Tanglewood Tales, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 28: Proserpina pulls up a strange shrub and is carried off by Pluto

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

Lesson 2069 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 did u see that shrub thing, it was proper weird innit

1. the flowers looked poisonous so she nearly bolted — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the shrub had lots of flowers and she ran off — no support
3. she thought the shrub was harmless and kept picking — no support
4. the flowers were mostly fine — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv what even was the hole, it just kept getting bigger lol

1. it closed up again slowly after — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. it spread wider and deeper with no bottom — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. it stayed the same size and shallow — no support
4. it kept growing until the whole field was a pit of black smoke — 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 3 · ★ · right ✓

how mad were the horses, black and smoking, wild

1. four black horses pulled a golden chariot out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. two grey horses dragged a silver cart out — score 2
3. three white horses jumped out of the ground — no support
4. four black horses pulled a golden chariot out of the hole in the earth — 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 2069, line 4: «Four black horses burst out of it, pulling a golden chariot, and a crowned king with a sullen face climbs down toward her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pull» (+3); the same doer «four black horses» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

the king geezer with the crown was proper sus, right

1. he was grumpy and kept waving at her — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he was sulky and kept shading his eyes — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he was angry and shouted and waved his crown at everyone in the field — no support
4. he was sulky and kept rubbing his eyes and shading his face from the sun — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

did she scream for her mum or nah

1. she shouted for her father — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. she screamed and screamed for her mother Ceres to come — score 1
3. she called her mum — no support
4. she screamed for Mother Ceres — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1902, line 12: «When anyone touches the swan, it screams, and Peter calls out, "Swan, hold fast."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «call out» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait so did her mum hear her, be honest

1. yes, she heard the cries but could not get there in time — score 1
2. no, the nymphs were too busy — no support
3. yes, but Ceres was too far off to come in time — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. no, Ceres was too far away — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 686, line 14: «The spectre's warning: "woe betide you if you venture to come a fourth time."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come» (+3); the same property (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the king promise, was it sweets or summink

1. a box of gold and silver coins — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a garden of emeralds and gold coins — no support
3. a garden of pearls, diamonds and rubies — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a palace full of silver and jewels — 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 ✓

ok so where did the king say his home was, like

1. a golden palace under the ground — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. a crystal palace under the sea — score 3
3. a stone castle by the sea — no support
4. under a hill — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1801, line 10: «The serpent-king wears "a golden crown, from which the light sprang," and sits among thousands of snakes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «serpent king» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the flowers do when she turned round, was it spooky

1. they seemed to bloom before her eyes — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. they seemed to pop up before her eyes — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. they seemed to sprout up all around her and blocked the path back home — score 5
4. they sprang up in front of her — no support

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 987, line 6: «Who: the Snowdrop is a flower that was "flattened" and looked "as if it had been painted upon the floor".», 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 «flower» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

how many flowers did the big shrub have, like loads?

1. around ninety — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. far more than a hundred blossoms on each stem — score 1
3. above a hundred — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. more than a thousand flowers and buds — 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 952, line 16: «Old word: a "patrician" was a member of the old noble families of ancient Rome; today we would say a wealthy aristocrat.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

did she lose her flowers or keep them, be real

1. she dropped them all along the way back to the field — score 4
2. she gave them to the nymphs — score 2
3. she scattered every one of them on the road as she was carried off — score -3
4. she dropped them along the way — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 2069, line 19: «What is lost: the girl drops her flowers along the way, and mothers in the towns run out to check on their children.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «drop» (+3); the same place «way» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait the mums in the towns, did they panic too

1. they dropped everything and rushed out into the streets to find their children — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. they went to look for the nymphs — no support
3. they ran out into the streets to check on their kids and call for help — no support
4. they ran out to check on their kids — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1433, line 9: «The Sultan threatens Aladdin: "you must find her or lose your head."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal character of the extract and state the place in which she was found gathering blossoms.

1. Persephone, beside the sea shore — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Proserpina, in the vale of Enna — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Ceres, in the sea — no support
4. Ceres, in the vale of Enna — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Describe the manner in which the shrub was removed from the earth and the consequence which followed upon its removal.

1. She yanked it out and the earth cracked open — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. She pulled it up by the roots, causing a hole to open — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. She tugged it free and the ground split — no support
4. She dug it out with her bare hands, opening a pit — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 2069, line 12: «What happens when she pulls: the earth "began to stir and crack", and she hears "a rumbling sound right beneath her feet".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «crack» (+3); the same doer «earth» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the rank and attributes of the stranger who appeared from the cavity in the earth.

1. A stranger in a crown of diamonds, a lord of the deep earth — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A king with a crown of diamonds, ruler of precious stones — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A stranger with a crown — no support
4. A king with a crown of gold, master of the gems below — 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 · right ✓

Explain why Proserpina was unable to obtain assistance from her mother during her abduction.

1. Her mother was too far off to hear anything — no support
2. Ceres was out of reach and had no way to know — score 5
3. Ceres was far distant and could not hear her cries — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Ceres was far distant and the stranger's chariot was too fast and dark for any voice to reach her in time — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 2069, line 5: «He seizes her, drives off at great speed, and she screams for her mother Ceres, who is much too far away to hear.», 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 «mother» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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