Grimm's Tales, Snowdrop, part 31: the queen's three disguises, then the poisoned apple

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 755 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 ✗

Yo, why did the queen keep going back to her mirror, like every day?

1. Cause she wanted praise, and the mirror kept telling her it was true — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Cause she was jealous, and wanted the mirror to say she was the best — score 3
3. Cause she wanted to be the fairest, and it kept saying Snowdrop was — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Cause she was bored — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 755, line 10: «Why: The queen wants to be the most beautiful, so she asks her glass, "Of all the ladies in the land, Who is fairest, tell me, who?"», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same receiver «queen» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, Snowdrop just fell asleep in a random cottage, right?

1. Nope, she walked on to the castle and slept on the road — no support
2. Yeah, she was knackered and hungry after walking all day through the forest, so she crashed in the seventh bed and nobody woke her up — no support
3. Yeah, she was tired and cold, so she slept in the chair by the fire — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Yeah, she was knackered and hungry, so she crashed in the seventh bed — ✓ 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 755, line 1: «Snowdrop is tired, so she finds a tidy cottage in the hills and falls asleep in the seventh little bed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same doer «snowdrop» (+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 3 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, the queen tried the lace, then the comb, then the apple?

1. Yep, the lace and the comb, then the apple, and she was saved twice — score 3
2. Nope, only the apple — no support
3. Yep, three goes, and the dwarfs saved her twice before the apple got her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Yep, three goes — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 106, line 4: «Twice more the queen tricks Snow-White, first with a poisoned comb and then with a poisoned apple, and the dwarfs save her the first two times.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «save» (+4); the same doer «dwarfs» (+1); the same thing acted on «queen» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, how did the queen look like an old lady when she was pretending?

1. She painted her face and wore grey rags, so people believed her — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. She wore a disguise, like a pedlar or a peasant's wife, and even painted lines on her face so nobody knew who she really was — no support
3. She wore a disguise, like a pedlar or a peasant's wife, with a hood and grey shawl, and spoke in a shaky voice so nobody knew her — score 0
4. She wore a disguise, like a pedlar or a peasant's wife, so nobody knew — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 698, line 16: «What: the queen says Laufer's pale face is because "she has never got over the loss of both father and mother".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «pale face» (+2). Against it: the same doer «queen» (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Mad, why did the dwarfs not bury Snowdrop when she looked dead?

1. Her cheeks were still rosy and she looked alive, so they said she could not go in the cold ground, not yet, not ever, as long as she looked so well — score 5
2. Her cheeks were still rosy, so they said she could not go in the cold ground and must stay in glass where they could see her always — score 5
3. They thought she was sleeping, so they would keep her in glass for a while longer — score 3
4. Her cheeks were still rosy, so they said she could not go in the cold ground — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 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 106, line 15: «Why: The dwarfs will not bury her, because "her cheeks were still rosy" and her face looked as if she were still alive.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «cheeks» (+3); the same property (+3). Against it: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what did the apple look like on the outside?

1. Rosy and tempting, like it was totally fine — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Rosy and tempting, like it was totally fine and fresh from the tree — no support
3. Green and sour, with a shiny skin — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. Golden and bright, looking very sweet — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 727, line 8: «Hans says he likes the cow "a great deal better than this smart beast," so he swaps the horse for the cow.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same action «like» (-1); the same thing acted on «cow» (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, was the mirror ever wrong about who is the prettiest?

1. Nope, it said the queen was fairest, so she was calm — score 5
2. Nope, it always tells the truth about everyone in the land, so the queen was furious every single time she looked at it — score 8
3. Nope, it always tells the truth, so the queen was furious every time — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Nope, it always tells the truth, so the queen was furious every time and even smashed a glass once — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 755, line 11: «Why: The mirror always tells the truth, so when it says Snowdrop is lovelier, the queen is frightened and angry.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same property (+2); the same doer «mirror» (+1); the same thing acted on «truth» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, what did the dwarfs write on the glass coffin?

1. Her name and the year she came from the north — no support
2. Her name and that she was a king's child, written in silver — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. Her name and that she was a king's daughter, in golden letters — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Her name and that she was a royal child — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 750, line 9: «Why: the dwarf wants the child because the queen broke her promise to him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «dwarf» (-1); the same thing acted on «child» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, why did Snowdrop end up in the glass coffin anyway?

