Lang's Fairy Book, The Prince and the Doves: the prince escapes his father's trap, forgets his bride, and wins her back
Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 1813 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 ✗
Mate, so the dove basically said grab a big stick, yeah?
- 1. Yeah, a good club to beat the whole crew of the ship at once — no support
- 2. Yeah, a soft pillow for the crew — no support
- 3. Nah, the dove said nothing about a stick, you got it wrong, mate, it was a bell — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 4. Yeah, a good club to beat the crew — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1653, line 16: «The white dove comes in through the window and says nothing in the text except its soft offer, "Let me in, and I will help you."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+5); the same doer «white dove» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
Wait, the princess turned the horse into a pool, innit?
- 1. Nah, she turned the horse into a stone statue by the palace gate — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. Yeah, she turned the horse into a deep pool of water — score 7
- 3. Yeah, a small lake — no support
- 4. Yeah, a deep pool — ✓ the right answer · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1813, line 18: «Old word: a "cell" here means a small room in a religious house, and the princess turns her horse into one as a magic disguise.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «turn» (+5); the same doer «princess» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
Proper sus that the queen was a witch, bruv?
- 1. Nah, she was nice — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. No way — no support
- 3. Yeah, she was — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Nah, she was not — 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 · ★ · right ✓
The eel said no with her tail, yeah?
- 1. Nah, she shook it — no support
- 2. Yeah, she wagged it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 3. Nah, she didn't — no support
- 4. Nah, no — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1813, line 12: «At the pool the eel wags "No" with her tail, showing she will not go home, and the turtle spills the bottle twice.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wag» (+5); the same doer «eel» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
The turtle wrecked the bottle, sick move, right?
- 1. Yeah, it knocked it over — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Nah, it hid the cork — no support
- 3. Yeah, it knocked it over and spilt all the water on the stones — score 1
- 4. Nah, it drank it — ← Mova's choice · score 7
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 7, line 13: «Before she has drunk half the bottle her head presses against the ceiling; she ends with one arm out of the window and one foot up the chimney.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «drink» (+5); the same doer «alice» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
Lol, the prince forgot the girl, no joke?
- 1. Nah, he remembered her after a ring, but she still felt really sad about it — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. Nah, he kept her, mate — score 7
- 3. Yeah, he forgot her completely, mad, and then he married someone else — score 7
- 4. Yeah, he forgot her, mad — ✓ the right answer · score 7
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1813, line 13: «The sisters sell three doves at the inn, and when the prince is coaxed by them, one says "Talk away, it might help him to remember!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «remember» (+5); the same doer «prince» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · right ✓
What was the sisters' scam at the inn, like?
- 1. Selling horses — no support
- 2. Selling doves — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 3. Selling doves to travellers at the inn — score 5
- 4. Stealing horses and selling them at the market — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1813, line 13: «The sisters sell three doves at the inn, and when the prince is coaxed by them, one says "Talk away, it might help him to remember!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sell» (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · right ✓
Which dove sorted his memory out, yeah?
- 1. The one with the ring — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
- 2. The one with the feather — score -2
- 3. The grey one — score -2
- 4. The white one — 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 1486, line 18: «Old word: a "quiver" was a case worn on the back to hold arrows; we still use the word for that same case today.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
How many doves were up for sale, like three?
- 1. Four — no support
- 2. Three — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Three, not more, said the sisters — no support
- 4. Three doves, sold cheap at the inn — ← Mova's choice · 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 1813, line 13: «The sisters sell three doves at the inn, and when the prince is coaxed by them, one says "Talk away, it might help him to remember!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sell» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: 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
Test 10 · ★ · right ✓
Did the prince wed her in the end, or nah?
- 1. Yeah, he married her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 2. Nah, he left her — score 7
- 3. Yeah, he married her after the ring woke his memory — score 7
- 4. Yeah, he wed a rich girl — score 2
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1550, line 12: «The Prince makes a promise that he will marry any woman whose foot fits the gold shoe, and he announces it all over the world.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «marry» (+5); the same doer «prince» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · right ✓
Why did the princess go quiet on the ride, bro?
- 1. She feared the wolves would come — score -1
- 2. She felt cold — score -1
- 3. She thought he'd forget her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 4. She was scared — no support
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 2, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1813, line 9: «Why: the princess is silent because she fears "you will soon forget all about me", and she is right, because he does forget her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «forget» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
Bet the colt was well mean, what did the prince do?
- 1. He sold it — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 2. He left the colt alone and went off to find his bride — score 6
- 3. Gave it a proper beating — ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 4. He fed it — score 6
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1813, line 7: «What: the king wants to kill the prince, so he sends him to ride a colt, and the dove warns him: "Do not forget to take a good club".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+2); the same thing acted on «colt» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓
In accordance with the narrative, what did the queen instruct her husband to collect from the pool?
- 1. A drop of water in a bottle — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. A leaf from the old tree — score 4
- 3. A cup of wine — score 4
- 4. A stone from the pool bed — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 1578, line 4: «The Queen learns from her mirror that Snowdrop lives, so she dresses as a peddler and laces Snowdrop until she falls dead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «learn» (+3); the same doer «queen» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓
Which article did the third dove direct the prince to try upon his finger?
- 1. A ring — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 2. A scarf — no support
- 3. A feather tied with silver thread — score 1
- 4. A golden ring set with a red stone — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 844, line 15: «Who: the student, who "placed a gold ring on my finger" before he left to travel.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «place» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
What did the princess believe would occur, as declared in the narrative?
- 1. Her death — score 4
- 2. That the prince would forget her and marry another girl — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 3. That the king would scold her — score 2
- 4. That the prince would forget her — ✓ the right answer · score 5
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1813, line 9: «Why: the princess is silent because she fears "you will soon forget all about me", and she is right, because he does forget her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «forget» (+3); the same doer «prince» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
What was the final outcome of the narrative, as stated therein?
- 1. The prince went home and wept alone — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The couple married and lived happily — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. The prince forgot the girl and the couple never met again in the whole kingdom — no support
- 4. The couple married and lived happily ever after in the palace — 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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