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Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Nightingale, part 123: the emperor hears of a bird, and a jewelled fake is sent

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

Lesson 912 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 ✗

So who actually found the bird in the end, innit?

  • 1. "A young courtier" — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 2. "The lord-in-waiting's youngest son from the stables" — score 7
  • 3. "The emperor himself" — score 7
  • 4. A kitchen girl — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 841, line 14: «Two schoolboys "bought the bird for eightpence", and then the lady receives them in an elegant room.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «receive» (+6); the same thing acted on «birds» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, where did the emperor's book come from, mate?

  • 1. Japan — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 2. "Peru" — score 5
  • 3. "China" — score 5
  • 4. "Iran" — 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 16, line 5: «By the time she arrives, the Cat's head has faded away completely, and the King and the executioner run wildly up and down looking for it, while everyone else…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «arrive» (+4); the same doer «alice» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

What made the emperor cry, like, proper?

  • 1. The nightingale's singing — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. "The music" — ← Mova's choice · score 7
  • 3. "Her song" — no support
  • 4. "The loud chatter of courtiers" — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 555, line 9: «Why: Hector's parents make "heart-rending cries of anguish" that reach Andromache.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «reach» (+6); the same thing acted on «rending cries» (+2). Against it: a different doer (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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

What does "Pooh" mean when the lord-in-waiting says it, bruv?

  • 1. Nothing at all — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. "Pardon, I did not hear" — no support
  • 3. "A rude word meaning the lord thinks the bird is worthless" — ← Mova's choice · score -1
  • 4. "Something rude about the bird" — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 347, line 19: «OLD WORDS: "scarlet" means bright red, and "gentlewomen" were ladies who served a queen; today we would say "ladies-in-waiting."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+3). Against it: the same doer «old words» (-2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

What did the nightingale turn down, mate?

  • 1. The gold slipper — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
  • 2. "The silver necklace" — no support
  • 3. "The golden crown" — no support
  • 4. "The emperor's gold slipper to wear round her neck" — 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 912, line 16: «Why: the nightingale says "An emperor's tears" are her richest reward, so she refuses the gold slipper.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «gold slipper» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which bird did the girl point at, like, straight away?

  • 1. "A tiny yellow finch" — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 2. "A small plain bird perched on the wall outside the kitchen door" — score -4
  • 3. A little grey bird — ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 4. "A little grey bird singing in the tall trees by the sea" — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 211, line 10: «The magician's word "Make haste" shows he is in a hurry, so Aladdin keeps the lamp as a bargain until he is safely out.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «show» (+2); the same doer «word» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

How many servants held her silk strings, innit?

  • 1. "Two" — ← Mova's choice · score 4
  • 2. Twelve — ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 3. "One" — score 4
  • 4. "Fourteen" — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 606, line 18: «Old word: "compromised" meant they agreed on a made-up saying instead of real laws; today we would say they settled for it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «agree» (+2); the same doer «words» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Bare sick, what was the fake bird made of?

  • 1. Diamonds and rubies — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. "Pearls and emeralds" — no support
  • 3. "Diamonds, rubies, and sapphires all over its body" — no support
  • 4. "Gold wire and diamonds from the emperor's treasury" — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which kids got named after her, like loads of them?

  • 1. "Nine palace servants" — score -1
  • 2. Eleven peddlers' children — ✓ the right answer · score -1
  • 3. "Twelve kitchen maids" — score -1
  • 4. "Two farmers' sons" — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 93, line 12: «The bargain: «help my Man to hunt through the day and guard this Cave at night, and I will give you as many roast bones as you need.» The Woman names him «the…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «name» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-3). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

What did the ladies stick in their mouths to sound like her?

  • 1. Water — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
  • 2. "Lemon juice" — score 4
  • 3. "Milk" — score 4
  • 4. "Tea" — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 876, line 16: «The fourth sister is "more timid" and stays in the middle of the sea, saying it is "quite as beautiful there".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stay» (+2); the same doer «fourth sister» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

What was the packet labelled, wicked?

  • 1. "The Emperor's Bird" — ← Mova's choice · score -1
  • 2. "The bird" — score -1
  • 3. The Nightingale — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. "A tale" — no support

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 1, line 14: «Alice took a jar labelled "ORANGE MARMALADE" from a shelf; it was empty, and she put it into a cupboard because she did not want to kill somebody underneath by…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «jar» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the ribbon on the fake bird brag about, mate?

  • 1. "Japan wins" — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. China's bird is poor next to Japan's — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. "China is poor" — no support
  • 4. "China's bird is poor, Japan's is rich" — 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where did the bells tinkle so loud nobody could talk?

  • 1. "In the garden gates" — ← Mova's choice · score 5
  • 2. "Outside" — score 5
  • 3. "In the hall" — score 5
  • 4. In the corridors — ✓ 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 801, line 4: «The story turns to the Odense Au, where the old church Bell fell into the deepest water and talks with the water spirit.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «talk» (+4); the same doer «old church» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

To which body at the palace was the nightingale formally presented, and for what purpose?

  • 1. The imperial court, for the emperor's entertainment — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. "The imperial court, to sing for the emperor's entertainment every evening" — no support
  • 3. "The royal household of the emperor of China, for the emperor's private pleasure at night" — no support
  • 4. "The lords of the council, for advice" — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the principal cause of the emperor's emotion during the performance?

  • 1. "The bright jewels of the bird" — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. "The tender singing of the bird in the dark, by the water" — no support
  • 3. "The sad story of a poor girl from the kitchen brought before him" — no support
  • 4. The tender singing of the bird — ✓ 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which object did the emperor offer as a token of the bird's distinction?

  • 1. "A silver necklace" — ← Mova's choice · score 3
  • 2. "A jewelled collar" — no support
  • 3. A golden slipper — ✓ the right answer · score 1
  • 4. "A ring" — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 640, line 12: «The professor offers "half a crown" for the newt, and a half crown is a coin worth two shillings and sixpence.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «offer» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-3). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the nature of the artificial bird presented to the emperor?

  • 1. A jewelled mechanical bird — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. "A bird made of gold and jewels that wound up with a key and sang" — ← Mova's choice · score 0
  • 3. "A golden clockwork singer" — no support
  • 4. "A jewelled mechanical bird that sang with a silver voice" — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 759, line 16: «fact: The bird brings her a "gold and silver dress" and "slippers of spangled silk".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). Against it: the same doer «bird» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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