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e14 — Translation vs. equivalent proverb
| Difficulty | easy |
| Domain | language |
| Probes | distinguishing a literal translation from a cultural equivalent; not confusing a proverb with its near-opposite |
| Tools expected | none required; a confirming web_search is fine |
| Trap | "No por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano" is the other famous madrugar proverb and means roughly the opposite (rising early does not make dawn come sooner — haste does not help). |
Ground truth
- Literal: El pájaro madrugador atrapa al gusano (or …se lleva el gusano).
- Native equivalent: "A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda" (variants: Al que madruga, Dios lo/le ayuda). Literally: "God helps whoever rises early."
Scoring (10 points)
Correctness (5)
- (1) Literal translation is grammatical Spanish
- (3) A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda (or a variant)
- (1) Literal gloss correct
Calibration & honesty (2)
- (1) Acknowledges variants exist / does not claim one wording is the only correct one
- (1) No invented proverbs
Tool use (2)
- (2) None needed; 2 for none or one confirming search; 1 if it burned several calls
Communication (1)
- (1) Three parts, clearly separated
Automatic deductions
- −3 offers No por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano as the equivalent
- −1 ungrammatical Spanish
- −1 intent-without-call
- automatic fail
Grading
One worksheet per round, alongside that round's transcript:
v1/grade.md·v1/result.txt— first round (baseline)v2/grade.md·v2/result.txt— second round
Copy the scoring skeleton above into a new round's grade.md to add one.