Basuto Tales, Thakane and Dilah: a mother hides her baby from the ogre's pot, and a father pays a thousand cattle to win back his daughter

Tests: 6 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1225 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 ✗

bro, did the ogre actually get cooked in the pot?

1. nah, he jumped out of the pot and ran off into the hills, bruv — no support
2. yeah, done to a turn, no cap — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, but the pot cracked — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. nah, he's still alive out there — 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 95, line 8: «The three magic signs: the curtain fell «whoosh!», the smoke came down «puff!», the milk-pot cracked «ffft».», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «crack» (+2); the same doer «milk pot» (+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 ✗

so Thakane just chucked her baby in the river, right?

1. nah, she carried her to a far village and swapped her for a goat — score 4
2. nah, she gave her to the ogre — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. nah, she hid her with the old lady — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. yeah, she left her on the bank — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1173, line 15: «At the hut the old woman asks, "'could you give me a night's lodging for myself and my doe?'"», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+5); the same receiver «old woman» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

wait, why was Masilo's mum crying over the baby?

1. cause it looked like her dad — no support
2. cause it was a girl, lowkey sad — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. cause it reminded her of the lake — no support
4. cause she'd already lost two girls to the ogre's pot and she was done — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1191, line 5: «The drowned man becomes a plank, then a baby who grows into a man, and he lures his own son up a magic tree to a maize land.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «baby» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

was Masilo a total psycho or nah?

1. yeah, he was a bit mean — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, he was a bit rude — no support
3. nah, he was kinda polite — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, just quiet — 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 ✓

that old lady in the lake is kinda sus, innit?

1. fr, she wanted a thousand cows — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nah, she's just a bit grumpy — no support
3. yeah, she's shady — no support
4. fr, she lives in a sweet cave — 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 · ★ · right ✓

how much cattle did Masilo just hand over?

1. a thousand, the finest ones — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. a thousand, the lean ones — score 2
3. five hundred, the fat ones — score -10
4. about a hundred — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1225, line 4: «Masilo begs for her, and the old woman asks for a thousand cattle, which he gladly sends.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the number the lesson gave for it (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

how did Thakane get Dilah out of the lake?

1. she dived in with a rope and dragged her out, honestly — score 3
2. she called her name, lowkey — score 3
3. she waited by the shore for three nights and then called through a reed flute — no support
4. she sang the song, no cap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1225, line 5: «When Thakane sings, Dilah rises from the water, and the cattle sink into the lake and go to the city below.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sing» (+5); the same doer «thakane» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

did Dilah grow up slow down there?

1. nah, super fast, like wild — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nah, she aged super fast but also turned into a fish, honestly — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. nah, she stayed tiny, lowkey — no support
4. yeah, she stayed a baby for ages, like super slow, no lie — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1199, line 12: «Why: the king is angry because his daughter has refused all the kings and princes who sought her hand.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «daughter» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

who saw them at the river and told on them?

1. Masilo's father, walking home from the city — score -4
2. a hunter who had followed them for hours through the reeds — no support
3. a man chopping willows — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. a woman washing clothes — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score -2, tied with another option at -2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 392, line 19: «The wolf sees shepherds in a hut eating a "haunch of mutton" and jeers that they would "raise a clamor" if he did the same.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same place «hut» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok so why did Masilo cry all day?

1. lost cows — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. upset, his dog ran away — no support
3. happy, his daughter's alive — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. sad, his cows got stolen — 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 · ★ · right ✓

was the old lady scared someone was watching?

1. yeah, she felt eyes on them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. nah, she was chill — no support
3. nah, she saw a bird fly — no support
4. yeah, she heard a cow moo — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 426, line 6: «Who is the lady in the house? She is Norka's sister, and she says "Thou who art in my house, name thyself!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

so where did the cattle end up, bruh?

1. back to Masilo's hut and then into the ogre's pot — no support
2. in the river, by the palace — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. on the road, by the hut — no support
4. in the lake, at the city — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1172, line 20: «At the palace the prince is too weak to go down at once, and he is shocked by the ugly bride.», 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 place «palace» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the reason the old woman of the lake gave for demanding payment for the release of the girl?

1. She required a thousand head of cattle in exchange for Dilah — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. She asked for her lake to be fed every spring — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. She wanted the travellers to build her a new house by the lake — score 3
4. She demanded a hundred goats in return for the girl — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1225, line 19: «Old word: "to consult" means to ask someone's advice, so Thakane went to the lake to ask the old woman what to do.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old woman» (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately identifies the character who first perceived the resemblance between the girl and Masilo?

1. The travellers' guide, who had recognised Masilo's face in the water by the lake — no support
2. A boy who had gone out to fetch cattle for dinner — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. A man who had come to cut willows for baskets — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. A woman who had come to wash clothes — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 534, line 1: «Cadmus's sister Europa has been carried off by Zeus, so his father sends him off to find her.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following correctly states the custom of the country regarding female infants at the time of their birth?

1. Given to the ogre — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They were sold to the old women for cattle — no support
3. They were raised as servants in the king's household — no support
4. They were to be given to the ogre to be eaten — ✓ 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

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following most accurately describes the manner in which Thakane summoned her daughter from the water?

1. By whistling a tune to her daughter — no support
2. By shouting her name — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. By waving a white cloth from the shore — no support
4. By singing a short song addressed to Dilah — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1051, line 11: «Why: the king is surprised that a woman is driving a chariot, and he says "women are home-dwellers", so a woman far from a house is strange to him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «women» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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