Pink Fairy Book, Prince Featherhead, part 22: Celandine gets a white cow, then the Prince finds her and they ride off to the Leafy Palace
Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 1885 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 ✓
Mate, what did the old dame reckon plum stones were good for?
- 1. Making a proper fire — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
- 2. Firewood — score -1
- 3. Lighting the stove oven — score -1
- 4. Burning in a hearth — no support
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 952, line 19: «Old word: a "mosaic" floor is made of tiny coloured stones set together; today we still use the word for such art.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «mosaic floor» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
Bruv, how many plums was on that dish, innit?
- 1. Four — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Ok — no support
- 3. Two — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. No — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗
Was Celandine gutted or buzzing when she wandered off?
- 1. Excited — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Upset — no support
- 3. Gutted — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Sad — 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
Like, what sort of cow turned up, a manky one or a beauty?
- 1. Brown — no support
- 2. A small grey one — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 3. A beauty, white — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. A manky one — score 1
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1841, line 4: «The seventy maidens set him tasks; the crickets sort the seed, and Rasalu cuts the swing ropes.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
Was the old woman well chuffed about the cow, or proper miserable?
- 1. Gutted, she said it was a nuisance — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. Miserable, she said it was bad luck — score 4
- 3. Dead chuffed, she reckoned it was loads of milk and cheese — score 4
- 4. Chuffed, she said it was milk and cheese — ✓ the right answer · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1853, line 10: «The old woman says the princess is "Gulizar", but the queen's name is cut off when the vizier's son turns to look at the prince.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «old woman» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
Was the stranger on the brook the Prince, or some random bloke?
- 1. A random farmer boy — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Prince Featherhead — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Prince Featherhead, the enchanted one from the palace — no support
- 4. Some passing merchant — 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 7 · ★ · right ✓
Was Featherhead still fit after the enchantment moved to him?
- 1. He had got uglier — no support
- 2. He stayed quite handsome — no support
- 3. He had lost his looks — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 4. Nah, he had lost his looks completely to the spell — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1885, line 12: «Featherhead: he finds Celandine by a brook, and the enchantment moves to him, so he loses his good looks.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «lose» (+2); the same thing acted on «good looks» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
Who took the enchantment off Celandine, mate?
- 1. The Goblin of the Mossy Hills — score 4
- 2. A wizard — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 3. The old dame — score 7
- 4. The Fairy of the Beech-Woods — ✓ the right answer · score 7
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 1885, line 15: «The ending: the Fairy takes the enchantment away, and the lovers "were capable of a real love."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take away» (+6); the same thing acted on «enchantment» (+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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
Did Celandine fancy the Prince at first, like?
- 1. She said she liked a rich Prince — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. Yeah, a bit — no support
- 3. She said she fancied the stranger — score 4
- 4. She said she loved a fickle Prince — ✓ the right answer · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1884, line 17: «Celandine does not want food: "I am too sad to be hungry", she tells the hag.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same doer «celandine» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
What had Featherhead kept with him, innit?
- 1. Her portrait — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. A ring — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 3. Her old letter — no support
- 4. Her hat — score 0
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 206, line 12: «Khacan warns the Persian that his son is "young, foolish, and headstrong," so she should keep him at a distance.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗
Oi, did the old woman calm down when she got the gold?
- 1. Still angry — no support
- 2. Calmed down a bit — ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 3. Calmed down completely and gave everyone a big hug — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 4. Stayed quite cross — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1869, line 3: «The old woman is a fairy, and she gives the Queen four eggs. Breaking one brings gold hooks, which help her climb the ivory hill.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same doer «woman» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
Did the old dame let them keep their dresses or what?
- 1. She gave Celandine just enough gay clothes and kept the rest for herself — score -1
- 2. She let them keep most of the dresses — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 3. She gave Celandine just enough gay clothes — ✓ the right answer · score -1
- 4. She took back all the finest gowns — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 957, line 1: «Karen gets new red shoes for her confirmation, though her old mother would never have let her wear red.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+4); the same doer «old mother» (+1). Against it: the same action «let» (-2). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · right ✓
Like, how did they get to the Leafy Palace, in what?
- 1. Two chariots covered in flowers — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Two carriages pulled by swans — no support
- 3. Two wagons hung with ribbons — no support
- 4. Two chariots covered in flowers and drawn by swans across the lake — 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 ✗
Pursuant to the passage, what was the precise number of dried plums contained in the dish?
- 1. No — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Two — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Roughly five dried plums sitting on the dish — no support
- 4. Four — 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 2 · formal language · right ✓
In formal terms, through which agency was the white cow dispatched to Celandine?
- 1. The Fairy of the Beech-Woods — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 2. The Fairy of the Beech-Woods, acting through her messenger — score 1
- 3. The Elf of the Oak-Glades — no support
- 4. The Pixie of the Willow-Marsh — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1853, line 15: «Gulizar is afraid of losing the prince, but he says he must return at night to his friend, who helped him find her.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓
What did the Prince demand that the old dame restore to Celandine?
- 1. Her own attire — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
- 2. Her dress — score 0
- 3. All of her own silk attire and her jewelled shoes — no support
- 4. Her coat — 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 1827, line 2: «She finds Prince Majnun, asks him to marry her, and Khuda makes them both young again when his touch sets her clothes on fire.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
Describe the conveyance in which the lovers were transported to the Leafy Palace.
- 1. Two carts with wheels — no support
- 2. Two chariots wreathed with flowers and drawn by white swans across the lake — no support
- 3. Two chariots wreathed with flowers — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Two carriages decked with bows — ← 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 1682, line 16: «Old word: "repent" means to feel deep sorrow for a wrong you did and to wish you had not done it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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