Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Ducks, the tree, the wolves and the blanket

Tests: 2 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1265 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, so Iktomi gets his foot stuck in a tree, right, and he's just whining like a baby?

1. Yeah, bro, he was screaming and crying like a total baby for hours on end — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Yeah, bro, he's howling like a total coward — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, he was just being dramatic, dude — no support
4. Yeah, dude, he was howling and whining so loud the whole village could hear him — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 17: «The Duchess says "It's a Cheshire cat, and that's why. Pig!" (shouting "Pig!" at the baby) and tells Alice "You don't know much, and that's a fact"; Alice says…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «shout» (+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 ✗

dude, why'd the wolves even eat his ducks, were they just being hangry?

1. They had starved all winter, and Iktomi kept loudly boasting about the big ducks he had cooked for himself — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. They were starving and Iktomi basically bragged about his dinner — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. They were starving, so they just grabbed whatever they found — score 2
4. Yeah, they were hungry, and he kinda showed off his food — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1144, line 1: «The old wolf is starving, and he grumbles that the mountain rabbits are too quick for him to catch.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «starve» (+1); the same doer «old wolf» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol did Iktomi, like, trick them with the ashes thing or what?

1. Nope, he just yelled — score 2
2. Nope, he just burned the ducks and the wolves ran off — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Yep, he lied about more ducks and the wolves dug them out — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Yep, he said more ducks were there, so they dug and ate — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1265, line 2: «Wolves come, eat his roasted ducks, and he tricks them into digging up the ashes for more, which they also eat.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «iktomi» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «ducks» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, so Iktomi prayed to a rock, bruh, that's wild, right?

1. Yeah, to the sky — no support
2. Yeah, to Inyan, the great-grandfather stone, dude — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nope, to a tree — no support
4. Yeah, he prayed to a hill spirit near the lake, dude — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1265, line 3: «Iktomi cries and prays to the sacred stone Inyan, who sends him a freshly killed deer at sunset.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «iktomi» (+3); the same action «pray» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

and the sky was all red and glowy, was that a sign, like, for real?

1. Yeah, Iktomi totally took it as a sign from the west — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. Yeah, dude, he truly believed the glowing red western sky meant the stone wanted him to be happy — score -3
3. Yeah, he thought it meant good luck for him — no support
4. Yeah, Iktomi believed the red sky was a message from the spirits, and it was real — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 77, line 10: «The Leopard hunted with a man who had bows and arrows; parts of this story use old words and ideas about people that are racist and wrong, so we do not repeat…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «parts» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «old words» (-1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

then he got a deer just like that? bro that's lucky lol

1. Yeah, he spotted a wounded doe lying near the trail — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, a freshly wounded deer right on the footpath — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, he found a dead buck nearby — no support
4. Nope, he found nothing — 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

and he took his blanket back from the rock, that's kinda messed up tbh

1. Yeah, the narrator says it was very wrong, fam — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Nah, he just wanted his blanket back, dude — no support
3. Yeah, the narrator says taking back a gift was very wrong, and Iktomi should feel bad about it, fam — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Yeah, dude, the narrator calls it shameful and says a gift given to the stone should never be taken back — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1265, line 4: «He gets cold, takes his blanket back from the stone, and finds the deer gone, leaving only bones.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «find» (+2); the same doer «iktomi» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

dude, did he eat the deer before he went back for the blanket?

1. Yep, he had a quick bite before going, dude — no support
2. Nope, he went back for the blanket first, and by the time he returned, the deer was completely gone — no support
3. Nope, he was too late, and the deer was gone — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nope, when he got back to the stakes the wolves had already eaten the whole deer, leaving nothing — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1265, line 2: «Wolves come, eat his roasted ducks, and he tricks them into digging up the ashes for more, which they also eat.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «wolves» (+3); the same action «eat» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the muskrat shows up out of the wild rice, all, hey my friend?

