Andersen's Fairy Tales, Jack the Dullard, part 30: the Dryad vanishes at dawn, then Jack sets off on his Billy-goat and finds a dead crow and an old shoe

Tests: 7 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 819 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 ✗

Oi, who's the dude who rides a Billy-goat in this one?

1. Jack the Dullard — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Harry the Brave — no support
3. the Billy-goat rider named Jack the Dullard from the farm — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. the youngest son of the old proprietor, Jack the Dullard — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 367, line 18: «"Tyrant" means a cruel ruler who uses power without fairness, and the moral calls the Wolf one.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+4); the same thing acted on «wolf one» (+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 ✗

Wait, so what even is the Dryad, like a tree-girl or what?

1. a girl who has been turned into a bush — no support
2. a tree spirit — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. a spirit that lives inside a tree trunk — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. a forest pixie — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 815, line 6: «who: the Dryad, a tree spirit who lives in the old oak, and the old clergyman who teaches children near it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «live» (+3); the same thing acted on «tree spirit» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, who got the milk-white horse, the dictionary guy or the corp-laws guy?

1. the brother who studied the corporation laws of the city — no support
2. the brother with the fish-oil — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. the dictionary brother — score 0
4. the corporation-laws brother — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 431, line 15: «Ivan dresses in armor, saddles the horse with a Circassian saddle, and gives the old woman money.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «horse» (+1). Against it: the same doer «ivan» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Dead serious, what did the Wind say was gonna happen to her?

1. she'd end up dead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. she'd be a ghost — score 6
3. she'd end up dead in the church yard — score 8
4. that she would wither and die before the sun set on the hill — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 714, line 16: «Old word: "obstinate" means stubborn, refusing to change your mind even when told; today we say "pig-headed" or "stubborn" in ordinary talk.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); a different action (counts against) (+3); the same doer «old word» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Was the Dryad, like, scared or chill about dying?

1. she was chill — no support
2. she was quite relaxed and accepted it gladly — no support
3. scared — no support
4. she felt terror — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 817, line 11: «In the church the Dryad feels she has "entered a place where she had no right to be".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «feel» (+4); the same doer «dryad» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, where'd she collapse, at a pub or at a church?

1. at the old mill — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. at a little church — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. by the village well — no support
4. at a little church by the river bank — 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 · ★ · right ✓

What's the deal with the fish-oil, why'd they rub it on?

1. to sound smooth and glib — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. so they could talk like the King's advisers in court — no support
3. to make their speeches sound smooth and glib before the princess — no support
4. to look fancy and proud — 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 ✗

Lol, what did Jack find first, a crow or a rat?

1. a rat — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. a dead rat — score 4
3. a dead crow — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. a stick — score 1

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 759, line 18: «fact: She jumps into the pigeon-house, and when the prince breaks the door he finds "no one within".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+3); the same action «find» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «one» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, what did Jack's dad say he couldn't have?

1. a horse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. a pony — no support
3. a horse to ride to the palace — no support
4. a sack of gold for the long road ahead — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 815, line 3: «The old clergyman says a few words, a painter draws the tree, and the Dryad sees that everything passes away.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «few words» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

So who thinks they're too clever by half around here?

1. the brothers — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the first brother — no support
3. the corp-laws guy — no support
4. the two brothers — ✓ 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 ✓

Gutted for her, what happened to the Dryad at sunrise?

1. she faded like the morning mist — no support
2. she vanished like a dew-drop — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. she vanished slowly like a dew-drop in the morning sun — score 4
4. she turned into a tree again and vanished into the church — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. 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 819, line 5: «Its first ray falls on her, and she vanishes like a dew-drop. Then Jack the Dullard rides off on his Billy-goat and finds a dead crow and an old wooden shoe.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same action «vanish» (+1). Against it: the same doer «dryad» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Be honest, did the brothers ride fast or slow?

1. slowly, not talking — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. quietly — no support
3. fast and without a word — no support
4. slowly and in silence — 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 ✓

Wait, why did the brothers laugh at Jack?

1. he was just silly — no support
2. he thought he could woo the Princess — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. he wanted to marry the Queen — score 1
4. he claimed he could win her heart — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 266, line 5: «Jack marries the princess that same day and they live happily for many years.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «princess» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which phrase correctly identifies the agent by whom the Dryad was finally reproved?

1. the notes of the organ — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the tunes of the swallow — no support
3. the church bell — no support
4. the sweet notes of the organ played in the church — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which vehicle did the brother versed in the dictionary select for his journey to the court?

1. a black horse with a silver saddle and bridle — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. a black horse — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. a grey pony — score 4
4. a cart — 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 772, line 8: «What: the loaf, meat and flask of wine are such that "however much he took of them, they would never grow less."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «man» (+3); the same action «take» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Upon which object did Jack the Dullard first chance while travelling along the high road?

1. a dead crow — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. a broken spoon — no support
3. a dead crow lying across the road — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. an old wooden shoe and a rusty iron key — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 462, line 16: «Katoma picks up a purse full of money on the road and makes a riddle about "Good" lying on the road.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lie» (+3); the same place «road» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What consequence did the Wind predict for all the splendor of the present day?

1. it would fade — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. it'd be gone — no support
3. it would be burned up — no support
4. it would be blown away — ✓ the right answer · 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 339, line 12: «Why: the boys stop flying because "they no longer believed", though they call it "want of practice".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); a different action (counts against) (+3); the same doer «boys» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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