Household Tales, The Girl at the Brook, part 73: the brother fetches his sister, and they set sail with the stepmother

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1576 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 ✓

Oi mate, who got snogged first by the bigger princess?

1. that brother Minnikin innit — no support
2. King Pippin — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. Prince Harald — score -2
4. the King — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1093, line 18: «The Princesses go first, then the duchesses, marquises and baronesses, but none can put on the ring.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same doer «princesses» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Innit wicked, what did the first head want the girl to do?

1. wash it all over with warm water — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. wash it — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. wash it proper and then dry it off — no support
4. brush it — 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 ✗

Bruv, what fell out of her gob when she spoke?

1. pearls, bro — no support
2. coins — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. golden coins — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. loads of golden coins, innit — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1562, line 15: «Old word: "thou" and "thee" are old forms of "you", used when speaking to one person.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «old word» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper gutted, what grew on the stepsister's face?

1. a spot — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. a wart — score 6
3. a red rash — score 6
4. a fir bush — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 34, line 19: «Old words: «confronted» = turned to face; «braced himself up» = got ready to be brave; «hearken» = listen; «slacken pace» = slow down; «grave» = serious and wo…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «turn» (+4); the same place «face» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Dead mean stepmum, where did she chuck the girl?

1. the pig-sty — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. the dirty pig-sty at the bottom of the garden — score 4
3. the muddy pig-sty out back — score 4
4. the cellar — 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 1454, line 4: «In Goldenhair, an old woman keeps three beautiful girls spinning gold flax, and warns them never to speak to a man.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «three beautiful girls» (+4); the same doer «old woman» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, what was the lad's job at the palace?

1. cook — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. groom — no support
3. page boy — no support
4. stable-boy — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

Nosy lads peeked through the keyhole, who did they tell?

1. the King's chamberlain at the door — no support
2. the cook — no support
3. the head groom and the stable master — no support
4. the King — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 869, line 3: «Little Claus says the evil one is in the chest, and the farmer peeks in, sees the sexton, and runs off to drink more.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «evil one» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what did the King reckon about the picture?

1. she was well good — no support
2. she was well fit — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. she was the fittest girl he'd seen — ← Mova's choice · score -3
4. she was very nice — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 442, line 19: «Old word: "frightened out of her wits" means so scared that she could not think; "wits" means good sense.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «old word» (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Cheers, what did the King order the youth to do?

1. ride off and fetch her back here sharpish, mate — no support
2. go and fetch her right away sharpish — ← Mova's choice · score -3
3. bring her quickly — score -3
4. fetch her sharpish — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1569, line 14: «The Count cannot die because "he had no shroud for his burial", so he orders Renelde to spin one.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «one» (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Gutted, what was the sister's only stuff from her mum?

1. a casket, a dog and some gold coins — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a casket and a dog — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a horse and a cloak — no support
4. a bag and a dog — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who was sat at the steering bit?

1. the brother at the steering bit — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. the brother — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. her brother, the stable-boy who swapped clothes — score 3
4. the sister — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1334, line 8: «What: the young farmer's daughter sits down under the pack-saddle, and she is so afraid of it that she "began to cry".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sit down» (+4); the same place «pack saddle» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, how far did the boat go?

1. three days out — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. a long, long way — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. miles — no support
4. over the sea — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1575, line 16: «Old word "wort": the sweet liquid made from malt before it turns into beer; today brewers still talk about wort.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «word» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

Mad! What did the first head say the girl would be?

1. the loveliest queen — score -5
2. the prettiest girl ever — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. the prettiest girl ever seen in the land — score -1
4. the prettiest girl in the whole world — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1576, line 15: «The brother is a stable-boy who keeps his sister's portrait and prays to it "every morning and evening".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «stable boy» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which action did the elder princess perform upon the person she believed to be Minnikin?

1. She embraced him and kissed him — ✓ the right answer · score -3
2. She hugged him — score -3
3. She waved to him from the window — score -3
4. She kissed him — ← Mova's choice · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 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 1282, line 2: «explain: The jogi then scares the king by saying an evil spirit wears the shape of a beautiful girl, and the king believes him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «king» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «man» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-4). The right option, 1, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the principal reason for the exchange of garments between the two brothers?

1. To fool the King's men — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To trick them — no support
3. To deceive the princesses — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. To hide — 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which measure of length was used to describe the stepsister's nose?

1. Measured in ells and yards — no support
2. Ells — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Long ells of cloth — score -3
4. Yards — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 3, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1572, line 18: «Old word: "to christen" meant giving a name, and today we mostly use it for a church blessing.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «use» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «word» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the youth's occupation within the royal household at the time of his sister's removal?

1. A stable-boy in the royal stables — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Gardener — no support
3. Footman — no support
4. Stable-boy — ✓ 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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