Russian Fairy Tales, Martin the Peasant, part 42: Martin's mother goes to the King to woo his daughter

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

Lesson 1718 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 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, why did Martin's mom yell at him, anyway?

1. he had broken the sacks — no support
2. he had chosen the sand and wasted every single coin he had — score 1
3. he had wasted his wages — score 0
4. he had spent all his money — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1718, line 7: «what: his mother cries "You useless ne'er-do-weel!" when Martin has no money left to buy anything with.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «martin» (+1); the same thing acted on «money» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

No cap, what did Martin pick at payday?

1. the sack of salt — ← Mova's choice · score -5
2. the sack of sand — ✓ the right answer · score -5
3. the silver — score -7
4. the gold — score -7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1718, line 2: «A rich peasant hires Martin for a year without wages, and at payday Martin takes the sack of sand, not the silver.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «sack» (-2). The right option, 2, scored -5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sus, why did Martin ditch the silver?

1. he feared it was cursed — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he thought it was a trick — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he judged it a cheat — no support
4. it was too heavy — 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 ✓

Lowkey wild, what was burning in the woods?

1. a lovely damsel — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. a tree — score 2
3. a fair maiden — score 2
4. a bright lady — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 479, line 5: «The peasants burn the Warlock on aspen wood, and the soldier brings the young couple back to life.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «burn» (+3). Against it: the same place «aspen wood» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, what did the damsel turn into after the sand?

1. a dragon — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. a Serpent — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. a giant green serpent with golden eyes — score 3
4. a monster — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 8, line 3: «Next they throw pebbles in at the window, but the pebbles turn into little cakes; Alice eats one, shrinks, and runs past the crowd into a thick wood.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «little cakes» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same action «turn» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, where did the Serpent take him?

1. to a hidden cave by the river — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. into the hollow hills and beyond — score 3
3. into the deep earth — score 3
4. underground to the Under-world — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1131, line 15: «Ivan says "The serpent lies", because the serpent himself took the ring and dropped it in the water.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «serpent» (+2); the same action «take» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what does the ring do?

1. twelve soldiers jump out — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. twelve young men pop up — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. twelve young men pop up and do whatever you command instantly — no support
4. twelve guards come and obey — 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 ✗

Bruh, what can't Martin do with the ring?

1. tell anyone it's magic — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. show it to the court — ← Mova's choice · score 9
3. lose it in the woods — score 3
4. tell anyone it's magic or show it to the King's guards — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1718, line 12: «why: Martin wants the ring so that "when I marry I shall present it to my bride."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «ring» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+2); the same action «present» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fr, what did Martin's mom go to the palace for?

1. to ask the King to give her son the princess as a bride — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. to ask for a princess's hand — no support
3. to ask for the King's daughter — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. to beg for the King's gold — 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 10 · ★ · right ✓

Ngl, what did the courtiers do to the old lady?

1. they grabbed her arms and dragged her away from the steps toward the gate — no support
2. they pushed her back and shouted — no support
3. grabbed her arms to hold her back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. they blocked her path with spears — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1716, line 19: «Old word "bridle" is the head strap that a rider holds to steer a horse; the Prince seizes the foal by it.», 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 action «hold» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, what did she scream that got the King to come out?

1. she would not leave till she saw the King — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. she screamed for her own dinner and wine — no support
3. she demanded that the guards let her go — no support
4. she demanded food and wine — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1711, line 5: «They hurry to the old King, who is glad to see them, and the next day a gorgeous wedding feast is held.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «fishes» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, how did the King feel by the end?

1. he was furious — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. he laughed at her plea — score 5
3. his frown went smooth — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. his anger turned to sorrow — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1673, line 2: «The king is furious, takes the coverlet, purse and horn from Ciccu, and leaves him as poor as before.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+5); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same property (-1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Of what material was the palace constructed, as stated in the passage?

1. brick — no support
2. porphyry — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. wood — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. granite — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1685, line 15: «The Princess breaks the rule when she "said MORE THAN THREE WORDS", so the stove vanishes "over a mountain of glass and sharp swords".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «three words» (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What condition did the King attach to the gift of the ring?

1. that he not wear it in public — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. that Martin always wear it on his finger — score -2
3. that Martin never disclose its magic nature — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. that Martin never disclose its magic nature to anyone, including his mother and the court — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1673, line 17: «The king punishes Peppe and Alfin because they try to "mock" him with false figs, and he cannot bear a trick.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bear» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What reason did the old woman give for refusing to carry out the errand?

1. that the trip would cost them money — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. it was too far — no support
3. that the venture endangered their lives — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. that the King had forbidden visits — 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 ✗

What was the nature of the bargain Martin struck with the peasant?

1. a whole year of hard unpaid labour in exchange for the right to choose any single sack in the barn — score -2
2. a year of unpaid service for a choice of sacks — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a year of work for some coins — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. a full year of labour for a purse of silver — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 1394, line 18: «What does "beseeching" mean? It is an old word for begging, so the Marionette's voice is pleading and urgent, as if begging for help.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «old word» (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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