Arabian Nights, Prince Almas, part 9: Almas follows Gul and unmasks the princess's secret

Tests: 6 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1208 of the books 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.

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 ✗

bro, who was the actual hero when the negro had Almas in a choke hold?

1. the horse, fr fr — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the groom — no support
3. the dog, no cap — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the prince, no cap — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

so why did Gul take the beating and not even cry, sus or what?

1. she was used to it, lowkey, and she didn't wanna give him the satisfaction at all — score 1
2. she was used to it, lowkey — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. she was scared of him — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. she was used to it, lowkey, cause the master beat her every single day — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1092, line 16: «Why she works there: the farmer's wife needed a girl "to wash the dishes and to attend to the geese and the pigs".», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «wife» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

what did the prince do, like, to get the Simurgh to swoop in?

1. lit it — no support
2. waved a torch — no support
3. burned a feather — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. shouted at the sky — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 202, line 4: «He chases the bird for eleven days, reaches a town by the sea, and hides in a kind gardener's garden.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+4); the same thing acted on «bird» (+4); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol how many negroes did the prince actually take out?

1. like four or five, honestly, it was a whole crew — no support
2. three — ✓ the right answer · score -3
3. four — no support
4. three of them, plus the giant at the gate — ← Mova's choice · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -2, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1208, line 8: «what: a giant negro sat on a high seat, and Gul "salaamed" before him, then he beat her "till she was marked with weals."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «giant negro» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, who hid the dude under the throne?

1. Mihr-afruz, the king's daughter, under the throne — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. the king Quimus — score 1
3. the giant negro — score -2
4. Mihr-afruz — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1208, line 4: «The fourth negro runs off to hide under the throne of Mihr-afruz, while the prince later burns a Simurgh feather and flies away.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hide» (+2). Against it: the same place «throne» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

ngl, what did the princess say when the prince was right?

1. you have not answered my riddle — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3
2. that is not the answer at all — no support
3. you got it, my dude, fair play — no support
4. you have not answered my riddle and the whole court is watching you now — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -3, tied with another option at -3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1201, line 4: «In the city he beats the jewelled drums, is brought before King Quimus, and answers the riddle with a verse, but the answer is wrong.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «answer» (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

when the prince talked to the court, how did everyone feel, like, honestly?

1. everyone was shook — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. they were all amazed — no support
3. they cheered — no support
4. bored — 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 1159, line 11: «The wise man sets him on a hill "where the sun always shone", where he can see everyone, but no one can see him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+2); the same thing acted on «everyone» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

what was the princess's big secret, the one she hid?

1. the wicked Latifa's plot — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the negro hiding under her throne since the night of the feast — no support
3. the negro under her throne — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the negro under her throne, which the king never found out about — 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 9 · ★ · right ✓

wait, who got left alone in the garden house, lonely much?

1. Latifa, all by herself — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. the prince's dog alone — score 1
3. Latifa, all by herself in the garden house with nobody to talk to — no support
4. Latifa, all by herself, while everyone else went to the wedding — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 218, line 4: «A woman tests him, then secretly leads him to her house.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «lead» (+2). Against it: the same place «house» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

the dog was basically the best boi, so what did it grab?

1. the negro's throat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. the groom's hand tight — score 1
3. the negro's throat and wouldn't let go until the fight was over — score 0
4. the rope — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 677, line 15: «The old man tells him, "Sleeping cats catch no mice", which means that a person who wants something must work hard for it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «catch» (+1); the same doer «sleeping cats» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

which horse did Gul ride off on, the one from the stable?

1. Dapple — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Tiger — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Windfoot, the one from the field outside — score 2
4. Windfoot — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1208, line 6: «who: Prince Almas, the narrator, who says that Gul rode off on "Tiger" while he followed on "Windfoot" with his dog.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ride off» (+1); the same doer «gul» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

bet, where was the place the negro was chilling at?

1. the market by the gate — no support
2. the hills outside the city — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. the river — score 6
4. the desert past the wall — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 955, line 17: «Hard word: the "Polytechnic Institution" was a place for lectures on science, like a modern college of technology.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hard word» (+3); the same thing acted on «place» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

fam, what did the narrator do to the groom after the horses got skinny?

1. nothing — no support
2. he yelled — no support
3. he fed him — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. he beat him — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 398, line 13: «The Horse, the Ox and the Dog, saved from the cold by a kind man, give him his life in three parts: the Horse takes youth, the Ox middle age and the Dog old ag…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same receiver «man» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

what was the prince's last wish up on the roof?

1. a little water for his ablution and a prayer mat on the roof — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a little water for his ablution and one last look at his daughter — no support
3. a cup of sweet tea today — no support
4. a little water for his ablution — ✓ 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

By what means did Prince Almas summon the Simurgh to his assistance?

1. He waved his sword at the sky — score -3
2. He burned a sacred sweet herb — score -3
3. He called it — score -3
4. He ignited one of its feathers — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 0, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 459, line 6: «Who: the hero is Prince Vasily, the youngest of three sons of a king, and the villain is Vikhor, the whirlwind.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «prince» (+1). Against it: the same doer «hero» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

To whom did the fourth fugitive flee for protection?

1. To Mihr-afruz, daughter of King Quimus, who hid him beneath her throne — score 3
2. To the wicked Latifa, sister — no support
3. To the old queen, mother of King Quimus and the wicked Latifa, in the palace — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Mihr-afruz, daughter of King Quimus — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask whom it is for. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1116, line 5: «On his wedding day the wolf leaps through three rows of soldiers, so the man flees on horseback to two old couples and their dogs.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «flee» (+6); the same property (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What did the king consent to before the prince ascended to the roof?

1. That a servant climb with him — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. That a little water be taken there and that he be left alone for prayer — score 1
3. That a little water be taken there — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. That a prayer mat be laid — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 152, line 11: «THE DEAL: "I cannot consent to your union unless you let me draw your teeth and pare your nails".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «consent» (+1); the same doer «daughter» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What did the prince recount in order to establish the truth of his knowledge before the assembly?

1. The history of his wandering journey — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. The account of the rose and the cypress — ✓ the right answer · score -5
3. The account of the rose and the cypress that he heard from the old wise men — score -1
4. The account of the rose and the cypress, and the king's daughter's crimes in the garden — score -5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 775, line 8: «Where: the prince's journey home takes him through a country "laid waste by war and a dreadful famine".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «journey» (+1). Against it: the same doer «prince» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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