The Happy Prince, The Remarkable Rocket: a boastful rocket chats with a duck, then is burnt on a fire and falls on a goose
Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 2041 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 ✗
Oi, what's the rocket actually like, mate?
- 1. a right show-off — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. a right show-off who never shuts up about it — no support
- 3. a bit of a poser — ← Mova's choice · score -3
- 4. a right show-off, dead full of himself — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2040, line 4: «In the mud a Frog talks only about himself and his six daughters, and the Rocket cannot get a word in.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «word» (-1); the same doer «rocket» (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why'd the duck do one, innit?
- 1. She was starving, bruv — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Cos she fancied a snack — no support
- 3. She was starving, bruv, and fancied some grub — no support
- 4. She wanted her tea, mate — ← Mova's choice · score -4
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score -4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1663, line 9: «why: The duck comes back because she wants news of her brother and her wicked sister.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); the same doer «duck» (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
What did the rocket reckon about graft?
- 1. It's for posh blokes with nothing better to do all day long — score -4
- 2. Only for people who're idle — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 3. It's for people with nothing to do, that's what he said — score -1
- 4. It's for people with nothing to do — ✓ the right answer · score -1
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 2, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1503, line 6: «Who: the hero is the youngest son of a poor widow, and the tale calls him "a young man of sense" because he thinks of the clay for the can.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+5). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «youngest son» (-2). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
Was the rocket dead chuffed with himself or what?
- 1. Yeah, boasting all day long — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Yeah, bragging the whole time, going on about himself — no support
- 3. Yeah, bragging the whole time — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Yeah, showing off loads — 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
What did the lads reckon the rocket was?
- 1. a wooden pole — ← Mova's choice · score -3
- 2. an old stick from the bonfire pile — score -3
- 3. a dead branch — no support
- 4. an old stick — ✓ the right answer · score -3
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 2038, line 15: «Old word: "consoled" means comforted, and "reflection" means a quiet thought, so Hans comforts himself by thinking.», 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 right option, 4, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · right ✓
Why'd the rocket think he was a gold stick, then?
- 1. Cos he heard it wrong, innit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
- 2. Cos he got it all wrong — score -3
- 3. Cos he was dead proud — score -3
- 4. Cos he heard it wrong, innit, and thought it was gold — score -1
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 2041, line 15: «One boy says "look at this old stick", but the Rocket hears "GOLD Stick" and feels flattered.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · right ✓
Did the lads have a cheeky kip or what?
- 1. Nah, they were working — no support
- 2. Nah, they worked — no support
- 3. Yeah, they were kipping — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
- 4. Yeah, they napped — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1736, line 7: «What: the lad pins his master's coat so he sleeps, and the Princess gives him a sword.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «lad» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
Was the rocket's bang a proper one or a dud?
- 1. A proper bang, no doubt, though nobody heard it at all — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 2. A proper bang, no doubt — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. A small bang, I think — no support
- 4. A proper bang, no doubt, and a very loud one — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 654, line 12: «The children flee shouting "The fiery dragon!" and the Princess hears the gate bang behind them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hear» (+2); the same thing acted on «gate bang» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · right ✓
What made the goose go mental?
- 1. It thought it was raining sticks, so it flapped about — score 3
- 2. It thought it was raining sticks — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 3. It thought the sky was raining sticks and ran into the lake — score 3
- 4. It heard the boys shouting loud — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 371, line 13: «Who: a Countryman who owned a Goose, "the most wonderful Goose you can imagine", that laid one golden egg a day.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «imagine» (+4). Against it: the same doer «wonderful goose» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
Did the rocket get a shout-out from anyone?
- 1. Nah, only the duck did — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Nah, nobody saw him — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Nah, nobody — no support
- 4. Yeah, one did — 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 ✗
Was the rocket being a massive drama queen?
- 1. Yeah, he was well extra, going on about his fame — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Nah, he was well calm — no support
- 3. Yeah, he was dead dramatic — no support
- 4. Yeah, he was well extra — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · right ✓
Did the duck let the rocket bang on at her?
- 1. Nah, she just swam off down the stream and didn't look back — score 3
- 2. Nah, she just swam off down the stream, bored — score 3
- 3. Yeah, she listened, mate — no support
- 4. Nah, she just swam off — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 2041, line 2: «He sneers that working hard is for people with nothing better to do, so the Duck swims off to get her dinner.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «swim off» (+2); the same doer «duck» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · right ✓
Why did the rocket reckon he was made for public life?
- 1. He thought he was amazing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. He thought he was dead cool — no support
- 3. He was amazing — no support
- 4. He figured he was the best — 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 ✗
With reference to the passage, what is the principal characteristic of the Rocket's conduct towards the Duck?
- 1. He keeps a patronising, boastful manner throughout — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. He is rude and proud — score 1
- 3. He shows a proud and sneering manner to her — no support
- 4. He displays a haughty and condescending disposition — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1012, line 1: «The mother duck keeps sitting on the largest egg, which will not hatch.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+2); the same doer «mother duck» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following best describes the Rocket's estimation of his own accomplishments as presented in the extract?
- 1. He regards them as far superior to any labour performed by the common farmyard birds — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. He regards them as far superior to any labour — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. He regards them as far superior to any labour, and expects the whole world to agree with him — no support
- 4. He thinks they outrank every other task — 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 · right ✓
Identify the event which causes the Goose to rush into the water, and state the circumstance which prevents the boys from perceiving the explosion.
- 1. The falling stick; the boys being asleep beside the fire — no support
- 2. A stick falls; they were napping — no support
- 3. The falling stick; the boys being asleep — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 4. The falling stick; the boys sleeping — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 844, line 4: «When the boy is asleep, the laundress tells how she loved the student, took his ring, and was pushed toward Eric.», 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 «boy» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
How does the narrator's account of the Rocket's final moments convey the irony of his boasting?
- 1. By setting his boasts against his unremarked end — no support
- 2. By contrasting his claimed glory with his unnoticed end, which the narrator describes in mocking detail throughout — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 3. By contrasting his claimed glory with his unnoticed end — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. By contrasting his claimed glory with his unnoticed end and the goose's ridiculous panic at the water's edge — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 180, line 7: «Where: he first enters "a square court, into which opened a hundred doors, ninety-nine of them being of rare woods and one of gold."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «narrator» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «square court» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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