Mabinogion, Culhwch and Olwen, part 64: Kai talks his way past the gate to polish a giant's sword

Tests: 2 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1339 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 ✗

bruv, the black dude said nobody who went into that castle came out alive, innit?

1. no one ever came out again — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. they all got killed inside — no support
3. nobody's welcome — no support
4. no guest ever came back out — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 4, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1101, line 17: «Why the henchmen come out: the poor brother says, "Henchmen, henchmen! out of the drum," to punish the rich pair.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come out» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same property (-1). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

so wait, the porter only lets in a craftsman, right?

1. nah, anyone who knocks loud enough — no support
2. yeah, someone who brings his trade — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. yeah, a lad who's a good fighter — no support
4. yeah, a bloke with some gold — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1339, line 10: «The porter's rule: "none may enter the gate except a craftsman, who brings his trade."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bring» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

why'd the gatekeeper keep the gate shut, mate?

1. cos there was a massive party in the hall — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. cos the giant was in a mood — no support
3. cos the giant said so, innit — no support
4. cos there was a bit of a bash going on — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1071, line 10: «Why: Mongan keeps his word because "the man that makes a bargain keeps a bargain," even though it breaks his heart.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+4); 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Kai said he was the best sword-polisher in the whole world, dead serious?

1. yeah, he reckoned he was the best sword-polisher out of everyone in the whole wide world — no support
2. nah, he said he was a good one — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. yeah, he said he was the top — score 3
4. yeah, he reckoned he was the best — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1130, line 14: «In the second tale the prince tests his sons with three oaks, and the younger son says he would hang every prince and noble.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «prince» (+4); the same doer «son» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

oi, who shouted "Open!" at the gate, yeah?

1. Gwrnach's porter from inside — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. The black man at the gate — score 9
3. Gwrhyr — ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. Gwyn — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 66, line 3: «Toad grabs a stick and marches off to see about it. At his gate a long yellow ferret with a gun calls «Who comes there?» and fires; Toad drops flat, the shot w…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «gate» (+4); the same action «call» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+2). The right option, 3, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did Gwrnach's sword need doing to it, bro?

1. a new edge on it — score 0
2. nothing — score 0
3. a clean — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. a proper polish — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1098, line 2: «The Wind promises not to blow the poor man's corn away again and gives him a magic sack.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «wind» (+3). Against it: the same doer «wind» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, what was the giant gonna do with Kai, then?

1. throw him out now — no support
2. let him polish his sword and then send him back out — score 0
3. let him polish his sword — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. make him polish all the swords in the hall before the feast — ← 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 1146, line 10: «The fox says: "Plainly I see that you have taken no heed to my words, Ian Direach."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «words» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

so where's the knife supposed to be, fam?

1. stuck in the meat on the great platter at the head of the hall — no support
2. on the high shelf — no support
3. hidden in the wine barrel beside the giant's seat near the fire — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. stuck in the meat — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 567, line 18: «Old word: "kyarvin' knife" means a carving knife, the long blade used to cut up a roast.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+5); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

and the drink, where's that, mate?

1. in the cup — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. on the table — no support
3. in the barrel — no support
4. in the horn — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

how big is this castle, like proper big?

1. the biggest one in the world — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. bigger than Camelot itself — no support
3. huge indeed — no support
4. the biggest in all the land — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 104, line 16: «The King's word: "You have won the castle, and shall marry my daughter."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «castle» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

did Arthur's lot turn back when they got the warning, yeah?

1. nah, they ignored the warning and marched right up to the gate — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. yeah, they waited by the river — no support
3. nah, they stopped to argue first — no support
4. nah, they went straight to the gate — ✓ the right answer · 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 1205, line 3: «Almas ignores the warning, takes the forbidden left road, and fights the negro guards with magic weapons.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ignore» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

and what was the porter's point about the gate tonight, bruv?

1. it's shut tonight — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he's shut it up — no support
3. it's locked — no support
4. it's shut tonight whatever you shout, so go away now, mate — 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 ✗

With reference to the passage, state the function of the porter's refusal to admit visitors.

1. It shows the porter is rude — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It proves the castle gate is strong and well made — no support
3. It shows the porter is afraid of the giant's wrath — no support
4. It establishes the rule that only craftsmen may enter — ✓ 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 ✗

With reference to the passage, identify the means by which Kai gains admission to the castle.

1. He claims skill as a burnisher of swords — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He tells the porter that he is a king's messenger carrying a letter from Arthur to the giant himself — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. He claims skill as a burnisher of swords and begs the porter to let him in before the night falls — no support
4. He tricks the porter with a false name — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1311, line 10: «Why she wants them: she says "it is just my fancy", but the snakes answer "it is our son who told you".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the passage, explain the purpose of Gwrnach's request to Kai.

1. It tests the claim of the visitor's craft — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It tests the visitor's true strength — no support
3. It tests the claim of the visitor's craft so the giant can decide whether to let him live — no support
4. It tests the claim of the visitor's craft, and it also gives the giant a reason to keep the other men outside for the night — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1210, line 10: «The boy's promise: "if you were to keep me two days, and gave me plenty of food, I should get big and fat."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+1). 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

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the passage, describe the significance of the black man's warning.

1. It foreshadows the danger that awaits the visitors — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It shows the black man is kind — score 1
3. It foreshadows the danger that awaits the visitors and so tells the reader the knights will be killed inside the hall — score 1
4. It shows the black man is the giant's servant — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 973, line 6: «In this part, the shadow is the foreign prince, and the learned man is the real man who has been his servant, and the princess is the one who falls for the str…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). 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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