Book of Dragons, Prince Tiresome, part 2: the dragon eats the hunt, then bursts out of a sealed bottle

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 655 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 ✗

Oi, why was the Prince such a total wally, innit?

1. He nicked Elfin's reward, mate — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He broke his promise to Elfin and then threatened to chop his head off, bruv — no support
3. He broke his promise to Elfin, bruv — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He lied to the pig man, bruv — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, did the hippos get proper munched, or just nicked?

1. They got gobbled up by the dragon in one bite each, like it was nothing, mate — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They got gobbled up whole by the dragon, sat by the river, bones and all, innit — no support
3. They got gobbled up by the dragon — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. They got nicked by the hunters — 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 ✓

Bruv, what's Elfin's deal with the pigs, like?

1. He is the pig keeper with five and seventy pigs, and he's dead proud of every one, mate — score 6
2. He is the pig keeper who looks after five and seventy pigs, plus a dog and a couple of goats — score 3
3. He is the pig keeper with five and seventy pigs — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. He looks after the pigs on the big farm — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 655, line 11: «Elfin is a ragged pig keeper with "long, yellow hair," and his pigs are "five and seventy fine black" ones.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same doer «elfin» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the Prince dead scared or dead brave in that tree?

1. He hid then had a nap — score 4
2. He was scared and hid in a tree and then dozed off, mate, proper scared lad — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. He ran and hid in a tree — score 7
4. He hid and fell asleep, mate — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 655, line 3: «The Prince hides in a hollow tree, drinks from his bottle, and falls asleep without a tear.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «hollow tree» (+4); the same action «hide» (+2); the same doer «prince» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Did the junior secretary believe in dragons, or was he well sceptical?

1. He was sceptical — no support
2. He thought they were real — score 3
3. He did not believe in them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. He believed in them fully — score 2

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 655, line 17: «The junior secretary does not believe in dragons, so he lets his friends play games in the Treasury.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «believe» (+2); the same doer «junior secretary» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the secretaries do all night, like, while they were on the job?

1. They drank wine and played cards together — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. They played hide-and-seek and marbles — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. They gambled — no support
4. They played cards and dice — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 655, line 17: «The junior secretary does not believe in dragons, so he lets his friends play games in the Treasury.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «games» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, what happens when the dragon gets outta the bottle?

1. He flies off — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. He starts eating the gold and gems — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. He starts biting the big guards — score 4
4. He eats gold — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. 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 655, line 2: «The dragon ambushes the hippopotamus pack and gobbles every one of them up.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «dragon» (+4). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why'd the Prince nick Elfin's reward, though?

1. He never meant to keep his word from the very start, because he thought a pig keeper meant nothing — no support
2. He never meant to keep his word, and he thought Elfin was too poor to complain about it — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. He forgot about the promise — no support
4. He never meant to keep his word — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 655, line 14: «When Elfin asks for his reward, the Prince lies: "I never said a word about courtings or kingdoms."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «elfin» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Was the Treasury a dead strong building, or what?

1. It was made of solid copper — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It was made of solid copper and had iron doors and walls thick enough to stop any beast — no support
3. Made of wood — no support
4. It was made of thick brick — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Oi, did the dragon get tiny after dark, like, or stay massive?

1. He stayed as big as a house — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He shrank to the size of a finger — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He shrank to the size of a finger and hid himself in the roots of the old oak tree — no support
4. He grew to the size of a horse — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, what did the Prince do with his silver bottle after the hunt?

1. He drank from it in the hollow tree — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. He filled it with fresh river water, drank from it in the hollow tree, and then carried it home — score 4
3. He drank from it in the hollow tree and then tossed it aside before the dragon could see it — score 4
4. He put it under his pillow and slept — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 655, line 10: «The Prince hides in a hollow tree and then "went to sleep" instead of mourning his pets.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, why'd the bottle swell up in the Treasury?

1. The dragon inside grew bigger and hotter, until the bottle could no longer hold him at all — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The gold inside was too heavy — no support
3. It was too full — no support
4. The dragon inside grew bigger and hotter — ✓ 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 · right ✓

Which of the following best describes the Prince's conduct towards Elfin upon the completion of the bargain?

1. He repudiated his promise and threatened Elfin with decapitation, then dismissed the servant from the palace altogether — score 6
2. He rejected his pledge and menaced Elfin with beheading — no support
3. He repudiated his solemn promise entirely and threatened Elfin with decapitation before the whole court — score 6
4. He repudiated his promise and threatened Elfin with decapitation — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 655, line 14: «When Elfin asks for his reward, the Prince lies: "I never said a word about courtings or kingdoms."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «elfin» (+2); the same thing acted on «word» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following accurately identifies the reason the Prince's Parliament did not express anger at him?

1. They feared the consequences of displeasing the Prince — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. They supported the Prince in his decision — no support
3. They were content with the outcome of the hunt — no support
4. They were afraid — 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 ✗

Which of the following describes the condition of the dragon when it was first discovered beneath the tree?

1. It had shrunk — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It had shrunk to approximately the length of a finger — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It had grown to the size of a bull — no support
4. It was very small — 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following correctly states the outcome when the sealed bottle was ruptured within the Treasury?

1. The dragon emerged from the ruptured bottle and began consuming the gold and gems of the entire Treasury at once — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. The dragon emerged and began consuming the gold and gems, while the junior secretary fainted in terror on the floor — score -1
3. The dragon escaped and started to swallow the king's coins — no support
4. The dragon emerged and began consuming the gold and gems — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 4, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 655, line 15: «They trap the dragon in the "silver hunting bottle" and the Prime Minister seals it with Solomon's seal.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «hunting bottle» (+3); the same thing acted on «dragon» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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