Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 195: Gerda rides the reindeer north to Finland and is left alone in the snow

Tests: 6 of 15 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 19 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 984 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 ✗

Oi, who actually tied Gerda onto the reindeer, innit?

1. the Lapland woman — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Kay — score 3
3. the robber-girl — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Gerda — 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 757, line 1: «Hans comes courting, and he will only marry a girl who is truly clever.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «marry» (+1); the same thing acted on «girl» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, where'd the reindeer first stop, no cap?

1. a scruffy wee cabin up north — no support
2. a manky little hut in Lapland — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. a manky little hut in Lapland, no cap — score 1
4. a proper manky little hut way up in Lapland — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 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 930, line 2: «The first glass holds health, the second a singing bird, the third a tricky little urchin, and the fourth a sign to stop.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stop» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Lowkey, what was the old Lapland lady cooking?

1. fish — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. some fish stew, dead tasty, innit — no support
3. bread — no support
4. fish soup with loads of onions — 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 ✗

Bruv, what did she write her message on, since she had no paper?

1. a dried stock-fish from the lovely sea — no support
2. a bit of birch bark — no support
3. a dried stock-fish she found — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. a dried stock-fish — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 643, line 20: «Old word: "constel" is George's cut-short word for "constellation", a group of stars, which people still use today.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «short word» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the Finland woman's hut sus, with no proper door?

1. nah, the window — no support
2. nah, by the door — no support
3. yeah, they came in by the chimney — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, they came in the back door — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 783, line 13: «Why: the father vows that "willing or unwilling, she should marry the first man, be he prince or beggar, that came to the door," so she must wed the fiddler.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come» (+4); the same place «door» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Gutted, what did Gerda leave behind when the reindeer ran off?

1. her boots, mittens and her hat and scarf — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. her scarf and shoes — no support
3. her boots and mittens and her muff — no support
4. her boots and mittens — ✓ 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper, how many times did the Finland woman read the fish?

1. three, dead slow, like a proper read — score -2
2. three times over, reading it all night long — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. three — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. seven — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 929, line 11: «Why he thanks the narrator: the book "has filled me with thought, and has made me long to read more".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «read» (+1). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what does the reindeer reckon the Finland woman can tie?

1. the tides of the land — no support
2. the storms of the north — no support
3. the wind — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. the winds of the world — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 761, line 16: «Old word: "suitor" means a man who wants to marry a particular woman, and today we just say "boyfriend" or "admirer."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «man» (+4); the same action «marry» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Be honest, how strong did the reindeer want Gerda to be?

1. as strong as twelve giant men of the north — score 7
2. as strong as twelve men and a horse — score 7
3. as strong as ten men — score 7
4. as strong as twelve men — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 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 980, line 10: «Why does the old woman want Gerda to stay? She says "I have long been wishing for a dear little maiden like you".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+2); the same thing acted on «gerda» (+2); the same circumstance (+2); the same doer «old woman» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, what's the bit of glass Kay's got in his heart?

1. ice — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a shard — no support
3. a bit of mirror — no support
4. broken glass — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

Innit true the Snow Queen's garden is only two miles off?

1. yeah, two miles — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, two miles over the snowy hills — no support
3. yeah, about two miles past the big frozen lake — no support
4. yeah, three miles — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Lowkey, what was growing where Gerda got dumped?

1. a red stone — no support
2. a pine tree — no support
3. a tall tree with green leaves — no support
4. a big bush with red berries — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 984, line 14: «Gerda is left "without shoes, without gloves" by a large bush covered with red berries.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «large bush» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dead cool, what lights were up in the sky?

1. the stars — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the grey northern sky — no support
3. his old northern lights — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the moon — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Oi, which bit of the grub did the robber-girl say she'd keep?

1. her shawl — no support
2. her muff — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. a hat — no support
4. gold — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 984, line 9: «The robber-girl keeps her muff but gives Gerda "my mother's large warm mittens", which "will reach up to your elbows".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «muff» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sorted, what was it the robber-girl said she'd kept back for herself?

1. the gloves, since they're warm — no support
2. the muff, because it's so pretty — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the muff, because it's so pretty and warm — no support
4. the fine silver muff, because she loved it dearly — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 984, line 9: «The robber-girl keeps her muff but gives Gerda "my mother's large warm mittens", which "will reach up to your elbows".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «muff» (+2). Against it: 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Upon arrival in Lapland, at what dwelling did the reindeer first halt?

1. a small hut of humble appearance — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a small hut of humble appearance in the snow — no support
3. a large house of grand design — no support
4. a tall tower of old stone — 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 ✗

By what means did the Finland woman dispose of the message inscribed upon the dried fish?

1. she tossed it in the cooking pan — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. she placed it in the soup saucepan — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. she dropped it in the stew pot — score 0
4. she boiled it — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 980, line 17: «What does "conjure" mean? It is an old word for doing magic, making things happen with spells.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which quality did the Finland woman identify as the only power available to Gerda?

1. her gentle kindness and courage — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. her own purity and innocence of heart — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. her own purity and innocence of heart and mind — no support
4. the purity and innocence of her heart and faith in God — 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 ✗

At what point was Gerda abandoned by the reindeer?

1. beside a bush bearing red berries and thorns — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. beside a huge old bush bearing bright red berries in the snow — no support
3. beside a tall pine in the snow — no support
4. beside a bush bearing red berries — ✓ 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

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