English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part 1: a lazy girl must spin five skeins a day or lose her head, and a little black impet offers to help

Tests: 2 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1943 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 ✗

bruh, why did the girl just eat all the pies lol

1. cos she thought they'd come back again, fr — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. cos she reckoned they'd just grow back, lol — score 4
3. cos she was hungry lol — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. cos mum said they'd be back, fr — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 262, line 9: «Why the girl eats so much: she is "very hungry after her long day on the knoll," so she eats pudding after pudding.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «girl» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, so the mum is chatting nonsense in the street?

1. nah, she was just singing lol — no support
2. yeah, she sang a fake song to fool the king, innit — score 2
3. yeah, she sang the wrong song so the king wouldn't clock it — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. nah, she sang the right song but the king got it — ← 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 1127, line 19: «fact: Old word: "Tsarevich" means a tsar's son, or prince, and "thou" and "thy" are old words for "you" and "your."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fact» (+2); the same thing acted on «old words» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

the king's offer is kinda mad innit

1. yeah, he said he'd kill her if she dont spin, proper harsh — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. yeah, he said he'd marry her if she spins, proper nice — score 6
3. yeah, he said he'd kill her if she dont spin the yarn by the end, and his men would come for her too, proper harsh — score 6
4. nah, he said he'd make her queen if she spins enough yarn, but he'd still kill her if she messes up, innit — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1943, line 9: «The king says "I want a wife," and he marries the girl for her spinning, not for her sense.», 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 «wife» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the impet's whole deal then

1. it sits on the sill and twirls its tail until she guesses the name, then spins the yarn, bet — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. it spins all the yarn for her if she guesses its name right, but it wants her first-born child after that, bet — score 3
3. it grinds the flour if she guesses, bet — no support
4. it spins the yarn if she guesses its name, bet — ✓ the right answer · 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 1943, line 4: «A little black impet offers to spin for her if she can guess its name in three guesses a night.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «guess» (+2); the same thing acted on «name» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

did she guess the name in the end, tho

1. nah, she never got it, and it was giving scary vibes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. yeah, she got it lol — score 3
3. yeah, she got it, and it was giving happy vibes — score 4
4. nah, she never got it, and it was scary — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 83, line 17: «Real life: the name «armadillo» is Spanish for «little armoured one», given by Spanish speakers in the Americas, not by a jaguar. Armadillos live from the sout…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+2); the same doer «name» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

the names were so random, bruh

1. nah, Bill and Ned were normal, mate — no support
2. nah, the names were fine, they're just old-fashioned English ones, mate, nothing wild at all — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. yeah, Nicodemus and Methusalem is wild, mate — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, Nicodemus and Methusalem and Bill and Ned are all wild names, mate, proper random — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1042, line 10: «fact: Fionn tells the poet his name is Deimne, but Finegas answers, "Your name is not Deimne, your name is Fionn."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «name» (+2); the same thing acted on «fionn» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did the impet twirl its tail so much

1. it was proper frustrated and it wanted the king to pay it three guesses at once, mate — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. it was annoyed because the girl kept guessing wrong names and it had to wait all night — no support
3. it was annoyed and proper frustrated — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. it was tired of waiting, 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's a skein, is that a snack

1. nah, it's a long coil of wool or silk that the king wanted her to spin every day — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. yeah, it's a kind of sweet — no support
3. nah, it's a loop of yarn, like wool — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. nah, it's a loop of yarn, like wool, that you spin on a wheel to make thread — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1943, line 3: «He sets one hard rule: in the last month she must spin five skeins every day or lose her head.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «spin» (+2); the same doer «woman» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

so she was just a gatless girl then

1. yeah, she couldn't spin for toffee, mate — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. yeah, she could not spin at all, mate — score 4
3. nah, she was a proper spinner but she was too scared to spin in front of the king, mate, honest — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. yeah, she couldn't spin for toffee at all, so the king was going to chop her head off, mate — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 906, line 3: «In Rome, a little girl carrying a pitcher of water drops it on the palace steps and is too scared to ring the bell.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «little girl» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: its «because» matches the remembered cause (-1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

the king heard a humming, so what's the story

1. he looked up a tree and saw a small thing, lowkey — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. he looked down a chalk-pit in the wood and saw a little impet spinning yarn, which was strange, lowkey, proper weird — score 4
3. he rode up to the castle and looked out a window and saw something weird spinning, lowkey, and it was a mess — score 6
4. he looked down a chalk-pit and something strange was there, lowkey — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1930, line 19: «Old word: "pledge his word" meant giving a solemn promise, and a "written promise" was a sign that the King could not easily break his word.», 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 «word» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

is the mum a proper genius or what

1. nah, she's just lucky, she sang by accident — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, she's a proper genius, she planned the whole thing with the impet and the king, lowkey — no support
3. nah, she's just cheeky, she sang the wrong thing on purpose — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, she's clever, she sang the right thing — 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 ✗

so what's the big lesson then

1. don't lie, bruh — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. always tell the truth, mate — no support
3. don't wing it, be honest and guess better, bruh — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. never lie to the king, mate, it's bad — 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 of the following best describes the daughter's conduct regarding the five pies, namely the consumption of all of them?

1. She consumed the whole batch of five pies in one sitting, against her mother's intention, leaving the kitchen bare and the family hungry — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. She devoured every one of the five pies, contrary to her mother's plan — score -2
3. She consumed the entire batch of five pies, against her mother's intention — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. She consumed the entire batch of five pies, against her mother's intention, and then blamed the cat for the missing crumbs — 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 1328, line 20: «Old word: "stupefied" means so amazed that you cannot think or speak, and it describes Tephany when the beggar knows her secrets.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which condition did the king impose upon the marriage during the final month of the year?

1. She was ordered to weave five cloths every day — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. She was required to spin five skeins of yarn each day — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. She was required to spin five skeins of yarn each day during the final month, in a locked room with no food — score 0
4. She had to marry the king before the year's end — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1900, line 19: «The Princess laughs at John and says, "Our marriage!" as if the idea were foolish, and she keeps the purse in her pocket.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+2). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What is the principal purpose of the impet's bargain with the young woman?

1. To trick her into marrying the impet for its gain — score -2
2. To spin her yarn in return for her guessing its name, so that the king would be forced to keep his promise to her — score 2
3. To spin her yarn in return for her guessing its name, while also collecting her first-born child as a further payment — score 2
4. To spin her yarn in return for her guessing its name — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 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 1943, line 4: «A little black impet offers to spin for her if she can guess its name in three guesses a night.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «name» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately identifies the king's remark concerning the consequence of failure to complete the task?

1. He stated that he would kill her if she did not complete it — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. He warned he would hang her if she could not finish — score 1
3. He stated that he would kill her and her whole family if she did not complete the task before the deadline passed — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. He declared he would exile her if she did not finish it — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1694, line 1: «Ferko tells the King his palace is finished, and the whole court runs out to gape at it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «finish» (+4); the same thing acted on «palace» (+3). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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