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title: Fairy Tales, Princess Mayblossom, part 6: greedy Fanfaronade eats al… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
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# Fairy Tales, Princess Mayblossom, part 6: greedy Fanfaronade eats all the food and the Princess vanishes

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**Tests:** 5 of 13 right · **Exam:** 0 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 10 of 17 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 1509 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/1509-pg540-part6/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · right ✓ {#t1}

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Yo, who's the hangry dude snapping at everyone on the island?

- **1.** Fanfaronade — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** The King — no support
- **3.** The boatman — no support
- **4.** The owl — 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/1509-pg540-part6/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · right ✓ {#t2}

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Mate, what secret tip did the rose bush give her?

- **1.** Dig in the tree trunk for honeycomb — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **2.** Find the nightingale near the well — no support
- **3.** Search the rose bush for a key — no support
- **4.** Go back to the palace and tell the Queen about it — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1016, line 4: «A servant-maid gives him roses, and church music makes him think of home in Kjoge.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+4); a different doer (counts against) (+3). Against it: the same receiver «roses» (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1509-pg540-part6/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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Did the oak actually give her milk, like for real?

- **1.** Yep, the oak gave her a pitcher of milk and a loaf of bread for the journey — score -1
- **2.** Yes, a little bit of water — score 3
- **3.** Nope, the oak gave her only a few drops of milk — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **4.** Yep, a whole pitcher of milk — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 497, line 13: «Who fed him: the goat Amalthea gave him milk, the nymphs Melissae gave him honey, and eagles and doves brought nectar and ambrosia.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «honey» (+3); the same action «give» (+1). 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/1509-pg540-part6/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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Wait, did he share the honey, no cap?

- **1.** Yep, he shared it with the nightingale and the bees fairly — **← Mova's choice** · score 2
- **2.** Nah, he threw it away — no support
- **3.** Nope, he ate every bit — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Nope, he saved some for her but ate most of it — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 998, line 12: «The bees take the honey, and the thistle calls them "The thievish rabble!" because they leave the flowers behind.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «honey» (+3). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 3, 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/1509-pg540-part6/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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Lol, what was the nightingale singing about, like, sugar?

- **1.** Sweet tarts and almonds hidden under the old oak tree — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Tarts and almonds under a bush — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Honey and cakes by the river — no support
- **4.** Lovely roses in the garden — 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/1509-pg540-part6/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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Bruh, why did she use the carbuncle, was she gonna get punched?

- **1.** To warm her cold hands up — no support
- **2.** To hide from him when he chased her — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** To hide from the bees when they came buzzing around her head — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **4.** To light up the dark forest — score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 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 485, line 8: «Why: the witches were punished because they "used to steal the holy stars," until "there was not one left to light our sinful world."», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «witches» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 2, 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/1509-pg540-part6/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · right ✓ {#t7}

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Ngl, what even is the carbuncle, like a jewel?

- **1.** A red jewel that makes you invisible — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** A golden ring that brings good luck — no support
- **3.** A small red flower that grows near the rose bush and blooms at night — no support
- **4.** A magical red jewel that glows in the dark and can make you invisible — 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/1509-pg540-part6/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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Gutted for the boatman, what was the Admiral gonna do to him?

- **1.** Give him a long sea prison term — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Whip him with the cat-o'-nine-tails until he confesses everything — no support
- **3.** Whip him with the cat-o'-nine-tails — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Make him walk the plank now — 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/1509-pg540-part6/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · right ✓ {#t9}

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Fanfaronade's the Ambassador, right? The one who loves her?

- **1.** Yes, that's him — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** No — no support
- **3.** No, he hates her — no support
- **4.** Yep — 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/1509-pg540-part6/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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The Prime Minister said they were, like, admiring each other, yeah?

- **1.** Nah, they were quarrelling — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Yep, admiring each other — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Yes, they hated it — no support
- **4.** Nope, not at all — 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/1509-pg540-part6/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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Wait, why did the Queen get mad at the nurse?

- **1.** She confessed that she had helped the Princess escape through the window and down the tower — **← Mova's choice** · score 2
- **2.** She told about the needle-hole — **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **3.** She stole the royal crown jewels — score 2
- **4.** She told the Queen the Ambassador had climbed through the needle-hole — score 1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1181, line 6: «Who: the frog calls herself "Lady Frog" and is a fairy who helps the queen and the princess Muffette.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fairy» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1509-pg540-part6/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · right ✓ {#t12}

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Did the carbuncle light up like a big fire over the island?

- **1.** Yes, it glowed like fire — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 0
- **2.** No, it glowed faintly like a candle in the window of a distant house — no support
- **3.** Yes, it glowed like a huge fire over the whole island at night — score 0
- **4.** Yes, it shone like a moon — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1304, line 1: «First, Guddhu coaxes a fire to life, but a gust blows it onto his tribe, who tumble into a pool, where the fire follows them and keeps burning under the water.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «burn» (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1509-pg540-part6/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t13}

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So the Princess is the one who falls into a deep sleep, right?

- **1.** No, the Ambassador was the one who fell into a deep sleep — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** No, she was wide awake — score 1
- **3.** Yes, she was up late — score 1
- **4.** Yes, she was out cold — **✓ the right answer** · score 1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 731, line 2: «She tries the spindle, it pricks her, and she falls into a deep sleep that spreads through the whole palace.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «deep sleep» (+4). 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/1509-pg540-part6/t13/)

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### Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e1}

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Upon what kind of land did the Princess and the Ambassador subsequently find themselves cast?

- **1.** A ship — **← Mova's choice** · score 1
- **2.** A cave — score 1
- **3.** A foreign harbour town — score 1
- **4.** An uninhabited island — **✓ the right answer** · score 1

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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 1474, line 4: «Later the children find a dwarf whose long beard is stuck in a split tree.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «find» (+4). Against it: the same circumstance (-3). 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/1509-pg540-part6/e1/)

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

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Which provision did the oak tree supply to the Princess?

- **1.** A basket of berries — score -4
- **2.** A pitcher of milk — **✓ the right answer** · score -5
- **3.** A large pitcher of fresh milk and a warm loaf of bread — **← Mova's choice** · score -2
- **4.** A bowl of soup — score -4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -2, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1010, line 16: «Old word: a "mantle" was a loose cloak, and the princess's "fluttered in the wind like a large sail".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). 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/1509-pg540-part6/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3}

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By what means did the Princess ultimately evade Fanfaronade's pursuit?

- **1.** By hiding behind the rocks along the shore — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** By means of the carbuncle's enchantment — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** By means of the carbuncle's enchantment that made her vanish entirely from his sight — no support
- **4.** By means of a magical boat that carried her across the wide and stormy sea — 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/1509-pg540-part6/e3/)

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### Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e4}

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Which character first proposed that the Princess had been enticed by the Ambassador?

- **1.** The Admiral — no support
- **2.** The King's Chancellor — no support
- **3.** The Prime Minister — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** The royal nurse who had kept watch over the tower window — **← Mova's choice** · score -1

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**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 735, line 5: «She breaks her promise, the frog comes knocking at her door, and she is told she must keep her word, so he hops in and sleeps on her pillow.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+1); the same thing acted on «word» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, 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/1509-pg540-part6/e4/)

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