Grimm, The Golden Bird, part 2: brothers steal the prize, Hans sets off home
Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 726 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, did the prince totally ignore the fox's advice by the river?
- 1. Yeah, he forgot it and sat down by the river, which was a big mistake — score 2
- 2. Nah, he remembered it fully but sat down by the river anyway for a rest — score 2
- 3. Yeah, he forgot it and sat down — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 4. Nope, he stayed standing up — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 675, line 4: «Far away, an old man follows a hermit's advice only in part, eating both halves of an apple and walking on through flowery fields.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old man» (+2); the same thing acted on «advice» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
lowkey, why were the brothers about to get hanged?
- 1. Theft, fr — no support
- 2. They were thieves, lowkey tho — score 4
- 3. They were robbers, no cap — ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 4. They stole from the king, no cap — ← Mova's choice · score 5
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 726, line 8: «The men to be hanged are his brothers, who "had turned robbers".», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «men» (+4); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · right ✓
wait, why did he hand over ALL his money?
- 1. To buy his brothers' freedom — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. To pay the king's tax — no support
- 3. To pay off the robbers so they would leave the village and never come back — no support
- 4. To buy his brothers' freedom from the gallows in the village square — 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 ✗
bro, how did he even get out of the river?
- 1. Swimming — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The fox's tail did it — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. He climbed up the bank — no support
- 4. The bird pulled him out — 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
was the horse lit or mid after he got back?
- 1. Mid, it just stood there — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Lit, it ran off to the wood — no support
- 3. Lit, it started eating again — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Asleep — 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 ✗
no way the fox turned out to be the princess's bro?!
- 1. Nope — no support
- 2. Yep — no support
- 3. Nah, he was a stranger — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 4. Yep, lost for ages — ✓ 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 575, line 18: «Brer Fox says he will "make fokes b'leeve dat I'm ole man Hunter fum Huntsville," so he is trying to fool people too.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «brer fox» (+2); the same thing acted on «ole man» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · right ✓
how'd the prince sneak back into the court?
- 1. Dressed as a servant — score 4
- 2. Through the back gate — score 4
- 3. Disguised as a poor man — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 4. Disguised as a poor man who had come to beg for bread at the kitchen door — score 6
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 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 726, line 4: «The fox hauls him out by the tail, so he sneaks back to the court disguised as a poor man.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «disguise» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
did the king get mad when the brothers did the dirty?
- 1. Nope, they got a reward instead — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. Nah, pardoned — no support
- 3. Yeah, they got let off easy — score 3
- 4. Yeah, they got seized and punished — ✓ the right answer · 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 424, line 15: «The Snake calls a raven to fly to his wife, but Ivan calls the raven to fly to his brothers instead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «ivan» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · right ✓
what's the deal with the hill, was it tiny?
- 1. Tiny, but very heavy — no support
- 2. Huge, a whole mountain of rock — no support
- 3. Huge, the whole world couldn't move it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 4. Small — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 422, line 13: «THE DEAL: The Demon says, "swear that you will never strike me with your hammer," and the Smith promises this.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «strike» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
ngl, who actually dug that hill?
- 1. The fox did, while he slept — ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. The brothers did, taking turns with spades while the prince watched from the hill — score 4
- 3. The king's men at night — ← Mova's choice · score 10
- 4. The fox did it, digging all night while the prince slept on the grass — score 5
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 10, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 688, line 12: «What: The gnome's treasure lies in a hollow in the wood, and Peter reached it by digging "like a mole into the earth."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «dig» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «peter» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗
yo, what was Hans carrying home?
- 1. A loaf of bread and cheese — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. A lump of silver big as his head — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Silver — no support
- 4. A bag of 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
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
bruh, Hans thinks riding a horse is the best, right?
- 1. Nah, he says walking is finer, though he did ride a bit on his mother's mule — score 4
- 2. Yeah, he says it's a fine thing, and he whistles as he rides along the road — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 3. Yeah, but he prefers the cart — no support
- 4. Yeah, he says it's a fine thing — ✓ the right answer · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 726, line 21: «Hans rides his horse proudly, having "squared his elbows, turned out his toes" and cracked his whip.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ride» (+3); the same doer «hans» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗
wait, why was Hans so happy on that horse?
- 1. He rode very fast down the hill — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. He cracked his whip and whistled loudly as the horse galloped down the road — no support
- 3. He threw his hat in the air and shouted for joy at the end of the road — no support
- 4. He cracked his whip and whistled — ✓ 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which counsel of the fox did the youngest son disregard, with consequences to his person?
- 1. Taking a long drink from the river before going on towards the wood — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. Sitting down beside the river — ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. Sitting down beside the river to rest, despite the fox's clear warning — score 4
- 4. Eating the bread too quickly — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 352, line 14: «Old word "hew" means to chop or cut with an axe, and today we would just say "chop".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «old word» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
To what condition did the king bind the release of the princess?
- 1. Digging away the hill within eight days, under threat of the king's sword — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Carrying the hill's stones away within eight days and building a new wall — no support
- 3. Digging away the hill within eight days — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Bringing the fox to the palace gate — 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 was the youngest son restored to the riverbank?
- 1. Swimming — no support
- 2. By rope — ← Mova's choice · score 0
- 3. By gripping the fox's tail — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. By grabbing the bird's wing — no support
Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 726, line 19: «Old words: "ransom" means paying money to free a prisoner, "counsel" means advice, and "roguery" means cheating or mischief.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-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 ✗
What quantity of silver did the master bestow upon Hans at parting?
- 1. A bag of coins as big as a hat — ← Mova's choice · score -1
- 2. A lump as large as his head, wrapped carefully in a pocket-handkerchief — no support
- 3. A lump as large as his head — ✓ the right answer · score -1
- 4. A small lump — 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 116, line 14: «The statue says, "Yes, you can make me alive again, if you will bestow on me that which is dearest to you."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «bestow» (+1); the same doer «you» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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