Andersen's Fairy Tales, Jack the Dullard: Jack wins the Princess with clay, a crow and a wooden shoe

Tests: 2 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 820 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, why was Jack chucking clay everywhere?

1. Cos the clerks were being well annoying and he wanted a laugh, innit — score -1
2. Cos it was a proper laugh, innit — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Cos he was bored of the hall — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Cos he was angry at the head clerk for shouting, innit — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 819, line 15: «Who Jack is: the third son of the old proprietor, though his brothers never count him, because he is "not so learned as they."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «jack» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, what did the Princess reckon of Jack's answers?

1. She thought his answers were well daft but ever so funny — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. She found him quite rude — score 2
3. She reckoned he was the cleverest bloke she had met in ages — score 4
4. She thought he was well sharp — ✓ the right answer · 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 681, line 12: «Why he is dirty: he rubs mud on himself so no one will guess he is "any better than a goose-boy should be".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «one» (+3); the same action «guess» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, what did Jack cook his crow in?

1. A tin pot — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Some old wooden bucket lid — score 4
3. A big pan — score 4
4. Some proper old wooden clog — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 695, line 11: «The two soldiers are sent away, and the king says they "should die the same death he had prepared for the prince."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «prepare» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, what was the sauce on that crow?

1. Clay from the ditch, bruv — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Some proper clay out his pocket, sick sauce that was, lol — no support
3. Clay out his pocket, lol — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Gravy from the big pot — 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the hall well hot or what?

1. Nah, not really — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Yeah, the stove was going mental — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, the fire was proper big — no support
4. Yeah, it was roasting in there — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 3, line 14: «When Alice timidly says "If you please, sir—", the Rabbit drops the gloves and fan and scurries away into the darkness; Alice picks them up and, "as the hall w…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: the same doer «hall» (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who was the head clerk, then?

1. The short one, and he was grumpy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Some bloke with a long beard, and he was dead rude to Jack — no support
3. The old one, and he was the worst — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The old one, and he was the worst of the whole lot of them, mate — 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 ✗

Did the brothers get to the gate first?

1. Nah, Jack got there first by a full hour, bruv, innit — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Yeah, by a long way, bruv — no support
3. Yeah, by a full hour, bruv — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, by a full hour, bruv, they galloped the whole way like mad — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 820, line 2: «The brothers reach the town gate first, where the suitors are packed into numbered rows.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2); the same doer «brothers» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

What's the clay-in-the-face bit about?

1. Jack flung a lump of muck at him — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Jack chucked wet clay at the head clerk — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. Jack threw mud at the boss man — score 2
4. Jack chucked wet clay at the head clerk, and then he legged it out of the hall — score 0

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 820, line 16: «WHY Jack throws clay: he turns out his pockets and "flung the wet clay full in the head clerk's face."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fling» (+3). Against it: the same doer «jack» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Did the Princess go mad at Jack?

1. Nah, she thought he was clever — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Yeah, she went mad, but then she thought he was clever after all — score 6
3. Nah, she thought he was daft — score 6
4. Nah, she thought he was clever and she laughed her head off at him — score 6

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 735, line 18: «Why she breaks her word: she runs home with the ball "and never thought of the frog", and he calls after her in vain.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «think» (+4); the same doer «princess» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

How did Jack end up?

1. He got made a king, sick — ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. He got given a whole kingdom and a massive crown, mate — score 6
3. He got made a king and married the Princess, sick — ← Mova's choice · score 9
4. He got sent home, sad — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. 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 action «marry» (+5); the same thing acted on «princess» (+3); the same doer «jack» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Did the brother forget the dictionary or what?

1. Yeah, he forgot the whole thing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Nah, he remembered it fine but the clerks put him off completely — score 4
3. Yeah, he forgot the whole thing and just stood there with his mouth open — score 4
4. Yeah, he lost the book too — score 2

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 485, line 4: «A Gypsy begs St. George for help, the saint keeps forgetting, and the Gypsy ends up keeping his golden stirrup.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «george» (+3); the same action «forget» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the newspaper report legit?

1. Yeah, it's true — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, it's not to be trusted — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, it's a lie — no support
4. Yeah, it was written up well — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the manner in which the youngest brother conducted his reply to the Princess?

1. He answered with composure and wit — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. He shouted with great anger — score 2
3. He spoke in a dull monotone — no support
4. He stayed silent — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 702, line 2: «At the palace the princess stays silent, and the fox says the Count is too busy with his property to chat.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+3); the same property (+3). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

To what extent did the suitors' inability to speak arise from the heat of the hall, as opposed to the presence of the clerks?

1. Entirely from the sweltering heat of the hall and the crowd pressing in around the suitors — no support
2. Partly from the heat, partly the stove — no support
3. Principally from the clerks, rather than the heat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. Largely because of the stove and its fire — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 487, line 17: «Old word: "spake" is an old form of "spoke," so "Thus spake the old man" means "This is what the old man said."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «spake» (-1); the same thing acted on «old man» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which term best characterises the narrator's attitude toward the account of the events that the newspaper printed?

1. Sceptical, as to its reliability — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Indifferent, as to its origin — no support
3. Trusting — no support
4. Confident, as to its accuracy — 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 ✗

Identify the sequence in which the brothers and Jack arrived before the Princess, as recorded in the text.

1. Jack arrived before the brothers — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. The brothers first, then Jack last — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The brothers first, one after another, and then Jack arriving last of all — score 6
4. Jack first, then the eldest brother, then the others by a full hour later — 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 433, line 4: «His eldest brother comes too late, sees them walking home together, and turns back in shame.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come» (+4); the same doer «eldest brother» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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