Andersen's Tales, The Counsellor's Evening Walk, part 48: a lost counsellor wanders strange old streets and thinks he is ill
Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 837 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 · ★ · right ✓
Ok so the counsellor thinks a drum parade is just a costume party, right?
- 1. Nah, it's a fire drill. — no support
- 2. Yeah, he's totally thinking it's a masquerade — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 3. Nope, it's a funeral. — no support
- 4. Yeah, costume party. — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 837, line 11: «He blames the town, saying "What a scandalous condition this place is in," and he thinks the lamps should be lit.», 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 «counsellor» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · right ✓
Bro, why did the boatmen look so lost when he talked?
- 1. They couldn't get what he was saying — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. He spoke too quietly for them to hear. — no support
- 3. They didn't understand the words he used. — no support
- 4. They didn't speak the language he used. — 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 · ★ · right ✓
Wait, so where did he even try to get a ride?
- 1. Over at the king's new market — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Near the East gate — no support
- 3. Out by the new meadow beyond town — no support
- 4. Down at the old wooden harbour — 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 4 · ★ · right ✓
Lol, the meadow was supposed to be a market, what?
- 1. Yeah, just grass and some sad wooden booths — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Yeah, only grass and some lonely little stalls. — no support
- 3. Yeah, just grass. — no support
- 4. Nope, it was a park. — 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 bishop actually the bishop though?
- 1. He didn't think so, he said no way — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. He thought it was surely the bishop, and said so twice. — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 3. He wasn't sure, but yes maybe. — no support
- 4. Yes, he believed it was the bishop. — score 2
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 344, line 10: «Robin gets into the church by saying, "I am a bold harper," and the bishop is pleased to hear it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «bishop» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why does he think he's sick, dude?
- 1. He had drunk the punch too fast on an empty stomach while standing near the crowded door. — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The punch was far too strong and the room was spinning around him in the warm air. — no support
- 3. The punch was too strong for him — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The beer was too heavy for him. — 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 ✗
What did the lady in the tavern say, like, in what language?
- 1. German, so he switched to German — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Dutch, so he replied in Dutch. — no support
- 3. German. — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 4. Danish, sure. — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 309, line 9: «The old lady says, "That must be patent leather! They shine so!" but she does not know they are red.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same doer «old lady» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
Was that woodcut thing actually new news?
- 1. New, yes. — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Nope, it was super old — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Yes, it was fresh news. — no support
- 4. Yes, new. — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗
So the guy saying he's a learned man, was it a joke?
- 1. Nah, the bachelor was serious about it — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Nah, the bachelor was dead serious about being a learned man, and he meant it sincerely at the table. — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 3. Yeah, he was just pulling our legs. — score 3
- 4. Nah, the bachelor truly meant it, honestly. — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 303, line 18: «Hard word: "mahogany" here is a reddish-brown wood, and in a Danish joke it means "excessively fine".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mean» (+4); the same doer «word» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
Okay but what's a bachelor of divinity anyway?
- 1. A fancy degree that a church scholar earns after many years of hard study and exams. — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. A high academic degree in theology given by a university to church scholars after long study. — no support
- 3. A religious scholar with a grand title. — no support
- 4. A church scholar, kind of a fancy title — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗
Did he finally find the bridge or nah?
- 1. Yes, it was right where he left it. — score 4
- 2. Nope, it was gone, no bridge at all — ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. Nope, but he found a different bridge a long way off near the palace and the old wall. — no support
- 4. Yes, he found the bridge after a long walk past the church and the quay, though it looked odd. — ← Mova's choice · score 6
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 430, line 12: «Where: At the fiery river, Ivan waves the handkerchief "three times on the right hand" and a splendid bridge appears in the air.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «appear» (+4); the same doer «splendid bridge» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · right ✓
Did anyone even get what he was saying about the Holm?
- 1. Not really, it was like a different language — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Not really, it sounded like gibberish. — no support
- 3. Not really, the boatmen were talking in a dialect so different that it sounded like a foreign tongue entirely. — no support
- 4. Not really, because the boatmen's dialect of the old Holm quarter was like a completely different language to everyone there. — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗
What did he say about the lamps being out?
- 1. That someone had forgotten to light them and it was a total mess all over the quarter. — ← Mova's choice · score -1
- 2. That it was all very messy. — no support
- 3. That it was a total mess here — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. That the lamps were fine, but the streets were empty. — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 837, line 11: «He blames the town, saying "What a scandalous condition this place is in," and he thinks the lamps should be lit.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which statement correctly describes the reason the counsellor gives for believing the procession includes the bishop of Zealand?
- 1. He insists the figure is surely a bishop of the Danish church. — score 2
- 2. He says it looks like a bishop. — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 3. He reports that he is certain it cannot possibly be the bishop himself — ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 4. He reports that he is certain it is the bishop, because the procession is led by him. — score 5
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 585, line 3: «Mr. Man thinks the tied-up Fox is some strange creature and whips him hard, then the dogs run off in two directions.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓
State which object the counsellor identifies as a meteor and explain by what natural cause he attributes it.
- 1. He identifies a woodcut as a meteor and attributes it to electricity — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. He identifies a woodcut as a comet and attributes it to the heat of the sun. — no support
- 3. He identifies a woodcut picture of a bright sky object as a meteor and attributes its glow to electricity in the air. — no support
- 4. He identifies a printed woodcut of the northern sky as a meteor and attributes its fiery trail to a sudden electric discharge in the atmosphere. — 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 ✓
Determine the function of the tavern in which the counsellor seeks assistance.
- 1. It acts as an inn where travellers rest and drink. — no support
- 2. It is a church hall where the bishop receives visitors. — no support
- 3. It serves as a beerhouse where patrons converse over mugs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 4. It is a tavern where locals gather to play cards. — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 837, line 4: «He goes into a beerhouse full of seamen, scholars and citizens, asks for a carriage, and is handed an old woodcut of a meteor.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «counsellor» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
Identify the figure who addresses the counsellor as monsieur and state his professional designation.
- 1. A bishop, honored scholar. — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. A bishop of the church who admires the counsellor's wisdom. — no support
- 3. A bachelor of divinity who doubts the counsellor's claims. — no support
- 4. A bachelor of divinity who commends the counsellor's learning — ✓ 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
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