Russian Folk-Tales, Vasilissa the Wise: the Prince forgets his bride, then the doves remind him
Tests: 8 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 437 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 · ★ · right ✓
Yo, so where'd Vasilissa chill while the Prince went home?
- 1. By the road near his house — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. On the hill — no support
- 3. By the river near the castle — no support
- 4. By the gate near the palace — 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 · ★ · right ✓
Dude, which kiss wiped out his memory of her?
- 1. The dove's — no support
- 2. His sister's — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
- 3. His father's — no support
- 4. Mother's — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 120, line 17: «The kiss: he "stooped down and gave her a kiss", and then "she opened her eyes and awoke".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «eyes» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
Bro, how many days did she wait, no cap?
- 1. Three — ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. Three whole days and nights without rest — score 4
- 3. Four — no support
- 4. One — ← Mova's choice · score 6
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 437, line 10: «Why she waits: "Three days did Vasilissa the Wise await him."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «await» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «prince» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
Lol, what did she dress up as in the capital?
- 1. A servant — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. A beggar — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. A princess — no support
- 4. A poor peasant girl from the village nearby — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 393, line 19: «Old word: "scapegrace" means a rascal or good-for-nothing young person, and "capital" in "a capital bird" meant excellent.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «old word» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
What did the doves do when the pie got cut?
- 1. Pecked the guests and then flew out of the window — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Ran off home — no support
- 3. Flew right out — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Flew over the palace walls and away to the forest — 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 6 · ★ · right ✓
Wicked, what was in the pie besides curds?
- 1. Roasted meat — no support
- 2. Dried plums — no support
- 3. Two live doves — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 4. A bag of gold coins and a silver ring — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 437, line 5: «Vasilissa hides two live doves in her pie, they speak, the Prince remembers her, and they live happily.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «two live doves» (+4); the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · right ✓
Mate, what did everybody have to bring to the wedding?
- 1. A wheaten pie — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
- 2. A silver cup and a gift for the bride — no support
- 3. A fine linen cloth and a jar of wine — score -7
- 4. A roast goose — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, against -7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 437, line 4: «The Prince is to marry a rich Princess, and every guest must bring a wheaten pie.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «bring» (+2); 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 8 · ★ · right ✓
Ngl, why did the Prince suddenly remember her?
- 1. He tasted the curds and the memory came back — no support
- 2. A messenger came to him — no support
- 3. The kiss wore off after the wedding feast was over at last — no support
- 4. The doves talked about him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 437, line 5: «Vasilissa hides two live doves in her pie, they speak, the Prince remembers her, and they live happily.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «speak» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
Which dove wouldn't share the curds?
- 1. The young dove — score 4
- 2. The grey bird — score 3
- 3. The hen bird — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 4. The mate dove, who was the one who asked — ← Mova's choice · score 5
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 437, line 14: «The doves talk: "Give me some curds, too, Dovey!" says the mate.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «doves» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · right ✓
Chill, what did the Prince grab when he remembered her?
- 1. The sleeve of the beggar who stood near the door — no support
- 2. Her white hands — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 3. The bridle of his horse as it ran past — no support
- 4. His old sword — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 437, line 16: «The memory returns: the Prince "jumped up from table, caught her by her white hands."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «catch» (+2); the same doer «prince» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗
Srsly, where did they live after all that?
- 1. At home — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. In peace — no support
- 3. In the old palace — no support
- 4. In all happiness — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
Bruh, what was the old woman doing with the flour?
- 1. Measuring the flour for a great feast for the wedding guests — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Pouring it into a jar — no support
- 3. Sifting it for a pie — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Carrying the sacks of flour out to the palace cart — 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 · ★ · right ✓
What did the hen dove say when asked for curds?
- 1. No I won't — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Not a crumb — no support
- 3. Yes, take some of the curds for your mate — no support
- 4. Go away now — 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 14 · ★ · right ✓
Yo, what job did the King's son have to do?
- 1. Rule the northern lands — no support
- 2. Find a bride — no support
- 3. Win a royal contest — no support
- 4. Marry a rich Princess — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 437, line 7: «What: the Prince forgets Vasilissa after kissing his sister, just as she warned him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which instruction did Vasilissa the Wise give the Prince concerning his sister?
- 1. That he must not kiss her — ✓ the right answer · score 0
- 2. Don't go home — no support
- 3. To leave her in the forest — score 1
- 4. Kiss no one — ← 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 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 426, line 2: «Her brother is the beast Norka, and her sisters send the Prince on from palace to palace, giving him a steel sword and the Water of Strength.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «prince» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
What condition did the King impose upon all guests attending the wedding?
- 1. Each guest was to bring a wheaten pie and a gold coin — no support
- 2. Each guest must bring some bread — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 3. Each guest was to bring a wheaten pie — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Every guest was to wear a crown — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 437, line 4: «The Prince is to marry a rich Princess, and every guest must bring a wheaten pie.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bring» (+3); the same doer «guest» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). 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 · wrong ✗
By what means did the Prince finally recollect his former wife?
- 1. Through the words of his mother — no support
- 2. By the speech of the two doves — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. When his sister whispered the name of the girl by the road — score -2
- 4. By tasting the curds that the old woman had baked for him — ← Mova's choice · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 4, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 289, line 12: «fact: She wanted to keep Gerda, so she made the roses vanish, because she feared Gerda "would remember little Kay".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «fact» (+2). Against it: 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
Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓
What was the final condition of the couple after these events?
- 1. They lived in all happiness and prosperity — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. They lived in the palace, rich and famous, and the old woman came to visit them every single year — no support
- 3. They ruled the realm in joy and plenty — no support
- 4. They lived out their days in peace and wealth — 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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