Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Story of a Clever Tailor: the tailor guesses the Princess's hair and tames the bear

Tests: 2 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1933 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 ✗

ok so the Princess asks the tailors a riddle about her hair, right?

1. Dude, the tailor said black and white, and she laughed off the whole riddle. — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Dude, the second tailor guessed red and brown, and she got mad at everyone. — no support
3. Dude, the tailor said silver and gold, and she totally freaked — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Dude, the tailor said silver and gold, so she totally freaked out and the whole court panicked for ages after. — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1933, line 6: «Who: the proud Princess, who sets riddles to keep suitors away, is the central figure of this tale.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+3); the same doer «proud princess» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

the bear's like "crack my nuts" and the tailor's all "pebbles, lol"

1. Yeah, bear got rocks, legit. — no support
2. Yeah, the bear got pranked, lol. — no support
3. Nah, the bear cracked the nuts with its own teeth, legit. — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Yeah, the bear got totally pranked with rocks, legit — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1452, line 10: «What the Prince finds: a hazel-nut, a cherry-stone, a grain of wheat and a millet seed, and in the seed a muslin "four hundred ells long."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+3); the same doer «prince» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, was the tailor actually scared of the bear?

1. Nope, he hid under the table and was like "help me". — score 3
2. Nope, he chilled, lol. — no support
3. Nope, he chilled and was like "bravely dared is half won" — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Nope, he was mad and yelled "go away bear". — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 431, line 8: «The father begs Ivan to stay, saying "if you likewise go away, I shall die of grief."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+4); the same action «go away» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the bear learn fiddling or nah?

1. Nah, it just sat, lol. — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Nah, the tailor just locked its paws in stocks and bounced — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, it learned a tune. — score 3
4. Nah, the tailor just tied its paws with rope and ran off. — no support

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 1418, line 4: «The bear offers riches for the youngest daughter, she agrees, and she rides on his back to a shining castle inside a mountain.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «bear» (+2); the same action «ride» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

what did the tailor do when the bear chased the carriage?

1. He stood on his head and asked "Do you see my stocks?" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. He stood on his head and asked "Do you see my stocks, you big beast?" again and again. — score 5
3. He stood on his head in the mud and asked "Do you see my stocks, bear?" very loudly. — score 5
4. He danced around and yelled "Look at me now!" — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 789, line 18: «The bear's skin falls off, and he stands there "clothed all in gold," a handsome man.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «bear» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «stand» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the tailor just slept and the bear was still angry?

1. Yeah, he snored in the straw while the bear roared loud. — score 5
2. Yeah, he dozed off in the corner while the bear growled loud — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Nah, he kept watch by the door while the bear slept. — score 3
4. Yeah, he dozed off in the corner of the stable while the bear growled loudly all through the night. — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1418, line 15: «Why does the bear come at night? He becomes a man in her bed and leaves "before daylight appeared," so she never sees his true shape.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+4); a different action (counts against) (+3); the same doer «bear» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

what did the two elder tailors do that was mean?

1. They unscrewed the bear so it would catch the carriage — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. They unscrewed the bear so it would catch the carriage and tear it apart. — score 6
3. They tied the bear up so it would chase the horses. — score 3
4. They locked the Princess in the tower room. — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1933, line 16: «The two bad-hearted tailors unscrew the bear, and it chases the carriage, "foaming with rage."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «two hearted tailors» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «unscrew» (+1); the same thing acted on «bear» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

the Princess was like, super proud, right?

1. Yeah, she made everyone answer riddles or else get kicked out of the palace forever. — score 5
2. Yeah, she made everyone bow or get thrown in jail. — score 3
3. Yeah, she made everyone answer riddles or get kicked out — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Yeah, she was super proud and made every suitor answer riddles or get kicked out right away. — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1933, line 6: «Who: the proud Princess, who sets riddles to keep suitors away, is the central figure of this tale.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+4); the same doer «proud princess» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

the golden apples? who kept stealing them?

