Japanese Fairy Tales, Momotaro, the last part: Momotaro storms the Demon King's castle, frees the captives and takes the devil chief home

Tests: 2 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1382 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 who's the big bad guy in this bit?

1. the Storm Dragon — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the Oni — no support
3. the Demon King — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the ogre — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, the chief just gave up, innit?

1. he bowed and offered his horns — score 3
2. he kneeled and begged mercy — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. he threw down his iron bar — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he dropped his iron club — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 193, line 8: «What: the narrator says that he sent the servant to "beg her master to come down as fast as possible".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same action «beg» (+1); the same doer «chief» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv, why'd Momotaro not let the chief off?

1. cos he'd eaten the villagers — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. cos he'd burned the temple — no support
3. cos he'd robbed the land for years — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. cos he'd stolen all the gold — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score -1, the only option with support. 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. Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the monkey was the one minding the chief?

1. nah, he was napping — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, lookout — no support
3. yeah, he was on guard — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, he was busy eating — 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 5 · ★ · right ✓

did the dog and pheasant do the heavy lifting?

1. yeah, they hauled the gold — no support
2. nah, they dragged the empty carts back to the village over the mountain pass — score 3
3. nah, the monkey carried it — no support
4. yeah, they carried all the loot — ← 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, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1382, line 15: «Momotaro sets the prisoners free and gathers the treasure, which the dog and pheasant carry home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same action «carry» (+1); the same doer «dog» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

proper hero's welcome, right?

1. the king gave him a medal — no support
2. the whole country made a fuss — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. the village threw a small party — no support
4. the emperor ordered a grand parade and the whole nation celebrated him for a whole month — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1382, line 16: «The whole country makes a hero of him, and the old couple live "in peace and plenty to the end of their days".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same action «make» (+1); the same doer «whole country» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

are the maidens still stuck in the castle?

1. nah, they got married to knights — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. nah, they went back to their mums — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, they stayed with the demon — score 2
4. nah, they were sent to live with a distant relative in the far north for years — 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 413, line 7: «Who: a young seigneur, a lord's son, who finds the flower and marries the maiden.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «maiden» (+2); the same action «marry» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the vibe with the knights in the new tale?

1. they gathered in a hall to discuss the strange rumours about ogres and the city wall — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. they argued about a rumour — no support
3. they sat around drinking sake — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. they sat around playing go — 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 ✗

is Watanabe scared of the dark?

1. yes, he trembles at night — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, he hid in a shed — no support
3. nah, he's a fearless man — no support
4. nah, he's a dauntless warrior — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

how do you know the ogre's a monster?

1. he has red skin, three eyes and a mouth that breathes black smoke and fire — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he has claws and fangs — no support
3. he has a bloody face — no support
4. his mouth shoots flames — ✓ 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 ✗

did the ogre grab Watanabe straight away?

1. nah, he grabbed his helmet — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. yeah, he grabbed his hat — score 3
3. yeah, he snatched Watanabe by the shoulders and dragged him up the gate steps — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. yeah, he grabbed his arm — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 708, line 15: «The baby changes into a mouse and then a bird, and the ogre cannot catch him when he snaps off the beans.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «snap» (+3); the same doer «ogre» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the rumour the knights are arguing about?

1. a sighting of a giant ogre roaming the whole northern road to the sea each night — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. bandits near the river bridge — no support
3. ogres at the Gate of Rashomon — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. ghosts at the ruined shrine — 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 person is identified in the text as the captive of the Demon King?

1. the two sons of the Daimios — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. the young sons of the Daimios — score 1
3. the two maidens, daughters of Daimios — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. the two daughters of the Lords — score 1

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 205, line 10: «Why: Camaralzaman does not know the mystery of his position, because the princess "had taken his name" and few people remember her first name.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «name» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By which means did Momotaro gain admittance to the interior of the castle?

1. through a small back door in the lowest wall — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. through a small back door in the lowest wall, after crossing the moat on a fallen log — no support
3. through a small gate in the highest wall — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. via a hidden stair in the tower — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 387, line 20: «Hard word: "fawning" meant fussing over someone to win their favour, like a dog wagging at its owner.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the fate of the chief of the devils at the conclusion of his resistance?

1. he fled, lost his horns and hid — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he surrendered and was freed — no support
3. he surrendered, broke his horns and was bound — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he fought on, lost his club and died — 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 ✗

In what city is the second tale set, and what object is said to be haunted there?

1. Osaka, the Gate of Suzaku — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Kyoto, a palace — no support
3. Nara, the old temple gate — no support
4. Kyoto, the Gate of Rashomon — ✓ 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

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