession with a cottage by the park for his family — no support
3. a charming profession, a cottage by the park and a garden — no support
4. a humble job with a little house nearby — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 687, line 19: «Old word: a "robe of office" was the special coat that showed a man's public job, like the hangman's; today we call it a uniform.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence 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

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

so the owl was the noise both times, right, or was it a branch?

1. no, the wind — no support
2. it was the owl, Lina said so — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. it was the branch, Michael said — no support
4. it was a branch — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1257, line 17: «At the edge of the gulf an owl laughs "Hoo! hoo!" in his face, and he "threw himself back in a perspiration of horror".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «owl» (+3); the same doer «owl» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro what made the castle so bright?

1. lights, mirrors, and flowers everywhere in every room — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. fires in every window and hall — score 3
3. lights, mirrors, flowers and jewelled banners hanging everywhere — no support
4. lights, mirrors, and flowers everywhere — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1289, line 8: «Where: the king rides "till in the dark of the night he reached the castle of the king of the oak windows".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «reach» (+2); the same thing acted on «castle» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did Michael fly out of the room, like for real?

1. he jumped from the high window — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he slid down the vine outside the window — no support
3. he slid down the vine outside — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he slid down the long vine outside the castle wall and ran — 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

what was the supper, was it just normal food?

1. sugared orange flowers and rose leaves — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. sugared orange flowers, rose leaves and crisp golden cakes — no support
3. fine pastries and spiced wine cups — no support
4. cakes and wine — 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 ✗

Which magical means did the young servant employ in order to render himself invisible to the princesses?

1. He rubbed a salve made from the lake reeds — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He gathered a white flower from the cherry laurel tree and pinned it on — no support
3. He gathered a white flower from the cherry laurel — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He picked a sprig of holly from the wall — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

At which hour of the night did the musical entertainment at the castle cease for the evening?

1. At midnight — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. After the nine great chimes of night — no support
3. When the cock crowed the third time — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. When the moon was high above the hall — 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 3 · formal language · right ✓

What substance was the philtre administered to the princes said to have produced in them?

1. A coldness of the heart leaving only a love of dancing and feasting all night — score -3
2. A coldness of the heart leaving only a love of dancing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3
3. A stiffness of the limbs and a love of feasting — no support
4. A coldness of the heart leaving only a love of dancing and song — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1505, line 16: «the princes: there are "fifty at least", and they have drunk a philtre that "froze the heart" so they only love dancing.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «love» (-1); the same thing acted on «dancing» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Why did the youngest princess refuse to speak further with the servant regarding the branch found in her bouquet?

1. She thought the branch was a trick played by her elder sisters at the ball — score 3
2. She was angry at him — score 2
3. She was busy preparing the feast for the dance that evening with her maids — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. She was disdainful after her sisters had mocked her for conversing with him — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1357, line 10: «The Princess expected the bowl to "make the room full of light," but "it did not shine at all."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same doer «princess» (+1); the same thing acted on «room» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1505-pg540-part2/