English Fairy Tales, The Fish and the Ring: a baron tries to drown the girl he has fated for his son, and a ring saves her

Tests: 7 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1971 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, did the baron know who the girl was before he chucked her in the river?

1. Yeah, he read it in the Book of Fate — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Yeah, obviously — no support
3. Yeah, but he forgot her name later — score 6
4. Nah, he only guessed it from her face — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1971, line 16: «He throws his gold ring into the sea and says "Never let me see your face till you can show me that ring."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same doer «baron» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, so the baby just floated down the river and didn't drown?

1. Nah, she got rescued by a boat — score 0
2. Nah, she was saved by a big wooden raft the baron sent after her, innit — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Yeah, her clothes kept her up, innit — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, her clothes kept her up, innit, and then a fisherman pulled her out — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1253, line 19: «Why he spares the baby: he cannot turn his sword on the helpless baby, who he thinks will die without its mother.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «spare» (+4); the same thing acted on «baby» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Proper unfair, the father gave his kid away for free, right?

1. Well, he thought he had no bread left and couldn't feed them all winter — score 7
2. Well, he thought he had no bread left — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. Well, he feared starving his family — score 7
4. Well, he had no money left, though — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1520, line 13: «The father is told to say "that I am a Master Thief," and he thinks his son "can't be in your senses."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «think» (+4); the same doer «father» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, why'd the robbers change the letter?

1. They thought the order was a shame and wanted to save the girl from death — score 2
2. They thought the order was a shame — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. They felt sorry for the girl — score 2
4. They wanted the girl for themselves — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1519, line 12: «The robbers think he is poor: "He's not one to have money, he is a tramp!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «think» (+1); the same doer «robbers» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the girl a proper scullion, like a kitchen skivvy?

1. Yeah, she was used to work in the hut for her father's family all her life — score -1
2. Nah, she was a lady from the castle — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Nah, she was never a scullion, she had been raised in the baron's own household — score 5
4. Yeah, she was used to work in the hut — ✓ the right answer · 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 1971, line 3: «A fisherman raises her, and at fifteen she is a fine handsome girl who serves the baron a drink.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «girl» (+3); the same thing acted on «fine handsome girl» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the baron really throw his ring in the sea, like a mad one?

1. Yeah, to make her swear she'd never see him — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Nah, he threw his ring in the sea to show his anger at the whole family and the priest — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Nah, he just dropped it by accident — score 1
4. Yeah, to make her swear she'd never see him again, and then he regretted it — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1499, line 3: «Two lions follow him, but one walks ahead and shows it means no harm, so Ahmed puts his sword away and reaches the Sultan's palace.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «show» (+4); the same doer «one» (+3). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Gutted for the girl, she nearly got chucked off the cliffs, yeah?

1. Yeah, but the robbers saved her — score 5
2. Yeah, but she begged for her life and the baron finally relented, sort of — score 7
3. Yeah, but she begged for her life — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Nah, she didn't nearly get chucked off, she begged for her life and her father's pardon — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1708, line 20: «Another old word: "implored" means begged very earnestly, so he kneeled and begged the girl to marry him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «beg» (+4); the same doer «girl» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

How'd she find the ring again, was it in the fish's belly?

1. Nah, she found it on the sandy shore — score 0
2. Yeah, right inside it, she cleaned it — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Nah, it was hidden in the fisherman's hut under a pile of old nets and cloth — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Yeah, right inside it, and she cleaned it when the cook told her to — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1924, line 8: «What: at the first feast she hides her gold ring in the tureen, and the King finds it at the bottom of his dish.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «hide» (+2); the same thing acted on «gold ring» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Did the baron get dead angry at the feast, like proper raging?

1. Yeah, he was in a tower of a temper — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, he was furious — no support
3. Yeah, he was in a bit of a strop — no support
4. Nah, he just went quiet at it — 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

So in the end did they all just live happy after that, like in films?

1. Nah, the son ran off and left — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Nah, the baron stayed grumpy for years — no support
3. Yeah, they all lived happy ever after — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, they all lived happy ever after, and the girl ruled the castle kitchen — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1091, line 12: «Why the King goes wrong: "instead of coming to a decision he brooded over his sorrow until in the end his reason left him."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+4); the same doer «king» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Hang on, which bit comes next, the magpie or the baron?

1. The fish bit, with the girl cleaning it up — score 2
2. The baron bit, where he throws the ring away — score 1
3. The magpie bit, with the birds building nests — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. The magpie — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 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 136, line 4: «Next come short fables: a boastful Fir-tree, Frogs begging Jupiter to stop the Sun marrying, and a Dog, Cock and Fox.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+2); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Ta for that, so the magpie teaches the birds to build nests, yeah?

1. Yeah, and each bird flies off after one step — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Yeah, and each bird lays one egg after one step — score 7
3. Nah, just the magpie — no support
4. Nah, the magpie builds the nest on its own — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1689, line 3: «Every glance makes the King stronger, until he is well again, but the bird flies off when he tries to grab it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fly off» (+4); the same doer «bird» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the decision by which the baron's brother, having received the letter, arranged the marriage of the girl to his nephew?

1. He read the first letter — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. He obeyed the first letter, which the girl had carried to him — score 5
3. He acted upon the second letter, which the robbers had altered — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. He trusted the robbers' letter, which the innkeeper had written — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1971, line 13: «Robbers at an inn read the letter, think it "a shame", and write that she must marry his son immediately.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «read» (+5); the same thing acted on «letter» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately states the means by which the girl came into possession of the baron's ring?

1. She discovered it within a large fish that she had been instructed to clean for the feast in the hall — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. She discovered it within a fish she had been instructed to clean by the cook at the castle — score 4
3. She discovered it within a fish she had been instructed to clean — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. She found it while cleaning a fish from the fisherman's net — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 810, line 15: «Why she is proud: her father is groom of the Chambers, and she has been taught this by the servants.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «teach» (+5); the same thing acted on «girl» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following identifies the event that finally compelled the baron to accept the girl as his son's lawful wife?

1. Her production of the ring before the assembled company at the great feast of the hall — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. The robbers' second letter arriving at the castle — score -1
3. Her production of the ring before the assembled company — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Her production of the ring before the assembled company, which left him no choice at all — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1084, line 5: «The tale turns to Cinderilla, a kind girl whose proud stepmother makes her a servant and says she may not go to the ball.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+5); the same thing acted on «stepmother» (+2). Against it: the same doer «kind girl» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following correctly describes the sequence in which the magpie instructed the birds to construct their nests?

1. Mud, then twigs, then a further layer of mud, then outer twigs, then feathers, then wool and grass — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Mud, then twigs, then a further layer of mud, then outer twigs, then feathers, then a lining of moss — no support
3. Mud first, then twigs, then feathers, then more twigs and more mud — no support
4. Mud, then twigs, then a further layer of mud, then outer twigs, then feathers — ✓ 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

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