Hauff's Fairy Tales, Dwarf Long Nose, part 43: the goose finds the magic herb for the pasty

Tests: 9 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1792 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 you get why the goose was a goose, or was that just proper random?

1. cos her dad got cursed by a wicked fairy and she copied him — no support
2. cos a wizard made her one — score -1
3. cos a fairy turned her into one — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. cos she was born that way — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1792, line 8: «Why was Mimi a goose: an old fairy "got the better of him by cunning and treachery" and then turned his daughter into a goose.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «turn» (+2); the same doer «old fairy» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Bro, how long did the posh prince stay at the duke's gaff?

1. a fortnight, innit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. about three weeks — no support
3. two weeks, innit — no support
4. since the feast, innit, like ages back — 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, the duke gave Jem how long before he got chopped?

1. twenty-two hours, dead — score 6
2. twenty-four hours, dead — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. twenty-four hours, dead, no extra time — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. like three days or something, dead serious — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1792, line 16: «Old word: "respite" meant a short delay before something bad happens, so the duke gave Jem a short pause before his punishment.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «duke» (+4); the same action «give» (+1); the same receiver «jem» (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, what was the herb called that they were missing for the pasty?

1. Dill, yeah — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Relish, obviously — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Mint — no support
4. Thyme, obviously — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Ain't it wicked that the goose knew all the plants? Where did she learn that?

1. from her dad, the wizard — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. from her wizard dad on that island way over the sea — score 3
3. from the old fairy's book — score 3
4. from her mum, the cook — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1472, line 8: «What: Morgiana plunges her dagger into Cogia Hassan's heart, and Ali Baba's family learns he was "the Captain of the Forty Thieves."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «family» (+2); the same action «learn» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Where did the magic plant actually grow, bruv?

1. by the chestnut roots, near the lake — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. under the big old oak tree — score 3
3. down by the chestnut roots near the lake and the old mill — score 3
4. by the chestnut roots, near the lake, under the willows — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1133, line 7: «What: the prince tells his wife, "'Twas he who did it all and not I," and she grows wrath.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «wife» (+2); the same action «grow» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

What colour was the flower, like, on the weird plant Jem found?

1. a dark bright red like blood — score 3
2. dark bright red — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. bright golden yellow — score 3
4. dark green speckled — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 873, line 16: «Old word: a "cockscomb" is a red flower shaped like a rooster's comb, and "lords-in-waiting" were court servants on duty.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same thing acted on «red flower» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

What did the goose have to do with the herb, like, to make it work?

1. sing to it at night — score -2
2. dig it up at dawn — no support
3. pick it fresh — no support
4. find it under a chestnut — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1580, line 3: «Under a tree's roots Dullhead finds a golden goose, and at an inn the landlord's three daughters stick fast to it.», 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 (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Gutted for Jem, but what did he nearly lose?

1. his job — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. a leg — no support
3. his head — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. his hat — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 682, line 5: «A boy shoots a bird in the forest, gets lost, and saves a magician from wolves; the magician takes him in, and the boy wins the magician's horse as his reward.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Dead funny, but why was Jem always in the kitchen?

1. he was scrubbing the pots — score 0
2. he was hungry — score 1
3. he liked food — no support
4. he was cooking for the duke — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1791, line 3: «The head steward and the head cook doubt him, but Jem makes the Danish soup and dumplings and wins a trial.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same doer «jem» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Nan always says a pasty is a pie, but what was the Suzeraine one?

1. the Queen of Pasties — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the King of Pies — no support
3. the Queen of all the Pasties in the land — no support
4. the Duke of Pasties — 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 ✓

Mad how the smell hit Jem, right? What did it remind him of?

1. the day he was enchanted — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the day he was cursed — no support
3. the day he was born — no support
4. the day he was enchanted by the wicked fairy — 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Cheers for the help, mate. Who did the goose think would take the blame if the pasty fails?

1. the poor kitchen boy, Jem — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Jem, the cook — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. the duke's man — score 2
4. the goose — 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 192, line 5: «Just as the rope goes round his neck, the purveyor confesses, then a Jewish doctor and a tailor each rush up to take the blame.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following herbs was the one that the goose identified as necessary for the completion of the pasty?

1. Relish — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Mint — no support
3. Dill — no support
4. wild marjoram leaves — 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 geographical location did the wizard Weatherbold reside prior to the transformation of his daughter?

1. the island of Gothland in the far north sea — no support
2. the island of Gothland — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the isle of Glothaven — no support
4. a castle on Gothmere — ← Mova's choice · score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1175, line 21: «A wizard who "pitied my fate" turned the queen's ladies into fishes, and let the queen keep "the face and body of a woman".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «ladies» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-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 ✓

What period of time had the visiting prince remained in the residence of the grand duke at the moment of the events described?

1. a fortnight — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. since the start of the autumn feast — no support
3. for a whole long fortnight already — no support
4. two months — 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 ✗

By what means did the old fairy achieve dominion over the wizard Weatherbold, as recorded in the narrative?

1. by magic — score 1
2. by force — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. by cunning and treachery — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. by a bloody battle at sea — 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 1785, line 18: «Old word: "eloquent" means speaking well and in a persuasive way.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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