Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 91: the mermaid gets legs, dances for the prince, and sails away with him

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 880 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 ✓

yo did u see the mermaid faint after the potion? like she was lowkey dead for real

1. yeah, she fainted and laid there like a corpse until the sun came up, and then the prince found her and was super worried about her health — score 6
2. nah, she didn't faint at all, she just drank it and walked around the palace singing softly to herself while everyone watched and clapped — score 6
3. yeah, she fainted and laid there like a corpse until the sun came up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. yeah, she fainted and then the prince carried her off to the ship — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 880, line 7: «What: she drinks the magic draught and "a two-edged sword went through her delicate body," so she faints like one dead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «faint» (+4); the same doer «mermaid» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh the prince was so into her, no cap, right?

1. nah, he just felt sorry for her a bit — no support
2. yeah he was super into her and told everyone he would make her queen of the whole kingdom by spring — no support
3. yeah he was into her, he wanted her to stay — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. he liked her a lot but never said he'd marry her — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 722, line 9: «fact: WHY: The king wants his daughter to marry the prince, so he plans to get rid of the friend.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «want» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait why is she dancing when her feet be bleeding??

1. she doesn't feel pain, it's fine, she's just used to it — no support
2. she's doing it to please him, even though it's like knives, and the court laughs at her every single time she steps on the marble floor — no support
3. she's doing it because the prince ordered her to and she wants to keep her human legs and never go back to the sea — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. she's doing it to please him, even though it's like knives — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 164, line 13: «The third old man: his tale is never told, because the narrator says "I cannot tell you what it was, as I do not know."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «narrator» (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the prince catch her singing? i'm dying to know

1. yeah he heard her — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. nope, she sang once — score 4
3. yes, he heard her sing softly at his door each night and loved it — score 6
4. nope, she can't sing, she's dumb, and only the slave sings — ✓ the right answer · score 3

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 739, line 14: «Why the prince returns: "his heart had been so stirred that it had let him have no rest," so he keeps coming back to listen.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «listen» (+4); the same doer «prince» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl the sisters are so sad, right, they're just wringing their hands out there

1. nah, they're cheerful and wave with their pale hands at the ship — score 2
2. yeah, they look happy — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. yeah, they look mournful and beg with their white hands — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. nah, they're laughing — score 6

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 525, line 3: «Her wicked sisters talk her into looking at her husband with a dagger and a lamp, a drop of hot oil wakes him, and he flies away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+4); the same doer «wicked sisters» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

so she keeps the lil foundling vibe by sleeping on a velvet cushion, lol

1. yep, right by his door on a velvet cushion, like a pet, and she guards him every night from the sea — no support
2. yep, right by his door, like a pet — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nope, she sleeps in the stables with the horses, far away from the prince's chambers and the palace bells — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. nope, in a silk bed in the garden — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 430, line 2: «Ivan steals the sorry colt at midnight while the witch sleeps, and gets away by waving his handkerchief to make a bridge.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sleep» (+2); the same doer «witch» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait the cabin boy really thought the sisters were just foam??

1. nah, he saw the mermaid waving and thought it was a bird — score 6
2. yup, he was clueless and didn't see the mermaid waving at all, and the sisters were just a flock of birds to him — score 3
3. nah, he saw the mermaid waving clearly from the rail and shouted to the captain to turn the ship around immediately — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. yup, he was clueless and didn't see the mermaid waving — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 398, line 18: «The Boy in the river cries out, "pray help me now and scold me afterwards," because the passing man only scolds him for his imprudence.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cry out» (+4); the same doer «boy» (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro did the prince say he'd marry the princess for real?

1. yes, he said he'd marry her and bring her home to the palace soon — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. no, he said he'd go visit but not bring her home as a bride — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. no, he said he'd marry her later — score 3
4. yes, he said he'd marry her right away, and the wedding feast would be held in the harbor at the next full moon — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 695, line 3: «A stork brings a magic baby who speaks every language, so the prince is saved and marries the princess.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «marry» (+4). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

the grandma came up too, right? with a silver crown?

1. nah, just the sisters — no support
2. yeah, but she didn't come as close to land as the sisters — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. nope, she stayed far below the water — no support
4. nah, she stayed under the waves and never came up near the ship — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 823, line 2: «The old goblin arrives in his ice crown, bearskin and warm boots, with his strong sons who go bare-necked.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «arrive» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

so the prince says the mermaid's eyes are expressive, lowkey romantic

1. nope, he says he'd rather see the princess again — score 6
2. nah, he says her eyes are plain — score 6
3. yeah, he says he'd choose her over the princess, and he wants her to sing for the whole court every evening at dinner — score 16
4. yeah, he says he'd choose her over the princess — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 16

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 16, tied with another option at 16 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 880, line 15: «The prince says he "cannot love" the princess, and that he "would rather choose" the mermaid if forced to pick a bride.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «choose» (+5); the same thing acted on «mermaid» (+4); the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «prince» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

is the harbor like a big party when they get there?

1. yeah, bells, trumpets and soldiers, every day is a festival — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nope, it's empty and very quiet now — no support
3. nah, it's quiet — no support
4. yeah, bells rang — 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

did the prince name her in the book or something?

1. nope, he just calls her his dumb foundling, though the whole court wonders why he never gave her a proper name — score 6
2. nope, he just calls her his dumb foundling — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. nope, he calls her only the temple girl — score 6
4. yeah, he named her Marina, the sea-born one — score 6

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 880, line 12: «The prince calls her "my dumb foundling," meaning a child found and taken in, and she sleeps on "a velvet cushion" at his door.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+4); the same doer «prince» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the mermaid's condition upon her first waking at the palace?

1. She had human legs but no clothing and could not speak, though she could still hear everything the prince said to her at court — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. She had human legs but no clothing and could not speak — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. She had human legs, no clothes, and was sure she could sing — no support
4. She had a fish tail and was clothed in silver cloth — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 878, line 7: «Her sisters "heard the secret" and told two mermaids, and one of them knew where the prince lived.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same receiver «two mermaids» (+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

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately states the prince's attitude toward the neighboring princess?

1. He stated that he could love her and did wish to make her his bride — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. He stated that he could not love her and did not wish to make her his bride — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. He stated that he could not love her and did not wish to make her his bride, and he wished to visit her kingdom in person someday — score 5
4. He stated that he loved her dearly and did wish to make her his bride — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 276, line 15: «The Prince decides that a real Princess has a delicate sense of feeling, so he makes her his wife.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same receiver «princess» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following correctly identifies the event the mermaid observed from the deck of the ship?

1. Her sisters rising on the waves and wringing their white hands — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. Her sisters diving down under the foam and waving their white arms — score -2
3. Her sisters rising on the waves and wringing their white hands, while the old Sea King watched from the deep below the ship — score 0
4. The sisters rising to the waves and singing a sad, sweet song — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 880, line 6: «fact: Who: the little mermaid, the prince, and her sisters, grandmother and father, the Sea King, who come up from the sea.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come up» (+3). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same doer «little mermaid» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the reception of the ship in the harbor of the neighboring king's town?

1. Cannons firing and crowds of townsfolk dancing on the quay — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Bells ringing, flags waving, and fishermen cheering on the docks — no support
3. Church bells, trumpets, soldiers lining the rocks, and daily festivals — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Church bells, trumpets, soldiers lining the rocks, daily festivals, and a banquet held in the prince's honor each night — 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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