Andersen's Tales, A Story from the Sand-Hills, part 2: a young Spanish couple sails toward Russia, but calm weather and then a storm blow their ship north

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 961 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 ✗

Did the snail, like, actually wanna help the world or nah?

1. nah, he was totally bothered and wanted to help everyone — no support
2. nah, he was totally not bothered — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, he really wanted to help — score 4
4. yeah, he wanted to help the world, but he got scared and went home instead — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 961, line 1: «The lesson starts with a snail who refuses to help the world and a rose tree who keeps blooming for others.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «help» (+4); the same thing acted on «world» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, what did the rose tree keep doing, even when it was sad?

1. kept growin' with no fuss, fr — score -1
2. kept bloomin' in innocence, no cap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. went on bloomin' sadly, fam — no support
4. wilted, no cap — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 127, line 8: «fact: Where: the treasure had been kept "in his cave," and the two families shared it afterwards.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+2); the same doer «fact» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, where does the story actually start, like, the first bit?

1. way down in Spain, not Jutland — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. in Spain — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. way up in Norway, not Spain — score 1
4. in Jutland — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 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 867, line 5: «Sailors on a ship mourn him with a short speech and a Christmas carol, and then a new tale begins with a baby born in a rich house.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «begin» (+4); the same doer «new tale» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the couple lowkey happy, or was they gutted and bored?

1. they were gutted — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. very sad — no support
3. they were pretty bored, kinda sad — no support
4. they were quite happy, dead happy — ✓ 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who got sent off as ambassador, like, the big boss job?

1. the husband, to the Russian Court, with a big fancy title and a palace — no support
2. the husband, to the Russian Court — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the husband, to the Russian Court, as a sailor and a spy — no support
4. the merchant, to the Danish Court — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 921, line 8: «What: the boy sends the old man a gift, "I have two tin soldiers, and this is one of them."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different thing acted on (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 ✗

Was the ship, like, a proper luxury boat, or a boring old tub?

1. rough wood and tar, proper basic — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. all silk and luxury, mad fancy — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. plain and cheap — no support
4. a tub, bruv — 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

How long did they just sit around doing nothing at sea, bruv?

1. a few days — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. two whole months of rain and waves, no sun at all — no support
3. three long weeks, no breeze — no support
4. two whole months, no wind — ✓ 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which way did the wind finally blow, like, which direction?

1. north — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. from the east — score 8
3. south-west, nice and fair — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. south-east, mild and gusty — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 692, line 4: «Death grabs his other foot, the Queen of the Immortals makes a wager, and she catches the prince when the wind blows him toward the wall.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «blow» (+6); the same doer «wind» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Did the wife think there's a life after this one, or nah?

1. yeah, she reckoned no life gets lost, and God's love goes on forever, bruv — score 4
2. yeah, she reckoned heaven's for all — score 4
3. yeah, she reckoned no life gets lost — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. yeah, she reckoned no life gets lost, so it all works out — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 815, line 18: «why: the warning is a punishment for her wish, which "became an intense desire" and "the one thought of a life."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «think» (+4); the same thing acted on «life» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

What did the husband reckon was worth it, like, being alive?

1. one perfect moment, that makes it worth it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a long life full of wealth and status — no support
3. his new office and his fine title, that's enough — no support
4. one good day — 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 ✗

So what's the old song say, the one called "The King of England's Son"?

1. the mast was silver, the sails white — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the anchor was gold, the ropes were silk, and the whole ship shone — no support
3. the anchor was gold, the ropes silk — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the hull was oak, the masts were pine — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the beggar, like, a sad case, or just chilling with a melon?

1. chilling with a juicy melon, living it up, not a care at all in the world — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. chilling with a juicy melon in the sun, living it up, not a care at all — no support
3. sitting in the sun, begging for coins — no support
4. chilling with a juicy melon, living it — ✓ 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the couple, like, have everything they could want, or was they missing something?

1. wealth, a house, a title, fame — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. health, riches, honour, all of it — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. love, a son, a garden, rank — no support
4. riches only — 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 of the following most accurately describes the sequence of events in the narrative from the calm period to the storm?

1. After two months of calm, a fair south-west wind rises and the ship is driven by a storm toward Denmark. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. After two months of calm, a fair south-west wind rises, but the ship is at once wrecked on the Scottish coast with all hands lost. — score 1
3. After two months of calm, a fair south-west wind rises and the ship is driven by a storm toward Sweden. — score 1
4. After a long calm of two months, a fair south-west wind rises and the ship sails steadily on, until a sudden storm drives it hard toward Denmark, where the crew is lost at sea. — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 899, line 2: «That night he sneaks out, kisses the Metal Pig, and finds Bellissima, the little dog, following him in the cold without her lambskin coat.», 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 «boy» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the text, which statement best characterises the attitude of the snail toward the wider world?

1. He gives freely to the world and then turns his back on everyone. — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He offers the world his help but then changes his mind and retreats. — no support
3. He declines to give anything to the world and withdraws entirely into himself. — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He gives the world all he has and then withdraws into himself because the world ignores him. — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, 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 of the following accurately identifies the reason the husband is sent abroad by his Sovereign?

1. He is chosen as a consul to the Danish King, an honour his merchant father arranged for him at court. — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. He is appointed ambassador to the Russian Court, a high office of dignity that his birth and acquirements entitle him to, although he would rather stay at home in the north. — no support
3. He is appointed envoy to the Russian Court, a high post his name and learning would suit well, and he is pleased. — score -4
4. He is appointed ambassador to the Russian Court, an office of high dignity that his birth and acquirements entitle him to. — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 5, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 561, line 9: «Why the contest: Penelope has often "seen Odysseus perform" the feat, and she makes it the way to choose her husband.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «choose» (+3); the same thing acted on «husband» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following best explains the wife's position in the debate concerning the future life?

1. She holds that Heaven is as boundless as God's love, and that the husband's wish is arrogant because no life is ever lost, all find sufficient happiness, and the dead are forgotten by God. — score 5
2. She holds that Heaven is as boundless as God's love, so that no life is lost and each receives sufficient happiness. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. She holds that Heaven is as boundless as God's love, so that the husband's wish for a second life is granted only to the righteous few. — score 5
4. She holds that Heaven is as narrow as church law, so that only the faithful few receive any happiness at all. — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 961, line 12: «The wife believes "no life will be lost," because God's love is as boundless as heaven.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lose» (+3); the same thing acted on «life» (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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