Japanese Fairy Tales, The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die, part 1: Sentaro hears of the Elixir of Life and flies off on a paper crane

Tests: 2 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1354 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 ✗

bro, did the step-mom just dip after getting caught?

1. Yeah, she ran off in the middle of the night and joined a traveling circus that toured the whole country — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nope, she got a big promotion instead and moved into the royal palace with her new husband — no support
3. Yeah, she bounced and nobody heard from her again — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nope, she stayed in the house with the family — 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 2 · ★ · right ✓

lowkey wild, that Katoda dude just rolled up and told the whole story?

1. Yep, he rode off and told nobody a thing — no support
2. Yep, he bowed to the ground and spilled everything — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Nope, he waited three days, then went to the Prince's chamber and told a completely different version of the events — no support
4. Yep, he sprinted across the whole estate, kneeling before every servant and shouting the full tale to the crowd — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1354, line 1: «Katoda, the loyal old servant, bows to the ground and tells the Prince the whole sad story of the wicked step-mother.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «bow» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, why did the Prince get a random new son?

1. Cause he wanted a new squire — no support
2. Cause he had no son of his own — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. The Emperor ordered it after a long argument at court about the succession — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. He was lonely — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 0, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 371, line 7: «What: he says a "rich treasure" is hidden on the estate and tells them to "Spare no energy and leave no spot unturned".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+1). Against it: the same doer «farmer» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

so Sentaro is like a millionaire but actually broke-ish, right?

1. No, he works as a clerk in the city — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Not that rich, just living off his dad's money — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Not really, he lost everything gambling and now lives in a small rented room near the market — no support
4. He is wealthy beyond measure, owning rice fields, silk mills, and the largest house in the capital city — 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 377, line 13: «Her reason: a man who does his own work and does not "depend on any one else" leaves no "delay."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «work» (+3); the same doer «man» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, why was Shin-no-Shiko so salty even with the Great Wall?

1. He knew he had to die someday — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Even after building the wall, he still feared that the Emperor would send him into exile far away — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. He had lost his favorite horse — no support
4. He had seen the Great Wall and realized even the wall would one day crumble to dust — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1354, line 15: «Who: the Chinese King Shin-no-Shiko built the Great Wall, yet he was miserable because he knew he "must die and leave it all."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «build» (+3); the same thing acted on «great wall» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, who got sent across the sea for the magic drink?

1. A brave monk from the north — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. The Emperor's trusted general — no support
3. A young guard — score 9
4. That old courtier Jofuku — ✓ the right answer · score 8

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 1354, line 16: «What: the Emperor sent the old courtier Jofuku across the seas to find a "phial of the magic elixir," and Jofuku never returned.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «send» (+4); the same place «seas» (+4); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, was Mount Fuji supposed to be the magic land?

1. Nope, people think it's a sacred mountain but the real magic land is somewhere far across the western sea — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, people say it's the fabled Horaizan, and anyone who climbs it disappears forever in the clouds — no support
3. Yeah, people say it's the fabled Horaizan — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nope, that's a myth, nobody actually found it — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

so Sentaro prayed like forever at the shrine, huh?

1. Nah, he left after two days — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. Yeah, a whole hour — no support
3. Yeah, three nights in a row — no support
4. Yeah, seven days straight — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1354, line 18: «What: Sentaro prays for "seven days" at Jofuku's shrine, and at midnight "the door of the innermost shrine flew open."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «sentaro» (+2); the same property (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-4). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

ok but what do hermits eat, like pizza?

1. Fruit, berries and pine bark — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Rice cakes — no support
3. Nuts, mushrooms and cold porridge — no support
4. Only roasted meat, wine and sweet cakes from the palace kitchens — 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 ✗

nah, what did Jofuku hand Sentaro to ride?

1. A flying carpet woven from silk threads by the Emperor's court weavers — no support
2. A small wooden horse — no support
3. A huge eagle made of bronze that could carry three men over the sea — ← Mova's choice · score -7
4. A tiny paper crane — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1353, line 19: «Hard word: a "palanquin" was a covered chair carried on poles by men, which rich people rode in long ago instead of walking.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «men» (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

how long did the crane flight take before the island?

1. About two days — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Like several days — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Like many weeks — no support
4. A day — 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, did the crane stop to eat on the way?

1. Nope, it flew low and Sentaro ate rice — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yep, it landed on a tiny island three times, and Sentaro shared a rice cake with the crane while they rested on the sand — no support
3. Nope, it never stopped, and Sentaro didn't eat either — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, it stopped at a pine grove to rest — 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 ✗

Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which the faithful servant Katoda communicated the events of the wrongdoing to his master?

1. He bowed to the ground and related the entire account — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. He prostrated himself before his master and recounted every detail of the wrongdoing, from beginning to end, without omission — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. He bowed low and reported the matter quietly — score 4
4. He sent a messenger with a sealed scroll — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 691, line 13: «Quote: the queen says "You have found it" when she meets him, and tells him "Here you can dwell among the immortals".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «queen» (-1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the person who, in the absence of a male heir, was adopted by Prince Toyonari to succeed to his household.

1. A nephew — no support
2. A monk's ward — no support
3. A younger son of one of the Court nobles — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A boy taken from a poor farming family nearby — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1202, line 14: «The princess decides, "He is my madman; let no one hurt him," and takes him into her house.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the principal reason for which the thought of death caused Sentaro to become unhappy and to resolve upon his journey.

1. He wished to live five or six hundred years free from sickness — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He longed to escape his duties at the palace court — no support
3. He hoped to find a cure for his aging father's illness — no support
4. He wished to live for many centuries, never growing old, and to rule the kingdom under the favor of the gods forever — ← 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 921, line 14: «Why: the boy says "all the old pleasant thoughts come back here to pay visits", so he finds the house beautiful.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old pleasant thoughts» (+2). Against it: the same property (-1); a different action (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 ✗

Specify the vessel which the Emperor furnished and provisioned for the courtier Jofuku upon his mission to the land of Horaizan.

1. One of the Emperor's best junks — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The Prince's private barge — no support
3. A large merchant ship of the port — no support
4. A swift vessel built from cedar wood, stocked with rice, silk, and gold for the long voyage across the sea — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 443, line 8: «What: the skull says "Throw me not away. Carry me to your stepmother!" when Vasilissa wants to drop it at the gate.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «carry» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1354-pg4018-part14/