Russian Folk-Tales, Marya Morevna, part 11: Ivan finds his wife, is chopped up and brought back to life

Tests: 1 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1514 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 ✗

ok fr, what did Ivan leave with the Falcon?

1. a golden key — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. a silver cup — score 2
3. a silver spoon with a ring — score 2
4. a silver spoon — ✓ the right answer · score 2

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 1013, line 3: «The old woman, the cat, and the hen decide he is useless because he cannot lay eggs or purr, so he leaves.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); the same action «leave» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-3). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, what bird was chillin in the oak at the third palace?

1. an eagle — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a raven — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a hawk — no support
4. an owl — 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 ✗

lowkey which sis ran out to hug Ivan at the Eagle's crib?

1. Olga — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the eldest Princess Olga — no support
3. Princess Marya — no support
4. Princess Olga — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh how did Koshchei zoom off the first time?

1. as a terrible whirlwind of fire — score 0
2. as a cloud — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. as a storm — no support
4. as a whirlwind — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1387, line 2: «Jokwa's two wise men fly to them on magic chariots, zooming above the clouds faster than anything.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «zoom» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl what did the sorry jade say had happened?

1. Ivan ran off — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ivan took Marya away — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Ivan stole her — no support
4. Ivan took Marya off — 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 ✓

so what did Koshchei do to Ivan the 3rd time?

1. cut him apart — score -2
2. drowned him — no support
3. chopped him down — no support
4. chopped him up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 2, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1514, line 2: «explain: Koshchei catches the lovers, the second time he forgives Ivan, and the third time he chops Ivan into pieces and throws them into the blue sea.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «chop» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait where'd they dump the barrel?

1. in the black sea — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. in the blue sea — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. in the sea — no support
4. at sea — 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 ✗

which bird fetched the Water of Life, fr?

1. the Falcon with the silver wings — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. the Falcon — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. the Raven — score 3
4. the Eagle — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1514, line 3: «explain: The Eagle drags the barrel ashore, the Falcon fetches the Water of Life, and the Raven sprinkles the Water of Death, so Ivan is whole again.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fetch» (+1); the same thing acted on «water» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, which water did the Raven use to fix him?

1. the grey water of the blue sea — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. Water of Death — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. Dew of Sleep — score -2
4. Water of Life — 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 1108, line 4: «On the second night he scatters nuts, and when the third uncle sends him again he uses holy water and poppy-seed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «use» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «holy water» (-2). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

how many times u gotta wave the hanky for the bridge?

1. ninefold — no support
2. once — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. thrice — ✓ the right answer · score -6
4. twice — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, against -6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1455, line 8: «Where: the Prince and his men come to "a deep river, spanned by so narrow a bridge that only one rider could cross at a time."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); the number the lesson gave for it (+3). The right option, 3, scored -6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol where'd Koshchei get his fancy horse from?

1. a fiery smith from the hills — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the Sea King — no support
3. the Baba Yaga — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the Baba Yaga's stable in the forest — 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 ✗

which one wanted Ivan to leave its honey alone?

1. the bee — score 2
2. the wasp-queen — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. the queen — score 4
4. the queen-bee — ✓ the right answer · score 2

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 1419, line 3: «She lights it, sees a handsome prince, and kisses him, but hot tallow drips and wakes him.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «mother» (+1); the same thing acted on «handsome prince» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok so what did the lioness promise Ivan?

1. a good turn when he needs it — ← Mova's choice · score -4
2. a good turn — score -4
3. a good deed soon — score -7
4. a good turn later — ✓ the right answer · score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 1514, line 17: «fact: The outlandish bird, the queen-bee and the lioness each say, "some time or other I'll do you a good turn."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «good turn» (-1); the same doer «fact» (-4). The right option, 4, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following did Prince Ivan leave in the keeping of the Falcon?

1. a silver cup — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a silver spoon — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a spoon — no support
4. a golden key — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did Koshchei the Deathless dispatch Prince Ivan?

1. by sealing him in a barrel and chopping it apart with an axe — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. by drowning him in the sea — no support
3. by chopping him into small pieces — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. by chopping him into small pieces and burning them — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1514, line 2: «explain: Koshchei catches the lovers, the second time he forgives Ivan, and the third time he chops Ivan into pieces and throws them into the blue sea.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «chop» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which substance did the Raven employ to restore Prince Ivan's body?

1. the grey water of the blue sea — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. the Water of Death — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. the Water of Death from the well — score -2
4. Water of Life — score -2

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 1142, line 13: «How: the knife was carried "under his feathers" because the raven used it "for cutting berries".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «use» (+1). Against it: the same doer «raven» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did Prince Ivan cross the fiery river?

1. by way of a magic bridge — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. by means of a scarf — score -2
3. by a handkerchief — score 2
4. by means of a handkerchief — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1503, line 19: «Old word: "gaed" is an old Scots form of "went", and "ilk ane" means "each one", both words still heard in Scottish songs and tales.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «old word» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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