Fairy Tales, Fiordelisa: the kitchen-maid buys one more night and wins back her husband, and Turritella becomes an owl

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1870 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 ✗

Oi mate, what did Turritella want for the mouse carriage?

1. A dance in the Mouse Hall — score -5
2. Gold — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. A bed — score -3
4. A sleep in the Echo Room — ✓ the right answer · score -5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -1, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1172, line 11: «Why: Desiree wants a dark carriage so she can reach the prince without the fairy's doom catching her in the light.», 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: the same circumstance (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored -5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, why did the King not hear Fiordelisa crying?

1. He was tired after his dinner — score 2
2. He had a bad dream that night — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. He had his sleeping draught — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. He was drunk — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1870, line 9: «Why: the King takes a sleeping draught each night, so he cannot hear her sighs; the page calls it "a good thing".», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4); the same doer «king» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Was the page proper honest with Fiordelisa, like?

1. Nah, he gave the Queen wine — no support
2. Yeah, he gave the King water — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Not really — no support
4. Nah — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1870, line 3: «A page promises to give the King water instead of his sleeping draught, so King Charming stays awake and hears Fiordelisa's voice.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same thing acted on «king water» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what did the birds in the pie actually do?

1. Sang, chatted, told fortunes and then flew out of the window — no support
2. Chirped, chatted and cast spells — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Sang, chatted and told fortunes — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Sang, danced and told stories — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 79, line 13: «His families "spanked him once more for luck", and he went off "a little warm, but not at all astonished", "throwing the rind about, because he could not pick…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «bird» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Who was well sus in this story?

1. Turritella, being greedy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Turritella, being greedy and trying to steal the Fairy's pie — no support
3. Turritella, being greedy and very rude to the kitchen-maid — no support
4. The Enchanter, being wicked — 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 6 · ★ · right ✓

Did the King know the voice was his girl's?

1. Yeah, he was well sure — score 0
2. Nah, he was well confused — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Nah, he thought it was a mouse — score 2
4. Yes — 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 1819, line 15: «The prince leaves betel-leaf by her bed, and the servants eat it without knowing who put it there.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+1); the same thing acted on «betel leaf» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

What's the Chamber of Echoes like, innit?

1. A big hall where you hear mice squeak — ← Mova's choice · score -4
2. A tower room where the wind howls — score -6
3. A secret cellar — no support
4. A room where your voice comes back — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -4, against -6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1833, line 11: «fact: He leads the king to the buried treasure and says the thief "had escaped with a part of it".», 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); a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where did the King run off to, in a massive hurry?

1. Along the long corridor — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Up the tall tower stairs — score 4
3. To the garden — score 4
4. Down the secret staircase — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1762, line 4: «The real king scolds his queen, she sings her song again, and when he runs out and throws off her cloak, the whole palace learns she is the queen.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «run out» (+2); the same doer «king» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

What colour robe was Fiordelisa wearing, then?

1. Gold — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Dark blue — no support
3. White silk — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Red — 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 · ★ · right ✓

What happened to Turritella at the end, like?

1. She got turned to stone — score 4
2. She got turned into an owl and flew out the window — score 5
3. She turned into a mouse — score -2
4. She got turned into an owl — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 1870, line 5: «Turritella is turned into a brown owl and flies out of a window, and Charming and Fiordelisa are married with great splendour.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «turn» (+3); the same thing acted on «turritella» (+1); the same place «brown owl» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the Enchanter and the Fairy do, bro?

1. Sent her home — no support
2. Freed her — score 0
3. Gave Turritella a gold crown — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Turned Turritella into an owl — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 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 1417, line 5: «She feeds him and chatters on; he notices her maid flattering her and decides he is too wise for flatterers.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fairy» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

So how did the story finish, proper?

1. They lived happily ever after in the palace with the mice — score 2
2. They lived quietly in the woods — no support
3. They lived happily ever after — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. They ruled sadly for many years — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 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 1813, line 19: «The story ends with the wedding, and the narrator says that "they lived happy till they died", which is an old way of saying they lived happily ever after.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Cheers, what does a draught mean in this bit?

1. A drink of medicine that the King takes at night — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. A glass of medicine for the King to drink in bed — no support
3. A gift for the Queen — score -1
4. A drink of medicine — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1870, line 20: «Old word: "draught" here means a drink of medicine, a sleeping draught; today it also means a cold wind through a gap.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «drink» (-3). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which phrase in the passage indicates the manner in which Turritella addresses the peasant girl?

1. Condescendingly, as a poor creature who must be pitied greatly — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Condescendingly, as a poor creature, and with a mocking laugh — score 2
3. Condescendingly, as a poor creature — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Rudely and loudly, as a grand lady — 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 1475, line 16: «Old word: "haughtily" means in a proud, look-down-on-you way, which is how the maid speaks to the princess.», 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, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the principal reason the King fails to respond to Fiordelisa's lamentations during the night?

1. He has been cursed by a fairy — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. He has consumed a sleeping draught and is exhausted from the day's hunting — score 3
3. He has consumed a strong sleeping draught prepared by the Enchanter — score 3
4. He has consumed a sleeping draught — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1832, line 9: «fact: Why: the king cursed the day he believed the goldsmith, and the tiger king said, "How can we expect justice from such a stupid king as that?"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «curse» (+3); the same thing acted on «fact» (+1). Against it: the same doer «king» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which action of the page toward King Charming is recorded on the night of the second lamentation?

1. He substituted water for the draught — ✓ the right answer · score -3
2. He carried the pie to the Queen — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. He hid the jewels under his cloak — no support
4. He stole the jewels — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -2, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 575, line 8: «Where: the action takes place in Brer Rabbit's house, at the chest, the cupboard, the cellar and the fire.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «action» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the final fate of Turritella, as recorded in the closing passage of the tale?

1. She was transformed into a brown owl — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. She was transformed into a brown owl and flew out of the window at dawn — score 2
3. She was transformed into a brown owl and banished from the palace — score 2
4. She was turned into a grey mouse — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1870, line 5: «Turritella is turned into a brown owl and flies out of a window, and Charming and Fiordelisa are married with great splendour.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «turn» (+3); the same thing acted on «turritella» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1870-pg7277-part7/