Indian Fairy Tales, Moti the Fool, part 25: Moti rides a stolen-looking horse, catches a tiger, and chooses a pony

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1300 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, did you see Moti? He actually rode a horse he'd never even sat on!

1. Yeah, he tried every horse before choosing one — score 2
2. Yeah, he just grabbed it and yelled, "This will do!" — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. Nah, he asked the king first and waited politely — score 3
4. Yeah, he jumped up, shouted for the grooms, and then galloped off with the king's best horse under him — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1290, line 7: «What: the giant has carried off the wife and horses, and he is hiding his soul outside his own body.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «giant» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, so the Afghans wanted their horse back? Sus, mate!

1. Yeah, they claimed the horse, swore Moti had stolen it, and then asked the court for a second riddle to settle the matter — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. Nah, they never wanted it back, they only wanted Moti's silver and the pony he had chosen from the king's stable — score -1
3. Yeah, they said it was theirs and went crying to the king — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nah, they just shrugged and walked off to the bazaar — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 664, line 11: «The thieves tried to ford the stream with "a fine horse they had stolen," and the stream "swept them all away."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «steal» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «fine horse» (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Dude, the king's riddle was mad hard, right?

1. Totally hard, the answer was a stone, obviously — no support
2. Not really, Moti spotted the cloth, smelled the fruit, thought about the season, and then guessed a pomegranate right away — score 3
3. It was mega hard, the king had hidden a peach, a melon and a jewel, and nobody could have guessed them all — score 4
4. Not really, Moti guessed it was a pomegranate, sorted! — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1300, line 4: «Moti guesses the king's riddle: a pomegranate, which the king had locked in his box.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «guess» (+3); the same doer «moti» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, why did Moti reckon the thing wasn't a stone?

1. Cos the box rattled when he shook it, so no stone — score 3
2. Cos the box made no sound when it was shaken, the cloth was spotless and fine, and the king would never hide a stone like that — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Cos the king wouldn't wrap a dirty stone in a clean cloth — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Cos a stone would have made the box too heavy for the king to carry out through the little door at the back — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1168, line 1: «Jack gets the crown and reigns long and well, but his proud sons hide the magic things in a damp cellar.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hide» (+3); the same doer «proud sons» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ha, Moti hit the tiger with his staff and it was well battered?

1. Yeah, it was half stunned and could barely stand up — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, it was bleeding, and then it fled — no support
3. Yeah, it was dead and lying in the grass — no support
4. Nah, he just shooed it away with his staff — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1300, line 14: «What Moti does: he beats the tiger with his staff, then ties the broken halter "round his neck".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «moti» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «tiger» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

So Moti dragged the tiger back to the serai, that's wild!

1. Yeah, he dragged it by its tail, mate — score 2
2. Yeah, he rode it back on the pony — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Nah, the king's grooms carried it on a litter — no support
4. Yeah, he tied it up by the head and heels, lol — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1300, line 5: «Moti beats a tiger that is eating his lost horse, drags it home, and later chooses a pony for the war.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «moti» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, the people in the serai freaked out when they woke up?

1. Nah, they were bored and went back to sleep quickly — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Totally, they were terrified of the tiger tied up there — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. Nah, they were used to tigers in that forest, so they just walked over calmly and offered Moti a meal — score 0
4. Yeah, they were thrilled and cheered loudly at him — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 615, line 2: «The wolves beg Akela to lead them again, but Bagheera says the Free People cannot go back.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «go back» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the king reward Moti or just give him a high-five?

1. Nope, he gave him a robe and sent him home — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. He raised his pay a hundredfold, so Moti was buzzing — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. He doubled his pay and said well done — score 4
4. He gave him a little bit of extra cash — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1229, line 14: «Why does the princess break the golden ring? She gives half to the prince and keeps the other half in her pocket.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+3); the same action «give» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Ngl, the king had a war on, so what did he do?

