Russian Fairy Tales, The Emperor's Youngest Daughter, part 57: the princess beats three monsters and swaps the genius's flowers

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

Lesson 1806 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 ✗

Mate, why did the wolf just bail on her?

1. her sword was too sharp — no support
2. it saw the sword in her hand and got so scared it ran — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. it saw her sword flash and got scared off into the trees — score -1
4. it saw her sword and got scared — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1334, line 5: «The wives trick their husbands: one makes hers think he is dead, one says he is not her husband, and one sends hers running naked to a burial.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «run» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what's the horse's whole deal?

1. he's her old friend — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he's a magician who warned her ahead of every danger she faced — no support
3. he's a magician who warned her ahead — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he's a king in disguise — 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 ✗

Wait, the lion roared and she was like what?

1. she froze in fear — no support
2. she hid behind a tree — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. she thought of the wolf and charged — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. she thought of the wolf she had scared off and charged right in — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1284, line 15: «Where the lion waits: he hides "behind a large tree" and strikes with "one blow of his paw."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hide» (+1); the same doer «lion» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sick, what's the dragon's big reveal, bro?

1. it's her own dad, the emperor, who tricked her the whole time — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. it's her brother, the prince — no support
3. it's the old horse again — no support
4. it's her own dad, the emperor — ✓ 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ok, so how many heads did she chop off?

1. all twelve of them — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. just the one, the first, then she ran for the bridge — score 1
3. just the one — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. seven, I think — score 0

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 1636, line 4: «The jealous brothers throw him into a den of lions, where the fox asks to have his head cut off, and the prince does it to free a dead youth.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cut off» (+1); the same doer «head» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, what was the genius's mum up to with flowers?

1. she was testing him with magic flowers and a sly plan for his fate — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. bribing him with gold — no support
3. testing him with magic flowers — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. testing him with magic flowers to see who the girl really was — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1664, line 11: «She puts a "pint-bottle of brandy" in his hands instead of a flower or a psalm-book, and he sleeps sweetly, dreaming he is in heaven.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «wife» (+1). Against it: 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

Did the princess actually swap the flowers, or nah?

1. yep, she swapped them at dawn — score 5
2. yep, she swapped them at night while he was sleeping soundly — score 7
3. yep, she swapped them at night — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. nah, she kept them all — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1806, line 5: «At night she secretly swaps the genius's faded magic flowers for her own fresh ones, so his mother's trick fails.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «swap» (+5); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Our kid reckons the mum guessed she was a girl, right?

1. yeah, she guessed it at dinner — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. nah, she guessed nothing until the girl showed her the sword and flowers — score 7
3. yeah, she guessed it straight away from the way she held the sword — score 7
4. yeah, she guessed it straight away — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 362, line 1: «A young Kid thinks his growing horns make him a grown-up, so he ignores his mother when the flock heads home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «think» (+5); the same doer «young kid» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what's a Genii thing, like a ghost?

1. a sort of spirit or wicked ghost that haunts the old mountain pass — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. a kind of spirit, like a genie, that lives in lamps and bottles — no support
3. a spirit — no support
4. a kind of spirit like a genie — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 614, line 12: «What: Buldeo singes the whiskers, because most hunters believe it stops "his ghost from haunting them".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «haunt» (+5); the same doer «ghost» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Honestly, what was the best bit?

1. the horse talking — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the wolf running away — no support
3. the girl beating the dragon — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the dragon — 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 11 · ★ · right ✓

So the horse is actually a bit of a legend, innit?

1. yeah, he's a magician and knows loads — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. yeah, he's a magician and knows loads about all the dangers ahead — score 7
3. nah, he's a plain old horse — score 2
4. nah, not really, but he's a magician who warned her and knows tons — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1674, line 6: «who: Ciccu is the king's servant, and his horse is a talking horse who knows many things.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «know» (+5); the same doer «talking horse» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Why'd she not stop by the pools to chill?

1. the horse said the pools were cursed — score -1
2. the horse said warriors rest only after winning — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. the horse said warriors rest only after winning, so she must keep going — score 3
4. the horse said the pools would slow her and warriors rest only after winning — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1700, line 18: «Old word: "suffocate" means to choke or stop breathing, and we still use this word today.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «breathe» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Hang on, did the horse get his shine back fast?

1. yeah, in a day — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, in just one month — no support
3. yeah, in just one week — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, in two weeks — 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the means by which the princess overcame the second adversary?

1. She tricked the lion with a feast — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. She recalled the wolf she had scared off and charged the lion with her sword — score 0
3. She recalled the first adversary's weakness, then spoke to the lion and charged it at dusk — score 0
4. She recalled the first adversary and charged the lion — ✓ 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 1205, line 4: «The lions arrive in a crowd, defeat Taram-taq, and the prince takes the castle for the lion.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «lions» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

What was the principal reason the horse advised the princess against resting by the pools?

1. Warriors rest only after the victory is won — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. Warriors rest only after the victory is won, and the pools would delay her — score 0
3. Resting would let the dragon arrive first — no support
4. The pools were enchanted, and warriors rest only after the victory is fully won by the sword — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 369, line 18: «Old word "composed": "composed himself to rest" means settled himself calmly; today we would say he got comfortable.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the genius's mother ascertain the true identity of the princess?

1. She guessed from her voice and manners — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. She watched her closely at dinner — score 0
3. She suspected her from the outset and tested her with enchanted flowers — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. She tested her with flowers — 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 1805, line 1: «The king turns his daughter and all her maidens into ducks and orders the young man to find her.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «king» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following is the correct account of the dragon's transformation?

1. The dragon turned into a wolf — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. The dragon became a man, revealed to be the emperor — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. The dragon shrank into a small boy — score 1
4. The dragon transformed into a man, who was revealed to be the emperor himself — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 649, line 18: «The dragon turns to stone because he falls asleep near the whirlpools, and the text says that is "so unsafe".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «turn» (+5); the same doer «dragon» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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