The Middle East and Central Asia
Tests: 5 of 10 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 14 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 12 of the geography 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. The lesson itself, sentence by sentence with trees and pragmatics: the lesson in the corpora.
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 ✗
Leo says: «Dubai's the capital of the Emirates, obviously, it's the famous one.» What is right?
- 1. The Emirates have no capital — ← Mova's choice · score 8
- 2. Dubai is the capital and Abu Dhabi is a small fishing village — no support
- 3. Abu Dhabi is the capital; Dubai is the most famous city — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The capital is Doha — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 11, line 10: «Indonesia's capital is Jakarta, but it is building a new capital called Nusantara on the island of Borneo, and it has more Muslims than any other country.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «capital» (+4); the same thing acted on «new capital» (+4). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · right ✓
«why didnt turkey keep istanbul as the capital, it's massive» Which is the best answer?
- 1. Ankara is bigger than Istanbul and was already the old Ottoman capital, so nothing changed — score 4
- 2. In 1923 the new republic chose Ankara, in the middle of the country and away from the old court — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 3. Istanbul was destroyed in 1923 — score 2
- 4. Istanbul belongs to Greece — no support
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 12, line 7: «Turkey's capital is Ankara, chosen by the new republic in 1923 because it lies in the middle of the country, away from the old sultans' court, but its largest…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «choose» (+2); the same place «1923» (+2); the same thing acted on «ankara» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
A friend thinks Iran and Iraq are the same country spelled two ways. What is right?
- 1. Iraq is the old name of Iran, used before the country changed its name in the 1930s — score 0
- 2. They are one country with two names — ← Mova's choice · score 8
- 3. Iran is a city in Iraq — score 8
- 4. They are two different countries: Iran's capital is Tehran and Iraq's is Baghdad — ✓ the right answer · score 8
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 12, line 9: «Iran, long called Persia in Europe, has had several capitals over the centuries, such as Tabriz and Isfahan, and today its capital is Tehran, a city of about 9…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «iran» (+4); the same thing acted on «several capitals» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
In Europa Universalis 5 Constantinople in 1337 is Byzantine. What happened to it later?
- 1. It stayed Byzantine until 1923 — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The Ottomans conquered it in 1453, and it is now Istanbul in Turkey — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. It was destroyed by an earthquake and never rebuilt — no support
- 4. It was taken apart and moved stone by stone to Ankara by the sultans — 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 ✓
«how does uzbekistan get to the sea then?? it's stuck lol» What is right?
- 1. It has a short coast on the Indian Ocean — no support
- 2. It digs a canal to the Black Sea every year — no support
- 3. It shares a beach with Kazakhstan on the Caspian, where its ships sail out to the ocean — no support
- 4. It must cross two countries to reach an ocean, so it trades by land, rail and road — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 12, line 17: «Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world, and Uzbekistan is one of only two doubly landlocked countries, with Liechtenstein: all its neighbour…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cross» (+2); the same thing acted on «two countries» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
What would happen if a desert city's only spring dried up and there was no other water?
- 1. People could not stay there unless they brought water from far away — ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 2. Nothing, deserts don't need water — no support
- 3. The city would become the capital — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 4. The sand would soon turn into rich soil and the people would grow food without water — score 2
Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 12, line 5: «Think of a road trip along the Silk Road: from Istanbul across Iran to Samarkand in Uzbekistan, every stop is a city that grew where travellers and camels coul…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «city» (+2); the same thing acted on «city» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · right ✓
«Middle East — middle of what?? stupid name» Which is the best answer?
- 1. It is the middle of the «East» seen from Europe, between the Near and Far East — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. The middle of the Pacific Ocean — no support
- 3. The middle of Africa — no support
- 4. It is the middle of the Earth, right where the equator crosses the Greenwich line — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
«Jerusalem is Israel's capital, full stop, no argument» What is the fairest answer?
- 1. Jerusalem is the capital of Jordan — no support
- 2. The United Nations made Tel Aviv the only capital in 1948, and nobody has argued about it since — no support
- 3. Nobody claims Jerusalem as a capital — ← Mova's choice · score 0
- 4. Israel calls it its capital, but its status is disputed and most embassies are in Tel Aviv — ✓ 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 12, line 13: «Israel's government sits in Jerusalem, which it calls its capital, but most countries keep their embassies in Tel Aviv because Jerusalem's status is disputed,…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «east jerusalem» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); a different doer (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 9 · ★ · right ✓
In a strategy game Persia's capital moves from Tabriz to Isfahan. Is that possible in real history?
- 1. No, Persia's capital was always Tehran, ever since the first Persian kings — score 5
- 2. No, Persia had no cities — no support
- 3. Yes, but Persia's capital is now Baghdad, and Tehran is only a small town — score 5
- 4. Yes, Persia's capital moved several times, and today Iran's capital is Tehran — ← 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 4, line 16: «Many countries move their clocks forward an hour in summer, and the UK changes on the last Sunday in March and the last Sunday in October; near the equator day…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «move» (+4); the same doer «many countries» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · right ✓
«kazakhstan's the biggest country with no sea right» What is true?
- 1. No, it has a long ocean coast — no support
- 2. Yes, it is the largest landlocked country in the world — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 14
- 3. No, Switzerland is bigger — no support
- 4. No, Mongolia is bigger than Kazakhstan by a long, long way — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 14, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 12, line 17: «Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world, and Uzbekistan is one of only two doubly landlocked countries, with Liechtenstein: all its neighbour…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «kazakhstan» (+4); the same thing acted on «largest landlocked country» (+4); the same place «world» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓
Identify the city which has served as the capital of the Republic of Turkey since the year 1923.
- 1. Ankara — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Izmir — no support
- 3. Istanbul — no support
- 4. Bursa — 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 2 · formal language · right ✓
Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the status of the city of Jerusalem.
- 1. It is internationally recognised as the capital of Jordan — no support
- 2. Its status is universally recognised and undisputed — no support
- 3. It has been designated by all states as a neutral zone without government — no support
- 4. Israel designates it as its capital, whereas its status remains disputed and most states maintain embassies in Tel Aviv — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 12, line 13: «Israel's government sits in Jerusalem, which it calls its capital, but most countries keep their embassies in Tel Aviv because Jerusalem's status is disputed,…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+2); the same thing acted on «embassies» (+2); the same place «tel» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following most accurately characterises the Republic of Uzbekistan in respect of access to the sea?
- 1. It is landlocked, but borders a state possessing an extensive ocean coastline — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. It is doubly landlocked, being bordered exclusively by landlocked states — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. It possesses an extensive coastline upon the Indian Ocean — no support
- 4. It is an island state in the Caspian Sea — 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 ✗
Ascertain which of the following pairings of a Gulf state with its capital city is correct.
- 1. Oman and Doha — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. The United Arab Emirates and Abu Dhabi — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Qatar and Dubai — no support
- 4. Bahrain and Muscat — 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
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