Grimm, The Servant and the Grateful Creatures: he saves fishes, ravens and ants, and wins the princess

Tests: 3 of 10 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 14 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 761 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, did u see the servant just chill with a pond of fish and gasp, lol

1. no way, he actually put them back in the water — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. no way, he chilled with them, took selfies, and then the fish all swam off to the king's palace to complain about him — score 2
3. nah, he sold them at the market for coins — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. no way, he was so dramatic, he ate the fish and then cried about it for hours after the sun came up — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 341, line 18: «Old word: "fancied" means imagined or thought, so the king "fancied that he saw" a light means he thought he saw one.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «old word» (+3). Against it: 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh the ant-king was salty about the horse stomping on his crew

1. fr, he said the horse stepped on his crew and never apologized — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. bro, he said the horse was smashing his whole village into dust — score 5
3. fr, he said the horse was just a big dumb animal and the ants were the ones who should get the whole palace grounds — score 5
4. fr, he said the horse was treading his people with no mercy — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 738, line 9: «WHY: The false bride is punished because the king says "as thou has judged thyself, so shall it be done to thee."», 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 «king» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

so the ravens were like, "we're cooked, we can't fly"

1. yeah, they fell into the pond and got soaked, and then they drifted off to sleep in a pile of wet leaves — no support
2. yeah, they were flapping and crying, super dramatic — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. yeah, they were chilling in the tree and eating bugs — score 2
4. yeah, they were hopping around and begging for worms — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 761, line 12: «The ravens cry: "Oh, what helpless chicks we are!" because their parents have thrown them out of the nest.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cry» (+4); the same doer «ravens» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl the princess set up three tasks just to be extra

1. fr, she was being a total diva about the marriage — ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. she was humble — no support
3. no, she was nice — no support
4. fr, she was trying to test him for the whole kingdom — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 731, line 2: «She tries the spindle, it pricks her, and she falls into a deep sleep that spreads through the whole palace.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «try» (+4); the same doer «princess» (+1). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

the servant got the ring from a mussel, that's wild

1. no, he bought it — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. lol he stole it — score 2
3. yo, a bird dropped it right in his lap today — score 1
4. yo, the fish carried it up for him, super clutch — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 715, line 3: «The second giantess does the same, then the third and ugliest one, and each one gets a ring from Sigurd.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «one» (+1); the same thing acted on «ring» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

the ants picked up ten sacks of seed in one night, real talk

1. lowkey amazing, they worked like a crew all night — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. lowkey wild, they carried it off to their hill — no support
3. lowkey shocking, the ants took all the seed away to the kingdom's far end and sold it at a big market in town — no support
4. lowkey amazing, they worked like a crew all night long and then shared the seed with every bird in the forest — 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 ✗

wait, the servant had to walk through three kingdoms for the apple?

1. yep, he hitched a ride on a wagon, no cap — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. yep, he took a boat across the sea — score 2
3. nope, just one — no support
4. yep, he kept going till his legs gave up, no cap — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 135, line 9: «Why: the servants think the cock is the reason they must rise so early, so they "caught it and wrung its neck".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «catch» (+4); the same doer «servants» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

the apple fell right into his hand while he was napping, lucky af

1. ikr, the tree dropped it from its highest branch while a whole crowd of villagers cheered and clapped for him — no support
2. ikr, the tree dropped it like a gift from the universe, and then the servant woke up and thought it was all a dream — score 1
3. ikr, the tree dropped it like a gift from the universe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. ikr, a bird dropped it right into his lap — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 20, line 5: «In the middle of the chorus a cry rings out: «The trial's beginning!» The Gryphon grabs Alice's hand and runs, only ever answering «Come on!», while the sad wo…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «sad words» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

the three ravens were like, "we're the ones you saved, chill"

1. ha, they remembered him and flew off — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. lol, nope, gone — no support
3. ha, they recognized him and returned to help him out — no support
4. ha, they remembered him and came back to repay the favor — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

so they cut the apple and ate it together, that's so cute

1. aww, they went home and ate lunch — no support
2. aww, yeah, and they fought about it later — score 2
3. aww, yeah, and then they cut the apple into eight pieces and gave one to every villager in the whole kingdom — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. aww, yeah, and they were happy forever after — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 721, line 3: «On the way the prince meets a youth, they share an inn dinner, and he cuts an apple into unequal halves.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cut» (+4); the same thing acted on «apple» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which action of the servant most clearly demonstrates his kindness of heart, as stated in the narrative?

1. He releases the three captive fishes back into the pond — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -4
2. He hides the fish from the king — score -5
3. He keeps the three fishes in a jar at home — no support
4. He sells the fish — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score -4, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 107, line 8: «WHERE: The action moves from the house and cellar to the fields, the stable, and up a hill with "very deep ruts".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «house» (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same doer «action» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the principal reason the proud princess sets the servant a series of three tasks before consenting to marry him?

1. She wants to humiliate the servant publicly in front of the whole kingdom so that he will leave her palace forever — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. She is unwilling to accept a suitor of lower birth than herself — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. She believes the servant is too lazy to marry her — score 5
4. She is unwilling to accept a suitor of lower birth than herself, and she wishes to test him before the entire court — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 463, line 9: «Why: the Princess wants to "spin out the time" and "do away with the bridegroom" by giving him huge tasks.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+4); the same doer «princess» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

To which creature does the servant owe the golden apple that he delivers to the princess at the close of the narrative?

1. To the three young ravens whom he had rescued from starvation — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. To the old ant-king who once helped his horse — no support
3. To the three young ravens whom he had rescued from starvation years earlier, along with their mother and father — score 5
4. To the three fishes he had set free — no support

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 761, line 7: «What: the servant gets his freedom, then rescues fishes, ants and ravens, and each creature later helps him back.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «rescue» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2); 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 does the narrative suggest about the relationship between the servant's acts of kindness and the assistance he receives in return?

1. Creatures help him only because he paid them with gold coins, not kindness at all — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. His good deeds are repaid by the creatures, in accordance with the saying that one good turn deserves another — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The creatures help him out of fear of the king's anger and his guards — no support
4. Luck alone helps him — 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

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