Fairy Book, Master and Pupil: a clever boy turns into a horse and a pole-cat ends a wizard

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1650 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 ✗

yo, did the witch get her head chopped in one whack or what?

1. yeah, a clean chop with a blade — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. yeah, one swipe of the sword, done — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, it took a few swings, dude — score -9
4. yep, one hit — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 352, line 14: «Old word "hew" means to chop or cut with an axe, and today we would just say "chop".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «chop» (+2); one says «not», the other does not (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 2 · ★ · right ✓

bruh, why did the big brother go full psycho on his little bro?

1. cause he got jealous and mad, dude — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. cause he got jealous and mad, dude, after his little bro said the witch thought he was her husband — no support
3. cause the lil bro lied and he snapped — no support
4. cause he got jealous and mad, dude, and then he just went totally nuts and swung his sword — 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 ✗

dude, what was the magic jar thing that fixed the dead guy?

1. the jar — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a potion — no support
3. the ointment, the salve — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the herbal oil stuff — 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 ✗

so the sneaky kid who acted dumb, was he actually smart or nah?

1. pretty dumb, honestly, yeah — no support
2. smart as a whip, for real — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. dumb as a rock, I think — no support
4. smart as a whip, for real, he tricked the witch and the whole gang and saved his brother — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1472, line 9: «Why: Morgiana acts to save her master, since she says, "It was to preserve you, master, not to ruin you."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «save» (+1); the same thing acted on «master» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

bro, how'd the boy get out of the wizard's gig?

1. he ran off home, peace out, after he turned his jacket inside out so nobody knew him — score 0
2. he just walked out, bro — no support
3. he snuck out at night, dude — score 0
4. he ran off home, peace out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 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 1262, line 4: «Two identical boys grow up from the buried pieces, and they leave home, and the one going east finds a city in tears.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «boys» (+1). Against it: the same property (-1); a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, what did the wizard turn into when he chased the horse?

1. an eagle, diving down — no support
2. a snake, slithering off — no support
3. a hawk, swooping up — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a fox — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1520, line 3: «His father refuses him a bed, but the youth makes him admit who he is and tells him he has become a Master Thief.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «man» (+1). Against it: a different action (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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

fam, what did the horse turn into when it saw the nail?

1. a swan, soaring over — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a dove, flying up high — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a bird — no support
4. a hen — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol, what did the ring turn into to get away from the girl?

1. a grain of wheat — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. a grain of barley, which the girl then hid in her pocket and carried back to the palace — no support
3. a grain of barley that rolled under the door and then sprouted into a golden stalk of corn — no support
4. a grain of barley — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 808, line 18: «Old word "exist": here it means to stay alive and get by, which is weaker than the modern sense of "to live well."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «get by» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what kinda critter finished off the wizard?

1. a badger, bite bite — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a fox — no support
3. a pole-cat, snap snap — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a rat — 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 ✓

dude, what was the notice in the big town saying?

1. find the princess in eight days — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. come back Friday — no support
3. pay a fee — no support
4. find the king's son in a week — 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 · ★ · right ✓

bruh, what's the punishment if you fail, for real?

1. you're sent away — score -1
2. you lose your head and your mom has to pay the king a huge fine right away — score 0
3. you get banished — no support
4. you lose your head — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 1433, line 9: «The Sultan threatens Aladdin: "you must find her or lose your head."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok last one, what did the elder bro say sorry for?

1. the wicked blow he gave — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the cruel stab he made — no support
3. that nasty sword swing — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. the wicked blow he gave his little brother with the sword in the forest that day — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1650, line 15: «Why: the wizard said "this is that boy of mine, who befooled me and ran away", and bought the horse to catch him.», 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

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

so did the girl sell her gold ring to the wizard?

1. nah, she held onto it and then hid it under her pillow in the castle tower all night — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. yep, she did — no support
3. yeah, she traded it — score 1
4. nah, she held onto it — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1637, line 19: «Old word: a "harrow" was a farm tool with teeth, dragged over ploughed soil to break it up.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «old word» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which object did the younger brother employ, after the elder's murderous act, in order to restore his brother to life?

1. The ointment concealed in his garments — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The ointment concealed in his garments, which he had received from the witch before the fight — no support
3. The magic oil hidden in his robes — no support
4. The healing salve kept in his clothing — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the youth of "Master and Pupil" obtain his magical instruction?

1. By theft — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. By copying his teacher's notes — score 1
3. By studying his master's books — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. By luck — 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 1503, line 19: «Old word: "gaed" is an old Scots form of "went", and "ilk ane" means "each one", both words still heard in Scottish songs and tales.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). 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 ✓

Identify the object the smith was instructed to drive into the horse's mouth.

1. A hot metal bar — no support
2. A cold iron rod — no support
3. A nail — no support
4. A red-hot nail — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1650, line 16: «How: the smith drove "a red-hot nail" into the horse's mouth, because after that it "could not change its shape again".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

State the consequence, as described in the narrative, of the merchant's son's failure to locate the king's daughter.

1. He would forfeit his head, and his brothers would be forced to serve the king as slaves — score 1
2. He would forfeit his head — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. He would be sent away — score 1
4. He would lose his wealth — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1542, line 13: «The King says "Graciosa belongs to her!", so he gives his daughter up to the Queen.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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