Red Fairy Book, The Star Gazer

Tests: 1 of 10 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 14 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1506 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 Michael actually get dressed up like a prince or nah?

1. yeah man, a gold coat and that posh hat thing — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, just a cap — no support
3. yeah bruv, black velvet and a proper diamond thing — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, not really, just some old rags from the bin — 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 ✗

wait, why was the little princess so mad about the cup?

1. cos the cup had a sleeping potion in it and she knew the sisters were plotting ages — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. she thought he'd nick the gold, dunno — score 1
3. she didnt want him to get poisoned by the sisters, innit, they were proper evil — score 1
4. she didnt want him to get poisoned, innit — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1123, line 20: «Old word "recognized" means knew again, so the Princess "recognized the King's son" when she saw him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+1); the same thing acted on «son» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did the sisters plan to get rid of the garden boy?

1. they were gonna give him a magic drink at supper — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. they were gonna give him a magic drink at supper and then drag him out — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. they were gonna make him leave the palace quick — score 4
4. they were gonna slip him a magic drink at supper and say he'd run off with the gold — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 881, line 6: «Who: the little mermaid, the prince, his bride, and her sisters, who are the daughters of the sea.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «sisters» (+2); the same thing acted on «daughters» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the youngest princess grass on the sisters?

1. nah, she just said she'd tell dad about the shoes — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. nah, she just said she'd tell dad about the shoes and the holes in them — score 2
3. nah, she just said she'd tell dad about the shoes and the sisters' secret plan — score 2
4. yeah, she threatened to tell the king about the cup — ← 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 198, line 11: «Why the princess is locked up: she "lost her temper" and threatened to stab herself with a dagger, so her father had her shut in rooms with "ten old women."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «threaten» (+1); the same doer «princess» (+1); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did michael do when he saw the cup?

1. he sniffed it then threw it away — score 3
2. he took it and then had a think — score 2
3. he just went for it, no hesitation — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. he just went for it, no hesitation, and drank the whole lot straight away — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1506, line 4: «At supper he raises the golden cup, but the Princess cries out "Don't drink!" and he throws the wine away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «michael» (+1); the same property (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

how did the laurels help him look mint?

1. they sorted him out with a crown and a cape — no support
2. they gave him proper velvet and a cap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. they got him a nice coat and some boots — no support
4. they gave him proper velvet and a cap and a diamond thing for the ball — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1: «Michael does what the lady told him, and the cherry laurel gives him a white flower that makes him invisible.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+2); the same doer «cherry laurel» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did lina chop the laurels down?

1. she thought they gave him too much swagger at court — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. she reckoned they made him too flash for her — score 6
3. she thought they gave him too much edge over her — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. cos they were in the way — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1506, line 13: «Lina cuts down the two laurels, "like a prudent girl," because she thinks they gave him too much advantage.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «think» (+3); the same doer «lina» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

what happened to the snake nurse thing?

1. the snake bit the rosy nurse on the foot, mad, and the other nurses ran off screaming — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the snake nipped the nurse on the hand, mate — no support
3. the snake bit the rosy nurse on the foot, mad — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the snake bit the rosy nurse on the foot and then slid off into the grass, mad — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

who was that ugly one who cackled at the queen?

1. the fairy carabosse, the witch, innit — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the fairy carabosse, the witch who lives in the hollow tree, innit — score 2
3. the fairy carabosse, the witch, innit, she turned up in a massive cloak and cackled — no support
4. some old fairy who lives in the woods — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1467, line 4: «He crowns her Queen, but the faithful Sheep waits in vain at the gate, and when the guards refuse him, he dies at their feet.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «queen» (+3); the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did the king reckon carabosse was out to get him?

1. cos he chucked her wand in a pond when they were young — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. cos he put sulphur in her porridge as a kid, for a laugh — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. cos he got her in trouble with the queen when they were kids — score 3
4. cos he cheated her at the fair, dunno — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1498, line 4: «The Sultan is still not satisfied, so he asks the Prince for a bottle of the Water of the Fountain of Lions.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «sultan» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 3. · 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 eldest sister proposed to dispose of the gardener's boy?

1. By administering a philtre at the close of the banquet — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. By arranging a quiet duel after the evening feast — no support
3. By administering a sleeping philtre at the close of the great banquet hall festivities — no support
4. By sending a gift to the garden — ← 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 1402, line 21: «"Missile" is an old word for anything thrown; here it means the heavy book the boy flung.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «old word» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Upon what grounds did the youngest Princess object to the proposed measures against Michael?

1. She would expose the plot to the Duke at dawn — no support
2. She would object loudly — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. She would alert the royal guard — no support
4. She would reveal the secret of the holes in their shoes — ✓ the right answer · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 322, line 4: «Next day Peter measures Wendy, John and Michael for hollow trees, so each child can slide up and down.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «measure» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3); the same circumstance (-4). The right option, 4, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Explain the function of the two laurels in the narrative of the Star Gazer.

1. They provided the velvet, the cap and the glamour that let Michael pass as a noble at court — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. They supplied the garments and the splendour by which Michael was enabled to appear as a prince, and also they were later cut down by Lina — score 0
3. They supplied the garments and the splendour by which Michael was enabled to appear as a prince before the whole court and the Duke — score 0
4. They supplied the garments and the splendour by which Michael was enabled to appear as a prince — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1146, line 10: «The fox says: "Plainly I see that you have taken no heed to my words, Ian Direach."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «words» (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the figure who was responsible for the disruption of the herald's summons in the tale of Princess Mayblossom.

1. The Fairy Carabosse, who revealed herself as a witch and cursed the King long ago — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. The Fairy Carabosse, who cursed the royal nurse — no support
3. The Fairy Carabosse, who revealed herself as a witch — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The old Queen's cook, who was secretly a fairy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1427, line 6: «Who: the old Fairy, with "a head shaking more with spite than age", curses the newborn Princess.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «newborn princess» (+3); the same action «curse» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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