The Happy Prince and Other Tales, The Happy Prince, part 1: the Swallow meets the weeping statue and agrees to help

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 2031 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, why'd the Swallow even stay behind, bruv?

1. He was proper into some Reed — no support
2. He fancied some reed, innit — score -3
3. He was well in love with some Reed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Cos he was dead lazy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 2, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 2031, line 8: «Why did the Swallow stay? He had been "in love with the most beautiful Reed," but she would not fly away with him.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same place «love» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). Against it: the same doer «swallow» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Innit weird that the statue was crying, though?

1. Yeah, he was crying over the poor down below — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. Yeah, tears were running down his gold cheeks — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, he was well sad — no support
4. Nah, it was just a dodgy leaky roof above — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1549, line 5: «explain: At church she is splendidly dressed, the Prince keeps her glove, and later he flings a towel into her eyes and calls her an ugly Troll.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, the Prince is a whole statue, right?

1. Yeah, gold leaf all over and sapphire eyes — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, he's painted with a silver coat — no support
3. Nah, he's made of stone — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Nah, he's bronze with some glass eyes too — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 12, line 20: «The Cat asks "Did you say pig, or fig?", then vanishes slowly, "beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin"; before that Alice asks it not to…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same thing acted on «one» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

So the Swallow just says yes, dead simple?

1. Nah, he grumbles about the cold and the rain — score 0
2. Nah, he moans first about boys and the miller's lads — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Nah, he sulks about the nest and the mill — score 0
4. Nah, he says no straight away — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1975, line 8: «The stepmother is "that surprised" and "wasn't best pleased" when the prince says he will marry her stepdaughter.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «prince» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Why's the lady's kid lying in bed all poorly?

1. He's got a fever and wants oranges — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. He's hungry and wants some soup — score -2
3. He's got a cough and needs bread — score -2
4. He's got a proper fever and wants oranges and some warm soup from the kitchen — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 362, line 12: «He wants "to dance and be merry as long as I can", and the Wolf likes the idea.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+1). Against it: the same doer «kid» (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Boss, what's the seamstress doing with her hands?

1. Stitching a shirt with daisies — no support
2. Embroidering a cloak with roses — no support
3. Sewing a gown with passion-flowers — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Sewing a long satin gown covered with passion-flowers for the duchess — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 2031, line 13: «The woman is a seamstress with "coarse, red hands, all pricked by the needle," and she is sewing a gown for a Queen's maid-of-honour.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sew» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, what was the Swallow's bff thing with the Reed?

1. She refused to fly off to Egypt with him and kept swaying by the pond all winter long — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She just wanted to stay near the river — no support
3. She stayed home and wouldn't go to Egypt — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She stayed home by the river and wouldn't go with him to Egypt at all — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Councillor think the statue was useful?

1. Nah, he said it was only as useful as a weathercock — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Yeah, he said it was a fine statue — score 3
3. Nah, he reckoned it was a bit of a waste of metal — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Nah, he said it was only as useful as a weathercock and not a bit more than that — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 63, line 4: «But the gentlemen don't recognise him. They think he is a poor old washerwoman who has fainted from the heat, and kindly lift him into the car. Toad opens one…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same thing acted on «toad» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

What's the Mathematical Master's deal with dreaming?

1. He reckons kids should learn numbers only — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He thinks it's just silly nonsense for kids — no support
3. He's dead keen on it — no support
4. He's well against it, reckons it's a waste — ✓ 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

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the Swallow scared of the rain at first?

1. Nah, he was just chilling by the river bank — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, he was on about needing a chimney-pot to hide in and keep dry from the storm — no support
3. Yeah, he was well scared — no support
4. Yeah, he was on about a chimney-pot to hide in — ✓ 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

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Swallow reckon the Prince was a nice bloke?

1. Yeah, but he was too polite to say it out loud — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Yeah, he thought the Prince was lovely but he was much too polite to actually say it out loud — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Yeah, but he was far too polite to say it out loud to anyone at all — score 3
4. Nah, he reckoned he was a bit of a snob — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 198, line 4: «Danhasch boasts about a Chinese princess locked away in seven palaces, so Maimoune laughs and says the prince is far more lovely.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same doer «prince» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the Prince want him to do, mate?

1. Take the ruby out of his sword to the poor family — ✓ the right answer · score -4
2. Take the sapphire from his eyes to the poor — no support
3. Pull off the gold leaf and hand it to the poor — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. Take the ruby out of his sword and deliver it to the poor family in the attic — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 0, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1995, line 6: «Who: Connachar, King of Ulster, is the proud king who wants Deirdre for his wife.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «proud king» (-1). The right option, 1, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

How many nights was the Swallow gonna stay, then?

1. Only the one night, that was what they agreed and then he'd fly off to Egypt after — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. Just the one night, that was the deal and he'd leave at dawn — score -1
3. Just the one night, that was the deal — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. Until the end of the week, maybe longer — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 1155, line 8: «fact: When: one hot, airless night, then the next morning, then the next night, and finally the next morning again.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the number the lesson gave for it (-1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which object did the statue ask the Swallow to remove from its sword-hilt, and for what purpose?

1. The large red ruby, for delivery to the seamstress and her sick child — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. The blue sapphire eye, for the seamstress and her ill child in town — score 1
3. The large red ruby from the sword-hilt, for delivery to the seamstress and her sick little child at home — score 1
4. The large red ruby from the hilt, for delivery to the seamstress, her sick child, and the whole poor family next door — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 1911, line 3: «Prince Fickle wins her heart, then leaves under the lime-tree to ask his parents for permission to marry her.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+2). Against it: the same doer «prince» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

With what emotion does the Swallow initially respond to the statue's request?

1. Joy and delight — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Reluctance, expressed through his dislike of boys — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Anger at the statue — score 3
4. Delight, expressed through his love of the sun — no support

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 1785, line 7: «What: Peter and Paul both answer "Cinders" to the old woman, and their pearls turn to cinders before the court.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «peter» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the cause of the drops of water falling upon the Swallow?

1. The tears that the statue of the Happy Prince was shedding for the poor people of the town — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The splashes from the fountain below — no support
3. The tears of the statue of the Happy Prince — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The tears of the golden statue of the Happy Prince weeping over the city — 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 ✗

To what location had the Swallow's companions departed before his arrival in the city?

1. The city of Rome — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Africa — no support
3. The island of Crete — no support
4. The land of Egypt — ✓ 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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