Animal sounds, rain, snow, sun and rainbows
Tests: 2 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 23 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 ✓
my mate says "kholodno" and "hoLOdnyi" are the same word. right?
- 1. Yes, both mean hungry — no support
- 2. No, kholodno is cold and hoLOdnyi is hungry — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. No, both mean hot — no support
- 4. Yes, both mean cold — 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 23, line 10: «"kholodno" means "it's cold"; a mum may say "odyahnysya teplishe", dress warmer.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «kholodno» (+2); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why does Ukrainian say rain is "going" instead of falling?
- 1. Because "ide" means "falls" in old Ukrainian — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. Because rain walks along the ground — no support
- 3. That's just how the language says it — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Because it's a joke word — no support
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 9, line 17: «chervOnyi means red; krAsnyi is the Russian or mixed-speech word heard in some families, and in Ukrainian krasNyi means beautiful.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mean» (+2); the same circumstance (+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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
In a cartoon a Ukrainian dog barks "woof-woof". What would a Ukrainian kid expect?
- 1. ku-ku-ri-ku — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. woof-woof is the same in every language — no support
- 3. myAu — score 7
- 4. hav-hav — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 5, line 2: «Kids also ask zvidky ty? (where are you from?), de ty zhyvEsh? (where do you live?) and ty z YakOho klAsu? (which class are you in?).», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «kids» (+4); the same action «ask» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
bloody storm, hrIm and blyskavka, and your mate wants to stay on the football pitch. Best move?
- 1. Stand under a tall tree — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Go indoors — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Lie on the pitch — no support
- 4. Keep playing, it's 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why is a rainbow called "veselka"?
- 1. It means "bridge in the sky" — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. It means "seven colours" — score 4
- 3. It is linked to veselyi, cheerful — ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 4. It comes from a word for rain — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 23, line 15: «"veselka" means rainbow; the word is linked to veselyi, cheerful.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «veselka» (+3); the same action «mean» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
Sashko's mum says "odyahnysya teplishe" when you leave. What's the weather?
- 1. Sunny and warm — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Hot — no support
- 3. No weather at all — no support
- 4. Cold — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗
It's thirty degrees and Sashko's granny still says "tEplo". Which word would fit better?
- 1. snih — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. zharko — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. vItEr — no support
- 4. kholodno — 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 ✓
Your little sister jumps into a big puddle in new shoes. What does Sashko's mum shout?
- 1. ide snih! — score 7
- 2. yaka pohOda? — score 7
- 3. ne liz u kalyuzhu! — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
- 4. sOnyachno! — score 7
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 12, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 23, line 4: «After the rain comes the veselka, the rainbow — from veselyi, cheerful, so it's "the merry one" — and kalyuzhi, puddles, which every kid jumps in while mum sho…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mum» (+4); the same action «shout» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «ne» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
"ide snih" and Sashko shouts "urA!". Why is he happy?
- 1. It's time for bed — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Snow means snowballs and fun — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. He hates the snow and the cold — no support
- 4. School is starting — 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 ✗
Grey sky, cold drizzle all day. What would Sashko's mum call it?
- 1. veselka — ← Mova's choice · score 8
- 2. nepohoda — ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 3. sOnyachno — score 7
- 4. zharko — score 7
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 23, line 4: «After the rain comes the veselka, the rainbow — from veselyi, cheerful, so it's "the merry one" — and kalyuzhi, puddles, which every kid jumps in while mum sho…», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same thing acted on «merry one» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗
What would happen if you said "ya kholodno" to Sashko's mum hoping for food?
- 1. She'd laugh and give sweets — no support
- 2. She'd think you were talking about the cold, not hunger — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. She'd say "na zdorOv'ya" — no support
- 4. She'd bring dinner at once — ← Mova's choice · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 5, line 3: «Then Sashko brings you into the kitchen: tse miy druh — this is my friend — and you meet MAma, TAto, BAbusya and diDUS.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bring» (+2); the same doer «sashko» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Determine the meaning of the expression "ide doshch" when rendered literally and in its customary sense.
- 1. Literally "rain has gone", meaning "the rain has ceased" — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Literally "go to the rain", meaning "go outside" — no support
- 3. Literally "rain is going", meaning "it is raining" — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Literally "rain is coming", meaning "rain is forecast for tomorrow" — 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 adverb "kholodno" and the adjective "hoLOdnyi" are phonetically similar. Select the statement most consistent with the established facts concerning their meanings.
- 1. Both signify coldness — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The former signifies hunger and the latter coldness — no support
- 3. The former signifies coldness and the latter hunger — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Both signify hunger — 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 ✓
Identify the sound conventionally attributed to a dog in the Ukrainian language.
- 1. hav-hav — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. ku-ku-ri-ku — no support
- 3. myAu — no support
- 4. woof-woof — 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 ✗
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the noun "veselka"?
- 1. It denotes a puddle and is related to a word signifying wetness — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. It denotes thunder and is related to a word signifying noise — score 4
- 3. It denotes a rainbow and is related to a word signifying cheerfulness — ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 4. It denotes the wind and is related to a word signifying speed — 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 1, line 15: «NOrmalno means fine or okay, and DObre means good; it is the everyday answer to «how are you?», often followed by a ty? (and you?), or a vy? to a grown-up.», 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 doer «friend» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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