Myths and Legends of China, The Shinansha, or the South Pointing Carriage, part 9: Kotei beats the fog and crosses the river in boats made after a spider's leaf

Tests: 5 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1349 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 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, what did the rabbit slap on the badger's back to make him scream?

1. salt — score -6
2. chili oil — score -6
3. red pepper — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. hot mustard — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -1, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1349, line 1: «The rabbit pastes red pepper on the badger's burns, and the badger howls and rolls about in agony.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «red pepper» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, bro, why did the rabbit make that proper dodgy clay boat?

1. to drown the badger — ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. to sink him — score -2
3. to trap him — score -2
4. to scare the old fox — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 0, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 61, line 15: «She asks Toad to wash some of her things; Toad, frightened, offers to steer instead, but she says «It takes some practice to steer a barge properly.»», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «frighten» (+1). Against it: the same doer «rabbit» (-1). The right option, 1, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, what made the badger's boat go all to bits?

1. the sun dried it — score -3
2. the water softened the clay — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a crack split the wooden hull — score -4
4. rough waves hit — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 3, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 888, line 14: «The stork makes a hole with his beak in the "bladder-covered window," since windows then were not always made of glass.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «hole» (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Proper gutted for the badger, innit? What was the rabbit saying he was doing when he hit him?

1. getting revenge — score -3
2. defending the old woman's honour — no support
3. avenging the old woman's murder — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. saving the fish — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1349, line 12: «The rabbit says he is "avenging the old woman's murder," because the badger killed the farmer's wife long ago.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «avenge» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «murder» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sick, the old farmer cried, right? Why was he so happy?

1. his wife's death was finally avenged — ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. the badger was finally sent away — score -2
3. the badger was gone — no support
4. the fish were caught — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 385, line 1: «A Farmer sets nets on his newly sown fields to catch the Cranes that keep stealing his seed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «catch» (+1). Against it: the same doer «farmer» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Nah, no way the rabbit's living with the farmer now, is he?

1. No, he moved away to the hills — score 1
2. Yeah, the farmer took him in only after the badger was sent away — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Yeah, he stays in the old barn — score 5
4. Yeah, he lives with the old farmer — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1294, line 15: «why: The farmer sends the wolf to his brother so that he can take revenge "for a trick which he had played."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+3); the same doer «farmer» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, what's this shinansha thing?

1. a wagon that marks the north — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a special carriage with a figure that points south at all times — no support
3. a chariot that points south — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a cart with a bell on top — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Who's the wicked magic dude with the iron noggin?

1. Shiyu — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Ko — no support
3. Jin — no support
4. Yamaro — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Kotei's mum saw what in the sky before he was born?

1. a bright bolt of lightning shooting from the North Star into her room — no support
2. a bright sun over the mountains — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. lightning shooting from the North Star — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. a bolt of light from the southern hills — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1148, line 7: «The mother duck sits on it for days, and at evening she sees "a tiny crack in the upper part of the shell."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «upper part» (+3); the same action «see» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, how did Kotei's lot not get lost in the fog this time?

1. their horses found the road — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the stars showed them — no support
3. the map helped them — no support
4. the shinansha kept them on track — ✓ 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 ✗

Ugh, the river was mad swollen, so how'd Shiyu get across?

1. he swam — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. by a rope bridge — no support
3. by magic, dead quick — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. by sending his soldiers across on a hidden bridge of stone — 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, Kotei sat by a pond, what was the bug doing?

1. a spider on a leaf — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a bee on a flower — no support
3. a spider crossing the whole pond on the wind-blown leaves — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. a spider walking across the pond on a floating leaf — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1349, line 19: «Kotei sees a spider reach a floating leaf and cross the pond, and this gives him the idea for boats.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cross» (+3); the same doer «spider» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

Wicked, so what did Kotei make after the spider thing?

1. the first boat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. a wooden sled — score -1
3. a ship with a red silk sail and mast — score 5
4. a long flat boat with oars for the army — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1125, line 21: «Old word: pottage is a thick soup or stew cooked in a pot, a word few people use now.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, did the badger know anything about boats?

1. yes, he was an expert — no support
2. no, he knew nothing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. yes, he knew some — score 6
4. yes, he had built many boats before in his youth — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 40, line 13: «The Badger: «we must all live and let live» (let others live their way). «Any friend of mine walks where he likes in this country, or I'll know the reason why!»», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «know» (+3); the same doer «badger» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Of what substance was the badger's vessel formed, and by what process did it fail?

1. clay, softened by water — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. stone, broken by water — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. wood, softened by rain — score 0
4. clay, hardened by the sun and then softened by the rain — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1210, line 19: «Old word: "broth" is a thin soup made by boiling meat or bones in water, and it is still used today.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the Emperor Kotei overcome the fog employed by the rebel Shiyu?

1. by sending scouts ahead through the thick forest — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. by calling on the spirits of the North Star and waiting for the fog to lift — no support
3. by consulting the shinansha, which indicated the south — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. by sending out scouts who searched the thick fog for three long days — 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 · right ✓

From what observation did the Emperor derive the principle of the first boat?

1. a leaf falling into a stream near the bank — no support
2. a beetle floating on a dry branch — no support
3. a spider skimming the whole width of the pond on a leaf in the wind — no support
4. a spider crossing a pond on a floating leaf — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1349, line 5: «In China, Emperor Kotei invents a carriage that always points south, beats the rebel Shiyu's fog, and builds boats after watching a spider cross a pond.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cross» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «spider» (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which action did the rabbit undertake upon the badger's recovery in order to achieve his purpose?

1. he tricked him into sailing alone at dusk — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. he invited him fishing, built a clay boat, and then rowed him out to the deep river — score 1
3. he visited the badger in bed and then invited him fishing in two boats — score 2
4. he invited him fishing and built two boats — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 588, line 5: «Rabbit takes the fox's head home to Miss Fox as beef, Tobe finds it in the pot, and Rabbit later tricks Miss Fox into grinding his nose and escapes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fox» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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