Hauff's Tales, The False Prince, part 57: Labakan is taken for the prince, but the queen doubts him

Tests: 4 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 717 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 ✓

Oi, how long did Labakan ride before he saw the pillar, innit?

1. Two days — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Five weeks — score 2
3. A day — score 2
4. Three days — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 717, line 1: «Labakan rides for two days until he sees the great pillar where the real prince was to meet his father.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same thing acted on «great pillar» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was Labakan proper scared when he rode up the hill, or nah?

1. Nah, he was chill, mate — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, his heart was going mad — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, calm — no support
4. Yeah, he was dead scared — 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 ✓

Who did the old geezer reckon Labakan was?

1. The son of the sheik that had fled from the palace years ago — no support
2. His son Omar — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. His nephew Sached — score 2
4. A rival prince — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 717, line 4: «Then the real Omar gallops up on a tired horse, shouting that he is the true prince and Labakan is a fraud.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wot did Labakan say when he handed over the dagger, like?

1. "Here I am." — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. "I am here." — no support
3. "Here am I whom you seek." — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. "Behold the one you want." — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Did the real Omar turn up sweaty and knackered?

1. Yeah, on a tired horse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. Yeah, he rode up on a worn-out horse covered in dust and foam after a long journey — score 0
3. Yeah, on a grey mare — no support
4. Yeah, all dusty and wild — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 717, line 4: «Then the real Omar gallops up on a tired horse, shouting that he is the true prince and Labakan is a fraud.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did the sultan hide his son away for ages?

1. Fear of his enemies — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. The stars said danger — no support
3. The sooth-sayers had foretold that the prince would be in mortal peril before twenty-two — score 6
4. The sooth-sayers said danger — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 693, line 13: «The gold-bearded man vanishes "like smoke," so the king cannot catch him by creeping up on him in the grass.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «bearded man» (+5); 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

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Like, what did the king say the dagger proved?

1. It's his — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. It's the ring from Elfi — no support
3. It's the sign from Sached — no support
4. It's the token from Elfi — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 705, line 6: «Who: Peter is a young man whose father is an old man in a village, and the story is told about them.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the queen reckon Labakan was her real son?

1. Yeah, she knew it was him — score 5
2. Nah, she knew it wasn't him — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Yeah at first, but then she saw his face and realised he was a liar and an impostor — score 5
4. Nah, she had seen her real son in dreams, and this young man did not look like him at all — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 717, line 13: «The queen had seen her son in dreams, and she says "That is not the face the Prophet has shown me in my dreams!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same thing acted on «son» (+3); the same doer «queen» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Wot did the queen do when Omar came charging in?

1. Stood up and yelled "Hold!" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Fell back in her chair and covered her face with both hands as the men dragged him away — no support
3. Stood up slowly from her golden throne and quietly signalled her guards to stop him — no support
4. Stood and shouted "Stop!" — score 5

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 717, line 4: «Then the real Omar gallops up on a tired horse, shouting that he is the true prince and Labakan is a fraud.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «shout» (+3); the same doer «real omar» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the throne room all dark or what?

1. Nah, lots of braziers — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, the whole hall was blazing with thousands of golden lamps hung from the high ceiling — no support
3. Nah, it was bright because of hundreds of burning lamps and mirrors set around the walls — no support
4. Nah, hundreds of lamps — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who was fanning the queen with a feather fan?

1. One of the young ladies of the royal household who stood beside her — no support
2. The Sheik of Medina — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The Sheik of Cairo — no support
4. A servant — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 714, line 14: «Old word: "bewailed" meant wept loudly and sadly over a loss; today we would say the king "cried and grieved" at the grave.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «old word» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was Labakan well chuffed at all the cheering?

1. Yeah, he was really chuffed — no support
2. Yeah, his proud heart was buzzing — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, he felt quite worried — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Nah, he was miserable because the cheering only made his guilty conscience hurt even more — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 716, line 13: «The robe fits him "as though it had been made for him," and he feels that he must be the son of some unknown monarch.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «feel» (+3); the same doer «labakan» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did the king tell the keepers to do with Omar?

1. Secure the madman — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Seize the imposter — no support
3. Hold him — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Jail him — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 354, line 16: «The third time the hawk keeps him from drinking, and the king is "very angry indeed".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+3); the same thing acted on «king» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Labakan own up to the lie, mate?

1. Nah, he kept on pretending and told the king that he really was the son — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Yeah, he admitted everything to the queen, but then remained silent before the court — no support
3. Nah, he kept quiet — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Yeah — 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 716, line 13: «The robe fits him "as though it had been made for him," and he feels that he must be the son of some unknown monarch.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «son» (+3); the same doer «labakan» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which statement correctly describes the sultan's reason for entrusting his son to Elfi Bey?

1. He had been told by soothsayers, who were men of great learning, that his son would face mortal peril in the coming years and must be hidden in a distant province until he was old enough to defend himself against his enemies and rule the kingdom wisely. — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. He obeyed the advice of his counsellors who warned of danger to the prince in youth. — score 5
3. He acted upon the warnings of soothsayers who predicted peril before the age of twenty-two. — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. Because he trusted Elfi Bey above all others, he decided to send the boy away from the court, believing that such a secret arrangement would protect the young prince from every threat the stars had foretold for him in the years to come. — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 428, line 11: «WHAT: Marya left Ivan in charge of the housekeeping and told him not to open the closet, but he "rushed to the closet" as soon as she left.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «ivan» (+2). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the object by which the false claimant sought to establish his identity before the sultan.

1. The jewelled dagger which the false claimant had secretly obtained from the palace armoury before arriving at the hall. — no support
2. The sword which had been given by the king. — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. The dagger which had been sent as a token. — ✓ the right answer · score -3
4. The letter which had been sent by Elfi. — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 192, line 13: «Why: the Sultan gives the cruel order because "there is no pardon for a Christian who kills a Mussulman", so the merchant is in danger.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same doer «sultan» (+2). The right option, 3, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Explain why the queen, unlike the king, refused to accept the young man as her son.

1. She saw through him. — score 5
2. She had doubts. — no support
3. Her memory of her son's face was clear, and this young man bore none of his features at all. — score 5
4. She had seen her son in dreams, and the young man did not resemble the face shown to her. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 717, line 13: «The queen had seen her son in dreams, and she says "That is not the face the Prophet has shown me in my dreams!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); the same thing acted on «son» (+3); the same doer «queen» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the manner in which the real prince was removed from the throne hall.

1. He was carried away. — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. He was dragged from the hall by order of his father. — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He was pulled out of the throne room by his father's men. — score 1
4. He was dragged out. — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 426, line 4: «His jealous brothers cut the rope and leave him below, so he is carried off by a huge bird and becomes a tailor's servant.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «carry off» (+3); the same thing acted on «prince» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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