Arabian Nights, Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 86: Ahmed fetches the lions' water, then meets Schaibar, the Fairy's giant brother

Tests: 3 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1499 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 so the lions didnt eat him, right?

1. nah, he threw them mutton and they still followed him — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, he fed them meat — no support
3. nah, he threw them mutton and walked right past — no support
4. nah, he tossed them mutton — ✓ 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

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh is the sultan sus or nah?

1. yeah, he's smiling but secretly really jealous of him — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, he's super happy — no support
3. yeah, he's smiling at everyone but secretly jealous of ahmed — no support
4. yeah, he's lowkey jealous — ✓ the right answer · no support

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

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

how many lions were guarding the gate, fr?

1. three, no cap — score -1
2. like four lions, no cap, fr — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. five, for real — score -1
4. four, no cap — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1498, line 5: «Paribanou warns the Prince that the fountain is guarded by four lions, so the demand is full of wickedness.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the number the lesson gave for it (+3); the same action «guard» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); the same doer «four lions» (-3). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, what did the fairy hand him first?

1. a ball of string — score -1
2. a knife — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. a clew of thread — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. a bottle — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1330, line 7: «What: Bellah says "I will give you the knife to guard you against the enchantments of wizards," and she keeps the stick for herself.», 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 (+1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the lion walk ahead or nah?

1. yeah, it stayed by his side — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. yeah, it walked ahead of him and wagged its tail — score 2
3. yeah, head and tail, no harm — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, it walked ahead of him with its head and tail held low — score 2

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 1421, line 16: «WHAT: Each lion has "two heads, eight feet, and four rows of teeth," and skins as hard as turtle shells.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «lion» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

that magician lady, she knew everything already, right?

1. yeah, she knew before she came — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. yeah, she sensed it — no support
3. nah, she learned it later — score 2
4. yeah, she knew before she even came, that's wild — score 2

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 1495, line 5: «At the rocks Ahmed finds his arrow, enters a cave with an iron door, and meets a lady who knows his name.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «lady» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the new job the sultan gave him?

1. bring back a dragon — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. get a tiny dude with a huge beard — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. fetch some water — no support
4. find a giant with a tiny beard — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

so how long is the beard, like for real?

1. twenty feet, pretty long — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. ten feet, fr — score 1
3. like two feet — score 1
4. thirty feet, lowkey crazy — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1499, line 5: «The Sultan wants a tiny man with a very long beard and an iron bar, so Paribanou calls her brother Schaibar, and he arrives looking strange but kind.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's schaibar's deal, is he creepy?

1. hump back, but he's rude — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. hump back, but honestly he's kind and helpful too — no support
3. hump back, but he's kind — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. hump back, but he seems kind and helpful too — 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's he wearing on his head?

1. a fur bonnet, fine — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. a soldier's helmet, nice — score 0
3. a tall grenadier's cap with a golden tassel, lit — no support
4. a grenadier's cap, lit — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 765, line 16: «Old word: "kerchief" meant a square cloth worn on the head or neck; today we say scarf.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wear» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

did ahmed freak out when he saw him?

1. yeah, he jumped back quick — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, he freaked out and ran behind the fairy for a while — no support
3. nah, he stayed chill by the fairy — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, he freaked out and hid behind the lions for a while — 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

what did the fairy say when schaibar asked who he was?

1. "He is my husband, brother." — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. "He is my guest, brother." — score 0
3. "He is my husband, brother, so you should not be worried." — score 0
4. "He is my husband, brother, so don't worry about him." — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 1396, line 5: «The Fairy calls a thousand woodpeckers to peck his nose back to size, and he runs off to meet his father and finds the Cat with a bandaged paw.», 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 (+1). Against it: the same doer «fairy» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

why didn't she invite schaibar to the wedding?

1. she didn't want to mess up his mission — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. she didn't want him there — no support
3. she wanted him to finish first — no support
4. she didn't want him at the wedding, cause he'd cause trouble — 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 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

is schaibar nice to ahmed at the end?

1. yeah, he's totally into helping and gives ahmed a gift at the end — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, he's kinda shady still — no support
3. yeah, he's totally into helping — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, he's totally into helping and even gives him gifts at the end — 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 item did the Fairy Paribanou first present to Prince Ahmed at the outset of his errand?

1. a bottle — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. a sword — score 2
3. a golden ring for luck — score 2
4. a clew of thread — ✓ the right answer · 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 489, line 15: «The old man shows him "twelve maidens, each one more beautiful than the other."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); the same action «show» (+1). Against it: the same receiver «son» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the manner in which the lions conducted Prince Ahmed to the Sultan's palace?

1. they went in a gentle manner, but they growled and snapped at the guards and the Sultan — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. they went in a very gentle manner and showed no fierceness — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. they went in a gentle manner, but they growled and snapped at every guard along the way — score 1
4. they went quite roughly, showing much anger — 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 1452, line 2: «The King still won't give up his crown, so he sends all three sons on another quest, for muslin fine enough to pass through a needle's eye.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What quality did the Sultan display toward Prince Ahmed following the successful return of the healthful water?

1. outward gratitude paired with hidden envy at him — no support
2. outward demonstrations of joy accompanied by secret jealousy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. outward demonstrations of joy and thanks accompanied by secret jealousy and quiet plans against him — score -1
4. outward demonstrations of joy and gratitude accompanied by secret jealousy and plans against him — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 213, line 10: «What: The Sultan calls Aladdin a "False wretch!" and shows him from the window "the place where his palace had stood."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «sultan» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which physical description of Schaibar is provided in the text?

1. he was very much hump-backed, with a bent neck and a grenadier's cap — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he was very much hump-backed — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he was quite very thin — no support
4. he was very much hump-backed, with a bent neck and a long beard — 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

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