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title: Grimm's Household Tales, The Iron Stove, part 1: the princess promis… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 1685 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 7 of 13 tests right, exam 1 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Grimm's Household Tales, The Iron Stove, part 1: the princess promises help and loses her way home

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**Tests:** 7 of 13 right · **Exam:** 1 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 14 of 17 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 1685 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/1685-pg640-part9/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · right ✓ {#t1}

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Oi, did the old man just bounce after the eagles left, or what?

- **1.** Yeah, he dipped home to the daylight, innit — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 1
- **2.** Nah, he went off with the eagles, bruv — score 0
- **3.** Nah, he kipped under the fountain all night — score 0
- **4.** Nah, he chilled in the toad hut for ages — score -3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1685, line 1: «The old man goes home, and the sick Princess asks him to guide her to the underground palace.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old man» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1685-pg640-part9/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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Mate, how come the Princess was so dead ill?

- **1.** Nothing sorted her except a fat toad, proper — score 1
- **2.** Nothing sorted her except stories, proper — **✓ the right answer** · score 0
- **3.** Nothing sorted her except the iron stove, proper — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **4.** Nothing sorted her except a big sleep, proper — score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 656, line 9: «Why: the dragon cannot eat the Princess because she has "a heart of gold".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dragon» (+4); the same thing acted on «princess» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1685-pg640-part9/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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Wait, did the Princess hide behind the picture or what?

- **1.** Nah, in the golden cup, bruv — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **2.** Nah, behind the stone fountain, bruv — score 5
- **3.** Yeah, behind the big picture, bruv — **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **4.** Nah, under the wooden table, bruv — 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 1662, line 3: «Grimace sees that she stays pale, grabs for the fan, and the princess hides it under her feet and floats away.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hide» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). 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/1685-pg640-part9/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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So the Prince had to stay a bird for how long?

- **1.** Three years, mate — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **2.** Three months, mate — **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **3.** Three weeks, mate — score 6
- **4.** Three days, mate — score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1550, line 13: «The stepmother's daughter gets the shoe on, but the Prince is "very unwilling" to keep his word because she is so ugly and loathsome.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+4); the same thing acted on «word» (+1); a different action (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/1685-pg640-part9/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · right ✓ {#t5}

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Yo, what happened when the stove was in the wood?

- **1.** A king's son was locked in it by a witch — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **2.** A miller's daughter was locked in it by a king — no support
- **3.** A toad was locked in it by a prince — score 2
- **4.** A swineherd was locked in it by a toad — score 2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 746, line 8: «Where: the grandmother lives "out in the wood, half a league from the village", and the wolf meets Red-Cap as soon as she enters the wood.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1685-pg640-part9/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · right ✓ {#t6}

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Did the king's daughter promise to marry him or what?

- **1.** Nah, she said she'd stay in the wood, bruv — score -1
- **2.** Nah, she said she'd feed the toads, bruv — score -1
- **3.** Yeah, she said she'd free him and marry him — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 0
- **4.** Nah, she said she'd bring him gold, bruv — score 0

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 1560, line 8: «Why: the King is full of sorrow, and he has promised "the Princess and half his kingdom to anyone who could set her free."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «princess» (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1685-pg640-part9/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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Why did the miller's daughter get kicked out at dawn?

- **1.** Cos the voice clocked she was a miller's daughter — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Cos the voice wanted a toad instead, lol — no support
- **3.** Cos the voice wanted her to scrape faster, lol — **← Mova's choice** · score -1
- **4.** Cos the voice wanted a horn blown, lol — score -2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1418, line 10: «Who knocks on the window? "a great big white bear" rapped "three times against the window-pane" and wants the youngest daughter.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «youngest daughter» (-1). 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/1685-pg640-part9/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · right ✓ {#t8}

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Wasn't the swineherd's daughter paid a bit of gold?

- **1.** Yeah, a piece of gold, innit — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Nah, a horn for blowing, innit — no support
- **3.** Nah, a silver cup, innit — no support
- **4.** Nah, a fresh knife, innit — 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/1685-pg640-part9/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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Bro, what went wrong when she said more than three words?

