Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter, part 104: robbers kill the priest and horse, and Helga, now a frog, buries him

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 893 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 ✗

bruh, who was riding on the horse with Helga?

1. the old monk — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. the young priest — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. the priest — score 5
4. the robber king — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 586, line 11: «A witch-stirrup is a knot of hair tied in a horse's mane, which people believed witches made by riding the horse at night.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ride» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok so what did the priest hold up, no cap?

1. a rod made of wood — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. a wooden cross tied with the priest's own red cord — score 2
3. a bag of herbs — score -2
4. a cross made of sticks — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 575, line 2: «He piles more wood on the fire, and his children have to put their hands over their mouths to keep from laughing.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «children» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, what did the robbers grab the horse by?

1. its harness — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. its tail — no support
3. its bridle — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the long leather reins and the saddle — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, what weapon did the robber swing at the priest?

1. a bow — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a rock — no support
3. an iron axe — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a long knife — 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 ✗

how did Helga turn into a frog, lowkey?

1. the last ray of the sun disappeared behind the hill — no support
2. the sun went down — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. she looked into the water and the sun set quickly — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. the moon rose up — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 139, line 11: «The Frog tied them together "by the leg with a piece of thread," so when he jumped into the pool he took the Mouse down with him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «frog» (+2); a different action (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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the vibe when the robbers ran off?

1. they thought a witch had cast a spell on them — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. they got super scared — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. they heard a loud bell — no support
4. they got very angry — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 893, line 14: «The robbers flee because they think "this must be the work of an evil spirit or some secret sorcery".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «think» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

where did Helga chill all day?

1. down by the old well — no support
2. up in the top branches — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. up in the top branches of the dead oak by the spring — score 3
4. high up in the tallest oak tree near the marsh — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 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 893, line 17: «The magpies are curious, but Helga's glance frightens them off, and she sits "like a frightened squirrel" in the top branches.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same place «top branches» (+2); the same property (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

who was watching her from the tree, bro?

1. a band of hunters — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. a group of crows — score 3
3. a hawk — score 3
4. a flock of magpies — ✓ 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 154, line 6: «Who: a hungry Lion watches a fat Bull feeding in a meadow.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «watch» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

what did she dig the grave with, like honestly?

1. a branch and her hands — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. a sharp bone and sand — score -1
3. a broken spade she found by the old fence — no support
4. a rusty knife, a stone, and her webbed hands — no support

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 431, line 13: «She tells him to dig, and Ivan finds "an iron plate with twelve padlocks on it."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «dig» (+4); the same doer «woman» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-6). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

what covered the priest's face, fam?

1. the torn white cloth from the priest's own cloak — no support
2. fresh green leaves — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. wet brown bark — score 2
4. a heavy blanket of wet moss and mud — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 326, line 15: «What: Peter holds the two large white eggs, and the bird covers her face so she does not see them.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cover» (+3); the same thing acted on «face» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

what was she doing with the cross at the end?

1. leaning it on a tree — no support
2. planting it on the grave — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. setting it in the sand — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. kneeling and praying at the edge of the marsh — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 713, line 11: «The buyer gives her "a blow on the head, which put an end to her."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «end» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

what fell off her hands at the very end?

1. the webbed skin — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the frog's wet skin and slippery claws off her back — score 1
3. the damp sand from the grave and the cross — no support
4. her green cloak — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 883, line 19: «Old word: "decayed wood" means wood that has rotted; here Tiny uses it as her lantern.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «old word» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

why did her frog eyes look so pretty, no lie?

1. they were sad — no support
2. they had real feelings and tears — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. they glowed with a soft gentle light — score 1
4. she was crying — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 443, line 11: «What happens: the skull's eyes follow the women everywhere, and "By the morning they were utterly burnt to cinders."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «eyes» (+2); the same thing acted on «women» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which object did the young priest construct and hold aloft during the journey through the forest?

1. a stick — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. a wooden cross of sticks — no support
3. a crown made of leaves — score 3
4. a cross formed of branches — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 697, line 1: «The youth guesses right, so the ogress keeps her word and lets him choose three rewards.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «word» (-1). 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 ✗

Upon what part of the horse did the robbers seize hold before dragging the two riders from its back?

1. the long leather reins hanging from its head — no support
2. the thick rope tied around its neck and mouth — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. its bridle — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. its mane — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 773, line 3: «He drops his ring into the maiden's golden goblet, she knows he is near, and they kiss and plan their wedding.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «robbers» (+3); the same action «wed» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

At what moment was Helga transformed into the form of a frog?

1. when the night birds started singing — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. when the moon came up at night — no support
3. as the last ray of the sun disappeared — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. at sunset — 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 ✗

By what means did Helga convey water to the dead priest and the horse?

1. with her hollow webbed palm — no support
2. in her hand, which was webbed and hollow — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. by dipping her long webbed hand into the spring water — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. in her cupped hands from the spring — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 29, line 8: «The song «Ducks' Ditty» begins: «All along the backwater, Through the rushes tall, Ducks are a-dabbling, Up tails all!» (a ditty = a short simple song; dabblin…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «dip» (+2); the same place «water» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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