Myths and Legends of the Sioux, How Ball-carrier Finished His Task, part 12: Lung-Woman is scalded and the Bad One drowns

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

Lesson 1211 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 ✗

Dude, did Ball-Carrier really get boiled alive in that kettle?

1. Nah, the servant was scared and he ran away — no support
2. Nah, he tricked the servant and flipped the pot — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nope, he tricked her and the servant boiled instead — no support
4. Totally, he sat in the kettle until the water boiled off completely — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 724, line 9: «The old man wants a spare kettle, because his own is "getting worn out" and the water is coming through it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, so the Bad One just drowned? Like, for real?

1. Yeah, the rope broke and he fell — no support
2. Yeah, the bridge got tiny and he sank — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, he flew away — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Yeah, he sank — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 489, line 16: «The maiden was taken away when she was nine, after her angry father cried "May devils fly away with you!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fly away» (+1); the same property (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, why was the witch so fast in the race?

1. She was cheating with her crazy powers — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Her crazy powers let her turn into many different birds and fly across the whole sky at once — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Her wings were made of strong magic — no support
4. She used her spirit helpers to win — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1122, line 4: «Two princes lose each other at a crossroads, and the elder one is turned to stone by a witch on a mountain.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «witch» (+2); the same action «turn» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Okay, how did Ball-Carrier beat her finally?

1. He changed into a fast hawk and flew — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He first turned into a wolf, then an elk, then finally a humming bird and zoomed past her — no support
3. He shifted to a wolf and ran fast — no support
4. He turned into a humming bird and zoomed — ✓ 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 5 · ★ · right ✓

Ugh, did he really die from eating some berries?

1. Yep, they were poisonous and he got sick — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, they were bad and he got fever — no support
3. Yes, they were rotten and he got ill — no support
4. Nope, he was sick — 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 ✗

Wait, so what made the ball roll home all sad?

1. It rolled back to grandma as if lost — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. It rolled into the river — score -1
3. It rolled home because he was sad — score -1
4. It went back to his granny like it was lost — ✓ the right answer · score 1

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 1091, line 2: «A rich, well-loved King loses his beautiful Queen, who makes him swear never to remarry unless he finds someone more beautiful than her.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «lose» (+2). Against it: the same doer «king» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, who was the servant in the kettle thing?

1. Lung-Woman, the Bad One's servant who was hired to watch the kettle all day and night long — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Lung-Woman, the chief's daughter — no support
3. Lung-Woman, the Bad One's servant — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Lung-Woman, the witch's sister — 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 1169, line 6: «Who: the stranger girl, a bride from a far country, and her buffalo, the "Rover of the Plain," who was once a fine servant.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «stranger girl» (+2); the same thing acted on «fine servant» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, what happened to the family after he died?

1. They lost their lodge and food — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They became poor and went hungry — no support
3. They got super broke and hungry — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. They lost all their furs, their lodge, and their food, and struggled through many long winter months — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Okay, where did the girl find the food?

1. beside a hut built overnight by spirits — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. near the sleeping old bear — score 3
3. in a big new hut that appeared overnight at the edge of the village, full of food — no support
4. in a hut that was not there before — ✓ the right answer · score 2

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 1174, line 16: «Old word "descried" means caught sight of, or noticed from far off; today we say "spotted."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «old word» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruh, what was the robin doing when she peeked in?

1. On the roof — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Hopping on the floor near her — no support
3. Perched on a beam watching her — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Sitting in a tree — 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

So how many bird shapes did he try in the race?

1. Around six different birds — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. Three, maybe — score -2
3. Maybe four or five kinds — score -6
4. Like four or five of them — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 121, line 2: «At sunset six swans fly in, shed their feathers, and turn into her brothers.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the number the lesson gave for it (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Ugh, who was the Bad One's rival in the kettle, the girl or the boy?

1. The girl — no support
2. The boy lost to the girl — no support
3. The girl beat the Bad One — no support
4. The Bad One lost to the boy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. 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. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same thing acted on «word» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the manner in which Ball-Carrier overcame the Bad One and the servant?

1. By deceit and the aid of the spirits — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. By trickery and a stolen knife — no support
3. By force and the help of his brother — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. By deceit, by the help of spirits, and by changing his shape into many animals across the land — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1187, line 5: «Jose comes out of the oil as a handsome youth, the old king throws himself in, and the horse reveals it was the soul of a man Jose once helped.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «help» (+2); the same thing acted on «man» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following describes the principal means by which Ball-Carrier defeated the sister-in-law in the contest?

1. By running very fast — no support
2. By disguising as a fast swallow in the sky — no support
3. By turning into a quick wolf and biting her — score -3
4. By transforming himself into a swift humming bird — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 0, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1081, line 3: «The spindle pricks her hand, she faints, and the King lays her on a golden bed, remembering the Fairies' words.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following accurately states the circumstances under which Ball-Carrier's family came to suffer hardship?

1. Following the death of Ball-Carrier himself — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. After the Bad One's servant was set free — no support
3. Following the loss of their sacred lodge fire — no support
4. Following the death of Ball-Carrier himself, when no one remained to hunt and the stores ran out — score -1

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 295, line 2: «The merry old man who lives alone at the top of the house has no new story, but he says tales come when they "tap at my forehead".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «merry old man» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the discovery that concludes this part of the narrative?

1. A stone bowl and a bird on the roof — ← Mova's choice · score -3
2. A heap of food — no support
3. A hut heaped with food and a watching robin — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A robin on a branch — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1205, line 21: «Old words: "Mussulman" was an old word for a Muslim, and "ablution" meant the ritual washing before prayer.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «old words» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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