Grimm, The King Who Would Have a Beautiful Wife, part 1: the servant finds soft hands, and the old bride is flung out
Tests: 5 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 1640 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 ✗
Wait, who's the proper cheeky shoemaker that bamboozles the robbers, mate?
- 1. The cobbler — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The old captain — no support
- 3. Joseph — no support
- 4. Master Joseph — ✓ 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
Where did the dog go, innit, when it got sent to fetch the captain?
- 1. Straight to the shoemaker's house — ← Mova's choice · score -1
- 2. Straight to Joseph — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Straight back to the robbers' cave by the river — score -1
- 4. Back to the robbers — no support
Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1003, line 1: «The dog carries the princess to the soldier's house, and the queen's trick of flour on a bag shows the way there.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dog» (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same place «house» (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · right ✓
How much dosh did the robbers offer for the dog?
- 1. Thirty silver coins — score -2
- 2. Forty gold pieces — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
- 3. Forty gold pieces and a fine horse — score -1
- 4. All the gold in the captain's treasure chest — score -2
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 1206, line 5: «The Simurgh spares him, offers him a city, and agrees to carry him over the seven seas, then he meets King Sinaubar.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «horse» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · right ✓
What did the robbers do to the shoemaker, like, after they'd had enough?
- 1. Tied him in a sack — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 2. Dragged him to the sea and tied him to a boat — score 4
- 3. Locked him in a cell — no support
- 4. Tied him in a sack and beat him hard — score 5
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1640, line 7: «What: the robbers tie him in a sack, meaning to throw him into the sea, and he lets them do it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «robbers» (+3); the same place «sack» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why did the swineherd go all "how lucky you are" on him, mate?
- 1. He wanted the princess's hand — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. He adored the old king — score 3
- 3. He had secretly wanted to marry her — score 3
- 4. He fancied the princess — ✓ the right answer · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1639, line 18: «"Avenged" means revenge, which the robbers' wives swear to get on Joseph.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «wives» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · right ✓
What was the shoemaker's sneaky plan in the sack switch?
- 1. Bribe the guards with gold — no support
- 2. Trick the robbers — score -7
- 3. Pretend to be the captain — no support
- 4. Swap places with the swineherd — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -3, against -7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1632, line 16: «The plan is to clean the well and drop a mill-stone on Hans, so they "could just fill in the well" and avoid any cost for his funeral.», 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 «mill stone» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
So what did the robbers tie round their necks, proper?
- 1. Rocks — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. Big stones — ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. Heavy sacks — score 4
- 4. Iron chains — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1640, line 7: «What: the robbers tie him in a sack, meaning to throw him into the sea, and he lets them do it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tie» (+3); the same doer «robbers» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
Who ended up loaded and sorted for life by the end?
- 1. Master Joseph — ✓ the right answer · score -3
- 2. The shoemaker's loyal and faithful dog — ← Mova's choice · score -1
- 3. The clever swineherd who fooled everyone — no support
- 4. The swineherd — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score -1, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 7, line 14: «She thinks "It was much pleasanter at home", but also "it's rather curious, you know, this sort of life!", and says "There ought to be a book written about me".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «head» (-1). The right option, 1, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
What's the king's big mission, like, in the next story?
- 1. To marry the princess — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. To find a beautiful wife — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. To travel far and find a beautiful wife — no support
- 4. To search the whole kingdom for a bride — 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 · ★ · right ✓
How many years back is the king tale set, bruv?
- 1. Fifty years ago — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 2. Sixty years ago — score 2
- 3. Once — score 2
- 4. Long ago — score -3
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 1640, line 15: «Old word: "suspended" means hung up, so she is hanging between heaven and earth from her clothes.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗
Oi, how old was the sister talking at the window, like?
- 1. Fifteen years old and proud — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 2. Twelve — no support
- 3. Fifteen — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Nine — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 830, line 3: «Father says her parents were killed by the Turks, and by an old custom she becomes the boy's sister.», 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 (+2); the same thing acted on «sister» (+1). Against it: 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
What made the servant reckon the maiden must be lovely, like?
- 1. Her voice — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 2. Her soft silken dress — score 5
- 3. Her hands — score 5
- 4. Her delicate fingers — ✓ the right answer · 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 1554, line 15: «fact: King Grumpy wants the marriage because the alliance "would make him more powerful than ever".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same thing acted on «king» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why did the old lady want the carriage all shut up, mate?
- 1. She is shy — no support
- 2. She hides her old face — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 3. No light on her face — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Modesty — 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 114, line 13: «The prince wants to know where she lives, so he follows her; she slips away and hides in the pigeon-house.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «lady» (+2). Against it: the same action «hide» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 14 · ★ · right ✓
Where'd the old lady end up left hanging, sick?
- 1. On a nail in the wall — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 2. Under the wooden bench — score 2
- 3. On the floor — score 2
- 4. On a hook — score 2
Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 806, line 14: «Where it ends up: it is carried to a cellar, and the bottle thinks, "There's no place like home, even if it's a cellar."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «end up» (+1); the same doer «word» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
By what stratagem does the shoemaker effect his release from the sack?
- 1. By persuading the swineherd to take his place in the sack — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. By trading places with the captain — no support
- 3. By substituting the swineherd in his place — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. By convincing the robber captain to release him at once — no support
Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
What reason does the old woman give the king for requiring a shut carriage?
- 1. Because the sunlight burns her skin — ← Mova's choice · score -6
- 2. To keep her wrinkled face hidden away — no support
- 3. That no ray of light may fall upon her face — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Because of a curse placed upon her by the fairies long ago — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1416, line 19: «The tale is taken from folk stories of Asia Minor, collected by the French writers Carnoy and Nicolaides in 1889.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «tale» (-2); a different action (counts against) (-4). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓
On what object does the old woman's clothing become caught after the king casts her out?
- 1. A nail projecting from the wall — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. A rusty bolt on the gate — no support
- 3. A nail — no support
- 4. A branch of a nearby tree — 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
To whom does the shoemaker first address his remark concerning the pigs in the sea?
- 1. To the robbers who were returning from the sea shore — score 2
- 2. To the captain's daughter at home — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 3. To the robbers returning from the shore — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 4. To the captain's daughter who had come to the shore — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask whom it is for. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 792, line 18: «Hard words: a "dram" is a small measure of strong drink, and the "helm" is the wheel or tiller used to steer a ship; both words are still used at sea.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «words» (+4); the same place «sea» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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