1. Yeah, and Iktomi just kept eating like a greedy pig, bro — no support
2. Yeah, and Iktomi just sat there gobbling his soup like a big greedy hog and ignored the poor muskrat completely — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Yeah, dude, the muskrat greeted him politely, but Iktomi just sat there chewing his soup and never looked up once — score 5
4. Yeah, and Iktomi just sat there like a big hog with his soup — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1265, line 5: «Then Iktomi sits by a lake with a pot of fish and ignores a muskrat who asks to share his food.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ignore» (+3); the same doer «iktomi» (+2); the same thing acted on «muskrat» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

wait, is sharing food, like, a big deal for them?

1. Yeah, it's the custom of the plains people, my dude — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Yeah, it's a rule for the wolves, bro — no support
3. Nah, it's just a custom for the old folks, dude — no support
4. Yeah, dude, it is a really important custom among all the plains people, and Iktomi knew it very well — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 629, line 16: «Old word: "dole" means a share of food handed out, and "plowter" means to wander about in the mud, a word the narrator uses.», 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

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

and Iktomi was hungry and never had regular meals, right?

1. Yeah, he ate when he was hungry, sometimes not at all — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Nah, he had plenty of food every single day — no support
3. Yeah, he ate whenever he got something, but often nothing — no support
4. Yeah, he had no regular meals at all, and he often went hungry for days while begging food from others — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1264, line 9: «When he is hungry, he tears up "dry tall grass" and tosses it into his blanket, then ties the four corners in a knot.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «iktomi» (+3); the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok so was Iktomi the hero of this part or was he the fool?

1. The hero, dude — no support
2. Totally the fool, bro, he gets punished for being greedy — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Kinda the hero, dude, he tricked the wolves smartly — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Kind of a hero, bro — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1265, line 9: «Iktomi's tricks fail because he lies about the ducks being "under the ashes," and the wolves dig them out.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «trick» (+2). Against it: the same doer «iktomi» (-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 · right ✓

Which of the following best describes the outcome of Iktomi's attempt to deceive the wolves regarding the ducks beneath the ashes?

1. He lost the remaining ducks through his own false claim — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. He ate the ducks himself after all the trickery — score 4
3. He kept the ducks by hiding them well — score 4
4. He won the ducks — score 4

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 1265, line 2: «Wolves come, eat his roasted ducks, and he tricks them into digging up the ashes for more, which they also eat.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «iktomi» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «ducks» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

In the passage, to whom does Iktomi address his prayer, and what offering does he make in return?

1. To a sacred tree, with a bundle of dried meat — no support
2. To the spirit of the western sky, offering a new buffalo robe, a pipe, and his finest painted shield — score 4
3. To Inyan, the sacred stone, with his half-worn blanket — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. To Inyan, the great-grandfather stone at the ravine, offering his beautiful half-worn blanket with prayers — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask whom it is for. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1265, line 3: «Iktomi cries and prays to the sacred stone Inyan, who sends him a freshly killed deer at sunset.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «iktomi» (+2); the same receiver (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which statement most accurately explains why Iktomi's retrieval of the blanket is regarded as morally wrong by the narrator?

1. His cleverness was strong, but he showed no care for the wolves or stone — no support
2. The narrator says Iktomi was simply a wicked trickster who enjoyed harming the wolves, the stone, and his neighbors — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. His wit lacked wisdom, and he took back what he had freely given — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Because he was greedy, reckless, and cruel, and tricked everyone around him for his own benefit alone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1265, line 6: «Iktomi is a trickster, a foolish and selfish spirit who often gets into trouble through his own greed and carelessness.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «trickster» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+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 ✗

What is the principal reason the muskrat's greeting is significant in the final passage of this part?

1. It signals the customary hospitality that Iktomi fails to observe — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It reveals the muskrat wants to fight Iktomi for food — score -5
3. It shows that the muskrat has come to warn Iktomi about the wolves who are waiting nearby for him — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. It highlights that the muskrat is the true hero who will later punish Iktomi for his greed and bad manners — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1265, line 18: «The muskrat greets him with "How, how, my friend!", a friendly greeting of the Plains people.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «iktomi» (+4); the same doer «muskrat» (+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

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