d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla, part 18: the Enchanter's golden feast, fireworks and chariot ride to the King
Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 1881 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, what did Grumedan reckon was missing from the grub?
- 1. a whole roast ox and a bowl of plate — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. two ounces of gold leaf for the guests — no support
- 3. an ounce of plate — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. a silver goblet — 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 2 · ★ · right ✓
Bruv, what did his voice sound like when he was singing?
- 1. a screech-owl's — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 2. a trumpet's — score 5
- 3. a thunder's roar — no support
- 4. like a rusty gate on a windy night — 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 1217, line 11: «Julia's sea shell saves him, because "out of its depths arose the voice of Julia singing to him."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sing» (+3); the same doer «voice» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
Yo, what did the birds spell out in the sky for Potentilla?
- 1. Potentilla — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. the Prince's name in glowing lights — no support
- 3. her crown — no support
- 4. her name — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1484, line 3: «The giant throws a stone very high, so the tailor throws his bird into the sky, and it flies away forever.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «bird» (+3); the same place «sky» (+2); a different action (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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
Innit, what popped up on the plain after the will-o'-wisps' dance?
- 1. a massive fiery volcano spewing gold out the top — no support
- 2. a massive volcano — ✓ the right answer · score -5
- 3. a huge glacier — score -5
- 4. a big whirlwind — ← Mova's choice · score -1
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score -1, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1706, line 2: «The King recognises his long-lost brother, kisses his hand, and gives him the crown in the palace before the whole court.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «king» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · right ✓
Did the Enchanter reckon she fancied someone else?
- 1. yeah, he did — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. nah, he didn't — no support
- 3. nah — no support
- 4. no way — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗
Wait, who swung the massive club at Narcissus?
- 1. the Prince — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. the tall yew — score 7
- 3. the wicked Queen — score 4
- 4. the Enchanter — ✓ the right answer · score 7
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1582, line 15: «Old word: To "wield" a sword means to hold it and swing it, so Cinderlad is strong enough to use the sword with ease.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «swing» (+6); the same thing acted on «word» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
Who saved Narcissus at the last second, bruv?
- 1. Potentilla — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. Melinette — ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 3. the kind old fairy in the sky — score 4
- 4. Frivola — score 7
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1479, line 18: «The monster kills the tiger and "crouched at the feet of the man it had saved," which shows it has become gentle and grateful.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «save» (+6); the same thing acted on «monster» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
Where did Melinette whizz him off to, proper quick?
- 1. back up to her castle in the sky, proper quick — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. to a hidden lake — no support
- 3. up the big tower — no support
- 4. her castle in the air — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · right ✓
What was the Enchanter holding on his knee, like a little lapdog?
- 1. a tawny lion — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 2. a small dog — score 1
- 3. a tiny golden lapdog with a silver collar — score -1
- 4. a cat — 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 1881, line 14: «The lion: the Enchanter holds "a tawny African lion" on his knee "as if it had been a little lapdog".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «enchanter» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «lion» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
How many oxen were pulling the gold chariot, mate?
- 1. twelve — ← Mova's choice · score -4
- 2. forty-four — score -4
- 3. thirty-two — score -4
- 4. forty-eight — ✓ the right answer · 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 1512, line 16: «"Good for nothing at drawing" means it cannot pull a cart or a plough, though it can carry a rider.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+3). Against it: the same doer «horse» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗
What did the Enchanter turn the chariot into, the proper cheek?
- 1. a towering mountain of gold pieces with a silver bell on top — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. a heap of silver crowns — no support
- 3. a mountain of gold pieces — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. an enormous hill of sparkling jewels and golden pieces stacked 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
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why did the Queen's maids go all mental when she woke up?
- 1. the palace had caught fire — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. a visitor was asking for her — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. it was too late — no support
- 4. the King had come to visit — 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 of the following describes the object into which the Enchanter transformed his golden chariot?
- 1. a heap of silver crowns — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. a mountain of gold pieces — ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 3. a towering mountain of gold pieces with a silver bell on top — no support
- 4. a river of molten gold — score 7
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 483, line 18: «OLD WORD: "skazka" is a Russian fairy tale, so "only a skazka can describe" means only a fairy tale could describe it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «describe» (+6); the same thing acted on «word» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following was the Queen's reaction when she first inhaled the scent of the Enchanter's club?
- 1. she declared herself perfectly restored and asked for a feast of gold — ← Mova's choice · score -3
- 2. she demanded more wine now — score -6
- 3. she fell back asleep, declaring the club's scent far too rich for her — score -6
- 4. she declared herself perfectly restored — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score -3, against -6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 809, line 18: «Old word: "confirmed" meant a church ceremony where a young person affirms their faith; the elder daughter is about to take it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-4). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following accurately describes the reason the Princess Potentilla gave for her refusal to attend the Enchanter?
- 1. she claimed a pain in her little finger — ✓ the right answer · score -1
- 2. she said she had a cold — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 3. she felt sick in her head — score 1
- 4. she had a headache — score 1
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1414, line 3: «The princess refuses the minister's son and says she loves the gardener's son, so the King sends both young men far away.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓
Which of the following identifies the person who was responsible for rescuing Prince Narcissus from the Enchanter's blow?
- 1. the Fairy Melinette — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3
- 2. the Fairy Melinette who carried him off to her castle — score -3
- 3. the Enchanter's nephew — no support
- 4. the Fairy Frivola — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1086, line 8: «What: The Fairy gave the eldest princess "the power to make handsome the person who shall best please her".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «handsome person» (+1). Against it: the same doer «fairy» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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