Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Nightingale, part 67: the Emperor hears of the bird, and the little kitchenmaid leads the Court to her in the wood

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

Lesson 1743 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 ✓

Oi, who actually finds the bird first, like the proper one?

1. a page — score 0
2. the kitchen girl — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. the cook — score 1
4. the First Lord — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 1714, line 1: «At midnight a white bird lands on Iwanich's chest, and when he grabs it he finds a lovely girl named Militza.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «lovely girl» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

So the Emperor, did he even know about the bird before, innit?

1. no, he'd never heard of it and didn't want to hear more about it — score 2
2. no, he'd never heard of it, not even from his books — score 2
3. he'd heard of it once — score 2
4. no, he'd never heard of it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 912, line 2: «The emperor reads a book from Japan, but he has never heard of this bird and wants it found.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hear» (+1); the same doer «emperor» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what did the Courtiers reckon the mooing was?

1. a cow mooing from the far field — score -3
2. a cow — ✓ the right answer · score -3
3. a bird — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. a cow in the Emperor's garden — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 1, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1743, line 14: «On the way, the Courtiers hear a cow mooing and think it is the bird, but the kitchenmaid says, "No; that is a cow mooing!"», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+6). Against it: the same thing acted on «bird» (-2); a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, what did the chaplain reckon the frogs sounded like?

1. a little church bell ringing over the water — no support
2. a little church bell that rang every hour in the palace tower — no support
3. a small clock ticking — no support
4. a little church bell — ← 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 1743, line 15: «The Chinese chaplain hears frogs croaking in the marsh and says it "sounds like a little church-bell."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same property (-2); the same doer «chaplain» (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, what was the kitchen girl's mum doing, was she ill or what?

1. she had been sleeping badly — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. she was poorly and sick in bed at home — no support
3. she was poorly and sick — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. she was poorly and sick from the cold winter in the village — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Proper random, what colour was the bird when they finally saw it?

1. dark-grey — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. blue — no support
3. grey-green — score 2
4. red — 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 1743, line 16: «The First Lord thinks the bird has "lost her feathers" because she looks so ordinary, a little dark-grey bird.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «little grey bird» (+1); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the Emperor try to give her as a reward, like the gold slipper?

1. a ring — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. a golden chain for her — score 1
3. a silver ring for her — score 1
4. a slipper round her neck — ✓ the right answer · 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 747, line 7: «What: the miller says "I will give her to the first suitable man who comes and asks for her hand."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+3); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: the same action «give» (-2); the same receiver «daughter» (-2). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did she say no to the reward thingy, was she full up?

1. tears in his eyes were enough — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. she wanted to go back to the wood — ← Mova's choice · score -4
3. no thanks — no support
4. she was full — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score -4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1664, line 8: «Why did the tailor's wife want a fierce dog? She said, "I am so annoyed that our watchdog is dead," because the young fellows would spoil the carding.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: the same doer «wife» (-4). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

What made all the ladies start gurgling, innit?

1. drinking the palace wine — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. holding water in their mouths — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. holding water in their mouths like the chaplain said — no support
4. holding water in their mouths and copying the bird all night — 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 ✗

Yo, what did the First Lord say the bird must have lost?

1. her feathers — ✓ the right answer · score -4
2. her sweet song — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. wings — score -2
4. voice — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1743, line 3: «A little kitchenmaid says she knows the bird, because it sings in the wood on her way home to her sick mother.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sing» (+1). Against it: the same doer «bird» (-3). The right option, 1, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Emperor threaten the Court, like what if she didn't show up?

1. yes, he did — no support
2. he threatened a punishment — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. trampling after supper — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. he sent for the chaplain — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 914, line 9: «What: the emperor threatens to "break the artificial bird into a thousand pieces."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «threaten» (+1). Against it: the same doer «emperor» (-3). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

What country sent the book, like the posh one?

1. A far-off island nation — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. China — no support
3. Japan — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The Chinese Empire — 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 of the following accurately identifies the sovereign who first expressed a wish to hear the Nightingale?

1. The Emperor — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The First Lord — no support
3. A cook — no support
4. The chaplain — 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 ✗

In what manner did the Nightingale respond when invited to perform at Court?

1. She sang with a heavy heart — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. She agreed to sing for the Emperor — score -1
3. She sang with the greatest of pleasure — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She sang with the greatest of pleasure, though she was sad inside — no support

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 960, line 1: «The nightingale sings his love to a rose near Smyrna, but the proud rose stays silent.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the principal cause of the Emperor's emotion during the performance?

1. The bird's song drew tears from his eyes, and his whole court wept with him in silence — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. The bird's song drew tears from his eyes as the lamps burned low — no support
3. The memory of his own lost childhood — no support
4. The bird's song drew tears from his eyes — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1649, line 20: «Old words: "bane" means a cause of ruin or harm, and "marvelled" means was filled with wonder.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old words» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which artificial object was delivered to the Emperor in a box at the close of this part?

1. A mechanical bird of gold — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. An artificial nightingale set with jewels — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. An artificial nightingale set with jewels and sent from Japan — score -3
4. A golden toy bird — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1693, line 17: «Old words: a "gallows" is a wooden frame where criminals were hanged; today we use the word only in old stories and history.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «old stories» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); the same thing acted on «word» (-2). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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