Snowmen, woolly hats, draughts — today and tomorrow
Tests: 3 of 11 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★ · Understood: 9 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 24 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗
my mate says when Ukrainian mums say "zaraz" it always means right this second. right?
- 1. Yes, and it means hurry up — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. No, zaraz can also mean "in a minute", so wait — ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. No, it always means tomorrow — score 4
- 4. Yes, always this second — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 24, line 4: «Then time words: sohOdni (today), zAvtra (tomorrow), vchOra (yesterday), potIm (later), and the tricky "zaraz", which can mean "right now" or "in a minute" — w…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+2); the same doer «tricky zaraz» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Sashko's granny says a draught gave him a cold. What is the scientific truth?
- 1. Colds come from viruses, not from draughts — ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 2. Open windows cause flu every time — no support
- 3. Cold air turns into germs — no support
- 4. Draughts always cause colds — ← Mova's choice · score 8
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 9: «Colds are caused by viruses, not by a draught, but it is polite to respect the granny's worry.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «viruses» (+3); the same action «cause» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «colds» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★★ · right ✓
It's a mild sunny day and you go out without a shapka. What will Sashko's granny most likely do?
- 1. Praise you for being brave and tough — no support
- 2. Worry and tell you to put one on — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
- 3. Take her own hat off too — no support
- 4. Not notice at all — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 7: «"shapka" means a woolly hat; "bez shapky", without a hat, worries grannies even in mild weather.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «worry» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Sashko says "vchOra" he got a 12 and "zAvtra" he has football. Which is in the future?
- 1. Neither of them — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Football — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Both of them — no support
- 4. The 12 in the test — 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 ✗
Your mate says "potIm" means "now". What does it really mean?
- 1. Right now — no support
- 2. Never ever — no support
- 3. Yesterday — ← Mova's choice · score 11
- 4. Later — ✓ the right answer · score 6
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 11, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 11: «"zAvtra" means tomorrow, and "vchOra" means yesterday.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same doer «vchora» (+4); the same action «mean» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★★ · wrong ✗
ugh, mum says "odYahnysya" and it's only like 15 degrees. What do you do at Sashko's house?
- 1. Smile and put your coat on — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Say "zakryi rota" — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 3. Shout "ne mozhna!" back — score 5
- 4. Ignore her and run — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 3, line 4: «When Sashko's mum says «we'll go to the park after lunch», you can agree with DObre, LAdno or pevno — just watch out for LAdno said with a big sigh.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «say» (+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 7 · ★★ · wrong ✗
In a game, a character says "DObroi NOchi" in the "ranok". What went wrong?
- 1. He said hello instead of goodbye — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Nothing, ranok is night — no support
- 3. He said good night in the morning — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. He said good morning at night — 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 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Sashko's granny shuts the window, saying "protYah!". What is the polite thing to do?
- 1. Let her, it's her house — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Open it again behind her — no support
- 3. Tell her she's wrong and laugh — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 4. Turn on the fan — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1, line 16: «BUvai is an informal bye to friends; to a granny you would say do pobAchennya instead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same receiver «granny» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★★ · right ✓
What would happen if you asked "kotra hodyna?" to Sashko's dad?
- 1. He'd tell you his age — score 3
- 2. He'd show you the toilet — no support
- 3. He'd tell you the time — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 4. He'd tell you the weather — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 20, line 2: «So when Sashko says "bolyt nOha", his leg or his foot hurts — you have to look, or ask "de?", where?», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same doer «sashko» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★★ · wrong ✗
Sashko writes the plan: "sohOdni snIhovyk, zAvtra snizhky". What happens tomorrow?
- 1. A snowball fight — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. A test — no support
- 3. Building a snowman — ← Mova's choice · score 8
- 4. Nothing — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 1: «When it snows, Sashko builds a snIhovyk, a snowman, and shouts "hraimo v snizhky!", let's have a snowball fight!», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «build» (+4); the same thing acted on «snihovyk» (+4). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★★ · right ✓
It is getting dark and Sashko's mum says "vzhe vechir, DOdomu". What part of the day is it?
- 1. Evening — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Morning — no support
- 3. Midday — no support
- 4. Dawn — 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 ✗
Ascertain the action required of a guest when the grandmother of the household pronounces "odYahnysya!" at the threshold.
- 1. The removal of outer garments — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The removal of footwear — no support
- 3. The donning of outer garments — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The washing of the hands — 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 ✗
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the term "zaraz" as employed by a Ukrainian parent?
- 1. It invariably signifies "tomorrow" — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. It may signify either "at once" or "in a moment", and the child should therefore wait — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. It invariably signifies a refusal — no support
- 4. It signifies "never" and closes the matter — 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 ✓
It is given that a grandmother attributes a common cold to a "protYah". Select the response consistent with the established scientific facts.
- 1. Common colds are caused by viruses rather than by currents of air — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
- 2. Common colds are caused by snow — score 6
- 3. Currents of air are the sole cause of common colds — no support
- 4. Common colds are caused by the wearing of hats — score 8
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 12, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 9: «Colds are caused by viruses, not by a draught, but it is polite to respect the granny's worry.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cause» (+4); the same doer «viruses» (+4); the same thing acted on «colds» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓
Identify the enquiry by which one seeks to ascertain the hour.
- 1. kotra hodyna? — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. yak teBE zvut? — no support
- 3. shcho stAlosya? — no support
- 4. yaka pohOda? — 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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