Balkan Folk-Tales, Iwanich and Militza, part 38: Militza flies off, Iwanich lies to his father, and the beasts close in

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1714 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, did the prince really think a bird was a wasp?

1. nope, a bird — no support
2. no, it was a bird — score 0
3. yes, he saw a wasp — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. no, he lied to his dad — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 768, line 10: «The eldest son, the thief, takes the eggs while the mother bird "never saw or felt what he was doing".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+2); the same doer «mother bird» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, why did Militza bounce before sunrise?

1. the sun came up — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a witch got her hair — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the sun was rising — no support
4. a witch took her hair — 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, what was the ring for?

1. for light — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. to scare the beasts — no support
3. to shine — no support
4. to guide him — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

no cap, who fed the beasts the crumbs?

1. the old beggar who gave him the bag — no support
2. the Prince — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. the forest birds — score 3
4. the old man — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 429, line 8: «Koshchei spares Ivan twice, because Ivan once gave him water, and the third time he says, "I will cut you to bits."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «ivan» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

fam, how long did the fam look for him?

1. weeks — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a year — no support
3. six months — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nine months — 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 ✓

wait, what sound did the wasp make?

1. buzzing nonstop — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. buzzing softly now — score -1
3. a loud angry hum — score -1
4. loud buzz — 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 1714, line 9: «The wasp "buzzed incessantly," which means it buzzed without stopping, and the word "incessantly" is still used today.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «wasp» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

be real, what was the beggar's whole vibe?

1. ragged and dirty — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. thin and raggy — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a tall figure dressed in fine but torn robes — no support
4. thin, raggy, and covered in mud from the road — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey, what was the thing the old guy was leaning on?

1. a stick — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a broken spear — no support
3. a crooked staff — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the bent handle of an old wooden plough — 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 9 · ★ · right ✓

bro, what did the Prince carry into the woods?

1. a rope and a knife — score -3
2. a bag of crumbs and a hare tucked under his cloak — score -4
3. his sword, his shield, and a hare in his arms — score -3
4. a hare in his arms — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -1, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1706, line 6: «Who: the story's heroine is a little girl called Fairer-than-a-Fairy, and the old spiteful fairy who takes her is called Lagree.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «little girl» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok real talk, why'd he leave the horse?

1. horses cannot pass through the old forest at all — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. roots would trip it — score 1
3. the thorns would tear its legs and it would be lamed — no support
4. briers would trip it — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1524, line 8: «Where: a great forest near the castle, where the trees grew "so thickly that the horses could not pass."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «horses» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

nah, what happened to the gold?

1. he dropped most of it on the road and kept a few coins — no support
2. he spent it all — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. he packed purses of it into his saddlebags — no support
4. he took purses of it — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1039, line 7: «Why: Fionn stays in the tree because "His word was passed", so he keeps his promise to keep still.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «word» (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, did the King eat the fruit?

1. no, he threw it out — score 0
2. no, he did not — no support
3. yes, it tasted great — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yes, he ate two — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1582, line 7: «What: Cinderlad must tell the King "what my seven foals eat and drink", and he shows the King the bread and the flask of wine.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «eat» (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 3, 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 best describes the action by which the Prince deceived his father regarding the fruit?

1. He pretended the fruit was poisoned and blamed the royal cook — score -1
2. He hid the fruit from the guards — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. He fabricated an account of a wasp — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He invented a story about a bird — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1710, line 10: «Why: the Fairy is angry because she sees the Prince "hiding himself behind the rock with her daughter".», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hide» (+6). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); the same thing acted on «prince» (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the reason, given in the text, for which Militza was obliged to depart before the morning.

1. Her magic would fail once the sun rose and a witch had cut her hair in the night — no support
2. A witch had cut off a lock of her hair — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Her father had called for her at dawn — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. A witch had cut off a lock of her hair while she slept, breaking the spell — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 919, line 6: «Who: the story is about a boy born in the small town of Marbach, and the text calls him "the boy from Marbach."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «boy» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the sign by which the Prince was to determine his course at each cross-road.

1. The lustre of the diamond ring — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The lustre of the silver ring that the old beggar gave him at the oak — no support
3. The brightness of the ring when it points toward the correct road at each fork — no support
4. The position of the sun at noon — 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 · right ✓

Explain why the old beggar advised the Prince to abandon his horse before entering the wood.

1. The horse would stumble over fallen trees — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Horses are forbidden in the forest by the old king's law and the beggar wanted to keep the Prince safe from the guards — score 1
3. The forest path is far too narrow — no support
4. The horse would stumble over fallen trees and be lost among the thorny undergrowth of the wood — 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 429, line 7: «Koshchei's horse stumbles and cries, "Prince Ivan has come and carried off Marya Morevna."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stumble» (+2); the same doer «horse» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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