Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 88: the mermaid saves the drowning prince from the storm

Tests: 4 of 14 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 877 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 ✓

ngl, what was the mermaid's birthday wreath made of?

1. white lilies — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. pearl bands — no support
3. a crown of white lilies and pearls — no support
4. sea shells — 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 did the mermaid save from drowning?

1. a sailor — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. the old captain — score 2
3. a young sailor — score 2
4. the young prince — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 877, line 19: «Old word: "reefed" meant that sailors rolled up and tied the sails so the wind could not tear them in a storm.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

so like, how old was the prince?

1. nine — no support
2. about sixteen years old — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. sixteen — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. seventeen — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 198, line 8: «Where: the prince is in "an old tower" and the princess is in China, in "one of her palaces," which the text says have seven different materials.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «prince» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

lowkey, what did the sailors think the mermaids' singing was?

1. a storm's howl — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the howl of a great storm at sea — no support
3. a storm's howl coming from the wild sea — no support
4. the sea's roar — 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 ✗

bruh, how many masts did the big ship have?

1. four — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. three — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. three masts with sails — no support
4. three great masts and flags — 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 ✗

fr, what did the old lady say about the oysters hurting?

1. A proud heart never cries, so bear the pain in silence — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Beauty must endure the ache — no support
3. Pride must suffer pain, and the sea gives nothing free — no support
4. Pride must suffer pain — ✓ 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait so who's the dowager?

1. a sister — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the queen mother — no support
3. her grandmother — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. her aunt — 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 · ★ · right ✓

sus, why can't mermaids cry?

1. They lack eyes for it — no support
2. Because their eyes are made of sea water and salt — no support
3. Their eyes are made of salt — no support
4. They have no tears — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 324, line 19: «Old word: "interlopers" are people who go where they are not wanted; the mermaids watch the children as unwelcome intruders.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «children» (+2); the same doer «mermaids» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, when the ship sank where did the prince go?

1. sank into the deep waves — ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. sank — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. under the rough swells — no support
4. fell down — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 876, line 10: «The statue is "carved out of pure white stone" and fell to the sea from a wreck, so it came from a ship that sank.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sink» (+4); the same doer «ship» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl the storm was wild, what snapped the mainmast?

1. lightning — no support
2. the lashing sea — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the force of gale — no support
4. the wind — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 877, line 19: «Old word: "reefed" meant that sailors rolled up and tied the sails so the wind could not tear them in a storm.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tear» (+4); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same doer «wind» (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, what colour were the mountains at the end?

1. red — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. tan — score -1
3. blue — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. white — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 50, line 18: «The English word «panic» comes from Pan's name: the old Greeks said sudden wild fear in lonely places came from him. The book says carefully that this is NOT p…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «english word» (+1). Against it: the same place «name» (-2). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, where did she kiss him?

1. his cheek — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. his pale cheek — score 5
3. his brow — score 5
4. his forehead — ✓ 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 647, line 3: «The witch warns of great sorrow, but the Queen insists that joy will come first, and she kisses the witch fifty times.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «kiss» (+4); the same doer «witch» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

wait, did the sisters stay up top for good?

1. no, they wanted to go back to the water — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. yes, they loved the land and never left — score 6
3. no — no support
4. yes, forever — 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 779, line 9: «Why: she wanted to save her brothers, and she had lost the little piece of wood that was the gift of the good stars.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+4); the same doer «sister» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, what did the lanterns look like on the ship?

1. like flags of all the nations waving in the wind — no support
2. like flags of all nations waving — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. like candles in the wind — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. like many flags of all nations waving over the deck — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 240, line 5: «A new tale starts: a girl marries a husband she never sees, and she uses three feathers to make her wishes come true.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wish» (+3); the same doer «girl» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what quality were the sea-dwellers' voices distinguished from those of human beings?

1. They surpassed every human voice in beauty and in strength together — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. They surpassed any human voice in beauty — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Their song was sweeter than all voices — score 2
4. They surpassed any human voice in beauty, which was strange and unknown to sailors — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 508, line 3: «She forgets to ask for eternal youth, so Tithonus grows old and weak, and Eos at last turns him into a grasshopper, which is all voice.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «grasshopper» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the precise relationship of the elderly dowager to the youngest sister?

1. Her aunt — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She was her grandfather's wife — no support
3. She was her grandmother — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She was her mother's sister — 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the mermaid keep the prince's head above the waves?

1. By tying it to a floating log — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. By lifting it on a wave — score 3
3. By wrapping it in seaweed — score 3
4. By holding it with her own hands — ✓ the right answer · 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 703, line 16: «He ties the ram's head to bushes on a high rock, where a soft breeze makes the bells ring.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tie» (+4). Against it: the same thing acted on «head» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the state of the prince's eyes when the morning sun rose?

1. They were wide open — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They stayed shut tight — no support
3. They remained closed — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Closed — 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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