Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Klaus and Big Klaus: Little Klaus sells the sexton and then his dead grandmother for money

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1729 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 ✗

bruh, did Klaus really get the sexton to pay him so he wouldn't get yeeted in the river?

1. yeah, the sexton paid up — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. bruh, he got a whole bushel and a horse — score 2
3. fr, he got a whole bushel — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. fr, he got a whole bushel and ran off — 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 1729, line 9: «Why: he wants the sexton to pay, so he says, "I will throw it into the river," and the sexton cries, "Let me get out first!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pay» (+1); the same thing acted on «sexton» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

so Big Klaus smeared tar on the measure just to catch Klaus slipping, no cap?

1. no cap, that was his whole plan — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. no cap, he just wanted skins — no support
3. no cap, the whole tar thing was his plan all along — no support
4. no cap, that was his whole plan, lowkey evil — 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 ✗

wait, why'd Big Klaus kill all four horses? was he being extra?

1. yeah, super extra, because he wanted all the skins in town today — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. yeah, super extra, for skins — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, he wanted more skins — score 1
4. yeah, super extra, for skins and for revenge too — no support

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 223, line 16: «His father wants the enchanted horse, and the Indian asks for "the hand of the princess my sister" as the price.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «father» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol the shoemakers and tanners really beat him with yardsticks, right?

1. nope, they gave him a warm welcome home — score 0
2. yup, they gave him the L — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. yup, they beat him up — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. nah, they hugged him — no support

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 1729, line 4: «The shoemakers and tanners beat him for asking a bushel of money for each skin, and he swears revenge on Little Klaus.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «beat» (+1); the same doer «shoemakers» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

bet Big Klaus was salty when he got home, lol?

1. yeah, he was pretty mad — no support
2. kinda, he cried a bit — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. totally salty, he swore revenge — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. totally salty, he swore revenge on Little Klaus — 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 1520, line 10: «Why: the man is scared of the old woman, who might "slay him outright," so he weeps and does not dare go home.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «weep» (+2); the same doer «man» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

so Big Klaus axed the grandma by accident? bruh that's wild

1. yep, he hit the wrong bed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. nope, the bed — no support
3. yep, he hit the pillow — score 0
4. nah, he missed the bed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1729, line 16: «Little Klaus has laid his dead grandmother in his warm bed, so Big Klaus strikes her on the head by mistake.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «strike» (+1); the same doer «big» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

wait, why's Little Klaus carting grandma around in her Sunday best?

1. cause she's dead, he's running a scam — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. cause she's dead, he's running a huge scam on the host — no support
3. to fool the innkeeper, lol — no support
4. he's selling her as a ghost — 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 ✗

the host threw the mead at her face? that's so unhinged

1. fr, his temper went full rage — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, he threw it hard — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. fr, his temper went full rage and he threw the whole jug — no support
4. fr, his temper went full rage and he ran off — 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 870, line 2: «Little Claus gets a bushel of money from the landlord of an inn after the innkeeper, losing his temper, throws mead in his dead grandmother's face.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «throw» (+1); the same thing acted on «mead» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the host paid him a bushel to keep quiet? lowkey genius

1. yup, hush money, no snitching, and a free room — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yup, hush money, so no snitching to the cops — no support
3. yup, a gift for the trip — no support
4. yup, hush money, no snitching — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · right ✓

so Klaus said he sold grandma, no way, is he joking?

1. nope, he's trolling Big Klaus, lol — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. nope, he's trolling Big Klaus, lol, and it's hilarious — score 2
3. yeah, he really sold her, lol — score 2
4. nope, he's trolling Big Klaus with a fake grandma story, lol — score 2

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 1729, line 14: «The shoemakers and tanners think he is "making game of us" and give him a good beating.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «klaus» (+1); the same thing acted on «making game» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

how much did Klaus get from the host, like a loaf of bread?

1. a whole bushel of money and a loaf of bread — ← Mova's choice · score -7
2. a whole bushel of money plus a free meal at the inn — score -7
3. a whole bushel of bread — score -7
4. a whole bushel of money — ✓ the right answer · score -7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -7, tied with another option at -7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1729, line 2: «On the bridge he threatens to drop the chest into the river, so the sexton begs and pays him a whole bushel to be let out.», 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); the same thing acted on «whole bushel» (-2). The right option, 4, scored -7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

who asked Little Klaus where all the money came from?

1. the nosy shoemaker — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Big Klaus — score 2
3. Big Klaus, all wide-eyed — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. the wide-eyed sexton — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1452, line 6: «Who: the youngest Prince and the White Cat, who is clever and says "King's son, do not ask me; guess what you please."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «son» (+3); the same action «ask» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

that's peak, right? like the best chapter ever?

1. lowkey the best, it's a W, honestly — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. lowkey the best, it's a W — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. lowkey the best chapter, it's a total W for sure — no support
4. yeah, pretty good, a win — 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the function of the tar smeared on the base of the measure?

1. To make the measure heavier for sale — ← Mova's choice · score -5
2. To trap coins stuck to the base and reveal them — score -5
3. To keep the measure clean and dry — score -5
4. To retain coins that adhere to the base — ✓ the right answer · score -5

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 1486, line 19: «Old word: "daubed" meant smeared on thickly; today we would say "smeared" or "rubbed" on.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «old word» (-2). The right option, 4, scored -5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the principal consequence of Big Klaus's attack upon the bed?

1. He hurts Little Klaus — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. He kills the grandmother by mistake — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. He kills the grandmother by mistake, thinking she is Klaus — score 1
4. He breaks the host's expensive bed frame — score -6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1729, line 14: «The shoemakers and tanners think he is "making game of us" and give him a good beating.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «klaus» (+1); the same thing acted on «making game» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which character deceives the sexton concerning the chest?

1. Big Klaus — no support
2. The shoemaker — no support
3. The host — no support
4. Little Klaus — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 869, line 4: «The farmer buys the "conjuror" for a bushel of gold, and Little Claus makes the sexton pay him a whole bushel more.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «sexton» (+2). Against it: the same property (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the moral lesson conveyed by the host's conduct at the inn.

1. Anger leads to ruin and deception — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Greed is bad — no support
3. Honesty is always the best policy — no support
4. Be kind — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 549, line 18: «Old word: an "equivocal" answer has two possible meanings, so it leaves you unsure today too.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+1); the same doer «word» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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