Fairy Book, Prince Mannikin, part 26: the sailors land, King Bayard tells his tale, and a monkey leads the Prince away

Tests: 6 of 14 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1889 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 ✗

so the sailors were totally knocked out after that dust cloud, yeah?

1. yeah, they fell asleep — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. nah, they were fine and carried on sailing like nothing had happened at all — score 1
3. yeah, they went dead numb and passed out — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, they just got a bit sneezy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1889, line 8: «Why the sailors were in trouble: they "had finally lost all consciousness," which means they fell into a faint and lost their senses.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fall» (+3); the same doer «sailors» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

bruv, what did the dust make all the non-metal stuff do?

1. it all turned into massive plants that smashed through the wooden boards — no support
2. it sprouted and blossomed like mad — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. it sprouted and blossomed like mad, covering the whole deck in flowers — score 0
4. it went all green and bloomy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1778, line 7: «What: the old man's ashes make the cherry-trees blossom, while the neighbour's ashes blow back into the Daimio's eyes.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

mate, why did Mannikin bother saving some of the dust?

1. cos it might come in handy one day if the sailors got into trouble again — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. cos he thought it would make a lovely present for the King later on — no support
3. cos it might come in handy one day — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. cos he wanted to sell it later — 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 · ★ · right ✓

so were the spaniels proper enemies or what?

1. nah, they were just mad friendly dogs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. yeah, they wanted to bite him — no support
3. yeah, the King had ordered them to shoot him on sight at the gate — score 1
4. nah, they were just sleepy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1889, line 4: «King Bayard, a spaniel who has lost his power of speech, tells how a jealous Fairy cursed him and all his people to be dogs.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+5). Against it: the same thing acted on «dogs» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did Mannikin say when he saw the dogs?

1. Good dog! — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Stop, you naughty beasts. — no support
3. Good morning, my friends. — score -2
4. "Hi, good dog!" — ✓ the right answer · 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 1612, line 12: «In a park they meet "a big, big dog" who comes springing at them "showing all his teeth".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «meet» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «big big dog» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

how long were the sailors gonna wait for him, like?

1. until the next full moon, then they'd sail away for good — score -3
2. fifteen days, then they'd bounce off without him for sure — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. fifteen days, then they'd bounce — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. twelve days, then leave him — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1889, line 12: «The sailors agreed to wait "fifteen days" for him and then "go on their way without him" if he had not come back.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same property (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

what was the grub like at the village?

1. a dainty little repast, proper posh — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a fancy little meal, quite posh — no support
3. some bread, mate — no support
4. a plain bowl of soup, rubbish — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

who was driving that posh carriage, then?

1. a coachman, quite good — score 1
2. a big spaniel, dead skilled — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. a monkey, mate — score 2
4. a little fairy, very skilled — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1694, line 5: «The King sets a third task, driving all the wolves to the hill, and the wolf whose leg Ferko healed does it, while the King begs for mercy and offers his kingd…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «drive» (+6). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same doer «king» (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

so the King was a dog too, yeah?

1. yeah, King Bayard, a spaniel, proper tragic — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nah, King Bayard, a cat, tragic — no support
3. yeah, King Bayard, a spaniel, sad — no support
4. yeah, obviously — 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 ✗

why couldn't he talk, like, what happened?

1. the Fairy nabbed his voice for dumping her — no support
2. the Fairy nicked his speech for being dumped by him and then ran off laughing — no support
3. the Fairy nicked his speech for being dumped — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the Fairy nicked his speech because he wouldn't marry her and turned him into a dog as well — ← Mova's choice · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1889, line 16: «Why the King cannot talk: he was left "deprived of the power of speech," so a Secretary of State wrote his words down for him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «words» (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

who did the King fancy, then?

1. the Fairy, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. the Queen of the Silver Coast — score 2
3. the Queen of the Spice Islands — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. a Princess from the north — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1839, line 16: «The King is "speechless with surprise" when he sees the seven Queens, because he thought they were in his own palace.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «seven queens» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did the King and Prince chat, like?

1. they sent little notes — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. they shouted — score 4
3. by mime — score 4
4. they wrote stuff down — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1820, line 9: «Where: the king's "court-house", the hall where a ruler sat to hear cases and receive people; the king sends for the prince there.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+3); the same action «send» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the army do when the ship left?

1. they stood there silent, then gave a massive cheer and a few tears — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. they cried a lot, sad — no support
3. they howled loads, proper sad — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. they sang a bit, happy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 441, line 18: «Old word: "bequeath" means to leave something to someone in a will; today we would say "leave" or "give".», 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 14 · ★ · right ✓

what's the big deal with the monkey at the end?

1. it made him promise to follow it wherever it went, no matter how far — score 0
2. it made him swear to obey it — score 0
3. it made him promise to follow it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. it stole his hat and ran off — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 1660, line 14: «why: The king takes up the bundle meekly because he feels that her words "had a great deal of truth in them."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «words» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «great deal» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the substance carried on the wind cause the non-metallic objects in the vessel to change?

1. they rotted and withered away — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. they bloomed — score 1
3. they turned into green plants — score 1
4. they sprouted and blossomed — ✓ the right answer · score 1

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 1749, line 19: «Old word: "qualms" means uneasy, sick feelings, and "promoted" is her joke about the glass being washed away.», 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, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the King and the Prince communicate, in view of the King's loss of speech?

1. by sending a page with notes — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. by letter — no support
3. by writing — no support
4. by means of written correspondence — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1178, line 5: «A new tale begins: a king at war sends his bored queen to a castle, she runs off in a chariot, and the horses crash her into a tree.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «send» (+1); the same thing acted on «bored queen» (+1). 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 ✗

What was the principal reason for which the Prince elected to disembark at a distance from the town?

1. he had run out of coins — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. he lacked funds — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. he was afraid of soldiers — score 1
4. he was poor — 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 1846, line 4: «He hunts so well that his six brothers-in-law find no game, and when they are faint with hunger he burns each of them with a red-hot pice.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hunt» (+3); the same doer «prince» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

To what did the monkey's pursuit of the Prince finally bind him, according to the narrative?

1. a pledge — score 2
2. a vow — score 2
3. a solemn oath to obey it — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. a promise to follow it — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 684, line 7: «What: the queen says "My son, I am thirsty; fetch me some water." and the prince obeys at once.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «obey» (+2); the same doer «prince» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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