Bassoto Tales, The Nyamatsane, part 1: a man kills a grandmother nyamatsane, tricks her family, and flings a stone

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1668 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 jackal's totally bluffing the panther, right?

1. Yeah, he's lying about it. — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Yeah, he's faking the cubs. — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Yeah, he's totally faking the cubs by bringing out stones. — score 1
4. Yeah, he's faking the cubs the whole time, bro. — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1668, line 2: «On the last day he digs a hole, crawls out, and escapes, leaving the panther with no cubs at all.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, the cubs vanish one by one, so who's sus here?

1. the jackal, no cap, he is the sus one here — no support
2. the panther, for real — no support
3. the jackal, no cap — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the jackal, no cap, because he hid the cubs — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1668, line 7: «What: he eats the cubs one at a time, and "the last one he brought out three times, so that the whole ten seemed to be there."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey, where's the jackal's school at, like for real?

1. in the cleft of the rock by the lake — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. in the cleft of the rock — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. by the lake — no support
4. up on the riverbank — 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 ✗

wait, the baboon poked the rock with a stick, lol, what happened next?

1. The panther ran off to the lake. — score -3
2. The bees went wild on the panther and the cubs. — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. They ran. — no support
4. The bees went wild on the panther. — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 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 1668, line 4: «A baboon pokes the rock, the bees swarm the panther, and she drowns herself in a lake.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «bees» (+5). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

that panther went full crazy at the end, right?

1. Nah, she just sat down calmly. — no support
2. Yeah, she ran off like a madwoman, screaming at the bees all day. — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Yeah, she fled to the far hills. — no support
4. Yeah, she ran off like a madwoman. — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1163, line 9: «Why the panther cries: the shoes are "so stiff and hard that he nearly shrieked every step he took".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

fr, the jackal said sting her well, so the bees were on her side?

1. Yep. — no support
2. Yep, they stung her hard. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. Yep, they chased her away. — score 0
4. Nope, not at all. — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1600, line 16: «The bees: the straw is scattered over Dorothy, Toto and the Lion, and the bees "broke off all their stings against the tin".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

bro, what's the husband's whole plan with the bread?

1. He eats it for food on the long way home. — score -1
2. He gives it to the nyamatsanes. — score -1
3. He eats it for food on the way and sells the bag at market. — score -1
4. He eats it for food on the way. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 1468, line 15: «Why: Little Thumb's bread is lost because "the birds had come and had eaten it up, every bit."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

lol, why did the nyamatsanes eat pebbles at their grandma's, dude?

1. They were asleep in the hut. — no support
2. They were fooled by the man. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. They were hungry. — no support
4. They were lazy. — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1668, line 5: «Far away, a man kills a grandmother nyamatsane, wears her skin, and tricks her grandchildren with crusts and pebbles.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «man» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «grandmother nyamatsane» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, the grandma was super old, right?

1. Nope, she was quite strong. — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, she was so feeble she could barely stand up. — no support
3. Nope, young. — no support
4. Yeah, she was so feeble. — ✓ 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 ✗

so the man ditched the grandma's skin and ran off, yeah?

1. Yep, he ran as hard as he could. — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. Yep, he ran away quickly. — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Nope, he stayed in the hut. — score 1
4. Yep, he ran as hard as he could, carrying her skin. — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1234, line 13: «He runs away because "if he was caught he would be condemned to death", meaning he would be put to death.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, what's the stone he picked up for, like, real?

1. To throw it on the ground for a last hope and a long walk home. — score -3
2. To throw it at the cloud for some hope left. — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. To throw it on the ground for a last hope. — ✓ the right answer · score -3
4. To make a noise for the cloud. — score -7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -2, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1301, line 2: «Halfway there the pony lags, Moti thwacks it with his staff, and it bolts, shedding one stone in a cloud of dust and the other down a ravine.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same place «cloud» (-2). The right option, 3, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, was the nyamatsane cloud scary to the man, or nah?

1. Yeah, his heart stood still with fear at the sight of it. — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, his heart stood still and he fell over in fear. — no support
3. Yeah, his legs went weak. — no support
4. Yeah, his heart stood still. — ✓ 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, did the panther ever find her cubs at the end?

1. Nope, she found them dead. — ← Mova's choice · score -5
2. Nope, she never did. — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nope, she never did and she searched the whole lake for them. — no support
4. Yes, she found one cub. — score -5

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 611, line 13: «That night he sleeps in "long, clean grass at the edge of the field," where his brother can find him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «mowgli» (-2); a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which animal is the jackal deceiving when he pretends that the cubs are still present?

1. the jackal — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. the panther and the baboon together — score 0
3. the baboon — score 0
4. the panther — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 1165, line 11: «The sheep says "I have twice every day drawn the water," so she did the hard work at the well.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «hard work» (+1). Against it: the same doer «jackal» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the effect of the baboon's action upon the bees in the cleft of the rock?

1. they chase the baboon away — score 1
2. they swarm against the panther and sting her hard — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. they hide in the rock again — score 0
4. they swarm against the panther — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1019, line 3: «The bees work hard, and the queen's wings are bitten off so she cannot fly away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What is the nature of the provision the husband carries on his journey?

1. a bag of bread crusts — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -4
2. bread — no support
3. a sack of dried meat — no support
4. a stick — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1668, line 17: «The husband takes "a little bag" of bread, and eats crusts from it as he walks, since he is hungry.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «little bag» (-2); a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following is the final action of the man in the narrative extract?

1. he throws down a polished stone and runs off — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. he drops a shiny pebble — score 1
3. he throws down a polished stone — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. he hides the polished bag — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1644, line 8: «Why does the young man almost cut the princess in pieces? He has sworn an oath and says "I will keep my word," so he keeps his honour.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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