Fairy Tales, The Magic Swan, part 1: Peter's swan catches a crowd and the Princess laughs at last

Tests: 0 of 12 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1902 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 like, what did Peter yell when the swan screamed?

1. "Swan, hold fast," innit — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. "Hold fast, swan," bruv — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. "Swan, hold fast, mate," yeah — score 2
4. "Swan, let go," yeah — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1902, line 12: «When anyone touches the swan, it screams, and Peter calls out, "Swan, hold fast."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «hold» (+3); the same property (+2). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, why did the Princess never laugh before, fam?

1. she was dead serious, no smiles — ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. she just hated jokes, mate — score -3
3. she was dead serious the whole time, never any smiles at all — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. she was proper grumpy all day — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1891, line 5: «Brandatimor's insolent letter arrives, and Mannikin advises the Princess to play for time.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). Against it: the same doer «princess» (-2). The right option, 1, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol who was the fourth one stuck on the swan?

1. the boy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the clown — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the soldier — no support
4. the girl — 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 ✗

yo, what did the Mayor try to do to the clown, proper?

1. hand him to the guards — no support
2. drag him off to the police and lock him up — no support
3. drag him off to the police — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. try to drag him off to the police station in chains — ← 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 1881, line 9: «Why: he is angry that his entertainments are "dulness itself", so he keeps trying to show off with bigger and louder tricks.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same action «try» (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the Mayoress was a long thin stick of a woman, yeah?

1. yeah, short and wide — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yep, skinny as a pole — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yep, round as a barrel — no support
4. yeah, tall and bony — 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv, what's the swan's trick, like?

1. anyone who touches it gets stuck and the whole crowd falls over — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. anyone who touches it gets stuck to it and can't let go — no support
3. anyone who touches it gets stuck — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. whoever grabs it gets glued — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

were Jacob, Frederick and Peter all besties?

1. nah, Jacob and Frederick bullied Peter and ate his lunch, innit — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. nah, the big two picked on Peter — no support
3. nah, the big two bullied Peter every single day after school — no support
4. nah, the big two bullied Peter — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1902, line 4: «Then Peter, the weak youngest brother, is bullied by Jacob and Frederick and goes out into the world.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bully» (+2); the same doer «jacob» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

what was Peter, like, doing in the wood?

1. gathering sticks and crying loudly for his mum — no support
2. walking alone looking for the swan in the trees — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. gathering sticks and crying — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. singing by the stream — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 735, line 13: «Where the princess goes: she puts on her "bonnet and clogs" and walks alone in a wood to a "cool spring of water".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «walk» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what was the old woman's advice, like?

1. go out and try your luck in the world, far from home — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. wait for your fortune at home — no support
3. stay out in the wood and wait for fortune to fall on you — no support
4. go out and try your luck in the world — ✓ 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 what's the stick for, yeah?

1. to poke the bird — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. to tie the swan to a tree — no support
3. to touch the swan and free everyone — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. to scare off the swan — 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

the Princess's carriage turned round, right?

1. yep, she turned slowly back home — no support
2. nah, she drove on to the palace — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. yep, she drove slowly back into town and stopped at the inn — score 3
4. yep, she drove slowly back into town — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1525, line 14: «where: In the city, people are dressed "entirely in peacocks' feathers," and the King drives a golden carriage "drawn at full speed by twelve peacocks."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «drive» (+2); 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

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the Seagull say yes to the soldier, yeah?

1. yeah, but only with a sealed purse, and she laughed at him — no support
2. yeah, but only with a sealed purse — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, she said no, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. yeah, but only with a gold ring — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1902, line 7: «What: John gives back the purse and mantle, and the Seagull says "happiness does not lie in the possession of treasures."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same doer «seagull» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Upon what condition did the Seagull consent to the marriage?

1. That the purse and mantle be sealed in a wooden chest and buried. — no support
2. That the purse and mantle be sealed in a copper vessel and cast into the sea, and never opened again. — score 1
3. That the purse and cloak be wrapped in silk and kept in the church. — no support
4. That the purse and mantle be sealed in a copper vessel and cast into the sea — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1902, line 3: «She agrees, but only if they lock the purse and mantle in a copper vessel and sink it in the sea.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «copper vessel» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

By what means was the youngest brother's situation characterised?

1. He was left alone in the wood, the object of ill-treatment by his elder brothers and his father. — no support
2. He was the object of ill-treatment by his elder brothers — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. He was the favourite of his elder brothers. — no support
4. He was the constant object of cruel ill-treatment by both of his elder brothers at home. — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1902, line 17: «Old word: "wench" meant a girl or young woman; today it sounds rude, so we don't use it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «word» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What was the sole means by which the captive persons could be released?

1. The touch of a little stick presented by the old woman — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. The gift of a golden key from the mayor. — no support
3. A sword given by the old soldier at dawn. — score 0
4. A ring of silver offered by the Seagull. — 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 728, line 20: «Old word: "disenchanted" meant freed from a spell; today we would just say unspelled or set free.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «old word» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the outcome when the Princess beheld the procession?

1. She burst into a loud fit of laughter and ordered the procession to stop at once. — score 3
2. She burst into a loud fit of laughter — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. She fell into a deep fit of sorrow. — score 3
4. She turned away in cold silence. — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1876, line 1: «Prince Mirliflor stays lovesick for his twelve Rose-maidens and turns away every princess his father offers.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «turn away» (+2); the same doer «prince» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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