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title: English Fairy Tales, Tattercoats: the goosegirl dances into the ball… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 245 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 5 of 12 tests right, exam 4 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# English Fairy Tales, Tattercoats: the goosegirl dances into the ball and is crowned Princess, and the gooseherd vanishes

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**Tests:** 5 of 12 right · **Exam:** 4 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 8 of 16 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 245 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/245-pg14241-part12/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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Dude, what did the Prince actually do when Tattercoats walked in?

- **1.** He kissed her three times in front of everyone and then called her his bride — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** He kissed her three times in front of everyone — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** He kissed her three times in front of everyone while the geese stood by the door — no support
- **4.** He sent a servant to fetch her home quietly — no support

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**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/245-pg14241-part12/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · right ✓ {#t2}

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Mate, how'd the rags turn so mega fancy?

- **1.** The herdboy's pipe did it, like magic — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Her own skill with the needle did it — no support
- **3.** Sewing did it — no support
- **4.** The King's tailors sewed them all night — 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/245-pg14241-part12/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · right ✓ {#t3}

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Wait, what happened to the geese in the end, like for real?

- **1.** They turned into posh pages with her train and stood at the door of the hall — score 3
- **2.** They turned into posh pages with her train — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **3.** They changed into maids who held her gown — no support
- **4.** They turned into posh pages with her train, and the King laughed to see it — score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 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 245, line 14: «The geese become "a crowd of dainty pages, bearing her long train".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same doer «geese» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/245-pg14241-part12/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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Be honest, did the herdboy stick around after the big ball?

- **1.** Nope, nobody ever saw him again — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Nope — no support
- **3.** Nah, he went back to the hills — no support
- **4.** Yeah, he got a job at the palace — 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/245-pg14241-part12/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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Lol, why was the old granddad bawling by the sea?

- **1.** He'd sworn never to see her face again, and he kept that vow by the sea — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** He missed his old wife dearly — no support
- **3.** He'd sworn never to see her face — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** He'd sworn never to see her face after the day she left the palace in rags — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 92, line 5: «The Magician: «I will give it back, Pau Amma, for eleven months of the year; but on the twelfth month of every year it shall grow soft again, to remind you and…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «keep» (+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/245-pg14241-part12/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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Ngl, was the stranger proper keen on her from the start?

- **1.** Nah, he only wanted her for the crown — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Not really — no support
- **3.** Nah — no support
- **4.** Yeah, he fell hard for her by the road — **✓ 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/245-pg14241-part12/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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Bruv, what did she say when he asked her to marry him?

- **1.** She blushed and turned her back — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** She refused and walked away quick — no support
- **3.** She said yes — no support
- **4.** She laughed and shook her golden head — **✓ 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/245-pg14241-part12/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · right ✓ {#t8}

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Yo, what time did Tattercoats roll up to the ball?

- **1.** Right when the clock struck twelve — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Just after the clock struck one — no support
- **3.** Right after the bells rang nine — no support
- **4.** At noon — 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/245-pg14241-part12/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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Dude, what's the deal with "flout" in that bit?

- **1.** It means to hide from view — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** It means to mock or scoff at someone who is poor or dressed in rags — no support
- **3.** It means to mock or scoff at — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** It means to show off wealth — 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/245-pg14241-part12/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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Mate, did the King look chuffed or what at the end?

- **1.** He rose to greet her as his daughter — **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **2.** He frowned and looked away quick — score 3
- **3.** He rose from his seat and wept to greet her, calling her his daughter — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **4.** He was pleased but said nothing — score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. 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 116, line 10: «The King cries, "Ah, how wickedly have I rewarded his great fidelity!" because he realises he treated John unjustly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «cry» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/245-pg14241-part12/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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Ya know what, what colour was her hair?

- **1.** Silver, like the moon — **← Mova's choice** · score 1
- **2.** Brown, like the earth — score 1
- **3.** Golden, like the sun — **✓ the right answer** · score 1
- **4.** Dark — 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 136, line 13: «His cry is "all this I have brought on myself", so he knows the mess is his own fault.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «master» (+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/245-pg14241-part12/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · right ✓ {#t12}

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Lol, what did the Prince call Tattercoats?

- **1.** His bride, the loveliest girl around — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **2.** His bride, the loveliest girl around, and the crown's true heir — score 8
- **3.** His bride, the loveliest girl around, whom he would wed by morning — score 8
- **4.** His queen, the fairest in the land — 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 245, line 12: «The Prince kisses her thrice and calls her "the loveliest girl in all the land".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+6); the same doer «prince» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/245-pg14241-part12/t12/)

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

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To what agent is the transformation of Tattercoats' garments principally attributed?

- **1.** The herdboy's playing upon his pipe — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** The herdboy's playing upon his pipe, which the court had never heard before — no support
- **3.** The herdboy's playing upon his pipe, a tune that brought the rags to life — no support
- **4.** The tailor's needle and thread work — 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/245-pg14241-part12/e1/)

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

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Which statement describes the fate of the herdboy following the events at court?

- **1.** He is never seen again and his fate is unknown — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **2.** He returns to his village and marries — no support
- **3.** He is king — no support
- **4.** He stays at court as a royal steward — score 1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 230, line 10: «What: The dervish says the first pearl sticking means "my brother's fate has befallen me."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/245-pg14241-part12/e2/)

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

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What is the principal reason the grandfather withdraws from the court?

- **1.** He vowed never to look upon his granddaughter's face again, nor enter the hall of kings — score 4
- **2.** He was too proud to dance before the crowded court — no support
- **3.** He vowed never to look upon his granddaughter's face — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **4.** He wished to avoid the Prince's loud and tiresome feast — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 245, line 17: «Why: he cannot stay at Court, because he "had sworn never to look on his granddaughter's face".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «look» (+5); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/245-pg14241-part12/e3/)

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

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In what manner does the Prince first demonstrate his regard for Tattercoats before the assembled court?

- **1.** He bows once — no support
- **2.** He kisses her three times in the sight of all the court and the watching King — score 0
- **3.** He bows low before the whole court — no support
- **4.** He kisses her three times in the sight of all — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 0

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 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 245, line 4: «The Prince kisses her three times and calls her his bride, and the herdboy's pipe turns her rags into royal robes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). Against it: the same action «kiss» (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/245-pg14241-part12/e4/)

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