Violet Fairy Book, Sigurd and Lineik, part 38: the children flee to the grove, and the prince is deceived
Tests: 5 of 14 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 698 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 ✓
Innit wild, what happened to the king's ship?
- 1. it hit rocks in a storm — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 2. it broke on the shore — no support
- 3. it struck a reef at night — score -1
- 4. it burned — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 679, line 1: «Tiidu sets sail for home with his treasure, but the ship strikes a rock and begins to sink.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «strike» (+1); the same thing acted on «rock» (+1). Against it: the same doer «ship» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · right ✓
Bruv, what did Sigurd do to the wood behind them?
- 1. he threw burning torches into the dry thicket behind them — no support
- 2. he set it alight — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 3. he lit a fire and let the flames spread through the grove — no support
- 4. he tore branches down — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 698, line 2: «Sigurd dreams of his father, so he and Lineik flee their stepmother and set a wood on fire behind them.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «wood» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
Mate, which trees did they hide inside?
- 1. a green and gold tree — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. the green and red trees — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 3. two trees growing in the middle of the grove — score 3
- 4. a hollow rock — score 2
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 306, line 15: «The third match shows a Christmas tree where "thousands of lights were burning on the green branches".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · right ✓
Wicked, what face did the stepmum pull when chasing them?
- 1. a sneer — no support
- 2. a face like a storm cloud — no support
- 3. a face uglier than a witch's — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 4. a sour look of spite — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 262, line 14: «Old word "ugsome" means hideous or horrible; the spinners' faces are called ugly and the bride might get "an ugsome look."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
Bare dodgy, who did the prince really marry?
- 1. Lineik, the king's daughter — no support
- 2. a farmer's daughter from the eastern hills — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 3. Blauvor's own servant girl — score 5
- 4. Laufer, the queen's daughter — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 662, line 1: «Ilonka comes back to the palace, marries the prince, and gets the crown for him, but the prince knows he was tricked.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «marry» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · right ✓
Gutted for Laufer, innit? Why is she crying?
- 1. she's scared — no support
- 2. she fears the prince's rage — no support
- 3. she misses her mother — no support
- 4. she can't weave the silk — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 698, line 5: «In his rooms, Laufer is set to weave three robes, and she bursts into tears because she cannot weave.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «laufer» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
Proper mad, which robe is the best one?
- 1. the white one — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. the one with the silver thread — no support
- 3. the green one — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. the robe the prince wants to wear — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
Bruv, why was the prince let down at first?
- 1. she looked too plain — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. she was not pretty — no support
- 3. she seemed a poor match for his royal family — no support
- 4. she was not that special — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
Mint, what did the prince want to wear at the wedding?
- 1. the red robe — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 2. the green robe — ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 3. the gold — score -1
- 4. the blue robe — score 1
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 226, line 7: «What: he wears "a doctor's robe" and lets the "long beard" he grew on his travels make him look the part.», 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 (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
Skive off, what tricked the captain's course?
- 1. a dark cloud — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. the moon — no support
- 3. a thick fog — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. a grey sea mist rolling in from the east — 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 ✗
Dead clever, what was a progress for a king?
- 1. a ride to inspect the realm — no support
- 2. a visit to his farms — no support
- 3. a trip to check his land — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. a long journey around the kingdom to see his people — ← Mova's choice · score 7
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 359, line 6: «Who: the captain of the ship "U-ni-corn" trades with a king who had never seen white men before.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+4); the same thing acted on «white men» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
Yo, what made Laufer look so pale?
- 1. losing both her parents — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. travelling far from her home kingdom in winter — no support
- 3. being separated from the man she loves — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 4. fear of her stepmother — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 52, line 2: «The gaoler's kind daughter, who loves animals, asks to look after him. She brings him bubble-and-squeak, and the smell of hot cabbage makes him dream of meadow…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «love» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗
Bruv, what colours were the trees the prince took?
- 1. both green and gold — no support
- 2. one white, one blue — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 3. one red birch and one green fir tree — score -1
- 4. one red, one green — ✓ the right answer · score 2
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 682, line 2: «The grateful king offers any gift, so the knight asks for the king's ear, and the king keeps his word and cuts it off.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 14 · ★ · right ✓
Innit sad, why did the king's men keep vanishing?
- 1. the king's men were taken by a witch from the north — score 2
- 2. they were sent off on secret errands by the queen — score 4
- 3. no reason was ever given — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 4. the queen was blamed — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 667, line 9: «Why: the king is angry at first, but he keeps his promise because he gave "my royal word" to spare the thief.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «king» (+5); the same action «give» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓
By what device did the queen Blauvor deceive the prince concerning the identity of the bride?
- 1. She presented her own daughter as Lineik — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 2. She hid the real princess away — score 5
- 3. She disguised her daughter Laufer with a veil and forged a royal seal to prove the bride's identity — score 6
- 4. She sent her daughter veiled and claimed the bride was Lineik, who had been ill — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 698, line 14: «How: the queen learns of the prince's plan "by means of her black arts", and then she sends her own daughter.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «queen» (+3); the same circumstance (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
For what purpose did the king instruct his children to seek the two trees?
- 1. So they could bring back the royal treasure from the mountains — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 2. To help them win a war against the northern kings — score 2
- 3. To secure their safety from enemies — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. To guard their kingdom's throne — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 690, line 9: «Why: the king says "for years we have tried some way of putting an end to them, but it is impossible."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (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 3 · formal language · right ✓
What reason did the prince give for requiring that the marriage take place in his own country?
- 1. The marriage must be held at home — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. His people wish to see it — score 1
- 3. The priests demand it here — no support
- 4. His father wanted it held in his own hall after the funeral — score 1
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 211, line 5: «The Sultan refuses the marriage, the genie carries the vizir's son out into the cold, and the princess tells her mother the truth.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «sultan» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
What task did the prince assign to the bride upon her arrival, and what outcome did he intend?
- 1. To weave three robes for the wedding — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. To weave the three wedding robes in secret so the queen cannot see — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 3. To paint the wedding banners in gold — no support
- 4. To weave three robes and then be sent back to the queen — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 691, line 13: «Quote: the queen says "You have found it" when she meets him, and tells him "Here you can dwell among the immortals".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «meet» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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