English Fairy Tales, Princess of Canterbury: Jack wins the princess with an egg, a stick, a nut and fish

Tests: 4 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 266 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 ✗

ok so Jack's mega bizarre, right? he's pulling fish out his pocket like a magician

1. Nah, he's just a bit daft — no support
2. Yeah, he's weird but he always gets what he wants, innit — no support
3. Nah, he's just a magician, mate, nothing dodgy about it — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Yeah, he's a proper muppet but he's dead clever at winning — ✓ the right answer · 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 217, line 6: «Who: the narrator, newly married, and his wife Amina, who is secretly a magician who keeps company with a ghoul.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «wife» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, why'd the princess go all sus when Jack said "a-feeshing"

1. Cos fishing is a rude word in the palace and she found it offensive to hear — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Cos he never fished before — no support
3. Cos fish don't live in halls — no support
4. Cos there's no pond in the hall — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 256, line 2: «explain: When he wakes, he rides on to the palace and finds the King well again, but the King thinks his apples are poison and orders his beheading.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «find» (+5); the same doer «prince» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

innit proper cheeky when Jack prods the king with a needle

1. Nah, it was a proper dangerous move but Jack was not bothered at all — no support
2. Yeah, mate, he had him sorted — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, it was cheeky but the king deserved it for being so rude to him earlier — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Yeah, he was cheeky, innit — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 167, line 2: «The fisherman says the king got what he deserved, and the genius begs him not to throw him back into the sea.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «deserve» (+4); the same doer «king» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv, the king's gonna behead Jack if he nods off, yeah?

1. Yeah, he'll be sent to the tower — score 5
2. Nah, he gets a fine instead, mate — no support
3. Nah, the king said he'd only be sent back home if he stayed awake the night — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Yeah, off goes his head, that's the deal — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 266, line 11: «The princess asks how he will get the egg out, and Jack says "With a crooked stick", the answer she needs.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same doer «jack» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

what's Jack even sayin with "vorton" and "zo now" like

1. He's mumbling nonsense cos he's drunk and has lost his way home today — no support
2. He's using old Scottish words for food and drink that nobody at court knows — no support
3. He talks in proper country dialect, innit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. He's speaking some old language — 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 266, line 16: «Jack speaks with country dialect, such as "vor" for "for", "zo" for "so" and "Noa" for "No".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «speak» (+3); the same doer «jack» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

cos seriously, who's the nut bit even for

1. To pay the miller for grinding the corn today — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To answer the princess's question about the stick, which he had found in the hall earlier and tied up — no support
3. To use as a weapon against the king's guards if they try to chase him down the road — no support
4. To answer the princess's question about the stick — ✓ 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

did the brothers actually want Jack along or nah

1. Yeah, they wanted him along — score 5
2. Yeah, they were thrilled to have him along on the great journey — score 3
3. Nah, they wanted him gone, but the king insisted he join the whole expedition — score 5
4. Nah, they were stuck with him — ← 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 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 254, line 8: «The three brothers are Valentine, Oliver and Jack, and they agree "not one was to go home before the other."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «three brothers» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

mate, what's the vibe when the king's all nearly sus about the fish

1. He's well narked but has to go along — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. He's really angry, but he cannot refuse, since the court expects him to follow the rules — score 5
3. He's cross but still feels bound — score 6
4. He's pleased and keen to join — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 266, line 3: «Jack wades a river, catches fish, and passes them off as ones he pulled from his pocket to keep the princess entertained.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+5); the same doer «jack» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

bro, what does "ordeal" even mean, like proper

1. A hard test you've gotta get through — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A word for a kind of food — no support
3. A type of fish you catch — no support
4. A hard test you've gotta get through, like staying awake all night or losing your head — 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 ✗

so Jack ends up with the princess and the crown, yeah?

1. Yeah, but he gives it back — score 5
2. Nah, he gets the throne later on — score 2
3. Nah, he gets the princess but the king keeps the crown and sends Jack away on a ship — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Yeah, the same day he marries her — ✓ the right answer · 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 226, line 11: «What: the prince whispers "Look at me, princess" and tells her he is the Prince of Persia who has come to set her free.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «princess» (+4); the same doer «prince» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

oi, what's the lesson with Jack's bag of random stuff

1. Keep your bag tidy — no support
2. Carry odd things for fun, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Odd stuff can help you win, cos it's clever — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Pack light always — 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 162, line 14: «What is a wallet? It is a small bag for carrying food and small things, and in the story it holds dates and biscuits.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «carry» (+4); the same thing acted on «food» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the answer Jack gave when asked where the crooked stick came from?

1. From a hazel tree, which grew beside the road where he had walked the whole day — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. From a nut, which he had found on the road — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. From a stone, which he had picked up at dawn — no support
4. From an oak, which he had chopped down himself — 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 ✗

Identify the means by which Jack deceived the king regarding the fish, as recounted in the passage.

1. He hid several fish in his hand and bag, then pricked the king with a needle while the court laughed at the king's surprise — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. He concealed a fish in his hand and pricked the king with a needle — ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. He pretended the king had a fish in his beard and then pricked him with a needle to make him jump — score 7
4. He sneaked a salmon into his palm and poked the king with a thorn — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 266, line 18: «The king is pricked "with a needle" so that Jack can pull out a fish, and the king "did not much relish the operation".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «prick» (+4); the same circumstance (+2); the same thing acted on «king» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

State the condition under which the princess was to be married according to the proclamation of the King of Canterbury.

1. Whoever answered three questions put by the princess — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Whoever answered three questions put by the princess, with the king as judge and the court as witnesses to the answers — score 4
3. Whoever answered three questions put by the princess, and also won a duel against her chosen champion in the hall — score 4
4. Whoever could beat the princess at a riddle contest — 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 204, line 16: «The princess calls the prince "a debtor of mine" and puts the warehouses "under the royal seal".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «put» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Explain why the princess concluded that Jack must not be beheaded, as stated in the passage.

1. He had answered her three questions — score 4
2. He had been fishing in the hall all night, so the king could not behead him for sleeping — score 3
3. He had been fishing in the hall all night — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. He had been fishing in the hall all night and had caught several fish to show the king — ← Mova's choice · 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 266, line 17: «Jack crosses a river barefoot, catches fish in his pocket, and later pretends he is "busy a-feeshing" in the hall.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «catch» (+4); the same doer «jack» (+2); the same thing acted on «fish» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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