Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla: Melinette saves Potentilla from poison and traps Grumedan

Tests: 6 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1882 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 · ★ · right ✓

Oi, did you see Grumedan get dragged up by his eyelashes?

1. Nah, he just got told off by the Fairy — no support
2. Yeah, he was flailing about loads — no support
3. Nah, not really — no support
4. Proper mental, innit, Melinette had him kicking — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1882, line 5: «Melinette traps Grumedan in a crystal ball for a thousand years, and the lovers are given the kingdom. A new tale, Prince Featherhead, then begins.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «grumedan» (+1). Against it: the same doer «melinette» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, why did Orion carry Potentilla in his mouth?

1. Cos he was told to be gentle, so he held her robe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Cos the Queen told him to be careful with her — score 2
3. Cos he was told to be gentle, so he held her robe in his mouth the whole way across the lawns — score 4
4. Cos he was told to be gentle with her, which is why he did it this way and not any other — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1882, line 8: «Why does Orion carry the Princess so gently? Grumedan tells him, "Be gentle now!", so Orion holds her robe in his teeth and trots back without hurting her.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: its «because» matches the remembered cause (+3); the same action «hold» (+1); the same thing acted on «robe» (+1). Against it: the same doer «orion» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Narcissus actually get out of the castle?

1. Nah, the clouds kept rolling him back, so he sat on the roof and sulked for ages — no support
2. Nah, the guards caught him again — no support
3. Nah, the clouds kept rolling him back to the castle roof, every single time he jumped — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Nah, the clouds kept rolling him back — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1882, line 9: «Where is Narcissus during the wedding? He is kept prisoner by Melinette in her "castle in the air," and he tries to escape by leaping into the clouds.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leap» (+2). Against it: the same doer «narcissus» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Who's the mate who kept bringing news to Narcissus?

1. Philomel, Potentilla's faithful bird — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Philomel, the little bird that always sang to Potentilla in the palace garden and flew to Narcissus — no support
3. Her cousin, the yellow canary bird — no support
4. Philomel, Potentilla's faithful bird who flew from the Princess's window every morning — 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the poison cup really poison, like for real?

1. Yeah, Frivola said she'd sort her out with one — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, Frivola meant to sort her out with it — no support
3. Nah, just sleep — no support
4. Nah, it was only a sleeping draught for her — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 708, line 17: «Old word: a "pannikin" is a small metal cup or pot, and today it is still used as a tin mug for camping.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+1). Against it: the same doer «small metal cup» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Why did Potentilla drop the cup?

1. She saw Narcissus and ran to him, dead happy, after Frivola had told her he was dead — score 0
2. She saw Narcissus and ran to him, dead happy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. She saw Narcissus across the room and ran straight to him, dead happy, dropping everything — score 0
4. She spotted Narcissus and got too excited — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 1879, line 15: «What: Potentilla is weaving "a garland of blue forget-me-nots" when he first sees her clearly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «potentilla» (+2). Against it: the same action «see» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

What was Grumedan wearing, bruv?

1. A silk robe with some golden stripes — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. A cravat tied in a bow, mad outfit — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. A jewelled hat and a fancy scarf — no support
4. Just a cloak — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1882, line 13: «What is a "cravat"? In this part it is the neckwear Grumedan wears, "tied in a bow," and today a cravat is a wide scarf or tie worn at the neck.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wear» (+3); the same doer «grumedan» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Melinette just ignore Grumedan being rude?

1. Nah, she taught him a lesson, proper strict — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, she let him off with a warning — no support
3. Nah, she turned him into a frog instead — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Nah, she taught him a lesson, proper strict, and locked him up for ages in a glass ball — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1882, line 11: «What does the Queen promise in exchange for the wedding? She makes Grumedan swear that he will never turn her and King Cloverleaf out of their kingdom.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «turn» (+2). Against it: the same doer «grumedan» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

How long was Grumedan locked up for, like forever?

1. Ages — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A thousand years inside a golden bottle — no support
3. A year — no support
4. A thousand years in a crystal ball — ✓ 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 ✗

So did the Queen and King keep their kingdom?