1. She bit the apple, the good half, and fell asleep — score 4
2. She bit the poisoned half of the apple and dropped dead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. She ate some soup, the poison spread, and she fainted — score 3
4. She bit the poisoned half of the apple and dropped dead on the floor of the cottage in front of the dwarfs — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 755, line 12: «The queen's first trick: she laces Snowdrop's stays so tight "that Snowdrop's breath was stopped, and she fell down as if she were dead."», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «queen» (+3); the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, was the queen happy at the end of this part?

1. Yeah, she laughed loudly and felt very pleased with what she had done that day — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, she laughed and danced, and her heart was full of joy — no support
3. Yeah, her wicked heart was glad, and she was as happy as it could be, skipping home through the woods to the castle — no support
4. Yeah, her wicked heart was glad, and she was as happy as it could be — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · right ✓

Bro, did the dwarfs warn Snowdrop more than once?

1. Yes, once at the start and once at night — no support
2. Yeah, they warned her once and then again before the apple — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Nope, they only warned her one time, at the start of the day — score 5
4. Yes, they warned her at first and again when the queen came back — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 106, line 2: «They let her stay and keep house for them, and they warn her to let no one in while they dig for gold in the mountains.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «warn» (+4); the same doer «dwarfs» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ok, so who first found Snowdrop lying on the floor?

1. The mirror, when it saw her lying on the bed — ← Mova's choice · score 11
2. The dwarfs — score 11
3. The dwarfs, when they came home from the mountains at evening — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. A pedlar who came to the door at noon time — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 11, tied with another option at 11 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 755, line 7: «What: The dwarfs say "Good heavens! what a lovely child she is!" when they first see Snowdrop, and they are glad to have her.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+7); a different doer (counts against) (+3); the same thing acted on «snowdrop» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, how did the dwarfs get the comb out of her hair?

1. They pulled it out — score 2
2. They pulled it out gently and she woke up — score 2
3. They took it away once they found it and she got well — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. They cut the hair and gave her a sip of wine — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 755, line 15: «The dwarfs save Snowdrop twice by cutting the lace and taking out the comb, but they cannot save her from the apple.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «cut» (+3); the same doer «dwarfs» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following describes the means by which the queen attempts to dispose of Snowdrop on her third visit to the dwarfs' cottage?

1. She offers a half-poisoned apple, of which Snowdrop consumes the tainted portion, after the queen disguised herself as a peasant's wife at the door — score 8
2. She offers a half-poisoned apple, of which Snowdrop consumes the tainted portion — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. She presents a fruit partly tainted, and Snowdrop eats its poisoned side — score 8
4. She gives a comb laced with venom, which Snowdrop sets in her hair — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 647, line 1: «The King wants a child, so the Queen must creep under a fringe of rude snakes to visit a witch.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately states the reason the dwarfs decline to inter Snowdrop's body within the ground?

1. Her complexion remains rosy and her countenance resembles that of a living person — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Her colour stays fresh and she appears to be merely sleeping peacefully — no support
3. Her complexion remains rosy and her countenance resembles that of a living person, so the dwarfs think she is only sleeping and cannot be buried — ← Mova's choice · score 8
4. The glass would crack if they buried her in the frozen soil at winter — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 755, line 16: «Why the dwarfs stop: they "will never bury her in the cold ground," because her cheeks are still rosy and she looks alive.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «dwarfs» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following correctly identifies the object by which the queen first attempts to end Snowdrop's life?

1. A pair of stays laced so the breath is stopped — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A lace drawn so tightly about the stays that the breath is arrested — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A poisoned comb pressed into the hair until the blood runs cold — no support
4. A lace drawn so tightly about the stays that the breath is arrested, and the dwarfs cut it free when they found her — 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 ✗

Which of the following best describes the manner in which the dwarfs receive Snowdrop upon their first encounter with her?

1. They stare at her in fright and then agree to keep her with them for a time — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. They regard her with wonder and affection and resolve that she shall remain in their dwelling, and they promise to protect her from every danger — score 0
3. They regard her with wonder and affection, and after a long talk they resolve that she shall remain in their dwelling for as long as she likes — score 0
4. They regard her with wonder and affection and resolve that she shall remain in their dwelling — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 106, line 4: «Twice more the queen tricks Snow-White, first with a poisoned comb and then with a poisoned apple, and the dwarfs save her the first two times.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «dwarfs» (+2); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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