1. He called his army and went to war — no support
2. He hired the Afghans to fight for him — no support
3. He sent for Moti, who was super chill about it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. He sent for the Afghans and paid them — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1300, line 5: «Moti beats a tiger that is eating his lost horse, drags it home, and later chooses a pony for the war.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «moti» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

So when Moti picked a pony, the king was like, "Seriously?"

1. Yeah, and Moti said he wouldn't get hurt falling off it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Yeah, and the king said it was a sensible pick — score 1
3. Nah, the king just nodded and let him choose — score 1
4. Yeah, and Moti said he'd bet on it — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1300, line 18: «Why Moti picks a pony: a fall from a small beast will not hurt him as much as a fall from a big horse.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hurt» (+3); the same thing acted on «moti» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why'd he pick the tiny pony, though? Such a random choice!

1. Cos he had ridden ponies before and knew they were safe, so he could ride the whole day without a single fall — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Cos he thought the little pony would carry him all the way to the front, and he could ride it without much trouble at all — no support
3. Cos it looked calm and was the king's favourite — no support
4. Cos if he fell off it, he'd not hurt himself much — ✓ the right answer · 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 1300, line 1: «Moti picks the best-looking horse and asks the merchants if he may ride it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ride» (+3); the same thing acted on «horse» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, is Moti a fool or a genius in this bit?

1. Mostly a genius, he's always right, mate — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Bit of both, he's clever but also wild and lucky — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Neither really, he's just a regular bloke who got sent to the king and happened to get lucky a few times in a row — no support
4. He is a genius through and through, because he solved the riddle, beat the Afghans and tamed the tiger, all without any luck at all — 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 · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the reason the king gave for choosing the riddle as the means of settling the dispute between Moti and the Afghans?

1. The king chose a riddle because it was the custom of his court, and he believed clever answers were the only sure proof of an honest claim — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. The king was bored of the case — score 3
3. The king stated that the dispute had become so confusing that a riddle was the fairest way to decide the matter — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. The king said the Afghans had asked for it — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1228, line 6: «Who: a mermaid rises from the waves and says "give me your solemn word" to the king.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «solemn word» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the text, which account best describes the manner in which Moti arrived at his answer to the king's question concerning the object concealed within the box?

1. By consulting the Afghans, who had hidden the object and then named it for him — score -2
2. By reasoning from the wrapping, the scent and the season of fruits, and then naming a pomegranate — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. By refusing to answer until the Afghans admitted their theft, and then by naming the object after they confessed to hiding it in the box themselves — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. By waiting patiently for the king to hint at the answer, then by slowly searching the entire room for clues and eventually recalling a tale of his childhood — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1000, line 12: «Why: he hides behind a snuff-box so he can "peep at the little delicate lady."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same place «snuff box» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following correctly identifies the principal consequence, for the monarch, of the tiger episode that is recounted in the passage?

1. The king was angry that the tiger was killed and reduced Moti's pay — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. The king decided Moti was a fool, so he cut his pay in half and sent him away — score -1
3. The king was persuaded that Moti was the bravest of men, and he increased Moti's pay a hundredfold — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The king grew suspicious of Moti and had the tiger's body thrown into the river — 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 1293, line 9: «Why: the youngest prince puts "a big stone" in the basket, and the stone "was broken into little bits" when it falls.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following accurately states the reasoning by which Moti selected the pony from among the horses of the royal stable when the king called upon him to choose?

1. Moti reasoned that the pony was calmer than the great horses and would not throw him far if he fell — score 1
2. Moti judged that a fall from a small animal would be less likely to injure him seriously than a fall from a large horse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Moti thought the small pony would be faster on the road home — score 1
4. Moti concluded that the largest horse in the stable would carry him safest through the forest, so he picked it at once — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 1300, line 18: «Why Moti picks a pony: a fall from a small beast will not hurt him as much as a fall from a big horse.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hurt» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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