Fairy Tales, The Little Soldier, part 36: John rescues Ludovine from the goblins, sleeps through his chances, and is carried off to the Low Countries.

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1899 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 ✓

Yo, so the goblins, right? John just yanked a whole oak door off its hinges and squashed them flat, proper mental

1. a big stick — no support
2. a rock — no support
3. a heavy oak door — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. a heavy oak table — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 753, line 4: «The heavy door crashes down on the robbers, who think it is a monster or a murder, run off in terror, and leave all their gold behind.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «heavy door» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, how many sleepy hours did John actually kip through, like, a proper marathon?

1. like three days straight with a snooze in the middle — no support
2. a whole night and the morning and most of the afternoon — no support
3. a whole night and the morning — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a few hours of the day — ← Mova's choice · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1867, line 12: «The Princess tells him, "The hours you spend with me pass like minutes," which shows how happy she is with him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «hours» (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, what was the bouquet thing that John was all lost in?

1. lilies, the flower of mourning — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a bouquet of immortelles, the flower of remembrance and grief — no support
3. immortelles, the flower of remembrance that the dead are given — no support
4. immortelles, the flower of remembrance — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Innit, what was the scarf's colour that knocked him out?

1. like the colour of a fresh summer rose — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. sky-coloured — no support
3. flower-coloured — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. pinky-white and sort of gold-speckled — 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 ✗

Safe, which arm did he tie that scarf round so he could sniff it?

1. his left arm — ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. his arm — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. the right — no support
4. his left hand — no support

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 335, line 13: «how: Peter reveals himself and cries "Peter Pan the avenger!" as he flings off the cloak.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «peter» (-2). The right option, 1, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, what was up with the horse once they hit the sea?

1. it swam for a bit then sank down into the water — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. it swam back to the land — no support
3. it was knackered and sank down — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. it was totally knackered so it just sank down and drowned — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1262, line 18: «Old word: "dismounting" means getting down from a horse, and a "blast" is a loud blow on a horn.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «old word» (+1); a different action (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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper question, who was the girl in the fishing hut, the one everyone called Seagull?

1. a young girl mending a net — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. an old woman sewing sails — no support
3. a boy fixing an old boat — score 3
4. an old fisherman — ← 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 1476, line 10: «The old King sees the girl below and thinks she looks "how sweet and gentle, even beautiful," so he starts to suspect the truth.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «old king» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, why were the neighbours calling her Seagull anyway?

1. she screamed at the boats all day — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. she flew round the harbour — score 2
3. she lived by the sea and was always catching fish with her bare hands — score 2
4. her skin was white as a gull's breast — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1098, line 15: «At home his wife "smiled" because she thinks her husband is mad, and she waits to see what he does.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «wife» (+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

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Yeah, what was chilling in the vase that she dug out?

1. a red mantle and fifty crowns in a sealed box — no support
2. a blue cloak and forty crowns — score -1
3. a red mantle and fifty crowns — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. a red mantle, some crowns and a note from her mum — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 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 1899, line 17: «What: Inside the vase are a "mantle of red cloth" and "a purse containing fifty crowns," which the Seagull has kept for her marriage.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «vase» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mad, what did the mantle actually do for John?

1. it zapped him wherever he wished — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. it made him fly — no support
3. it kept him warm — no support
4. it took him anywhere he fancied — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1899, line 3: «At the inn John sleeps through two chances to see her, first a bouquet, then a scarf, and her golden coach leaves him behind.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same action «see» (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Dead cool, where did John wish himself to first?

1. the best inn of the town — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. home — score 5
3. the posh hotel near the bridge — score 5
4. the pub — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1229, line 8: «Why does the boy become a bee? He wishes himself one so he can fly through the "keyhole" into the princess's chamber.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wish» (+3); the same doer «boy» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sick, what was all the town covered in when he woke up?

1. loads of flowers — no support
2. houses wreathed with flowers — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. a parade of noisy lorries — no support
4. ships all decked out in flags — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1595, line 18: «The mice's promise: the Queen orders that "you must all serve him, and obey his slightest wish."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «you» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Gutted, why did he stand at the door like a lemon?

1. to see if she knew him or if he'd gone totally mad — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. to see if she knew him — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. because he was too scared — no support
4. cos he was too nervous to walk in and say hello — 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 best describes the means by which John overcame the goblins in the chamber?

1. He wrenched a great iron gate from the wall and trapped them under it — score -4
2. He dragged a massive stone slab over them to crush them flat — score 0
3. He detached a heavy oaken door from its hinges and crushed them beneath it — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. He fought them with his bare hands — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1010, line 6: «Who: John and his fellow-traveller fight the wicked magician, and the princess who "was still a witch".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «john» (+2); the same action «fight» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did John's failure to present himself at the appointed hour occur, according to the narrative?

1. He fell asleep in the branches of a lime-tree — ✓ the right answer · score -4
2. He dozed off on a bench in the square — no support
3. He drifted off to sleep in the branches of a tall lime-tree after riding all night long — no support
4. He was waylaid by the sound of a bell — ← 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 -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 693, line 5: «The king's men fail until a drugged wine trap works, and the man is locked in a golden cage; then the king goes to war and orders the boy to guard it day and n…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «king» (-1). The right option, 1, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the principal function of the magic mantle as described in the fisher-girl's account?

1. It lets its wearer fly over the sea — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It enables its bearer to transport himself at will — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It keeps its bearer warm — no support
4. It makes its wearer a king of the seas — 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which phrase accurately identifies the fisher-girl's appellation and the reason given for it?

1. Seagull, from her skin being as white as a gull's breast — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Seagull, because she always sat on the harbour wall — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. Swallow, because she flew in from the coast — score -1
4. Seagull, from her skin being as pale as a gull's breast after a winter spent indoors by the nets — 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 1769, line 18: «Old words: "ducats" were gold coins used in Europe for centuries; today nobody pays with them, and the word means little to most children.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «old words» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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