Fairy Tales pg23661, The Island of the Nine Whirlpools, part 1: a Queen buys a baby from a witch, and the King is furious

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 647 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 ✗

bruh why'd the queen even go see a witch?

1. the king wanted a kid and she was like sure, why not, no cap at all — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. coz the king really wanted an heir — score 3
3. bc the king wanted a baby lol — score 3
4. cause the king wanted a kid, no cap — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 647, line 12: «The witch wants "some one to love me", so the Queen kisses her "half a hundred times", which is fifty.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same action «want» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, the snakes stuck their tongues out??

1. yep, they stuck them out lol — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. no, they bowed — no support
3. yeah, rude little snakes fr — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, they were calm — 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 ✗

the witch wanted gold and stuff, right?

1. yep, crown, jewels, the lilies too — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yep, she wanted her crown, all her jewels, and the lilies from her breast — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. yeah, her crown and jewels and a golden cup and the lilies too — no support
4. yeah, her rings and a necklace — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 647, line 9: «What: the witch demands the gold crown, the sapphire necklace, the pearl bracelets, the ruby clasps, the lilies and the shoe-buckle diamonds.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «witch» (+2); the same thing acted on «gold crown» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what did the witch want for herself?

1. a fancy crown for her head — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. more gold, lol — score 5
3. someone to love her, that's it — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. a daughter to be her friend — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 102, line 6: «Who: Grethel and Hansel are the children, and the witch is "the old witch" who wants to eat them.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old witch» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+3). Against it: the same action «want» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the queen kiss the witch like a bunch?

1. yep, fifty times in a row, and the witch cried the whole time — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. about twenty times, yeah — no support
3. fifty times, it was mad — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, like a hundred or so — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 647, line 3: «The witch warns of great sorrow, but the Queen insists that joy will come first, and she kisses the witch fifty times.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «witch» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

the baby was a girl, wasn't it?

1. yep, a girl with a red bonnet on — no support
2. yeah, a girl, and the witch had given her a lot of pink ribbons — score 3
3. yeah, a girl, with pink ribbons on its sleeves and a silver rattle — no support
4. yeah, pink ribbons on its sleeves — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 647, line 15: «The Queen finds the baby in the cradle, and she knows it is a girl from its "pink ribbons" on its sleeves.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «pink ribbons» (+4); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

the king was mad, right, like proper mad?

1. he tore his hair, total meltdown — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. yeah, he shouted at the guards — score 4
3. yeah, he screamed and tore his hair out and smashed all the royal plates — score 6
4. yep, he was furious, shouting, stamping, and tearing up the whole throne room — score 6

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 647, line 4: «At home the Queen finds a baby girl, and the King tears his black hair because he wanted a boy to be his heir.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+2); the same thing acted on «black hair» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

how old was the princess at her birthday?

1. seventeen, pretty old — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. twelve, I think — no support
3. ten, lol — no support
4. eighteen, grown up now — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 487, line 13: «The old man cures the Princess, and the King rewards them both "with silver and gold."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

what was the raven doing lol?

1. pecking at the cake crumbs — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. flying round the courtyard and trying to peck the goldfish out of the water — score 4
3. trying to peck the goldfish — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. trying to peck the goldfish out of the fountain while the princess laughed — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 647, line 18: «The King arrives "as black as thunder", followed by his raven, which tries to peck the goldfish.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «peck» (+2); the same doer «raven» (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the princess sass her dad?

1. yeah, she told him off in front of everyone, he was so embarrassed, respect — no support
2. yeah, she yelled at the king — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. yeah, she told him off, respect — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, she gave him a proper telling off, the king went red, respect — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 647, line 16: «The King calls the Queen "silly" and says she never asked the witch for a boy, the heir he needed.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the queen say about marrying?

1. a clever man could rule the place with her, and the King would approve — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a clever man could rule the whole kingdom beside her someday — no support
3. a prince would be nice, maybe — no support
4. a clever man could rule the place — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the king wanted a boy to be his heir, yeah?

1. yep, a boy to learn the magic, inherit the throne, and rule the whole kingdom — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. yep, to learn the magic and rule — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yep, to learn all the magic from him and rule over every single land — score 3
4. yeah, to inherit his big throne — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 598, line 16: «Why: Remus believes that a boy who learns from books gets "beyant 'er bizness," and that his "gal" should carry the washing home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «learn» (+2); the same doer «boy» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

what did the snakes do when the queen walked by?

1. they waved at her happily — no support
2. they all tried to curtsy while hanging from the arch by their tails — score 3
3. they stuck out tongues rudely — no support
4. tried to curtsy, hanging by their tails — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 149, line 9: «"Why": the snake says "I can never be your friend because of my lost tail", so the moral is that injuries are not forgotten.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «snake» (+2); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the Queen's purchase of a child from the witch, as recorded in the text?

1. A bargain in which the Queen gave the witch her crown, her jewels, and many kisses in exchange for a child who would bring sorrow — score 1
2. A fair exchange in which the King traded his kingdom for an heir and a child — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. A bargain in which the Queen surrendered all her jewels and her lilies, then kissed the witch fifty times, in exchange for a daughter who would someday wed — no support
4. A bargain in which the Queen surrendered all her jewels in exchange for a daughter — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 476, line 19: «The prayer: a child "neither ate nor drank for three years" and prays, "God grant the kingdom of heaven to him at whose cost it was built!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «kingdom» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the stated motive of the King in directing the Queen to consult the witch.

1. He wanted a daughter to marry a prince — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He hoped to win the witch's favour and power — no support
3. He wished to secure a rival for the throne — no support
4. He desired an heir to inherit his magic and rule his kingdom — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · right ✓

State the reason for which the Princess rebuked her father in the courtyard.

1. He had scolded her for feeding goldfish — no support
2. He had teased her about her cake — no support
3. He had insulted her pet raven — no support
4. He had spoken discourteously to her mother — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 548, line 18: «Old word: "malediction" means a curse, the solemn words a father speaks to bring harm on someone.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «speak» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Explain the significance of the witch's request to be loved, as stated in the passage.

1. It suggests she was lonely, though her spells seem cruel and cold — no support
2. It reveals a deep loneliness that contrasts with her gruff trade and suggests she wants the Queen's pity above all else — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. It reveals a desire for affection that contrasts with her gruff trade — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. It shows a hidden longing for love behind her harsh and gruff trade — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 471, line 10: «Why: the witch wants to eat him, and cries "I shall eat you up in another moment."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+2); the same doer «witch» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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