Russian Folk-Tales, Ivashko: swans and geese carry Ivashko home to his parents

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 445 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 the witch just kept gnawing that oak like nonstop, no cap?

1. Yeah, she gnawed till she broke two teeth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Nah, she stopped and rested a bit — no support
3. Yeah, she gnawed the oak nonstop all day long until her teeth were broken and she was furious — score 7
4. Yeah, she kept gnawing on that oak for ages until something cracked in her mouth and two teeth broke off — score 4

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 445, line 7: «What: the witch gnaws the oak until Ivashko jumps into another tree, and then she breaks "two lower teeth".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «break» (+5); the same thing acted on «two lower teeth» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

wait, did Ivashko just hop to another tree like a ninja?

1. Yep, he jumped into the tree next door — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Nope, he dropped down to the ground — no support
3. Yep, he leaped across to the big tree next door and hid in its branches — score 4
4. Yep, he jumped into the tree next door, then climbed way up high — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 445, line 7: «What: the witch gnaws the oak until Ivashko jumps into another tree, and then she breaks "two lower teeth".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «jump» (+4); the same place «tree» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

lowkey the birds were kinda rude, right?

1. Yeah, the first two flocks said no — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, the first two flocks totally refused to help him out at all — no support
3. Yeah, the first flock refused him — no support
4. Nah, the first two were fine — 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 ✗

so which flock actually came through for him?

1. Third one — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. The first one, for sure — score 0
3. The third one, for real — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. The swans — no support

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 42, line 14: «Near the spot the Rat feels «a faint sort of electric thrill» through his arm. «The signals were coming through!» Then: «a short, quick run forward—a fault—a c…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, what did his mom bake that morning?

1. Bread — no support
2. Pie — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Pancakes, the classic — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Pies, the usual — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 437, line 12: «Her plan: "I, too, will bake a pie and take it to the palace."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

why was she sad, like what did she even say?

1. She wished so hard that she could see him again, even in a dream at night — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She missed him — no support
3. She prayed she might find him in the woods — no support
4. She wished she could see him, even in a dream — ✓ 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 ✓

ngl, did the dad have some wild dream?

1. Nope, nothing — no support
2. Yeah, geese carried him back — no support
3. Yeah, a crane and a stork — no support
4. Yeah, swans and geese brought him home — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 445, line 4: «His mother bakes pancakes and longs to see him, and his father dreams that swans brought him home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bring» (+4); the same property (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

when they split the cakes, who got left out?

1. Ivashko, the tiny brother, was ignored — no support
2. Ivashko, and he was not having it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Ivashko — score 3
4. Ivashko, the youngest son, got none — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 445, line 5: «Dividing the cakes, Ivashko calls "And none for me?", his father climbs up and finds him, and they live happily.», 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 «ivashko» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

so Ivashko yelled "and none for me," then what happened?

1. Then the whole family ran outside, Dad climbed up, and they all found him — no support
2. Dad climbed up the tall oak tree and found Ivashko sitting in the branches — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Dad climbed up and found him — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Dad ran over and hugged him — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 92, line 7: «The little crab: «I can eat nuts. I can crack shells. I can dig holes. I can climb trees. I can breathe in the dry air, and I can find a safe Pusat Tasek under…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «climb» (+4); the same thing acted on «trees» (+4). Against it: a different doer (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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

lit or nah, how did the parents feel at the end?

1. Happy — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Sad and tearful — score 3
3. Angry and bitter — score 3
4. Delighted, super happy — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 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 130, line 19: «Old word: "repented" means felt sorry for doing wrong and wished to change, which is how the sisters feel at the end of the tale.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «end» (+3); the same action «feel» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

bet, what did the witch do when she saw him up in the tree?

1. Gnashed her teeth in spite — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Bit her lip — no support
3. Yelled at the oak tree — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Shook her fist at him — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 444, line 2: «She gets a smith to forge her a thin voice just like his mother's, then calls him to the shore at night.», 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 (+2); the same action «call» (+1); the same doer «witch» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, what did the witch make the smith do?

1. Mend her broken tooth — no support
2. Forge her iron knives — no support
3. Forge her new iron teeth — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Forge her two new iron teeth and then make her a cage — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 101, line 5: «She locks Hansel in a cage to fatten him up, and makes Grethel cook for him while she plans to eat him.», 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 action «cook» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following words, as used in the text, most accurately describes the means by which the youth was conveyed to his parental dwelling?

1. Lifted by the birds — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Conveyed through the air by a flock of swans and geese — no support
3. Ferried home by swans — no support
4. Carried by swans and geese — ✓ 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

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did the mother express her desire to behold her son?

1. She wished to see him in a dream — ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. She hoped to find him in sleep — score 4
3. She expressed her wish with great sorrow and longing in her heart that she might see him — score 0
4. She prayed to meet him in sleep — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 433, line 2: «Ivan puts on his princely clothes and shows the old woman who he really is, and she begs his pardon.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «beg» (+4); the same doer «woman» (+1). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the flocks, according to the narrative, ultimately executed the rescue of Ivashko?

1. The second flock of geese — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Swans — no support
3. The third flock of birds — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The first flock — 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 ✗

What did the witch do upon perceiving that her intended victim had escaped to another tree?

1. She shook her head and laughed — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. She screamed at the smith and gnashed her teeth furiously for a long while — score 3
3. She gnashed her teeth with spite — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. She tried to climb the oak herself but fell down in a rage and wept — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 61, line 18: «The barge-woman laughs till she cries: «I thought you must be a humbug all along, from the conceited way you talked.»», 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 action «laugh» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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