Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and the Beast Norka, part 18: the Prince sews magic robes and the brides recognise him

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 426 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, so the Prince just walks into some random house and crashes on the bed, no cap

1. he's totally chill about it, lol — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he's totally chill about it, lol, cause he's rich and everyone's into him — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. he's furious but he hides it like a pro, no cap, lol, honestly — score 6
4. he's totally weirded out, lol — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 426, line 15: «The tailor says he works "for quite common folks", so he cannot make the fine robes the King wants.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+5); the same doer «prince» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, the lady's like "marry me, husband dear", what even

1. she's totally into it, fam, tho — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. she's furious and says no, but then changes her mind and cries lol — no support
3. she's already cool with it, lowkey wild, and her sisters are literally cheering her on — no support
4. she's already cool with it, lowkey wild — ✓ 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok but who was the beast Norka anyway, like for real

1. some random monster the bride dislikes, honestly the worst of them all — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the lady's cousin, a mean giant — no support
3. the lady's brother, the big bad guy who lives in the sea and sleeps all day — no support
4. the lady's brother, the big bad guy — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, the brothers chopped the rope?? so shady, fam

1. they wanted the brides for themselves — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. they tried to ditch him for the brides — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. they were jealous, lol — score 3
4. they just wanted his money, fam — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 228, line 3: «The baby princess is raised with her brothers by the kind intendant, who names the boys Bahman and Perviz.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «baby princess» (+4); the same doer «brothers» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the bird's like "carry me to the other world", and he's just on her back in a basket?

1. yeah, a big zasyek with stuff inside — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. nah, she flies him on a sled — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. yeah, a small cart with a horse — score 3
4. yeah, a basket, lol — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 101, line 4: «A kind-looking old woman takes them in and gives them a feast, but she is a wicked witch who wants to eat them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «birds» (+4); the same doer «looking old woman» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

and the tailor's like "I only do common stuff", lmao, what a noob

1. yeah, he only sews rags for beggars — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, he sews the royal robes and the boss gets all the credit, it's unfair — no support
3. yeah, his boss thinks he can't do the royal clothes — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, he's stuck with the cheap stuff — 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

the Prince turns eggs into palaces?? that's proper witchcraft, innit

1. nah, the sisters just did it themselves — no support
2. yeah, the sisters taught him the magic — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. nah, it's just a trick — no support
4. yeah, the old crone gave him a spell — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 205, line 11: «Why: The princess asks the prince about the talisman because an astrologer gave it to her, and it was the cause of his sorrow.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+1); the same receiver «prince» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

and the robes are all shiny with gold, like wow, sick, right

1. yeah, they're embroidered with gems — no support
2. yeah, they glitter with silver thread — no support
3. yeah, they're shining with gold and silver and jewels from the sea, so fancy — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. yeah, they're shining with gold and silver — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 126, line 8: «As the bear leaves, "a hook in the lintel" tears a scrap of his fur, and Snow-White glimpses something "shining like gold" through the rent.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «shine» (+5); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

the Prince is working in disguise, so nobody knows it's him, yeah?

1. nah, he's dressed like a prince and everyone bows to him all day long — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. yeah, he's so raggedy nobody suspects — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, he's so raggedy nobody suspects, even his own brothers walk right past him — score 5
4. yeah, he's wearing a fake beard — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 426, line 12: «The Prince "poured forth tears" when he is abandoned, which shows that he is sad but does not give up.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «prince» (+4); the same circumstance (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

so the youngest bride is giving money to beggars and sees a ring?? is that the plot twist

1. nah, she just gives him bread and he swallows a ring by accident, lol, funny — no support
2. yeah, it's his ring she gave him, massive — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. yeah, it's his ring she gave him, massive, and now she knows he's the one — score 6
4. yeah, it's the ring she gave him — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 344, line 9: «Allin-a-Dale says he has kept the ring "these seven years" so he could give it to his bride.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+5); the same thing acted on «ring» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

the sisters hid their feelings, like they just stayed quiet, right

1. yeah, they glanced and kept silent — no support
2. yeah, they exchanged looks and said nothing, then went back to their silver palaces — score 7
3. yeah, they exchanged looks and said nothing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. nah, they rushed over and hugged him right away while crying their eyes out — score 6

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 15, line 18: «The Queen orders «Off with their heads!», and the procession moves on, with three of the soldiers staying behind to execute the gardeners; Alice says «You shan…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «order» (+5); the same doer «queen» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

why's he sad then, when the rope snaps?

1. he's scared, but he keeps going — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he's gutted, but he doesn't give up — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he's not sad at all, he's laughing because the brothers fell down the hill — no support
4. he's gutted, but he doesn't give up and climbs back up the rope — 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

is the bird's mum thing actually a proper twist or what

1. yeah, she's grateful for her babies being covered and she helps him for real, lol — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, she's grateful for her babies being covered — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, she wants him to eat the eggs — no support
4. nah, she's mad that he covered her babies with a coat and wants to eat him — 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 best describes the Prince's circumstances on his return to the human world, as indicated in the text?

1. He is working as a guard for the royal family — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He is married to the youngest bride in secret — no support
3. He is employed as a servant to a tailor, in disguise — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He is employed as a servant to a tailor, in disguise, and has not yet been recognized by his brides — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the text, what action does the youngest bride take in order to identify the Prince?

1. She sends her sisters to search every single house — ← Mova's choice · score -3
2. She examines the beggars closely and notices a ring, then sends a servant to fetch the Prince from the tailor — score -4
3. She examines the beggars closely and notices a ring — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She has the beggars all brought to the palace hall — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score -3, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 340, line 8: «Where: the action takes place in the nursery, the children's bedroom, where Wendy sits near the fire.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «place» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-4). 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 · right ✓

According to the passage, which of the following accurately states the fate of Norka the beast?

1. He escapes and hides in the dark forest — score -2
2. His head is struck off by the Prince with a sword after he crosses himself and says a prayer — score 3
3. He is turned into a stone by the sisters — score 3
4. His head is struck off by the Prince with a sword — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 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 388, line 5: «An ox crushes a young frog, a mother frog puffs herself up to match the beast, and then a father's sons dig for treasure and find only a rich harvest, while a…», 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 «sons» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following accurately identifies the means by which the Prince is conveyed to the other world?

1. He walks there across a long bridge of gold — score 6
2. He is carried on the back of a great bird in a zasyek across the sea to the other world — score 8
3. He is carried on the back of a great bird in a zasyek — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. He is pulled up on a rope by his brothers — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 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 178, line 13: «The metal man rows "without stopping for nine days," which is how long the boat carries Agib before land appears.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «carry» (+5); the same thing acted on «agib» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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