Andersen, Little Klaus and Big Klaus, part 54: Big Klaus tries to drown Little Klaus and drowns the old driver by mistake, then a prince finds a gold ring in a barrel

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1730 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 ✗

Was Big Klaus really trying to flog his granny to the chemist, mate?

1. No, he only moved her away — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Yes, he took her body to sell — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. No, he didn't — no support
4. Yes, he sold her old clothes — 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 1344, line 11: «The old man "tried to pacify her" by showing her the box, which means he tried to calm her down.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old man» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Why did the apothecary reckon Big Klaus was totally doolally?

1. Because Big Klaus told him he had chopped up his granny and sold her for cash — no support
2. Because he was talking nonsense — no support
3. Because he said he killed his granny for money — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Because he kept shouting that the church bells had told him to take her to town — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1730, line 9: «Why: Big Klaus wants revenge, saying "You shall pay for this dearly, Little Klaus!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «big» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Who's the one getting chucked in the sack, innit?

1. Little Klaus — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Klaus — no support
3. The old driver — score 1
4. Big Klaus — 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 1728, line 6: «Who: two men, both called Klaus; the richer one is Big Klaus and the poorer one is Little Klaus.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «little klaus» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Did the old driver volunteer, or what?

1. Yes, he did — no support
2. No, he didn't — no support
3. He got in to save his cattle — no support
4. He crept in to help the boy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 979, line 12: «He ties his little sledge to a big sledge in the great square, and its driver nods pleasantly to him as they leave by the town gate.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «driver» (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did Big Klaus reckon the sack got lighter, for real?

1. He felt the holy water working — no support
2. He thought the service had done it — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He thought the church service had made the sack lighter by some magic — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. He thought the bell had lifted it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1700, line 15: «What: the King offers gold to the master, who asks for "as much as my servant can carry" and gets a huge sack made by tailors.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «huge sack» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where did Big Klaus chuck the sack, mate?

1. Into the muddy river bank — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. In a lake — score 7
3. In the big deep river — ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. In the pond — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1098, line 3: «The man ignores the Wind's warning and stops at a tavern to test the sack.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «man» (+3); the same thing acted on «sack» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 3, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was Little Klaus actually drowned, or nah?

1. No, he was driving his cattle home along the road to the farm — no support
2. No, he was resting by the mill — no support
3. Yes, he drowned in the river — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. No, he was driving his cattle — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1730, line 3: «At church, Little Klaus tricks an old cattle-driver into the sack, and Big Klaus drowns him by mistake.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «drown» (+1); the same doer «big klaus» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did Little Klaus claim the sea-maiden gave him, bro?

1. Silver coins — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. A whole herd of sea-cattle and a golden bell — score -2
3. Sea-cattle — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. Sea-cattle from the bottom of the ocean — 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 1730, line 4: «Little Klaus turns up with a herd and says the river gave him sea-cattle, so Big Klaus wants some too.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

What's the prince's name, and is he a total legend at adventures?

1. Ring, he's a proper adventurer — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ring, and he loves a good quest — no support
3. Ring, and he's not big on adventures — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Ring, legend — 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 ✓

How old was Ring when he went riding, no cap?

1. Twelve — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Six — no support
3. Fourteen — no support
4. Ten — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

What was the hind wearing on its horns, like?

1. A bright gold ring, shining in the sun — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Two gold rings, one on each horn of the hind — no support
3. A gold ring — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A silver chain — 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 ✗

Where did the riders end up when it went dark, lol?

1. Back at the castle — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Stranded in a dark clearing where nobody could see them — score -1
3. Lost in the deep forest, far from the castle and the road — no support
4. Lost in the forest — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 5, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 806, line 14: «Where it ends up: it is carried to a cellar, and the bottle thinks, "There's no place like home, even if it's a cellar."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «word» (+3); the same action «end up» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

What's sitting in the barrel that Ring can't stop staring at?

1. A gold ring — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. Some old bones — score -1
3. A coin — score -1
4. A silver key — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 690, line 19: «Old word: a shilling was an old British coin, worth twelve pence; it stopped being used when British money went decimal in 1971.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «word» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following best describes the apothecary's reaction to Big Klaus's account of his grandmother's death?

1. He pronounced Big Klaus to be deranged and told him to leave the shop immediately — score -2
2. He thought Big Klaus was honest — score -2
3. He pronounced Big Klaus to be deranged — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. He called Big Klaus deranged and refused to sell him any medicine at all for his granny — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 1730, line 16: «Little Klaus says the sea-maiden gave him cattle, and that "a mile farther down the road" there was another herd.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+1). Against it: the same doer «little klaus» (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following most accurately describes the manner in which the old driver came to be enclosed within the sack?

1. He was tricked into it — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. He was persuaded in by a sack-filled gift from the boy — score 1
3. He crept in on his own, believing it was the way home — score 0
4. He entered it voluntarily at Little Klaus's request — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1730, line 3: «At church, Little Klaus tricks an old cattle-driver into the sack, and Big Klaus drowns him by mistake.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «old cattle driver» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following most accurately explains the reason Little Klaus gave for returning from the river with cattle?

1. The cattle were sick — no support
2. He had sold the herd at the market — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. A herd awaited him a mile farther along — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. He had lost the cattle — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 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 remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «little» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following correctly identifies the object observed by the Prince at the bottom of the barrel?

1. A plain iron ring with a blue stone — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. A gleaming silver brooch from the king — no support
3. An unusually beautiful gold ring — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. A gold ring — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1464, line 19: «Old word: a "distaff" was a stick that held wool or flax while spinning; today it is a museum object.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «museum object» (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same doer «word» (-2). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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