Andersen's Tales, The Princess and the Pea: a pea tests a real princess

Tests: 6 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 951 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 ✓

So did the prince find a proper princess quick, or nah?

1. No, he searched the whole world — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. No, not quick — no support
3. No, he gave up — score 4
4. Yes, he found one right away — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 276, line 7: «What: the Prince searches the whole world and finds many Princesses, but he never feels sure that any of them is real.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+3); the same thing acted on «whole world» (+3); the same action «search» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Was the princess at the gate a proper princess, or what?

1. She said she was, so the queen tested her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. She said she was, so the queen laid a pea under twenty mattresses to test her — score 4
3. Yes, she was legit — no support
4. She was a maid, so the queen sent her away — score 3

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 951, line 11: «What the princess says: "I was lying on something hard, so that I am black and blue all over my body."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, what got put under the mattresses, bruv?

1. a ring — score 2
2. a nut — score 2
3. a pea — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. a bean — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 276, line 13: «She puts "three little peas" on the bedstead, then twenty mattresses over them, and twenty feather beds on top of those.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «bedstead» (+3); the same action «put» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «three little peas» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

How many mattresses, like, did the queen pile on?

1. twelve — no support
2. twenty mattresses high — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. twenty — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. thirty — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 951, line 4: «The old queen hides a pea under twenty mattresses and twenty eider-down beds to test her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the number the lesson gave for it (-1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the princess sleep well, or was she gutted?

1. She slept soundly, she felt quite fine — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. She slept poorly, she was sore all over — score 4
3. She slept badly, she was black and blue — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. She slept badly, she was black and blue all over her back and legs — 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 951, line 5: «The princess cannot sleep, feels the pea through everything, and the prince marries her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sleep» (+4). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was she sus or legit about the bed being hard?

1. Nah, she was fake — no support
2. She was sus, she never felt it — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. She was fake, the bed was soft — no support
4. She was legit, she felt the pea — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 338, line 1: «Wendy, John and Michael fly back through the open window and find their beds still there.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+4); the same thing acted on «beds» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Why did the prince end up marrying her, innit?

1. Because she was pretty and kind — no support
2. Because she had felt the pea under all twenty mattresses — score 1
3. Because she had felt the pea — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Because she was nice — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 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 951, line 5: «The princess cannot sleep, feels the pea through everything, and the prince marries her.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «feel» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «pea» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

So where did they stick the pea after?

1. Up top — no support
2. In the museum — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. In the attic — no support
4. In a box — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 951, line 13: «What happens to the pea: it "was put in the museum, where it may still be seen."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «pea» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same place «museum» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the prince stay sad all the time, or nah?

1. Yes, he stayed sad for ages — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. No, he was sad until she came — score 2
3. Nah, he got happy — score 1
4. No, he got happy once he found her — ✓ the right answer · 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 935, line 21: «The prince answers "I will remain", and the East Wind kisses him on the forehead before flying away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «remain» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, what's the storm like in that bit?

1. Wind and rain and some thunder — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Rain and wind — no support
3. Loud thunder and heavy hail — no support
4. Thunder, lightning and pouring rain — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the old queen super clever, or just lucky?

1. She put a pea under mattresses — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. She tested the prince with a bean — no support
3. She tested the princess with a pea under twenty mattresses and feather beds — score 6
4. She tested the princess with a pea — ✓ the right answer · 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 951, line 10: «How the test works: the queen lays "a pea on the bottom" and then "twenty mattresses" on top of it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lay» (+4); the same thing acted on «pea» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

So what did the crows keep shouting, like, at the end?

1. Brave! brave! — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Loud! loud! — score 5
3. Help! help! — score 5
4. Brave! brave! the prince is brave! — no support

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 244, line 20: «At the end the wife is called "a witty woman", meaning clever and quick with her words.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+4); the same place «end» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Marie Grubbe end up with anyone posh, or nah?

1. Yes, a sailor and a count's son — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, a stadtholder and a king's half-brother — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, a stadtholder, a king's half-brother and a lord of the manor — no support
4. Yes, a sailor and a fine lord from the north — 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 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which object was concealed beneath the twenty mattresses by the Queen?

1. ring — score 4
2. nut — score 4
3. a bead — score 4
4. a pea — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 951, line 4: «The old queen hides a pea under twenty mattresses and twenty eider-down beds to test her.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «twenty mattresses» (+3); the same action «hide» (+2); the same doer «old queen» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «pea» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the number of eider-down beds placed upon the mattresses?

1. twelve — no support
2. twenty-two beds piled high — ← Mova's choice · score -3
3. ten — no support
4. twenty — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 560, line 4: «Athene makes him tall and handsome, and the Phaeacians put him on a ship to Ithaca, where he falls asleep on deck.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «odysseus» (-2); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

In what location was the pea ultimately deposited?

1. in the museum — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. in a box — no support
3. in ash — no support
4. in the attic — 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 ✗

How did the Princess describe the quality of her night's sleep?

1. badly — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. not well — score -1
3. very badly — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. very poorly — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 15, line 4: «The Queen sees the half-painted roses and orders the gardeners' heads off. Alice quickly hides them in a big flower-pot; the soldiers can't find them and simpl…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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