d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, Fiordelisa, part 2: Fiordelisa is hidden away in a tower while the Prince visits

Tests: 4 of 15 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 19 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1865 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 ✗

Bruv, who did the Queen reckon should get hitched first?

1. her ugly sister — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. Fiordelisa — no support
3. her own daughter — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. her niece — no support

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 1428, line 15: «The Queen is caught when she hears Day crying and Morning begging pardon for her brother.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «catch» (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «queen» (-2). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, what did the Queen nick the night before the visit?

1. Fiordelisa's dresses and jewels — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the Queen's own jewels and Fiordelisa's dresses — no support
3. all of Fiordelisa's dresses, jewels and purses — no support
4. Fiordelisa's shoes and gloves — 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 ✗

So what was Fiordelisa wearing, proper dressed up or what?

1. the little blue dress — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. the little white frock — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. the splendid ruby-red gown with lace — score 1
4. the small green gown — 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 1865, line 9: «Where: the night before the visit, a bribed waiting woman steals "all the Princess's own dresses and jewels," so Fiordelisa has nothing to wear.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wear» (+2). Against it: the same doer «fiordelisa» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why'd the shops not sell her no cloth, like?

1. the King said no — score 1
2. the Queen said no — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. the Queen had told them all to say no — score 1
4. the Queen forbade it — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1865, line 10: «Why: the merchants will not sell Fiordelisa any cloth, because "the Queen had expressly forbidden them to supply her with any."», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «forbid» (+2); the same doer «queen» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Turritella pointed and said what, lol?

1. She is too loud — no support
2. She is not pretty — no support
3. she is not smart — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. She is shy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1865, line 3: «Turritella points at her sister and sneers that she is not smart, and the King tells Fiordelisa that her beauty needs no ornaments at all.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the King well impressed by Fiordelisa, innit?

1. nah, not bothered — score 2
2. nah, she was not all that, though he kept looking at her — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. yeah, she was proper lush, innit, and he was dead keen — no support
4. yeah, proper lush — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 823, line 5: «The seventh daughter tells stories, and the goblin takes her as his wife; at dawn the hill shuts, and the lizards and the earth-worm argue about who they liked…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «seventh daughter» (+1); the same circumstance (+1); 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

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Where'd they stick Fiordelisa, bare high up?

1. the top of a tower — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. the roof of the hall — score 6
3. the cellar — score 6
4. the top of the keep — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1724, line 10: «Her parents call her "Our Snow-daughter," and "this name stuck to her all her life."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «daughter» (+4); the same action «stick» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who grabbed her, like, four masked dudes?

1. the Queen — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. two masked servants — no support
3. four guards — score 5
4. four masked figures — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 464, line 13: «The trap: the blind man grabs the witch by "those grey hairs of hers" while Katoma crawls out from under the bench.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «grab» (+6); the same thing acted on «witch» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «blind man» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the courtiers spread about her, innit?

1. that she was proud — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. vain — no support
3. she was vain — no support
4. that she was vain — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did the King reckon the Queen was jealous?

1. for her ugly daughter — ✓ the right answer · score -3
2. her ugly child — score -3
3. her daughter — no support
4. for her son's marriage — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score -1, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1745, line 2: «Lost at sea, the King finds a forest and three women, and the eldest, who is really the Queen of Hetland the Good, agrees to marry him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «marry» (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «king» (-3). The right option, 1, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

What was written on that massive ruby heart, like?

1. But none can heal me — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Who can wound me — no support
3. But one can wound me — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. But one can wound me, though none can break me — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the King take the gift, or nah?

1. he sent it back — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. he kept it — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. he sent it back with a kind note — score 3
4. he wore it openly — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1719, line 13: «The King keeps his word and gives Martin the Princess, and Martin lives "in the greatest comfort and luxury."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+3); the same thing acted on «word» (+1). Against it: the same doer «king» (-1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who did the King get to sneak him a chat, like?

1. a young courtier — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. a young squire — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. a guard — score 6
4. a page — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 222, line 5: «Lost in the dark, the hungry prince lands on a palace roof, creeps inside to a sleeping princess of Bengal, and she promises him shelter and supper.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «creep» (+6); the same receiver «sleeping princess» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, where could the squire actually see her?

1. a window onto the garden — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. a door to the garden — score 3
3. a window onto the garden, up a secret stair — score 3
4. a stair to the chapel — 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 1517, line 11: «In the kiln: the Thief lies on the ribs and sees three witches put bags of gold under their heads.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

Then what did the fake waiting-woman do, the snitch?

1. told the King — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. told the Queen everything — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. sent word to the King — score -1
4. fled — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1865, line 6: «Who: the Queen is the villain here, and she says of her daughter, "My daughter certainly ought to be the first to be married."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «say» (+2). Against it: the same doer «queen» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which person did the Queen wish to see married first, according to the passage?

1. her eldest daughter, Fiordelisa — score -4
2. her own daughter, Turritella — ✓ the right answer · score -4
3. Turritella — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. her own daughter, Turritella, the elder of the two — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 1, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1664, line 15: «The poor old woman is turned away at the gate and offered only "a penny", yet she knows the queen's secret wish and promises her two sons.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wish» (+2). Against it: the same doer «queen» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In which place was the Princess Fiordelisa confined while the visiting Prince remained at court?

1. in the cellar — no support
2. in the highest room of the keep — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. in the chapel of the old castle — no support
4. in the topmost room of a tower — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 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 1362, line 1: «The father remembers that his daughter stays alone in her room and avoids visitors, so he starts to doubt her.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «daughter» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the Queen obtain information from the courtiers, as narrated?

1. by private questioning and report — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. by letter — no support
3. by private questioning, bribery and a report from her spies — no support
4. by bribing the palace servants — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1678, line 11: «How: the Queen bribes the servants with "a great deal of money" to learn the secret of the wood.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bribe» (+2); the same thing acted on «servants» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the motto inscribed upon the ruby heart sent to King Charming?

1. Whoever holds me, holds my heart for ever — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. Touch me not — no support
3. Wound me — no support
4. But one can wound me — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1841, line 11: «His mother, Queen Lona, weeps, and her song tells him, "Go, reign king of all men, but keep Thy heart good and pure!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «heart» (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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