Japanese Fairy Tales, Urashima Taro: Urashima opens the box and grows old

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1347 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 ✗

Wait, so the bloke got the box from the Princess, yeah?

1. Yeah, she gave it him and said never open it, bruv, seriously — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Yeah, and she said whatever you do, don't ever open it, mate — score 4
3. Yeah, she said keep it safe, mate — score 4
4. Yeah, and she said never open it, mate — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 589, line 7: «The old man says "I don't wanter tell you no stories," so he is not sulking for no reason; he thinks the tale is muddled.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same doer «old man» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Why was he gutted when he got home?

1. Nobody he knew was about any more — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nobody he knew was about any more, and the whole village had changed — no support
3. All his mates had moved off to town — no support
4. His house was gone — 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the old man think he was a ghost, bro?

1. Yeah, till he kicked the ground — score 1
2. Nah, not really, he just stamped his feet and then he was happy — score 5
3. Yeah, at first, but then he stamped his feet and that sorted it out — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Yeah, till he stamped his feet — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 592, line 6: «Uncle Remus is an old man who once bossed the field hands on the plantation, and he tells the story to Miss Theodosia, whom he calls Miss Doshy.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «boss» (+3); the same doer «old man» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

How long was he actually gone, like really?

1. Hundreds and hundreds of years, honestly, innit mate — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Longer than anyone round here could ever imagine, innit — no support
3. About a week or so, innit — no support
4. Hundreds of years, innit — ✓ 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

What came out of the box, did it, the actual thing?

1. Some purple cloud, mate — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Basically a load of purple cloud, innit mate, really weird — no support
3. Some purple smoke, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Some purple cloud and a bit of smoke, mate — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1347, line 12: «WHAT HAPPENS: Only "a beautiful little purple cloud" comes out, and Urashima at once becomes "very, very old".», 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, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

So he went properly old after the lid came up?

1. Yeah, straight up ancient and wrinkly — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, straight up ancient and wrinkly and bent over like a stick — no support
3. Yeah, went all grey and bent — no support
4. Yeah, he went ancient and wrinkly and then fell over dead, bruv — 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 ✗

What was the tortoise's job in all this, sort of?

1. Giving him a lift home — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A ride — no support
3. Taking him — no support
4. Carrying him to the sea — ← Mova's choice · 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 464, line 11: «The merchant's daughter is kind and gives alms to the poor, saying "Take this, in Christ's name, poor fellow!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+3); the same place «name» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Was the Princess well upset when he left, or what?

1. Yeah, she was crying and that — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Yeah, she was sobbing, mate — no support
3. Nah, she was just sad, bro — score 3
4. Yeah, she cried — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1347, line 1: «Urashima says goodbye to the Princess, who weeps but gives him a lacquer box as a token of their love.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «weep» (+3); the same doer «princess» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

What's the big lesson, then, like in one line?

1. Listen when wiser people warn you — no support
2. Don't be a rebel when the wise ones say no, and never trust a box that is shut — score 4
3. Don't be a rebel when the wise ones say no, or you'll end up old and dead — score 4
4. Don't be a rebel when the wise ones say no — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 1275, line 3: «The old man says he wanted Manstin to learn his lesson, so Manstin's bright eyes fit into his head again.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «old man» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did he even open it, mind?

1. He was desperate and told himself it was fine, so he gave in to temptation at last — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He was desperate and told himself it was fine, and he couldn't stop thinking about her — no support
3. He thought it would bring him back home — no support
4. He was desperate and told himself it was fine — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Hang on, what did the man say the village wrote down?

1. Urashima's whole story, written in the chronicles of the province — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Urashima's story, in the chronicles — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. Urashima's tale in the old records — no support
4. The chronicles — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 906, line 14: «Where: the desert near Fezzan, where the men draw a square in the sand and write "a few words out of the Koran".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «write» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «few words» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did he reckon he'd only been away a few days, yeah?

1. Nah, he reckoned it was three days — no support
2. Yeah, a few days — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Yeah, he thought about a fortnight — no support
4. Yeah, four or five days, he reckoned — ✓ the right answer · 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 1347, line 13: «HOW THE SEA KING'S REALM TIME WORKS: The few days in the palace were really hundreds of years on land.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «few days» (+2). Against it: the same property (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

Where did he end up dying, like proper, bruv?

1. On the beach by the village, all alone and very old — score -2
2. In the village, mate — no support
3. On the beach, flat out — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. Down by the harbour — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 0, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1347, line 5: «At once he grows very old and dies on the beach, and the tale ends with a warning to obey.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same place «beach» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements, concerning the object given to Urashima by the Princess, is accurate?

1. It was a silver box tied with a blue woven ribbon. — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It was a lacquer box tied with a red silken cord and sealed with gold wax. — no support
3. It was a jade box with a gold clasp. — no support
4. It was a lacquer box tied with a red silken cord. — ✓ 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 ✗

Upon what grounds did Urashima decide to open the box, in accordance with the narrative?

1. He believed the box would reveal a means of returning to the Princess. — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. He believed the box would reveal a means of returning to the Princess, and that the Sea King had permitted it. — score 2
3. He thought the box held a gift of treasure to share with his family. — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. He believed the box would reveal a means of returning to the Princess, having been reassured by the tortoise that it was safe. — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 205, line 17: «Old word: A "talisman" was a small charm, believed to hold magic power, and people often wore it or kept it in a box.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+3). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the text, what was the immediate consequence of the opening of the box?

1. Nothing visible happened at all. — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The cloud drifted away and he slowly grew young again. — no support
3. He sank into the sea and was never seen again by anyone. — no support
4. Urashima suddenly aged and fell dead upon the beach. — ✓ 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 ✗

According to the narrator, which principle is most strongly emphasised in the concluding moral?

1. Patience when waiting for loved ones. — no support
2. Obedience to those wiser than oneself. — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Obedience to those wiser than oneself, even when the heart desires otherwise. — no support
4. Obedience to those wiser than oneself, and a fear of opening forbidden things. — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 180, line 2: «They feast him, sing, dance and keep him company, and each day he opens a new door full of wonders.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «open» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «new door» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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