Red Fairy Book, The Queen Mouse, part 35: the Queen hides her baby in a basket after a mouse brings luck

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1538 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 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, why's the Queen stuck in that manky tower?

1. Dunno, cos the King's well nasty — no support
2. Cos the wicked King went mad and shut her up there with the baby, innit — score 4
3. Cos the wicked King shut her up there, and the gaoler's always watching her, like — score 4
4. Cos the wicked King shut her up there — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 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 1459, line 8: «Why: his enemies tell the King, who orders him shut up in the great tower "to die of hunger".», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «king» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Innit true the King wanted the baby to wed some dwarf?

1. Nah, to some horrid ugly dwarf — no support
2. Yeah, the King wanted her to marry his son, that horrid little dwarf, dead ugly — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Nah, he wanted her wed to that horrid dwarf, the King's own son, innit mate — score 0
4. Yeah, the King's son, that horrid dwarf — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 116, line 15: «The King must lose his sons, and he chooses to do it because "he remembered his servant's great fidelity."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «dwarf» (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

What's the gaoler feeding them, like proper dinner?

1. Three peas and a bit of black bread, every single day, mate, innit — ← Mova's choice · score -3
2. Some soup and a bit of bread, yeah — no support
3. Three peas and a bit of black bread — ✓ the right answer · score -3
4. Two peas and some stale bread — 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 1538, line 8: «What: the gaoler gives them "only three boiled peas and a tiny morsel of black bread" each day.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «three boiled peas» (-1); the same doer «gaoler» (-2). The right option, 3, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was that mouse well sly, dancing about for scraps?

1. Yeah, it danced for a crumb — score 0
2. Yeah, it hopped for the bread — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Yeah, proper sly — no support
4. Yeah, it danced for the Queen's last pea — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1292, line 20: «Old word: "mannerly" meant polite and well behaved; today we would say "well mannered" or "polite".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «old word» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Ey, how'd the Queen get her grub back then?

1. The mouse fetched a feast from somewhere — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. It nicked some bread — no support
3. A rat brought it up somehow — no support
4. The gaoler gave it back, dunno — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1538, line 3: «The Queen shares her last pea with a mouse, and the mouse brings back a feast.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «feast» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Did the Queen make a basket outta straw, like?

1. Yeah, she made a basket out of the straw the mouse dragged in from the yard — score 3
2. Yeah, out of straw the mouse dragged in — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Nah, she used the old cloth — score 1
4. Yeah, from the straw she had — 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 16, line 15: ««The Queen had only one way of settling all difficulties, great or small. "Off with his head!"», which she says about the Cat «without even looking round».», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «one way» (+2); the same doer «queen» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who's that old bruv hobbling up to the tower?

1. Just a little old woman leaning on a stick, looking mean and hungry, like — no support
2. An old wrinkled lady walking slow — no support
3. A little old woman leaning on a stick, coming up the hill with a basket and a grin — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. A little old woman leaning on a stick — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 856, line 17: «Old word: a "turret" is a small tower on a larger building, and people still use the word for castles today.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Was the old woman a proper mean one, though?

1. Nah, she just wanted a chat — score 1
2. Yeah, she wanted it for supper — score 1
3. Yeah, she wanted the mouse for her dinner — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Yeah, she wanted the mouse for her dinner, and she'd have boiled it alive, innit — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1519, line 18: «Hard words: a "hag" was an ugly old woman, often a witch in tales, and today it is mostly used as an insult.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «ugly old woman» (+2); the same doer «hard words» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why'd the Queen start crying when the old lady asked?

1. Cos she was scared of the old lady — no support
2. She was sad the old lady was mean — no support
3. She didn't want the mouse to be killed — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. She felt sorry for the mouse — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 85, line 4: «The Stranger-man is thumped, rolled on pebbles and called rude names, but he leads them all back to the river. There they find Taffy making daisy-chains and Te…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+2); the same doer «ladies» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

What's the note on the baby's robe say, like?

1. "This girl is called Delicia", plus loads more about the wicked King and the tower, like — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. "This girl is called Delicia", and she's the Queen's daughter, that's it, innit — no support
3. "This girl is called Delicia", that's it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. "Delicia, that's her name", yeah — 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 11 · ★ · right ✓

Ayy, what happened when the mouse started talking?

1. It turned into the fairy from before, all glowing and lovely, and then it flew off — score -1
2. It turned into the fairy from before — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. It turned back into a rat, bruv — no support
4. It turned into the fairy from before, the one who'd visited the King, and was tall — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1477, line 3: «As a reward, every word she speaks drops a rose, pearl, or diamond from her mouth.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «word» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Innit the mouse was a fairy the whole time, though?

1. Nah, it stayed a mouse the whole time — score 1
2. Nah, it was a mouse at first but then it was the fairy from before, like — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Yeah, it was the fairy from before — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Nah, it was just a mouse — 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 1503, line 13: «The old woman who asks for "a bit of his bannock" is a fairy, and in return she gives him "a magical wand" and vanishes "in an instant".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «fairy» (+2); the same doer «old woman» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner does the King convey the Queen from her chamber?

1. By the hair — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. By slinging her over his shoulder — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. By dragging her across the floor — no support
4. By lifting her in his arms — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1425, line 3: «She carries the real King to the Castle of Steel and gives him a sword made from one diamond.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «carry» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the principal reason the King spares the lives of the Queen and Princess?

1. His advisers think killing is wasteful — no support
2. He feels pity — score 1
3. His courtiers consider the execution a pity — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Because the people love the Queen — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1341, line 4: «The man is the Dragon King of Lake Biwa, who begs him to kill the centipede that keeps carrying off his children.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «dragon king» (+2); the same doer «man» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What function does the mouse perform with respect to the Queen's provisions?

1. It removes the peas from the dish and then replenishes it with a great feast from elsewhere — score -2
2. It removes the peas and replenishes the dish — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. It moves the peas and refills the bowl — score -1
4. It fetches the bread and water — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 684, line 7: «What: the queen says "My son, I am thirsty; fetch me some water." and the prince obeys at once.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fetch» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «water» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which quality does the Queen's sacrifice of her last pea most clearly demonstrate?

1. Generosity toward a creature in need, shown even at her own great cost and hunger — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Courage — no support
3. Kindness toward a helpless animal — no support
4. Generosity toward a creature in need — ✓ 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

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