Lang Fairy Book, Rosette, part 21: the fairies foretell danger for Rosette

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1524 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 ✗

So the fairies basically said Rosette would get her bros killed, right?

1. Nah, they said it was fine — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, that's what they said, innit — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, not really — no support
4. Yeah, but it was a fairy thing, 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 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, the Queen said she burnt her flax, yeah? Was that dodgy or what?

1. Nah, it was all true, the flax burned and the King went up the garret — no support
2. Dead dodgy, the King knew she was lying — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Dead dodgy, the King knew she was lying and he was well annoyed about it — score 3
4. Dodgy but the King believed her — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 647, line 15: «The Queen finds the baby in the cradle, and she knows it is a girl from its "pink ribbons" on its sleeves.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «know» (+2); the same doer «queen» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why'd the King go up the garret and bring loads of flax down?

1. Cos he was going to burn the whole lot in the kitchen fire — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Cos he needed the flax for himself — no support
3. Cos he was trying to cheer her up, innit — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Cos he was trying to cheer her up after she burnt her flax, innit — 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 1290, line 12: «The king makes his fire by rubbing "two dry sticks" together, a way of lighting fire with no matches.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fire» (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Did the King really have the ring, or was he just bluffing?

1. He had it in his purse the whole time, mate, so she was caught out — score 4
2. He had it in his purse, mate — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. He had it on his finger, mate — score 4
4. He had it in his coat, mate — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1524, line 12: «The King knows she is lying: "I have your ring here in my purse."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «purse» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «ring» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

What's the hermit's gig, then?

1. He's the King's old advisor who got kicked out, weird as anything — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He lives in a cave, proper weird — no support
3. He lives in a hollow tree, proper weird — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He's a monk in a hut, weird — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Would you lock your little sis up in a tower?

1. No way, that's well out of order — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, fair enough — no support
3. No way, that's well dodgy — no support
4. Nah, it's fine — 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the Queen's mule rocking gold shoes or what?

1. Nah, plain, mate — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, gold plated, not mint — no support
3. Yeah, solid gold, mint — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, solid silver, mint — 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 ✗

Why didn't the fairies just tell her straight up?

1. They'd lost their wand, dead lame — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. They were too tired, dead lame — score 4
3. Cos they forgot, dead lame — score 4
4. They'd left their book at home, dead lame — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1151, line 2: «The old woman gives her black and white yarns, and the sparrows tell her which way to dip them.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «sparrows» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Did the Queen cry when the King wanted to chop Rosette's head off?

1. Nah, she just stayed quiet — score 3
2. Yeah, she said she'd rather lose her own head — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Nah, she just laughed — score 3
4. Yeah, she begged him to stop — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1289, line 1: «The king loses the last game to the Gruagach, so he must now bring back the Sword of Light or lose his head.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lose» (+2); the same thing acted on «head» (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the hermit well happy to see the Queen and her ladies?

1. Yeah, he was dead chuffed and invited them all in for tea — score 2
2. Yeah, he was happy to see them — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Nah, he was vexed cos he hated ladies — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nah, he was scared of them — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1524, line 16: «The hermit lives in "a hollow tree" and "was not fond of ladies," but he welcomes the Queen when he sees her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+2); the same thing acted on «queen» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Queen's gang ride right up to the tree?

1. Nah, they got off and walked, trees too thick — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, they rode up to the door — no support
3. Nah, they got off their horses and walked, cos the trees were too thick — score 1
4. Yeah, they rode right up to the tree, then got off for the hermit — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 873, line 1: «The old couple sit under the elder-tree, and Remembrance crowns them with golden flowers from her wreath.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «elder tree» (+4). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, how many slippers did the shoemakers knock out?

1. Like ten hundred, mad — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Like ten, mate — no support
3. Like twelve thousand, mad amount — no support
4. Like ten thousand, mad amount — ✓ 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 13 · ★ · right ✓

Did the Queen's ring end up in her porridge or nah?

1. Nah, it's in the river — no support
2. Nah, the King had it in his coat — score 3
3. Nah, the King had it in his purse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Yeah, it ended up in her porridge, and the King choked on it — 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 1524, line 12: «The King knows she is lying: "I have your ring here in my purse."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «ring» (+2); the same doer «fairies» (+1); the same place «purse» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following did the Queen first attribute to a quantity of flax burnt upon her distaff as the cause of her sorrow?

1. The loss of her wedding ring in the river during the hunt — ← Mova's choice · score -5
2. The burning of her flax by the fire — ✓ the right answer · score -5
3. The loss of her green slipper — score -5
4. The accidental burning of all her flax by the kitchen fire — score -5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1467, line 7: «fact: The mother first refuses, saying, "she was indeed poor, but she was their mother," and only agrees after thinking of how much it would grieve her to see…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+1). Against it: the same doer «mother» (-2); a different action (counts against) (-4). The right option, 2, scored -5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements accurately describes the advice given to the Queen by the hermit concerning the Princess Rosette?

1. That she should be kept in the garret — no support
2. That the Princess should be confined in a tower permanently — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. That the Princess should be given to the fairies and never seen by the court again — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. That the Princess should be confined in a tower permanently, away from her brothers — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1436, line 20: «the little man gives the Queen "three days to guess my name" because she cries so bitterly.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+2); the same receiver «queen» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following was the means by which the Queen travelled to the forest in order to consult the hermit?

1. Mounted upon a white mule shod with gold — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Carried in a golden litter — no support
3. Mounted upon a black warhorse with silver shoes and a red saddle — no support
4. Mounted upon a little white mule shod with solid gold shoes — 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 ✗

What reason did the fairies give, as recorded in the text, for withholding their prophecy from the Queen at the christening feast?

1. That their wands had been left behind — no support
2. That their book of magic had been left at home, so they could not consult it — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. That they had sworn an oath to say nothing until the christening was over — no support
4. That their book of magic had been left at home — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1499, line 1: «Paribanou gives Ahmed a clew of thread, two horses, a sheep cut into quarters and a bottle, and tells him how to pass the lions.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «paribanou» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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