Fairy Tales, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla, part 1: Narcissus finds the hidden princess and falls in love

Tests: 9 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1879 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 gift did Sylvia actually pick from the Fairy?

1. a loud voice, not that quiet stuff — no support
2. a shiny crown, not a boring one — score -1
3. a quiet spirit, not that flashy stuff — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. just beauty — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1477, line 2: «There a fairy, disguised as a poor woman, asks for a drink, and the girl gives it kindly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+3). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same doer «girl» (-2). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

so what's the King's name, mate?

1. Cloverleaf, innit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. King Rosewood of the eastern hills, mate — no support
3. Sir Bramblethorn the Second, innit — no support
4. Thistle, innit — 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 · ★ · right ✓

why'd the Queen stash her own kid away, though?

1. she wanted her hidden, nah — score 1
2. she didn't want the court seeing her — score 1
3. she was scared people would like her more — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. she thought she was too ugly — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1171, line 2: «She shouts that she has been forgotten, and the queen is so scared she can hardly speak.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «queen» (+2); the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

where was the Princess actually kept, be honest?

1. in a tower, lol — no support
2. a cottage by the sea, behind a gate — no support
3. a little house by a river, behind a wall — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. a small hut by the woods, no cap — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1879, line 9: «Where: the Princess is kept in "a little house not far beyond the Palace gardens, on the bank of a river."», 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 (+2); the same place «little house» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

wait, who looked after her every day?

1. her mum, bruh — score 3
2. her dumb nurse, bruh — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. some servant, bruh — score 3
4. her old nan, bruh — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1678, line 15: «Old word: a "godmother" was a woman who promised at a child's christening to help look after the child in God's name.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «look» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «woman» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the guards do to people who got close?

1. cut off their heads, no joke — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. cut off the heads of anyone who came close, no joke at all — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. chop off heads of anyone who got near the house, seriously — score 0
4. chase them off, no cap — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1587, line 3: «A group of odd little people comes near, but they stop and whisper, afraid to come closer.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the Queen tell everyone about her daughter?

1. she was a horrible child who had been cursed by an old fairy — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. she was born ugly and no one could ever love her, honestly — score 4
3. she was weird and lacked any charm — score 3
4. she was ugly and impossible to love — ✓ the right answer · score 3

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 1879, line 8: «What: the Queen hides her daughter because she fears that "she would be more admired than herself."», 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 (+2); the same doer «queen» (+1); the same thing acted on «daughter» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

how did Narcissus get past the guards, be real?

1. he used his invisible ring, sus — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. he bribed the guards, sus — no support
3. he climbed over the wall at night with a rope, sus — no support
4. he snuck past them with a fairy's help, be real, sus — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1879, line 13: «How: Narcissus uses a ring that makes him "invisible when he put it on his finger."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «narcissus» (+2); the same thing acted on «ring» (+2). Against it: the same action «use» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

what was Potentilla doing when he first saw her?

1. sitting by the river washing her hair, all chill — no support
2. weaving forget-me-nots, all chill — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. weaving a garland of forget-me-nots by the brook, all chill — score 4
4. gathering flowers, all chill — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1879, line 15: «What: Potentilla is weaving "a garland of blue forget-me-nots" when he first sees her clearly.», 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 «weave» (+2). Against it: the same doer «potentilla» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

why did the ladies reckon he'd fallen in love?

1. he was dreamy and gone, obviously — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he wrote a poem, obviously — no support
3. he was bored, obviously — no support
4. he kept sighing at the sky — 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 11 · ★ · right ✓

what did Narcissus beg Melinette to do?

1. send the Princess dreams of him, please — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. take him to the court, please — score -12
3. carry her a message, please — no support
4. bring him food, please — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, against -12 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1879, line 17: «What: Narcissus begs Melinette to send the Princess dreams, which he "implored" her to do.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «dream» (+2); the same doer «princess» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what did the Princess dread losing most?

1. those amusing dreams of Narcissus and his silly jokes — no support
2. her nurse and her toys — ← Mova's choice · score -3
3. those amusing dreams of Narcissus — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the gentle songs of the river — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1701, line 17: «The Prince was sent on his travels "escorted by a magnificent retinue," because the King feared she had heard of his charms.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «king» (-1); a different action (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 13 · ★ · right ✓

how was Narcissus welcomed at the court?

1. extremely well received, rated high — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. warmly greeted, rated high — no support
3. ignored, rated low — no support
4. politely greeted, rated quite high — 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 · right ✓

Which gift did Sylvia request from the Fairy, and what distinguishes it from the other gifts described?

1. A bright voice, which charms every listener at court — no support
2. A swift horse, which carries its rider across any land — score -3
3. A quiet spirit, which makes life a constant happiness to its possessor — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. A golden crown — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1711, line 3: «The wicked old Fairy rides her dragon chariot after the lovers, but when she reaches the river the waters sink it and carry her away.», 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 (+2); the same thing acted on «river» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did Prince Narcissus gain entry to the enclosure where the Princess was kept?

1. By using a silver ring to make himself invisible to the guards and the Princess's nurse — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. By sneaking in with a borrowed cloak from the guards — no support
3. By making himself invisible with the magic ring given him by Melinette — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. By disguising himself as a servant and passing the guards with a letter from the Queen — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1879, line 13: «How: Narcissus uses a ring that makes him "invisible when he put it on his finger."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «use» (+3); the same thing acted on «ring» (+1). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Why did Queen Frivola conceal her daughter Potentilla from the court?

1. Because she feared the Princess would be less admired than herself — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Because she feared the Princess would be more admired than herself — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Because she feared the Princess would be more admired than herself and would take the court away — score 3
4. Because the old Fairy had told her that the Princess would one day rule the entire kingdom and rob her — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1879, line 8: «What: the Queen hides her daughter because she fears that "she would be more admired than herself."», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fear» (+2); the same doer «queen» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the principal consequence of Narcissus's dreams for the Princess?

1. She came to dread their cessation, having found in them a delightful companion and a true friend — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. She came to dread their cessation, having found in them a delightful companion — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. She came to fear the King's visits to the house — score 2
4. She began to wish the dreams would never end — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1879, line 5: «He finds her gentle and beautiful, falls in love, and sends her dreams of himself through Melinette.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «find» (+3); the same doer «monster» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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