Old Indian Legends, The Badger and the Bear, part 1: the bear begs for meat, then drives the badger family out of their home

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1268 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, the bear just walked in and sat by the door like he owned the place, right?

1. yeah, and the badgers let him, which was wild — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. yeah, he came in and sat, just like that — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. yeah, and the badgers let him in without a fight, which was really wild to see — no support
4. yeah, and the badgers let him, which was wild, and then the bear's whole family came in too for dinner — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 606, line 5: «Baloo and Bagheera are left far behind, furious, and Baloo says they must sit still and make a plan.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «baloo» (+3); the same action «sit» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, so why did mom badger put a fur rug down for that bear?

1. cuz she wanted him to feel comfy and welcome — no support
2. cuz it was cold outside — no support
3. cuz she wanted to be polite to the guest — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. cuz she didn't want him sitting on the bare dirt — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1268, line 13: «Mother badger puts down a fur rug for him because she "did not wish a guest in her dwelling to sit upon the bare hard ground".», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. Against it: a different doer (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 3 · ★ · right ✓

dude, what did the bear even say when he got all big and bossy?

1. "Move out, I am bigger!" — no support
2. "I am strong, very strong!" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. "I want your house now!" — score 6
4. "I am the strongest animal here, very strong indeed!" — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1268, line 14: «When the bear grows bold he says, "I am strong, very strong!" and then, "I want them!" about the home, the bags, and the arrows.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «bear» (+3); the same property (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

bro, the bear threw the little badgers around like sacks, didn't he?

1. yes, all of them — no support
2. yep, he tossed them by pairs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. yeah, he dragged them outside — score -1
4. yep, he threw them one by one — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1268, line 15: «The bear throws the baby badgers "by pairs" to the ground and snarls "Be gone!" while the family flees in tears.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «bear» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «baby badgers» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

so when dad went to beg, what did the bear do, like for real?

1. shoved him hard with his big front paw — ← Mova's choice · score -5
2. kicked him once — no support
3. pushed him away — no support
4. kicked him over with his big hind foot — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score -5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1226, line 17: «Lesson: the wolverine brought his troubles on himself, and he found it hard "to confess" this.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same property (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol, what was up with that sneaky Iktomi and the pit thing?

1. he jumped in the pit to try to get brown spots from the fawn — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he tricked the fawn with words — no support
3. he jumped in to get brown spots — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he jumped in the pit to get brown spots for his face — no support

Why: It could not read the question into a frame, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, what did the fawn use to make Iktomi's spots, the stick or the ember?

1. a warm stick from the rocky creek bed — score 6
2. the red ember from the neighbor's fire — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the ember — score 6
4. the stick — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 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 374, line 19: «Old word: "fawn on" means to flatter people and make a great fuss over them to win their favour, a sense we still use today.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fawn» (+3); the same action «make» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

dang, what did the fawns see go up in the sky after they ran?

1. steam — no support
2. white clouds — score -1
3. blue smoke — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. dust — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 10, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1268, line 9: «The fawns look back and see "a blue smoke rising", which is the trick's bad end for Iktomi, who has burned in the pit.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «rise» (+5); the same property (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «blue smoke» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, the bear had a whole crew with him later, right?

1. yeah, his cubs — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, his whole family and little cubs — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, his mate and two sons — no support
4. yep, a few friends — 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 ✗

ok real talk, what were the badgers' walls made of?

1. rocks and straw packed tight with mud and clay — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. rocks and straw — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. piled stones, mud, and dry straw — no support
4. clay and hides — 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 father badger just wanted food for his babies, nothing else?

1. yeah, he begged for meat for his kids — ✓ the right answer · score -3
2. no, he wanted a new bow — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. yeah, he asked for a robe for his wife — score 1
4. yeah, he begged for meat for his kids and nothing more at all — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1261, line 6: «Who: the puma is a sly trickster, and the stag is a gullible friend who "loved milk" and wants to believe what he hears.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «gullible friend» (+3); the same action «want» (+1). The right option, 1, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

dude, what did the bear call out when the fawn buried Iktomi?

1. "Black spots to wear for a day!" — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. "Brown, brown spots to wear forever!" — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. "Forever brown!" — no support
4. "Red spots for all of you now!" — 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 ✗

Identify the character who, having been refused no hospitality, nevertheless forcibly expelled the badger family from their dwelling.

1. The Brown Badger — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The Grizzly Bear — no support
3. The Black Bear who came to the lodge door — no support
4. The Black Bear — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the material with which the badger family's dwelling walls and roof were constructed.

1. Piled stones, mud, and dry straw — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Clay and reeds — no support
3. Rocks and straw — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Rocks and straw bound tightly with clay — 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 ✗

Indicate the purpose for which father badger approached the bear while covered in a long loose robe.

1. To beg meat for his children — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. To trade a fine bow — no support
3. To find a wife — no support
4. To borrow a robe for winter — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 687, line 9: «Why he borrows the cloak: the hangman "was flattered that so respectable a man as Peter should borrow his robe of office".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «borrow» (+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 · right ✓

Describe the manner in which the fawn prepared the pit for Iktomi, as recorded in the text.

1. By digging a deep hole — no support
2. By burying him under soft leaves and mud — no support
3. By hiding him in grass — no support
4. By covering him with dry grass and cedar — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1268, line 7: «The fawn says it will cover him "with sweet smelling grass and cedar wood", but Iktomi asks for a great deal of dry grass and twigs.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «deal» (+3); the same circumstance (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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