Yellow Fairy Book, The Black Fairy, part 34: a bridge of clouds, a duck, a vanishing church and a boar

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1710 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, so the black girl is the Fairy's own daughter, right?

1. yeah, she's the witch's kid, innit, and she's proper dangerous — no support
2. nah, she's a stranger from the far village who hates the witch — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. nah, she's her servant girl — score 1
4. yeah, she's the witch's kid — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 1234, line 20: «Old word "veils": thin cloths worn over the face, which the girls made to sell to ladies in the city.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «girls» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

wait, how did the Prince not get caught hiding behind that rock?

1. the girl kept him hidden, mate — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. the Fairy didn't look, mate — score 4
3. the girl kept him hidden, mate, and the Fairy never checked — score 5
4. the girl kept him hidden with magic, mate, so nobody saw — 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 1682, line 6: «Who: the Prince is the youth, and the Witch-maiden is the one who wants revenge, because "you scorned my love, and then you stole my ring."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+3); the same thing acted on «youth» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the golden castle thing even possible in an hour?

1. no way, it was impossible — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. sure, it was easy enough — no support
3. no way, it was impossible without the magic — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. no way, it was impossible for any human to do that in time — 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 1707, line 17: «Old word: "protestations" means solemn promises or declarations of feeling, and today we would say "vows" or "promises".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the palace the girl made, was it proper dead impressive?

1. yeah, it was mint and blinded her with the glitter — no support
2. yeah, it was mint and blinded her — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, it was gold and bright — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. yeah, it was mint and blinded her and the whole wood — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1432, line 2: «Aladdin calls the genie, and eighty slaves march to the palace carrying gold.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «palace» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «gold» (-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 ✓

why did the Fairy's dagger snap on the monk?

1. the monk was too hard, bruv, he had a holy blessing — score 2
2. the monk was too hard, bruv, his prayers protected him all day — score 2
3. the blade was too thin, bruv — no support
4. the monk was too hard, bruv — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 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 1708, line 9: «Why he goes down: "the youngest brother determined to explore the abyss," so he lets himself down by the rope.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «brother» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the Fairy get the duck with the gold nuts?

1. nope, the duck wouldn't get caught in the nets, mate — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, she got the duck — no support
3. nope, the net tore apart — no support
4. nope, the duck wouldn't get caught — ✓ 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

is it true the church and monk just vanished?

1. yeah, they disappeared, proper weird, like magic — score 3
2. yeah, they disappeared, proper weird — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. yeah, they disappeared in a puff of smoke, proper weird, mate — score 3
4. nope, they stayed right there — no support

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 1710, line 5: «The church and monk vanish, the girl leaves the Prince at the river with a bow, and a huge boar charges at him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «vanish» (+2); the same doer «church» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

was the Fairy gutted that she ended up in a dark wood?

1. yeah, she was scared — no support
2. nah, she was buzzing with glee — no support
3. yeah, she was so scared of the wolves — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. yeah, she hated the dark bit — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1694, line 5: «The King sets a third task, driving all the wolves to the hill, and the wolf whose leg Ferko healed does it, while the King begs for mercy and offers his kingd…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the girl tell the Prince to do with his new bow?

1. shoot every beast, don't spare any, and bring the hides back — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. shoot every beast, don't spare any — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. shoot every beast, don't spare any, not even the young — no support
4. shoot every deer, spare none — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did the girl's magic stop working at the river?

1. she said her time had not come yet, so the magic failed — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. she was too tired to try — score -2
3. she said her time had not come yet — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. she said her time had not come yet and her power had waned — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 614, line 15: «Where: Buldeo runs "to the village" and tells a tale of "magic and enchantment and sorcery".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «magic» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

so what's the boar like, is it massive?

1. yeah, it's big and furious — score 0
2. yeah, it's huge and charging right at the Prince — score 3
3. yeah, it's huge and charging out of the thicket with tusks — score 3
4. yeah, it's huge and charging — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1710, line 5: «The church and monk vanish, the girl leaves the Prince at the river with a bow, and a huge boar charges at him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «charge» (+2); the same doer «huge boar» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

will the Prince survive the boar, do you reckon?

1. yeah, he's dead — score 1
2. no idea, you'll have to read on — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. no, he's dead by then — score 1
4. yes, he survives the fight — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1699, line 12: «The Invisible Prince can live in water because of the Giant's ring, so he "dived into the fountain" at once.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «live» (+2); the same doer «invisible prince» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the sequence in which the Fairy's attempts to destroy the fugitives are recounted?

1. sand, dagger, gold nuts, wood, church — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. church, wood — no support
3. sand, gold nuts, dagger, church, wood — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. sand, nuts, dagger — 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 ✗

Identify the magical transformation undertaken by the black girl and the Prince at the river, and state the form each adopted.

1. a pond and a duck — no support
2. the girl became a pond, the Prince a duck, both hidden in the reeds — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. the girl became a pond, the Prince a duck, and the Fairy a hawk — score 3
4. the girl became a pond, the Prince a duck — ✓ the right answer · 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 1361, line 15: «"Docile" means gentle and easy to guide, and the girl became docile through her patience and her memories of her mother.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «become» (+2); the same doer «girl» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Explain the function of the rock in the narrative, with reference to the concealment of the fugitives before their flight.

1. it sheltered the pair from the Fairy's sight — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. it sheltered the pair from the Fairy's sight until dusk — no support
3. it hid the pair from the witch's view — no support
4. it sheltered the pair from the Fairy's sight and the boar's charge — 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 ✗

State the condition under which the Fairy's doom would befall the Prince if the third task was not completed.

1. it must finish before the moon sets — no support
2. completion must occur within one hour — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. completion must occur within one hour or the Fairy wins the boy — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. completion must occur within one hour, otherwise his life is forfeit to the Fairy — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1710, line 6: «Who: the Prince, the black girl, and the wicked Fairy, who is the girl's own mother.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «wicked fairy» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «own mother» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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