d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Invisible Prince, part 21: the Prince is wrecked and finds a land of doomed lovers

Tests: 1 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1697 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 ✗

Oi, mate, was the Prince's boat just knackered on some rocks, or what?

1. Lost at sea — score -4
2. Crushed by a giant wave — ← Mova's choice · score -3
3. Wrecked on the hidden reef — no support
4. Smashed to bits on rocks — ✓ the right answer · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1330, line 14: «Old word: a "skiff" is a small open boat, rowed or sailed, and it is still used as a name for a light rowing boat.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same circumstance (-1); the same doer «small open boat» (-2). The right option, 4, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where'd the Prince get his second pebble from, like, proper?

1. From the Gnome in the garden — score 7
2. From a shop — score 7
3. From the Fairy at his dad's palace — ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Found it on the beach — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1668, line 20: «Old word: a "pouch" was a small bag, and the man hides the pebbles in his "pouch" in place of the crusts.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «pebbles» (+5); the same doer «man» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 3, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, were the dragons well scary or just a bit daft?

1. Their eyes glowed red and fire came out of their mouths and noses and tails — no support
2. Huge scaly beasts with flames pouring from their mouths and nostrils — no support
3. They roared loudly at the Prince — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Flames came out their mouths and noses — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1687, line 9: «fact: The Dragon eats and drinks with his grandmother at midnight, and he tells her that he has "a tight hold on three soldiers".», 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 «dragon» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, what was the ting in the labyrinth, them hands sticking out?

1. Loads of hands poking out of the soil wearing bracelets and bits of cloth — no support
2. Hands with names carved on them — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Hands sticking up from the ground, with gold bracelets engraved with names — no support
4. Hands with gold bracelets and names — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1213, line 14: «The youth's feet become "bird's claws", his hands become "the ends of wings", and his throat becomes "narrow and slender".», 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). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

So after he buried the two dead Kings, did their hands pop back out?

1. Nope, they stayed buried below — no support
2. Yeah, sticking up through the ground and waving at the Prince — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Yeah, sticking up through the ground — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, popping up out of the soil — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1515, line 17: «When Ivan waves it "twice only on the left hand," the bridge becomes "a thin, ever so thin a bridge," which is what breaks the Baba Yaga's path.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Prince get them two blokes' cords off, or nah?

1. Yeah, he cut them with his knife — score 0
2. Nah, he couldn't loosen them — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. Nah, he gave up on them — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Yeah, he got them off fine — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1455, line 1: «The maiden slips out on the ninth night and waits by the trees, and the Prince rides up with his men.», 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 «prince» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Was the cabinet of the present a telly or summat?

1. Glass showing the sea below — score -2
2. Mirrors showing Rosalie crying in a dark room, far away — score 0
3. A set of mirrors that showed the Prince sleeping, and Rosalie weeping — no support
4. Mirrors showing Rosalie crying — ← 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 1697, line 8: «The cabinets of the years belong to the Prince of the Gnomes, whose three mirrors show the past, the present and the future.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who was in charge of half the island, that Despair lady?

1. A Queen — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Fairy Despair — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Fairy Sorrow — no support
4. The Gnome — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the lovers on the island just get hitched and be happy, innit?

1. Yeah, they wed — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. No, they were walking to a sad end — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, they lived happily ever — score -1
4. Yes, they got married and stayed — no support

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 974, line 11: «In the drawer a doll's theatre shows queens and knaves acting out "two lovers, who were not allowed to marry."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «two lovers» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

The sea went mental at the end, didn't it?

1. It rose to the high clouds — score -1
2. It calmed down — no support
3. It rose nearly to the skies — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. It crashed on the shore — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1527, line 10: «Why Rosette is at sea: the King had her "thrown into the sea" after he changed his mind about marrying her.», 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 «sea» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

How did the Prince stop the dragons spotting him, then?

1. He was invisible — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He wore a cloak — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. He used a dark spell — score 4
4. He held a pebble in his mouth that made him invisible — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 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 1173, line 7: «What: the prince is so sad that "he could not bear the sight of a strange face," so he plans to live alone.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+4); the same action «bear» (+2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Prince's sister help him out, the Princess Argentine?

1. Yeah, through the Prince of the Gnomes — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, she sent him a pebble — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. Yeah, via the Fairy Despair — no support
4. Nah, not really — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1572, line 9: «Why: the lazy girl wants "the gold she would give her", but she works badly and is sent home in disgrace.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «sister» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which object did the Prince use to conceal himself from the two dragons guarding the wood?

1. A small enchanted stone that he kept hidden in a pouch around his neck — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. A magic pebble he held in his mouth, given to him by the Fairy — score 0
3. A magic pebble held in his mouth — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. A golden ring on his finger — score -1

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 1684, line 4: «The Crab turns out to be a prince, and he and the Princess have a son, Benjamin, but the royal family keeps spying on them.», 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 (+1). Against it: the same doer «crab» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did the two lovers in the labyrinth end their lives?

1. By pulling a sharp knife across their necks — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. By pulling silken cords tight around their throats until they stopped breathing — no support
3. By drinking a poisoned cup together — no support
4. By drawing silken cords tight around their throats — ✓ 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 ✗

Where did the Prince of the Golden Isle discover Rosalie after his long search?

1. Within the cabinet of the present — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Inside the mirrored cabinet of years — no support
3. Under a bed — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. In the cabinet of the past — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 432, line 15: «Koshchei begs, "Don't kill me, Prince Ivan!", but the Prince "had no weight" in his words.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+2). Against it: the same place «words» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the principal cause of the Prince's misfortune upon the sea?

1. Rough seas that swept his men overboard — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A violent storm which broke his vessel on rocks — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A violent storm and huge waves which smashed his ship against hidden rocks in the night — no support
4. A hidden reef that tore his hull apart — 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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