Red Fairy Book, The Story of Sigurd, part 80: the Musician's last trick, then Sigurd's birth and Regin's tale of the gold

Tests: 2 of 14 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1583 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 ✓

Bruv, how many times did the hare run round the tree?

1. Twenty times, mate — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Twenty times round that tree, mate, no cap — score 6
3. Twenty times round, mate, innit — score 6
4. Forty times, mate — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1572, line 14: «What the twins do: they christen each other "by a brook which ran through a green meadow".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «run» (+2); the same place «green meadow» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Innit wild, what did the Wolf bite through to get the Fox out?

1. The tough rope tied to the tree, mate, innit — score -2
2. The bridle, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. The thick cord round his neck, mate — score 0
4. The cord, mate — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1201, line 8: «fact: The old king says "all my seven sons went, and all were killed," and he has left his throne to sit in the desert.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «leave» (+2). Against it: the same doer «fact» (-2). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, who was the Musician going to tear to bits?

1. The whole forest of beasts, bruv, fr — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The Fox and the Wolf both, bruv, no cap — no support
3. The Wolf himself, bruv — no support
4. The Musician himself, bruv — ✓ 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 ✗

Mate, did the woodman give the Musician a dead good thank-you?

1. He stood up for him, proper — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. He stood by him, proper — score 4
3. He raised his axe and stood guard in front of him, proper — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. He stood up for him and gave him a huge reward, proper, innit — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1583, line 11: «How did the woodman stop the beasts? He lifted his "glittering axe" and stood in front of the Musician.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «woodman» (+3); the same action «stand» (+1); the same place «front» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what was the woodman's gear, like, for his axe?

1. Sword, sick — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A spade, sick — no support
3. A sword, sick — no support
4. A hatchet, sick — ✓ 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 6 · ★ · right ✓

Bro, who did the old King fight, fr?

1. A rival Duke, fr — no support
2. Giant, fr — no support
3. Another Prince, fr — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Another King, fr — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1290, line 10: «The king says "I cannot fight that giant" when his heart fails him, so he is afraid at first.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «king» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Gutted, what did the old King tell his wife to keep?

1. The sword, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. The broken sword bits, mate — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. The golden ring, mate — score 0
4. The bits, mate — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1579, line 15: «Why does the Prince get the coffin? He says "I can't live without Snowdrop" and the Dwarfs take pity on him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2). Against it: the same doer «prince» (-2). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, where did the strangers take the Queen?

1. To Norway, lol — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. Back to the strangers' island home, lol, bruh — score 9
3. To Denmark, lol — ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. To a faraway land across the sea, lol — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 489, line 3: «An old man rises out of the ground, leads him to a lake, and takes him down into a white-stone palace.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «man» (+4); the same action «lead» (+3); the same doer «old man» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Oi, what did the King reckon the maid looked like?

1. A Prince, oi — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. A Queen, oi — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. A Duke, oi — no support
4. Maid, oi — 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 321, line 10: «Who: Nibs is the one who looked at Wendy and cried "It is she".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «one» (-2). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Blud, which horse did Sigurd pick out of the river?

1. Sleipnir, blud — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Grani, blud — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Mare, blud — score 6
4. Black mare, blud — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1583, line 5: «Sigurd picks the horse Grani from the river, and his tutor Regin tells him about the dragon Fafnir and the stolen gold.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «pick» (+2); the same place «river» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ayo, who is Regin then?

1. Sigurd's brother, ayo — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A smith, ayo — no support
3. Sigurd's tutor, ayo — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A wise old dwarf who taught him, ayo — 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, how many brothers did Regin have, like total?

1. Three, mate — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Seven, mate — no support
3. Three brothers, mate, like total — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Like three older brothers, mate, innit — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1577, line 8: «Little Snow is the girl's dog, and she is sad because he was "the dearest thing she had on earth" before she threw him overboard.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «dearest thing» (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, where did Andvari keep his gold, fam?

1. Beneath the old stone bridge, fam — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. Buried in the roots of an oak by the sea, fam, no cap — no support
3. In a pool under a waterfall, fam — ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. In a cave behind the falls, fam — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1216, line 4: «He keeps his word for three nights, then goes back on the fourth, sees a golden-haired woman, and runs home.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+4); the same action «keep» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+2). The right option, 3, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

Innit, what was Otter munching before his nap?

1. A trout, innit — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A big fat salmon from the river, innit — no support
3. Three salmon and some bread, innit, fam — no support
4. A salmon, innit — ✓ 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which animal did the Musician bind to the aspen tree with a long cord?

1. the little hare that played the cord — score -3
2. the small grey hare sitting by the stream — score -2
3. the little hare — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. the young bear — ← 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 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1276, line 13: «Old word: to apprentice someone means to bind a young person to a master who teaches a trade, usually for several years.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «bind» (+2); the same property (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-3). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which weapon did the woodman raise in order to protect the Musician from the beasts?

1. the glittering axe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. the sharp glittering hatchet from his belt — score 0
3. the iron spear — score 0
4. the wooden club — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 250, line 2: «A poor woodman lifts his axe to fell a tree, but a fairy begs him to spare it and promises him three wishes.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «lift» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «axe» (-1); the same doer «poor woodman» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

By what means did the King determine that the Queen was in fact of royal birth?

1. the cold gold ring on her finger — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. a bright gold ring and a wise old riddle — score -2
3. the ring upon her hand — score -2
4. a silver brooch she wore — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1219, line 18: «Old word: "reigning king" meant the king who was ruling at that time, so the ring was thought to belong to a royal father.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «mean» (-1); the same doer «old word» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

To whom did the dying King entrust the broken pieces of his sword?

1. his son — ← Mova's choice · score 11
2. his young wife — ✓ the right answer · score 11
3. his trusted maid — score 7
4. his wife — score 11

Why: It took the question to ask whom it is for. It chose option 1 with score 11, tied with another option at 11 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 32, line 17: «At the station they left Toad «in the second-class waiting-room, giving a porter twopence to keep a strict eye on him», and left the horse at an inn stable.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «leave» (+4); the same thing acted on «horse» (+4); the same doer «friends» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 11. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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