Hungarian Fairy Tales, Ferko, part 18: a flower palace, the grain heap and the wolves on the hill

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1694 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 ✗

test: Yo, did Ferko really get the whole palace built outta flowers?

1. Nah, the King built it his own self — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Nah, it was just a tent on the hill — score -1
3. Nah, it was made outta bricks and mud — score 2
4. Yeah, roses on the roof and tulip doors, mad — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 1470, line 7: «The Captain's words "Open, Sesame!" made the rock door open, and "Shut, Sesame!" made it close.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: Bruv, who even built that flower crib?

1. The two brothers, lol — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. The mice from the meadow — score 6
3. The queen bee and all her bee squad — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. The wolves with their big paws — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 322, line 1: «The boys finish their little house, and Peter makes them add a knocker from Tootles's shoe and a chimney from John's hat.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same thing acted on «boys» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

test: Wait, so the brothers were jealous, right?

1. Yeah, they were green with envy, proper salty — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Nah, they were just hungry — no support
3. Nah, they were chuffed for him — no support
4. Nah, they were bored and asleep — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1130, line 11: «Envy makes the rich brother "grew quite green in the face," which shows he is jealous, not ill.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: What's the second task, mate?

1. Gather all the grain in one heap by tomorrow — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Hide the Princess in a tower — no support
3. Drive the wolves to the hill — no support
4. Build a palace from flowers — ← Mova's choice · 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 1693, line 14: «The brothers make the task impossible: "Let him build your Majesty in one day a more beautiful palace than this."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

test: How did the mouse get all the grain in?

1. It called every mouse in the land, sick teamwork — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. It just dragged one stalk at a time — score 5
3. It asked the King to do it — score 5
4. It ate the grain and spat it out — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1603, line 12: «The Queen of the Mice reminds them that the City is "a great way off, for you have had it at your backs all this time."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «queen» (+4); the same receiver «mice» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: Was the grain heap massive or what?

1. Tiny, like a puddle — ← Mova's choice · score -5
2. Taller than the King's palace, easy — ✓ the right answer · score -7
3. Just a little pile by the gate — score -5
4. Like one sack, so chill — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1215, line 10: «The magic words for the cock are "Show me what you can do, cock," but the copy gives "not the tiniest grain" of gold.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same property (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored -7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: Who did the third task, the wolves?

1. The brothers, lol — ← Mova's choice · score -3
2. The King's dogs, no cap — score -4
3. The wolf whose leg Ferko fixed, lit — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The mice from before, obvs — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -3, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1560, line 4: «Each year he kills the twelve little foals so the dappled foal can suck the mares, until it grows huge and shining.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «twelve little foals» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: Why'd the Princess get locked up?

1. She stole the palace keys — score -2
2. She cried her eyes out, so the King shut her in — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. She tried to fight the King — score 1
4. She ran off with the wolves — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1623, line 19: «Old word: a "shroud" is the white cloth wrapped round a dead body; the princess is wearing one in the chest.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «princess» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: Did the King keep his word on the wolves?

1. Yeah, he made Ferko his heir — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Nah, he hung Ferko on a tree — score 1
3. Nah, he kept begging, then offered half his kingdom — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Yeah, he let Ferko go free straight away — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 169, line 5: «The Sultan makes the young king his heir and rewards the fisherman, and a new tale begins with a porter in Bagdad.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: What's the deal with the wolves on the hill?

1. They turned into mice — score 2
2. They were all asleep in the wood — score -1
3. They were tame and fed by the King — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. They came in thousands, howling and showing teeth — ✓ the right answer · score 0

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 1691, line 18: «Old word: "bestowed" means "given," so "bestowed on me endless kindness" means the fairies gave her a great deal of kindness.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same action «give» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

test: So Ferko's a magician, yeah?

1. The brothers say so, but it's a lie, bro — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. Yeah, the King said he was a wizard — no support
3. Nah, he's just a shepherd boy — no support
4. Yeah, he's a real magician, no doubt — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 682, line 18: «Why the housekeeper is kind: "The girl had heard how he had saved her master's life", so she tells him what to ask for.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+1). Against it: the same doer «girl» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: Who did the Princess look at with friendly eyes?

1. The eldest brother, sadly — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. The King, when he was calm — score -1
3. The queen bee, all the time — score 0
4. Ferko, and he looked back at her — ✓ the right answer · score -5

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 1690, line 6: «Who: Prince Saphir is hunting the bird, and he has his nets painted to look like it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «look» (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 4, scored -5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

test: Did Ferko have to hand over his life in the end?

1. Nah, he ran off to the sea — no support
2. Nah, he gets to drive the wolves away, safe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. Yeah, the King hanged him at dawn — no support
4. Yeah, the wolves ate him up — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1693, line 4: «On the road he heals a wolf, a mouse and a queen bee, and each of them promises to repay him one day.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «ferko» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

exam: What was the nature of the second task set to the stranger by the King?

1. To drive all the wolves of the kingdom to the hill — score 5
2. To gather all the grain of the kingdom into one heap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. To rescue the Princess from the high tower — score 2
4. To construct a palace of flowers upon the hill — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1694, line 3: «The King sets a new task: gather all the grain into one heap by tomorrow night, or Ferko dies.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «gather» (+2); the same thing acted on «grain» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

exam: By what means did the little mouse accomplish the collection of the grain?

1. By leading the wolves to the fields — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. By carrying the grain alone during the night — no support
3. By persuading the King to lend his servants — no support
4. By summoning every other mouse in the land to its aid — ✓ 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

exam: Which creature had Ferko previously healed, and what service did it render in the third task?

1. The mouse, by gathering the wolves — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. The Princess, by guiding the King — no support
3. The wolf, by carrying Ferko and driving the pack — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. The bee, by building the flower palace — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1693, line 4: «On the road he heals a wolf, a mouse and a queen bee, and each of them promises to repay him one day.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «wolf» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «ferko» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

exam: What condition did the King impose upon the stranger's safety after the wolves were assembled?

1. That the brothers must be hanged at once — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. That Ferko must marry the Princess immediately — no support
3. That the grain must be returned to the fields — no support
4. That the wolves must be driven back to their own places — ✓ 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

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