1. Nobody knows, the story never says who it was. — no support
2. The story hasn't said yet, but it's probably the bear, who loves gold, in the next chapter. — score -1
3. The story hasn't said yet, it's in the next bit about the mermaid and the golden fish. — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. The story hasn't said yet, it's the next bit about the mermaid — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 664, line 5: «The king's son frees the hairy man, the king orders the boy killed, and the hairy man later gives the boy three magic apples so he can join the king's army.», 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 (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the tailor get the Princess in the end?

1. Yep, they got married after the bear, and the state coach took them to church with all the royal guards. — score 1
2. Yep, they got married, and the state coach took them to church while the whole town cheered loudly. — no support
3. Yep, they got married, the state coach took them to church — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nope, the Princess said no, and the tailor left the palace. — ← 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 1927, line 7: «What did the magician do? He "transformed my brother into a stag" and locked the castle "in a glass box", so the whole household was lost.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+3); the same doer «tailor» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the tailor's vibe in the whole tale?

1. Lazy and sneaky, like a cat in the sun. — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Cheeky and calm, always joking, so nothing in the world can ever really touch him. — no support
3. Cheeky and calm, like nothing can touch him — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Cheeky and calm, like nothing in the world can ever touch him at all, no matter what happens. — 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the tailor good at tailoring or nah?

1. Yeah, he knew his trade so well that every garment he made fit the Princess perfectly. — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Nah, he didn't even know his trade properly, he was mostly a fiddler and a joker. — no support
3. Nah, he could barely sew a straight seam. — score 2
4. Nah, he didn't even know his trade properly — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 718, line 10: «Labakan brags: "I'll bet the court tailor himself cannot do better."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+4); the same doer «tailor» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the bear's a big scary beast, right?

1. Yeah, it had killed everyone who came near the stable, so it was dead scary and huge. — score 3
2. Yeah, it had killed everyone who came near, so it was dead scary — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Yeah, it was a huge beast that roared at everyone in the village. — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Nah, it was just a sleepy bear that liked nuts. — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1438, line 16: «fact: The Beast gives him "a month" to find a daughter who will come willingly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+3); the same doer «beast» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the colours of the hair the Princess claimed to possess?

1. The Princess stated one hair was red and one was brown. — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. The Princess claimed two hairs were silver and gold, and that the tailors could never guess them. — score -1
3. The Princess claimed one hair was silver and one hair was golden — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. The Princess claimed her hair was brown and grey and white. — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1933, line 7: «What: she says, "I have on my head two different kinds of hair. Of what colours are they?"», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2). Against it: the same doer «princess» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately describes the conditions set by the Princess for the young tailor's marriage?

1. He must guard the palace gates until the morning bell rings. — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. He must spend the night with a bear and survive until morning — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. He must spend the night with a hungry bear and pay a dollar if he survives until morning. — score 5
4. He must spend the whole night with a bear in the stable and survive until morning light. — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1911, line 3: «Prince Fickle wins her heart, then leaves under the lime-tree to ask his parents for permission to marry her.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «prince» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best identifies the means by which the young tailor subdued the bear during the night?

1. He tricked it with pebbles, fiddled, and locked its legs in iron chains. — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. He substituted pebbles for nuts, taught it to fiddle, locked its paws in stocks, and bounced it around the stable. — score 1
3. He substituted pebbles for nuts, taught fiddling, and secured its paws in stocks — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. He substituted pebbles for nuts, taught fiddling, secured its paws in stocks, and then asked for a reward. — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1243, line 3: «The fox tricks the bear into digging a pit, ties him with willow ropes and sets the pitch alight while the bear thinks he is being painted.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the events that followed the wedding procession's departure from the palace?

1. The two elder tailors unscrewed the bear, which pursued the carriage, and the tailor mocked it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. The two elder tailors freed the bear, which chased the coach, and the Princess laughed. — score 5
3. The two elder tailors unscrewed the bear, which pursued the carriage, and the young tailor mocked it while standing on his head and asking about the stocks. — score 5
4. The two elder tailors unscrewed the bear, which pursued the carriage across the fields, and the tailor mocked it loudly until the chase ended. — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1240, line 4: «At a palace he watches rival princes fail to climb the wall, then learns from their mistakes and reaches the princess's window.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «prince» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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