Russian Folk-Tales, Norka: the brothers are punished and three weddings are held

Tests: 2 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 427 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, the prince got pulled out the hole, no cap, wild stuff

1. The brothers buried him alive, that's wild — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. His brothers said he was dead, bad news — score 6
3. Brothers ditched him, rough — score 6
4. The brothers left him down there, proper gutting — ✓ the right answer · 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 427, line 6: «Who: the youngest prince, who had been left in the other world by his brothers.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «youngest prince» (+4); the same doer «brothers» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the princess grabs his hand and marches him right in, yeah?

1. She takes him, bold — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. She grabs him, yeah — no support
3. She leads him off to the forest, bold — no support
4. She drags him to the King, bold move — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 427, line 7: «Who: a princess, who "seized him by the hand" and brought him into the hall.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bring» (+5); the same doer «princess» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

The King goes mental at the brothers, what did he do then?

1. He forgave them — score 5
2. He gave them a kingdom — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. He sorted them out his own way, right proper — score 5
4. He sorted them out his way — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 248, line 8: «What: the pixies came in "laughing and dancing," and the king "stood on the table" to give orders.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «give» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Okay, how many weddings went down at the end?

1. Just one, the big one — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Three, yeah — score 5
3. Two, mate — score 5
4. Three of them, all proper — ✓ the right answer · score 5

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 105, line 9: «Where: Dummling goes down "the steps as before" to the trap-door, where the toad waits.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «go down» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Did the brothers say he was alive? Nah, what did they say?

1. They said he was dead and buried, trust, honest to god — score 6
2. They said he was dead, trust — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. They said he was lost, yeah — score 6
4. They reckoned he'd drowned, yeah — score 6

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 427, line 11: «The threat: the brothers said they would "slay us if we did" say he was alive.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+5); the same doer «brothers» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mum was like "Don't tell the King" but why?

1. The brothers would kill them all — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The brothers threatened to slay them, so they kept silent at all times — no support
3. The brothers threatened to slay them if they spoke a word — no support
4. The brothers threatened to slay them — ✓ 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, what does "wroth" even mean, my teacher said it's old?

1. Really angry, like livid, old word for mad — score 4
2. Really angry, like livid — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Happy, like chuffed — no support
4. Really sad, like gutted — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 427, line 17: «Old word: "wroth" means very angry, and today we would say "furious" or "cross".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the prince marry all three princesses in the old story?

1. Yeah, the editor reckons so — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. No, the editor reckons he only married the youngest — no support
3. Yes, the teacher says so — no support
4. No, he married only one — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 426, line 7: «The lady says that a young man will be her "husband dear", so she is ready to marry the Prince at once.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «marry» (+5); the same thing acted on «prince» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

In most other versions, does the prince forgive his brothers?

1. Nah, he locks them up — score 6
2. Nah, he sends them off for good, not in most — score 6
3. Yeah, he lets them off — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. No, he punishes them harshly, unlike in most versions — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 427, line 14: «The end: "three weddings were celebrated" after the brothers were punished.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «punish» (+5); the same thing acted on «brothers» (+4). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which bit is the brothers' motive, like why they hate him?

1. He's the son of the younger wife, and the King loves him more — no support
2. He's the child of the second queen — no support
3. He's the son of the younger wife, so they're jealous of him — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. He's the son of the younger wife — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 208, line 9: «What: Noureddin beats Saouy, and the crowd cheers, because "they detested Saouy so much."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «men» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

What is "skazka" in the book, like what's it called?

1. A type of old prayer — no support
2. A folk tale told aloud — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. A Russian folk tale told aloud to listeners — no support
4. A kind of Russian fable — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 414, line 11: «The child's words "they've pulled granny's skin off" are called lies, and the child is called "naughty".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Is "forbade" in the text meaning they said yes?

1. Yes, they agreed — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, it means yes — no support
3. No, it means they said no — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, it means they agreed — 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 location in which the princess leads the prince at the close of the tale?

1. The garden of the palace — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The great hall of the palace — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The royal stables outside — no support
4. The palace gate — 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 ✗

According to the passage, what was the condition under which the princesses were compelled to remain silent?

1. Their brothers' threat to slay them, backed by the King's own command — no support
2. Their brothers' threat to slay them — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Their father's order to stay quiet — no support
4. Their brothers' threat to slay them if they ever spoke — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 427, line 10: «Why she speaks now: the prince had been hidden, because his brothers had threatened them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «speak» (+5); the same doer «princess» (+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 · right ✓

What punishment did the King inflict upon his sons, as recorded in the passage?

1. Punishment as he thought best — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Punishment as he thought best, after a long trial — no support
3. Punishment as he thought best, and banishment from the court forever — no support
4. Forgiveness as he chose to give — 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 ✗

How many marriages are recorded as having been celebrated following these events?

1. Four — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Five — no support
3. Two — no support
4. Three — ✓ the right answer · 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 363, line 14: «Then the servants come in to clear the table, "followed by the House Dog."», 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 thing acted on «table» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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