Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Naughty Boy: a kind poet lets in a wet boy who shoots him with an arrow

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 308 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 ✗

Yo, why'd the old poet even let that soggy kid in?

1. Cuz he thought the kid was a cute little dude who needed a warm fire — no support
2. Honestly he was lonely and wanted to hear the kid's stories, bruh, for real — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. He just wanted some company — score 4
4. Cuz he felt bad for him, bruh — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 308, line 10: «Why: the poet lets the boy in because he says, "Those who have not a roof over their heads will be wetted to the skin."», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «poet» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Dude, what was that kid's name, like, for real?

1. Cupid, no cap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Tom, dude — no support
3. Ben, fam — no support
4. Kevin, bro — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the boy was naked? Like, totally bare?

1. Nah, he had a coat — no support
2. Yep, nothing on, fam — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yep, totally naked, no clothes at all, fam, really bare — no support
4. Nah, he had a wet cloak wrapped tight around him, bro — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 298, line 18: «The boy wraps one pewter soldier in paper and sends it across by the errand man.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wrap» (+4); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 4 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, what did the poet even give him to sip?

1. Some kinda spiced mulled wine with honey, dude — no support
2. Sweet wine, bro — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 18
3. Hot cider, fam — score 14
4. He gave him a cup of hot cocoa, like, super warm, bro — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 18, against 14 for the next best. Its support: lesson 308, line 2: «The poet takes him in, dries his hair, and gives him sweet wine and roasted apples, and the boy becomes merry.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «poet» (+5); the same doer «poet» (+4); the same property (+4); the same action «give» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the kid's bow get totally wrecked by the rain?

1. Yep, the string is busted now — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, it got soaked through — no support
3. Nah, the bow got soaked and the arrows fell out in the mud, dude — no support
4. Nah, it dried out, it was fine — ✓ 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Okay, so he shot the poet right in the heart?

1. Yep, straight through his heart and out the back, mate, that's rough — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, grazed his cheek, mate — no support
3. Nah, it went right through his chest and lungs, pretty bad, mate — no support
4. Yep, straight through, mate — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why was the poet crying on the floor, though?

1. Cuz it hurt — no support
2. Cuz the wine was bad, bro — no support
3. Cuz the arrow hit him hard — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Cuz he was sad — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 308, line 17: «Old word: "Fie!" is an exclamation showing shame or disgust; the poet cries "Fie!" to show he thinks Cupid is badly behaved.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «poet» (+4). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Did the poet say he'd warn people about him?

1. Yeah, he's telling all the kids — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Yeah, he's gonna write a big poster about him and put it up everywhere — no support
3. Yeah, he's warning the grown-ups — score 6
4. Nah, he's just sleeping now — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 308, line 11: «Why: Cupid's bow looks ruined, so the poet says, "Why, your bow is quite spoiled," but the boy shows it is "dry again" and works well.», 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 «poet» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where does Cupid hang out at the theatre?

1. Chilling way up high in the huge chandelier above all the seats, bro — score 1
2. Hanging out up in the balcony — no support
3. Chilling in the big chandelier — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Sitting by the back door — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 308, line 19: «Old word: a "chandelier" is a hanging frame with many lights; today we would call it a light fitting, and Cupid sits in it "in bright flames".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sit» (+3); the same doer «cupid» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Is Cupid sneaky about following students?

1. Yeah, he's wearing a green hat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Super sneaky, he sneaks around in a black coat and never gets caught, fam — no support
3. Dead sneaky, he's in a black coat — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Dead sneaky, he hides in a long black coat and walks behind them real quiet, bro — 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 ✗

Like, did he shoot anyone's grandma?

1. Yep, your granddad, way back — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yep, your nan, long ago — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nope, your aunt, ages ago — no support
4. Yep, your nan and her whole family, a long time ago, real bad news — 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 ✓

So what's the big lesson from this story, then?

1. Don't mess with Cupid, he's trouble — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Never trust strange boys, bro — no support
3. Always carry an umbrella out — no support
4. Be nice, kids — 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 ✗

Which of the following describes the boy's action upon being admitted to the poet's room?

1. He smiled at the poet and then took out his bow to shoot the old man — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He knocked and waited quietly — no support
3. He fired at the window — no support
4. He took aim and discharged an arrow into the poet's heart — ✓ 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

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner does the poet respond to the injury inflicted upon him by the boy?

1. He wept bitterly upon the cold ground for a long while and then resolved to warn every child in the land about the dangers of love — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. He wept upon the ground and resolved to caution the children — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He fainted on the floor and decided to keep the boy inside the house — no support
4. He sobbed by the fire and vowed to find the boy and punish him — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 308, line 4: «The poet weeps, then warns all children never to play with this naughty Cupid, who follows people everywhere.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «warn» (+3); the same receiver «children» (+1); a different doer (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 ✗

To what location does the narrator attribute the boy's habit of appearing at public entertainments?

1. He hides behind the velvet curtain near the orchestra pit, watching quietly — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. On the stage floor — no support
3. He sits within the great chandelier, burning in bright flames — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He perches on a high beam above the crowd, lit by the warm lamps — 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 ✗

What precise ailment did the arrow inflict upon the aged poet, according to the narrative?

1. It grazed his left shoulder — score 2
2. It penetrated deeply into his chest and damaged his heart and lungs — score 2
3. It penetrated his heart — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. It hit his leg — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 308, line 12: «How: Cupid's arrow is aimed suddenly, "he bent his bow, took aim, and shot an arrow", so the poet has no time to avoid it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «shoot» (+5); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «arrow» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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