Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Muskrat: the sly muskrat beats Iktomi in a race, then gets the last laugh

Tests: 4 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1266 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, what was Iktomi lugging on his back during the race, no cap?

1. a rock — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. a round pot — score 4
3. a heavy bag — score 4
4. a heavy stone — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 1264, line 10: «He carries the bundle on his back and holds a slender willow stick in his left hand.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «back» (+5). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

lowkey wild, so where did the muskrat actually go, fr?

1. under the river — no support
2. swimming far underwater with only his nose up for air — no support
3. swimming underwater — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. in the river — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1266, line 9: «Why the muskrat wins: he swims under the water, and Iktomi groans, "He swims faster than I could ever run!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «muskrat» (+3); the same action «swim» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

bet, what was the prize for the race again?

1. fish stew — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a pot of dried corn — no support
3. a plate of cooked roots — no support
4. a pot of boiled fish — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · right ✓

so like, where did Iktomi find that heavy stone?

1. half-buried in shallow water — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. half-hidden in muddy water — score 2
3. half-buried in the shallow water near the edge of the river — score 7
4. partly sunk near the bank — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1266, line 11: «The stone is "half-buried in the shallow water," and Iktomi wraps it in his blanket before the race.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «bury» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same place «shallow water» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

bruh, what did the muskrat drop down Iktomi's throat?

1. a small sharp bone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -6
2. a thin hard stick — score -6
3. a tiny sharp pebble — score -6
4. a splinter — score -6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -6, tied with another option at -6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1266, line 3: «Iktomi struggles, sees no sign of the muskrat, drops the stone, and sprints to the goal, where the pot is gone.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same action «drop» (-1); the same doer «iktomi» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what did the muskrat tell him to say next time?

1. be seated, let me share — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. be seated beside me, friend, and let me share my food — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. sit and eat — no support
4. sit down, let me give — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1266, line 20: «"Dakota" names a Native people of the plains, and Iktomi says a real Dakota would share his food.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «share» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl the coyote totally played dead, right? What was in its paw?

1. a fresh rabbit tail — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a fresh bird feather — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a bright blue bird feather torn from a hawk's wing — no support
4. a fresh bird feather stuck in its claws — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, how did Iktomi haul the coyote home?

1. swung over his shoulders with its legs hanging down — no support
2. dragged along the ground — no support
3. carried in a sack slung tightly over his broad shoulders — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. swung over his shoulders — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1266, line 5: «Next, Iktomi finds a sleeping coyote on the prairie, carries it home for dinner, and it slips away when he gets there.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «carry» (+3); the same doer «iktomi» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey iconic, what's a blue wink supposed to be?

1. a short blue glance — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a quick bluish blink — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a bird's wink — no support
4. a blue flash — 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 ✓

fr, what did the coyote think being carried was like?

1. a great delight, like a warrior who had won a brave battle — no support
2. great fun like a warrior — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. great joy like a chief — no support
4. fun like a hero — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1266, line 16: «The coyote enjoys being carried, thinking it is "great fun" like being "a warrior from a brave fight."», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «coyote» (+3); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, what happened right when they got to Iktomi's place?

1. Iktomi tripped on a stone — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. the coyote woke — no support
3. the coyote slipped out and fell — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the coyote dropped to the dirt — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1266, line 17: «Old word "hospitality" means welcoming guests kindly and sharing food, which the muskrat finds lacking in Iktomi.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «muskrat» (+3); a different action (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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

salty Iktomi, what did he do after the coyote hit the ground?

1. danced around in a circle and gathered many sticks to build a big fire — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. laughed and lit a torch — no support
3. danced and built a fire — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. danced happily and then went out to gather dry wood for the evening fire — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1264, line 10: «He carries the bundle on his back and holds a slender willow stick in his left hand.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «iktomi» (+4); the same thing acted on «slender willow stick» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok, how was the coyote watching Iktomi the whole time?

1. watching through his thick eyelashes while holding his breath very still — no support
2. peeking through his eyelashes — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. peeking through his half-closed eyelashes while pretending to be dead — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. peeking through the tall grass — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1266, line 15: «Iktomi thinks the coyote is dead, saying "he is still warm," and plans to roast it for supper.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what was Iktomi's big plan for dinner?

1. a thick soup of coyote meat and roots boiled for a long time — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a pot of corn — no support
3. some fish — no support
4. a roast of coyote — ✓ 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which object did Iktomi attach to his body in order to reduce his speed during the contest?

1. a heavy log bound in rope — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. a bag of wet sand tied up — score -5
3. a heavy rock — score 4
4. a heavy stone wrapped in a blanket — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1264, line 13: «He builds his hut from "green willow sticks" covered with reeds and grasses, and it has "only one" entrance.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «iktomi» (+3); the same action «stick» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

In what manner did the muskrat ultimately deliver the bone toward Iktomi?

1. by letting it fall from a branch — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. by rolling it down a slope — no support
3. by tossing it from a limb — no support
4. by dropping it — 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 ✗

What was the emotional response of the coyote when lifted upon Iktomi's shoulders?

1. delight and great pleasure — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. fear and great worry — no support
3. a deep delight and great pleasure, as if he were a proud warrior — no support
4. delight and great pleasure at being lifted high upon his shoulders — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1050, line 3: «Fionn lifts the boy onto his shoulder, sees the eye of his lost love Saeve in him, and carries him home singing.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «shoulder» (+4); the same action «lift» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, 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 purpose of the saying concerning the blue wink, as described in the passage?

1. it describes a bird's wing — score -3
2. to tell a bird's name — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. it shows a bird's quick flight — no support
4. it explains a bird's quick blink — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1183, line 18: «Old word: "Nought" means nothing, so "saying nought to their herd" means she said nothing to the cows or to anyone.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-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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