Russian Fairy Tales, The Seven Simons, part 7: the six brothers show their trades to the king, and he calls them to his counsellors

Tests: 7 of 14 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 667 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 seventh simon getting chucked in the dungeon lol

1. nah bro, he got made a royal guard cuz he admitted he was a master thief and the king loved him for it — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. nah, bro, he got sent home cuz he said his trade was carving — no support
3. yeah, bro, he got sent off to the king's ship lol — no support
4. nah, bro, he got locked up cuz he said his trade was stealing — ✓ the right answer · 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 103, line 10: «The father says, "Get out of my sight; I do not wish to see you again!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «father» (+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 2 · ★ · right ✓

wait so the king didnt kill him??

1. yeah, he beheaded him at dawn — no support
2. nah, he kept his royal word — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. nah, he fled the palace quick — no support
4. yeah, he did it — 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 441, line 8: «The mother says, "Keep it always by you, and never show it to anybody."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+2); the same thing acted on «doll» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey the first simon's pillar was insane

1. fr, it went up to the nearest stars — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. fr, it went up so high the sky split open and everyone in the kingdom gasped — no support
3. fr, it reached the lowest cloud — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. fr, it went up past the nearest stars and into the sun itself, bro — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 667, line 10: «The first Simon builds "a great white pillar" so high that it reaches "as high as the nearest stars."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «reach» (+2); the same doer «pillar» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

the fourth simon sank the boat and then pulled it back up??

1. yep, and he hauled up a huge fish too — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. yep, and he hauled up a big eel — score 1
3. yep, and he hauled up a huge fish and then the whole crew got a royal feast for it — score 6
4. yep, and then he hauled up the fish, the sea monster, and the king's crown too — score 6

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 667, line 12: «The fourth Simon pulls up a "gigantic fish from the depth of the ocean" for the royal table.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pull up» (+2); the same doer «fourth simon» (+2); the same thing acted on «gigantic fish» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

the sixth simon caught the eagle w a dish, how sus is that

1. nah, it was luck — no support
2. lowkey sus, he threw the dish and it bounced off the eagle's wing — no support
3. lowkey genius, he climbed the pillar and caught it on the way down — no support
4. lowkey genius, he ran and caught it before it hit the ground — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 667, line 14: «The sixth Simon catches the falling eagle "with a dish" before it touches the ground.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «eagle» (+2); the same thing acted on «ground» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the king wants simon 2 to climb the pillar??

1. nah, to shoot down the eagle with his bow — no support
2. yeah, to see and hear what's going on everywhere — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, to build a bigger pillar for him — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. nah, just to nap — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 667, line 10: «The first Simon builds "a great white pillar" so high that it reaches "as high as the nearest stars."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «build» (+2); the same thing acted on «great white pillar» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

bro the wonder ship had music on wires lol

1. for real, they played with fiddle bows — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. for real, bro, the music was played by the six Simons using golden fiddle bows from the king's treasury — no support
3. for real, they played with harp strings — no support
4. for real, they played with fiddle bows and the whole crew danced on the deck all night long — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 667, line 11: «The third Simon's ship has "wires for rigging," and musicians play music on them with "fiddle bows."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «play» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

the cross bow never misses huh

1. nah, the bolt misses what the eye sees — score 5
2. yep, the arrow hits whatever it touches — no support
3. yep, the bolt hits whatever the eye sees — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. nah, it misses a lot — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 667, line 13: «The fifth Simon's cross-bow never misses, and its bolt "hits whatever the eye sees."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+4); the same thing acted on «whatever» (+2); the same doer «eye» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the king say about the six guys

1. they're just kids — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. they're masters of their trades — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. they're all liars — no support
4. they're thieves, every one — 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 · ★ · right ✓

wait the seventh simon said he couldn't do a trade??

