Indian Fairy Tales, The Raja's Son and the Princess Labam, part 3: magic things carry the prince to the princess

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1819 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 the prince just leave the tigers or what?

1. He stayed a week — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. He stayed three days till the foot healed — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. He stayed three days for his foot — score 4
4. He remained three days until his foot mended — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1766, line 16: «The prince asks her to stay: "You must come with me and be my wife."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+3); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

bro, what's the deal with those four fakirs?

1. They were fighting over four magic things — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. They were quarrelling over one stolen horse — score 2
3. They were arguing about who owned the bowl — no support
4. They lost a horse — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1819, line 2: «There four fakirs are fighting over the four magic things their dead master left behind.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fight» (+5); the same doer «four fakirs» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol so the bed just flies you wherever?

1. Yes, say the place and it flies — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Yep, you tell it where and it goes — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Yep, just name the place, it goes — score 1
4. Sure, why not — no support

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 589, line 7: «The old man says "I don't wanter tell you no stories," so he is not sulking for no reason; he thinks the tale is muddled.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+5). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, why'd the old lady say no?

1. The king is strict — no support
2. The king doesn't allow foreigners to rest here — ← Mova's choice · score -4
3. Her king forbids all strangers to sleep here — score -5
4. The king banned strangers from sleeping there — ✓ the right answer · score -5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score -4, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1811, line 2: «The ogre's wife wants revenge, so Halfman lowers a rope, tells her to tie it tight, and lets her drop, so she breaks her neck.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «let» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored -5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

was the bag actually legit though?

1. Yeah, it gave dinner on gold plates and then vanished into the wall afterwards — score 7
2. Yeah, it served meals on silver dishes — score 1
3. Yeah, it gave dinner on gold plates — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Yep, it made food on silver — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1819, line 11: «The bag gives him "a delicious dinner, served up on two gold plates."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+5); the same doer «bag» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

why no lamps in the town, fam?

1. The princess glows so everyone can see — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. The princess lights the whole town — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Her light lets folks see at night — no support
4. The princess glows so everyone can see, so lamps would be pointless and dangerous — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1819, line 13: «No one lights lamps, because the princess shines so brightly from her roof that the people can see to work.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «light» (+5); the same doer «one» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did the princess not notice the betel leaf?

1. She was deeply asleep — score -1
2. She was out — score -2
3. She had been drugged — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. She was fast asleep — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 2, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1807, line 1: «The old woman finds dead flowers in her son's hand, so the princess must be a girl after all, and she checks the sleeping princess, who still clutches withered…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «girl» (+2). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the shawl was a gift from the prince?

1. Yes, he draped it over her as she dozed — no support
2. Yep, he dropped it on her while she slept — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yep, he dropped it on her while she slept, then hid behind the curtain to watch her wake — no support
4. Yep, he dropped it on her while she slept, and the servants later found it folded on the floor — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 877, line 5: «She dives into the sea, finds the prince sinking, holds his head above the waves, and at dawn sees land ahead.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+5); the same doer «storm» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

sus, did the mom buy the Khuda story?

1. She totally agreed with her daughter, though she later wondered who had given the shawl — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She totally agreed with her daughter and sent a servant to thank the prince — no support
3. She totally agreed with her daughter — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. She accepted the Khuda explanation — 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 · ★ · right ✓

the ring made her jump, right?

1. She woke up scared when he touched her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She was scared — no support
3. No, she laughed — no support
4. She jumped awake at his touch, afraid — 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

who told him her name anyway?

1. A parrot named Hiraman in the jungle — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A talking parrot called Hiraman, far away — no support
3. Her nurse — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. A bird called Hiraman nearby — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1714, line 4: «Next day Iwanich tells his father a wasp story, then slips away with gold and the fastest horse while the King feasts.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same thing acted on «wasp story» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-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 ✗

bruh, does she say yes at the end?

1. No, never — no support
2. She says she'll marry him — score 0
3. She'll tell them she wants him — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. She'll say she wants to marry him — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 733, line 5: «His wife Ilsabill keeps sending him back to the fish for something better, from a cottage to a stone castle, and at the end she wants to be king.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+5); the same doer «wife» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the prince is a total legend or nah?

1. He's a legend, with magic and smooth moves, and also a great rider of horses — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He's a legend with magic and smooth moves — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He's a hero with magic and bold manners — no support
4. He's a legend with magic and smooth moves, but also a bit of a liar and show-off — 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 ✗

State the number of magic objects bequeathed by the deceased teacher of the four fakirs.

1. Seven magical objects in total — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Three — no support
3. Four — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Seven — 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 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the property of the stone bowl as described in the narrative.

1. It supplied water in the quantity desired and never ran dry or grew cold — score 7
2. It furnished water in whatever amount wished — score 7
3. It produced water as requested — no support
4. It supplied water in the quantity desired — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1509, line 14: «The carbuncle is a red jewel that "had the property of rendering people invisible if they were in danger."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «render» (+5); the same doer «property» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Specify the prohibition imposed by the monarch upon visitors from foreign territories.

1. Lodging within his realm was forbidden — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Residence within his kingdom was prohibited — no support
3. Lodging within his realm was forbidden to all foreign-born travellers and merchants alike — no support
4. Lodging within his realm was forbidden, under penalty of imprisonment for any host — 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 4 · formal language · right ✓

Describe the manner in which the princess conducted herself by night, as recorded in the account.

1. She sat upon the roof of her palace — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. She sat outside — score 7
3. She stood upon her palace roof — score 7
4. She sat atop the balcony of her palace — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1809, line 3: «A sudden icy rain freezes the mares in place, yet the princess sits down cheerfully and milks them as if she always had.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sit down» (+5); the same doer «princess» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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