Russian Folk-Tales, Tsar Novishny, part 9: the children ride a horse, a humble-bee and a bullock away from the serpent, and the bullock gives his life to save them

Tests: 4 of 14 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1103 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.

Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: the lesson's questions in the corpora.

Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, the serpent fell asleep again, right?

1. Nope, the kids were already gone when he woke up from sleep — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Yeah, the horse ran off again — no support
3. Yeah, and the kids sat on his head — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, and the kids sat on his head while he snored loudly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1103, line 17: «Old word: "wrath" means great anger, so the serpent was "very very wrath" when he woke.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wake» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

bro, why did the horse just drop dead lol

1. His tail got singed and he was totally tuckered out, lol — no support
2. He ran so hard that his heart gave out and his tail burned up — score 3
3. He got sick from the sea air — no support
4. His tail was singed and he was tuckered — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 216, line 13: «Now the Caliph meets Sidi-Nouman, who has beaten his horse, and says he has seen "horses broken all my life long".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «beat» (+3); the same thing acted on «horse» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, the bee shook them off, yeah?

1. Yep, the wind knocked them down — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yep, he turned his wing and shook them right off his back — no support
3. Yep, he turned his wing and shook them — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nope, he flew really high up — no support

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

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey, was the bullock sus?

1. Yeah, super sus, he tried to trick them into the sea — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, he was their little dad — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, he was actually their little dad who saved them — no support
4. Yeah, he was a bit sus — no support

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

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

ngl, how did the bullock make the wood?

1. He chucked the horse-comb behind him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He threw the bridge into the water — no support
3. He tossed the brush over his shoulder — no support
4. He chucked the horse-comb behind him and it grew — no support

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

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, did the serpent get through the wood?

1. Yeah, he gnawed his way through — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Nope, he flew right over it — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Yeah, he ran around the edge — score 3
4. Nope, he got stuck in it and gave up after a while — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1055, line 7: «Goll's anger "fled at the word" when Fionn says "It is true," but it flares again at the word "jealous."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «flee» (+4); the same place «word» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, what about the bridge over the sea?

1. It came from the comb, then sank — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It came from the handkerchief, then doubled up into a wide arch — no support
3. It was the bell, then it broke — no support
4. It came from the handkerchief, then doubled up — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It could not read the question into a frame, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

yo, did the serpent cross the sea?

1. Yeah, he swam right over — no support
2. Yeah, easily — no support
3. Nope, he had nothing to run on — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Nope, he was too heavy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1103, line 15: «The serpent stops at the sea because "he had nothing to run upon," so he stays on his own side.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same thing acted on «nothing» (+1); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

dude, why did they cry about killing the bullock?

1. He was their dad who saved them from the serpent three times — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He was a bull who tricked them — no support
3. He was their friend who fed them — no support
4. He was their dad who saved them — ✓ the right answer · no support

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

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

so the sword just cuts itself?

1. Yep, it's a gimlet drill — no support
2. Yep, it's a self-slicing sword — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Nope, it's a silver needle — no support
4. Nope, it's just a normal sword that someone has to swing — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 855, line 11: «Old word: "cretin" was a hard, unkind word for a person with a serious illness that affected his mind and body.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, which dog was by the stove?

1. Nedviga, the one in the stove corner by the fire — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Protius, the one by the door — no support
3. Nedviga, the one in the stove corner — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nedviga, the one by the bridge — no support

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

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok, why did the Tsarevko see a horse at midnight?

1. The horse was tied to a tree — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. The horse was gorgeously caparisoned — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. The bullock had sent it there — no support
4. He was lost — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 677, line 19: «Old word: "gipsies" was once the common name for the Romani people, but today many people see it as unkind and prefer the word Roma.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

tbh the bullock's the real MVP, right?

1. Nope, not really — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nope, he was just a cow — no support
3. Yeah, he saved them three times — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, he was a cool guy — no support

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

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, what tool did the Devil use to dig?

1. A shovel, like a big spade — no support
2. A gimlet, like a little drill — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A huge iron shovel he carried on his back — no support
4. A knife, like a sharp blade — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1092, line 17: «Old word: a "scullion" was a servant who scrubbed pots in a kitchen, and today we rarely use the word at all.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the helpers perished first in the course of the narrative?

1. The bullock, who was cut into quarters and hung on the stove — no support
2. The horse, whose tail was singed to a coal — ✓ the right answer · score -3
3. The bullock, whose ear was cut off — no support
4. The horse, whose tail was singed to a coal by the serpent — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 1, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1023, line 7: «What: she must make eleven coats, and "The first word you utter will pierce through the hearts of your brothers."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «first word» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the bullock enable the children to cross the sea?

1. A brush drawn from his tail became a wall — score 3
2. A bridge from his nose — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. A handkerchief drawn from his ear became a bridge — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. A comb drawn from his mouth became a fence — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 930, line 18: «Old word: an "urchin" here is a mischievous little winged creature, while today the word usually means a street child or a spiny sea animal.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+3); the same thing acted on «street child» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Why was the serpent unable to pursue the children across the water?

1. He had no path to follow — no support
2. He lacked any ground upon which to run and the water stopped him — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. He lacked any ground upon which to run — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The water was too deep for him — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 89, line 12: ««Ya-las», water is ending, is chalked on the big stone water-tank; Taffy fills it from the spring with a bark bucket, then pulls Daddy's left ear, «the one tha…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «end» (+1). Against it: the same doer «water» (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What instruction did the bullock give concerning his own remains?

1. Hang one quarter on the stove and scatter the others in the field — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. Cut the head off and hang it on the stove and place the other parts in the corners of the house — score -3
3. Hang one quarter on the stove and place the others in the corners of the room and wait — score -1
4. Hang one quarter on the stove and place the others in the corners — ✓ the right answer · score -1

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 1103, line 16: «The bullock tells them, "you must slay me," and each quarter is hung or laid in a corner of the hut.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same action «hang» (-2). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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