Arabian Nights, Princess Parizade, part 69: Prince Bahman turns to black stone on the mountain

Tests: 0 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 6 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 229 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 u see the dervish's moustache, it was bigger than my whole face fr

1. Bahman snipped it with his scissors so the dervish could finally speak clearly — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Bahman snipped it so he could talk — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. it was the prince who trimmed it — score 2
4. he cut it with scissors — score 3

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 229, line 3: «On the road he meets an old dervish, trims his huge moustache, and hears a warning about the mountain.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «bahman» (+2); the same thing acted on «huge moustache» (+2); the same action «trim» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl the knife thing is wild, what did the blade look like when he got turned to stone

1. it was all rust — no support
2. it turned black — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. it had blood on the tip — no support
4. covered in blood drops — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 229, line 5: «He turns to black stone, the knife shows blood, and Princess Parizade weeps, while Prince Perviz gets on with things.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «turn» (+3); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh the ball rolled so fast, how far did it go before it stopped

1. all the way to the foot of a huge snowy mountain past the desert — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. to the top of the hill — no support
3. to the foot of a mountain where the black stones stood in rows — no support
4. to the foot of a mountain — ✓ 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, that dervish was lowkey sus, what did he tell him not to do

1. touch the golden bird — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. never climb the steep mountain above the black stones — no support
3. ride to the king — no support
4. climb the mountain — ✓ 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the voices were yelling, what did some of them scream

1. run away — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. go away, you fool, now — no support
3. help us, come quick — no support
4. help, robbers, murderers — ✓ 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, who was the one who said he was too pretty for the bird

1. the king of the mountain — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. another voice on the mountain — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the prince's own brother — no support
4. a voice from the black stones on the lower slope — 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 ✗

bet, so why did Bahman run down the hill in the end

1. the stones began to move — no support
2. he heard the king calling — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. his knees shook and he panicked — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the voices scared him and he fled — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 229, line 3: «On the road he meets an old dervish, trims his huge moustache, and hears a warning about the mountain.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hear» (+3); the same doer «bahman» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, what did Parizade throw away when she got upset

1. the ball — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. her hat — no support
3. the magic knife — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. her silver comb — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

be honest, what was Perviz doing while the girls were crying

1. not wasting time on sad things and getting ready to ride off — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. trying to comfort the girls — no support
3. sitting quietly and thinking about how to climb the mountain — no support
4. not wasting time on sad stuff — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

mid ending, what happened to the prince's horse

1. it galloped back to Persia — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. it stayed at the base — no support
3. it turned into a black stone too — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. it fell asleep — 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 ✗

lol the prince said accidents only happen to unlucky people, what did he think about himself

1. he was not one of the unlucky ones — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. he thought he was too strong — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. he was sure he was not one of the unlucky ones who ever fail — score 4
4. he thought he was far too clever and careful to be one of the unlucky ones — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 225, line 11: «Why does the Sultan of Cashmere kill the Indian? The princess tells him the Indian is "an abominable magician," and the Sultan believes her.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «believe» (+3); the same doer «sultan» (+3). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

real talk, what does the dervish say the Talking Bird is in

1. a splendid cage high on the mountain top — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a gilded tower — no support
3. a splendid cage — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a magic cage made of gold and singing stones — 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 ✗

not gonna lie, what did the dervish say a black stone was

1. a prince who fell asleep — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a king who lost his crown — no support
3. a man who had failed the quest — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a cursed rock — 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 ✓

Identify the object which Prince Bahman entrusted to his sister as a sign of his survival.

1. a letter sealed with wax — no support
2. a sharp knife drawn from the belt he wore at his side — score -1
3. a dagger taken from his sash — no support
4. a knife drawn from his belt — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 89, line 4: «They draw all the other signs that day. The T is a family group, Tegumai holding hands with Taffy and Teshumai, drawn so often that it becomes a thin line with…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «draw» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the number of days during which Prince Bahman travelled before approaching the frontiers of Persia.

1. thirty nights — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. two weeks — no support
3. twenty days — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. ten days — 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 ✓

Specify the means by which the magic ball indicated the place where the prince was to ascend.

1. it rolled across the valley to the foot of a tall mountain — score 3
2. it rolled through the high grass — score 3
3. it rolled and bounced until it reached the foot of a great mountain near the sea — score 3
4. it rolled to the foot of a mountain — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 229, line 4: «The magic ball rolls to the mountain, and the prince climbs until the voices make him panic and run.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «magic ball» (+2); the same action «roll» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Determine the fate which befell Prince Bahman upon dismounting at the foot of the mountain.

1. he was slowly changed into a black stone by the mountain's ancient magic — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he sank into the ground slowly — no support
3. he was transformed into a black stone — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he was transformed into a black stone that could never move again — 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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