Fairy Book, The Horse Gullfaxi And The Sword Gunnfoder, part 54: Sigurd hides three times and is cursed by a giantess

Tests: 6 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 714 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 ✓

Yo, who actually hid Sigurd under the bed, innit?

1. his stepmother Ingiborg — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. his wicked stepmother Ingiborg from the house — score 8
3. the servant woman who lived in the hall with him — score 2
4. his old uncle Hakon — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 714, line 1: «Sigurd's stepmother Ingiborg hides him under her bed, then under the table, then behind the panelling, because he refuses to go hunting with his father.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hide» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «stepmother» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, how deep was the first giantess wading, like?

1. waist deep — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. up to her knees in water — no support
3. ankle deep — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. past her ankles in the cold river mud — 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 ✗

Mate, what was the curse, proper scary?

1. partly burned and partly dead — no support
2. half scorched and half withered — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. half his body scorched and the other half withered badly — no support
4. a curse that scorched and withered him — ← 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 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 thing acted on «curse» (+4); the same doer «old word» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol no way, what did the crab dig?

1. a deep hole in the ground — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. a hole — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. a burrow — score 5
4. a shallow pit by the sea — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 92, line 2: «The girl gives him her scissors. He snaps them happily: now he can eat nuts, crack shells, dig holes, climb trees, breathe in dry air and hide under any stone.…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «pau» (+3); the same action «dig» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «holes» (-1). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

So who put the egg on the fire, like?

1. Sigurd — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. the wasp — score 6
3. the monkey — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. the wicked monkey who lived in the house — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. 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 action «set» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «sigurd» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Who got stung on the nose, bruv?

1. the monkey — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Mortar — no support
3. Wasp — no support
4. the egg — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 682, line 3: «On the third day the knight asks for the king's nose, and the king gives it up, though he hates to.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «king» (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

What did the mortar do to the monkey in the end, fam?

1. it landed on his back and hurt — no support
2. it fell down from the roof and crushed him to death in the house — no support
3. dropped on him and killed him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. it dropped from the beam on him and killed him — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 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 607, line 1: «Baloo moans that the monkeys may have dropped Mowgli, and Bagheera scolds him for being no help at all.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); the same circumstance (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «drop» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Ingiborg gave him a ball of string, yeah? What was it for?

1. to roll him to the cliffs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. to pull him to the river — score -1
3. so that he could roll himself out to the cliffs safely — score -1
4. to roll him down the high cliffs toward the sea — 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 714, line 5: «The giantess is going to put him in the pot that night, so Ingiborg tells him not to be frightened and to give her the smallest ring.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why'd Sigurd not wanna go hunting, like?

1. he was scared of the forest and wanted to stay home all day — score 0
2. he wanted to stay in bed — no support
3. he just wanted to stay home by the fire with his stepmother — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. he just wanted to stay home — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 714, line 8: «Sigurd is "very fond of his stepmother," but he also refuses his father again and again, so the text calls him "quite obstinate."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «sigurd» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who did the giantess want to put in the pot, innit?

1. the young prince Sigurd from the hall — score 1
2. Prince Sigurd — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. the stepmother — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Ingiborg — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 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 714, line 5: «The giantess is going to put him in the pot that night, so Ingiborg tells him not to be frightened and to give her the smallest ring.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2); 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 11 · ★ · right ✓

How many gold rings did Ingiborg hand over, like?

1. three — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. three of the golden rings — score 7
3. four — score 7
4. five — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 682, line 8: «What the knight asks for: "Your Majesty's ear", which the king cuts off and hands over.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+4); the same action «hand over» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, did the giantess believe Ingiborg about the forest?

1. no, she just said "Go away!" — score 5
2. yes — no support
3. no, she shouted "That's a lie!" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. no — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 714, line 12: «The third giantess speaks "in a voice like thunder," and she shouts "That's a lie!" when Ingiborg says Sigurd is in the forest.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «shout» (+3); the same doer «giantess» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

By what means was the prince afflicted following his obstinate refusal to accompany his father?

1. by a spell of burning and drying — no support
2. by a curse of scorching and withering — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. by scorching — no support
4. through a charm of freezing and wilting — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 703, line 6: «The youth's father is the one who turns him out, because he is "so lazy and stupid" and will not work.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «one» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

What was the precise sequence of concealment employed by Ingiborg on the three occasions?

1. bed, table, panelling — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. first the bed, then the table, and last the wall panelling — no support
3. bed, table, panelling, then the chest by the door — no support
4. bed, chest, doorway — 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 ✗

What object did Ingiborg bestow upon Sigurd for the purpose of descending to the cliffs?

1. a rope — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. string — no support
3. a ball of string — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a bag of gold coins — 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 714, line 18: «Ingiborg "implored" Sigurd to go hunting, which meant she begged him very hard, a stronger word than simply asking.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which gift did Sigurd present to the giantess in accordance with Ingiborg's instructions?

1. a ring — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. the smallest gold ring — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. the bigger gold ring — score 5
4. the ring — score 5

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 468, line 17: «Old word "caftan" means a long coat, worn in Russia and nearby lands; the King's gift was a red one.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «king» (+3); the same action «gift» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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