Russian Folk-Tales, Katoma, part 56: the heroes trap the Baba Yaga and are healed

Tests: 2 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 464 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 ✗

ngl, how'd the blind dude find his dinner?

1. by waiting for runners to fall into his traps at night — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. by trapping wild birds — no support
3. by tracking tiny rabbits — no support
4. by sniffing out runners — ✓ 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, what was the sus old witch doing to the girl?

1. burning her hair away — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. starving her — no support
3. hitting her — no support
4. sucking her strength away — ✓ 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 ✗

lowkey, what did the cripple wanna do with the merchant's girl?

1. carry her off on a horse — no support
2. snatch her away in a cart — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. trick her into a wagon ride — no support
4. carry her off in a cart and marry her to his brother — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 457, line 19: «Old word "suitors": young men who want to marry a girl, today we might say "boyfriends" or "admirers."», 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 (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, where did the heroes take her?

1. to the hut deep in the woods beyond the river — score 8
2. to their forest hut — ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. to the stone cave — score 8
4. to the old mill — ← Mova's choice · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 4 with score 10, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 364, line 16: «The word "tended" is an old word meaning looked after or taken care of, so today we would say the boy minded the sheep.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take» (+5); the same doer «old word» (+3); the same property (+2). The right option, 2, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

wait, what did the blind dude grab to hold the witch?

1. her grey hair — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -5
2. her wooden staff — no support
3. the bottom of her long grey cloak — no support
4. a braided chain made from the old well — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score -5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 464, line 13: «The trap: the blind man grabs the witch by "those grey hairs of hers" while Katoma crawls out from under the bench.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr fr, what did they finally toss the witch into?

1. a pit — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the well — no support
3. the fiery fount — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the cold river — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, what made the dry stick turn green?

1. the magic river — score 1
2. the cold spring — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. the sun — score 1
4. the healing well — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 370, line 11: «fact: The farmer "seized a stick and drove him out of the stable with many a blow" for his selfish behavior.», 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 doer «fact» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

deadass, how did the blind dude get his sight back?

1. he kissed the girl by the stream — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he washed his eyes in the well — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he splashes water on his face twice — no support
4. the witch healed him after he begged for mercy in 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

my guy, what did the lame guy do in the water?

1. he bathed his hands in the stream — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he dipped his arms to heal them — no support
3. he prayed — no support
4. lowered his legs to regrow his feet — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol, why'd they roast the witch in the end?

1. she was mean — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. she lied to them twice — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. she was ugly — no support
4. she cheated them at dice — 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 ✗

bro, who did Katoma end up marrying?

1. a farmer's daughter who lived near the forest edge — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the king's youngest daughter from the distant palace — no support
3. the merchant's daughter — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the merchant's cousin — 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 ✗

real talk, where were they all heading at the end?

1. to the king's northern castle — no support
2. back to the blind hero's old village by the river — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. to the merchant's big house — no support
4. to Anna the Fair's kingdom — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 15, line 10: «Two explains: «this here ought to have been a red rose-tree, and we put a white one in by mistake»; «afore she comes» is old country talk for before she comes.», 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

dude, how long did the blind hero chill in the woods?

1. thirty years — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. for many long years living alone in the woods — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. until a passing hunter found him beneath the oak — no support
4. forty years — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 37, line 10: «He thinks the Rat has «been up to some of your pranks again» — though really it was the Mole who went into the Wild Wood alone.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «wild wood» (+4); the same property (+3). 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 14 · ★ · right ✓

okay but who put the blind guy's eyes out?

1. Princess Anna the Fair — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. a traveling soldier from the northern lands — score 4
3. the wicked Baba Yaga of the forest — score 4
4. Prince Ivan the Bold — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 231, line 5: «The Sultan gives them golden balls to remind them of his question, and their sister is troubled by their meeting with him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «trouble» (+3); the same thing acted on «sister» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which means did the blind hero employ in order to procure his daily sustenance?

1. He followed the sound of animals in the trees — score 2
2. He used a long spear to kill animals that wandered close to his hut — score 4
3. He waited quietly each morning until animals walked past and then caught them by hand — score 2
4. He detected by smell the animals passing near him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 464, line 7: «Where: a dense forest, where the blind hero lives by hunting animals he catches by smell.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «blind hero» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the principal purpose of the cripple's proposal concerning the merchant's daughter?

1. He proposed that they abduct her and keep her — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. He proposed that they hire a wagon, disguise themselves, and carry her off to a cave — score 0
3. He proposed that they sneak into the merchant's house at night and abduct her with a cart — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. He hoped they would rescue her from town — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 104, line 16: «The King's word: "You have won the castle, and shall marry my daughter."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what method did the companions ascertain that the water of the second well was genuine?

1. A dry spray placed in it put forth green buds — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. They dropped a dry spray into the water and watched it sprout green buds slowly — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. They lowered a wooden bowl, filled it, and tested the water with a hot stone — score 5
4. They placed a dead branch and waited — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 82, line 12: «Tortoise ties Jaguar in knots of «she said I said» talk, then says «if you want to see me swim away you've only got to drop me into the water». Jaguar thinks i…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «water» (+4); the same action «drop» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the ultimate fate of the Baba Yaga, as determined by the heroes after their deliberation?

1. She was sent to the king as a prisoner — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She was tied up, dragged into the forest, and cast into the fire pit to perish — no support
3. She was cast into the fiery fount and perished — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She was buried in the cold forest soil — 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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