The Violet Fairy Book, How the Dragon Was Tricked, part 2: a clever youth tricks a king, a shepherd and a dragon

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1613 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, did the dragon really get stuck in that box?

1. Nah, he wriggled out fine — no support
2. Yeah, he got nailed in tight — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, he was never really in there, mate, it was a trick — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Yeah, he was sealed in well — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 646, line 4: «The dragon wakes up cold and hungry, carries George and Jane off south down the slide, and gobbles two men on the way.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dragon» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «two men» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, why did the shepherd end up tied to the tree?

1. He was caught stealing the sheep — score 3
2. He got tricked by the youth — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. He got conned by the youth's cheek — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The king ordered him tied up because of the youth's bold plan — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1613, line 4: «The clever youth tricks a humpbacked shepherd into taking his place, then gathers helpers and makes the king curious.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «trick» (+2); the same thing acted on «humpbacked shepherd» (+2); the same doer «clever youth» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Innit true the youth was the king's best mate?

1. Nah, he was just a servant — score 1
2. Nope, they were enemies then — no support
3. Yeah, they went hunting together every single day for years — no support
4. Nah, the king just wanted him caught — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1435, line 6: «Who: a youth who keeps saying "Oh! if I could only shudder!" and wants to learn what fear feels like.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+3); the same doer «youth» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the flying horse get well mad at the dragon?

1. Yeah, it went all quiet after the beating — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Nah, it actually liked the dragon and went quietly with him to the stable every morning — score 2
3. Yeah, the dragon beat it so badly that the horse went silent for the rest of the day — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Yeah, it went quiet after that — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1613, line 14: «what: the youth stole the flying horse by making it neigh, and the dragon beat it, so the horse went quietly away.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «dragon» (+2); the same action «beat» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

What's the bit where the bells went off, proper gutted?

1. The little bells gave him away — score -4
2. The kettle chain rang loud — no support
3. The bells on the bed covering rang out and the dragon woke up in a rage — ← Mova's choice · score -2
4. The bed covering ringing gave him away — ✓ the right answer · score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -2, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 711, line 2: «The king arrives, the princess agrees to wed Niels, and the wedding bells ring out.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «ring out» (-1); the same doer «wedding bells» (-1). The right option, 4, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, how long did the youth get to grow his beard?

1. Two years, dead long — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Loads of time, the king gave him two years and more — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Ages, like ten years — no support
4. Two whole years, which was plenty of time for his beard — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1079, line 18: «Blue Beard gives his wife the keys and says, "Open them all... except that little closet which I forbid you."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+2); the same receiver «wife» (+1). Against it: a different doer (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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Honest, whose clothes did the youth nick for the disguise?

1. A poor beggar's rags from the bridge by the town — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. A beggar's, sorted — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A farmer's, mate — score 2
4. A smith's, innit — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 99, line 14: «What does the king do? He orders royal clothes for her, and "he gazed with wonder, she was so beautiful."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «royal clothes» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Dude, which fur ball chased the big cat off?

1. Gon, the big legend — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Gon, the small hero — score 1
3. Koma — score 1
4. The cat — 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 1613, line 9: «why: Gon had "delivered her from her enemy the serpent", so the prince swore the cats should always go with them.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what did the cats do when they found each other?

1. They ran off together and didn't stop until the palace garden — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. They rubbed noses and then sat down to sleep together — score 7
3. Rubbed noses and purred loud — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. They hugged and wept loudly — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 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 12, line 20: «The Cat asks "Did you say pig, or fig?", then vanishes slowly, "beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin"; before that Alice asks it not to…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «end» (+2); the same doer «cat» (+2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, what was the dragon making when the youth came?

1. A barrel — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A box — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Pie — no support
4. A cage — 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 ✗

Like, what did the princess do when the cats came back?

1. She sent a servant to search the whole park for them — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. She wept and made a promise that they would never be parted again — score 8
3. She hugged them tightly — score 2
4. She wept and made a promise — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 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 1562, line 13: «The second hiding is "a lump of earth" stuck between a hoof and its shoe, where the Princess cannot look.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «look» (+2); the same doer «princess» (+2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Honest, why did the elder brother tie his bro up?

1. Cos he was jealous — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Cos he hated — no support
3. Because he was angry — no support
4. Cos he wanted the farm and the sheep for himself alone — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1540, line 7: «WHAT: The guards tie Delicia up because the King wants her to love his son.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «want» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different thing acted on (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 13 · ★ · right ✓

Innit mad, how did the youth get the horse?

1. He made it neigh loudly and then sneaked off into the dark — score 6
2. He tricked the dragon into giving it up and rode off at dawn — no support
3. He made it neigh and sneaked off — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. He whistled and rode away — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 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 431, line 14: «The horse is held by "twelve chains," and it neighs and struggles until it breaks them all.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «horse» (+4); the same action «neigh» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which action did the youth perform upon the dragon's wife before the dragon's return?

1. He slew her and concealed her body in the oven — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. He strangled her and burned the body — score -2
3. He hid her body — score -2
4. He stabbed her and hid her in the oven — 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 1562, line 12: «The youth hides as "a horse-fly" in Dapplegrim's left nostril, and the Princess cannot find him there.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «hide» (-1); the same doer «youth» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What precise condition did the king impose upon the youth in exchange for his life?

1. That he should procure the dragon's flying horse — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. That he should procure the dragon's flying horse within two years or be executed at once — score -3
3. That he should travel far beyond the mountains and procure the dragon's flying horse for him — score -2
4. That he should return with the princess's crown — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1281, line 5: «Far away, the rajah's daughter visits the jogi's shrine, sees the greed of his love, and runs away as fast as she can.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the youth ensure that the dragon could not escape from the box?

1. He hammered the lid with iron — score -3
2. He drove long nails into the lid and sealed every crack with hot wax — score -3
3. He carried the box to the river and drove long nails into the lid — ← Mova's choice · score -2
4. He drove long nails into the lid — ✓ the right answer · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score -2, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 651, line 3: «The dragon catches his leg and asks him to mend its loose wing, promising to eat him last.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «dragon» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which period of time did the king grant the youth to accomplish the final task?

1. A year — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. Two years — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. Three years — score 0
4. Five months — 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 1002, line 15: «The king will not allow the princess to meet anyone, because of "a prophecy that she will marry a common soldier."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same action «allow» (-1); the same doer «king» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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