1. nah, he said stealing is his trade but he hides it and then the king stole it back from him — score 5
2. nah, he said stealing is his trade and he never hides it from anyone at all, lol — score 4
3. nah, he said carving is his trade so he hides it — score 4
4. nah, he said stealing is his trade but he hides it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 667, line 7: «What: the seventh Simon says his trade is "to steal, and to hide the smallest scrap of anything I have stolen."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «steal» (+4); the same doer «seventh simon» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

he said the king would reward him for the eagle

1. yeah if simon could fly, and he tried — no support
2. yeah if simon could shoot it, and he did — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. yeah, he got gold — score 4
4. nah, no reward — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 667, line 14: «The sixth Simon catches the falling eagle "with a dish" before it touches the ground.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «sixth simon» (+2); the same thing acted on «falling eagle» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the dungeon is a dark prison yeah

1. yep, bread and water and no light, and the guards are sometimes really mean to the prisoners — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yep, bread and wine and no beds — no support
3. yep, bread and water and no light — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yep, bread and water and no light, plus a big dark pit under the palace where they keep the monsters — 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 ✗

the king said come follow me to the town

1. nah, he wanted to test their swords — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. yeah, he wanted to see what they could do — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. nah, he left them — score 4
4. nope, they stayed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 667, line 9: «Why: the king is angry at first, but he keeps his promise because he gave "my royal word" to spare the thief.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+2); the same thing acted on «royal word» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro the first simon's family all have the same name lol

1. yep, they are all Simon, one father and two cousins — no support
2. nah, they have different names, one mother — no support
3. yep, they are all Simon, one father and one mother, who lived by the sea in a little hut — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. yep, they are all Simon, one father and one mother — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 317, line 3: «Peter zooms off ahead, forgets things, and once even forgets Wendy's name, so she has to say "I'm Wendy."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «peter» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). 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 of the six brothers is commanded to ascend the pillar in order to observe and report upon events?

1. The second Simon, who is bidden by the king to climb the pillar and see and hear, and report every event to the royal court at dawn each day. — score 3
2. The third Simon, who is bidden by the king to sail the wonder-ship across. — score -1
3. The seventh Simon, who is bidden by the king to climb the pillar in place of his brother, and to observe and report upon every event in the kingdom. — score 2
4. The second Simon, who is bidden by the king to climb the pillar and see and hear. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 667, line 5: «Then the king's counsellors have a new plan, and the king sends for the six brothers to hear it.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «hear» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the king determine the disposition of the seventh Simon following his confession?

1. He consigned him to a dark dungeon, honouring his royal word not to take his life. — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. He consigned him to a dark dungeon, honouring his royal word not to take his life, and set guards at every door so that no one could free him. — score 3
3. He released him to the court, forgiving his crime in the royal name. — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. He ordered him beheaded, breaking his royal word at last in anger. — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 517, line 7: «Why do they give her up? A prophecy says that a son of hers "would gain supremacy over his father", so Zeus and Poseidon "relinquished their intentions".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «relinquish» (+4); the same doer «zeus» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What was the principal feature of the cross-bow manufactured by the fifth Simon?

1. It was infallible, the bolt striking whatever the eye beheld, and it could be loaded by a single child in an instant. — score 2
2. It was infallible, the bolt striking whatever the eye beheld. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. It was unreliable, the bolt landing wherever the wind blew. — no support
4. It was infallible, the bolt striking whatever the eye beheld, and it was carried in a silver case given by the king himself to the fifth Simon. — 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 667, line 13: «The fifth Simon's cross-bow never misses, and its bolt "hits whatever the eye sees."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «hit» (+1); the same doer «bolt» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

What was the chief defect of the trade professed by the seventh Simon, as declared before the king?

1. It was theft, a trade which in the kingdom ordinarily brought the practitioner to death without pardon. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3
2. It was theft, a trade which in the kingdom ordinarily brought the practitioner to death without pardon, and which the seventh Simon had practised for many years across the sea. — score -3
3. It was smuggling, a trade which in the realm usually brought a fine but no punishment at all. — no support
4. It was theft, a trade which in the kingdom ordinarily brought the practitioner to death without pardon, though he had confessed it freely before the whole court and the king. — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 186, line 1: «Sindbad meets Arabic-speaking men who are gathering pepper, and they take him to their king.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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