Red envelopes and New Year wishes
Tests: 6 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 6 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 26 of the chinese street 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. The lesson itself, sentence by sentence with trees and pragmatics: the lesson in the corpora.
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 ✗
my mate says u should rip the hóngbāo open straight away and say "ooh how much". good manners?
- 1. Yes, and count it out loud for everyone — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. No, both hands, thank them, open it later — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. No, you should give it back — no support
- 4. Yes, opening it at once shows you like it — 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 · ★ · right ✓
Lín's mum says she'll "keep the yāsuìqián safe" for him. Lín sighs. Why do families laugh about this?
- 1. It's a famous joke: the money never comes back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 2. Because the money is fake — score 4
- 3. Because Lín will get double later — no support
- 4. Because mums always spend it on sweets for themselves — no support
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 26, line 5: «The famous joke: parents keep the yāsuìqián, the New Year money, "safe" for the child — and it never comes back.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come back» (+3); the same doer «yāsuìqián» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
You wish Lín's granny "xuéyè jìnbù!". She laughs kindly. Why?
- 1. It's only for weddings — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. It means "go to sleep now" — no support
- 3. It's a wish for pupils, not for elders — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. It's a rude word for old people — 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 · ★ · right ✓
Granny gets two wishes: "gōngxǐ fācái" from one child and "shēntǐ jiànkāng" from you. Which does she probably love more?
- 1. gōngxǐ fācái — she really wants to get rich — no support
- 2. Neither, wishes are rude to grannies — no support
- 3. shēntǐ jiànkāng — health matters most to her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 4. Both are wrong for grannies — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 26, line 10: «"shēntǐ jiànkāng" means "wishing you good health", the best wish for grandparents; to a granny it matters more than money wishes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «matter» (+3); the same receiver (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · right ✓
In a cartoon a boy grabs a red envelope with one hand and tears it open. Lín's mum tuts. Which two rules did he break?
- 1. Saying sorry first and saying goodbye after — no support
- 2. Both hands, and not opening it in front of them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. Wearing red and bowing — no support
- 4. Eating first and singing — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 26, line 2: «The rules: take it with both hands (shuāng shǒu jiē), say thank you with a wish, and don't open it in front of the giver (bié dāngmiàn chāi) — in English famil…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «hands» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
It's 2027. Lín's dad says "jīnnián shì mǎ nián". Is he right?
- 1. Yes, the Horse lasts for two years — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. No, 2027 is the Year of the Dragon — no support
- 3. Yes, every single year is the Horse — no support
- 4. No, 2027 is the Year of the Goat — ✓ 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 ✓
What would happen if you said nothing and stuffed the hóngbāo in your pocket?
- 1. Everyone would clap for being so quick — no support
- 2. It'd look careless; say thank you with a wish — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 3. Nothing, no one cares about that — no support
- 4. You'd get another one — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 26, line 2: «The rules: take it with both hands (shuāng shǒu jiē), say thank you with a wish, and don't open it in front of the giver (bié dāngmiàn chāi) — in English famil…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «thank» (+4); the same circumstance (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · right ✓
Lín's mum: "we're going to bàinián at Auntie Li's". What will you do there?
- 1. Visit with gifts and New Year wishes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Clean the graves of the family — no support
- 3. Watch the full moon from her garden — no support
- 4. Race dragon boats — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
Which wish is four neat syllables meaning "may everything go as you wish"?
- 1. hóngbāo — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. wànshì rúyì — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. xīnnián hǎo — no support
- 4. bié dāngmiàn chāi — 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 ✗
Lín's little cousin says "gōngxǐ fācái, hóngbāo ná lái!" to his own grandad, who roars with laughter. Rude?
- 1. No, within close family it's a loved joke — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. No, it means "happy birthday" — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 3. Yes, he'll get nothing — no support
- 4. Yes, the worst insult you can give a grandad — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 26, line 7: «"gōngxǐ fācái" means "wishing you wealth and luck!", the classic New Year wish to grown-ups; the answer is the same wish back.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mean» (+2); the same doer «gōngxǐ fācái» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · right ✓
Your English granny gives Lín a present and he doesn't open it. She thinks he doesn't like it. What's the truth?
- 1. In many Chinese families you open gifts later — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
- 2. He forgot it was there — no support
- 3. He's going to give it back to her — no support
- 4. He really didn't like it, he was just being polite — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 26, line 2: «The rules: take it with both hands (shuāng shǒu jiē), say thank you with a wish, and don't open it in front of the giver (bié dāngmiàn chāi) — in English famil…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «english families» (+4); the same action «open» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Identify the customary mode of receiving a red envelope from an elder.
- 1. With one hand, in silence and without looking — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. By opening it at once and counting the contents — no support
- 3. By declining it thrice and departing — no support
- 4. With both hands, accompanied by thanks and a wish — ✓ 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 ✗
It is given that the wish "xuéyè jìnbù" signifies progress in one's studies. Select the statement that accurately characterises its proper use.
- 1. It is addressed by pupils to their grandparents as a mark of respect — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. It is a request for money — no support
- 3. It is reserved for weddings — no support
- 4. It is bestowed by elders upon pupils, not returned to elders — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · right ✓
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the phrase "hóngbāo ná lái"?
- 1. A jocular rhyme demanding the envelope, apt only within close family — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. A formal expression of gratitude — no support
- 3. A prohibition on opening gifts — no support
- 4. A solemn blessing for the health of elders, uttered on New Year's Eve — 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 ✗
Ascertain the zodiac animal of the year commencing at the Chinese New Year of 2026.
- 1. The Rat — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The Dragon — no support
- 3. The Goat — no support
- 4. The Horse — ✓ 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
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