Fairy Tales, The Blue Bird, part 6: Fiordelisa climbs, is carried by doves, and sells the bracelets

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1869 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 ✗

yo, what's the hat the queen's rocking, innit?

1. like a massive straw hat with a bow on the front — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a massive straw hat — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a sort of big veil — no support
4. a giant straw sombrero from some foreign market stall — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, so who's the old gran by the brook, like, proper dodgy?

1. a fairy in disguise who wants to test her kindness — no support
2. a fairy in disguise — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. some old beggar lady — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. a sneaky gnome bloke — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1426, line 18: «Old word: a bobbin here is a string or knob you pull to lift the latch, while today a bobbin is a small reel for thread.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «old word» (+1); the same property (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

nah, how many eggs did the old lady actually give her?

1. four — ✓ the right answer · score -3
2. like four or five of them, I think — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. three — score -2
4. seven — score -5

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 1869, line 9: «What: the fairy says "Take these four eggs; if you break one when you are in any great difficulty, you will find aid."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the gold hooks let her do, dead easy?

1. climb right up the massive ivory hill to the mirror — no support
2. skip the scary bit — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. climb the ivory hill — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. climb the slippery ivory hill and sort out the mirror bit — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 461, line 9: «fact: After he hands up a cup of water, she cuts her hair and "lets the murderer drop and be drowned."», 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 «cut» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

who's the mirror thing for, like, proper vain people?

1. nosy neighbours — no support
2. people who lie about their faces — no support
3. anyone who fancies a good laugh — no support
4. people seeing themselves how they want — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1849, line 4: «The vizier's clever son sets off on the road, meets an old farmer, and says strange things to him.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «meet» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

the doves, were they dead cool or what?

1. they floated her to the gate — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. they floated her all the way to the gate then flew off — score 5
3. they took her to the castle — score 0
4. they pulled her chariot over the hill and dropped her right at the palace gate — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 1869, line 4: «Doves carry her to the King's gate, where she learns he is to marry Turritella the next day.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «gate» (+5); the same doer «doves» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «woman» (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

the mums in town called her what, a little kitchen-maid?

1. nah, a scruffy pig-girl — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. yeah, a dirty goose-girl — score -2
3. yeah, my little kitchen-maid — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. kitchen-maid — 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 1089, line 11: «The Ogre calls his wife "a tough old carrion," and says he will not eat her too, for now.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «wife» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

how much did Turritella reckon the bracelets were worth, five quid?

1. more than the whole palace is worth, honestly — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. like three silver coins — score -2
3. about five silver coins — score -2
4. five silver pieces — ✓ the right answer · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1869, line 16: «What: Turritella is to drive out with the King, "as it was said that at last he had consented to marry her".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «turritella» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 4, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the queen want for them, like the cheeky mare?

1. a long sleep in the old bedroom — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. a bed for the night — score -1
3. a night in the Chamber of Echoes — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. a tour of the royal gardens — score 0

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 1627, line 10: «The robber-queen wants to eat Gerda, and says "She is plump and tender! I will eat her!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «robber queen» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

did the King know the bracelets, bruv?

1. he went pale, he knew them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. he didn't — no support
3. he sighed and looked away — score 2
4. no, never — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1845, line 16: «Katar is a fairy-horse who "could get anything he wanted", and the King does not know this.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «know» (+3). Against it: the same doer «king» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

where was the echo room, under his bed or what?

1. under the bedroom floor — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. under the stairs — score 6
3. in the cellar — score 6
4. below his bed-chamber — ✓ the right answer · 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 989, line 7: «Where was the feast? She sat "number twenty-one below the mouse-king," and the food was "mouldy bread, tallow candle, and sausage."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+5); the same doer «feast» (+2). Against it: the same property (-1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

why did the King not hear her crying, the lazy git?

1. he was out for the count — score -2
2. he took a sleeping draught — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. he always takes a big sleeping draught before bed, every night — score -1
4. he was asleep — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1762, line 15: «The king is angry and says "See what sort of a wife I have," because he thinks she did nothing to help him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «king» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

so what's the rat-coach like, proper cool?

1. steel with gold, six green mice — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. steel and gold — no support
3. gold on steel, four grey donkeys — no support
4. wood with silver, two brown dogs — 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 · wrong ✗

Which object did the Queen employ to obtain admission to the palace chamber?

1. a ring — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. the golden necklace — score -1
3. the crown — score -1
4. the emerald bracelets — ✓ the right answer · 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 1516, line 1: «The Queen has a son, and the court is so busy celebrating that the old Queen is forgotten.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «queen» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «son» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the principal impediment encountered by the Queen upon the ivory hill?

1. the thick morning fog — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the hill's slippery ivory surface and its enormous steepness — no support
3. the dragon guarding the summit and the sharp ivory thorns — no support
4. its excessive steepness — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Upon what condition did the Queen consent to surrender the emeralds?

1. lodging one whole night in the Chamber of Echoes below the bed-chamber — no support
2. sharing the royal bed for one whole week — no support
3. lodging one night in the Chamber of Echoes — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. spending a night with the King's guards — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1437, line 1: «The Queen spends a whole night thinking of names and sends a messenger to gather more.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «spend» (+4); the same property (+2). The right option, 3, 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 King's response upon beholding the emerald bracelets?

1. he frowned and shook his head — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. he turned pale and sighed deeply — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he laughed and clapped loudly — no support
4. he turned pale, trembled, and sighed deeply for a long time — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1691, line 17: «Old word: "beheld" means "saw" or "looked upon," so "it is long since I first beheld your face" means "it is long since I first saw your face."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «old word» (-3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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