Fairy Book, The Land of Immortality: the prince rides a ring to the world's end and finds a queen who wakes

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 691 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 ✓

Mate, the prince wished himself to the end of the world with a ring, so did it take him ages to get there?

1. Yes, the journey lasted many days through forests and mountains, and he was tired — no support
2. No, the ring took him there straight away — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Yes, he had to ride a horse for months across the lands — score -2
4. Yes, he walked for several long years — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 691, line 9: «What: the ring takes you where you wish, "without even the trouble of flying to it through the air".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+4); the same doer «ring» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, what did the queen give him when he said no to staying, like a souvenir?

1. A great golden crown set with diamonds and silver — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. A small silver spoon — score 1
3. A little golden rod — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. A little golden rod that later became a ladder — no support

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 549, line 3: «Laius and Jocaste try to kill their baby, but a servant hands him to a shepherd instead.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «servant» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Innit, how long were those needles going to take to wear out?

1. An hour — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Several centuries — no support
3. Ten long years — no support
4. A thousand years — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · right ✓

Proper, what did the golden rod turn into at the river?

1. A golden ladder — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. A boat — score 4
3. A bridge — score 4
4. A silver rope — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 691, line 3: «At the river the rod becomes a golden ladder up to a city in the air, where a monster attacks him and the Queen of Life and Death welcomes him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «become» (+5); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Like, did the sword kill the beast for good?

1. No, it fell asleep — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. No, the heads grew back — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, the beast died instantly and never came back to life — no support
4. Yes, one head was lost — 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 684, line 12: «The captain survives because he wears "the shawl of his lost wife", so the sword "fell harmless".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fall» (+4); the same doer «sword» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Gutted, what made him want to go home?

1. A dream about a hunting trip — no support
2. A dream of his old village burning down in a great fire — no support
3. A dream in which the queen was calling him back home — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. A dream about his mum and dad — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 684, line 15: «The robber captain wants to marry the queen, and she tells him to steal the sword.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, so how long had his mum and dad been dead, like really?

1. Nearly four decades ago — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Far longer than anyone in the kingdom had ever been alive — no support
3. Over eight hundred years — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Almost three hundred years — 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 ✓

Lol, what was the silver flask for?

1. It kills anyone it splashes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It kills anyone it splashes, but it can be used to kill beasts — no support
3. To drink — no support
4. It wakes anyone it touches — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mental, how did the prince wake up the queen?

1. A kiss — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Golden water, a few drops — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. He carried her down the tower and sang to her for hours — score 3
4. A loud shout in her ear — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 663, line 5: «At a cottage in the valley, the prince digs in silence with Lucky Luck and learns how to save his servant, and then asks about the empty stream.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+1); the same thing acted on «servant» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dead giveaway, where was the queen when he found her?

1. Asleep in her room with her sewing — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Standing in the tower, looking out at the river far below — score 3
3. In the garden — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Sitting by the fire in the hall — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 459, line 9: «Why: the sons want to find their mother, so they ask the king, "Where is our mother?"», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «mother» (+4); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Hold on, what broke the spell?

1. A wind through the window — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. The queen's own hand cracking the last needle in two — no support
3. A bright light flashing from the golden flask in the room — no support
4. The last needle breaking — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 255, line 18: «Old phrase: "the enchantment was broke" means the magic spell was broken, so the castle's sleeping spell ended.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «break» (+5); the same thing acted on «magic spell» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper, where was the city in the air?

1. On a hill beyond the mountains — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Above the river at the end of the world — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Above the valley beyond the old city walls — score 6
4. In the forest — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 688, line 14: «Where: The stranger is a crossbow-man from "a noble count" whose castle is where he was brought up.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «castle» (+4); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Pursuant to the prince's expressed wish, which object enabled his instantaneous conveyance to the terminus of the world?

1. The gold ring bestowed upon him — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. The old map he had found — score 0
3. The silver key given to him — score 0
4. The enchanted gold ring bestowed upon him by the wise old king of the mountains — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 691, line 1: «The prince uses a magic ring to wish himself to the end of the world, where he meets the young queen of the Blue Kingdom.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «magic ring» (+1); the same circumstance (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

In what manner did the golden rod's transformation facilitate the prince's ascent to the city?

1. It grew long, bright, and strong, and turned into a golden staircase for him — no support
2. It grew into a tall tree — no support
3. It stretched upward and became a golden ladder reaching the city's gates — score 2
4. It became a golden ladder — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 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 691, line 3: «At the river the rod becomes a golden ladder up to a city in the air, where a monster attacks him and the Queen of Life and Death welcomes him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2); the same action «become» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «golden ladder» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which property distinguished the golden flask from the silver flask?

1. It kept the queen awake — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It restored the dead to life — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It turned metal into gold — no support
4. It made the drinker young again — 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 ✓

What was the principal consequence of the prince's arrival in the chamber of the sleeping queen?

1. The spell was dissolved and she awoke — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She ate food — no support
3. The castle walls crumbled to the ground — no support
4. He left town — 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

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