- **1.** The stove stayed put, bruv — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** The stove cracked open, bruv — no support
- **3.** The stove vanished over a mountain — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** The stove turned into a toad, bruv — 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/1685-pg640-part9/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · right ✓ {#t10}

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How long did she look for the stove, like proper ages?

- **1.** Nine days, mate — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **2.** Twenty-four days, mate — score 5
- **3.** Two hours, mate — score 5
- **4.** Three days, mate — score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1685, line 12: «The king's daughter promises the stove because she wants to go home, and she says "I will go back to free him and marry him."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «daughter» (+4); 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/1685-pg640-part9/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · right ✓ {#t11}

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Did she find the toads' house at night, or what?

- **1.** Nah, at dusk, after she met a witch — score -3
- **2.** Nah, at noon, after she fell asleep — score -3
- **3.** Yeah, at midnight, after she climbed a tree — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 0
- **4.** Nah, at dawn, after she ate roast meats — score -11

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 0, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1615, line 7: «What: the woodcutter sprinkles millet, then lentils, then peas, so his daughters can find the way, but the birds eat every seed.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «way» (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1685-pg640-part9/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t12}

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Wait, what did the fat toad say when she knocked?

- **1.** A curse on the cruel mother — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **2.** A rhyme about a little green toad — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** A promise of three wishes — no support
- **4.** A song about a golden shell — score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1664, line 10: «The carpenter's wife says, "You are getting worse, my dear," and he trusts every word she says, so he lies down and lets her do as she pleases.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «word» (-1). 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/1685-pg640-part9/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · right ✓ {#t13}

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Fair play, what did she see through the window?

- **1.** Toads and a silver table, innit — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **2.** A witch and a stove, innit — score 8
- **3.** Her dad and the king, innit — score 8
- **4.** Eagles and a golden shell, innit — score 8

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1398, line 9: «why: He wants to see his father and "his fairy sister with azure hair," so he races "like a greyhound."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1685-pg640-part9/t13/)

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

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Which of the following describes the action of the Princess in the underground palace?

- **1.** She fled from the palace and returned to her father — score 3
- **2.** She hid behind the picture and then embraced her husband — **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **3.** She remained in the wood and awaited the eagles — score 3
- **4.** She summoned the toads to attend the wedding — **← Mova's choice** · score 7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1483, line 16: «The King cries, "Throw him into prison," because he does not understand why John acted as he did.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: its «because» matches the remembered cause (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1685-pg640-part9/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓ {#e2}

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Which of the following accurately identifies the penalty imposed upon the king's daughter?

- **1.** She was required to marry the swineherd's son — score 0
- **2.** She was required to return to the stove after exceeding her permission — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **3.** She was required to surrender her father's kingdom — no support
- **4.** She was required to scrape the stove for a year — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1281, line 5: «Far away, the rajah's daughter visits the jogi's shrine, sees the greed of his love, and runs away as fast as she can.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); 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/1685-pg640-part9/e2/)

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

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Which of the following best describes the king's response to the stove's demands?

- **1.** He abandoned his kingdom to the witch — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** He offered his crown to the miller's daughter — no support
- **3.** He consulted with his daughter and sent a substitute — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** He demanded that the stove be destroyed immediately — 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/1685-pg640-part9/e3/)

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

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Which of the following constitutes the principal event of the concluding passage?

- **1.** The Princess reaches the toads' house after a long and solitary search — **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **2.** The eagles return to the palace and are freed — score -3
- **3.** The old man is rewarded with a golden shell — **← Mova's choice** · score 9
- **4.** The Prince is restored to the Princess before the stove vanishes — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1681, line 17: «old word: "bethought" means "thought of" or "remembered", and "halted" means "stopped", so "the young man never halted in his flight" means he never stopped fl…», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «old word» (+7); the same circumstance (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). 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/1685-pg640-part9/e4/)

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