1. Nah, Melinette took it away and gave it to the lovers, Narcissus and Potentilla, straight off — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Yeah, the Queen kept the whole kingdom safe — score 3
3. Nah, Melinette took it and gave it to the lovers, proper unfair on the King and Queen — score 3
4. Nah, Melinette took it and gave it to the lovers — ✓ 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 1179, line 7: «What: the Lion Fairy takes the queen away, and the queen learns to ask for help from others.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take away» (+2); the same property (+2). Against it: the same doer «lion fairy» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Did Potentilla and Narcissus live happily ever after?

1. Yeah, they lived long and happy, loved by all — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. Nah, they didn't — no support
3. Nah, they moved away to the far hills — no support
4. Yeah, they ruled well and were happy for years — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 723, line 1: «A merchant's three daughters live near the palace, and the youngest, Maria, is the cleverest.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, what's the bit about the dairymaid, is that a joke?

1. Nah, it's the King saying a Princess shouldn't marry like one, which is the whole point of it — score 4
2. Nah, it's the King saying a Princess shouldn't marry a dairymaid's son, and the Queen agrees with him — score 4
3. Nah, it's about a dairymaid who wins a prize — no support
4. Nah, it's the King saying a Princess shouldn't marry like one — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 1664, line 10: «The carpenter's wife says, "You are getting worse, my dear," and he trusts every word she says, so he lies down and lets her do as she pleases.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «wife» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who's the king in the next tale, the one with the fish?

1. Featherhead's uncle, who went fishing once — no support
2. King Featherhead's dad, a fishing king on the run from the army of Bruin, who invaded — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. King Featherhead's dad, a fishing king who had been driven out of his land by Bruin's army — no support
4. King Featherhead's dad, a fishing king on the run — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1832, line 17: «fact: Old word "Ganas" means the servants or attendants of the god Ganesa, and the word is still used in stories today.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «fact» (+1); the same thing acted on «servants» (+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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which individual is responsible for the ultimate confinement of the Enchanter Grumedan?

1. Frivola, the jealous Fairy who hid the Princess in the far valley for years — score -8
2. Narcissus, the young lover who was blamed by the Queen for the whole affair — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. Melinette, the meddling Fairy, who imprisoned him in a crystal ball — ✓ the right answer · score -6
4. Melinette, the meddling Fairy and sister of the Queen, who imprisoned him in a crystal ball for a thousand years — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score -1, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1882, line 15: «What is a "mantle"? It is a loose cloak, and Grumedan's is made of silver coins with a rose-coloured lining, which is a costume no one would wear today.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «one» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

State the manner in which the Princess Potentilla was conveyed from the royal gardens to the great hall.

1. She was borne upon the back of the lion Orion, who held her robe in his teeth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. She was led on foot by the Queen's maid, who walked beside her all the way — score 2
3. She was borne upon the back of the lion Orion, who carried her gently across the courtyard and through the great doors into the hall — score 3
4. She was borne upon the back of the lion Orion, who held her robe in his teeth and galloped through the palace gardens to the hall — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1882, line 8: «Why does Orion carry the Princess so gently? Grumedan tells him, "Be gentle now!", so Orion holds her robe in his teeth and trots back without hurting her.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hold» (+3); the same place «teeth» (+3); the same doer «orion» (+1); the same thing acted on «robe» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Explain the reason which the Queen gave for consenting to the Enchanter's proposal of marriage on behalf of the Princess.

1. The Queen desired that Potentilla be removed from the palace as swiftly as possible, owing to her extraordinary beauty and the many suitors who came to court her every day — score 1
2. The Queen believed the match would bring peace, since the Princess was so beloved — score 1
3. The Queen feared the Enchanter's power and wished to keep her husband content in the kingdom — score 1
4. The Queen desired that Potentilla be removed as swiftly as possible, owing to her extraordinary beauty — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 1879, line 2: «Next we meet King Cloverleaf, who hunts, and Queen Frivola, who only wants parties.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+2). Against it: the same doer «queen» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the outcome of the poisoned cup, and the agent by which that outcome was averted.

1. The Princess was prevented from drinking by the sudden intervention of Melinette, who turned the cup to water and Narcissus, who leapt from the roof into the hall at the last instant — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. The Princess was prevented from drinking by the sudden intervention of Melinette and Narcissus — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The Princess was prevented from drinking by the sudden intervention of Melinette and Narcissus, who arrived together through the clouds at the last moment — no support
4. The poison was revealed by a faithful bird who flew to the cup at the last moment — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1146, line 10: «The fox says: "Plainly I see that you have taken no heed to my words, Ian Direach."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «words» (+1). 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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