Violet Fairy Book, Helena, : Helena's castle is built by a Fairy, and she wins back Prince Fickle at the feast

Tests: 5 of 14 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1911 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 ✗

Oi, so the Fairy built the whole castle, like, while Helena was kipping?

1. Yeah, she was kipping and the Fairy did the lot — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Yeah, dead proper, she just snoozed and it was all done — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, dead proper, she just snoozed in the corner and the Fairy did the whole castle, innit, while she was out for ages — score 1
4. Nah bruv, she was wide awake the whole time, pacing about and shouting orders at every single one of the workers building it — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1911, line 7: «What: the Fairy builds the castle while Helena sleeps, and "before sunset it was all furnished inside."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sleep» (+2); the same doer «helena» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, how did the stepmother actually cop it?

1. She went to the shed, got lost in the dark and got poisoned by something — no support
2. She went down the cellar in the dark, couldn't see a thing, and took a massive header down the stairs before anyone could stop her — score 4
3. She went down the cellar, couldn't see a thing, took a header down the stairs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. She went out walking, slipped on ice and hit the wall — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1752, line 20: «At home, the stepmother seizes the doll, a black snake comes out of its mouth, and she falls dead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fall» (+2); the same doer «stepmother» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who was Helena's bloke then?

1. The Fairy's mate, the prince — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Prince Fickle, that fibber — no support
3. Prince Fickle, the big fibber — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Prince Fickle, the big fibber who never came back for her — 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 where did they do their snogging?

1. Under the lime-tree, bruv — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. In the barn — no support
3. By the well, bruv — no support
4. Down by the river, mate — 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did Helena go all mental and go hunting for him?

1. He got bored, so she left — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He never came back, so she went off on a massive trek — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He ghosted her, so she set off on a long hike — no support
4. He ghosted her, so she went off to find him — 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 · ★ · right ✓

What did she bury in the ground, like proper treasure?

1. Her jewels and them three sick dresses — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Her silver cups and the three dresses — score 2
3. Her jewels and them three sick golden dresses, buried deep in the woods by the old well — score 0
4. Her jewels and them three sick dresses, all wrapped in cloth under the big tree — 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 969, line 11: «Clara, Bronne's daughter and Jurgen's friend, lies buried in that churchyard.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «churchyard» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

What job did she get, like skint and sad?

1. Cook for a farmer, proper skint — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Scullery, mate — no support
3. Herd-girl for a farmer, the pig's knees — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Milkmaid, dead skint — 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 ✓

What did she say to the calf, like a proper spell?

1. Kneel, little calf, kneel, be faithful and leal — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Kneel, little calf, kneel, be faithful and leal, and mind the gate while I'm away — no support
3. Stand, little calf, stand, be brave and true — no support
4. Sleep, little calf, sleep, be quiet and still — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did she wear on night one at the do?

1. The blue one, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. The gold suns dress, looking well fit — ✓ the right answer · score -5
3. The silver moons dress, looking proper — no support
4. The red frock, looking dead smart — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 586, line 3: «He says witches can wear the shape of a cat, a dog or an owl, and he tells how Uncle Jeems's rabbit turned into a haint on a tombstone.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «witches» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Prince ever twig it was her?

1. Nah, he was buzzing, didn't have a clue — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, he knew — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Nah, he was sussed out at once — score 2
4. Yeah, he spotted her at the door — score 3

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 1911, line 4: «He forgets her and marries a princess, so Helena dresses in gold, goes to the feast, and he falls for her without knowing who she is.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «know» (+2); the same doer «prince» (+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 ✗

How did she finally give herself away?

1. She kissed him on the left cheek in front of everyone, and he went proper red and stammered like a fool — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She kissed him on the left cheek during the last dance, and he went proper red and nearly fell over — no support
3. She kissed him on the left cheek, and he went proper red — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She showed him the ring, and he went proper pale — 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 ✗

Parsley liked parsley more than anything, yeah?

1. Yeah, she'd eat meat and bread, mad for it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, she'd eat nowt else, mad for it, every single day of the year — no support
3. Yeah, she'd eat nowt else, mad for it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, she'd eat loads of cabbage, mad for it — 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 ✓

So the witch offered to take her in, like a foster?

1. Yeah, so she could keep the lot of her pots clean — score 2
2. Yeah, so she could scoff as much parsley as she wanted — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Yeah, so she could cook her own dinners — score 3
4. Nah, she wanted free help in the kitchen all day, the mean old crone — score 3

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 1838, line 7: «Who: the white Queen is a cunning witch who wants him dead, and the Princess is clever and kind to him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+2); the same doer «cunning witch» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the three Princes spot at the window?

1. Parsley, combing her long black hair, proper beautiful — ✓ the right answer · score -8
2. Parsley, combing her long black hair by the window, proper beautiful and dead tidy — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Parsley, sewing a long gold dress by the window, proper lovely — no support
4. Parsley, combing her long black hair in the sunlight, proper beautiful, and the three of them just stared — score -8

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 2, against -8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 138, line 7: «What: the Cook, angry at "a strange Dog in the kitchen", catches him "by the hind legs" and throws him out of the window.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 1, scored -8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

In what manner did the stepmother meet her death, and in which place was it said to have occurred?

1. She drowned in the river near the mill after a long illness and was buried in the churchyard — score 4
2. She was poisoned in her bed — score 3
3. She fell down the steep cellar stairs in the dark and was killed on the spot — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. She slipped on the wet steps and drowned in the well — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1911, line 2: «The stepmother tries to find a fault, falls down a dark cellar stair, and dies, so Helena is mistress of the castle.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «fall down» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «stepmother» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

To what object did Helena direct her whispered rhyme, and what was its stated purpose?

1. The little calf, to test whether Prince Fickle might be recalled to his former love — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The little horse, to bring back his former love and charm — no support
3. The garden gate, to find out whether Prince Fickle still loved her dearly and would come — no support
4. The little calf, to see if Prince Fickle could be made to remember his former promise to her and to his heart — 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 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which garment did Helena wear on the third evening, and what ornament adorned her waist?

1. A dress covered with gold and silver stars, with a girdle of stars — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. A dress of red silk with embroidered flowers, and a golden belt of leaves — no support
3. A dress covered with gold suns and silver stars, with a girdle of stars and a golden ring at the waist and hem — score 4
4. A dress covered with gold and silver stars and sewn with pearls, with a girdle of bright silver stars around her waist — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1911, line 11: «Where did Helena hide her treasure? She "buried her jewels and beautiful dresses in a safe and hidden spot."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2); the same doer «helena» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the origin of the name Parsley, as given in the text?

1. Her mother had planted parsley in the garden, so the girl was named for it — score 2
2. She preferred eating parsley to any other food, and it was thus that she was named — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. She preferred eating parsley to any other food, and so the old witch called her Parsley and the name stayed with her forever after — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. She loved parsley more than all other food, so the village folk called her Parsley ever after, and the name stuck to her — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 947, line 12: «A guest says George "is building up an immortality for himself," which means he is making his name last forever.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «emily» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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