Arabian Nights, Sindbad the Sailor, part 29: Sindbad floats out of a dark underground river and is welcomed in Serendib

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 189 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 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, how did Sindbad stop himself getting squished in that dark tunnel?

1. He lay flat on his bales — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. He held onto the rope — score 6
3. He hid below — score 6
4. He ducked down — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 189, line 2: «For days he lies flat, nearly crushed by the rocky roof, and eats as little as he can until his food runs out.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lie» (+4); the same doer «sindbad» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same property (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, why was he chillin' on that raft with no grub left?

1. He only ate what kept him alive — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He ate a little bread each day, but he gave the rest of the food to the crew — no support
3. He saved it for later meals — no support
4. He ate the fish he caught — 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 ✓

Wicked, who was the first bloke to talk to him when he woke?

1. The native who knew Arabic — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A guard — no support
3. The boy who swam to him — no support
4. The king — 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the king of Serendib, like, want all his jewels?

1. Nah, he wanted to add to them, not keep them for himself, and he gave gifts — ← Mova's choice · score 10
2. Nah, he wanted to add to them — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Yeah, he wanted all the jewels for his own treasury in the royal palace — score 0
4. Yeah, he wanted them all — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 10, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 186, line 11: «The reward: the king gives "large gifts", and the officers' presents make him "very wealthy and quite an important person".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+5); the same doer «king» (+3); the same thing acted on «large gifts» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dead funny, what name did Sindbad tell the king?

1. Abdullah the Sailor — score 5
2. He told the king he was Sindbad the Sailor from Baghdad — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Sinbad the Merchant — no support
4. Sindbad the Sailor — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 189, line 6: «Who: Sindbad, a sailor who tells the king, "I am Sindbad," and says men call him "the Sailor."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «king» (+5); the same action «tell» (+4). Against it: the same doer «sailor» (-2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Innit true the king wanted the story written in gold?

1. Yeah, written in red — no support
2. Yeah, in silver letters — no support
3. Yeah, letters of gold — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Nah, he wanted the tale carved in stone on the temple walls of the city — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 152, line 1: «A Lion falls head over heels for a cottager's daughter and wants to marry her.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «want» (+3); the same doer «lion» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Where's that mountain Adam got kicked out to, do you reckon?

1. The big mountain on Serendib, where Adam was sent after leaving Paradise — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The mountain near Baghdad — no support
3. The tall peak on Serendib — no support
4. The big mountain on Serendib — ✓ 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the Caliph well impressed with the gifts, or what?

1. He wanted to know the king's age — no support
2. He asked if the prince was rich — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He did not care — no support
4. He sent the prince a gift back — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 174, line 20: «Old word: a "talisman" is a magic object that holds power, and a "hatchet" is a small axe, not a hammer.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «small axe» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Sick, what colour was the king's letter, though?

1. Blue ink on yellowish skin — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Written in gold and silver letters on a long roll of red silk cloth — score 2
3. Gold ink on red cloth — no support
4. Blue on white parchment — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 189, line 19: «The king's letter is written in blue characters on "a rare and precious skin of yellowish colour."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «letter» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mad, how big was that ruby vase, roughly?

1. About six feet high — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Around eight inches tall — no support
3. About six inches high and set on a golden base with rubies all around — no support
4. About six inches high — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 189, line 20: «The gifts include a ruby vase "six inches high," large pearls, and a snake skin with scales "as large as a sequin."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «ruby vase» (+2). Against it: the same property (-1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

What's that giant snake skin meant to do for sleepers, bro?

1. Keeps them from getting sick and makes their dreams sweet all night — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Makes the sleepers strong, healthy, and safe from the spirits of the sea — no support
3. Protects sleepers from harm — no support
4. Keeps them from getting sick — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

Does the story say they landed in Balsora, or nah?

1. Yeah, they landed at Balsora — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, they landed at Baghdad — no support
3. Yeah, they landed at Serendib — no support
4. Yeah, they landed at Balsora after a long and dangerous voyage across the sea — 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 ✗

Bro, what did Sindbad do when he first met the king?

1. He threw himself on the floor and begged the king to spare his life — score 4
2. He shook the king's hand firmly — no support
3. He kissed the ground at the king's feet and then rose to greet him — ← Mova's choice · score 9
4. He kissed the ground at his feet — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 182, line 15: «WHERE: He climbs "a tall tree" to look for a way out and sees the white object on land.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «sindbad» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2); the same action «climb» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which phrase shows that the king of Serendib refused Sindbad's riches?

1. "Take your riches back to Baghdad now" — score 0
2. "Keep your riches" — no support
3. "Heaven forbid that I should covet your riches" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. "I will gladly accept all your great treasure" — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 189, line 16: «The king refuses to take his riches: "Heaven forbid that I should covet your riches."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «forbid» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «heaven» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What feature of the island's climate is described in the text?

1. The seasons change every month — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The days and nights are of equal length — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The rain falls in every season — no support
4. The days and nights are of equal length all year round because of its position — 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 · right ✓

To whom is the king's letter addressed, and in what characters is it written?

1. The Caliph, in gold letters — no support
2. The Caliph, in blue characters — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. The king, in blue characters — score 6
4. The Prince of Serendib, in blue characters written on a long roll of silk — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 173, line 7: «What: he loved "writing Arabic characters" best, and his skill was known "as far as India itself".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «arabic characters» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What did the Caliph enquire of Sindbad concerning the Prince of Serendib?

1. Whether he was as rich and powerful as claimed, and whether his army was large — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Whether he was as rich and powerful as claimed — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Whether he was as famous as the rumours said — no support
4. Whether he was as rich as rumoured — 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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