Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 23: Sindbad escapes the diamond valley on an eagle's meat and sails home with the merchants.

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 183 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, how did sindbad even get out of the snake valley?

1. on an eagle — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. he tied himself to a giant bird — score 3
3. he clung to an eagle's leg with meat — score 5
4. he rode an eagle with meat on his back — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 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 183, line 17: «He binds the meat to his back with his turban and lies "upon my face" to wait for an eagle.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «sindbad» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruv, why did the merchants chuck meat down the cliffs?

1. so the eagles would fight them — score 4
2. to make the eagles fly down, grab the meat, and bring the diamonds back up — ← Mova's choice · score 10
3. to get the eagles to grab diamonds — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. to make the snakes come out — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 10, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 183, line 4: «An eagle grabs the meat and carries him to its nest, where the merchants scare it away.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «grab» (+5); the same thing acted on «meat» (+3); the same doer «eagle» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, what did the roc do to that snake?

1. it swooped down and killed the snake with its huge wings — ← Mova's choice · score 10
2. crushed it under its claws — score -1
3. tore it apart with claws — score -1
4. smashed it with its beak — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 10, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 183, line 7: «The roc kills a huge snake with "a few blows from its powerful beak" and flies off with it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «huge snake» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «kill» (+1); the same doer «roc» (+1). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, where did sindbad hide at night?

1. a hole — no support
2. a tree — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. a little cave — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. a rocky shelf — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 178, line 3: «He washes up on an island, hides in a tree, and watches a ship land ten slaves who dig up a trapdoor.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same place «tree» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different action (counts against) (-4). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol what did sindbad tie to his belt?

1. his belt — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. a sack of gold coins — no support
3. a bag of spices and silk — score 4
4. a wallet full of diamonds — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 183, line 16: «Sindbad hides his largest diamonds in a "leathern wallet" tied to his belt.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tie» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

so the ground was covered in what, mate?

1. diamonds, loads of them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. bones — no support
3. snakes and dry bones — no support
4. sand and rocky shards — 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, what was the rhino fighting?

1. a huge bull elephant from the forest — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a crocodile — no support
3. an elephant — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a leopard — 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 · ★ · right ✓

bro, what happens to a camphor tree when they tap it?

1. it bleeds white sap — score 3
2. the sap hardens into a clear gum that drips to the ground — no support
3. its leaves fall off — no support
4. it withers up and dies — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 126, line 9: «The mother sends her children into the wood to pick up sticks, where they find a big tree that has been felled and lies on the ground.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «big tree» (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, where did sindbad go after that island?

1. Oman — no support
2. Balsora — ← Mova's choice · score 9
3. Ind — no support
4. Rohat — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 181, line 13: «He sailed from Balsora in a ship fitted out with a company of merchants, and their course lay towards the East Indies.», 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 (+4); the same place «balsora» (+3); the same doer «sindbad» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

bruv, what did sindbad do with his money in bagdad?

1. gave it to the poor — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. he saved it — no support
3. bought a boat — no support
4. built a grand palace — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 182, line 4: «Sindbad gives the porter a purse, gets bored with home, and sails away on a second voyage.», 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 (+2); the same action «give» (+1); the same doer «sindbad» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, what happens to the porter?

1. he is carried away by an eagle the next morning — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he sells the diamonds — no support
3. he comes back next day — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he goes home to sleep — 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 ✓

lol how many sequins did sindbad give hindbad?

1. a hundred — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a thousand — no support
3. five — no support
4. two hundred — 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, how did the merchants feel when they found him?

1. they were shocked and upset — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. they were amazed and mad — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. scared — no support
4. happy — 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 the protagonist effect his egress from the valley?

1. By affixing himself to flesh borne aloft by an eagle — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. By fastening himself to a large piece of meat that an eagle carried high above the cliffs — no support
3. By fastening himself to meat carried by a flying bird — no support
4. By clinging to a bird that flew with meat tied on — 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 · wrong ✗

Which object did the protagonist secure to his person as a store of valuable stones?

1. A heavy wallet hidden inside his robe and tied with cord to his waist — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A leathern wallet tied to his belt — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A bag of gold — no support
4. A silk purse fastened to his sash — 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did the merchants respond upon discovering the protagonist within the nest?

1. They reproached him, showing their annoyance — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. They laughed — no support
3. They scolded him — no support
4. They rebuked him, expressing their vexation — ✓ the right answer · 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 183, line 18: «The merchants are amazed and cross, but when Sindbad shows them his diamonds they admire him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «show» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What quantity of stones did the owner of the nest elect to retain for himself?

1. Only one, a small stone — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Two stones — no support
3. None — no support
4. One stone, not the largest — ✓ 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

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