Persian Tales, The Princess Parizade, part 71: the brothers are freed and meet the Sultan

Tests: 6 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 231 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 ✓

Yo, what did Parizade splash on the black rocks?

1. water from the jug she carried up the mountain — no support
2. water from the jug — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. milk from the cup — score 7
4. dew from the leaves — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 231, line 7: «What: at each stone she sprinkles water, and "as the water touched it the stone instantly became a man."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sprinkle» (+6); the same doer «parizade» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, what was the bird before she got there?

1. a parrot under a curse — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a bird under a spell — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a sparrow — no support
4. a cursed hawk — 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 ✓

Lol, how many golden balls did the Sultan hand out?

1. four — no support
2. two — no support
3. nine — no support
4. three — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · 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 231, line 17: «The Sultan gives three little golden balls; their noise in falling will remind Bahman of his wishes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the number the lesson gave for it (+3); the same doer «sultan» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

No way, which beast did Bahman go after first?

1. a dog — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. a tiger — no support
3. a lion — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. an ox — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 151, line 16: «fact: Why the Rook is scared: men have "a way of saying one thing and meaning another", which has killed their friends.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «way» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «men» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Dude, what did the Sultan want them to bring back?

1. the sultan's letter — no support
2. their sister's advice — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. the sister's magic cage and her advice — score 7
4. their brother's return — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 228, line 9: «Why: the Sultan wants her punished cruelly, and he says anyone who refuses to obey will suffer the same punishment.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+6); the same doer «sultan» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what did the birds do in the garden?

1. sang softly — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. sang together in a chorus — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. played among the flowers — no support
4. sang in a loud choir — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 231, line 3: «In the garden the bird sings, the other birds join in, and the twig grows into a great tree in a few days.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «sing» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, why did the brothers go all red in the face?

1. they were angry — no support
2. they had lost the letter — no support
3. they were caught by the sultan — no support
4. they forgot the Sultan's question — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 231, line 16: «The brothers forget to ask their sister's advice, and they "looked at each other and blushed."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «brothers» (+3); the same action «forget» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fr, what state was the old dervish in?

1. asleep — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. frozen — no support
3. turned to stone — no support
4. dead — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · right ✓

Deadass, how high did the fountain shoot up?

1. twenty feet high — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. twenty feet high above the palace roof — score 4
3. forty feet tall — no support
4. a hundred feet high over the basin — 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 231, line 11: «The Golden Water is poured into "a great marble basin" and shoots up in "a fountain twenty feet high."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «shoot up» (+2). Against it: the same property (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, how did Parizade feel about the Sultan thing?

1. it made her quite uneasy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. it put her in a sticky spot — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. it put her in an awkward position with the sultan and brothers — no support
4. it left her feeling bored — 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 ✗

Bruh, why did the brothers not stay at the palace?

1. they wanted to stay with their father — score 2
2. they had no horses left — no support
3. they did not want to leave their sister — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. they did not want to leave their sister alone in the mountains — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 194, line 3: «An old woman leads him to a grand house, where the lady leaves him alone, and then a huge black slave cuts him and takes his gold.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «leave» (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, how long did the twig take to turn into a tree?

1. a few days — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. several months — score 5
3. about a week — score 5
4. one day — 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 231, line 10: «The bird tells her to plant a twig, which "will take root, and grow into a magnificent tree."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Okay, what did Parizade bring back besides the cage?

1. a bag of jewels and the flask of Golden Water — no support
2. the talking bird and the flask of Golden Water from the spring — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. the silver pitcher of wine — score 5
4. the flask of Golden Water — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 230, line 9: «Where: The bird is in a cage on the mountain, and the Golden Water is "not far distant" from it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «bird» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lowkey, what did the bird do when she asked where the stones were?

1. refused to speak — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. sang — no support
3. did not answer — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. flew off — 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 ✗

What object did the Princess Parizade employ to restore her brothers to human form?

1. a jug of sweet wine — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the magic ring of gold — no support
3. the pitcher of water from the Golden Spring — no support
4. the pitcher of water — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which quality did the Sultan of Persia express in regard to the two princes upon their meeting?

1. admiration for their courage and manners and their wealth — no support
2. esteem for their courage and manners — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. esteem for their courage, manners, and loyalty to their sister — no support
4. regret over their long journey — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 169, line 11: «Where: the King of the Black Isles said the Sultan's journey was "a whole year's journey from here," but it was enchanted.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «journey» (+6); the same doer «sultan» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

To what did Prince Bahman attribute the princes' refusal of the Sultan's invitation?

1. their hunger after the long hunt — no support
2. their obligation to consult their sister — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. their duty to ask the sultan's advice first and their fear of the jinn — no support
4. their wish to stay with the bear — no support

Why: It took the question to ask whom it is for. It chose option 2 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 226, line 11: «What: the prince whispers "Look at me, princess" and tells her he is the Prince of Persia who has come to set her free.», 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 (+3); the same doer «prince» (+2); the same receiver «princess» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the purpose of the golden balls which the Sultan presented to Prince Bahman?

1. to serve as a token of his favour and a reminder of the request — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. to serve as a reminder of his request — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. to serve as a reminder of his request to find the Golden Water — no support
4. to mark the start of a hunt — 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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