Indian Fairy Tales, The Demon with the Matted Hair, part 1: the prince meets the Demon in the forest

Tests: 3 of 15 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 19 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1850 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 ✗

bro so the guest asked if the field was "eaten", like what does that even mean

1. he wanted to know if the owner was rich — score 1
2. he wanted to find out whether the owner of the field was heavily in debt to the moneylender in town — score 3
3. he wanted to know if the owner was in debt — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. he thought the farmer's cows had eaten the whole field and wanted to see the damage for himself — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1850, line 8: «The guest's words about the field, "whether it was eaten or not," mean that if the owner is in debt, the crop must go to his creditors, the people he owes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «eat» (+3); the same thing acted on «field» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

yaar why'd he call the city a cemetery, lowkey so sus

1. the city folks ignored him, graveyard folks fed him — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. bc the city was full of greedy people while the cemetery crowd gave him tea, chapatis and a warm place to sleep — no support
3. nobody in the city fed him but the cemetery folks did — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. cause the city people kicked him out and the cemetery folks were the only ones who shared food with him — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, which thing did the guest want the farmer to fetch with the clasp knife

1. two strong walking sticks and a bag of grain to help him get across the stream — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. two sticks to help him walk — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. a long sturdy stick carved from the old fig tree so he could lean on it as he walked home — score 1
4. two sticks to make a fire — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 650, line 15: «Old word: agriculture means farming, so the rubies were used to help farmers grow crops.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «help» (+3); the same thing acted on «farmers» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

arre the girl sent a gift, what was in the basket fr

1. ghee, twelve puris and curd — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. twelve chapatis and some dal — no support
3. ghee, twelve chapatis and milk — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. ghee, twelve chapatis, a jar of fresh milk, salt and a bundle of herbs for the young man — 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 ✗

so the kid who took food from the basket, who was he

1. the cook — no support
2. the gardener — no support
3. the farmer's youngest boy — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. the servant's little son — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1292, line 1: «The youngest prince is lowered down a well in a basket, and he comes out in the land of Tir-na-n-Oge.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «youngest prince» (+3); the same property (+2). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh what did the guest's reply mean about the year

1. there were only eleven months in the year, because he had counted the seasons himself on the road — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. the year had thirteen months — no support
3. there were only eleven months — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. twelve months — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1850, line 11: «The girl's message is "O friend, the moon is full; twelve months make a year, and the sea is overflowing with water," and the guest answers with a message that…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

why'd the servant get punished, like it wasn't even his fault

1. he repeated the words and got the theft busted — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he repeated the girl's words in front of everyone at the table, which busted the theft wide open — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. he spoke the message aloud at dinner — no support
4. he boasted about it to his friends — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1475, line 14: «Old word: a "waiting-maid" is a servant who looks after a lady, dresses her and goes with her on a journey.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo what did the laughing fish supposedly mean

1. it meant the king's own brother was hiring spies to watch the gates and kill the vizier's family — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. a courtier in the palace had secretly vowed to poison the king at the next royal feast — no support
3. someone in the palace was plotting the king — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. someone in court plotted the king's death — 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 984, line 10: «The Lapland woman has "no paper", so she writes her few words on a dried stock-fish.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «few words» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «woman» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol the vizier's son hurried home, why tho

1. to save his dad from a dumb unfair death — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. to save his dad from an unfair death that the king had decided on after a false rumour spread — no support
3. because he had to rescue his father from a cruel execution that would happen at dawn in the square — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. to warn his mother of a wicked plot — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1646, line 14: «The king and queen knew the young man "for the eldest son, who had long ago been enchanted by a giant."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «young man» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «king» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

so the pit test, what happened with the maids, be real

1. the maids all failed except one, who jumped over and then the vizier discovered that she was hiding a beard under her hair — score 1
2. one jumped and turned out to be a man — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. one maid jumped the pit easily, and when her veil was lifted she was revealed to be a young man — no support
4. one maid refused and was a man — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1833, line 2: «explain: The maid Jihva overhears him scolding his own tongue, thinks he is a wise wizard, and confesses where the gold is buried.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «wise wizard» (+3). Against it: the same doer «maid» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

ngl the Teacher told that story where, which place

1. Jetavana — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Home — no support
3. Benares — no support
4. Here — 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 ✓

who was the prince's dad in that Demon story, which city's king

1. Benares — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. King Brahmadatta of Benares, a wise ruler of the north — no support
3. Savatthi — no support
4. Takkasila — 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 ✗

how many weapons did they name the kid after, and what were they

1. five: dagger, spear, bow, club, shield — score 3
2. five: sword, spear, bow, battle-axe, shield, mace and a long throwing stick for the forest — score 3
3. they named him after five weapons, which were the sword, spear, bow, battle-axe, shield, and a spiked club — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. five: sword, spear, bow, battle-axe and shield — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1850, line 5: «At Jetavana the Teacher tells of a prince named for the Five Weapons, who sets out from Takkasila towards Benares and walks boldly into a forest where a terrib…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «name» (+3); the number the lesson gave for it (+3). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro how did the demon deal with the 50 arrows

1. snapped them off and tossed them — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he broke them and threw them — no support
3. he tried to bite the arrows in two, then spat the pieces out and threw them away into the grass — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. he snapped the arrows off with his fingers and flung the broken shafts down onto the ground — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 148, line 9: «Why: the Lion runs off after "the sting of the arrow", and the Ass dies because "he refused to help" is what the Mule did, so the Mule ends up carrying the loa…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sting» (+3); the same thing acted on «arrow» (+3). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (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 15 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok last one, how'd the prince feel walking into that forest

1. very calm — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. brave like a tiger — no support
3. calm as a sleeping lion — no support
4. fearless as a maned lion — ✓ 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Upon what grounds did the farmer's guest enquire whether the field had been consumed?

1. Since he wanted to learn if the tenant was poor — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. To check the crops — no support
3. Because he wished to ascertain whether the owner was indebted — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. Because he wished to know if the owner was rich — 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 1688, line 8: «Why: the maiden says "Only the birds who fly; a man, never", so the Hunter promises to take her to the stones.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «maiden» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

To what purpose did the young man's messenger convey the consignment of ghee and chapatis?

1. For the purpose of delivering a gift and a riddling message — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. With the purpose of bringing sustenance to the traveller and his companions while they waited for a reply from the palace — no support
3. For the purpose of delivering a gift of food and a riddling message meant to test the young man's wit before the wedding — no support
4. For the purpose of carrying a present and a hidden warning — 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 ✗

By what means was the theft of food discovered within the household?

1. By the servant's careless repetition of the message word for word, which exposed him before the whole household — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. By the maids repeating the stolen message aloud — no support
3. By the servant's repetition of the message word for word — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Through the servant's repetition of the girl's message exactly as it was given, which led the master to suspect him at once — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 196, line 20: «Old word: a "purveyor" was a person who supplied food to a household; today the word is rarely used.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «person» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-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 · wrong ✗

What was the outcome of the vizier's son's journey to the farmer's household?

1. He married the farmer's girl and left for court — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. He married the maid and returned to the palace — score 3
3. He married her — score 3
4. He married the farmer's daughter and returned to save his father — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1477, line 5: «A King's son finds the kind girl crying in the forest and marries her, then a second tale begins with a white rabbit and the Fairy Truth.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «marry» (+3); the same thing acted on «girl» (+3). Against it: the same doer «son» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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