Russian Folk-Tales, Prince Vasily and the Whirlwind: the youngest prince tricks Vikhor and frees his mother

Tests: 6 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 459 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 ✓

Bruh, is Vikhor like a monster or what?

1. A whirlwind, fr — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. A bear, bro — no support
3. Kinda a bad guy — no support
4. A dog — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 8, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 459, line 6: «Who: the hero is Prince Vasily, the youngest of three sons of a king, and the villain is Vikhor, the whirlwind.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «vikhor» (+5); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, how many bros did the queen leave behind?

1. Three, fr — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Two — no support
3. Four, fr — no support
4. One, bro — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 61, line 3: «A horse comes along the tow-path pulling a barge, steered by a big stout woman in a sun-bonnet. Toad, still dressed as a washerwoman, tells her a sad made-up s…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which bro was the real hero, the littlest one?

1. Vasily, the youngest, who hid behind the cushions and grabbed the finger — no support
2. The littlest one, Vasily, who did the whole thing alone, no cap, fr — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Dmitri, the middle one — no support
4. Vasily, the youngest — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 452, line 18: «Old word: A "spasibo" is the Russian word for thank you, which today is still used every day.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

So where did his mom stash him, like under the bed?

1. Behind a big pile of cushions in the corner of the room — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Under a pile of blankets — no support
3. Inside the big wooden chest — score 3
4. Behind a pile of cushions — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 236, line 11: «Where: the bag of groats lies "on the tester," which is the canopy over the big bed, where Mally finds it while cleaning.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

What was the secret password, like the magic word?

1. Hi, Dad — no support
2. Hail, mother! — no support
3. Hello — no support
4. Hail father! — ← 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 35, line 18: «They pretended «with invincible cheerfulness that they recognized an old friend in every fresh tree»; after an hour or two they were «dispirited, weary, and ho…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «things» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «old friend» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Where'd he grab Vikhor, like the arm or something?

1. The thick end of his long braid — score 8
2. The little finger of his right hand — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. The top of his left shoulder bone — score 8
4. His left hand — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 336, line 8: «Peter tells Hook "I'm youth, I'm joy", and says he is "a little bird that has broken out of the egg".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «little bird» (+4); the same property (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Then Vikhor just exploded into dust, right?

1. He got stuck in a big tree — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He turned into a tall stone statue on top of the steep hill and stayed there — no support
3. He fell apart into yellow sand — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He got dragged back to his palace and locked up in an iron cage forever — 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 8 · ★ · right ✓

Did Vasily just toss the sand away?

1. No, he buried it in snow — no support
2. Nope, he kept it — no support
3. No, he burnt it in the stove — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
4. No, he threw it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 12, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 459, line 16: «Vasily keeps the finger and "scraped together the sand and burnt it in the stove."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «burnt» (+4); the same thing acted on «sand» (+4); the same place «stove» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Okay, so what's the gale called, like the wind?

1. Vyeter — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Vyeter-Veliky, the great gale spirit — no support
3. Morozko — no support
4. Vihr — 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the hill easy to climb, bro?

1. No, it was pretty muddy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, steep hill, took forever — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yes, actually, the hill was short and the path was flat the whole way, no cap, bro — no support
4. No, it was a steep hill and we had to stop to rest a lot, fr — 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did the brothers even leave home, fr?

1. To find Mom — score 3
2. To escape the old king — score 1
3. Because the wind took their mom and they wanted to bring her back home — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. To look for their mom — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 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 195, line 6: «Who: Alnaschar, the barber's brother, who wants revenge on "that wicked old hag".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+3); the same doer «brother» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the king know where the queen was?

1. Yes, the king knew she was hidden behind cushions in the palace hall — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. No, the king had no idea where she went after the storm — no support
3. Yes, he knew where — score 7
4. No, Vikhor took her — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 254, line 10: «The first old man greets Jack with "Good morning, my king's son," and he knows the prince's business without being told.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «know» (+4); the same doer «jack» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

Did Vikhor end up being a bad guy, or what?

1. Yes, he did — no support
2. Yes, he got burned up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. No, not really — no support
4. Yes, he got frozen up — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -1, tied with another option at -1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 459, line 7: «What: Vikhor carries off the queen, and "Vikhor seized the Queen, and carried her off."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «vikhor» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which entity abducted the queen from the garden?

1. Vikhor, the whirlwind — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. The old wind spirit — score 5
3. The whirlwind named Vikhor, who came from the far northern mountains — no support
4. Vikhor, the whirlwind who lived in a palace on a steep hill — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 231, line 3: «In the garden the bird sings, the other birds join in, and the twig grows into a great tree in a few days.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «garden» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did Prince Vasily finally overcome the abductor?

1. By fighting Vikhor with his wooden sword — no support
2. By seizing the little finger of his right hand — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. By hiding in the stove — no support
4. By calling his brothers for help at the door — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 256, line 6: «fact: Who: the youngest prince, poor Jack, whom the bear calls "my brother", and Jubal, who is really a man in disguise.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «call» (+3). 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 · wrong ✗

Where, according to the text, was the queen concealed from her captor?

1. Hidden under the bed, behind a large number of pillows and quilts — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Inside a large wooden chest — no support
3. Behind a number of cushions — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Behind a row of cushions in the far corner of the great hall — 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 · right ✓

What became of the whirlwind after its defeat?

1. It melted into the cold ground — no support
2. It flew off into the sky — no support
3. It vanished away — no support
4. It fell apart as yellow sand — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 459, line 5: «When Vikhor talks calmly, Vasily grabs his little finger, and the whirlwind falls apart into yellow sand, which Vasily burns in the stove.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same action «fall apart» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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