Yellow Fairy Book, Mayblossom, part 4: the Princess spies Fanfaronade through a peep-hole and falls for him

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1507 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, what did the Queen even say when Carabosse turned up?

1. she cried a bit — score -6
2. she went "all is lost", proper gutted — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. she said the kid was cursed, dude — score -3
4. she was like, all done, no hope — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1507, line 7: «What: the Queen cries and says, "If I had only known who it was," because Carabosse was not invited.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «carabosse» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did the counsellors shut every door and window, like proper paranoid?

1. cos the king said so, innit — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. so nobody outside could ever earwig their secret plan about the cursed baby — no support
3. so nobody could earwig their plan — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. so no one saw the plan — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1467, line 2: «The King is glad to see her, so he orders every door shut and bolted, and she cannot slip away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

how many fairies showed up, innit?

1. seven — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. one — score 1
3. five — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. two — 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 1292, line 2: «He finds a castle, and the little man Seven Inches shows him that the other two princes were turned to stone for bad manners.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «show» (+3). Against it: the same doer «little man» (-2). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

what present did the fairies get, like a proper bling gift?

1. a blue velvet cloak — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. a green silk scarf — score 4
3. a massive jewelled crown with rubies — no support
4. a golden hair comb — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1507, line 21: «Old word: "caracoled" meant a horse pranced or turned in a showy circle, and a "distaff" is a stick that holds wool for spinning.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

which fairy promised a voice like a nightingale, cheers?

1. the fourth one — ← Mova's choice · score -4
2. the third one — ✓ the right answer · score -4
3. number two — score -4
4. the first — score -5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 800, line 10: «Why: the emperor promises the title "Bellringer to the World" to whoever finds the sound, so many go looking for the prize.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «promise» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-4); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-4). The right option, 2, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

how did Carabosse roll in, all dirty and that?

1. on a broom — no support
2. on a dragon's back, all grey — no support
3. by the door — no support
4. down the chimney, covered in soot — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1507, line 11: «Where: Carabosse comes "rolling down" the chimney, "all covered with soot", and climbs back up it when she leaves.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «cover» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did Carabosse say the Princess would be, like the worst luck ever?

1. the loveliest of all girls — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. cursed — no support
3. the unluckiest of the unlucky — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. very sad — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

how long did the curse last, like was it forever or what?

1. one year — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. till she was twenty-one — score 1
3. till she was twenty — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. till she was nineteen — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 251, line 19: «Old word "drat" is a mild curse, used by the witches when they yell "Drat thee!" Today people say "darn" or "drat" in fun.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same doer «old word» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did the King build a tower with no windows, like was he being extra?

1. to hide her — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. to keep her safe from harm — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. so she would not get hurt — score 2
4. to keep her warm — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1436, line 12: «the King says "You have freed the castle from its curse," and offers his daughter in marriage.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+1); the same thing acted on «daughter» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

what was the Princess called, the cutest name, right?

1. Mayblossom — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Princess Honeysuckle Mayflower the Fair — no support
3. Snowdrop — ← Mova's choice · score -2
4. Marigold Blossomdew of the Silver Tower — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1507, line 6: «Who: the Queen and the King, with their counsellors, and the little Princess, whom the Queen calls "the little Princess" when she fears for her.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «queen» (-1); the same doer «little princess» (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

how did the Princess finally see the daylight, like a sneaky move?

1. through a tiny hole in the tower — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. through a crack in the wall — score 3
3. from the balcony of the hall — score 3
4. after the King broke open the sealed stone door and led her out into the sun — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1171, line 10: «Why daylight matters: if the princess sees it before fifteen, "she will rue it bitterly, and it may perhaps cost her her life."», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «daylight» (+4); the same doer «princess» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

who was the proper ride at the front of the parade, the dude on the white horse?

1. The King — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Fanfaronade — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The Dwarf — no support
4. The captain — 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 13 · ★ · right ✓

what did the Princess send the fairies after the Dwarf showed up, like a thank-you?

1. a spinning-wheel with a cedar distaff — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. gold rings — no support
3. a carved jewel box with a silver lid — no support
4. a silk shawl and some combs — 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 · right ✓

Which of the following best describes the reason for the Princess's decision to marry Fanfaronade?

1. She was dazzled by his appearance when she viewed the procession through the peep-hole — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. She had been warned by her nurse about the perils of the outside world, yet she chose to wed him once she glimpsed his procession through a tiny opening in the tower wall — score -1
3. She was moved by his grand speech when the ambassador's procession passed the gate — no support
4. She was tempted by the rich gifts he had sent ahead, which she viewed from the tower window with delight and wonder at his splendour — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1507, line 5: «The King hides Mayblossom in a windowless tower, the Princess sees the ambassador through a peep-hole, and she decides to marry Fanfaronade.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same place «peep hole» (+4); the same action «see» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the precise contents of the curse pronounced by the Fairy Carabosse upon the infant Princess at her christening.

1. That she shall be wicked and cruel to all who love her until she is grown — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. That she shall be the unluckiest of the unlucky until she is twenty years old — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. That she shall suffer every misfortune the world can bring, and be the unluckiest of the unlucky until she is twenty years old and her kingdom falls — score 4
4. That she shall be the unluckiest of the unlucky, pricked by a spindle, sleeping in the tower until a prince comes, and then forever cursed to lose everything she loves — score 4

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 1506, line 6: «Who: Michael is the gardener's boy who secretly becomes the Star Gazer, and he loves the youngest Princess.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «youngest princess» (+3); the same action «love» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the principal measure adopted by the King to protect the Princess from the threatened misfortune.

1. He consulted his counsellors and spent many days arranging a secret plan, after which he caused a windowless tower to be built on the hill, fitted with a grand bed and reached by a long hidden underground passage — no support
2. He had the palace walls rebuilt with thick iron gates and a deep moat around the old garden — no support
3. He caused a windowless tower to be constructed, reached only by an underground passage — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He summoned every wise man in the kingdom, who spent a year debating the fairy's words before deciding that the Princess must be sealed away from the world entirely in a tower with no windows at all — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1465, line 9: «Why: she flees her father's anger, and she says "I am the unhappiest princess in the world."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «unhappiest princess» (+3); the same place «world» (+1). 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 ✗

Describe the manner in which the Princess first obtained a view of the external world, as recorded in the passage.

1. By means of a small crack, made with much effort, through which she saw the Dwarf's cart go by — score 2
2. By means of a tiny hole, made with great difficulty, through which she observed the ambassador's procession — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. By means of a hole in the roof, made with patience, through which she watched the fairies arriving at dusk — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Through a door — no support

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 1507, line 6: «Who: the Queen and the King, with their counsellors, and the little Princess, whom the Queen calls "the little Princess" when she fears for her.», 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 «little princess» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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