Andersen's Tales, The Last Dream of the Old Oak, part 1: the jumping contest ends, and the old oak gets ready for winter sleep

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 866 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 ✗

Yo, so who got the Princess in the end, the Flea or the Skipjack?

1. the King — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. the Grasshopper — score -2
3. the Skipjack — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. the Flea — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 828, line 13: «At the end he has only "a pair of slippers, an old dressing-gown, and four shillings", and his friends desert him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «end» (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same doer «son» (-2). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, how high did the Flea really jump, like for real?

1. so high that nobody in the whole crowd saw him at all — score 5
2. up over the church roof — no support
3. higher than the castle tower and nobody saw him land — score 5
4. so high nobody saw him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 866, line 2: «The Flea jumps so high that nobody can see him, and people say he did not jump at all.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+4); the same doer «nobody» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

No cap, what was the Grasshopper's card house made of?

1. bright cards painted with kings — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. old playing cards — no support
3. sugar cubes — no support
4. picture cards — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · right ✓

Lowkey, what did the King say the Skipjack actually had?

1. a good tail — no support
2. a loud voice — no support
3. a head — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. a head and a bit more luck — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 866, line 9: «Why the Skipjack wins: "it requires head to achieve that, and the Skipjack has shown that he has a head."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «head» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sus, where did the Skipjack finally end up?

1. behind the Princess's chair — no support
2. in the Princess's lap — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. on the golden stool beside the Princess — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. in the royal garden — 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 866, line 13: «The Skipjack's jump is "a little crooked jump just into the lap of the Princess, who sat on a low golden stool".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «low golden stool» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Bet, how many years old is that oak?

1. 365 years — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. 1 year — no support
3. 7 years — no support
4. 350 years — 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 ✗

Ngl, why was the oak sad for the little flies?

1. their whole life is only one short day — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. their wings are very weak — no support
3. they only live one day — no support
4. their life is just a day — ✓ 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, what did the fly say she had, like thousands of what?

1. happy days — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. moments to be happy — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. sunshine — no support
4. flowers in the summer — 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 828, line 5: «A ruined merchant's son sits in a magic trunk that a friend sent, presses the lock, and flies to Turkey, where he meets a nurse.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «nurse» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fam, what do the storms sing to the tree?

1. Lullaby, lullaby — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Sing soft, sing soft — no support
3. Hush, hush — score 3
4. Good-night, good-night — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 866, line 18: «The storms sing "Good-night, good-night" to the oak, and the snow will be "quite a cover-lid".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sing» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, what kind of bird nested up in the oak?

1. a wood-pigeon — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. a blackbird — score 1
3. a little finch — score 1
4. an owl — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 239, line 19: «Why he is sacked: the lads swear "they'd not stay on the same garth with Tom," so the master gives him the sack.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «sack» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, what did the sailors use the oak for?

1. a harbour — no support
2. a landmark — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a map — no support
4. a ship — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 357, line 14: «Old word: "pilot" meant the sailor who steered a ship through dangerous water near the coast; today we say a pilot is someone who flies a plane.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «sailor» (+4). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); 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

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ok so what's the Flea's big point, what was he moaning about?

1. he had no body — score -1
2. a body is needed to be seen — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nobody saw him — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. the prize was far too small — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 866, line 2: «The Flea jumps so high that nobody can see him, and people say he did not jump at all.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «flea» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, what does melancholy mean in the story?

1. tired — score 3
2. bored — score 3
3. sad — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. very quietly unhappy and thoughtful — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 770, line 18: «Old word: "melancholy" means sad and gloomy; today we might say "down in the dumps".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+3); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

According to the narrator, which competitor was awarded the hand of the Princess?

1. the Flea — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. the Grasshopper — score 2
3. the King — score 2
4. the Skipjack — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 288, line 18: «Two wooden soldiers stand sentry by the cottage, and they "presented arms" as people passed, which means they saluted with their weapons.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «present» (+5); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

According to the King, what quality did the successful competitor possess?

1. the possession of a head — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. the possession of a head and a voice — score 0
3. the ability to hold the Princess's hand firmly — score 1
4. great strength in his legs — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 561, line 11: «Why the suitors fail: "not one possessed the strength required to draw the bow".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «possess» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «strength» (-1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What is the stated age of the oak at the commencement of its winter repose?

1. three hundred and sixty-five years — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. three hundred and fifty years — no support
3. more years than the sailors could count — no support
4. so old that the sailors forgot its first year — 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 season in which the oak remains dormant and its foliage is absent.

1. fall — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the frosty time after autumn ends — no support
3. dusk — no support
4. winter — ✓ 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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