Norse Tales, Prince Ring, part 55: barrel to an island, the Giant's service, the wild oxen

Tests: 4 of 16 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 20 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1731 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, who was the one that shoved Ring in the barrel?

1. the old lady — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. the stable boy — no support
3. the old man — score 1
4. the cook — 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 1626, line 17: «Old word: "betrothed" means the one you are promised to marry; today we say "fiancé" or "fiancée."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, so where did the barrel finally bump to a stop?

1. on the reef — score 5
2. on a sharp reef beside a small island — score 5
3. on some jagged rocks near the castle — score 7
4. on some rocks — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 4 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 1128, line 18: «Old word: "perchance" means perhaps or by chance, so the girl hopes they may find the hare somewhere in the rocks.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «words» (+3); the same action «find» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, how did Ring get out of that barrel anyway?

1. he broke it with an axe — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. he kicked the bottom out — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. he was saved — score 5
4. he pushed the lid up — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1221, line 13: «The ring was one "Hankur the Tall had stolen" from the queen's father.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «ring» (+5); the same circumstance (+4). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, what was growing all over that island's forest?

1. berries — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. wild apples and plums — score -1
3. apples — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. cherries — 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 825, line 6: «Who: the fir-tree, a "pretty little fir-tree" growing far down in the forest.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «grow» (+2). Against it: the same place «forest» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Okay, what did the Giant drag home on his sledge?

1. a load of wood — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a heavy load of logs and bark — no support
3. a load of hay — no support
4. a pile of stone — 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, what did the Giant's wife want Ring to do all day?

1. help her with the house, the herds and the fields — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. help her in the house — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. sweep the long hall — score -2
4. help her in the house all day and night — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1716, line 12: «The fish gives him a scale and says: "If you should ever need my help, throw it into the river."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «help» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, why did Ring want to peek in that parlour?

1. he wanted to see inside — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. he thought it held a secret treasure of gold — score 2
3. he thought there was loot — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. he heard someone crying — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1585, line 21: «Old word "mail" means armour made of linked metal rings, so the "steel rings" are part of it.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what did the Dog say when the door opened?

1. "Welcome home, Ring." — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. "Choose me, Prince Ring, for I am the best." — no support
3. "Choose me, Prince Ring." — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. "Choose me, Prince Ring, and I will never leave your side." — 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 ✗

Bruh, what reward did Ring pick from the Giant?

1. the Giant's shining sword — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. the sword hanging in the hall — score -1
3. the sack of silver coins — score -2
4. what was in the parlour — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 993, line 19: «Old word: "revenge" means paying back a wrong done to you, which the storks want to do to the boys.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «pay back» (+2); the same circumstance (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fr, what did the Giant say he could never do?

1. lie — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. break his word — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. cheat — no support
4. sell the boy — 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 ✗

Dude, what's the Dog's name, like seriously?

1. Old Silverpaw — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Snati-Snati — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the great hound Snati-Snati — no support
4. Snati-Snati of the far northern wood — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Okay, which counsellor was totally jealous of Ring?

1. Ulf — score 1
2. Ed — score 1
3. Bo — score 1
4. Red — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1055, line 7: «Goll's anger "fled at the word" when Fionn says "It is true," but it flares again at the word "jealous."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lowkey, what did Snati tell Ring to ask the King for?

1. an axe — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. new boots — score 3
3. a saw — score 3
4. two axes — ✓ the right answer · 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 1667, line 4: «A boy lifts the arm roughly, the king wakes, and he hears the queen tell a gentler son how to do it, so he hugs his family.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «gentler son» (+3); the same action «tell» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, how much bigger was Ring's wood pile?

1. twice as big as the King's whole woodpile — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. more than twice as big — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. much bigger than Red's, all in one day — no support
4. barely bigger than before — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1446, line 11: «The poor man's wife waited with "not even two sticks to lay across each other under the Christmas porridge-pot."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the number the lesson gave for it (+3). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, what did Red dare Ring to take on?

1. the wild oxen on the far hill — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the wild boars — no support
3. the wild oxen — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the herd of wild oxen by the river — 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 16 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ok ok, what did Red want Ring to bring back?

1. all the horns and hides from the herd — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the horns and hides — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the meat and the bones — no support
4. the bones and the heads — 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 · right ✓

Which individual was responsible for placing the Prince within the barrel and casting it into the sea?

1. the Giant's son — score 1
2. the king's guard — score 1
3. the old woman — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. the cook — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1646, line 20: «Old word: "enchanted" means put under a magic spell, and "disenchant" means to break that spell.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did the Prince effect his escape from the barrel upon reaching the shore?

1. by swimming — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. by waiting — no support
3. by removing its bottom — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. by breaking the lid — 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 ✗

What task did the counsellor Red propose for Ring, and for what purpose was the King persuaded?

1. to hunt deer — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. to slay the wild oxen — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. to chop the old trees — no support
4. to fetch wood — 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 ✗

Which enumerated objects did Ring request from the Giant, and what was the outcome of his selection?

1. a sack of coins — score 2
2. the Giant's old sword — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. the parlour contents — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. the contents of the locked parlour room — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1720, line 18: «Old word: "spellbound" means held still by wonder; today we would say "totally amazed."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «old word» (+2); the same property (+2); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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