Yellow Fairy Book, Graciosa and Percinet, part 38: the Duchess gets her gold and is thrown from the horse
Tests: 6 of 14 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 1541 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 ✗
Mate, was the King dead keen to marry her when he saw all that gold?
- 1. yeah, he said yes straight away, mate, and kissed her hand — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. yeah, he said yes straight away and called the priests — no support
- 3. yeah, he said yes straight away — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. yes, he agreed the same day — 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 ✓
Bro, what bird did the King reckon he'd caught, innit?
- 1. a proper parrot from the south lands — score -3
- 2. a hen — score -3
- 3. a pigeon — score -3
- 4. a dove — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -2, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1541, line 11: «The King says he caught a dove, but Graciosa answers, "I should have called her a screech owl."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «catch» (+1). Against it: the same doer «king» (-1); the same thing acted on «dove» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
So what was the Duchess's big ask before the wedding, like?
- 1. full charge of the palace — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. a big wedding — no support
- 3. full control of Graciosa and her entire fortune — no support
- 4. full control of Graciosa — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
Wait, who was that fit page in green, mate?
- 1. the Duchess's son — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Prince Percinet in disguise — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. a lost prince from the north — no support
- 4. the King's own cousin — 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 5 · ★ · right ✓
Proper, what did Graciosa's nurse tell her to do?
- 1. be amiable to the Duchess — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. be amiable to the Duchess and all her guests — no support
- 3. wear her best dress — no support
- 4. be amiable to the Duchess and smile at the court — 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 6 · ★ · right ✓
Did Graciosa cry in the wood, or nah?
- 1. yeah, she cried loads and sat down by a stream — score 1
- 2. nah, she laughed a lot — no support
- 3. yeah, she cried loads — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 4. yeah, she sang loads — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1541, line 11: «The King says he caught a dove, but Graciosa answers, "I should have called her a screech owl."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «graciosa» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
Massive question, what colour did the Duchess dye her hair?
- 1. golden — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. a dark shade of raven black — no support
- 3. black — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. a deep purple-black like a crow — 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 · ★ · right ✓
Was the Duchess's horse a proper beast, or a donkey?
- 1. an old cart horse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 2. a donkey — no support
- 3. a pony — no support
- 4. a sad old plough horse from the farm — score 5
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1541, line 4: «Percinet reveals who he is and leads Graciosa's glittering horse, while the Duchess's old horse looks like a cart horse.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old horse» (+3); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · right ✓
Nah, what did the horse do once it got going?
- 1. ran off — score 5
- 2. ran off wild — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 3. stood still there — score 5
- 4. threw her off — score 5
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1117, line 5: «The guilty brother is tied to a wild horse that scatters his bones across the steppe, and the murdered fool is dug up and given a proper grave.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «wild horse» (+4); a different action (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
Who had to hold the Duchess up on the horse, mate?
- 1. eight officers of the royal household guard — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 2. the whole crowd of courtiers from the hall — score -1
- 3. nine stable hands — no support
- 4. eight officers — ✓ the right answer · score 1
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 610, line 19: «Old word: "fascination" in this part means a snake's power to hold a creature still with its gaze. Today it usually means something that holds your interest, l…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · right ✓
Where did the Duchess land when she came off, fam?
- 1. onto the wet grass — no support
- 2. in stones and thorns beside the broken road — no support
- 3. in stones and thorns — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 4. in a pile of stones and nettles by the river — no support
Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1541, line 17: «The horse bolts, and the Duchess falls among "stones and thorns", where they find her "shaken to a jelly".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «duchess» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same place «stones» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why was the Duchess moaning at the end, like?
- 1. the horse ran away — no support
- 2. she lost her shoe — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 3. she blamed Graciosa for the whole affair — score 4
- 4. she blamed Graciosa — ✓ the right answer · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1541, line 16: «The Duchess wants the page in green to lead her horse, and the King orders it, so Percinet does as he is commanded.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «duchess» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗
What did the Duchess threaten to do, innit?
- 1. take all the gold and go back to her castle — ← Mova's choice · score -7
- 2. leave now — no support
- 3. return to her castle — no support
- 4. go back to her castle — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1541, line 8: «What: the Duchess taps three casks and finds gold, then "a stream of diamonds and pearls", and the King agrees to marry her.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); the same thing acted on «gold» (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗
Dead quick, what was Percinet's gift meant to help with?
- 1. the wedding — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. her difficulties — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. her bad dreams — no support
- 4. her troubles — 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 condition did the Duchess Grumbly stipulate as the sole requirement of her marriage to the King?
- 1. full control of the palace — no support
- 2. entire control of the Princess — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -7
- 3. entire control of the Princess and all her property — score -7
- 4. sole authority over her — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -7, tied with another option at -7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1541, line 10: «The Duchess's one condition is: "I must have entire control of your daughter to do as I please with her."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «entire control» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓
What reason did the nurse give for persuading the Princess to conduct herself amiably?
- 1. so the court would like her — no support
- 2. that she was a Princess and must set a good example to all the court and her subjects — score 2
- 3. that the court watched her and she must behave — no support
- 4. that she was a Princess and must set a good example — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 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 1464, line 1: «The King is furious at Miranda's dream and orders his Captain to lead her into the forest and kill her.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓
Which garment did the nurse place upon the Princess before she was presented to the court?
- 1. a dress of pale blue silk — score 5
- 2. a long mantle of pale green and gold brocade with a jewelled belt — no support
- 3. a gown of deep red velvet trim — score 5
- 4. a robe of pale green and gold brocade — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 4 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 340, line 19: «Old word: "ecstasy" means a wild feeling of joy, and Jane shows it while she flies round the room in solemn ecstasy.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «show» (+3); the same thing acted on «word» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
To which place did the Princess retire alone before the procession departed?
- 1. a little wood with a mossy bank beside a clear stream — score -3
- 2. a quiet glade near the lake — score -3
- 3. the royal gardens behind the palace where the roses grew wild — ← Mova's choice · score 0
- 4. a little wood with a mossy bank — ✓ the right answer · score -3
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 0, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1461, line 7: «What: Charming must bring the Princess "water from the Fountain of Beauty" so that she can never grow old.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. The right option, 4, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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