Andersen's Fairy Tales, Little Ida's Flowers, part 85: the flowers dance at night while Sophy the doll gives up her bed

Tests: 4 of 14 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 874 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 ✓

Ida's flowers were dancing in the middle of the night, bruv, what did the yellow lily do?

1. sat by the window — no support
2. danced with Sophy — score 1
3. played the piano — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. played the piano for everyone in the room — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 874, line 2: «The moonlit room is full of flowers dancing in long rows, with a yellow lily playing the piano.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «yellow lily» (+2); the same thing acted on «piano» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «play» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Did the purple crocus, like, get the sick flowers up from the doll's bed?

1. yes, it pulled the blanket — no support
2. yes, it drew back the heavy curtains by the window — score 6
3. yes, it drew back the curtains and lifted them out — score 6
4. yes, it drew back the curtains — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 874, line 3: «A purple crocus pulls back the doll's curtains, and the sick flowers jump up to join the dance.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pull back» (+4); the same doer «purple crocus» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, which stick had the three red feet, mate?

1. the carnival rod with the three red feet — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. the wooden drum — score 1
3. the paper doll — score 1
4. the carnival rod — ✓ 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 874, line 13: «The carnival rod has "three red stilted feet", so it hops and stamps while the flowers are too light to do that.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

No way, what did the wax doll wear on her head?

1. a red silk bonnet — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. a broad brimmed hat with a long feather — no support
3. a broad brimmed hat — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a tall black crown — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 812, line 15: «"Sealing-wax" was red wax melted and pressed on a letter to close it; here the cook uses it to fasten a handkerchief.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «sealing wax» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, what did the paper dolls do to the lawyer's thin legs?

1. tied them up — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. struck them — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. hit him — no support
4. kicked — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 138, line 19: «Old words: a "shrine" is a holy place where people prayed, a "Cock" is an old word for a male chicken, and "hind legs" means the back legs.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «back legs» (+2); the same doer «old words» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, why was the rough doll's mouth all busted, innit?

1. cracked — no support
2. it was painted — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. it was broken — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. bent — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 617, line 15: «Why: the sea lion says "Nonsense!" because the seals on the beaches are "making as much noise as ever", so he thinks Kotick is wrong.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «much noise» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Real talk, who begged for the lawyer so the stick stopped?

1. all of the other flowers from the garden — score -2
2. the other flowers — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. the other flowers in the room — score 5
4. the paper dolls — 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 199, line 17: «Old word: "seclusion" means being shut away from others, so the king's seclusion meant he stopped seeing people and ruling the land.», 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 question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, why did Sophy give the flowers her bed?

1. they were ill and needed it — ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. they asked her very nicely — no support
3. they were sick — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. they were friends of hers — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 874, line 3: «A purple crocus pulls back the doll's curtains, and the sick flowers jump up to join the dance.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «sick flowers» (+1). The right option, 1, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, where did Sophy fall to make a massive racket?

1. in the hall — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. on the floor — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. on the stairs — score 5
4. on the floor by the piano — 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 874, line 5: «Sophy finally gets her ball, but she is ignored until she falls down so the flowers come to her.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fall down» (+4); the same doer «sophy» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Oi, what was Sophy like when the rough doll asked her to dance?

1. she turned her back on the doll and left — no support
2. she shook her head — ← Mova's choice · score -4
3. she turned her back — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. she turned her back and walked away — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 714, line 18: «Ingiborg "implored" Sigurd to go hunting, which meant she begged him very hard, a stronger word than simply asking.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, what did the moon do in that room?

1. shone — no support
2. lit it up like day — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. lit it — no support
4. made it look bright — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 874, line 1: «Ida hears music coming from her toy room late at night and sneaks in to look.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «look» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-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 ✗

Mate, what did the flowers do after Sophy got hurt?

1. asked if she was hurt — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. fell down — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. called for help loudly — no support
4. asked if she was ok — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 413, line 9: «What: the flower trembles, falls to the ground, and turns into "a lovely maiden."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «flower» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «fall» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, where did they all dance, like, with Sophy?

1. on the floor — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. by the window of the house — no support
3. in the middle of the room and then out — no support
4. in the middle of the room — ✓ 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 14 · ★ · right ✓

Honestly, what did Sophy say the flowers could keep?

1. her bed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. her book — score 3
3. her bed, her chair and her lamp — score 3
4. her bed and her pillow too — 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 774, line 17: «Old word: "abide spellbound" means to stay put and unable to move, held by magic.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hold» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the object which, in the said passage, is caused to rise from the drawer by the rough doll and bears the name of the sleeping figure.

1. the sleeping doll named Sophy — no support
2. the wax doll — no support
3. the wooden doll that bore Sophy's name — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. the doll Sophy — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 830, line 21: «Old word: "Franks" was the name the Greeks gave to Western Europeans, and today we say Europeans.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the precise manner in which the lawyer is compelled to perform the dance, as it is described in the passage.

1. by being made to stamp his feet — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. by being forced to join the ball — no support
3. by being obliged to dance also — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. by being asked — 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 ✗

Ascertain the cause for which the flowers, collectively, did intercede upon the behalf of the lawyer as narrated.

1. the rough doll mocked his hat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the other flowers interceded for him — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the paper dolls struck his legs — no support
4. they begged 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

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Determine the place in which the flowers did dance with the doll Sophy, as is set forth in the narrative of this section.

1. on the floor — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. near the door of the room — no support
3. in the hall — no support
4. in the middle of the room — ✓ 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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