Granny's "a little more", festival food — and "come on!"
Tests: 6 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 8 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 13 of the ukrainian 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 · ★★ · right ✓
«lovy! means love, she fancies you» Which is right?
- 1. No, lovY! means catch! — the ball is coming — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
- 2. Yes, it means I love you — no support
- 3. No, it means go away and leave her alone, she's busy — no support
- 4. Yes, it's a song — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 12, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 13: «lovY! means catch!, when throwing a ball; it is the same verb as catching fish, lovyty rybu, and has nothing to do with «love».», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+4); the same doer «lovy» (+4); the same thing acted on «catch» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★★ · right ✓
Granny: «shche trOshky?» — «ni, DYAkuyu». Granny: «nu, shche trOshky!» What is going on?
- 1. She is angry with you — no support
- 2. She didn't hear; shout — no support
- 3. She wants you to cook — no support
- 4. The polite offering game; say it kindly and firmly again — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 12, line 16: «ya nayIvsya means I'm full, I've eaten enough, the polite way to refuse more; a granny may still offer more, so say it kindly and firmly.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same property (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Sashko is holding the ball, you want it. What do you shout?
- 1. shche trOshky — no support
- 2. tvIy khid — no support
- 3. kydAi! — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. lovY! — ← Mova's choice · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 13: «lovY! means catch!, when throwing a ball; it is the same verb as catching fish, lovyty rybu, and has nothing to do with «love».», 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 «same verb» (+2). 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 4 · ★★ · right ✓
You threw the ball to Sashko. What did you shout as you threw?
- 1. lovY! — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. tvoya chErha — no support
- 3. kydAi! — no support
- 4. mozhna? — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 13: «lovY! means catch!, when throwing a ball; it is the same verb as catching fish, lovyty rybu, and has nothing to do with «love».», 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 «same verb» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★★ · wrong ✗
You lose the card game and Sashko groans «nuuuu…». What does he mean?
- 1. He's very happy and wants to play again — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Oh come on… — he's disappointed — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. He's saying hello — no support
- 4. He's asking for water — 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 ✓
It's Christmas Eve and the first dish passed round is kutYa. What would happen if you refused to even taste it?
- 1. You'd miss a ritual part of the evening; trying one spoon is expected — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 2. Everyone would cheer — no support
- 3. They'd give you paska instead — no support
- 4. Nothing, it's just a snack — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 8: «kutYa is sweet wheat with poppy seeds, honey and nuts, eaten at the Christmas Eve dinner; tasting the first spoon is part of the evening.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «part» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★★ · right ✓
«paska is Easter, the whole holiday» Which is right?
- 1. No, paska is the bread; the feast is Velykden — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Yes, paska is the holiday — no support
- 3. paska is Christmas — no support
- 4. paska is a painted egg, and the bread is called Velykden — 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 8 · ★★ · wrong ✗
«daVAI! means bye» says a kid who speaks Russian at home. What is true?
- 1. It means catch — ← Mova's choice · score 8
- 2. It means thank you — score 8
- 3. It never means anything but bye — score 2
- 4. In casual Russian talk it can mean bye, but here it's mostly come on! — ✓ the right answer · 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 13, line 10: «daVAI! means come on!, let's go! or go on!, the all-purpose word for urging a friend; in casual Russian-speaking talk it can also mean bye.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+4); the same doer «davai» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★★ · wrong ✗
At chess Sashko taps the board and says «nu! tvIy khid». What should you do?
- 1. Make your move — ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 2. Get up and leave — no support
- 3. Say ya nayIvsya — ← Mova's choice · score 10
- 4. Throw the ball — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 10, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 12, line 15: «ya hoLOdnyi means I'm hungry, said by a boy, and a girl says ya hoLOdna; khoLOdnyi, which means cold, sounds very close.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same action «say» (+4). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗
In the queue for the slide a kid says «tvoya chErha». What happens next?
- 1. You wait longer at the back — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. You leave the queue and go home — no support
- 3. You give him a sweet to pass — no support
- 4. You go down the slide — ✓ 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 11 · ★★ · right ✓
«pyrizhky, pirozhki, whatever» What is right?
- 1. pyRIzhky is the Ukrainian word; pirozhki is Russian — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. They are completely different foods, one sweet and one meaty — no support
- 3. pyRIzhky are biscuits — no support
- 4. pirozhki is the Ukrainian word — 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 12 · ★★ · wrong ✗
«mozhna?» you ask, pointing at the last pyRIzhok. Granny says «mozhna!». What did she say?
- 1. Ask your mum — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Wait for Christmas — no support
- 3. Yes, you may — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. No, you may not — 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Identify the expression by which a child courteously requests permission to have or to do something.
- 1. kydAi! — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. mozhna ...?, preferably accompanied by BUD laska — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. nu! — no support
- 4. daVAI! — 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 · right ✓
Ascertain the occasion upon which kutYa is customarily partaken of.
- 1. The dinner of Christmas Eve — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Every ordinary breakfast — no support
- 3. The celebration of a birthday — no support
- 4. The morning of Easter Sunday — 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
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Select the response consistent with the established distinction between paska and Velykden.
- 1. paska denotes the festival, whereas Velykden denotes the bread — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. paska denotes the Easter bread, whereas Velykden denotes the festival itself — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Both denote the Christmas Eve dinner — no support
- 4. Both denote painted eggs — 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
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the repeated offer shche trOshky made by a grandmother?
- 1. It is an expression of displeasure — no support
- 2. It signifies that the meal has concluded — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 3. It forms part of a customary courtesy, to be answered with a kind but firm refusal when one is satisfied — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. It constitutes a command that must be obeyed — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 5: «shche trOshky means a little more, Granny offering more food; trOshky means a little bit.», 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 (+3); the same action «mean» (+2); the same doer «troshky» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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