Yellow Fairy Book, The Turkey-maiden, part 36: the Fairy saves the Queen and finds Delicia as a turkey-maiden

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1539 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, was the fairy really a mouse or nah?

1. Neither, she was a lady, innit — no support
2. Both, mate, she was a mouse first then a old lady at the window, innit — no support
3. Both, she could swap shapes whenever she liked, innit, that's the trick of it — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Both, she swapped shapes, innit — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 175, line 2: «The fairies and genii inside the well catch him, so he is not hurt, and he overhears their secret plan.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «man» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Oi, why'd the King wanna hang the Queen, like?

1. Cos she told him the baby was lost — score 3
2. Cos she said a fairy nicked the baby — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Cos she said a fairy nicked the baby and he reckoned she was lying to him — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Cos she swore a wicked fairy nicked the baby right out of the cradle last night — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1434, line 16: «The dead men "did not hear and let their rags go on burning," so he hangs them up again.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «dead men» (+4). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, so the fairy pushed the King outta a tree?

1. Yeah, he tumbled off the branch, lost four of his teeth and hurt his leg too — score 1
2. Yeah, he fell out of the tree and lost four teeth and bruised his whole face — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Yeah, he fell and broke his arm — score 2
4. Yeah, he fell and lost four teeth — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1424, line 7: «What: she changes her face, but her feet "were like those of a griffin", and that gives her away to the King.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «face» (+2); the same doer «fairy» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, how old is the turkey-girl meant to be?

1. Like, she's the Queen's maid, sixteen — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Like, she's the Princess, fifteen years on — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. She's fifteen, mate — no support
4. Like, she's a farm girl, twenty-ish — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1150, line 15: «The cats say, "We are very thirsty, please give us some milk!" and the girl gives each one "a little red saucerful."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «girl» (+3); the same thing acted on «one» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the turkey-maiden want to marry the Prince, though?

1. Yeah, she was well keen, mate — no support
2. Nah, she was well against it, mate, and she told him straight to his face — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. Nah, she was dead keen, mate — no support
4. Nah, she was well against it, mate — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1439, line 16: «In her dream a Prince says, "Only be grateful," and warns her "do not trust too much to your eyes."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. 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 6 · ★ · right ✓

Was the Prince chuffed when she said no?

1. Yeah, he was chuffed, grinned and danced — no support
2. Nah, he was mad, sat under a tree and bawled like a baby for ages after — no support
3. Nah, he was mad, sat under a tree and bawled — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Nah, he was cross, stomped off and sulked — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1539, line 5: «The Fairy dresses Delicia in fine clothes, and the wicked Prince sits under a tree, howling with rage.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «tree» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Fairy go all dodgy on Cancaline, like?

1. Nah, she just said Cancaline was rude — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Nah, she just said Cancaline was cruel and told her off, nothing more than that — score 4
3. Yeah, she turned Cancaline into a toad and banished her from the kingdom forever — score 3
4. Nah, she just said Cancaline was cruel — ✓ the right answer · 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 1539, line 9: «why: the King is furious because the Queen says a fairy "had come and carried her off by force".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «queen» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Fam, what did the turkey-girl say the crown weighed?

1. Nothing, it's about the gold and size — no support
2. A pound, it's about the cost — no support
3. A lot, mate — no support
4. Nothing, it's about the price and weight — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 338, line 14: «Old word: "cypher" once meant a nobody, a zero with no value, so Mr. Darling feels he counts for nothing.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the Queen was buzzin' about the new dress, right?

1. Nah, she was more worried about Delicia and her turkeys than the new dress really — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Nah, she was more fussed about the King — score 1
3. Nah, she was more worried about Delicia — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, she was buzzin' about the dress, but she was more worried about Delicia too — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 800, line 11: «Why not: the rich woman stays to try on her ball dress, the poor boy must return a borrowed coat, and the third child keeps to his parents' rule.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did the Queen get all teary, mate?

1. She got sad 'cos Delicia was a farm girl — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. She got all teary over Delicia being a turkey-maiden, poor thing, living in the yard — score 4
3. She got sad over Delicia being a turkey-maiden stuck in the poultry-yard all those years — score 4
4. She got sad over Delicia being a turkey-maiden — ✓ 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 1539, line 10: «why: the King falls because the Fairy gives him "a sudden push" while he is up in a tree.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «fairy» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the King's son get what he wanted in the end?

1. Nah, he was left under a tree, raging and bawling, with no bride at all — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. Nah, he was left under a tree, raging — ✓ the right answer · score -3
3. Yeah, he got her in the end, after a long while, but she never really loved him — score -1
4. Nah, he was left at home, sulking — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 733, line 5: «His wife Ilsabill keeps sending him back to the fish for something better, from a cottage to a stone castle, and at the end she wants to be king.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. The right option, 2, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Did the Fairy say how long the Queen was sad about Delicia?

1. She said the Queen had been sad for ages, ever since her daughter went missing — score 5
2. She said the Queen had been sad for ages — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. She said the King had been mad for ages — score 5
4. She said the Queen had been weeping for ages, day and night, since the baby vanished — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1539, line 18: «old word: "melancholy" means sad or gloomy, so the Fairy tells the Queen "don't be melancholy".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fairy» (+3); the same action «tell» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following most accurately describes the means by which the Fairy first assessed the Queen's fidelity?

1. By turning into a crow and landing on the tree branch above — no support
2. By assuming the form of an elderly woman addressing her from a window — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. By a magic spell — no support
4. By disguising herself as a stranger at the gate of the court — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1498, line 15: «Why: the Prince is unhappy because he fears "offending the Fairy" by asking so much.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same thing acted on «fairy» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately records the sentence the King pronounced upon the Queen when he first confronted her?

1. You shall be hung, as I always told you you should — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. You shall be hung at dawn, as I always told you you should, and no one shall stop it — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. You shall be hung, as I always told you you should, and the whole court will see it — score -3
4. You shall be exiled, as I always warned you would — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1309, line 17: «Why the king believes him: "Unluckily he had a hasty temper, and did not stop to reason."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+4); the same action «stop» (+2). Against it: 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately identifies the occupation of the young person whom the Fairy discovered in the poultry-yard?

1. She was a goose-girl who guarded the sheep of the castle farm — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. She was a turkey-maiden who tended the birds of the King's household — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. She was a turkey-maiden who fed and watched over the birds of the King's household, and was also a princess in disguise — score 1
4. She was a turkey-maiden who tended the birds of the King's household and slept in the straw of the yard each night — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1537, line 15: «The Fairy's chariot is "drawn by two peacocks", a magical detail that shows she is not an ordinary lady.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+4); the same thing acted on «ordinary lady» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: the same doer «fairy» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately states the reason the turkey-maiden gave for having left the household of Cancaline?

1. She had been sent away by Cancaline for stealing from her — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. She was bored — score 1
3. She had received nothing but blows and harsh words from her — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Cancaline was cruel — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 893, line 11: «The robbers ask "Where hast thou stolen that beauteous maiden?" because they think she was taken by force.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «steal» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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