Andersen's Tales, The Darning Needle: the proud needle is tossed into a gutter, sails in an egg-shell, and is crushed by a cart.

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 813 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 ✗

bro, did the needle really say she was too fine to cry?

1. nah, she just cried — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, she was just a bit moody, innit — no support
3. yeah, she was like, too posh to sob — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, she sobbed — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, so the thumb just sits there being short, lol?

1. nah, the thumb is basically a dinky little soldier stuck at home with the whole family — score 1
2. yeah, the thumb is basically a dinky little soldier — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, the thumb is basically a dinky little soldier who never gets to go to war, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. nah, the thumb is a proper big fighter — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 647, line 13: «The witch says each kiss "will be a spell to bring me to you" when sorrow comes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «witch» (+2); the same thing acted on «witch» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

fam, why'd the boys even go in that dirty gutter?

1. they were on the hunt for nails and farthings, innit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. they were rummaging for nails and farthings all along the dirty gutter, innit — score 1
3. they wanted to find some old buttons, mate, honest — score 0
4. they were on the hunt for nails and farthings and old tin cans, innit, lol — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 813, line 9: «Why the boys play there: "they sometimes found old nails, farthings, and other treasures," so they "took great pleasure in it."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

wicked, so the needle went sailing in an egg-shell?

1. yeah, like a proper little boat that the boys pushed down the gutter, mate — no support
2. nah, she was floated in a tiny little hollow egg-shell like a pirate ship, mate — no support
3. nah, she got put in a wooden cart, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. yeah, like a proper little boat, mate — ✓ the right answer · score 2

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 766, line 12: «The goat: "Put it in my pocket," and the goat is suffocated before he gets home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «put» (+4); the same thing acted on «needle» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

did the waggon actually crack her, or did she just sulk?

1. it smashed the lid, but she stayed fine — no support
2. it cracked the shell, and she bent but didn't snap, honest, mate — score 1
3. it cracked the shell, but she didn't snap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. it bent the shell, and she was fine — 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 813, line 3: «She is sure she will never be sea-sick, but then a waggon rolls over the egg-shell and cracks it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «crack» (+2); the same doer «waggon» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the robbers went mad in the hall and drank all the grub?

1. yeah, the wine and ale and all the grub from the kitchen, the whole lot — no support
2. yeah, the wine and ale, the whole lot — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, they drank the wine and ale and smashed up the whole hall, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. yeah, they ate the cake and pies, mate — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 813, line 13: «The mansion tale: robbers kill three of Meta's people and the yard-dog, then drink her wine and good ale in the hall.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «drink» (+4); the same doer «robbers» (+2); the same thing acted on «wine» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv, why'd the servant bother saving her?

1. cos her family once did a massive favour for his dad, and he's proper grateful, bruv — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. cos he wanted to be a hero, mate, yeah — no support
3. her mum's kindness to his dad, that's why — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. her mum was kind to his dad back in the day, that's why, bruv — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

did Meta really stuff stones under the old man's feet?

1. nah, she just kicked them at his face, bruv — score 2
2. yeah, so he'd have some support on the wooden horse and not hurt his legs — no support
3. yeah, so he'd have support on the wooden horse — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, she put tons of sharp stones under him so he'd be in agony on the wooden horse, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 774, line 14: «Old word: "whither so fast?" means "where are you going in such a hurry?"», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «old word» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

mate, what's a genteel bit of talk when you're posh?

1. posh, bruv — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. rude, mate — no support
3. a kind of boring talk, innit — no support
4. polite, like, proper for good families — ✓ 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 is the wooden horse some kind of toy?

1. nah, it's a cruel punishment, mate — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nah, it's a cruel punishment that the robbers use on prisoners, mate — no support
3. yeah, it's a sort of wooden toy horse that kids ride in the park, bruv — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. nah, it's a cute little toy, mate — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 586, line 11: «A witch-stirrup is a knot of hair tied in a horse's mane, which people believed witches made by riding the horse at night.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ride» (+4); the same thing acted on «horse» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

lol, does the narrator say the needle gets crushed for good?

1. nah, she just lies in the mud there — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. nah, she just lies in the mud there until someone finds her later, bruv — score 6
3. yeah, she's totally crushed, bruv — no support
4. yeah, she gets crushed for good and is never found again by anyone, mate — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 813, line 4: «She does not break, though the waggon runs over her, and she is left lying in the mud where she falls.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lie» (+4); the same doer «needle» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

what did the robbers get up to, bro?

1. they burned the barn and ran off, mate — score 2
2. killed three people and the dog, and drank — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. killed three people, the dog too, and then they drank till they were sick, mate — score 1
4. they killed three people and the dog then drank all the wine in the hall, bruv — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 813, line 13: «The mansion tale: robbers kill three of Meta's people and the yard-dog, then drink her wine and good ale in the hall.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «robbers» (+3); the same action «drink» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

fam, did the fellow say he'd not forgotten her kindness?

1. nah, he said he'd totally forgotten her kindness and didn't care at all, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. nah, he forgot, mate — no support
3. yeah, he said he hadn't forgotten it — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. nah, he said he had forgotten it, bruv — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 29, line 12: «The Rat says the ducks ask why fellows can't «do what they like when they like and as they like, instead of other fellows sitting on banks and watching them al…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «like» (+4); the same doer «fellows» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements describes accurately the manner in which the darning-needle is conveyed by the street boys?

1. She is placed within a hollow egg-shell which is then carefully set afloat in the gutter — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. She is carried in a cloth bag by the older boys — score 3
3. She is hidden under a hat and carried by the boys — no support
4. She is placed within an egg-shell, which is set afloat — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 813, line 2: «Two street boys find her, prick themselves on her, and stick her into an egg-shell that floats like a little boat.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2); the same thing acted on «needle» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the text, which part of the tale is concerned with the servant's motive for freeing Mrs. Meta Mogen?

1. The servant's wish to repay Meta's kindness toward his father before the robbers return home — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The wish to escape the wooden horse for himself — no support
3. The debt owed to Meta's kindness toward his father — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The servant's desire to avenge the robbers for killing the dog and the family members — 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 · right ✓

According to the narrator, what is the meaning of the phrase concerning delay and memory as used in the tale?

1. A kind deed is remembered even when repaid late — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Help that comes late is never really needed — no support
3. Even a very late repayment of a kind deed is still remembered by the one who gave it — no support
4. Waiting makes a good deed count for less now — 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 accurately identifies the object which the narrator describes as "not genteel" in the context of the darning-needle?

1. Using rude words in company — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. The act of weeping loudly in front of all the other needles and people — no support
3. The habit of crying openly and sobbing in the presence of gentlefolk — no support
4. The act of weeping in public — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 629, line 16: «Old word: "dole" means a share of food handed out, and "plowter" means to wander about in the mud, a word the narrator uses.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «use» (+5); the same thing acted on «word» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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