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title: Only joking! Swearing — and Christmas Eve — how Mova does on the tests · Ukrainian street
description: Lesson 27 of the ukrainian street course of Mova's primary school: 6 of 11 tests right, exam 1 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Only joking! Swearing — and Christmas Eve

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**Tests:** 6 of 11 right · **Exam:** 1 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 7 of 15 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 27 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/).

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Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: [the lesson's questions in the corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · right ✓ {#t1}

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my mate says "ya pozhartuvav" means "I'm sorry for swearing". right?

- **1.** No, it means I was joking — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Yes, but only to grannies — no support
- **3.** No, it means I'm leaving — no support
- **4.** Yes, exactly that — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · right ✓ {#t2}

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Your mate wants to teach you some "matyuky" to say at Sashko's dinner. What happens if you do?

- **1.** The family, especially the granny, would be shocked — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Everyone laughs and claps — no support
- **3.** Granny gives you sweets — no support
- **4.** Nothing, they are nice words — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · right ✓ {#t3}

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Sashko says the Christmas Eve supper has twelve dishes, so there's loads of sausage. What's wrong?

- **1.** The twelve dishes are meatless — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **2.** There are only three dishes on the table — no support
- **3.** It's on New Year's Day — no support
- **4.** Sausage is the main dish — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 27, line 14: «"dvanAdtsyat strav" means the twelve dishes of the Christmas Eve supper; they are meatless, such as kutia (sweet wheat with honey and poppy seeds), borshch, va…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dishes» (+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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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At 4 pm on Christmas Eve Sashko's little brother keeps looking out of the window. Why?

- **1.** He is waiting for the first star so supper can start — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **2.** He is scared of the dark — no support
- **3.** He is waiting for the postman — no support
- **4.** He is waiting for snow — no support

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**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 27, line 3: «Then the best night of winter: SvYat-vechir, Holy Evening, Christmas Eve. The whole family waits at the window for the first star, and only then the supper of…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wait» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · right ✓ {#t5}

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Your mate says all Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on 7 January. What's true?

- **1.** Ukraine has no Christmas — no support
- **2.** Everyone on 1 January — no support
- **3.** Officially 25 December since 2023; some families keep 7 January — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **4.** Everyone on 7 January only — no support

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**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 27, line 11: «"Rizdvo" means Christmas; since 2023 Ukraine's official Christmas is on 25 December, and some families still celebrate on 7 January.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «celebrate» (+4); the same doer «families» (+4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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In a film, someone says "KhrystOs rodYvsya!" and the answer is "z NOvym rOkom!". What should the answer be?

- **1.** DYAkuyu! — **← Mova's choice** · score 11
- **2.** VoIstynu voskrEs! — no support
- **3.** na zdorOv'ya! — no support
- **4.** SlAvimo Yoho! — **✓ the right answer** · score 9

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 11, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 12, line 1: «Before eating, someone at the table says SMAchnoho! — enjoy your meal — and the answer is DYAkuyu, i vam!», 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 doer «answer» (+3); the same thing acted on «dyakuyu» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 9. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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Sashko's friends knock at your door singing at Christmas. What are they doing?

- **1.** Selling sweets — no support
- **2.** Singing kolyadky, carolling — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Collecting homework for the teacher — no support
- **4.** Asking for directions — **← Mova's choice** · score 9

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 18, line 16: «"shcho stAlosya?" means "what happened? what's wrong?" — a kind question to ask a friend who looks upset.», 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 (+4); the same action «ask» (+3); the same doer «friend» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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You call Sashko "zaichyk" in front of the football team. How does he feel?

- **1.** Angry: it's a swear word — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Proud: it means champion — no support
- **3.** Embarrassed: it's for little kids — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Hungry: it means dinner — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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Sashko says "ne obrazhaisya" after his joke made you sad. What is he trying to do?

- **1.** Say goodbye and go — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Make up with you — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Tease you even more — no support
- **4.** Ask you for sweets — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · right ✓ {#t10}

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shut up, that's not funny, says Sashko after a mean joke. What could you say to fix it?

- **1.** ne lai! — no support
- **2.** sam takYi! — no support
- **3.** prykolno! — score 7
- **4.** ya pozhartuvav, proBAch — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 9

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 3: «Some words need a gentle voice: "ya obrAzyvsya" means he is hurt by what you said, and you should say "proBAch!" and mean it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «probach» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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Why would it be odd to wish "KhrystOs rodYvsya!" in July?

- **1.** It means good night and sleep well — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** It is a birthday wish — no support
- **3.** It is only for Easter — no support
- **4.** It is a Christmas greeting — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/t11/)

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### Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e1}

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It is given that a greeting "KhrystOs rodYvsya!" has been addressed to a guest. Identify the fixed response prescribed by custom.

- **1.** HeroYam slAva! — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** SlAvimo Yoho! — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** VoIstynu voskrEs! — no support
- **4.** na zdorOv'ya! — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2}

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Determine the event which, by tradition, marks the commencement of the Christmas Eve supper.

- **1.** The arrival of the eldest guest — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** The striking of midnight — no support
- **3.** The appearance of the first star in the evening sky — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** The ringing of the church bell at noon — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3}

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the twelve dishes of "SvYat-vechir"?

- **1.** They are prepared without meat — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** They are served on New Year's Day — no support
- **3.** They consist chiefly of meat — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **4.** They are confined to sweet pastries — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 27, line 14: «"dvanAdtsyat strav" means the twelve dishes of the Christmas Eve supper; they are meatless, such as kutia (sweet wheat with honey and poppy seeds), borshch, va…», 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 «dishes» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/e3/)

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### Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓ {#e4}

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the terms "mat" and "matyuky".

- **1.** They designate the strong swear words, which are not to be used in a friend's household — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** They designate Christmas carols sung by children — no support
- **3.** They designate polite forms of address — no support
- **4.** They designate affectionate nicknames for infants — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/ukrainian-street/27-only-joking-swearing-and-christmas-eve/e4/)

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