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title: Lang fairy book, The Golden Lion: the youngest brother hides in a go… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 1651 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 1 of 14 tests right, exam 1 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Lang fairy book, The Golden Lion: the youngest brother hides in a golden lion, wins the princess by her white sash, and marries her

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

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Lesson 1651 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.

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Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: [the lesson's questions in the corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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yo, what did the youngest bro set out to find?

- **1.** the king — **← Mova's choice** · score 1
- **2.** the princess — **✓ the right answer** · score -9
- **3.** a maid — no support
- **4.** the old queen — score -7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, against -7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1645, line 9: «At the top she finds the pool in "a hollow", fills the brazen pitcher "to the brim", and takes the talking bird.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored -9. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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no cap, who was the old lady begging from?

- **1.** the youngest son — **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **2.** the miller — no support
- **3.** the old woman — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **4.** the king — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1394, line 18: «What does "beseeching" mean? It is an old word for begging, so the Marionette's voice is pleading and urgent, as if begging for help.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2); the same thing acted on «old word» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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lowkey confused, what were the lion's eyes made of?

- **1.** rubies — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** crystal — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** crystal and ruby — no support
- **4.** silver — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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bruh, how many doors did he count?

- **1.** seven — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score -1
- **2.** twenty-seven — score -1
- **3.** seventeen — score -1
- **4.** eight — score -1

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**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 338, line 14: «Old word: "cypher" once meant a nobody, a zero with no value, so Mr. Darling feels he counts for nothing.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «word» (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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fr, how many girls were in the hall?

- **1.** thirteen — **← Mova's choice** · score 1
- **2.** twenty-two in all — score 1
- **3.** twelve — **✓ the right answer** · score 1
- **4.** twelve girls — score 1

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**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 1175, line 4: «The girl catches a talking fish, ignores its warning, eats it, and is turned into a fish herself, so she flees to the sea.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «sea» (+2). Against it: the same doer «girl» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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what did the princess tie round her waist, lol?

- **1.** a scarf — **← Mova's choice** · score 2
- **2.** a white sash — **✓ the right answer** · score 0
- **3.** a white sash with silver thread — score 0
- **4.** a golden belt — score 2

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**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 1626, line 17: «Old word: "betrothed" means the one you are promised to marry; today we say "fiancé" or "fiancée."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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was the king a W or an L at the end?

- **1.** L, he got beaten — **✓ the right answer** · score 0
- **2.** Neither, a draw — no support
- **3.** L, he got beaten badly by the youth — **← Mova's choice** · score 1
- **4.** W, he won — score 1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 469, line 5: «At midnight she comes running, he calls out "Tprru! stand still, jade!", and he beats the mare she becomes until she dies.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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sus! what did the old woman say about the lion?

- **1.** It was stolen from the king — **← Mova's choice** · score -4
- **2.** Leave it alone — no support
- **3.** It belongs to her master — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** It belongs to the king — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1499, line 2: «Ahmed feeds the four lions their mutton, slips past them, fills his bottle at the fountain and rides home safe.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «slip» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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bruh, where did the youth hide?

- **1.** inside the golden lion — **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **2.** under the bed — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **3.** in the royal stable — score 4
- **4.** in the cellar — score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1648, line 1: «The youth gets the bird from the griffin and sneaks home to hide it under the bed.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hide» (+2); the same doer «youth» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 1, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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lowkey, how many days till the sash?

- **1.** eight whole days until the feast — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** seven days — no support
- **3.** eight days — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** eight days from now — no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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dude, what did the brothers lose?

- **1.** their hats — **← Mova's choice** · score -1
- **2.** their heads — **✓ the right answer** · score -1
- **3.** their heads and their ships — score -1
- **4.** gold — score -1

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**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 1651, line 1: «The youngest brother reads the king's notice about the princess and sets off for the castle, even though his two brothers have already lost their heads.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «two brothers» (+3). Against it: the same action «lose» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored -1. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t12}

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wait, what did the newlyweds sail home with?

- **1.** a shipload of treasure and the golden lion — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** a boatload of silver — no support
- **3.** a chest of jewels and gold — no support
- **4.** a shipload of treasure — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t13}

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is that the end? what did they give the old woman?

- **1.** enough money to be comfortable — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** enough money to be comfortable for the rest of her life — no support
- **3.** a large house with servants and enough money to be comfortable forever — no support
- **4.** a large house for the old lady — **← Mova's choice** · score 2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1643, line 18: «Old word: a "dowry" is the money or goods a bride's family gave with her, and we rarely use the word today.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/t13/)

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### Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t14}

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fr, how did the youth pick the princess out?

- **1.** the ring — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** the white sash — **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **3.** the golden ring — score 4
- **4.** the red sash — score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1613, line 4: «The clever youth tricks a humpbacked shepherd into taking his place, then gathers helpers and makes the king curious.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «clever youth» (+3); the same action «take» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/t14/)

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### Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e1}

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Which object did the youngest son employ in order to convey himself into the king's private apartments?

- **1.** A golden horse — **← Mova's choice** · score 0
- **2.** A bronze eagle with golden wings — score -1
- **3.** A golden lion with crystal eyes — **✓ the right answer** · score -1
- **4.** A silver dragon with ruby eyes — score -1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1521, line 1: «The Master Thief dresses as a bird with goose wings and fools the Priest into a sack, promising to carry him to heaven.», reached through the same lesson line as the 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 «master thief» (-2). The right option, 3, scored -1. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2}

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At what interval did the princess specify that she would signal her identity to the youth?

- **1.** On the seventh day — **← Mova's choice** · score 0
- **2.** At dawn — no support
- **3.** Daily — no support
- **4.** On the eighth day — **✓ the right answer** · score 0

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 1556, line 11: «How does she get up there? She ties herself to one of the clock's weights and is pulled up when the clock is wound.», 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 action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓ {#e3}

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What penalty did the king stipulate for the youth's failure to locate the princess?

- **1.** The forfeit of his head — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **2.** A fine — no support
- **3.** The loss of his gold — score -2
- **4.** Exile — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 2, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1651, line 19: «hard word: "forfeit" means something you must give up as a penalty, so "your head will be the forfeit" means the king will take the youth's head; today we woul…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+1); the same thing acted on «head» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/e3/)

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### Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e4}

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Which consequence did the king accept once the signal had been observed?

- **1.** He conceded the marriage and ordered the feast — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** He conceded the marriage and ordered the feast to begin at once — no support
- **3.** He kept the princess for his own bride — **← Mova's choice** · score 1
- **4.** He agreed to the match and called the guests — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1651, line 3: «He hides inside the lion, which the old woman carries to the king, who takes it through seven locked doors to the hall where the princess and her friends are p…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1651-pg5615-part40/e4/)

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