Happy Prince, The Devoted Friend, part 7: Hans gives away everything and works until he is worn out

Tests: 8 of 14 right · Exam: 0 of 3 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 2037 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 ✓

ok so what did Hans flog FIRST to get bread, innit?

1. the silver buttons from his Sunday coat and his mother's ring — no support
2. the silver buttons off his Sunday coat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. the silver buttons off his old Sunday coat and boots — score 0
4. the brass buttons from his vest — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 585, line 3: «Mr. Man thinks the tied-up Fox is some strange creature and whips him hard, then the dogs run off in two directions.», 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 «man» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol the Miller gave him what, no cap?

1. his wheelbarrow with one side gone — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a broken wheelbarrow with one side gone and two wheels missing — no support
3. his old barrow with a cracked side — no support
4. his old plough with one wheel — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2037, line 1: «Hans tells the Miller he sold his wheelbarrow to buy back his silver buttons, and the Miller hands over his own broken wheelbarrow in exchange for Hans's plank.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hand» (+2). Against it: the same doer «miller» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv how full did the Miller want that basket?

1. filled it quite full with roses and daisies — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. filled it quite full — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. packed it with some hay — score 4
4. filled it to the brim — 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 2037, line 2: «The Miller asks for a basket filled full of primroses, so Hans gives every flower he has and has none left to sell at market.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fill» (+2); the same thing acted on «basket» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

so what did Hans have left for the market, mate?

1. a few wilted roses — no support
2. no flowers at all — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3
3. none — score -4
4. nothing — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -3, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 324, line 15: «Old word: "marooned" means left alone on a lonely place with no way to escape; today we use it for being stranded anywhere.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «old word» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

how far did Hans get before he was knackered?

1. the gate — score 2
2. the sixth milestone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. the sixth milestone from the town gate — score 3
4. just past the sixth milestone on the road — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 2037, line 14: «On the road "the road was terribly dusty", and Hans is so tired that he must sit down before the sixth milestone.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hans» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same property (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did Hans get for the flour, like was it proper good?

1. a little — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. a very good price — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. a fair sum — score 0
4. a bad price for it — 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 2036, line 15: «Why the Miller refuses to invite Hans: he fears Hans might ask for "some flour on credit."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). Against it: the same doer «hans» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

why did Hans bolt home from market, fam?

1. he was scared of robbers — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he had to feed the pigs — no support
3. he was hungry — no support
4. he was late — 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 · ★ · right ✓

what was the Miller moaning about in the morning, bro?

1. Hans was still in bed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Hans was still in bed with the blanket on — no support
3. Hans was still asleep — no support
4. Hans was still in bed and had not made the fire — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the Miller reckon idleness is, like a vibe?

1. wrong — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. a small fault — score 1
3. a sin — score 1
4. a great sin — ✓ the right answer · 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 1384, line 15: «The attendant argues that the lump is "the most important thing to him," and mortal men think a wen is fortunate.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «think» (+2). Against it: the same doer «mortal men» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

what work did the Miller want done that day, bruv?

1. sweep the mill yard — no support
2. mend the leaking barn roof and the stable door — score -7
3. mend the leaking barn roof before dinner — score -7
4. mend the barn roof — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 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 2037, line 4: «The following morning the Miller finds Hans still in bed, scolds him for being lazy, and makes him mend the barn roof all day.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «mend» (-1); it fills the role the question asks for (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

how long had the flowers gone without water, mate?

1. three days — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. two days — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. two weeks — no support
4. one day — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1687, line 16: «fact: "Thenceforward" is an old word that means "from then on", and "wineglass" is an old word for the glass a person drinks wine from.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «old word» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

what did Hans reckon about the Miller's ideas, innit?

1. he'd never think — no support
2. he'd never have ideas like them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. he was sure he'd never have such fine thoughts — no support
4. he could not have such ideas — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2036, line 4: «In winter the Miller stays away, saying that people in trouble should be left alone, and he refuses his son's kind idea.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «kind idea» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

what does the Miller say Hans only has right now, yeah?

1. the practice of friendship but no true work at all — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. the practice of friendship — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. the theory of friendship — no support
4. only the practice of friendship and not the theory — 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 2037, line 5: «Hans thanks him for his fine ideas, and the Miller says Hans has only the practice of friendship so far, not yet the theory.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «practice» (+3). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «friendship» (-2). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

what did Hans call the Miller, like his bestie?

1. his good father — no support
2. his best friend — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. his best and most loyal friend of all — score 2
4. his best friend in the whole world — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 2020, line 17: «The "good folk" are the fairies, and people called them that so they did not have to say their real name.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «fairies» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which article did Hans carry to the market upon the Miller's request?

1. a sack of oats — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. a heavy sack of flour and two loaves — score 1
3. a sack of flour — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. some bread — 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 2017, line 5: «The king's son helps a raven, is carried home over the hills, and then opens a magic bundle that makes a castle appear.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «carry» (+2). Against it: the same doer «son» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the Miller's appraisal of Hans upon the following morning?

1. He termed Hans lazy, sluggish and utterly useless for any work at the mill — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He termed Hans lazy and sluggish and a great disgrace to the mill — no support
3. He termed Hans lazy and sluggish — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He thought Hans was quite slow — 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What task did the Miller require Hans to perform at the barn on that day?

1. He was to repair the stable wall — no support
2. He was to clean the mill-yard — no support
3. He was to mend the barn-roof before dinner that day — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. He was to mend the barn-roof — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1702, line 15: «What he says: "I would gladly give up all the good fortune she promised me, if I could only save my child."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). Against it: the same doer «miller» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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