Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Shepherd Paul, part 51: Niels is caught and wed, then Paul gathers three strong friends and finds a dragon's captive

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

Lesson 711 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 ✗

Okay so Niels thought he was totally safe til Rasmus opened his big mouth, right?

1. Rasmus dropped him in it about the sword — ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. Rasmus blamed the steward for losing the sword and then ran off — no support
3. Rasmus hid the sword in his coat — no support
4. Rasmus told the princess he had seen Niels steal her sword from the hall — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 711, line 10: «Who betrays him: Rasmus says "You've forgotten something, Niels," and so the sword is brought out.», 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 «rasmus» (+1). The right option, 1, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, why was Niels sweating when the princess came in?

1. He thought she was onto him about the sword — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. He feared the princess had found the sword — score 5
3. He had just been caught lying to the king about the stolen gold and sword — score 3
4. He had hidden the slipper and thought the princess had seen him stealing it — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 629, line 15: «Old word: a "screw-gun" is a small cannon made in two pieces that are "screwed together when the time comes to use them".», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «time» (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, what was actually in his pocket that got him caught?

1. A jewelled sword hilt wrapped in silk cloth — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A gold-embroidered slipper — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A silver brooch — no support
4. A small golden box with the princess's seal inside — 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, was the wedding a proper big do or just a wee thing?

1. Nobody came, it was just a quiet little ceremony in the chapel — no support
2. It was huge, with a feast and dancing in the hall for three days — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. It was big, the bells were going — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. It was small and quiet — 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 535, line 17: «Old word: "nuptials" means a wedding, and "wallet" means a small bag.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «old word» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Lowkey, what did Niels end up being, like, in the posh sense?

1. An earl — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Head of the royal guard and keeper of the castle keys — no support
3. A page — no support
4. The king's chief steward for all the lands — 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 ✗

Be real, did anyone ever find out what happened to his mum and dad?

1. No, the records were burned — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nope, the story only says they left him in the woods when he was a baby — no support
3. Nope, the historians forgot to say — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, they were found later living in a far village and kept in touch — 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 ✗

Yo, how strong was little Paul when he was fourteen?

1. He could lift a small cart — no support
2. He could pull up oaks like weeds and carry a whole cart of stones home — score 0
3. He was so strong he could tear whole oak trees up by the roots and throw them — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. He could rip up oaks like weeds — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 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 711, line 5: «Paul beats three giant strong men who join him, then finds a dragon's captive maiden in a hole underground.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). Against it: the same doer «paul» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sick, what was Tree Comber doing with the trees?

1. Hugging them — no support
2. Chopping them into logs — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. Combing them like flax — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Cutting them — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 348, line 6: «George chopped the tree with his hatchet, and when his father asked, he said, "I chopped the tree down with my hatchet."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «chop» (+4); the same thing acted on «tree» (+4). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, what did Stone Crusher do with those stones?

1. Ground them to powder like nuts — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Carried them to the river — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Crushed them into powder and then fed it to the horses in the stable — no support
4. Ground them up in his hands until they were fine as sand — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 66, line 4: «Next he rows the Rat's boat up the river to the garden front. As he passes under the little bridge — Crash! — a great stone dropped by two stoats smashes throu…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «great stone» (+2); the same place «bottom» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, how did the dwarf get back at Tree Comber?

1. He ate the whole stew and then tied all of them up to the trees — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He threw the pot at Tree Comber — no support
3. He ate the whole stew and ran off — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He tied Tree Comber to a tree — 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 ✗

Fam, what did Paul do to the dwarf in the end?

1. Locked him in a dark cave — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Threw him into the river — no support
3. Tied him to a big tree — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Set him free — 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 ✗

Honestly, what was the dragon's deal down in that hole?

1. It was a small snake with two tails — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Six heads, nothing else — no support
3. It had seven heads and stole gold — no support
4. It had six heads and had kidnapped a maiden — ✓ 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, which mate got stuck in the ground up to his neck?

1. Dwarf — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Stone Crusher — score 3
3. Iron Kneader — score 3
4. Tree Comber — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 430, line 1: «The Baba Yaga sends Ivan to watch her mares, but they run into the blue sea and stand there up to their necks in water.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stand up» (+6). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following best describes the outcome of the princess's enquiry into the theft of her property?

1. Niels was exposed as the thief, then the princess forgave him and later had him made an earl after the wedding feast — score -1
2. Niels was identified as the culprit and subsequently married the princess — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. The sword was returned and Rasmus was given the reward — no support
4. Niels was tried before the king and condemned, but the princess persuaded her father to spare his life and let him leave the court — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 668, line 9: «Why: The king wants to marry the princess, but his wise men say nothing, so the Court Fool gives the plan of sending the seventh Simon.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same action «marry» (-1); the same thing acted on «princess» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the text, what was the nature of the second tale's central hero during his youth?

1. He was found as a foundling by a shepherd and grew up to tear oaks up by the roots, though he was also a clever thinker and a loyal friend — no support
2. He was a foundling raised by a shepherd, who attained great physical strength — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He was a child of nobles who learned to fight — score 3
4. He was an abandoned baby raised by a shepherd who grew into a man of enormous strength and courage in the forest — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 707, line 21: «Old word: "Mährchen" is German for fairy tale, which is why the source is named "Tunische Mährchen", Tunisian tales.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «old word» (+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 ✗

Identify the sequence in which the three companions were left to prepare the midday meal before Paul's own turn.

1. Stone Crusher, Tree Comber — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Iron Kneader, Tree Comber — no support
3. Stone Crusher, Iron Kneader, Tree Comber — no support
4. Tree Comber, Stone Crusher, Iron Kneader — ✓ 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

According to the passage, by what means did Paul descend beneath the earth in pursuit of the dwarf?

1. By sliding down a rope from the hill — no support
2. By climbing into a basket and being lowered by two men on a long rope through the rocks into the hole below — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. By stepping into a basket lowered on a cord — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. By stepping into a basket that was lowered on a long cord by the men above, then sinking slowly into the dark hole — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 50, line 18: «The English word «panic» comes from Pan's name: the old Greeks said sudden wild fear in lonely places came from him. The book says carefully that this is NOT p…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «english word» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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