Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Beetle Who Went on His Travels: a vain beetle wants golden shoes and finds only mud

Tests: 6 of 14 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 798 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 ✗

so like, why's the horse rocking gold shoes?

1. He saved the Emperor's life in a battle — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. He was given them by the Emperor's grandmother after a long journey — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. He won a great race for the Emperor against all the horses of the realm and the kingdom — no support
4. He carried the Emperor across the river — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 630, line 18: «old word: "to get a word in edgewise" means to squeeze your word into a talk where others keep going; the camel tries this.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same thing acted on «word» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, why did the farrier basically laugh at the beetle?

1. He thought the beetle was joking about gold — score 1
2. He thought the beetle was asking for a pair of shoes meant for the Emperor's own horse — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. He thought the beetle wanted gold for a bug — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. He thought the beetle wanted the gold shoes because he was a thief who had stolen from the palace — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 798, line 7: «What: he asks the farrier for "Golden shoes," and the farrier tells him he must be "out of your senses."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+4); the same doer «beetle» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

lowkey, where did the beetle first go after leaving?

1. To a flower-garden full of roses — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. To the ditch — no support
3. To the stable — no support
4. To the garden full of tall lilies — 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 · ★ · right ✓

so the caterpillar said it would turn into what, fr?

1. A butterfly with wings — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. A dragonfly with blue wings — score 5
3. A lovely creature that flies over every garden in the whole land — no support
4. A bright butterfly with beautiful painted wings in every colour — no support

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 798, line 12: «Why he scorns the caterpillar: the caterpillar hopes to become a butterfly, and the beetle cries "How conceited you are!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «caterpillar» (+5); the same action «become» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

the beetle was so sus about the rain, what landed on him?

1. A heavy shower of rain — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A cold gust of wind — no support
3. Hail — no support
4. A bunch of wet grass — 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 ✗

wait, where did he hide from the storm?

1. Under a wooden bench outside — no support
2. Beneath a dry old flower pot — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. In damp linen on the grass — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Inside a folded piece of wet linen lying on the grass near the stable — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 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 778, line 15: «The fifth servant hides in the stove and springs out crying "That man knows everything!" after the doctor says "I know you are there."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hide» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same place «stove» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

the frogs were so cringe, what did they love?

1. The gentle warm sunshine — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The rain — no support
3. The cool damp breeze — no support
4. The wet, soggy weather — ✓ 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 8 · ★ · right ✓

did the earwig mums think their kids were ugly? no way, what did they think?

1. The most beautiful and clever — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Pretty — score 6
3. The kindest of all the insects — score 6
4. Very clever — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 362, line 1: «A young Kid thinks his growing horns make him a grown-up, so he ignores his mother when the flock heads home.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «young kid» (+5); the same action «think» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, what did the earwig babies nip with their tails?

1. Tails — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. The frogs' long legs — score 4
3. The beetle's beard — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Its feet — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 707, line 21: «Old word: "Mährchen" is German for fairy tale, which is why the source is named "Tunische Mährchen", Tunisian tales.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+5). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

so where did the beetle want to go to find dung?

1. Far away past the city gates and over the royal fields — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The other side of the ditch — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Across the river at the bottom of the hill beyond the palace — no support
4. Behind the old garden wall — 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 ✗

ngl, the beetle just walked off with no goodbye, why?

1. He wanted to tell the Emperor about the earwigs and their broken house — no support
2. He found the earwig talk boring — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He was scared of the mothers — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. The earwigs insulted him so badly that he stormed off in anger and never came back — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 604, line 5: «He beats Shere Khan over the head with the flaming branch, then weeps and says goodbye to his mother before walking off to meet men.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

the beetles in the ditch wanted him to step into what?

1. Hay — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Rich mud — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Warm soup — no support
4. Dirt — 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 13 · ★ · right ✓

he said he was on a secret what?

1. Embassy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Visit — no support
3. Errand — no support
4. Diplomatic mission to the frog court — 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 14 · ★ · right ✓

and the three young-lady beetles did what?

1. Sang a song about the stable — score -1
2. Tittered, not knowing what to say — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Argued about who was prettiest — no support
4. Giggled at him so much they fell over into the mud and could not stop — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 798, line 17: «Old word: "accustomed" means used to something, so the beetle says he is "accustomed to better things," meaning he expects more.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «say» (+1); the same doer «beetle» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the principal motive which impels the beetle to quit the royal stable?

1. He conceives the golden shoes as a personal affront and resolves to seek his fortune — ✓ the right answer · score -5
2. He regards the golden shoes as an insult to him and resolves to leave the court — no support
3. He believes the golden shoes are unfair to beetles and determines to find better fortune — no support
4. He feels that the farrier has insulted him and he intends to report the whole stable to the Emperor and demand justice from the court at once — ← Mova's choice · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -2, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 543, line 4: «Next Eurystheus sends him to clean the stables of King Augeas in one day, but Augeas refuses to pay and banishes him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «stables» (-2). The right option, 1, scored -5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which circumstance compels the beetle to take refuge beneath the linen during the storm?

1. He is cold and wet — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It starts to storm — no support
3. Heavy clouds gather and water drips on him as he dozes in the long grass — no support
4. A heavy downpour of rain falls upon him while he sleeps on the lawn — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What conclusion does the beetle draw concerning the earwig families and their domestic arrangements?

1. He regards their broken dwelling as unfit and their boasting as tiresome — ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. He finds their home poor and their bragging tiresome to hear — score -1
3. He considers their cracked home inadequate and their pride rather tedious — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. He thinks they are ugly — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 798, line 10: «Why the beetle thinks he deserves gold: "Am I not just as good as that great creature yonder?"», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «beetle» (+5); the same action «think» (+1). The right option, 1, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner does the tale conclude regarding the beetle's reception among his own kindred?

1. He is welcomed into rich mud, but three young beetles merely titter in reply — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. The beetles receive him with great honour, lead him to a grand feast in the mud, and crown him king of the ditch, while three young beetles titter — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. He is invited into the mud, while three young beetles just giggle in response — score 5
4. He is welcomed into the rich mud by all the beetles of the ditch, who then ask him a great many questions about the Emperor and his court — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 798, line 5: «At the ditch the beetles welcome him, and he boasts of a secret embassy while three young beetles giggle.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «beetles» (+5); the same action «welcome» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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