Fairy Book, Prince Vivien, part 53: a hungry prince, a patient old woman, and a bell at the castle
Tests: 5 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 1916 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 prince got lost in a mega dark forest, yeah?
- 1. Nah, mate, he was on a bus, innit — no support
- 2. Yeah, mate, it was proper dark, innit — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Nah, mate, it was a sunny day, innit — no support
- 4. Nah, mate, he was chilling at home, innit — ← Mova's choice · score 2
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1444, line 1: «The Prince promises to fetch the Master-maid, but at home he ignores everyone and goes straight to the stable.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+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
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
Wait, why did the old lady keep him waiting, bruv?
- 1. Cos she was out the back, innit — no support
- 2. Cos she wanted him to have patience — ✓ the right answer · score -2
- 3. Cos she was hiding from the king — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 4. Cos she was trying to ditch him — score -2
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1807, line 16: «What does the emperor accuse her of? He says, "you have hidden from me the fact that you knew the golden-haired Iliane!" and threatens to cut off her head.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · right ✓
Did the prince get his peas in the end, or what?
- 1. Yeah, fifty-four, counted proper slow — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Nah, he got a hundred, mad — no support
- 3. Nah, he got zero, all gone — no support
- 4. Nah, he got ten, dead quick — 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 ✗
Wait, so he nicked the bread and scoffed the lot?
- 1. Nah, he saved it, innit — no support
- 2. Nah, he gave it to the cat, innit — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 3. Nah, he put it back, innit — no support
- 4. Yeah, he gobbled the whole thing, innit — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 861, line 3: «At the godmother's house a golden-whiskered Englishman pays Babette lots of attention, and Rudy feels stiff, bored and jealous.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pay» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
What was the old lady's name, then?
- 1. Gentle, like, that's her actual name — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 2. Mercy, like, that's her actual name — score 1
- 3. Grace, like, that's her actual name — score 1
- 4. Patience, like, that's her actual name — ✓ 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 1902, line 20: «Old word: "dame" is an old word for a woman; the old woman is called "the old dame".», 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: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
How many peas did they each munch?
- 1. Twenty-four each, bruv — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Fifty-four each, bruv — no support
- 3. Twenty-seven each, bruv — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Twelve each, bruv — 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 ✗
Was the castle proper scary, though?
- 1. Nah, made of gold, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. Nah, bright pink and sparkly, mate — no support
- 3. Yeah, black as anything, mate — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Nah, made of cake, mate — 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 1721, line 11: «WHAT: the Prince finds a castle "all made of gold with diamond windows" and seven dragons rush at him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same doer «castle» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · right ✓
What's the deal with that bell, fam?
- 1. Ring it and see your fate, fam — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3
- 2. Ring it and get a pet, fam — score -3
- 3. Ring it and get your supper, fam — score -3
- 4. Ring it and get a bed, fam — score -3
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 422, line 13: «THE DEAL: The Demon says, "swear that you will never strike me with your hammer," and the Smith promises this.», 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 «deal» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · right ✓
How many bats came out, like loads?
- 1. Like, a few hundred, mate — score 2
- 2. Loads, like proper thousands, mate — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. None at all, mate — score 2
- 4. Just two little ones, mate — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1732, line 21: «Old word: "staggered" means walked unsteadily under a heavy load, which we still use today.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
Did the slaves help him out at all?
- 1. Yeah, they gave him a snack, bro — score 2
- 2. Nah, they spoke some weird lingo, bro — ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 3. Yeah, they spoke proper English, bro — score 2
- 4. Nah, they just stood there, bro — ← Mova's choice · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 171, line 8: «Where: the whole scene takes place in the hall of Zobeida's house, where the slaves stand against the wall.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stand» (+2); the same doer «slaves» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗
Was the hall dead fancy?
- 1. Nah, all red and proper tiny, innit — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Nah, all white and proper cheap, innit — no support
- 3. Nah, all green and proper damp, innit — no support
- 4. Yeah, all black and proper posh, innit — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · right ✓
What happened with that dish at the feast, then?
- 1. He tried to shift it, but it was stuck — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
- 2. He tried to eat it, but it was empty — score -1
- 3. He tried to lick it, but it was hot — score -1
- 4. He tried to throw it, but it was gone — score -1
Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. 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 1893, line 17: «How Sabella shows her feelings: for the first time in her life she "blushed" and "could not find a word to say" when he kissed her hand.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗
So did the prince finally get his supper?
- 1. Yeah, he scoffed the whole lot, fam — no support
- 2. Nah, he got sent home, fam — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 3. Yeah, he shared it out, fam — no support
- 4. Nah, the dish wouldn't budge, fam — ✓ the right answer · 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 1294, line 1: «Seven Inches sends the smith's prince home in a carriage of paving stones, and the king gets a shower of stones on his wig.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «send» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 14 · ★ · right ✓
Was the prince chill about all the waiting?
- 1. Nah, he was wild mad, bro — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Yeah, he was dead calm, bro — no support
- 3. Yeah, he was happy, bro — no support
- 4. Nah, he was asleep, bro — 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 statement most accurately describes the old woman's reply to the Prince's repeated demands?
- 1. She sadly admitted that she had no food — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. She quickly agreed to serve him at once — no support
- 3. She calmly insisted that he must have patience — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. She angrily ordered him to leave — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
What precise number of peas did the old woman stipulate for cooking?
- 1. Forty-five, neither more nor fewer — no support
- 2. Fifty-four, neither more nor fewer — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Fifteen, neither more nor fewer — no support
- 4. Sixty, neither more nor fewer — ← Mova's choice · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 730, line 9: «The straw has already escaped: "I luckily slipped through her fingers," after the old woman destroyed "sixty of them at once."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old woman» (+4). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓
What does the text indicate regarding the Prince's conduct on arriving at the castle gate?
- 1. He asked the bats for guidance — no support
- 2. He struck the bell without the least hesitation — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. He turned back at the gate in fear — score 1
- 4. He wept quietly beside the moat — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1916, line 14: «The bell reads "Mortal, if thou art curious to know thy fate, strike this bell," so the Prince strikes it without fear.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2); the same action «strike» (+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 ✗
Which object did the Prince find impossible to move at the banquet table?
- 1. The dish that was fixed firmly in its place — ✓ the right answer · score -1
- 2. The chair that was bolted to the floor — score 1
- 3. The bowl that was filled with peas — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 4. The goblet that was carved from jet — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1757, line 17: «The prince spares his sister, chains her to the wall and gives her a bowl to fill with her tears.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2); the same action «fill» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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