Grimm's Tales, The Flute-Player: the youth wakes the sleeping Princess and wins her kingdom

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1940 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 ✓

Mate, the flute kid's basically the GOAT, innit?

1. Yeah, he was well clever with that beard trick — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, he was just lucky with that wand bit — no support
3. Yeah, he was well clever with that beard trick, innit, and the Princess was buzzed — no support
4. Yeah, he got the wand and made a deal — 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 2 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, why did the grey dwarf look so gutted?

1. Cos the youth had nicked his beard and then ran off to the castle — score 0
2. Cos the Princess said no to him — score 0
3. Cos the youth had got his wand — no support
4. Cos the youth had nicked his beard — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 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 1847, line 9: «Why: the princess says "My husband is not a handsome man like you," because he looked poor and common before.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «handsome man» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, did the Princess actually wake up or nah?

1. Yeah, she sat up straight — no support
2. Yeah, she woke up dead quick — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Nah, she stayed asleep ages — score 4
4. Yeah, she woke up dead quick once he gave her the powder from the bird — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1940, line 12: «The Princess wakes: she opens her "lovely eyes", kisses the youth tenderly, and promises to be his wife.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wake» (+2); the same doer «princess» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper random, but how did the youth get across that river?

1. He waved the wand and the river parted — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. He rode a horse through the flood — no support
3. He just swam across — no support
4. He used the wand to bounce the waves apart — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1877, line 8: «What happens: the fountain is "entirely engulfed" by a mighty stream, and the two are split by "a wide and swiftly-rushing river."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «wide river» (+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 ✗

Ngl, was the dwarf actually sneaky or what?

1. Nah, he was nice — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, he plotted to get his powers back — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, he only wanted to help them out — no support
4. Yeah, he plotted to get his powers back and tricked the youth into going first — 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Is the saying "he's gone to play the flute" a bit of a joke?

1. Yeah, it's a joke — no support
2. Yeah, it means someone who went away — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Nah, it's about a real flute player — no support
4. Yeah, it means someone who never came back — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1534, line 15: «Old word "steed": it means a horse, often a fine or strong one, and no one says it in everyday talk now.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the couple kept the wand, yeah?

1. Yeah, so the dwarf could never come back across the river to bother them again — score 2
2. Yeah, so the dwarf stayed stuck there — no support
3. Yeah, so the dwarf could never come back — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Nah, they kept the wand but the dwarf came back later to get his beard and wand — ← 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 1940, line 18: «The ending: the couple throw the beard across the river, keep the wand, and live "in peace and plenty for ever after".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+2); the same thing acted on «wand» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Who was the proper hero of this bit, then?

1. The brave bird in the cage — score 2
2. The clever flute-player youth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. The grey dwarf, who was clever and tricky and lost his beard in the end — score 3
4. The clever flute-player youth who won the Princess's heart — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 430, line 6: «Who: Prince Ivan is the brave, clever hero of this tale, and he rescues Marya Morevna from Koshchei.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «prince ivan» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, did the bird just sing on the whole time?

1. Nah, it took a rest at night — no support
2. Yeah, it had to keep singing forever — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Yeah, it sang until the youth came — score 4
4. Yeah, all the time — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 622, line 19: «Old word: "feather-brained" describes Darzee as silly, a bird who can keep only one idea in his head at a time.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+2); the same doer «bird» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, what did the servants do after they said congrats?

1. They went back to their chores — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. They cheered again and then went off to find their dinner and sleep — score 3
3. They scattered off to their jobs around the castle grounds — score 1
4. They scattered off to their jobs — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1640, line 18: «Why the servant goes back: their hands are "very soft and white, like the hands of a girl".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «servant» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the castle pretty or minging?

1. Dead beautiful, all gold and silk and sparkling jewels everywhere — no support
2. Dead beautiful, all gold and silk — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Lovely, full of silver and glass — no support
4. Pretty, with tall stone walls — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 179, line 5: «explain: The castle belongs to a tall old man and ten young men who are all blind in one eye and smear ashes on their faces.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «castle» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the couple have a happy ending or not?

1. Yeah, they were happy for years — no support
2. Nah, the youth got bored and left the Princess, but the dwarf came back to bother them — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Yeah, they lived in peace and plenty for the rest of their long lives together — score 5
4. Yeah, they lived in peace and plenty — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1829, line 5: «The king scolds his son, holds a great feast, and guards the couple inside a splendid palace because Laili is so beautiful.», 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 «king» (+2); the same thing acted on «couple» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which action did the youth perform in order to restore the Princess to consciousness?

1. He administered the powdered heart of the bird to her mouth while the whole court watched in silence — score -3
2. He sprinkled the crushed heart onto her forehead and chin — score -3
3. He administered the powdered heart of the bird to her mouth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3
4. He blew the powdered heart of the bird into her mouth and then waited for her breath to return to her — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 1940, line 4: «The youth burns the bird's heart to powder, the Princess wakes and promises to marry him, and the dwarf asks for his beard back.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «powder» (-1); the same doer «youth» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the principal obstacle to the travellers' return across the river?

1. The rocky banks and a sharp cliff — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. The violent current and roaring waters that no boat could survive — no support
3. The violent current and roaring waters — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The fierce wind and the rising tide — 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 1231, line 7: «Where: the tale plays out by a river, in a hut with a shed, and out on the sea near a rocky shore.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

By what means did the youth ensure the dwarf's safe passage across the stream?

1. He compelled the dwarf to part the waters with the wand, threatening to leave him stranded on the far side of the river forever — score 0
2. He forced the dwarf to open up the river with a magic rod — score 0
3. He compelled the dwarf to part the waters with the wand while the youth held the flute and the Princess watched from the bank — score 0
4. He compelled the dwarf to part the waters with the wand — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 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 1906, line 1: «Simon, a rich old man who hates spending money, buys a mule because his housekeeper Nina begs him to save his tired old legs.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What became of the proverb associated with the two remaining musicians?

1. It spread among the townsfolk as a warning for travellers — score 0
2. It passed into common use for any unreturned undertaking across the whole kingdom and beyond — score 0
3. It was used only by the two musicians themselves for years — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. It passed into common use for any unreturned undertaking — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1939, line 9: «Why: the musicians go one by one because "they determined to make the attempt separately", hoping to find the hidden treasure.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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