Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 16: Gerda leaves the robbers and rides a reindeer north

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1627 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 crows get a proper job at the palace, innit?

1. Nah, they got a seat in the garden — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Yeah, they got a permanent court job — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Yeah, they got a royal job at court — score 2
4. Nah, not really — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1482, line 12: «Trusty John hides a few gold pieces in his apron and goes ashore to the palace alone.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «palace» (+4). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv, was Gerda's ride in that coach mint or what?

1. Yeah, it was proper gold and shining, mate, like the sun on a lake — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, it was dead shiny and gold — no support
3. Nah, it was just a plain old cart — no support
4. Yeah, it was proper gold and shining — ✓ 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, why did the robbers come running out screaming for gold?

1. Cos they saw the golden coach glowing bright — no support
2. Cos they wanted gold — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Cos it was gold — no support
4. Cos they saw the coach shining like a torch — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 824, line 7: «Who: two swindlers who "made people believe that they were weavers" and wanted the emperor's gold.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «gold» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

wait, did the robber-queen really wanna eat her?

1. Nah, no way — no support
2. Yeah, she said so, dead serious — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Yeah, she did — no support
4. Yeah, she said it, dead real — 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 729, line 15: «The robber told his captain that a "horrid witch" and a "black monster" were in the house.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same doer «robber» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

sus, why did the robber-girl say they won't kill her?

1. Cos Gerda's not gonna be naughty — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Cos she's gonna be a good girl — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Cos Gerda's not gonna be naughty and she's got that muff for us — no support
4. Cos Gerda's not gonna be naughty so she's safe with us — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1627, line 6: «Who: Gerda is a little girl searching the world for her friend Kay, whom the Snow-queen has taken.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «little girl» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

bro, what did the wood-pigeons reckon they saw?

1. Kay sitting in the Snow-queen's sleigh — no support
2. Kay riding in the Snow-queen's carriage — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Kay riding in the Snow-queen's carriage with a girl from the north — score 1
4. Kay riding in the Snow-queen's carriage and waving to the robber-girl — no support

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 292, line 3: «The Wood-pigeons say they saw Kay in the Snow Queen's sledge, and the reindeer says she has gone to Lapland.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «pigeons» (+2); the same action «see» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

lol, did the reindeer actually know the way to Lapland?

1. Yeah, he'd been there before — no support
2. Yeah, he was born and bred up there — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Nah, he was lost — no support
4. Nah, he'd never been up there before — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1627, line 12: «The robber-girl frees the reindeer, and the reindeer runs toward Lapland, where he was "born and bred".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «bear» (+3); the same thing acted on «reindeer» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, what's the deal with the splinter in Kay's heart?

1. It keeps him stuck with the Snow-queen — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It keeps him stuck with the Snow-queen and makes him see only ice — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. It keeps him loyal to the Snow-queen — no support
4. It makes him cold towards Gerda — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 287, line 10: «Why: a splinter in the eyes made people see "everything perverted", and one in the heart turned it "like a lump of ice".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same doer «splinter» (+2). Against it: 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

dude, did the Finland woman bin the stock-fish?

1. Nah, she put it in the saucepan and cooked it up for tea — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, she put it in the saucepan with some water and onions for supper — no support
3. Nah, she hung it on a hook — no support
4. Nah, she put it in the saucepan — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

fam, how did the Lapland woman fix Gerda onto the reindeer?

1. Tied her — no support
2. She fastened her with rope — no support
3. She tied her on securely — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She held her — ← Mova's choice · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 289, line 12: «fact: She wanted to keep Gerda, so she made the roses vanish, because she feared Gerda "would remember little Kay".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «gerda» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

innit, what was the robber-girl going to do with the reindeer?

1. Milk him for the next day — no support
2. Set him free to run north toward Lapland and never return — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Set him free to run north — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. Set him free to run north so he could find his own herd again — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1627, line 12: «The robber-girl frees the reindeer, and the reindeer runs toward Lapland, where he was "born and bred".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «run» (+1); the same place «lapland» (+1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

peak, what did the Finland woman say about the strength of twelve men?

1. That it would help them all win the fight — score -7
2. That it could help the girl escape from the Snow-queen's palace — ← Mova's choice · score -6
3. That it wouldn't help much — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. That it was quite useful — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -6, against -7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1289, line 10: «The queen is clever and loyal, and she tells her husband, "You have the best wife in Erin, and the best horse in Erin."», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which action did the prince and princess take after Gerda related the conduct of the crows?

1. They rewarded the crows but forbade any similar deeds again — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. They commended the crows while cautioning against repetition — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. They commended the crows while cautioning against repetition of the act entirely — score -2
4. They commended the crows while cautioning them strongly against any further repetition of the act — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1627, line 1: «Gerda tells the prince and princess her story, and they forgive the crows and give them jobs at court.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+1). Against it: the same receiver «crows» (-2). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which creature was entrusted with conveying Gerda northward toward Lapland?

1. A reindeer that had been released by the robber-girl and then ridden by the crows — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. A horse that had been given by the prince — score -4
3. A reindeer that had been released by the robber-girl — ✓ the right answer · score -4
4. A reindeer that had been released by the robber-girl at the forest's edge — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 986, line 3: «They have grown into a man and a woman, yet they sit on their old little chairs and hold hands, and the Snow Queen's cold palace fades like a bad dream.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «gerda» (+1). The right option, 3, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What did the Finland woman assert was the cause of Kay's continued contentment in the Snow-queen's domain?

1. Frost in his eye — no support
2. A splinter of glass lodged in his heart and eye — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. A splinter of ice in his heart — score -3
4. A shard of glass stuck in his eye and chest — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 0, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1627, line 16: «Kay likes the Snow-queen's palace because he has "a splinter of glass in his heart and a bit in his eye".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same place «heart» (+3). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «splinter» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

To which region did the wood-pigeons state that the Snow-queen had travelled?

1. The far northern lands of Lapland — ← Mova's choice · score -5
2. Spitzbergen island — no support
3. Lapland — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Finland — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 10, line 18: «The Pigeon adds "You're looking for eggs, I know that well enough; and what does it matter to me whether you're a little girl or a serpent?"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «kind» (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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