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Norse Tales, Kari Woodengown, part 46: the Bull's death, the cruel Prince, and Kari's glove and towel

Tests: 6 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1549 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 ✓

test: Mate, what does she grab by mistake in the wood?

  • 1. a golden apple — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
  • 2. a silver ring — score 1
  • 3. a golden apple from the tree — score 1
  • 4. a red berry — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 677, line 3: «The old woman snaps a twig, so Wildrose slides down to show her, and the old woman grabs her and runs off with her over her shoulders.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «grab» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: Proper, how many heads has that Troll got, like?

  • 1. two — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. seven — no support
  • 3. nine — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. one — 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 ✗

test: Did the Bull and the Troll go at it for ages, innit?

  • 1. a day — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. many nights — no support
  • 3. an hour — no support
  • 4. a whole week — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

test: Who's the one yelling "Who's breaking my wood?"

  • 1. the Troll — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. the cook — no support
  • 3. the Prince — no support
  • 4. the big Troll in the wood — 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 ✓

test: What's the girl nicking from the Troll's belt, mate?

  • 1. a horn of ointment — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. a little horn of golden ointment — no support
  • 3. a horn — no support
  • 4. a pot of ointment — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: How long's the Bull chilling before he can move, like?

  • 1. three weeks, give or take a day — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. three long weeks and more — no support
  • 3. two months — no support
  • 4. three weeks — ✓ 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: What's the Bull telling her to chop off, our kid?

  • 1. horns — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. his head — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. his great big horned head — no support
  • 4. tail — 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 ✗

test: Where's she shoving the hide, then?

  • 1. beside the birch tree — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 2. in the kitchen — score 3
  • 3. under the palace gate — score 3
  • 4. under the mountain wall — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1116, line 1: «The Tsar's councillors come to the hut with golden slippers to find the true bride, and the old woman shoves her own stepdaughter out of sight.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «shove» (+3); the same doer «old woman» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: What's she bashing with that stick to get the man out?

  • 1. the rock — ← Mova's choice · score -2
  • 2. the rock wall — ✓ the right answer · score -2
  • 3. the stone floor — score -2
  • 4. the stick by the rock wall — score -5

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 1446, line 11: «The poor man's wife waited with "not even two sticks to lay across each other under the Christmas porridge-pot."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same circumstance (-2). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: What's she calling herself at the palace, dead proper?

  • 1. Kari Goldcloak — ← Mova's choice · score 2
  • 2. Lisa Greycoat — score 2
  • 3. Kari Woodengown — ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 4. Woodengown — 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 1235, line 3: «At midnight the old woman calls "Ali! Ali!" on the bridge, and the gentle giant levels the hill at once.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

test: Who's chucking the water over her, that Prince or the cook?

  • 1. the cook — score 1
  • 2. the Troll — score 1
  • 3. the Prince — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 4. Kari — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1503, line 15: «Inside the castle the old wife hides him in a "hidy-hole", but the Etin sniffs him out with the words "Snouk but and snouk ben".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «water» (+2); the same circumstance (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

test: Where's she saying she's from, the posh lady?

  • 1. Bathland — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 2. Wales — score 4
  • 3. Sealand — score 4
  • 4. Rome — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1363, line 14: «The old woman first says she cannot put him up, but at last she says: "Very well, I will let you stay here."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «old woman» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

test: What's the Prince keeping when she legs it on her horse?

  • 1. one of her gloves — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 2. one of her shoes — score 2
  • 3. one of her gloves and her saddle — score 2
  • 4. one of her rings — 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 1350, line 5: «Then the story turns to Kintaro, a boy born in the Ashigara Mountains, who grows so strong that he becomes friends with the animals.», 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

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: What's the Prince flinging in her face, gutted yet?

  • 1. a sponge — ← Mova's choice · score 2
  • 2. a towel — ✓ the right answer · score 2
  • 3. a bucket — score 2
  • 4. a dirty towel full of soot — 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 1402, line 21: «"Missile" is an old word for anything thrown; here it means the heavy book the boy flung.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fling» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

exam: Which object does the Prince fling into the eyes of the girl at the close of the part?

  • 1. a cup — ← Mova's choice · score 1
  • 2. a towel — ✓ the right answer · score 1
  • 3. a silver bowl — score 1
  • 4. a rag — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 643, line 7: «Father the doctor says "I wish I had known what you were going to do!" and regrets throwing away the specimen from Effie's eye.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «throw away» (+2); the same place «eye» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

exam: By what name does the Prince address the girl when he dismisses her from the palace?

  • 1. an ugly Troll — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 2. an ugly old Troll from the hill — score 4
  • 3. a dirty cook — score 4
  • 4. a stinking ugly Troll of the wood — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1538, line 19: «The Queen pins a note to the baby's robe that says "This unhappy little girl is called Delicia!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+2); the same thing acted on «unhappy little girl» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

exam: What instruction does the Bull give concerning the disposal of his hide and the three treasures?

  • 1. at the foot of the great mountain wall — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. under the palace gate — no support
  • 3. beneath the mountain wall — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. beneath the high mountain wall by the sea — 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 ✗

exam: What is the name by which the girl declares herself upon entering the royal kitchen?

  • 1. Lisa Greycoat — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Kari Woodengown — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. Kari Woodengown of the hill — no support
  • 4. Kari Goldcloak — 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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