Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Flax: the fir-tree burns, and the flax becomes linen and then paper
Tests: 3 of 14 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 827 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, who got totally roasted in the fire at the end?
- 1. the little dog — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. the old fir-tree in the garret — score 3
- 3. the old fir-tree — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 4. the tall fir-tree that stood in the yard — score -4
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 184, line 12: «He picks out the captain, "the fattest of us all", and roasts him over a fire.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «roast» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · right ✓
Ngl, what did the fern keep singing about?
- 1. "Snip, snap, snurre, Basse lurre" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. "Snip, snap, snurre, Basse lurre, the old tree sleeps now" — no support
- 3. "Snip, snap, snurre, Basse lurre, the fire will burn tonight" — no support
- 4. "Tra la la, the wind is blowing" — 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
Lowkey, what was the flax totally sure about?
- 1. it was quite fine — no support
- 2. it was the greatest joy of all — no support
- 3. it was the happiest thing ever — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 4. it was happy — ← Mova's choice · score 5
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 827, line 2: «A new tale begins: the flax blooms with blue flowers and feels proud, sure that it is the happiest thing in the world.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same doer «flax» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
No cap, what did the paper get written on?
- 1. stories, poetry and the news of every day — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. stories and poetry for children and adults — no support
- 3. stories and poetry — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. letters — 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 ✗
Fam, how many pieces did the linen get split into?
- 1. twelve pieces of cloth — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. fourteen — no support
- 3. twelve large pieces of the old sheet — no support
- 4. twelve — ✓ 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
Bet, what got made from the old paper?
- 1. lots of books for the village school — ← Mova's choice · score -2
- 2. lots of books — ✓ the right answer · score -2
- 3. new school desks — score -2
- 4. wrapping paper — score -2
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 799, line 3: «A boy puts him in his pocket, then ties him to the mast of a ship made from an old wooden shoe, and the wind and waves carry him out to sea.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «old wooden shoe» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · right ✓
Wait, so where did the paper end up in the end?
- 1. under the kitchen table — score 7
- 2. in a tub in the washhouse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
- 3. in the old wooden box — score 7
- 4. on the shelf — score 7
Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 827, line 7: «Where: the tree is burned in a fire under the copper, and the paper ends up in a tub in the washhouse.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «paper» (+5); the same action «end up» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
Dude, what did the tree hear every time the fire popped?
- 1. a little hum — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. a shriek — no support
- 3. a loud crack — no support
- 4. a deep sigh — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · right ✓
Like, who had the gold star on his chest?
- 1. the baker — no support
- 2. the oldest son — score 1
- 3. the youngest boy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 4. the tree — score 1
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 315, line 2: «Tink hides, and Peter accidentally shuts her in the chest of drawers, where she is tinkling like bells.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «chest» (+3). Against it: the same doer «peter» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
Real talk, what did the flax have to go through before linen?
- 1. soaked, dried, beaten, sorted — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. steeped, roasted, broken, combed — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. steeped and combed — no support
- 4. steeped, roasted, broken, combed, and then spun — 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 ✗
Honestly, what did the clergyman's wife call the linen?
- 1. the finest linen anyone in the village had ever seen — no support
- 2. the finest in the town — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 3. the best in the parish — ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 4. the best linen in the whole parish church — score 5
Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 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 701, line 9: «The fox sings "Lou, lou, lou!" and calls the dead wife "the famous spinner, the baker of good cakes."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dead wife» (+4); the same action «call» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
Wild, what did the paper say about its own travels?
- 1. it was glad — no support
- 2. it was happy to stay — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 3. it was sad to travel — score 2
- 4. it was happier than ever — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 827, line 20: «The paper is sent to the printer so that "many hundreds of books" can be made, and it stays at home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗
Ok but why did the paper stay home?
- 1. printing made more books — ✓ the right answer · score 0
- 2. the printer was too busy — no support
- 3. it was too old — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 4. books were cheap — no support
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 4, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 369, line 18: «Old word "composed": "composed himself to rest" means settled himself calmly; today we would say he got comfortable.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «old word» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗
Nah, what did the old linen say about falling apart?
- 1. it did not care — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. it could not last much longer — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. it was not afraid of breaking — no support
- 4. it was not afraid — 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following describes the object into which the fir-tree's remaining substance was transformed at the close of its existence?
- 1. warm ashes lying in the grate — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. burnt ashes — no support
- 3. ashes consumed in the fire — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. a heap of soot in the chimney — 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 · right ✓
Which of the following accurately identifies the number of garments produced from the completed linen?
- 1. twelve garments — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. six shirts — no support
- 3. twelve dresses — no support
- 4. twelve — 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 ✗
Which of the following best characterises the fern's mournful song regarding the flax's continuing development?
- 1. a declaration that the flax was going to be happy forever — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. a declaration that the song is ended and must never be sung again — no support
- 3. a cheerful tune about the spring — no support
- 4. a declaration that the song is ended — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 827, line 12: «The flax answers, "No, it is not ended," and says, "I am the happiest of all creatures."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓
Which of the following correctly states the purpose of printing the written paper, as explained in the passage?
- 1. to reach many readers at once — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. to reach many readers at once across the whole country — no support
- 3. to make money — no support
- 4. to save paper — 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
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