Russian Folk-Tales, King Frost: the stepmother's daughter is frozen while the girl is saved

Tests: 3 of 14 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1725 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, was the frozen gal lowkey chill with King Frost or nah?

1. she kept saying it was freezing, ngl, for real — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. she was chill, kinda — no support
3. she said "quite warm" every time, no cap — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. she talked back and got mad, no cap fr — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 134, line 2: «A spendthrift sells his coat on a warm-looking spring day, but a sharp frost kills the swallow and leaves him freezing.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «freeze» (+1); the same doer «sharp frost» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, why did King Frost even give her the fur and the jewels?

1. cause she was polite and didn't clap back, respect — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. bc she was sweet and didn't talk back, lowkey — no support
3. cause she was nice to him, so he liked her — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. she was just cold, bruh — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 672, line 1: «The Sultan sends the king three canes and asks which grew nearest the root, which from the middle, and which from the top.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «sultan» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

ngl the dog kept barking the same lines, right? what did it do with the pancake?

1. it bit the cook and ran off — score 0
2. ate it and kept barking, LOL — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. it ran off with it, sadly — score 0
4. it ran out of the house with the pancake and never came back, lol — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1725, line 12: «The dog barks "YOUR daughter shall live to be your delight," and it eats the pancakes but keeps barking its warnings.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «eat» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

fr, was the step-mum's kid dead meat for being rude?

1. yeah, she got frozen in the snow and the old man found her too late — score 0
2. yep, Frost froze her, mad rude — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. yep, Frost froze her solid after she was rude to him, mad rude, no cap — score 2
4. yeah, the snow got her, bruh — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1725, line 14: «King Frost "froze her to death," because he got only rude, rough words in reply.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «freeze» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the old man even notice the step-mum was plotting, or what?

1. nah, he just did what she said — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nah, he was clueless about it — score 3
3. nah, he knew — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. yes, he did — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1712, line 8: «What: the old man says, "I was waiting for you, wherefore you have come I know," so he already knows why the chief came.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «man» (+3); the same action «know» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

when the girl came back all glitzy, what did the step-mum's eyes do?

1. they got so jealous she started screaming at the girl right away — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. they went totally dazzled and she fainted right there on the floor — score 2
3. got dazzled, like wow — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. they widened — score 1

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 1178, line 11: «The witch takes it for granted that the woman is dead, but the elder sister comes back up "brought upwards by the magic line".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey, what did the step-mum do when she saw her kid frozen?

1. wept and fell down in the snow — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. she rushed out to the forest and got frozen solid like her daughter — no support
3. ran out and got chilled to death — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. ran away and hid in the barn — 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 ✗

was the Sun-Hero's horse just a regular horse or what?

1. it was normal, lol — no support
2. it was magic and could fly, wow — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. it talked, ate, and ran away — score 2
4. it talked and never slept, mind blown — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1515, line 9: «Why: Ivan agrees to serve her for three days because he wants "an heroic steed," a strong horse that can fly like a bird.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fly» (+1); the same doer «strong horse» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

who gave the Sun-Hero his white horse, bro?

1. a wolf — score 5
2. his dad — score 5
3. a Fairy, to his mum — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. a Witch, to his aunt — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1499, line 1: «Paribanou gives Ahmed a clew of thread, two horses, a sheep cut into quarters and a bottle, and tells him how to pass the lions.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «ahmed» (+3); the same action «give» (+2); the same thing acted on «clew» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did the Sun-Hero get the golden clothes, fam?

1. his dad wanted him to be the king of all the lands after the wars ended — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. his dad loved him like the sun — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. his dad gave him the clothes because he loved him more than anyone in the land — score -1
4. because he was the eldest son — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1513, line 20: «Old word: "arraying himself" meant dressing himself in fine clothes, a word people rarely use now.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the tree in the Sun-Hero bit, and what's it for?

1. a huge oak tree that grows in the far north, to bring back a silver apple for his dad — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. the Tree of Life, for a silver fruit — no support
3. the Tree of the Sun, guarded by wolves, to pick a golden apple for the king — score 0
4. the Tree of the Sun, to pick a golden apple — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 873, line 8: «What: the little girl in the tree is called Remembrance, and she says "It is I who sit in the tree which grows and grows."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «grow» (+1); the same doer «tree» (+1); the same thing acted on «tree» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what happened to the Sun-Hero on the eighth night, be real?

1. he was tired and let the wolves bite his horse while he slept beneath the tree — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. he dozed off, the wolves got close — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he fought them, the wolves won — no support
4. he ran away, the wolves chased — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1704, line 19: «Old word: "beseech" means to beg very earnestly, and today we would say plead; the boy begs the cloud for water, but it passes him by.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

how many nights did he have to guard the tree, fr?

1. nine nights and more — no support
2. nine days and nine nights — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. seven days and seven nights — no support
4. nine days and nine nights, without sleeping at all, under the great tree — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1421, line 4: «The lions guard the way, the queen's cake is eaten while she sleeps, and the roaring beasts come for her.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sleep» (+2). Against it: the same doer «queen» (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

who was the girl in red in the dream, lol?

1. a girl who sent the Sun-Hero on his quest — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. a princess who asked him to bring back the apple — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. a girl the Sun-Hero loved — score 2
4. the wife of the Sun-Hero — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1150, line 4: «At a gate she meets an old woman who asks her to comb her hair, and then sends her to a farm to milk cows and sift corn.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+1); the same doer «old woman» (+1); the same thing acted on «old woman» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which phrase did King Frost repeat to the girl, as recorded in the passage?

1. Are you cold, maiden? — no support
2. "Are you warm, maiden?" — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Warm, maiden? — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. Are you well, girl? — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 1691, line 9: «Why: the fairies turned Serpentine into a frog, and she says, "they ordered me to say" what she repeated to the Prince.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same action «repeat» (-1); the same receiver «prince» (-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 · right ✓

Which object did King Frost bring from his great box for the girl?

1. A rich robe embroidered in gold and silver, with a fur-lined hood and boots — score -1
2. A long dress woven with golden thread — score -1
3. A jewelled crown and a rich robe embroidered in gold, silver, and red silk — score -1
4. A rich robe embroidered in gold and silver — ← 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, tied with another option at -1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1685, line 19: «Old word: "lassie" is a Scots word for a young girl, and it is still used in Scotland.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What, according to the passage, was the final fate of the stepmother?

1. She was sent away to live in the forest alone — no support
2. She was chilled to death upon embracing her daughter — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. She died of cold — no support
4. She ran off and was never seen by anyone again — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1725, line 5: «The stepmother rushes out to meet her daughter and is chilled to death, and then the tale of the Sun-Hero begins.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «chill» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Upon whose instruction did the old man set out to fetch the stepmother's daughter?

1. At the request of the neighbour's son — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Upon the stern instruction of the village elders and his wife, the stepmother, at dawn — no support
3. On the advice of the village priest — no support
4. Upon the instruction of his wife, the stepmother — ✓ 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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