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# Fairy Book, The Golden Hen, part 37: a gardener's boy sets out to find a golden hen

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**Tests:** 2 of 13 right · **Exam:** 3 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 15 of 17 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 1236 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.

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Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: [the lesson's questions in the corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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Oi mate, who carried the head on a silver dish, innit?

- **1.** the old woman — **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **2.** the boy — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **3.** the hen — score 3
- **4.** the sultan — score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1169, line 4: «The girl pretends to be ill, takes the buffalo's head to the shed, and secretly tries to bring him back to life.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+3); the same thing acted on «head» (+3). Against it: the same doer «girl» (-1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · right ✓ {#t2}

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Bruv, the sultan went mental, right? What was he mental about?

- **1.** his daughter — score 5
- **2.** marrying his daughter to a monster — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 11
- **3.** the old woman's loud shouting — no support
- **4.** the gardener's boy's bow — score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 with score 11, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1236, line 7: «What: the sultan cries, "I will never marry my daughter to such a monster," when he sees the head on the silver dish.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «sultan» (+4); the same thing acted on «daughter» (+4); the same action «marry» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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Wicked, the head turned into a fit bloke. What was he before?

- **1.** just a head — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** a dead old man — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **3.** a stone — no support
- **4.** a fish — no support

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**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 557, line 6: «"Hecuba, the gray-haired and widowed queen, was made prisoner by Odysseus," so the old queen of Troy became a captive.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old queen» (+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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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Proper dead clever, the princess. What did she tell her dad?

- **1.** he had to pay gold — no support
- **2.** he had to keep his word to the old woman — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **3.** he must give the old woman all his gold and land — no support
- **4.** he had to keep his word — **✓ the right answer** · score 1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1212, line 7: «The girl is the one who hears the robin, and she says "It is my father, I am sure," when the bird pipes in answer.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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Gutted for the gardener's boy, innit? What did the king give them both?

- **1.** a golden bow — score 5
- **2.** two bows exactly alike — **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **3.** two swords of steel — score 5
- **4.** one hen and one fox — **← Mova's choice** · score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1069, line 1: «The Black Hag complains in court that the king took her cow and never paid the four cows he promised.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+3); the same action «pay» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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Was the prince a spoilt kid or what? How was he with his way?

- **1.** spoilt rotten and never once told no — **← Mova's choice** · score 8
- **2.** spoilt and allowed his way by all his servants — score 3
- **3.** hard working and quiet — score 4
- **4.** spoilt and allowed his way — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1059, line 19: «Words: "profundities" means the deep, hidden parts of the stomach, and today a kid would just say "the belly".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+5); the same doer «kid» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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Bare hens in that castle, yeah? How many golden hens does she keep?

- **1.** fifteen of them in total — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **2.** twelve — score 6
- **3.** three — **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **4.** thirty-three — score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1013, line 14: «The hen says the duckling must "lay eggs, and learn to purr as quickly as possible," and tells him to hold his tongue.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hen» (+3); the same action «hold» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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Skint boy with a bag, what did he pack in it?

- **1.** bread and a knife — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **2.** a rope — score 5
- **3.** some food — **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **4.** a flask of wine — score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1236, line 4: «The king orders the boy to find the golden hen or lose his head, so the boy packs a bag and sets off.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+3); the same action «pack» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · right ✓ {#t9}

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Dead sketchy, that fox. What did he want to nick?

- **1.** the hens — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score -1
- **2.** eggs — score -1
- **3.** the hen — score -1
- **4.** the bread — no support

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**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 1236, line 19: «What: the fox offers to steal the hens, but the boy says, "No, it is my business, so it is right that I should go."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fox» (+3). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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Mate, who was right about the arrow, the prince or the gardener's boy?

- **1.** the sultan's son — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** the gardener's boy — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** both of them, since both arrows struck — no support
- **4.** the prince, because his bow was finer — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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Oi, what did the fox and the boy use as a pillow?

- **1.** a pile of leaves — **← Mova's choice** · score 2
- **2.** the soft moss under a tree — score 2
- **3.** his folded coat and boots — no support
- **4.** the knapsack — **✓ the right answer** · score 2

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**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 1236, line 16: «Why: the fox whines because a man might rob them, so the fox calls the boy "Cousin" and they share a pillow.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fox» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t12}

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Bruv, what did the king threaten the boy with?

- **1.** to be thrown into the deep well — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **2.** banishment from home — score 6
- **3.** exile with his mother and all his goods — score 6
- **4.** his head as forfeit — **✓ the right answer** · score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 695, line 7: «What: the prince must find a ring the king threw into the brook, and the ducks find it for him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+4); the same action «throw» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t13}

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Cousin fox sounds like a bit of a grass, whispering about that man. What did he say he'd take?

- **1.** the bow and arrow — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **2.** the knapsack — **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **3.** the bag — score 6
- **4.** the hens — score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1143, line 17: «Why: The knight vows that his elder daughters "should never wed with men who had not only taken glory to themselves".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «men» (+3); the same action «take» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/t13/)

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### Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓ {#e1}

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Upon what vessel was the head borne into the palace by the aged woman?

- **1.** a golden plate — no support
- **2.** a dish of polished beaten copper — no support
- **3.** a silver dish — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **4.** a wooden box lined with velvet — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1236, line 7: «What: the sultan cries, "I will never marry my daughter to such a monster," when he sees the head on the silver dish.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2}

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Of what occupation was the companion of the prince's youth?

- **1.** the son of the chief gardener — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** a poor boy from the far village — no support
- **3.** son of the miller — no support
- **4.** son of the gardener — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓ {#e3}

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How many golden hens are maintained by the Sister of the Sun?

- **1.** thirty-three — score 5
- **2.** three — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 7
- **3.** twelve — score 5
- **4.** fifteen in total — score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1236, line 15: «Where: the fox says the Sister of the Sun lives "Far towards the east" and keeps three golden hens.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «sister» (+3); the number the lesson gave for it (+2); the same action «keep» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/e3/)

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### Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓ {#e4}

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What penalty did the king stipulate should the boy fail in his quest?

- **1.** banishment from the realm — score 0
- **2.** imprisonment for life — score 0
- **3.** forfeiture of his head — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **4.** death — score 0

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 682, line 3: «On the third day the knight asks for the king's nose, and the king gives it up, though he hates to.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+3); the same action «give up» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1236-pg3282-part37/e4/)

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