Blue Fairy Book, Princess Mayblossom, part 5: a stormy procession, a cursed scarf, a midnight escape by boat

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

Lesson 1508 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, who was that bloke Fanfaronade working for, innit?

1. Prince Florimond — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the Duke of Bruges — no support
3. the Queen — no support
4. King Merlin's son — ✓ 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 2 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, what was the weather doing when the procession got going?

1. rain and hail — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. snow and sleet — no support
3. rain, hail and great wind from the sea — no support
4. hail, thunder and lightning over the town — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, what did the Princess's scarf look like, proper gross?

1. rats' tails and frogs — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. spiders' webs and bat wings — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. moths — score 2
4. bat wings — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 6, line 10: «Alice thinks it "very absurd" (silly), but they look so grave (serious) that she dares not laugh, so she just bows.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «look» (+4). Against it: the same doer «words» (-2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, why did Fanfaronade go all quiet when he saw her?

1. he bowed very low — no support
2. he sat down — no support
3. he forgot his speech — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. he dropped his cape — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1508, line 4: «Fanfaronade forgets his long speech, so Mayblossom talks first and offers to marry him instead of his master.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fanfaronade» (+1); the same thing acted on «long speech» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Gutted, what did the Queen send to the Fairy to keep her happy?

1. gold and silver coins — score 1
2. sweets, sugar, hams and a golden crown — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. sweets, sugar and hams — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. two hundred hams and a great cake — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1508, line 3: «The Queen moans about the sweets and hams she sent the angry Fairy Carabosse, but nothing calms the Fairy.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «send» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «sweets» (-1); the same doer «queen» (-2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, what did the Princess say when it was pouring down?

1. stop here — no support
2. hurry to the church door — no support
3. run home — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. hurry into the palace — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1282, line 8: «fact: Where: the wounded princess runs home, and the chest floats down a river near the prince's hunting ground.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); the same action «run» (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what did she say she'd do instead of marrying his boss?

1. say no — score 0
2. run away — no support
3. wed the Ambassador — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. marry him instead — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 589, line 9: «He adds that Brer Rabbit may have married "ole Miss Fox," and he says that some tellers say yes and some say no.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «marry» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Proper random, what did the King call his daughter?

1. My little lambkin — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. My pet — score 2
3. Darling — score 2
4. My dear little duck — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 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: the same action «call» (+4); the same property (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); the same doer «little princess» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Sus, who was still wide awake after the ball?

1. the lovers — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the Queen and all her waiting ladies — no support
3. the Ambassador and his noisy men — no support
4. the minstrels — 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, what did they nick from the King?

1. his sword — ← Mova's choice · score -4
2. his purse — no support
3. his dagger — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. his hat — 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 1458, line 4: «Back home, the wicked King raises his sword at Perseus's mother, and Perseus shows him the head, turning the King to stone too.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «sword» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mad, where did they decide to hide out?

1. the woods — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Squirrel Island — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Crystal Mountain — no support
4. a far off island beyond the sea — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1498, line 2: «The Sultan decides to ask his son for a tent that a man can carry in his hand, to shelter his whole army.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same place «hand» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, why did the Queen faint, innit?

1. she was ill — score 3
2. she saw a ghost there — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. she heard the Princess was lost — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. the heat was too strong — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 115, line 3: «The King insists on opening it, and inside he sees a portrait so lovely that he faints.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same doer «king» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Deadass, how long did the King make everyone be quiet for?

1. an hour — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. three hours — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. five minutes — score 1
4. three whole days and nights — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 467, line 3: «He says the magic words, and his pails walk home alone, which makes everyone stare.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, what finished off the King's money?

1. the ball and games — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. the cost of gold — no support
3. the wedding costs — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the bills — 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 1490, line 20: «Old word: "gnawed" means chewed or bitten, so the grass was "gnawed down to the ground" like by sheep.», 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 «old word» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

On whose behalf did the Ambassador Fanfaronade come to fetch the Princess?

1. King Merlin's son — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. the Duke of Bruges — no support
3. King Pompon's heir — score 1
4. the young Prince of Westphalia himself — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 4 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1508, line 12: «fact: Fanfaronade is the Ambassador who came to fetch the Princess for King Merlin's son.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What proposal did the Princess make to the Ambassador after the storm?

1. to wed the Ambassador soon — no support
2. to marry him instead of his master, the Prince — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. to pay a large sum of gold — no support
4. to marry him instead of his master — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 776, line 1: «A prince leaves his sweetheart a ring and rides home, where his dying father makes him promise to marry another princess.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+2); the same action «marry» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which two objects did the fugitives take from the palace when they fled?

1. the crown and the scarf — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the purse and the cloak — no support
3. the dagger and the handkerchief — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the dagger, the handkerchief and the Queen's ring — 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which island did the fugitives select as their place of refuge?

1. the woods — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Squirrel Island — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. the cave — score 4
4. Crystal Mountain — 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 1480, line 1: «The Prince, still a dog, gives his breakfast bread to a starving girl and then sees Celia taken into a golden house.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take» (+4); a different doer (counts against) (+3). Against it: the same circumstance (-3). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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