Europe's Fairy Book, Tiidu the Piper, part 17: a wise maiden is carried off, and lazy Tiidu finds his pipes

Tests: 2 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 677 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 who was the hump lady tho

1. the old woman who lived near the palace — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the hunchbacked old woman who came to the heralds and offered help — no support
3. the old woman who was hired by the heralds to find the maiden — no support
4. the old woman who knew where the maiden was — ✓ 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol why was the kettle being so extra

1. it kept sliding down the chain into the ashes — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. it had a crack on the side — no support
3. it kept rolling off the tripod — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. nobody had hung it properly on the hook above the fire — 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 677, line 9: «Why: the kettle keeps falling because the old woman puts it where it should not be, and Wildrose "had not lost patience at the old woman's stupidity".», 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 «kettle» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait who yelled at the old lady from the nest

1. Brightwing — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Wildrose — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Thorn — no support
4. Blackbird — 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap how did the old lady grab the girl

1. she climbed the tree and grabbed her tightly while the girl screamed — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. she swung her over her shoulders — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. after a long chase she finally caught the girl with both arms — score 5
4. she lifted her onto a horse — 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 263, line 12: «The doctor says her son "would die" if the lady does not consent, so the lady "had to give way" and summons Catskin.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «lady» (+2); the same thing acted on «way» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

ok real talk what did the prince do when he saw her

1. he declared her his bride and kissed her in the great hall of the palace — no support
2. he bowed to her in the hall — no support
3. he knelt before her and kissed her hand while the whole court watched — no support
4. kissed her in front of everyone — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 677, line 4: «The prince kisses Wildrose in front of everyone, and she rides to the palace in a golden dress, and the wedding is held three days later.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «kiss» (+2); the same place «front» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

how fast was the wedding tho

1. two hours — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the whole summer and part of autumn — no support
3. two weeks — no support
4. three days — ✓ 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 ✗

lowkey what did the guests think of the bride

1. she was truly beautiful — no support
2. nobody could find any fault with her manners or looks — no support
3. they said she would be a devoted and loyal wife — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. she was the perfect wife — ✓ 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 483, line 4: «An old guest tells him to borrow a quarter of malt and throw it into his well; next morning the well gives beer for everyone.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same doer «old guest» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro what was tiidu's whole vibe

1. quiet, always singing by the river — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a dreamer — no support
3. lazy — no support
4. lazy, always sleeping under trees — ✓ the right answer · 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr why did his fam not even mind when he ghosted

1. they had been expecting him to leave for years — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. they were relieved — no support
3. they were secretly happy he had gone away — no support
4. they were glad he finally showed some spirit — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl what instrument was he playing

1. a harp — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. his flute — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a large bagpipe he had bought in town — no support
4. his fiddle — 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 ✗

wait so what did the old man say pipes would do

1. earn him money, but only if he played for the emperor — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. make him famous across every kingdom and bring him endless wealth — score 4
3. bring him gold from the royal court — score 0
4. earn him money wherever people listened — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 677, line 5: «Tiidu, a lazy boy from a poor family, refuses to work, and an old man tells him to buy pipes and play for money, so he sets off secretly and grows rich.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «play» (+4); the same doer «old man» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

bruh how did tiidu make a stack of cash

1. he begged — no support
2. he sold his flute — no support
3. he played at weddings nightly — no support
4. people paid him for playing — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 677, line 16: «Tiidu leaves home secretly and wanders from village to village, where people pay him in "pence", which are small old coins.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pay» (+2); the same thing acted on «tiidu» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what did the lords give him at last

1. a silk robe and new silver flutes — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a fancy dress and a silver pipe set — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a velvet coat and a pearl necklace — no support
4. gold coins — 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 · right ✓

Which of the following persons was first to approach the heralds?

1. an aged woman — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a tall stranger — no support
3. a boy — no support
4. a monk — 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 ✗

What was the principal impediment to the kettle's stability upon the tripod?

1. its weight — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. its tendency to slip from the stand — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the way it kept sliding about — no support
4. its unstable base and uneven legs — 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 · wrong ✗

By what means did the old man recommend that Tiidu should earn his livelihood?

1. by traveling from village to village playing for coins in the square — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. by playing pipes for payment — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. by selling bread at the market — no support
4. by working in the lord's fields — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 677, line 16: «Tiidu leaves home secretly and wanders from village to village, where people pay him in "pence", which are small old coins.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «village» (+4). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different action (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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the outcome of Tiidu's departure from his parental home?

1. he wandered the land for years, earning little and never returning home — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. he prospered through his music — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he became a famous court musician and gained the respect of his family — no support
4. he returned home poor and sad — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 677, line 16: «Tiidu leaves home secretly and wanders from village to village, where people pay him in "pence", which are small old coins.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same doer «tiidu» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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