Japanese Fairy Tales, Momotaro, part 40: Momotaro leaves home and gains a dog

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1380 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 that peach kid was literally 15 and already jacked, no cap

1. He was fifteen and grew into a strong young man quickly — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Fifteen, strong — no support
3. Momotaro was fifteen and stronger than the village men — no support
4. Momotaro was fifteen, taller and way stronger than other boys — ✓ 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 1082, line 10: «He spared Aurora because she came "jumping and laughing" to ask him for sugar-candy, and then "he began to weep".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «kid» (+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 ✓

so the old lady finds this giant peach floating in the river, right?

1. Yep, she was washing clothes when she spotted it and then she called her husband over right away — score 4
2. Nope, the old man was fishing when he saw it — score 3
3. Yep, she found it floating by the bank — score 4
4. Yep, she was washing clothes when she spotted it — ← 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 1380, line 7: «Where: the old woman found the peach floating in the river where she was washing clothes.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wash» (+3); the same thing acted on «clothes» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

wait, why does Momotaro wanna go fight the devils, lol

1. For fun — no support
2. Because the devils hurt his parents — no support
3. To get rich — no support
4. They rob people and eat some of them — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1380, line 11: «He wants to fight the devils because they "invade this land, kill and rob the people, and carry off all they can find."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «rob» (+3); the same doer «devils» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

that dog was basically the size of a horse, bruh

1. Yeah, almost as big as a colt — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. Yeah, almost as big as a colt, and he walked beside the boy the whole way down the road — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Yes, almost as tall as a man — score 1
4. Yeah, almost as big as a colt, and he had a fierce bark that scared everybody — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1336, line 12: «Where: the brownie speaks to Jegu at "a little lake on the way home" where the horses drink.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «way» (+2); the same doer «horses» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

did Momotaro just give the dog half a cake, that's sus

1. Yeah, he gave him half of one — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Yeah, he gave him half of one cake and then ate the rest with the monkey — score 5
3. Yeah, he gave him half of one, because he wanted the dog to come along — score 5
4. Yeah, he split a cake with him — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1193, line 15: «fact: The brothers told Lyma to make the Stalo's broth taste wrong, so "some of the ashes fly into the pot" and he would give it to the dogs.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «dogs» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same action «give» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

the dog bowed so low his head touched the ground, that's so extra

1. Totally, he was trying to be super polite, so the boy would let him join the journey — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Totally, he was trying to be super polite and show that he was sorry for running off — score 2
3. Totally, he was trying to be super polite — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Nah, he was just being sarcastic and rude — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1371, line 19: «Word to know: "land-lubber" is an old sailors' word for someone who lives on land and does not know the sea.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: its «because» matches the remembered cause (+4); the same doer «word» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «word» (-2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did the monkey and the dog start fighting, fr

1. The monkey stole the dog's cake, so yeah, fight — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. They always hate each other, it's their thing — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Over the cakes, I guess — no support
4. Because they're fighting — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1372, line 12: «The jelly fish believes him, because "he believed every word the monkey said."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+2); the same doer «monkey» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

the dog said a monkey is useless in battle, harsh much

1. Yeah, he said the monkey was lazy and slow — score 2
2. Yes, he called the monkey a total nuisance — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Yeah, that's harsh — no support
4. Yeah, he said it wasn't dignified to follow him — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1260, line 3: «The monkey covers himself in honey and leaves, so he looks like a walking bush, and the animals call him Jack-in-the-Green.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «monkey» (+2); the same action «call» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Momotaro just put himself between them, like a referee, lowkey cool

1. Yeah, he stopped the fight and talked to the monkey, then he gave the monkey a cake too — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Yeah, he stopped the fight and talked to the monkey — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Yeah, he got between them and told them off — no support
4. Yeah, he stopped the fight and talked to the monkey, and then both of them agreed to join the journey — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1380, line 4: «Hungry on the road, Momotaro sits under a tree to eat a cake, and a dog as big as a colt demands all of them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «cake» (+2); the same doer «momotaro» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

the old couple cried when he left, that's so sad ngl

1. Yeah, they waved from the door — no support
2. Yeah, their eyes were full of tears, but they also smiled and told him to be safe — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Yeah, their eyes were full of tears, and they stood at the gate until he was gone — no support
4. Yeah, their eyes were full of tears — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. 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 same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same receiver «princess» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did the old man let him go, was he crazy

1. He trusted the boy, he thought devils couldn't hurt him, so he waved goodbye and went back inside to rest — score 4
2. He trusted the boy, he thought devils couldn't hurt him — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. He trusted the boy, he thought devils couldn't hurt him, and he wanted him to grow up strong — score 4
4. He thought the boy would be fine with the dog — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1114, line 14: «Why the old man lets them go: he gets what he wants, and each time he says "see that you do it!"», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «man» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

where is this devil island anyway, like how far

1. Northeast of Japan, far off the valley, past many mountains and rivers and a wide sea — no support
2. Northeast of Japan, far off the valley — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Northeast of Japan, far off the valley, and it takes many days of walking to reach it — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Out past the sea to the north side — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 203, line 1: «The princess, still dressed as a prince, reaches the Ebony Island, where King Armanos welcomes her warmly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «reach» (+1); the same doer «princess» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the peach kid really come out of a peach, for real

1. No, he was found in a field — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Yes, the peach split and a child stepped out, and then the old couple cried with joy — no support
3. Yes, the peach split open and a child stepped out, big and healthy, ready to go — no support
4. Yes, the peach split and a child stepped out — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 362, line 2: «At sunset he finds himself alone and runs bleating across the field, where the Wolf is waiting by a clump of trees.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «kid» (+2); the same action «find» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately describes the reason the old man permitted Momotaro to depart from the household?

1. He was persuaded the boy could not be harmed by the demons, so he gave him rice cakes and waved goodbye — score -1
2. He was persuaded the boy could not be harmed by the demons, and he wanted the boy to succeed in his quest — score 2
3. He thought the monsters were not a real threat to the boy — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. He was persuaded the boy could not be harmed by the demons — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 1380, line 13: «The old man lets him go because he thinks the boy "was no common child" and that the devils would be "powerless to harm him."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «think» (+4). Against it: the same doer «man» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the account that the old woman gave concerning the discovery of the peach in the river.

1. She had spotted it floating near the bank — score 4
2. She found it in the river — score 4
3. He had found it while fishing in the pond — no support
4. She had found it while washing clothes in the river — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1380, line 7: «Where: the old woman found the peach floating in the river where she was washing clothes.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wash» (+3); the same doer «woman» (+1); the same thing acted on «clothes» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the manner in which the canine companion responded upon learning the identity of Momotaro.

1. He begged mercy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He lowered himself and humbly asked for pardon — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He knelt quietly and waited for orders — no support
4. He lowered his head and waited nervously — 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 ✗

Describe the reason the animals of the road were forbidden from accompanying the hero on his journey.

1. The dog and the monkey quarrelled and could not agree, so the hero had to separate them — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. The dog and the monkey quarrelled and could not agree, and the boy said they were too weak to fight — score 2
3. The dog and the monkey quarrelled and could not agree — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. They were enemies and would not share food — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1233, line 13: «Who the miller is: a very rich man who invites wild animals to his wedding feast.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «rich man» (+2); the same doer «rich man» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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