Andersen, George and Emily, part 158: the saddle, the masked ball, and George's dinner invitation

Tests: 6 of 14 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 947 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 ✗

yo, who was the first one to hype up George down in the cellar?

1. the General, no cap — no support
2. the young Prince, lowkey — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. the Count — no support
4. the old Count, no cap — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 700, line 11: «What the magpie loses: he gives away two young ones, and he is "deeply grieved" each time.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «two young ones» (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, what did little George draw for Emily back then?

1. A castle called Emily's Castle, the whole thing, no cap, bro — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Emily's Castle, the whole thing — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. A big castle, the whole thing — score 4
4. A giant castle with towers and a moat, the whole thing, fr fr — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 947, line 7: «What: George once drew a castle called "Emily's Castle," where she was to "sleep, and to dance, and to play at receiving guests."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «castle» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the Count said George might build her a castle? like a real one?

1. yeah, a real house — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. nah, not a castle, more like a fancy garden house, no cap — no support
3. yeah, a real castle, like a whole fortress with walls — score 3
4. yeah, a real castle — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 912, line 5: «Later a jewelled mechanical bird arrives, with a ribbon boasting that its owner's bird beats the real one.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «real one» (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey, what did the General's lady call that talk?

1. an unkind joke about the General, honestly lowkey wild — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a rude remark, no cap — no support
3. a strange jest, no cap — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a strange jest, no cap, like a total mess of a remark — 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 · ★ · right ✓

bro, what was the big day in that house?

1. Emily's birthday — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. George's birthday — no support
3. Her birthday — no support
4. a party — 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 · ★ · right ✓

who kissed Emily on the mouth, though?

1. the General's niece — no support
2. Emily — score -2
3. the Count — score -5
4. the General's lady — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 2, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 947, line 11: «On Emily's birthday, the General's lady "kissed her on the mouth," and the General "kissed her on the forehead."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «kiss» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «lady» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

and who kissed her on the forehead?

1. the General — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. the Professor — score 2
3. the old Count — score 2
4. the Prince — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 947, line 11: «On Emily's birthday, the General's lady "kissed her on the mouth," and the General "kissed her on the forehead."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «kiss» (+4); the same place «forehead» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

so what did the Princes talk about at the party?

1. balls, theatres and government — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. theatres, government, the new railway and the Emperor's health — score 4
3. money, horses and the war — score 4
4. balls, theatres, government and the price of bread — 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 548, line 18: «Old word: "malediction" means a curse, the solemn words a father speaks to bring harm on someone.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «speak» (+2); the same doer «father» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

wait, what did the saddle come with?

1. a folded note with a black seal on it — no support
2. a brief letter — score 8
3. a little note tied with a red ribbon — no support
4. a little note — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 4 with score 10, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 947, line 4: «On the General's birthday a fine saddle comes with a note from somebody the General does not know.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+6); the same doer «fine saddle» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

what did the note say, exactly?

1. From someone the General has never met — no support
2. From somebody whom the General does not know at all, and never shall — score 0
3. From a gentleman whom the General has never once been introduced to in his life — no support
4. "From somebody whom the General does not know" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 947, line 14: «The saddle is "a comfortable and costly saddle," and the note says "From somebody whom the General does not know."», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «know» (+5); the same place «somebody» (+4). Against it: the same doer «general» (-1); it fills the role the question asks for (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

who did the General think sent the saddle?

1. his son, probably — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. his wife, obviously — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. the Count, obviously — score 2
4. his wife — 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 702, line 11: «How the king is fooled: each time he hears "Count Piro's," he thinks his son-in-law must be very rich.», 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, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the General dress up as at the ball?

1. A Spanish knight — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Van Dyck, in a Flemish cape — score 2
3. Rubens, in a Spanish costume — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. a Roman soldier, in armour — 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 947, line 15: «At the ball the General goes as Rubens, with a ruff: a stiff, round collar worn in old-fashioned portraits.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok, who was the black domino dancing with Emily?

1. the Professor — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a guy in a mask — no support
3. a guy with an acacia blossom — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a man in black, with a rose — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

and who was the mask at the end, bro?

1. George, the Professor — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The General's old friend from the army in disguise — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. The Count, the old one — no support
4. Emily's old tutor — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 947, line 3: «Emily remembers George while she looks at her old drawings and thinks of a dying woman's words.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «george» (+3); the same property (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which person, having been identified by the General as the author of the saddle, was subsequently revealed to be the Professor George?

1. The black domino wearing an acacia blossom in his cap — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The Professor George — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. The masked man with the blossom on his hat — no support
4. The stranger in black with a flower on his cap — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 711, line 9: «Why Niels is scared: he thinks the questions are "a device to discover the person who had run away".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «discover» (+4); the same thing acted on «person» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

To what garment did the General's lady refer when describing the mill-stone ruff worn in the Dutch painting?

1. A wide velvet hat with feathers — no support
2. A tall white ruff of lace — ← Mova's choice · score -4
3. A high black velvet collar standing up stiffly behind the neck — no support
4. A high black velvet collar — ✓ the right answer · score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 334, line 6: «Hook, the pirate captain, wears a frilly ruff and fine clothes, but he is a cruel villain who hates the boys.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «frilly ruff» (-2); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which guest, by whose suggestion the General extended an invitation to dinner, was accorded this privilege after the unmasking?

1. The Professor George, who was invited again to dine, along with his old friend the Count — no support
2. The Professor George, who was invited again — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The Prince, who sat beside the General — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. The Professor George, who was invited again to dinner the following week — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 23, line 2: «The King asks what she knows about the tarts. «Nothing.» «Nothing whatever?» «Nothing whatever.» The King calls that «very important», the White Rabbit hints h…», 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, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What reason did the General advance for the saddle's origin, prior to the revelation at the masked ball?

1. That it came from his own wife — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. That it came from the Count — no support
3. That it was a joke by Emily — no support
4. That it came from his own wife, who had bought it at the market — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 23, line 21: «The King: «Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come to the end: then stop.»», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «king» (-1); 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

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