Grimm's Tales, Iron Hans, part 1: huntsmen vanish, a wild man is caged, a boy frees him

Tests: 7 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 784 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, what did the king's first sent-out bloke go hunting for?

1. a roe — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. a stag — score 2
3. elk — score 2
4. owl — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 77, line 2: «A man with a bow and arrows hunted there with him, until the hunted animals had had enough: led by the long-legged Giraffe, they ran away to a great forest ful…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «man» (+3). Against it: the same action «hunt» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, how many blokes did the king send out the next day?

1. five — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. two — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. no — no support
4. four — 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 ✗

Bruv, what colour is the wild man's skin, like?

1. brown like rusty iron — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. brown like old wood — no support
3. covered in brown hair like a bear's coat from top to toe — ← Mova's choice · score -3
4. brown all over like a rusty iron kettle left out in the rain — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 77, line 20: «Real biology: animals do not change colour by standing in shadows; their patterns are passed down from parents, and over a very long time the ones whose colour…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «colours» (-1); the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Innit, where did they lock the wild man up?

1. in an iron cage — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. in a cell — score 5
3. in a pit — score 5
4. in a stone tower — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 315, line 9: «Why: Peter shut Tink in the drawer by mistake, saying "I do believe I shut her up in the drawer!"», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «shut up» (+4); the same thing acted on «peter» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, who was keeping the cage key?

1. the queen — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. the cook — score 2
3. the old guard — score 2
4. the head nurse — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 784, line 14: «The key: the queen must keep it, but the wild man knows it "lies under your mother's pillow".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «wild man» (+1); the same thing acted on «key» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dead cool, what did the boy lose down there?

1. the golden apple he had been carrying all day long — no support
2. his favourite golden ball that his father gave him — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. his golden ball — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. his silver coin — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 306, line 2: «She has lost her mother's big slippers, and nobody buys a single match or gives her a penny all day.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+5); the same receiver «girl» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Lol, where was the key hid, like, actually?

1. in the kitchen chest — no support
2. behind the wardrobe door — no support
3. in a drawer — no support
4. under his mum's pillow — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 784, line 14: «The key: the queen must keep it, but the wild man knows it "lies under your mother's pillow".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same place «pillow» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Be honest, how many times did the boy go ask for his ball?

1. four — score 1
2. five — score 1
3. every day for many long weeks in a row — score 1
4. three — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 772, line 5: «He builds a hut, waits a whole year, then calls to three fighting robbers and asks why they quarrel.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the number the lesson gave for it (+3); the same doer «man» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Ouch, what happened to the boy's fingers?

1. the wild man's claws scratched the boy's whole arm badly — no support
2. the heavy iron door slammed shut on his poor little fingers — no support
3. they were bruised — no support
4. he pinched them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 784, line 16: «The boy's fingers: "The door opened with difficulty, and the boy pinched his fingers."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pinch» (+4); the same thing acted on «fingers» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, where did the wild man run off with him?

1. into the forest — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. far away into the dark forest and never came back — no support
3. into the woods — no support
4. deep into the forest where no huntsman had gone — 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 ✗

Scared much, why did the boy yell after him?

1. he feared a scolding — score 3
2. he wanted help — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. he feared a beating — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. he was scared — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 748, line 7: «What: Tom drives the cart by sitting in the horse's ear and shouting "Go on!" and "Stop!" as he wants.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «tom» (+4); the same action «want» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper mad, what did the king find when he got back?

1. no boy — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. an open door — score 1
3. the empty cage — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. the broken lock — 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 722, line 4: «The king sends the friend away on a message and tricks the prince into leaving without him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Nah, what was the mood at court at the end?

1. everyone was sad — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he was sad — no support
3. much grief at court — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he wept — 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 · right ✓

Which action were the huntsmen sent into the forest unable to perform?

1. return from the forest — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. return from the woods — score 5
3. leave the forest — score 1
4. bring the wild man back alive from the depths of the trees — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 111, line 16: «Why does Dummerly go into the forest? He says, "Father, I should like to go and cut fuel too."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «forest» (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By which material was the wild man bound before he was conveyed to the castle?

1. fur — no support
2. ropes — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. rope — score 5
4. cords — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 771, line 17: «Old word: a "manikin" is a small or tiny man; today we would say "dwarf" or "little man".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «small man» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which individual was entrusted with the custody of the key to the iron cage?

1. the old guard — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. a maid — no support
3. a page — no support
4. the queen — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 546, line 19: «Old word: "intrusting" means entrusting, or giving something into someone's care, and "remorse" means deep sorrow for a wrong you did.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «intrust» (+5); the same property (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What did the unknown huntsman do upon setting out for the forest?

1. rode into the trees — score 6
2. set off on foot — no support
3. went with his dog — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. took his dog — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 117, line 18: «The Huntsman "could not find it in my heart" to shoot, so the two swap coats and the Prince hides in the wood.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «huntsman» (+4); the same thing acted on «word» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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