Fairy Tales, Prince Mannikin, part 27: a little monkey shows the Prince a rock of gold, and the Princess Sabella is found to have no heart

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1890 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 ✓

test: Oi, did the monkey really turn into a lady or what?

1. Yeah, she went all tall and posh, and then she flew off, innit — no support
2. Yeah, she went all tall and posh, innit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Yeah, she went really tall and proud, bruv — score 2
4. Yeah, dead posh — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1626, line 11: «The test: whoever "should speak loud enough to be heard" would become the princess's husband.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «become» (+1); the same doer «test» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: Mate, when the Prince smashed that rock, was it proper gold inside?

1. Yeah, solid gold all the way through and shiny as a sun, mate — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, just a bit of rock, mate — no support
3. Yeah, shiny gold inside, mate — no support
4. Yeah, solid gold all the way through — ✓ 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: Did the monkey give him the gold for free, or what?

1. Nah, he had to pay, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Nah, he paid — score 8
3. Yeah, it was a gift, mate — no support
4. Yeah, it was a present, no charge — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask whom it is for. 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 1514, line 4: «explain: Marya learns from Koshchei where his fine horse came from, and she gives Ivan a handkerchief that makes a bridge over the fiery river.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+5); the same doer «horse» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

test: Bruv, why did the lady-Fairy give him a tiny lump only?

1. Cos she was mean — no support
2. To test him — score 2
3. So he could see he was cool, not greedy — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Cos she wanted him to be rich at once — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 186, line 12: «The king's wish: "Sindbad... wish you to end your days amongst us", so he is made to marry a rich lady.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, the people in the wood were just running round like headless chickens?

1. Yeah, all lost and sad, searching round — no support
2. Yeah, mad and gutted, looking for the way, and crying loads, innit — score 3
3. Yeah, mad and gutted, looking for the way — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Nah, all calm, looking at the trees — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 297, line 11: «The rich people drive, "but the poor walked," and the way "seemed strangely long to them."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «seem» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Prince actually get to the Princess's kingdom in the end?

1. Yeah, after a few weeks, he arrived — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Nah, he got lost in the wood — score 4
3. Nah, he got lost — score 2
4. Yeah, after two whole months, he got there — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 1865, line 1: «The Queen dresses her own daughter Turritella in splendid clothes and secretly has all of Fiordelisa's dresses and jewels stolen the night before the Prince co…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come» (+3); the same doer «prince» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the old woman a proper hag or was she a Fairy in disguise?

1. She was a proper witch, not a Fairy — score 2
2. She was a Fairy, and she was well mad — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. She was a hag, and she was mad — score 2
4. She was a Fairy, and she was well mad, and she turned into a cat — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1828, line 3: «Majnun says he will marry her only if she becomes a young girl again, and she tells him to fetch a red fruit.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «become» (+3); the same doer «woman» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Why did the King go mental at the old woman?

1. She was rude to his wife and the sledging trip — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. She was rude to his wife, mate — score 3
3. She cursed the sledging trip and his men — score 2
4. Cos she was old — score 3

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 52, line 11: «The gaoler's daughter is «a pleasant wench and good-hearted»; «wench» is an old word for a girl or young woman, which today can sound rude.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same doer «young woman» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Gorgonzola just pop in the Palace and nick the baby's heart?

1. Yeah, she sneaked in as a black cat — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, she sneaked in as a black cat, mate, and took the heart from the baby — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Yeah, she sneaked in as a black cat and nicked it right off the cot — no support
4. Yeah, she came in as a white owl — 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 1285, line 7: «The lion is "tired of waiting" and says, "Bring me the creature's heart; it is just what I want for supper."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bring» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where did the wicked Fairy stash the heart, like, seriously?

1. Down in the old Palace cellar — score 2
2. Right up on the Ice Mountain, miles away — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Right under the Ice Mountain, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. In the Palace, mate — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1457, line 4: «The fairies, who dance round a golden apple tree, give him the Cap of Darkness, the Sword of Sharpness, a wallet and a shield.», 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 «fairies» (+1); the same place «golden apple tree» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was Sabella's singing good or what, bro?

1. Yeah, it was perfect, but no feeling in it, which was weird, innit — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, it was perfect, but no feeling in it at all, and everyone could tell — no support
3. Yeah, it was perfect, but no feeling in it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, it was lovely, mate, and sweet — 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 ✗

So why was the whole Court still so chuffed with her?

1. Cos they all loved her and were proud of her singing every single day — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Cos she was nice — no support
3. Cos they all loved her and were proud — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Cos they were all really proud — 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 13 · ★ · right ✓

Did the Fairies sort it out straight away, or what?

1. Yeah, they fixed it, but it took ages — no support
2. Nah, they argued for ages and went home — score 1
3. Nah, they found she had no heart and got worried — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Yeah, straight away, mate — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1890, line 16: «fact: What: the Fairies find that Sabella "had no heart", and the King and Queen cry out in despair.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+1); the same doer «fairies» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

exam: Which action did the Prince perform in order to reveal the gold within the single rock?

1. He threw a stone at the rock — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. He struck the rock with his spear — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. He cut the rock with a sword — score 0
4. He used a hammer — 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 1823, line 5: «Disguised as a girl, the Prince throws his ring to his mother; Balna charms Punchkin into telling her his life hides in a far-off parrot, and the Prince leaves…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «throw» (+1); the same doer «prince» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

exam: Which was the principal reason for the King's distress at the close of the passage?

1. The death of the old Queen — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. The discovery that Sabella had no heart and was not truly alive — no support
3. The discovery that Sabella had no heart, and his wife's anger at the old woman — score 4
4. The discovery that Sabella had no heart — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 1868, line 10: «What the King says: "then I may as well die at once!" and he turns over to die.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «die» (+3); the same doer «king» (+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 ✗

exam: In which location did Gorgonzola conceal the Princess's stolen heart?

1. In the Palace — ← Mova's choice · score -12
2. Upon the summit of the Ice Mountain — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Inside a cave by the sea — no support
4. Beneath the frozen North Pole — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -12, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1874, line 5: «Jenik's wife steals the watch, builds a palace on the sea, and Jenik ends up alone with his dog and cat.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «palace» (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

exam: What was the outcome when the Fairies beheld the Princess Sabella in her presence?

1. They cried out that she had no heart and called for the King at once — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. They praised her singing and went home — score 3
3. They cried out that she had no heart — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. They cried out that she had no heart, and then they all fainted on the floor — 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 1539, line 7: «what: the Fairy's enemy Cancaline steals the baby Princess from the tower, so the Fairy cries "All is lost!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cry» (+3); the same doer «fairy» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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