Granny's rules, superstitions and good manners

Tests: 4 of 11 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 30 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 whistling indoors really does lose you money. right?

1. Yes, but only in Ukraine — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, it's proven by banks and scientists — no support
3. No, it loses you friends — no support
4. No, it's a superstition, not a fact — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

Your mate says "a superstition is silly, just ignore granny's rule". What is the polite thing?

1. Argue with granny until she agrees — no support
2. Follow the house rule anyway — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Leave the house and never come back — no support
4. Whistle louder to prove her wrong — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 30, line 14: «Superstitions like these are beliefs, not proven facts, but a polite guest follows the house rules.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «follow» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

What would happen if you said "ty hArno vyhlyadaiesh" to Sashko's granny?

1. She'd find it extra polite — no support
2. She'd think you said goodbye — score 2
3. She'd think you were asking her age — no support
4. It'd sound too casual: use "vy" with elders — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 30, line 5: «And to win a granny's heart, use the polite "vy": "vy hArno vyhlyadaiete" (you look lovely) and "yak vashe zdorov'ya?" (how is your health?) — and be ready for…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «use» (+2); the same thing acted on «polite vy» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

The family stands up, bags ready, then everyone suddenly sits down in silence. Why?

1. Someone forgot the keys — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They're waiting for a taxi only — no support
3. prysIdmo na dorIzhku: sitting before a journey for luck — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. They're too tired to go — 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 ✗

Sashko's granny says "isty!" and you shout "zaraz!" and keep playing for twenty minutes. How will she feel?

1. She won't mind at all — no support
2. She'll bring the food to you — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Annoyed: dinner is getting cold — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Pleased you're busy with your game — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 4, 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: the same thing acted on «more food» (+3); the same doer «granny» (+2). Against it: a different action (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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

In a cartoon, a boy answers "ne mozhna!" by doing it anyway. What does "ne mozhna!" really ask?

1. That you do it quickly — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. That you ask nicely first — no support
3. That you try once more — no support
4. That you stop at once — ✓ 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 ✗

You call Sashko's mum "pane". What slip did you make?

1. pane is for a man; she is "pani" — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. pane is for children and young people — no support
3. pane means "mum" — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. No slip, pane is for women — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 5, line 13: «MAma means mum; jokes about someone's mum can upset people, so they are best avoided.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mean» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). 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 8 · ★ · right ✓

Sashko's granny shakes her head when you try to shake hands across the doorway. Why?

1. Many families avoid things across the threshold — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Her hands are wet — no support
3. She is angry with you — no support
4. She doesn't like handshakes at all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 30, line 12: «"ne cherez porih" means "not across the threshold": many families still avoid handing things or shaking hands across a doorway, so you step inside first.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «avoid» (+1); the same doer «many families» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Your bag goes on the dinner table and granny frowns. Best move?

1. Put your keys on it too — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Ask for more soup — no support
3. Explain it's a myth and leave it there — no support
4. Put it on the floor or a chair — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 30, line 2: «Granny has rules, and some are old superstitions: don't put your hat or keys on the table ("ne kladit na stIl"), don't whistle indoors ("ne svystY v khati"), d…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «put» (+4); the same thing acted on «hat» (+4). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-6). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Why do Ukrainian grannies love "yak vashe zdorov'ya?"

1. It is a joke question — no support
2. It shows you care about them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. It means "you look old" in a nice way — no support
4. It asks for sweets — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «worry» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Granny says "sidai" to Sashko and "sidaite" to his dad. Why the difference?

1. sidaite is for girls — no support
2. sidai means stand, sidaite means sit — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. No difference, it's random — no support
4. sidai to a child, sidaite politely to an adult — ✓ the right answer · 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 30, line 8: «"sidai" means "sit down" when said to a child; to adults you say "sidaite".», 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 «sidai» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the injunction "ne svystY v khati"?

1. It is a regulation of the Ukrainian government — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It is a household superstition holding that indoor whistling dispels wealth, not an established fact — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It is a scientifically established principle of acoustics — no support
4. It is a reprimand for excessive noise at night only — 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 ✗

Identify the custom denoted by the expression "prysIdmo na dorIzhku".

1. The farewell embrace at the railway station — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The packing of provisions for a journey — no support
3. A brief, silent sitting of the household prior to departure on a journey — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The serving of a meal prior to departure — 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 · wrong ✗

It is given that a guest wishes to compliment an elderly lady. Select the formulation appropriate to her seniority.

1. ty hArno vyhlyadaiesh — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. vy hArno vyhlyadaiete — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. sam takYi! — no support
4. pryVIT! — 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 action required of a child upon hearing an adult pronounce "ne mozhna!".

1. Repetition of the action to seek approval — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Continuation of the action with greater care — no support
3. Immediate cessation of the action concerned — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Enquiry as to the time of day — 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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