Indian Fairy Tales, The Heart of a Monkey, part 1: a clever monkey tricks a shark into carrying him back to his tree

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1283 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 ✗

Yo, the monkey totally tricked that shark, right?

1. Yeah, he claimed his liver was on a branch — score -1
2. Yeah, he told the shark his heart was hanging on a tree back on the island, lol — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Totally, he said his heart was hanging on a tall tree near the palace and the shark believed him — score 5
4. Yeah, he said his heart was hanging on a tree — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1283, line 18: «The monkey's trick: "when we leave home we always hang up our hearts on trees."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hang up» (+3); the same place «trees» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, why did the monkey even go with the shark?

1. The shark promised him a big reward to come — score 1
2. He was bored and wanted to see the sea stuff — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. The shark had tricked him into coming, but he was bored and curious about the sea — score 1
4. He was bored of the town and wanted to see the sea stuff with his own eyes — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 1283, line 5: «The shark says the sultan needs a monkey's heart, so the monkey tricks the shark into turning back and hides in the tree.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «need» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Dude, the shark was so dumb, wasn't he?

1. He believed the heart thing straight up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, he was dumb, he believed the monkey about the heart and turned back right away — no support
3. He swallowed the monkey's whole story — no support
4. He believed the heart thing straight up and never checked the tree himself — 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 4 · ★ · right ✓

Was the monkey scared when he sat on the shark's back?

1. No, he felt quite calm and relaxed — score -1
2. Yes, he clung on tight the whole time — score -2
3. Kinda at first, then he got into it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Nope, not at all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 610, line 5: «Bagheera gives Mowgli a few light love-taps as punishment, and the boy falls asleep on his back and is carried home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «back» (+2). Against it: the same doer «boy» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the kuyu fruit was like the monkey's whole thing, huh?

1. Nah, he hated the fruit a lot — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. Yeah, he fed the shark loads of it — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. Nope, not really — no support
4. Yeah, it was his favourite food — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1283, line 14: «The shark is "very, very tired of the taste of salt," so the monkey feeds him fruit.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «monkey» (-1); the same thing acted on «fruit» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the shark even know how far the sea was?

1. Not really, he thought it was nearby — no support
2. Nope, not at all — no support
3. Yeah, he knew it was far away — ← Mova's choice · score 9
4. Not really, he was kinda clueless — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1275, line 4: «Seven friends set out to make war, but a wind blows the Ashes away, and the Fire is gone at the river.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same property (+2); the same doer «wind» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Bro, what did the sultan need, like, to get better?

1. a monkey's heart — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. a jogi's potion — no support
3. fish soup — no support
4. a cure from the sea — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1283, line 5: «The shark says the sultan needs a monkey's heart, so the monkey tricks the shark into turning back and hides in the tree.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «sultan» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «heart» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the monkey actually have a heart on the tree?

1. Nope, he hid it in the sea — score -1
2. Yes, it was hung up high — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Nope, not at all — no support
4. Nope, he made the whole thing up — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1283, line 18: «The monkey's trick: "when we leave home we always hang up our hearts on trees."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hang up» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «hearts» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, the pupils didn't go in right away, did they?

1. Nope, they waited outside like they were told — ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. Yeah, they went right in but then waited outside like they were supposed to later — score -2
3. Yeah, they rushed in right away at once — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Nope, they stayed put outside the door like the jogi told them to do — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 273, line 17: «How Peter gets away: he slips under the gate "while Mr. McGregor is hoeing onions" and runs home.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «peter» (+3); the same property (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Okay, so the monkey got out of the room how?

1. He leapt right past them and out through the open door into the courtyard — no support
2. He used the window and then leapt past the pupils and out the door — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. He leapt past them out the door — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He flew over the pupils' heads — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 176, line 6: «Who tells the story? The monkey himself, using "I", so we hear his thoughts as he goes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «use» (+3); the same doer «monkey» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the princess happy when she heard the news?

1. Yeah, she made up with her dad — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. No, she was very angry still — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Yeah, kinda — no support
4. Nope, not at all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1251, line 9: «Why: the princess is angry because she wants her playmates back, and she says "Give my maidens back their youth and health this very minute".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). Against it: the same doer «princess» (-1); the same property (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

At the end, what did the monkey tell the shark?

1. You should have let me sleep — no support
2. Good luck, bye — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. I wish you had not woken me — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. I wish you had left me alone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 117, line 20: «At the end the King says, "Perhaps, after all, my Son was guiltless," and has him welcomed back.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «end» (+3); the same action «say» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did news of the jogi's death reach the princess?

1. Through rumour spreading in the town — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Through rumour spreading in the town and a messenger sent from the palace — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. Through gossip from the palace guards — no support
4. By word of mouth in the market — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1183, line 19: «Old word: "Tidings" means news, and "bearer of ill-news" means a messenger who brings bad news; people do not use "tidings" much today.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the principal reason the sultan requires the monkey's heart?

1. To cure his illness — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. To make him feel young — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. For his wedding day feast — no support
4. For a feast — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 228, line 6: «Who: the Sultan, who gives the Sultana her life only "on one condition, which shall make her daily pray for death."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «sultan» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which location is described as the monkey's permanent residence?

1. A wood of oaks beyond the hill — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. A grove of palms beyond the town — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A dense grove of coconut palms growing on the far side of the town walls — no support
4. A large grove of tall palms standing just beyond the edge of the town — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 970, line 21: «Old word: "mahogany" is a dark reddish-brown wood, here used to describe sun-darkened skin.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What action does the monkey take in order to deceive the shark?

1. He hides his heart — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. He claims his heart is hung on a tree — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. He tells a story about his heart — score 4
4. He says his heart is in a tree — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1279, line 18: «Old word: "counsel" means advice, so when the king "summoned the Wise Man to take counsel" he called him to ask for advice.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «king» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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