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title: Andersen's Snow Queen, The Snow Queen, part 18: Gerda finds a Prince… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 291 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 3 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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# Andersen's Snow Queen, The Snow Queen, part 18: Gerda finds a Prince, then robbers seize her

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**Tests:** 3 of 13 right · **Exam:** 1 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 6 of 17 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 291 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/291-pg1597-part18/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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so like, who was in the red bed, bruv?

- **1.** a cat — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** the Prince — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** the King — no support
- **4.** Kay — 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/291-pg1597-part18/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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wait, what roll did the Raven bring, mate?

- **1.** one warm roll from the kitchen with butter — score 3
- **2.** one from the larder — score 3
- **3.** a bread from the oven — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **4.** one from the kitchen — **✓ the right answer** · score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 252, line 16: «The ruffian leads the babes "two long miles" and says, "Stay here, I'll bring you bread", but he never comes back.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bring» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «bread» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/291-pg1597-part18/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · right ✓ {#t3}

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why couldn't Gerda just walk in, lol?

- **1.** she had no shoes on — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **2.** the guards were rude — no support
- **3.** no shoes — no support
- **4.** she was cold — 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 288, line 15: «Gerda gives up her red shoes, "the most precious things she possessed," as a gift to the river in exchange for Kay.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «red shoes» (+3); the same doer «gerda» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/291-pg1597-part18/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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how'd the carriage look, like proper dead fancy?

- **1.** silver like the moon — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **2.** all gold, like a torch — **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **3.** very dark — score 3
- **4.** gold with red wheels — score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 18, line 6: «A Gryphon (also spelled griffin) is a creature from old stories, half eagle and half lion; the book says «If you don't know what a Gryphon is, look at the pict…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «look» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (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/291-pg1597-part18/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · right ✓ {#t5}

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what was the carriage stuffed with, sweets?

- **1.** sugar-plums and gingerbread — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** cakes and honey and red apples — no support
- **3.** sugar-plums, gingerbread, and honey cakes from the palace — no support
- **4.** every kind of sweet from the palace kitchen, all piled high — 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/291-pg1597-part18/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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that robber lady's beard, was it mad long?

- **1.** scruffy — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** thick and dark — no support
- **3.** curly and black — no support
- **4.** long and scrubby — **✓ 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/291-pg1597-part18/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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who bit the robber mum's ear, like seriously?

- **1.** her small boy — no support
- **2.** her own kid — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** her own little daughter who was spoiled — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **4.** her son — score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 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 291, line 17: «The robber mother has "a long, scrubby beard," and her daughter bites her in the ear, so Gerda is spared for now.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). Against it: a different action (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/291-pg1597-part18/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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what did the wee robber want, pls?

- **1.** a shoe — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **2.** Gerda's cloak and boots — score 5
- **3.** her hat — score 5
- **4.** Gerda's muff and frock — **✓ the right answer** · 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 242, line 9: «Why: The robbers want his money because Tom "was all alone," and they "made cocksure" of a prize.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «robbers» (+3); the same action «want» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/291-pg1597-part18/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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did the Raven cry when they parted, fam?

- **1.** yeah, he wept too — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** nah — no support
- **3.** yeah, he sang — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **4.** no, he just flew off — score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 258, line 14: «What: The raven sings "Hackèd Heels and Pinchèd Toes", and the prince turns back when he sees blood in the slipper.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sing» (+4); the same doer «raven» (+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/291-pg1597-part18/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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how far did the Raven go with her, be honest?

- **1.** the whole long way to the palace gates — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** three miles — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** to the gate — no support
- **4.** all the way to the robbers' wood — 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/291-pg1597-part18/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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what was the first room like, all rose stuff?

- **1.** white marble walls — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** pale green velvet — no support
- **3.** rose-coloured satin hangings with gold tassels — no support
- **4.** rose-coloured satin — **✓ 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/291-pg1597-part18/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · right ✓ {#t12}

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did Gerda get new clothes at the palace, innit?

- **1.** silk and velvet — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** a whole wardrobe of silk, velvet, and fine furs from the palace — no support
- **3.** silk and velvet gowns with lace and golden buttons — no support
- **4.** cotton and leather — 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/291-pg1597-part18/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t13}

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what was the coachman wearing, proper flex?

- **1.** a velvet hat — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** a golden crown with jewels and a red velvet coat — no support
- **3.** a golden crown — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** a hat — 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/291-pg1597-part18/t13/)

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

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Identify the object which the Raven conveyed to Gerda from the kitchen.

- **1.** a roll — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** bun — no support
- **3.** a plate of sausages and a jug of milk — no support
- **4.** a warm buttered roll from the kitchen — 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/291-pg1597-part18/e1/)

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

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State the colour of the bed in which the Princess reposed.

- **1.** silver — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** tan — no support
- **3.** red — no support
- **4.** white — **✓ 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/291-pg1597-part18/e2/)

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

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Specify the substance with which the interior of the carriage was lined.

- **1.** wool — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** lace — no support
- **3.** sugar-plums — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** soft red velvet and golden silk threads — 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/291-pg1597-part18/e3/)

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

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State the reason the second Raven could not accompany Gerda.

- **1.** a cold — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** a headache from eating too much — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** he had lost his way — no support
- **4.** he was too frightened of the dark — 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/291-pg1597-part18/e4/)

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