Blue Fairy Book, Prince Omar: the ivory box test shows who is the true prince

Tests: 6 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 718 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 ✓

bro, so the queen tricked everyone with a sewing contest, right?

1. Yeah, she set a kaftan test — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Nah, she actually ran a riddle contest and then a long hunt — score 5
3. Nah, she set a sword test — score 5
4. Yeah, she ran a bread contest — 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 21, line 19: ««Give your evidence, and don't be nervous, or I'll have you executed on the spot» — the King's threat makes the Hatter even more nervous, and he bites a piece…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «put» (+3); the same doer «queen» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

ngl, who was the fake prince?

1. Labakan the tailor — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A thief — no support
3. The old lady's son — no support
4. Omar — 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, Omar just chucked the scissors on the floor, yeah?

1. Yep, he tossed them away — score 4
2. Yep, he flung them down hard and stormed out of the hall — score 4
3. Nope, he slid them in a sash — score 4
4. Yep, he threw them down — ← 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 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 718, line 3: «Labakan sews a fine kaftan, while Omar throws the scissors down and says a prince never learned to sew.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «throw down» (+3); the same thing acted on «scissors» (+3); the same doer «omar» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

so which box did Labakan grab, like the richy one?

1. Wealth and Happiness — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Honour and Power — score 4
3. Riches and Comfort — score 4
4. The box with Wealth and Happiness carved on the lid in gold — no support

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 717, line 10: «The real prince is called Omar, and after he rushes into the hall he is tied and fastened on a dromedary.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «prince» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, what was in Labakan's box, treasure or what?

1. A pair of scissors — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A large needle and a spool of thread — no support
3. Some silver coins — no support
4. A needle and thread — ✓ 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

dude, what did the crown do when the king held it?

1. It got huge, full size — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It shrank — no support
3. It sparkled in the light — no support
4. It turned into a bird — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 698, line 9: «Why: the king grows uneasy because "the members of his court had a way of disappearing one after the other".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+4); the same circumstance (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «grow» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

the fairy helped the king's family, right, like legit?

1. Yeah, she helped the kings of his race for many generations — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. Yeah, the kings of his race — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, legit, she protected every king of his line since ancient days — no support
4. Yeah, the fairy served Omar — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 718, line 12: «The fairy Adolzaide "had often helped the kings of his race with her good advice".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «kings» (+4); the same action «help» (+2); the same doer «fairy» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the king say, the cobbler thing, like stick to your needle?

1. Nah, stick to your scissors — no support
2. Yeah, every tailor should keep to his trade and never wander — ← Mova's choice · score -3
3. Yeah, the cobbler sticks to his last, so stick to your needle — no support
4. Yeah, stick to your needle — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 717, line 7: «What: He hands over Prince Omar's dagger, which was the token sent from Elfi Bey, and the old man says "Embrace me, my dear son Omar!"», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: the same doer «labakan» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

did Omar let Labakan off, or was he savage?

1. He took his horse away — no support
2. He said go in peace — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. He hanged him — no support
4. He yelled — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 718, line 11: «Omar says he was taught to "draw a sword" and "throw a lance some sixty paces", but never to sew.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «omar» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

where did Labakan bounce to, like which direction?

1. Toward Alexandria along the coastal road by the sea — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Toward Alexandria — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Toward Alexandria, following the river all the way north — no support
4. Toward the desert — 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 ✓

what was left at the end to prove it was real and not a dream?

1. The ivory box — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. The sceptre — score 1
3. The gold crown — score 1
4. The horse — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 512, line 10: «She haunts "sepulchres" and crossroads, and at the end of every month food was left "wherever two roads met" for her.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «end» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the queen fibbing when she said she maybe made a mistake?

1. Yeah, she was lying to him — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, she was truly sorry — no support
3. Not really — no support
4. Yeah, she was playing him — ✓ 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the old lady say the fake had done, like the sneaky move?

1. Used the real prince's name — ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. Used the real prince's name and his seal on a false letter — score -1
3. Called the real son by his own name in front of the court — score -1
4. Took the prince's old coat — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 332, line 3: «It is Tink, muddy and out of breath, and she tells him Wendy and the boys have been taken to the pirate ship.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the queen's proposed trial of skill?

1. To give both candidates an equal chance to prove, by skilled work shown before the whole court, which one is the real and rightful prince of the land — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. To confirm, through a public display of tailoring skill, which claimant truly belongs to the royal family and deserves the throne — no support
3. To determine by demonstrated craft which candidate is the genuine prince — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. To judge which claimant has the better manners at court — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 487, line 10: «The Pope saves himself by saying, "The Devil got hold of me," which shows he is trying to blame someone else.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Explain the significance of the ivory boxes in the resolution of the dispute between the two claimants.

1. They expose the impostor's greed through the box he chose, while the true prince reveals his nobility by choosing honour over riches — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. They are the means by which the court determines the true heir, since each man's choice of box reveals his character and values — no support
3. They identify the impostor by the box he chose and his greed — no support
4. They reveal the true prince through his choice of a symbol of royalty — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 646, line 10: «The grouse says: "You've got a warm nest, and we'll see that no one takes it from you."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+3); the same doer «one» (+2). Against it: 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the principal consequence for the impostor following the opening of the boxes.

1. He is spared but must pay a heavy fine to the crown — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He is pardoned on condition that he gives up his trade, leaves the kingdom, and never claims any royal name again — no support
3. He is spared his life and ordered to quit the country — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He is spared his life, but is ordered to leave the country at once and never return to Cairo — 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 ✗

Identify the moral conveyed by the king's citation of the proverb regarding the cobbler and his last.

1. Every man should be loyal to his own family and home — score 1
2. Those who try to be what they are not will be punished, and every person should remain within his own trade — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Each person should remain within the trade he understands — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Pride leads a man far from the work he knows best — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 15, line 3: «Alice stays standing, because what is the use of a procession if everyone lies on their faces? The Queen asks her name; Alice answers very politely, but thinks…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stay» (+4); the same doer «alice» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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