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title: Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Seven Ravens, part 1: a girl sets out to fr… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 778 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 5 of 12 tests right, exam 2 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Seven Ravens, part 1: a girl sets out to free her seven brothers, who were turned into ravens

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**Tests:** 5 of 12 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 13 of 16 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 778 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/778-pg2591-part54/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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bruh, why did the servants freak out when Crabb said "Grete, that was the first"?

- **1.** they feared he'd fire them — no support
- **2.** they feared the lord — score 3
- **3.** they thought he was angry — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **4.** they thought he'd caught them stealing — **✓ the right answer** · score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 778, line 2: «Crabb nudges his wife at every servant and says "Grete, that was the first," so the servants think he knows their secret.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «think» (+3); the same doer «servants» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/778-pg2591-part54/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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lowkey, what was the fifth servant doing in the stove?

- **1.** hiding from lord, lol — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** hiding and listening to everything, lol — no support
- **3.** warming up, lol — no support
- **4.** eavesdropping, lol — **✓ 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/778-pg2591-part54/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · right ✓ {#t3}

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no cap, what did the doctor cry when he saw the covered dish?

- **1.** Ah, poor Crabb — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score -1
- **2.** Poor Crabb — score -1
- **3.** Oh, poor Hans — score -1
- **4.** Oh no — no support

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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 682, line 6: «Who: the knight is called "your dirty goose-boy" by his own words, but he is really "a king's son" and "the invincible knight".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «own words» (+1). Against it: the same action «call» (-2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/778-pg2591-part54/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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fr, what did the lord have stolen?

- **1.** some money — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score -1
- **2.** some silver — no support
- **3.** coins — score -1
- **4.** gold — no support

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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 753, line 19: «Old word: "rogues" and "rascals" are old words for cheats and scoundrels, people who do wrong and steal from others.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «old words» (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/778-pg2591-part54/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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yo, what did the dad wish on his seven sons?

- **1.** ravens — score 5
- **2.** that they'd be ravens — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** birds — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **4.** that they'd be dogs — score 2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 689, line 5: «At the palace he finds the king at dinner, with little black creatures running about the table.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «king» (+1); 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/778-pg2591-part54/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · right ✓ {#t6}

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lol, why did the boys all freeze at the well?

- **1.** they tripped on the stones — no support
- **2.** they got into a fight — no support
- **3.** they dropped their pitchers in — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **4.** they lost track of time and dropped their pitchers in — 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 778, line 16: «The seven sons go to the spring, all drop their pitchers in the well, and their father wishes them turned into ravens.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «seven sons» (+2); the same thing acted on «pitchers» (+2); the same action «drop» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/778-pg2591-part54/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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bro, how did the sun feel to the girl?

- **1.** very warm — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** way too bright — score 4
- **3.** way too hot — **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **4.** very cold and pale — score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 776, line 3: «She finds eleven girls who look just like her, dresses all twelve as huntsmen, and rides to the king's court to ask for work.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+4); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/778-pg2591-part54/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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ngl, what did the moon say about her?

- **1.** I see her ring here — **← Mova's choice** · score -7
- **2.** I smell flesh and blood — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** I smell blood — no support
- **4.** I hear a human voice — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 777, line 19: «Old word "chain armour": this is mail, a coat of linked metal rings worn by soldiers long ago, and today we would say "chainmail".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-2); 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/778-pg2591-part54/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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wait, what did the morning star give her?

- **1.** a silver ring — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** a golden key — score 4
- **3.** a piece of wood — **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **4.** a stick — score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 98, line 7: «WHAT: The old queen gives her daughter a lock of her own hair, saying, "it is a charm that may be of use to you on the road."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «daughter» (+3); the same action «give» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/778-pg2591-part54/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · right ✓ {#t10}

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fr fr, what was on Crabb's door?

- **1.** a sign saying Doctor Knowall — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** a note about the barber — no support
- **3.** a board — no support
- **4.** a sign saying I am Doctor Knowall, cures 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/778-pg2591-part54/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · right ✓ {#t11}

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dude, what was the book with the cock on it?

- **1.** an A B C book — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** a quill — no support
- **3.** a slate — no support
- **4.** a book of prayers — 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/778-pg2591-part54/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t12}

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yo, what did the girl carry in her pocket?

- **1.** a ring — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **2.** a little ring — **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **3.** a little ring tied in a red cloth — score 3
- **4.** a loaf of bread — score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 35, line 10: ««there are a hundred things one has to know ... passwords, and signs, and sayings which have power and effect, and plants you carry in your pocket, and verses…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); the same action «carry» (+2); the same place «pocket» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (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/778-pg2591-part54/t12/)

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

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Which of the following constitutes the attribute by which the peasant Crabb is first identified as a practitioner of medicine?

- **1.** the board reading "Healer of the Village Here" — no support
- **2.** the sign reading "I am Doctor Knowall" — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** the sign reading "I am Doctor Knowall" and a crab-shaped seal — **← Mova's choice** · score 1
- **4.** the sign reading "I am Master Healer of the Town" — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 10: «Then «you throw the— The lobsters!— as far out to sea as you can», swim after them, turn a somersault, change lobsters again, and come back to land: «that's al…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same doer «seals» (-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/778-pg2591-part54/e1/)

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

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Which of the following accurately describes the stratagem by which the doctor recovers the stolen property from the lord's household?

- **1.** he returns the gold by stealth — **← Mova's choice** · score 10
- **2.** he reports the location without naming the thieves — **✓ the right answer** · score 10
- **3.** he names the thieves — score 10
- **4.** he reports the thieves to the lord — score 10

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 10, tied with another option at 10 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 778, line 4: «Doctor Knowall finds the gold, keeps the thieves' names secret, and gets rewards from both sides.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «gold» (+2); the same doer «doctor» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 10. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/778-pg2591-part54/e2/)

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

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Which of the following identifies the cause of the transformation of the seven sons into ravens, as stated in the extract?

- **1.** their father's angry wish spoken when they were late — score 8
- **2.** their father's angry wish made in haste at the well — score 8
- **3.** their father's angry wish — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **4.** their mother's sad prayer — score 8

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 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 777, line 12: «Why the father doubts him: The merchant says "that can never be true; he must be a fine king truly who travels about in a shepherd's frock!"», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «father» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/778-pg2591-part54/e3/)

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

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Which of the following identifies the object which the morning star bestows upon the girl in order to effect her brothers' release?

- **1.** a small piece of wood — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **2.** a little golden ring — score 3
- **3.** a piece of wood — no support
- **4.** a tiny glass bottle — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1, line 18: «She planned to ask a lady "Please, Ma'am, is this New Zealand or Australia?" but decided not to ask, because the lady would think her "an ignorant little girl"…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same thing acted on «polite word» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/778-pg2591-part54/e4/)

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