Household Tales, The Golden Bird, part 71: the Prince fails to steal the golden horse and is caught

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1934 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, did the wolf actually eat the Prince's horse or nah?

1. Nah, he just ate the carrots — score 3
2. Yeah, he scoffed the whole horse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Yeah, he absolutely demolished the entire horse in one go, bones and all, proper greedy — score 5
4. Nah, he didn't — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1918, line 19: «Old word: "steed" means a horse, and "conveyance" means a way of travelling, like a bus or a car today.», 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 «old word» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, why was the youngest Prince always called the thick one?

1. cos he never asked for nothing better — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. cos he always took what he got — score 3
3. cos everyone in the palace reckoned he was daft and he never once asked for nothing better than the rubbish they gave him — score 3
4. cos he never wanted much — 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 1934, line 7: «What: his father gives him "the most wretched horse in his stable", because the Prince had not asked for a better one.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+2); the same action «ask» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, so the wolf was a magician the whole time, innit?

1. Yeah, he was a proper magician the whole time, pulling off all the disguises, no cap, sick trick — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, he was a fake, no cap — no support
3. Yeah, proper magic, no cap — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nah, just a wolf, innit — 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 ✗

Lowkey, what got the Prince caught the second time?

1. the guards waking — no support
2. the horse kicking the stable door — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. the wolf sneezing in the corridor — score 5
4. the horse swishing its tail on the wall — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 1835, line 4: «The dog grabs the ring, drops it, and a kite flies off with it to a big tree, while the cat waits for dark, climbs up, and kills the kite.», 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 «dog» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, the Emperor was gonna chop his head off, wasn't he?

1. Yeah, beheading the next day — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, just prison — no support
3. Yeah, hanging him at dawn — no support
4. Yeah, chopping him up tomorrow — 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 ✗

Bro, what was the wolf's second disguise?

1. a wizard with some old pals — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a king with a massive crew — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a king with a huge royal court, loads of soldiers, musicians and servants following him everywhere — no support
4. a merchant with a small crew — 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 ✗

Dude, who told the Emperor to make the prisoner do a task?

1. the King in disguise — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. the Emperor's advisor — score 3
3. the chief minister — score 3
4. the old wolf who had been pretending to be the King all along and whispered in his ear — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1934, line 11: «The wolf is a magician in disguise; he says he can "tell him who the thief was", and sends him to the Emperor.», 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 «wolf» (+3). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fam, what was the last thing the Emperor wanted nicked?

1. the bird — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the horse — no support
3. the golden mermaid — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the golden mermaid that lived in the deep lake behind the palace garden walls — 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 ✗

Nah seriously, how long did the Prince get for the mermaid?

1. three days, that's it — ✓ the right answer · score -3
2. three days, no extensions at all, and if he failed he'd be beheaded straight away — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. four days, no more — score 1
4. two days, that's it — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1912, line 13: «The other two princes take "many servants and carriages" and buy linen, but they choose the easy roads.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «princes» (+1); the same thing acted on «easy roads» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ayy, what did the guards use to batter the Prince?

1. horse-whips, proper harsh — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. fists, bruv — no support
3. iron chains, proper rough — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. sticks, rough — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1924, line 19: «Old word: "beheld" means "looked upon" or "seen", a word not much used in everyday speech now.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «word» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, what stung the horse and messed everything up?

1. a gadfly, annoying little thing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. a horsefly, proper annoying — score 3
3. a hornet, really irritating — no support
4. a gadfly, a really annoying little thing that buzzed around the stable and messed everything up — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1205, line 13: «The lion gives him "a few of his own hairs" and says, "burn one of these and I will be there."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «burn» (+2); the same thing acted on «one» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, did the wolf actually have a plan or was he winging it?

1. He winged it, then charmed them — no support
2. Nah, winging it — no support
3. He had a plan, bewitched the guards — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He had a plan, tricked the king — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1553, line 4: «The Wolf tricks her, reaches the Grandmother's house first, and climbs into bed wearing the night-cap.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «trick» (+1). Against it: a different doer (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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Innit, why did the Prince even leave home in the first place?

1. cos the silver apples went missing — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. cos the golden apples got nicked — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. cos the golden apples from the Emperor's orchard got nicked and nobody could find out who did it — no support
4. cos his dad told him to — 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 creature, in the judgement of the narrative, was in reality a mighty magician, and by what means did he conduct the Prince's second attempt?

1. a wolf, a magician — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. a fox who disguised himself as a merchant lord — score 0
3. a wolf who transformed himself into a monarch — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. a wolf who posed as a wealthy old beggar — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1781, line 13: «The horse warns him, "Let no one tempt you to try to cool yourself", because the heat is worse than the cold.», 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 «one» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Under what condition was the captive's life to be spared, as declared by the Emperor on the occasion of the second examination?

1. that he should bring back the silver bird after two days — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. that he should obtain the golden mermaid within three days, or else be executed at dawn in the public square before the whole court — no support
3. that he should steal the golden horse within a week — no support
4. that he should obtain the golden mermaid within three days — ✓ 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Describe the precise cause of the failure of the second attempt to remove the golden horse from the stables.

1. the horse's mane caught the rope as it went out — no support
2. the guards woke up — no support
3. the horse's tail struck the wall as it was led out — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the wolf's cloak snagged the gate as he left — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1929, line 11: «The Prince stays awake and "heard and understood everything very well", then holds her mantle so tightly that she must leave it behind.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «horse» (+2); the same action «leave» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the reason the youngest Prince was originally denied permission to undertake the journey in quest of the thief.

1. his father wanted him to stay home safe — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. his mother thought the road was too dangerous — no support
3. his father feared some harm might befall him — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he was not wanted — 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 1094, line 15: «The father "had happily recovered his reason" and had married a Queen who was a widow.», 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 «father» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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