Indian Fairy Tales, The Prince and Katar, part 31: the prince proves he is the husband, then reveals he is the King's son

Tests: 6 of 13 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1847 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 wife buy his story right off?

1. Nah, she was like "no way, you're not my hubby" — ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. Yeah, she totally bought it right away, fam — score 3
3. Nah, she was like "no way, you're not my hubby, I'm calling my dad right now" — score -2
4. Nah, she straight up told him "you're not my hubby, go away" and then cried for hours — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1072, line 9: «fact: Mac an Da'v is angry about his own wife, who "has gone away with one" king, and he says it is "all because of you".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «go away» (+3); the same property (+2). The right option, 1, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, what sign did she use to pick him out?

1. The gold necklace she looped round his neck — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The gold necklace she looped round his neck and the ring on his hand too — no support
3. Her gold necklace, which she had slipped round the neck of the man in the garden, and a ring — no support
4. The silver chain she tied to his wrist — 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 3 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, where'd the thieves' brand mark go on them?

1. On their chests, hidden under shirts — no support
2. On their backs, under their coats — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. On their necks — score 0
4. On their legs, under their pants — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1755, line 7: «What: Mark sends him to the Serpent King to collect rent and ask about his twelve ships.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mark» (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, who were the six clowns who mocked him?

1. Six jokers — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. His six brothers-in-law — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Six cousins from the town — no support
4. Clowns — 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what did Katar tell him to do?

1. Go back to his dad's country — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Stay and wait for the king — no support
3. Go back to the old city — no support
4. Return quickly to his father's kingdom and tell him the whole story from the start — ← Mova's choice · score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1841, line 11: «His mother, Queen Lona, weeps, and her song tells him, "Go, reign king of all men, but keep Thy heart good and pure!"», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); a different action (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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, how many sepoys came along for the ride?

1. Few — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Some soldiers for the trip — score 2
3. Ten men — score 2
4. A great many, to guard them — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 607, line 3: «They find Kaa stretched on a warm ledge, proud of his new skin, and Baloo begs him to come along.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+4). Against it: the same action «come along» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-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 ✓

Ayy, what was in the camp on the plain?

1. Their horses, saddled where the river bends — no support
2. Their tents, pitched where he was left in a box — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Horses only — no support
4. Soldiers and carts near the old well site — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1847, line 8: «Where: the princess is in her father's palace, and the travellers pitch tents on a plain near the prince's country.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pitch» (+3); the same thing acted on «tents» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, who did the King think came to make war?

1. Bandits — no support
2. A rebel from the hills — no support
3. A thief — score 0
4. A great king with a huge army — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1831, line 9: «Why: the prince orders the dungeon because he believes Gangazara is the murderer, and he "turned his face away from the supposed murderer".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «prince» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Bro, who forgot to invite the gardener's daughter?

1. Nobody, nobody thought of her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nobody at the palace, not even the servants, thought of her when the letters went out — no support
3. Her sisters forgot her name — no support
4. Nobody, nobody thought of her because she lived quietly at the edge of the garden — 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 ✗

Lol, what did the King spot on the prince's face?

1. A mole — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. A moon mark on his palm — score 7
3. A moon on his forehead — ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. A scar — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1797, line 5: «His family is furious, but the girl's mother comes to her in a dream, and she says yes to the wedding.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «dream» (+5); the same doer «mother» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what was the big reveal at the end?

1. I am your son, the baby from the box, and the gardener's daughter who fed me is my mother — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. I am your son, and the gardener's daughter is my mother, whom you once cast out of the palace — score 2
3. I'm your boy, and that lady's my mother — no support
4. "I am your son," and the gardener's daughter is my mother — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1813, line 5: «At the end of the world the prince forgets the princess, but her sisters come as three doves, and a ring, a collar and a feather bring his memory back.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «princess» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «prince» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, why did the wicked wives get mad?

1. He laughed and kissed the gardener's girl — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. He ignored them and bowed low to the gardener's daughter in front of the whole court — score 0
3. He ignored them and bowed to the gardener's daughter — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. He ignored them completely and bowed to the gardener's daughter, calling her his mother before everyone — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 895, line 3: «The Viking's wife kisses the frog-child on the forehead, the frog-skin falls off, and Helga flies away as a swan.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «kiss» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «frog child» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, the coat thing, did the King see it himself?

1. Yeah, he saw the red-hot pice mark — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. No, he only heard the story later — score -6
3. No, he didn't — no support
4. Yes, but only after the trial — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1832, line 11: «fact: The brothers met and "flew into each other's arms", and Gangazara "died of joy".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Pursuant to the prince's claim, by what token did the princess establish his identity?

1. By the necklace, ring and handkerchief presented in evidence — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. By the letter sealed by the court — no support
3. By the necklace, ring and handkerchief presented in evidence, along with the testimony of every servant in the palace — no support
4. By the sword, shield and royal seal presented before the council — 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 ✗

Subsequent to the court-house disclosure, what public consequence befell the six princes?

1. Public shame when their coats were removed — ✓ the right answer · score -4
2. They were exiled — score -4
3. They lost their titles and all their land — ← Mova's choice · score -3
4. They were fined heavy gold coins — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -3, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1760, line 5: «The old woman sets him three days of work with her mare and foal, and he falls asleep and loses the mare, so he asks the fish for help.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «prince» (-3). The right option, 1, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which person was omitted from the invitation to the grand feast, and for what reason?

1. The gardener's daughter, because the prince was angry with her and had forgotten all about her — no support
2. The gardener's daughter, because no one had thought of her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3
3. The gardener's daughter, because no one had thought of her when the list of guests was written out — score -4
4. The gardener's cousin, because the letter was lost in the post — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -3, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1471, line 21: «Old word: "confounded" means so puzzled and confused that a person cannot think of what to say.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «person» (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

What declaration did the prince make to the King at the close of the narrative?

1. That he was the King's son, the baby once left in a box, and the gardener's daughter was his mother — score 0
2. That he was the King's son and the gardener's daughter was his mother — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. That he was a prince from a far kingdom and she was his mother — score 0
4. That he was the King's son and had come back to reclaim the throne, and the gardener's daughter was his mother — 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 1845, line 6: «Who: Suri is the one who makes the plan, and she goes to the horse "when it was midnight".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «one» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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