Fairy Book, The Witch and Her Servants, part 37: three sons guard the magic fruit

Tests: 5 of 15 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 19 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1713 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, so the witch sniffed them out, right?

1. yeah, by their smell — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. by their voices — no support
3. by sound — no support
4. by sight — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, what was the witch's whole vibe, innit?

1. pretending to be sad — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. pretending to be a kind old friend to everyone in the palace — no support
3. hiding her anger inside — no support
4. pretending to be kind — ✓ 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok, which thing did she tell the staff to sharpen, mate?

1. the swords — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. the knives — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. the axes — score -1
4. the pots — 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 1664, line 10: «The carpenter's wife says, "You are getting worse, my dear," and he trusts every word she says, so he lies down and lets her do as she pleases.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2). Against it: the same doer «wife» (-3). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv, who answered for the little ones at the door?

1. a duck — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. the little drake — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. the drake — score 1
4. the little duck — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1618, line 2: «The Tanuki jumps into the big clay boat, because it looks like it will hold more fish, and the hare climbs into the wooden one.», 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) (+2). Against it: the same doer «hare» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

how many times did she ask "are you asleep" before going in?

1. three times before going in — no support
2. three times — ← Mova's choice · score -4
3. many times over — score -4
4. twice — ✓ the right answer · score -5

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 33, line 8: «The Mole: «Couldn't you ask him here dinner or something?» The Rat: «He wouldn't come ... Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner».», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored -5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

no cap, what did she find when she peeked in?

1. the two ducks fast asleep — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. the two baby ducks snoring fast asleep by the fire — no support
3. two ducks wide awake — score -1
4. the two ducks crying — no support

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 111, line 10: «Why does Red-Cap feel uneasy? She says, "How sad I feel! I wish I had not come to-day," and she finds the door open.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «cap» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

the White Duck was lowkey losing it, yeah, where'd she find her kids?

1. down on the marble floor of the great palace hall — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. on the wooden floor — score 3
3. in the grand hall on the cold marble floor — score 3
4. on the marble floor — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1389, line 8: «Where: the chase happens in the street, where people "stood still to stare and to laugh until they cried."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «chase» (+2); the same action «happen» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

what did the King say when the duck was going off, mate?

1. Wife, come quickly, what a wonder is this I see — score 4
2. Wife, look at the wonder here — score 3
3. Wife, what a wonder is this — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Wife, what a wonder is it — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 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 1713, line 14: «The King says, "Wife, what a wonder is this?" and the witch orders, "Chase that duck out of the courtyard."», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

so did the servants catch her easy or was it a total mess, innit?

1. she kept escaping from the servants over and over again — score 0
2. she kept running away — no support
3. she kept escaping — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. they caught her fast — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 135, line 9: «Why: the servants think the cock is the reason they must rise so early, so they "caught it and wrung its neck".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «catch» (+2); the same doer «servants» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

what got the duck back to being a lady, like, for real?

1. three golden drops from the sacred spring of healing — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. drops from the well — no support
3. drops from the spring of healing deep in the woods — no support
4. drops from the spring — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · right ✓

where was the bottle hidden, actually?

1. in her nest in the garden — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. under the bushes outside — no support
3. hidden deep in her nest out in the garden — no support
4. in her soft nest by the pond in the garden — 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, what happened to the witch in the end?

1. She vanished from the castle — score 1
2. She ran away — score 1
3. She was punished — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. She came to no good end — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 485, line 8: «Why: the witches were punished because they "used to steal the holy stars," until "there was not one left to light our sinful world."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «witches» (+3); the same action «punish» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

the King and his sons went walking in the gardens, yeah? what did they gawp at?

1. trees — score -4
2. golden apples — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. apples — score -4
4. fruit-trees — ✓ the right answer · score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -2, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1651, line 8: «who: the king, who is "delighted" with the golden lion and keeps having to open doors he does not want opened.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «king» (-1); the same property (-1). The right option, 4, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

bro, which son volunteered first to watch the fruit?

1. Szabo — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. Ed — score -1
3. Miklos — score -1
4. Ivan — 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 664, line 16: «The king first offered "nine hundred crowns," and later gave the swineherd "a thousand crowns at once."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2); the same property (+1). Against it: the same action «offer» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

what made Szabo fall asleep up the tree, fam?

1. a drowsiness in the warm air — no support
2. a drowsiness he couldn't fight — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a strong magic drowsiness that came over him under the apple tree — ← Mova's choice · score -4
4. a heavy drowsiness that he could not fight off no matter what — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score -4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1040, line 2: «In the woods he must watch every shadow, because a stone or arrow could come from any tree, and he has only two eyes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «come» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-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 agent was responsible for recognising the ducklings by their odour?

1. The servant — score -2
2. The duck — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. The wicked old witch of the palace — score 3
4. The witch — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1713, line 11: «After the second answer she opens the door, sees the ducklings "sound asleep," and kills them "there and then."», 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 doer «ducklings» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What command did the witch issue to the palace servants?

1. the sharpening of all the knives in the kitchen — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. the sharpening of knives — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. the washing of plates — no support
4. the careful sharpening of every single knife in the house — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1713, line 8: «She tells the servants "to sharpen the knives" and to "hang a large kettleful of water" over a great fire.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «witch» (-1); the same receiver «servants» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What was the outcome of the King's recognition of the White Duck?

1. She became a bird again — score 1
2. She became his wife again — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. She returned to being his wife and queen of the palace — score 3
4. She was freed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1711, line 10: «Why: The egg is the key, because when he throws it at the vulture, "lo and behold!" the monster becomes the beautiful girl.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «become» (+2); the same thing acted on «beautiful girl» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which son first undertook the watch over the magic fruit?

1. Miklos — score 2
2. the eldest son of the King, Szabo, who went first to the trees — score 3
3. the eldest son, Szabo, who went first — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Szabo — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 709, line 3: «Rasmus keeps the first watch and shoots a big stag with Niels' gun, and Niels teases him about it.», 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 doer «niels» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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