Roumanian Fairy Tales, Petru and the Welwa, part 32: Petru crosses the ice and the heat, then throws away the copper wreath

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1781 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 ✗

Oi, what did Petru chuck first?

1. the silver ring — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. his copper helmet — no support
3. the copper crown from his father's hall — no support
4. the copper crown — ✓ the right answer · 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, why was the horse proper nervous about the cold land?

1. it was gonna get icy — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. it was cold — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. it was scary — no support
4. the snow was too deep — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 770, line 8: «Where: the poor horse wanders "up and down in the wood" in the cold wind and rain.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «poor horse» (+3). Against it: the same property (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Innit, what did the horse say to stop Petru warming up?

1. do not stop at the fires — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. keep away from warm hearths — no support
3. never sit by the flames — no support
4. do not stop at the fires or touch any warm thing — ← Mova's choice · score -5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1778, line 14: «Old word "forswore": broke a solemn promise; today we would say "broke his word".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «solemn promise» (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Ngl, who gave Petru the wicked little box?

1. a cruel goddess of the wind who lives by the sea — score 4
2. Mittwoch, the goddess — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. the wicked old witch — score 5
4. the goddess Mittwoch, who rules the cold heath — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1531, line 14: «The lady in the copper palace says she "bound up three of the wounds" the Prince gave her brother.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same receiver «brother» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, what did the box say about his dad?

1. he was mad — no support
2. he was sad — no support
3. he was really cross — no support
4. he was well angry — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1781, line 12: «The box says of his father, "he is furiously angry", because Costan and Florea want to rule the kingdom.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+6); the same property (+1). Against it: the same doer «box» (-4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who was causing proper trouble back home?

1. his two elder sons — score 4
2. Petru and Costan — score 4
3. Costan and Florea — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. his sons — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 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 135, line 15: «The lesson is a warning: removing the cause of a trouble does not remove the trouble itself.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cause» (+3); the same thing acted on «trouble» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the iron shoes do in the heat?

1. started melting — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. began to melt away and dripped onto the burning ground — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. began to drip — no support
4. started melting and the horse nearly fell lame — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 980, line 1: «Gerda's red shoes float away, and her boat drifts off down the river with her in it, barefoot in her stockings.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «red shoes» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

What did Petru use to wipe his gross sweaty face?

1. his gauntlet — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. a rag — score -2
3. his cape — score -2
4. his shirt tail — score -2

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 1778, line 11: «Why Petru keeps asking: "Petru never, never forswore himself", which means he never broke his word.», 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 «petru» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Those maidens in the valleys, what were they doing?

1. singing — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. whispering his name — score 5
3. waving — score 6
4. calling him softly — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1680, line 14: «At the spring the maiden bathes her face "nine times" and walks "nine times round the well", singing as she goes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «maiden» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «sing» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, how did Petru stop looking at them?

1. looked away — score 2
2. closed his eyes up — no support
3. tied a cloth over his eyes and rode on blindly — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. shut his eyes tight — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1781, line 1: «Petru and his horse ride on, and Petru throws away his copper and silver crowns, but the horse makes him pick them up again.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «petru» (+5). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Who was the shadowy crew following him about?

1. daughters of the whirlwind — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. nymphs of the cold mist — score -6
3. the dark spirits who serve the goddess of the heath — no support
4. the nine daughters of the cold northern wind — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1764, line 12: «Why: the prince follows the maid's plan because she says "It is your only chance."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «follow» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Last one, what did the whirlwind do to the wreath?

1. threw it in the sea — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. tore it to pieces — ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. broke it — score 7
4. tore it — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1781, line 5: «At the house of Venus, the horse tells Petru to throw the copper wreath on a hill, and the whirlwind tears it to pieces.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «horse» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «throw» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which crown did Petru first cast aside upon his journey?

1. the copper crown — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. the copper crown from his father's great hall — score 2
3. the heavy copper crown his brothers had given him — no support
4. the silver ring — 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 1531, line 19: «Old word: "heirs" means children who will inherit a throne; the old King had none, so he gave his crown to the pair.», 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 «old word» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the nature of the object bestowed upon Petru by the goddess Mittwoch?

1. a little chest — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. a small casket — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a gift — score 2
4. a box — 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 1533, line 18: «Old word: "rival" means to equal or match someone, so "no one on earth could rival her" means no one was as lovely.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+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 · wrong ✗

In which kingdom did the heat threaten to melt the iron shoes of the horse?

1. the Goddess's realm — no support
2. the kingdom of the Goddess of Thunder — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the realm of the Storm Goddess — no support
4. the land of the Thunder Queen — ← Mova's choice · score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1781, line 17: «Vineri is the Romanian word for Friday, the day that was named after Venus.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «romanian word» (-3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

What instruction did the horse give concerning the copper wreath before Petru approached the house of Venus?

1. to keep it — score 0
2. to carry it to Venus and lay it at her feet — score 0
3. to throw it upon a hill — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. to hide it in a cave — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1781, line 5: «At the house of Venus, the horse tells Petru to throw the copper wreath on a hill, and the whirlwind tears it to pieces.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «throw» (+2); the same place «hill» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); the same doer «horse» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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