---
title: Andersen's Fairy Tales, Thumbelina: she escapes the mole and weds a… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 1742 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 2 of 13 tests right, exam 0 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1742-pg640-part66/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/) / 1742

# Andersen's Fairy Tales, Thumbelina: she escapes the mole and weds a flower prince

<!-- .vintro -->
**Tests:** 2 of 13 right · **Exam:** 0 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 8 of 17 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

<!-- .vabout -->
Lesson 1742 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.

<!-- .vabout -->
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/1742-pg640-part66/).

<!-- div qa no -->

### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

<!-- .q -->
Yo, who was actually getting hitched in this bit, bruv?

- **1.** The swallow — **← Mova's choice** · score -5
- **2.** Thumbelina — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Mole — no support
- **4.** Toad — no support

<!-- .why -->
**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1644, line 8: «Why does the young man almost cut the princess in pieces? He has sworn an oath and says "I will keep my word," so he keeps his honour.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «word» (-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/1742-pg640-part66/t1/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa no -->

### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

<!-- .q -->
Bruv, how was the swallow looking in the mole's tunnel?

- **1.** fine — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** proper ill — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** well — no support
- **4.** very hungry — no support

<!-- .why -->
**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/1742-pg640-part66/t2/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa ok -->

### Test 3 · ★ · right ✓ {#t3}

<!-- .q -->
Mate, when did the swallow bounce back?

- **1.** in the spring — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** in May — no support
- **3.** in winter — no support
- **4.** in the autumn — no support

<!-- .why -->
**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/1742-pg640-part66/t3/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa no -->

### Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t4}

<!-- .q -->
Ngl, how long was the mole's wedding countdown?

- **1.** a week — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** two days — no support
- **3.** four weeks — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** six months — no support

<!-- .why -->
**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1742-pg640-part66/t4/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa no -->

### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

<!-- .q -->
Oi, what was the field-mouse's big threat?

- **1.** chase you out of the tunnel with a broom — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** marry you to a toad — no support
- **3.** bite you with sharp teeth — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** send you to the mole — no support

<!-- .why -->
**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/1742-pg640-part66/t5/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa no -->

### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

<!-- .q -->
Bro, what did Thumbelina cling to when she said bye to the sun?

- **1.** a little red flower — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** a tiny white daisy — score -4
- **3.** a red rose — no support
- **4.** the swallow's warm wing — **← Mova's choice** · score -3

<!-- .why -->
**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -3, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1741, line 3: «A kind field-mouse lets her stay in a warm hole if she keeps the room tidy and tells stories.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same property (-2); the same doer «thumbelina» (-3). 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/1742-pg640-part66/t6/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa no -->

### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

<!-- .q -->
Lowkey, what was the mole's coat made of?

- **1.** grey fur — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** black velvet — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** white silk — no support
- **4.** brown — no support

<!-- .why -->
**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/1742-pg640-part66/t7/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa ok -->

### Test 8 · ★ · right ✓ {#t8}

<!-- .q -->
Bruh, where did the swallow take her?

- **1.** to warm lands — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **2.** over the sea — score 3
- **3.** away — score 3
- **4.** home — score 3

<!-- .why -->
**Why:** It took the question to ask where. 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 759, line 1: «Ashputtel's mother dies, and her father soon marries a cold woman who brings two daughters of her own.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «bring» (+1); the same doer «cold woman» (+1); the same thing acted on «two daughters» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1742-pg640-part66/t8/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa no -->

### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

<!-- .q -->
Fam, what did the flower King put on her head?

- **1.** his golden crown — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** his silver hat — **← Mova's choice** · score 1
- **3.** the golden crown of the little flower king — score -5
- **4.** the velvet hat from his own royal head — score 1

<!-- .why -->
**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 874, line 7: «What: The flowers come alive and dance, and the wax doll who rides the carnival rod makes the lawyer dance too, saying "How can you put such things in a child'…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «head» (+3). Against it: the same action «put» (-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/1742-pg640-part66/t9/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa no -->

### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

<!-- .q -->
Nah, what new name did the flower squad give her?

- **1.** May Blossom — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Little Queen of the Happy Garden — **← Mova's choice** · score 2
- **3.** Blossom of the Spring Morning — score 2
- **4.** Bluebell — score 2

<!-- .why -->
**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 874, line 9: «Why: The student told Ida the flowers were tired after dancing all night, so she gave them Sophy's bed to rest in.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+1); the same receiver «flowers» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-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/1742-pg640-part66/t10/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa no -->

### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

<!-- .q -->
Peak question, where does the swallow's wife live?

- **1.** China — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** France — no support
- **3.** the cold land of the north — no support
- **4.** Denmark — **✓ the right answer** · no support

<!-- .why -->
**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/1742-pg640-part66/t11/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa no -->

### Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t12}

<!-- .q -->
Mad one, what kinda palace is the Emperor's?

- **1.** of solid marble — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** made of porcelain — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** of the finest glass of every colour in the world — no support
- **4.** of thousands of pearls and jewels from the sea — no support

<!-- .why -->
**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/1742-pg640-part66/t12/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa no -->

### Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t13}

<!-- .q -->
Dead serious, what tinkled on the flowers in the garden?

- **1.** soft music — **← Mova's choice** · score 1
- **2.** a choir of tiny singing birds — score 1
- **3.** silver bells — **✓ the right answer** · score 1
- **4.** bells — score 1

<!-- .why -->
**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 1637, line 8: «Where: the snow child is made in the garden of the cottage, in a village in winter.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1742-pg640-part66/t13/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa no -->

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

<!-- .q -->
Upon what occasion did the field-mouse declare that Thumbelina should be married within four weeks?

- **1.** when the snow covered the field and the stubble was gone — no support
- **2.** once the swallow had flown back to Denmark — no support
- **3.** on the day of the spring — **← Mova's choice** · score 0
- **4.** upon the arrival of autumn — **✓ the right answer** · score -1

<!-- .why -->
**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1282, line 11: «fact: The jogi wants the king to believe his lies, and the text says the king "declared that he would do whatever the jogi advised."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). Against it: the same action «declare» (-2). 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/1742-pg640-part66/e1/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa no -->

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

<!-- .q -->
In which country does the narrator state that the Emperor and all his courtiers are Chinamen?

- **1.** Asia — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Japan — no support
- **3.** Sweden — no support
- **4.** China — **✓ the right answer** · no support

<!-- .why -->
**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/1742-pg640-part66/e2/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa no -->

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

<!-- .q -->
What was the nature of the gift which enabled Thumbelina to travel from flower to flower?

- **1.** a cloak — **← Mova's choice** · score -4
- **2.** a pair of wings — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** wings — no support
- **4.** a golden necklace — score -4

<!-- .why -->
**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -4, tied with another option at -4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1078, line 12: «The gift is "at every word you speak, there shall come out of your mouth either a flower, or a jewel."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-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/1742-pg640-part66/e3/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- div qa no -->

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

<!-- .q -->
By what name did the spirit of the flower determine that Thumbelina should henceforth be known?

- **1.** Dew Drop — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** May Blossom — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Spring Daisy — no support
- **4.** Bloom — no support

<!-- .why -->
**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/1742-pg640-part66/e4/)

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [1741. Andersen's Tales, Thumbelina, part 65: Thumbelin…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1741-pg640-part65/)
- next →: [1743. Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Nightingale, part 67…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1743-pg640-part67/)
- ↑ back to [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/)