Japanese Fairy Tales, The Adventures of Kintaro the Golden Boy, part 1: a widow hides her baby in the mountains, and the animals hold a wrestling match

Tests: 7 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1350 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, so the Emperor just chilled on a dragon and flew off, right?

1. Nope, he stayed — no support
2. Nah, he rode a horse away — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Nah, he walked — no support
4. Yeah, he rode it up to heaven — ✓ 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 1127, line 4: «An old she-dragon chases the ox back into the egg in return for "what thou hast at home," which turns out to be his newborn son Ivan.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old dragon» (+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 2 · ★ · right ✓

Dude, what's Kintaro's nickname again?

1. The Golden Boy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The Bold Child — no support
3. The Boy Who Was Born Golden from the Mountains — no support
4. The Wonder-child who could cut trees fast — 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 ✗

Lol, how strong was Kintaro at eight?

1. Strong enough to lift big rocks — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Strong enough to chop trees fast — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Strong enough to chop down trees faster than all the woodcutters in the village combined — no support
4. Strong enough to wrestle a bear and win the match against all the animals — 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 ✓

Wait, who got the rice-dumpling first?

1. The hare — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. The fox — score -6
3. Bear — score -1
4. The monkey — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 1350, line 18: «The hare won the first round, and Kintaro gave him a rice-dumpling as his prize.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+1). Against it: the same doer «hare» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Ngl, who was the umpire, the deer or the bear?

1. The deer — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Bear — no support
3. The monkey — no support
4. Hare — 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 6 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, what did the monkey yank on the hare?

1. His soft fur — score -3
2. His tail — score -2
3. His long ear — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. His paw — score -3

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 1350, line 20: «In the second round the monkey pulled the hare's long ear, and the hare lost his balance.», 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 «long ear» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, where did Kintaro's mom hide him?

1. In a cave — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. In the forest — score 7
3. Under the bridge of the river — score 7
4. In the Ashigara Mountains — ✓ the right answer · score 7

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 178, line 17: «The boy's father hides him so that he can "fetch me out when the forty days have passed," meaning a set period of waiting.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «boy» (+3); the same action «hide» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, what did the bear do before the match?

1. Built a wrestling platform and sharpened his claws for the match — score 9
2. Made a lunch for everyone — score 5
3. Carried stones to the plain and then carefully built a raised platform — score 9
4. Built the wrestling platform — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 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 1350, line 17: «The bear built the platform, the deer was the umpire, and the monkey and the hare wrestled.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «bear» (+3); the same thing acted on «platform» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «build» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Lol, what did the courtiers grab on the Dragon?

1. The Dragon's beard — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. The tail — score -1
3. Its horn — score -1
4. The Dragon's whiskers — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1350, line 3: «Some courtiers grab the Dragon's beard, and the hairs tear out as they fall to the ground.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «grab» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «beard» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Bro, what dropped down in the courtyard?

1. A golden mirror — score 9
2. A sword — score 9
3. His bow and arrow — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. His spear and shield — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 10, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1350, line 4: «Later the Emperor's bow and arrow drop into the Palace courtyard, and the courtiers keep them as sacred relics.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «drop» (+4); the same place «palace courtyard» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, why did the monkey want a rematch?

1. He said the hare had pushed him and his foot slipped badly on the grass — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He claimed the ground was wet — no support
3. He said the sun blinded him — no support
4. He said his foot slipped — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Okay so what did the hare smooth down with his paw?

1. His long ears, which he had been proud of all day — no support
2. His long ears — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. His white coat — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. His long ears and his fluffy white tail before the start — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 736, line 12: «The third kitten is "quite black" with white paws, and the cat names him "All-gone."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what did the woodcutters call Kintaro?

1. Strong-arm — no support
2. Hero — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Mountain-lord — score 0
4. Wonder-child — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1344, line 18: «The word "eaves" means the lower edge of a roof, which today we often call the roof edge.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following describes the manner in which the Emperor Kotei departed from the earthly realm?

1. He mounted a celestial dragon and ascended towards the sky — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. He boarded a sacred crane and flew slowly toward the distant mountains — score 2
3. He died in his bed — score 2
4. He walked away quietly — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1349, line 17: «Kotei's first battle with Shiyu takes place on "a plain called Takuroku," and Shiyu escapes laughing.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

According to the narrative, what was the principal reason the mother of Kintaro retreated to the mountains?

1. She had been ordered by the court to leave the city and settle in the mountains to serve the old woodcutter families — score 5
2. She hoped to hide from the emperor's men who had searched — score 5
3. She feared the enmity of her late husband's adversaries — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. She wanted to start a quiet new life among the trees — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1037, line 14: «The visit: when he is six, his mother comes "secretly, for she feared the sons of Morna," and sings until he sleeps.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fear» (+3); the same doer «mother» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which creature acted as umpire during the contest between the monkey and the hare?

1. The deer, who raised a leaf as a signal and then declared the monkey the winner of the match — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The bear, who had built the wrestling platform and raised a flag for the start of each round of the match — no support
3. The deer, who raised a leaf as a signal — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The monkey, who pulled the hare's ear — 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 ✗

What did the hare receive from Kintaro upon his victory in the first round of the contest?

1. A sweet cake from the emperor's kitchen — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. A rice-dumpling from Kintaro's luncheon box — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. A rice-dumpling from Kintaro's luncheon box, which the hare ate at once beside the platform — no support
4. A large jar of plum wine from the village elder, shared with all the animals after the match ended — score -6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 1270, line 5: «A young woman hears his cries, cuts him free, and rides to the chieftain, while a man in buckskins waits on a hillock to be found.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «find» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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