Crimson Fairy Book, The Seven Simeons, part 8: Simon steals the princess and sails off under the sea

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 668 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, which Simon was the sneaky one who actually nabbed the princess, innit?

1. The fool — no support
2. The seventh Simon — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. The fourth Simon — no support
4. The sixth Simon — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 668, line 11: «How: The seventh Simon tricks the princess by showing her goods, and "she did not know" what the fourth Simon was doing.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «seventh simon» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, so the king was gutted, right? What did he do when she got lost?

1. He wept and stormed — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. He sulked and sighed — no support
3. He raged — score 4
4. He wept — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 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 668, line 13: «Feelings: The king "wept and stormed" and says he is "punished for my pride" after losing his daughter.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «weep» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruv, how long would the trip be in fair weather, like roughly?

1. About three years — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ten days — no support
3. A year — no support
4. Nearly ten years — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

Lol, what did the fool say was the plan, like the actual idea?

1. Send the seventh Simon — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Send the youngest brother — no support
3. Send the fourth Simon — score 6
4. Send a fool — no support

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 668, line 9: «Why: The king wants to marry the princess, but his wise men say nothing, so the Court Fool gives the plan of sending the seventh Simon.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «send» (+4); the same thing acted on «seventh simon» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper mad, but who was the youngest Simon, the one looking peaky?

1. The youngest Simon, looking very peaky — no support
2. The second Simon — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. The youngest Simon, the pale and hungry one — no support
4. The youngest Simon — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 668, line 7: «What: The second Simon reports that the King of Busan is "full of pride, harsh and cruel", and he says no one is good enough for his daughter.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «second simon» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what cargo did they blag on the ship, like the posh stuff?

1. Silk and spices — no support
2. Rich stuffs and pearls, plus silver plate — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Rich stuffs, pearls and gold coins — score 1
4. Rich stuffs and pearls — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 631, line 16: «The bullocks on blood: they say it "is red stuff that soaks into the ground and smells."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «red stuff» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dead serious, how many brothers got kept back as hostages, fam?

1. Four — score -1
2. Three — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. 1 — score 0
4. Two — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 467, line 1: «Emilian is the fool of three brothers, and his sisters-in-law send him off to fetch water.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the number the lesson gave for it (-1). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, who was the one who grabbed the front of the ship and yanked it under?

1. The fifth Simon — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The sixth Simon — no support
3. The fourth Simon, the strong one — no support
4. The fourth Simon — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bare shook, what did the crew do when the ship vanished?

1. Ran below deck — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Shouted aloud — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Cried out — no support
4. Shouted aloud in panic and terror — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 618, line 20: «OLD WORD: A "whaler" was a ship that hunted whales for oil, and "blubber" is the thick layer of fat under a whale's skin that was boiled down for oil.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+3); the same action «hunt» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Honestly, what did the princess forget while she was busy looking at all the bling?

1. The journey home — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Everything else — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Her own name — score 3
4. Everything else, including her home — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 239, line 8: «He first thinks it is Sally Bratton's child, left alone because she "has clean forgot the babby."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «child» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Safe, what did the king do to the crew after the princess got nicked?

1. Put them in irons — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Beat them soundly — no support
3. Put them in irons and jailed them — no support
4. Put them in irons and sold them as slaves — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Innit, what did the princess say at the very end, when she realised the time?

1. We have waited too long — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. We have gazed too long — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. We must leave — no support
4. Time to go — 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 ✗

Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which the seventh Simon was dispatched to the Island of Busan?

1. He was sent at the king's own command — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. He was sent upon the advice of the Court Fool and the queen — score 7
3. He was sent by his brothers' plea — score 6
4. He was sent upon the advice of the Court Fool — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 668, line 2: «King Archidej asks how big the army is and how far away, so the Court Fool suggests sending the seventh Simon.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «send» (+5); the same thing acted on «seventh simon» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the number of mounted and foot soldiers that the King of Archidej assigned to escort the Princess Helena upon her departure.

1. Five hundred foot soldiers — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ten soldiers — no support
3. One thousand mounted and foot soldiers of the realm — no support
4. One thousand soldiers — ✓ 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the precise sequence of events by which the princess was separated from the royal yacht and conveyed beneath the surface of the sea.

1. The sea swallowed the yacht whole — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The fourth Simon seized the prow of the ship — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The fourth Simon seized the prow of the ship and pulled it under the sea — no support
4. The seventh Simon stole the princess away — 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 ✗

Evaluate the king's response upon learning of his daughter's disappearance, with reference to the emotions expressed in the text.

1. He wept and stormed in grief — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. He sulked and sighed quietly — no support
3. He stormed — no support
4. He wept in grief — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 435, line 7: «What: she sees "a head floating about" and cries "Alas! my mother has killed him!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cry» (+2); the same doer «daughter» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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