Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Fir Tree, part 1: a little fir-tree longs to be tall, is cut down, and is dressed for Christmas

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 825 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 ✗

Bruh, why was the fir-tree lowkey salty all the time?

1. It wanted to be as tall as the others, so it could see the whole forest from the top — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It wanted to be as tall as the others — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It wanted to be as tall as the others and to be cut down for a feast — no support
4. It wished to grow taller than others — 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 ✗

No cap, who hopped over the little tree in the snow?

1. A cat — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. A hare — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. A mouse — score 3
4. A stoat — 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 290, line 2: «A large Raven hops over the snow, and Gerda tells him her story and asks about Kay.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hop» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fr, how did people tell how old a fir-tree was?

1. By counting every single joint in its long stem from the root up — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. By checking its bark and its needles — no support
3. By counting the joints in its stem and measuring its branches — no support
4. By counting the joints in its stem — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 737, line 20: «Old word: "haughtily" means proudly and rudely, looking down on other people; today we might say snootily.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same doer «old word» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what did the sparrows say the Christmas trees had on them?

1. Honey cakes and gilded apples — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Honey cakes and gilded apples and tiny glass birds — no support
3. Sugar plums and wrapped sweets — no support
4. Tinsel — ← Mova's choice · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 151, line 16: «fact: Why the Rook is scared: men have "a way of saying one thing and meaning another", which has killed their friends.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «way» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Lowkey wild, what did the stork say the ships' masts smelt like?

1. Fir — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Pine — no support
3. Like sweet fir resin and summer sap — no support
4. Like the fresh smell of a fir forest after rain — 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 ✗

For real, where did they stick the tree in the room?

1. By the door — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. On the floor — score 5
3. In a box of cold soil — score 5
4. In a tub full of sand — ✓ the right answer · 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 130, line 15: «Old word: "bewildered" means very confused or puzzled, so the Knight was "bewildered at her great beauty" and could not think straight.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «bewilder» (+3); the same thing acted on «old word» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, what covered up the tub?

1. A large green baize cloth draped all around it — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. A heavy green curtain hanging down to the floor — no support
3. Green baize — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Brown paper — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 822, line 20: «Old word: "hemlock" is a poisonous wild plant; the elves put it in their salad, which shows how strange their feast is.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+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 ✗

No lie, what was hanging off the branches?

1. Little bags of sweets and small wooden toys for the children — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Little bags of sweets — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Tiny paper boxes of nuts — no support
4. Dozens of tiny little bags of sweets tied with silver thread — 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

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, what was on the very top?

1. A bright crown of paper — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A shiny star made of tinsel — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A shiny star made of tinsel and a silver ribbon — no support
4. A large shiny star made of tinsel and bright paper — 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

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what lit up the tree?

1. Hundreds of tiny candles — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Hundreds of wax tapers placed on every single branch — no support
3. Dozens of golden lanterns — score 4
4. Hundreds of wax tapers — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 317, line 6: «Who: Wendy, John and Michael are the three children flying with Peter Pan, and Tinker Bell lights the way.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «light» (+3); the same thing acted on «way» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, what was the tree scared about?

1. Being cut down — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Falling off the tall table — no support
3. Being burnt by the candles — no support
4. Getting hurt by the fire — ✓ the right answer · 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

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, what did the wind and sunbeam tell the tree?

1. Rejoice in thy youth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Be brave — no support
3. Be glad of thy green — no support
4. Grow tall — 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 ✓

Fam, what did the emperor say to himself?

1. Now I must bear up to the end — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. "This is a disaster" — no support
3. "Surely this parade is never ending" — no support
4. "Now I must go home at once" — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 825, line 19: «The emperor thinks "Now I must bear up to the end", so he keeps his proud face and goes on.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bear up» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

What remark did the child make concerning the emperor's apparel, as reported in the passage?

1. That the emperor looked very grand — no support
2. That the emperor wore a golden crown — no support
3. He has no clothes — no support
4. That the emperor had nothing on at all — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 824, line 5: «Then a little child speaks up and says what everyone has been hiding: "But he has nothing on at all."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «all» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «nothing» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the principal wish of the young fir-tree, as expressed in the passage?

1. To grow as tall as its companions so that it could see all the way to the sea and the ships — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. To grow as tall as its companions — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. To stand as tall as the other trees near it — score 6
4. To grow as tall as its companions and be chosen for the feast of Christmas — 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 825, line 7: «What it wants: to be "tall like its companions--the pines and firs which grew around it".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «grow» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the wood-cutters remove the tall trees from the forest, according to the narrative?

1. By sledge — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Great wagons drawn by horses along the frozen road to town — score -2
3. Wagons drawn by horses — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. Carts pulled by oxen — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 4, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 557, line 18: «Hard word: "vicissitudes" means ups and downs of life, and "egress" means a way out, which is why the cave was a trap.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+3); the same thing acted on «way» (+1). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

In what location was the fir-tree finally set within the apartment, as the narrative records?

1. In a wide pot of earth — no support
2. In a large tub full of sand — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. On a table near the fire — no support
4. In the corner of the room by the big stove and a red chair — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 414, line 16: «Old word: "trough" is a long open tub for holding water or food; the witch is laid in one.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «long open tub» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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