Danish Fairy Tales, Hadvor and Hermod: Hadvor frees Hermod, and Hermod becomes King

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1746 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 ✓

Mate, did Hadvor really hide under a couch when the lion turned up?

1. Yeah, under it — no support
2. Yeah, she crept under it, innit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Nah, she didn't — no support
4. Nah, she hid behind the door, innit — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 405, line 19: «Old word: "fawned" means behaved in an eager, flattering way, so the Lion "fawned upon him" to show he wanted friendship.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fawn» (+1); the same doer «lion» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, how did Hadvor get over the sea to the island?

1. She rode a whale across the strait — no support
2. She had shoes made from the skin of the Giant's feet, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. She had shoes made from the Giant's skin — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. She got the Witch to lend her a boat and then she rowed across the strait — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 19, line 18: «Under the sea, shoes are made of «soles and eels» — a pun on soles and heels; a sole is also a flat fish.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «shoes» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Proper, what was the rope for, like?

1. To climb the cliffs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. To climb up — no support
3. To tie boats — no support
4. To hang the boat up high — 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what was the clew, like a sweet or summat?

1. A piece of rope that held her boat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A magic ball of thread that she had to bite and then it led her on — no support
3. A small ball of golden thread that led her on through the dark — no support
4. A ball of thread that led her on — ✓ 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what did the belt do for her?

1. It kept her from getting cold — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It kept her from going faint — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It kept her from going faint on the cliffs and the sea — no support
4. It stopped her falling off — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who was the Witch, bro?

1. A tall lady who lived by the sea — no support
2. A fierce old witch with a boat and fifteen young sons of her own — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. A lady with fifteen young sons — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A lady with fifteen young sons who ruled the whole island — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1737, line 7: «What: the Witch sends him down a hollow tree to fetch money from three rooms, asking only for an old tinder-box in return.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «witch» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the whale fight wipe them all out, like the whole crew?

1. Yes, the whale sank the whole boat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, the whale stayed — no support
3. The big whale and fifteen smaller ones vanished — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. No, the whale and the boat both sank — 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 ✗

So what did the rat and the mouse turn out to be?

1. Two witches — ✓ the right answer · score -3
2. Two old sisters — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. Monsters — score -2
4. Two giant birds — 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 1628, line 17: «Old word: A "capital position" means an excellent place, so the fir-tree's spot was a very good one for growing.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «good one» (-2). The right option, 1, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Who did Hermod cut in two, mate?

1. the rat and the mouse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. the lion — score 3
3. the lion and the couch — score 3
4. the two old witches — score 1

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 768, line 11: «The huntsman strikes all five eggs at one shot, cutting each one in two, as his father wished.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «cut» (+1); the same thing acted on «one» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same place «two» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the King give Hermod a reward after, like?

1. Yes, a horse and a castle — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, a feast and gold — no support
3. Hadvor's hand and the whole kingdom — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, Hadvor's hand in marriage and the whole kingdom after him — 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 ✗

Who ended up marrying the nobleman, innit?

1. Hal — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Bo — no support
3. Eric — no support
4. Olof — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

What did Hermod use to sort the monsters out?

1. A long spear — score -3
2. A sharp sword that the Witch had given him — score -3
3. His bare hands — no support
4. A sword — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 1, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1746, line 5: «Back in the hall, Hermod kills the rat and mouse, who turn out to be two witches, and he is made King.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «rat» (+1). Against it: the same doer «hermod» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why was the hall so miserable before Hermod came back?

1. Monsters ate everyone — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The King had lost his crown — no support
3. The monsters scared off the guests — no support
4. The monsters ruined all the fun — ✓ 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which means did the protagonist Hadvor employ in order to traverse the strait to the island?

1. Shoes fashioned from the skin of the Giant's feet — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Shoes fashioned from the skin of the Giant's feet and a magic thread-ball — score 3
3. Shoes made of the Giant's skin and a belt — score -4
4. Shoes fashioned from the skin of the Giant's feet, with a belt, a rope, and a clew — 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 650, line 13: «Old word: a girdle is a belt worn around the waist, so "the girdle of Nine Whirlpools" means a ring of whirlpools around the island.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what agency did Hermod achieve the release of the hall from the two creatures?

1. By burning them in the great fire — no support
2. By cutting them in two with his sword — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. By cutting them in two with a magic sword given to him by the Witch of the island — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. By cutting them in two with his sword and burning the pieces in the fire — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1746, line 5: «Back in the hall, Hermod kills the rat and mouse, who turn out to be two witches, and he is made King.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «rat» (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Upon what terms did the King transfer the government of the realm to Hermod?

1. Upon the marriage of Hermod to Hadvor — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Upon the marriage of Hermod to Hadvor and his oath to guard the realm — score 2
3. On condition of a feast held yearly — score 2
4. Upon the marriage of Hermod to Hadvor, provided he rid the hall of all monsters forever — 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 1724, line 4: «The King marries the Snow-daughter, but the Fire-son's heat kills him in a hug.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «marry» (+1); the same thing acted on «snow daughter» (+1). Against it: the same doer «king» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the outcome of the contest at sea between the Witch's party and the whale?

1. The whale swallowed the boat and all the crew — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The sea was dyed with blood and the big whale and fifteen smaller ones vanished completely — no support
3. The sea was dyed with blood and the whales vanished — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The Witch's party won and the whale sank to the bottom — 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

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