Celtic Fairy Tales, Trembling: the whale, the silver bullet and the cowboy's message

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 2013 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 ✓

Ye'll never guess what the wee cowboy was doin' by the sea, yer man was minding the cows like

1. Nah, he was asleep at the time and missed the whole thing — score 4
2. Aye, he watched it all from the hill and the whale spat Trembling back — score 4
3. Yeah, the whale spat her — no support
4. Right, he saw the whole thing, and the whale threw Trembling out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1455, line 16: «The birds: a thrush and a magpie say that men "cannot understand the simplest thing," and the swallows carry his message to Finland.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «understand» (+3); the same thing acted on «simplest thing» (+3); the same doer «men» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

So Fair pushed her in, yeah? And the whale swallowed her, like proper gutted?

1. Yeah, straight into the whale's belly — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, straight into the whale's belly and she lived there for a year — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Yeah, she went straight down into the whale's belly after the big splash — score 0
4. No way, she washed up ashore quick — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1755, line 13: «The whale has lain "three years across the strait," and men and horses have trampled its back.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «whale» (+1); the same property (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, did the sword stay cold or did it go hot?

1. It stayed cold, so it wasn't her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. No, it went hot — no support
3. It went hot, so yes it was her wife — score 4
4. It stayed cold, so it wasn't her, and the prince was glad of it — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 2013, line 10: «The prince's test is a sword: "If you are my wife, this sword will get warm; if not, it will stay cold." It stays cold.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+3); the same doer «sword» (+1); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ah, yer one drank a draught of oblivion, didn't she? That's mad, sure?

1. Nah, he didn't — no support
2. Yeah, the cowboy forgot cos of it — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Aye, the sister drank it instead — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Yeah, the sister drank it all — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1748, line 4: «The brothers fail in the hall: one forgets all his words, the other only says "um".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «words» (+3); the same doer «one» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

How many days did the prince sit waiting with the gun, like?

1. Three days, every morning, then on the third he finally took the shot at the whale — score -2
2. Two days, the second one he finally shot — score -2
3. Three days, and on the third he fired — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. Three days, the third one he finally shot — ✓ the right answer · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1854, line 2: «The prince weeps over a made-up death, drugs Princess Gulizar, burns her back, and steals her pearl necklace.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «prince» (-1). The right option, 4, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

So he fired once and hit the spot, didn't he? That's grand, but was it lucky or what?

1. He had one chance and he took it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. Just lucky — no support
3. It was skill, he aimed well — no support
4. He aimed it well and it went true — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 1621, line 17: «Old word: "smitten" means struck hard, so the land is "smitten with the black pestilence" means a deadly plague hits it.», 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). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

How long did the wedding go on for? Like, a proper bash?

1. One night — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. A week — score 4
3. A year and a night — score 4
4. A year and a day — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1984, line 8: «Where: the wedding happens in a palace, where "there were a hundred tables spread out."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «wedding» (+3); the same action «happen» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the father send Fair off in a boat, or just a barrel?

1. A barrel with food for seven years and a golden sword — no support
2. A small boat with some food — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. A barrel with food for seven years — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A barrel with bread for a whole year — 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 1411, line 19: «Old word: "whitecaps" are waves with white foam on their tops, which can overturn a small boat in rough seas.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «small boat» (+3); the same property (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

And the cowboy ended up married to the prince's daughter, that's gallous, sure?

1. Yeah, he got the girl at the end after a long and wild wedding feast of a year — score 4
2. Yeah, he got the girl at the end, and they lived happily ever after in the castle — score 4
3. Yeah, he got the girl at the end — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Yeah, he married the king's sister — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 2005, line 1: «The cowboy admits he struck the blow, and the Gruagach Gaire tells the king how the cowboy won the princess.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «princess» (+3); the same doer «cowboy» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ye know Jack the Fool? His brothers thought he was a total eejit, didn't they?

1. Yeah, they thought he was a simpleton and never let him near the horses — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Yeah, they thought he was a simpleton — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Yeah, they thought he was a dunce — score 4
4. Yeah, they thought he was daft — 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 427, line 15: «The editor's note: most versions have the prince forgive his brothers and let them marry two princesses.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «let» (+3); the same thing acted on «brothers» (+3); the same doer «prince» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

The eldest brother came home looking wrecked, right? Like dragging his feet?

1. Yeah, he looked like death warmed up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Yeah, he looked hungry and tired — score 4
3. Yeah, he looked like death warmed up after a long walk home in the rain — score 4
4. Yeah, he looked pale and worn out — score 4

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 1758, line 9: «Why: the eldest prince dies because he trusts the witch, so his brothers go looking, and the witch turns each of them to stone in turn.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+3); the same doer «brothers» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

The Gray Churl is some wagon, isn't he? How's he do the skin thing?

1. Whoever says sorry first gets an inch of skin off his back, and the master gets double pay — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Whoever speaks first loses his back skin — no support
3. Whoever says sorry first gets an inch of skin off — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Whoever says sorry first gets an inch of skin off his back in front of the whole yard — 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 statements correctly describes the outcome of the prince's trial with the sword?

1. The sword grew hot, indicating that the woman was truly the prince's wife — score 5
2. The sword remained cold, indicating that the woman was not the prince's wife — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. The sword remained cold after three attempts, indicating that the woman was not the prince's wife, and the cowboy was then sent away from the castle — score 5
4. The sword remained cold throughout the whole trial, indicating beyond doubt that the woman standing before the court was not the prince's wife at all — ← 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 1229, line 13: «What does the king promise? The man who brings him his sword from his daughter's room will have her hand and "reign in my stead."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «room» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «man» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the instrument with which the prince, having been advised by Trembling, successfully struck the whale.

1. A silver bullet fired from a gun — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A copper arrow shot from a bow — no support
3. A silver bullet blessed by a priest and fired from a long gun at dawn — no support
4. A silver bullet fired from a gun that the prince had borrowed from the king — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1664, line 10: «The carpenter's wife says, "You are getting worse, my dear," and he trusts every word she says, so he lies down and lets her do as she pleases.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

State the number of hours for which the son of the king of Lochlin contested the claim to Trembling.

1. Nine hours — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Eight hours — no support
3. Seven hours — no support
4. Six — 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Explain the terms upon which the eldest brother of Jack was to be paid if the master first expressed regret.

1. Double wages were to be paid to the master — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Double wages were to be paid to the master, and the servant would receive nothing at all — score 2
3. Double wages were to be paid to the master for each year of the whole contract term — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Double pay was given to the master then — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 726, line 20: «Hans in Luck begins: Hans's master gives him "a lump of silver as big as his head" after seven years of work.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same property (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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