Brazilian Tales, The Yara, part 17: a voice in the forest and a promise

Tests: 4 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1216 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, where did Alonzo go swimming at night, like the actual spot?

1. the little pond behind the church — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the creepy deep pool by the river, right where the ferns hang over the water — no support
3. the creepy deep pool by the river — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the spooky lake near the mill — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok so the singing, was it lowkey better than a nightingale?

1. a sweet voice singing better than any nightingale ever could in the whole wide valley — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. like a choir of angels singing high above the trees and the river all through the night — no support
3. sweeter than any nightingale — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. louder than any thunder — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1216, line 8: «What Alonzo heard: "the sound of a voice singing more sweetly than any nightingale", though he could not catch any words.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «voice» (+3); the same action «sing» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

was Julia actually scared or just being dramatic?

1. she looked bored and yawned — no support
2. she went totally white and shook all over while she clutched the table edge and whispered — score 1
3. she went totally white and shook — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. she didn't look scared at all, just sat there tapping her foot and staring at the window for ages — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1216, line 15: «Alonzo keeps his word for three nights, "because he could not bear the tears" Julia would shed if he broke it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «julia» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

who did Julia think was singing, the Yara or some random?

1. a lost traveller singing — no support
2. the Yara, the water spirit that lives in the dark forest pools and sings to lure travellers in — no support
3. the Yara, the water spirit — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. some village boy singing — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 2, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1216, line 12: «Alonzo laughs because he thinks the tales about the Yara are "all nonsense", and the laughter frightens Julia.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

so did Alonzo just laugh at her or what?

1. he didn't laugh, he just kind of shrugged and went back to eating his bread quietly like nothing happened — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he laughed so loud that the whole village heard him and then he kept laughing and slapping his knee — no support
3. he just rolled his eyes — no support
4. he burst out laughing, super loud — ✓ 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

what was the big ask Julia made him promise?

1. never to visit the river again — no support
2. never to swim in those pools again — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. never to swim in those pools again, no matter how hot it got in summer or who asked him — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. to promise he would stop going to the forest and the river and every other dark water in the land forever — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1216, line 11: «Julia's request: she asks him "never to bathe in those pools again", whispering it so no one else hears.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «julia» (+4); the same action «ask» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

did she give him anything to keep him safe?

1. a shell with loads of colours and a little silver chain she had worn since she was a child — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. a sealed letter, a lock of her hair, and a shell that would keep him from the Yara forever — no support
3. a red cloth with gold thread — no support
4. a shell with loads of colours — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1078, line 4: «The woman is a fairy, and she gives the girl a gift: a flower or a jewel comes from her mouth with every word.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «woman» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

how long did he keep the promise, for real?

1. three nights, and then he cracked, because the forest kept calling him every single evening — no support
2. he kept it for a whole week before he finally cracked and went back to the forest pools again — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. three nights, then he cracked — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. four nights then he gave in — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 742, line 4: «Then he traps a wild boar in a chapel by shutting the door, but the king still refuses to keep his promise.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+3); the same thing acted on «promise» (+2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

why did he finally go back on the fourth night?

1. the forest pulled him way too hard — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the forest pulled him way too hard, and the Yara's singing got into his head every single night — no support
3. the river looked so cool — no support
4. he wanted a fresh swim — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did he see on the bank when the moon came out?

1. a dark shape near the tree — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. a golden-haired woman standing half hidden by the ferns, her hair shining wet in the moonlight — no support
3. a golden-haired woman by the ferns — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. a tall golden-haired woman with a white dress and bare feet, standing in the shallows of the pool — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 528, line 16: «What: Boreas saw Oreithyia on the banks of the river Ilissus, and he carried her off to Thrace to make her his bride.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «banks» (+5). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

did he stay to check or run for it?

1. he bolted home as fast as he could — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he waited and watched her carefully — no support
3. he didn't really run, he walked slowly backward while keeping his eyes fixed on the ferns the whole time — no support
4. he bolted home as fast as he could run, not stopping once, even when he tripped over the roots — 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 · ★ · right ✓

next morning, was there any proof in the forest?

1. just parrots, nothing else — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. only some cold mud — no support
3. parrots — no support
4. a few old footprints — 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 13 · ★ · right ✓

so did he decide he was going nuts or what?

1. he thought he had dreamt it all — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he felt sick — no support
3. he thought it was a dream — no support
4. he believed the Yara was real — 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 ✗

what was he thinking about at work all day?

1. thinking about the boss and his strange orders — no support
2. work — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. the boss — score 0
4. counting the hours to get back to the forest — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 56, line 19: «The Rat suggests a row, a stroll or a picnic; the field-mouse answers: «Well, I think not to-day, thank you ... Perhaps some other day — when we've more time».», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which location was selected by Alonzo for his nocturnal immersion?

1. A quiet lake beyond the village wall — score 0
2. A broad, calm, sun-warmed pool in the middle of the open meadow beyond the village mill — no support
3. A deep, dark pool at the river's edge — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. A deep, dark pool at the river's edge, hidden under the overhanging ferns and willows — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1216, line 1: «Alonzo bathes at night in a dark forest pool and hears a voice singing sweeter than any nightingale.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «alonzo» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What undertaking did Julia's solemn request require of Alonzo?

1. Obedience to the old priest's wishes — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Abstention from bathing in those pools and from walking near the river after sunset each night — no support
3. Abstention from bathing in those pools — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Refusal to visit the village — 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did Julia propose to counteract the Yara's influence?

1. Singing softly into a sea-shell while standing with his back to the river and his eyes closed — no support
2. Holding a cross to his chest — score 5
3. Singing softly into a sea-shell — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Keeping the sea-shell hidden in a box and never touching it until the Yara has gone away forever — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1216, line 15: «Alonzo keeps his word for three nights, "because he could not bear the tears" Julia would shed if he broke it.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+6); the same thing acted on «word» (+1). 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 ✗

Which observation did Alonzo record upon his final return to the riverbank?

1. A figure in white waving her arms to and fro above the ferns while the moon shone brightly — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A dark bird flying low above — no support
3. A figure in white waving her arms — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A tall woman in a white robe, with golden hair streaming behind her, waving both arms wildly to and fro over the water — 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

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