Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Lion: the girl cuts the princess's hair and frees the prince

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

Lesson 1646 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 ✓

Yo, did you see the lion in the forest? Proper massive, innit?

1. No, I only saw the giant's cows at the farm — no support
2. Yeah, he vanishes into that forest every single morning and comes back at dusk, innit? — score 4
3. Yeah, he vanishes into that forest every morning — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Nah, I never saw him, but my cousin said he walks into the woods each day and roars — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1646, line 1: «The girl hides in a tree and watches a lion vanish into the forest each morning and a young man walk into a rock by evening.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «vanish» (+3); the same doer «lion» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruh, the girl got a job in the city, right? What was it?

1. Scullion, washing dishes in the kitchen all day long for the king's guests — no support
2. Gardener, planting roses in the yard — no support
3. Scullion, washing dishes in the kitchen — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Stable boy, mucking out the horses — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1521, line 3: «The goose-girl frees the Priest, who runs home raging about his stolen gold, and the Governor laughs until he nearly bursts.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «goose girl» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «priest» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

So why did the giant nick the oxen, asses and pigs?

1. Revenge for her kindness to the lion and the prince who had been hiding nearby — no support
2. Revenge for her kindness to the lion — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. Revenge for her kindness to the lion, which the giant never forgave — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. He was hungry for their meat — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 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 1646, line 9: «Why: the giant stole the oxen, asses and pigs to take revenge on the girl, because she had once helped the lion.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «giant» (+3). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, the princess didn't wanna give up her hair, did she?

1. Yeah, she gave it right away — score 2
2. Nah, she was dead proud of it — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Nah, she was too busy then — score 0
4. Nah, she was dead proud of it and wouldn't let anyone touch it — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. 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: the same action «allow» (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Lol, what did the girl keep shouting in the city streets?

1. Who wants a kitchen maid? — no support
2. Anyone need a scullion today? — no support
3. Who will hire me for a servant? I have no home and no food left at all — score -3
4. Who will hire me for a servant? — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 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 1646, line 10: «The girl says "Who will hire me for a servant?" and she is forced to take the scullion's work.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); the same action «hire» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the coat fit the giant the first time?

1. Nope — no support
2. Nope, it was too short — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nope, it was far too loose — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. Yeah, it was fine — 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 681, line 19: «Old word: a "surcoat" was a loose coat worn over armour, like a long tabard; today we would say a jacket.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+1). Against it: the same property (-1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the lion had to die to free the prince, yeah? How?

1. She tricked him into the fire and cooked him slowly — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. She stabbed him and buried him — score 3
3. She killed him, burnt him, threw the ashes in water, and then wept by the river for three days — score 3
4. She killed him, burnt him, and threw the ashes in water — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1560, line 17: «Why: the jealous courtiers make the King believe the youth boasted, so he must rescue the Princess or die.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «king» (+2); the same thing acted on «princess» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, was the girl scared the giant had lied to her?

1. Nah, she wasn't scared at all, she just thought he'd be angry with her later on — score 2
2. Yeah, she was scared he'd tricked her and cried all the way down the mountain — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Yeah, she was scared he'd tricked her — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Nah, she knew he was honest all along — 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 1536, line 18: «Paltry is an old word meaning small, mean or worthless, so the Giant calls the knight "that paltry knight."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+2); the same doer «giant» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Who turned out to be the prince's mum and dad?

1. The king and queen of the neighbouring kingdom across the sea — no support
2. The king and queen — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. The lord and lady — no support
4. The duke and duchess — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1517, line 15: «In the vault: the Thief robs a rich bishop's grave, but a tall black man in the entrance turns out to be a clergyman.», reached through a sentence linked to the one 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, how did she get into the hidden house?

1. She crept under the gate — no support
2. Through a gap — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. She pushed aside the rock — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She climbed the wall — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 238, line 4: «She climbs to a glass hill she cannot climb, serves a smith for seven years for iron shoes, and ends up at the washerwife's house.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «house» (+4); the same doer «witch» (+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 ✗

Sick, so how long did she tidy the palace before asking his name?

1. One day — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Two days — score 3
3. Four days — score 3
4. Three days — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1646, line 2: «She tidies the secret palace every day, eats a good dinner there, and finally asks the young man his name.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «secret palace» (+2); the same action «tidy» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the prince want her as his wife in the end?

1. Yeah, he wanted her and only her, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Yeah, he wanted her and nobody else — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Yeah, he wanted her and nobody else, and they married at the palace the next week — score 2
4. Nah, he chose a cousin from the court — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 5: «A new tale begins: a king wants a beautiful wife, and his servant finds two poor sisters with soft hands.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «beautiful wife» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, who ended up a princess then a queen?

1. The girl who had once been a humble scullion — score 1
2. The cook — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. The servant girl, who later married the prince and became a queen — score 1
4. The girl — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 1432, line 12: «Why is one window unfinished? Aladdin wants the Sultan to have "the glory of finishing this palace".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «palace» (+3); the same action «finish» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which character was the first to request the lock of the princess's hair?

1. The girl, having been given the task by the prince — ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. The girl's own mother, who had asked for the lock of hair before the prince arrived at the palace gates — score -1
3. The giant, who had demanded it from the girl — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. The girl, having been given the task by the prince and the giant together at the mountain — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 836, line 16: «The young ladies, the old ladies and the oldest lady all admire his rich splendid hair, and she wants a lock for her album.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «lock» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

By what means did the prince's spell become broken at the end of the tale?

1. By the lion's destruction, the ashes cast upon the water — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. Through the giant's final defeat by the brave girl — score 0
3. By true love — no support
4. By the giant's sudden death — no support

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 21, line 12: «Alice says «Stupid things!»; the jurors all write it down, and one of them «didn't know how to spell "stupid"» and had to ask his neighbour.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did the giant respond when the first coat failed to fit him?

1. He threw it off and declared it useless, then ordered the girl to make another at once — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. He tore it off and cursed the tailor — score -2
3. He threw it off in a rage and declared it useless while the prince and lion watched from the door — score -3
4. He threw it off and declared it useless — ✓ the right answer · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1322, line 3: «The giant sets him three tasks: sweep the byre, thatch it with feathers from every bird, and bring five magpie eggs.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «giant» (+2). Against it: the same receiver «prince» (-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 ✗

What reward did the girl request from the giant for her labour?

1. The release of the lion from his enchantment — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A gold coin and a horse — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Gold coins — score 4
4. The return of the stolen oxen to her — score -1

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 1646, line 11: «The princess is "very proud of her hair" and at first she says no to the girl's request.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «request» (+3); the same doer «girl» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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