Grimm, Snowdrop: the poisoned apple, the glass coffin and the wicked Queen's end

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1579 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 ✓

Bruh, what did the Queen's mirror keep telling her?

1. You're second, Queen. — no support
2. Snowdrop wins. — score 5
3. Snowdrop is fairer far than you — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Snowdrop is wiser far than you — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1579, line 7: «The mirror keeps answering that "Snowdrop is fairer far than you", and the Queen's heart fills with rage.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «snowdrop» (+2); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Lowkey, why did the Queen cook up that poison apple?

1. she was mad jealous of Snowdrop — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. she was mad jealous of Snowdrop because the mirror kept saying she was fairer — score 4
3. she was mad jealous of Snowdrop and wanted the Prince for herself — score 4
4. she wanted the mirror back — no support

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 1579, line 1: «The jealous Queen disguises herself as a peasant woman and tricks Snowdrop with a poisoned apple.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2); the same property (+1); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, how did the peasant lady sneakily trick Snowdrop?

1. she ate the red half first — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. she sang — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. she bit the stem — no support
4. she smiled — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 170, line 3: «After the feast the Calenders play flutes and a tambourine while the ladies sing, and then a knock sounds at the door.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «ladies» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Okay, which half of the apple was the actual poison?

1. the half the peasant woman touched first — ← Mova's choice · score -3
2. the green side — score -3
3. the white side — score -3
4. the red cheek — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1352, line 5: «A new tale begins in Nara: a child is granted at Hase, but the cruel stepmother Terute plans poison.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); the same doer «cruel stepmother» (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what did the Dwarfs do when Snowdrop was dead?

1. they buried her — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. they wept — no support
3. they hunted for the poison apple — score 0
4. they hunted for the poison comb — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 755, line 16: «Why the dwarfs stop: they "will never bury her in the cold ground," because her cheeks are still rosy and she looks alive.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dwarfs» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Be real, what kind of coffin did the Dwarfs make?

1. a glass one, see-through — ✓ the right answer · score -4
2. a silver one, shiny — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. a glass one, see-through, with golden letters on the lid — no support
4. a stone one, heavy — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1547, line 3: «The suitor sets out to find three people sillier than them, and meets walnut-throwers, a man trying to make his pig climb an oak, and a man jumping to pull on…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Dude, which bird came last to cry over Snowdrop?

1. a little dove — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. a sparrow — score 0
3. a great white swan that circled the coffin at dusk — no support
4. a little robin — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 766, line 5: «At last Gretel comes home with him, and Hans ties her to the rack and throws calves' and sheep's eyes at her face, so she runs away.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+3). Against it: the same property (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, why did the Prince take the coffin?

1. he wanted to show her to the king — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he said he couldn't live without her — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he wanted to marry the Queen — no support
4. he was rich — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Honestly, what made the apple bit come out?

1. the coffin got jolted on a bush — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the coffin got jolted when the Dwarfs stumbled over a bush in the forest — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. the coffin fell down the hill — no support
4. a sudden jolt on the path as the coffin was carried over a bush — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1574, line 3: «The Princess rests Minnikin's head on her lap, and he tells her how to make the truth come out at the wedding.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «princess» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what did Snowdrop say when she woke up?

1. Oh dear me, where am I? — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Oh dear me, who are you? — no support
3. Dear me! — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Where am I? — 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 1337, line 5: «The new queen brings Kilweh home and tells him he must win Olwen, and his father says it can be done.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Real talk, what happened to the mean Queen at the end?

1. she was locked in a tower — score 1
2. she danced in red-hot iron shoes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. she was put in a dungeon and later danced in red-hot iron shoes before all the people — score 3
4. she danced in red-hot iron shoes until she fell down dead — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1579, line 4: «At the wedding the wicked Queen is forced to dance in red-hot iron shoes until she falls dead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «wicked queen» (+3); the same place «hot iron shoes» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, why did the Queen get all dolled up for the wedding?

1. she couldn't stop herself from going and wanted to see Snowdrop's shame at the wedding — score 1
2. she couldn't stop herself from going — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. she couldn't stop herself from going, though she was full of rage — score 1
4. she wanted to see the Prince — ← 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 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1516, line 2: «The Queen visits the hen-wife, who names a huge price and then reveals that the King keeps three sons locked in a tower.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «visit» (+2); the same thing acted on «hen wife» (+2). Against it: the same doer «queen» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

Ok but what does ebony mean in the text?

1. black, like a dark wood — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. red, like a ripe apple — no support
3. bright green, like a fresh leaf — score -5
4. black, like a dark wood carved by the Dwarfs in the forest — 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 1574, line 11: «The word "raiment" is an old word for clothing, so "silver raiment" means a shining silver cloak or garment.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «old word» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which the Queen procured the poisonous fruit?

1. She bought it from a peasant woman in the village street. — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. She fabricated it in a concealed chamber known only to herself and then hid it under her cloak. — score 6
3. She fabricated it in a concealed chamber known only to herself. — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. She had it made by a servant in the castle kitchen. — score 5

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 1453, line 4: «The princess tells him her story: her mother got fairy fruit by promising to give away her baby girl.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «mother» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following constitutes the principal cause of the Queen's continued enmity towards Snowdrop?

1. Her jealousy, arising from the mirror's repeated declarations of Snowdrop's superior beauty, which she could never bear. — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Her jealousy, arising from the mirror's repeated declarations of Snowdrop's superior beauty. — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Her wish to rule the kingdom alone without an heir. — no support
4. Her jealousy, arising from the mirror's repeated declarations of Snowdrop's superior beauty, and her fear that the Prince would choose her instead. — 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 · right ✓

Which of the following most accurately states the outcome of the Prince's request concerning the coffin?

1. The Dwarfs sold him the coffin for a fair price. — score -3
2. The Dwarfs, moved by his sorrow, relinquished the coffin to him, though they first demanded all his gold. — score -1
3. The Dwarfs, moved by his sorrow, relinquished the coffin to him. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. The Dwarfs, moved by his sorrow, relinquished the coffin to him after a long debate among themselves. — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1280, line 1: «The young man who struck the prince is locked up and told he will be tried in fifteen days.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «strike» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following correctly identifies the punishment inflicted upon the wicked Queen at the conclusion of the tale?

1. She was compelled to dance in red-hot iron shoes until she died. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. She was compelled to dance in red-hot iron shoes until she died before the entire court. — score -1
3. She was locked in a tower until she starved. — score -1
4. She was compelled to dance in red-hot iron shoes until she died, as a warning to all wicked queens who would harm their stepdaughters. — 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 1579, line 4: «At the wedding the wicked Queen is forced to dance in red-hot iron shoes until she falls dead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «dance» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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