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title: Historical Tales, The King and His Hawk, part 14: a thirsty king is… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 354 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 7 of 14 tests right, exam 2 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Historical Tales, The King and His Hawk, part 14: a thirsty king is kept from drinking by his pet hawk

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**Tests:** 7 of 14 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 8 of 18 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 354 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/354-pg18442-part14/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · right ✓ {#t1}

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Yo, so the king's bird keeps yeeting the cup outta his hands, right?

- **1.** yep, the hawk knocks it away — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** yep, it knocks it — no support
- **3.** nah, the king drops it himself — no support
- **4.** yep, the bird flicks it off — 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/354-pg18442-part14/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · right ✓ {#t2}

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Bruh, why'd the king even bail on the main road?

- **1.** he knew the paths, wanted a shortcut — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 10
- **2.** he wanted to see mountains — score 8
- **3.** he wanted to hunt more deer on the trail — score 8
- **4.** he was bored of the main road so he left — score 8

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 10, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 354, line 2: «He takes the longer road through a valley, because he knows the paths well and is very thirsty.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «know» (+4); the same doer «king» (+4); the same thing acted on «paths» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/354-pg18442-part14/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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No cap, what was the king's name again?

- **1.** Ogedei Khan — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Subutai — no support
- **3.** Genghis Khan — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Tamerlane — 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/354-pg18442-part14/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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Lowkey, how much water came out of that rock?

- **1.** slowly like tears — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** in a thin stream — no support
- **3.** a few drops at a time, very slowly — no support
- **4.** one drop at a time — **✓ 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/354-pg18442-part14/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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Bet, which season was it when the brooks dried up?

- **1.** fall — no support
- **2.** the wet spring — **← Mova's choice** · score 9
- **3.** winter — score 9
- **4.** the hot summer — **✓ the right answer** · score 9

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**Why:** It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 164, line 17: «Old word: "sire" was a polite word for a lord or king; today we might say "your majesty" or "sir."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «polite word» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same doer «old word» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 9. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/354-pg18442-part14/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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Fr, what did the king want to do to his hawk?

- **1.** chase it off — no support
- **2.** cage it — no support
- **3.** sell the bird — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **4.** wring its neck — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 221, line 19: «The king wants the horse because he is interested in "every thing out of the common", and the Indian will sell it "on one condition".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «sell» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/354-pg18442-part14/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · right ✓ {#t7}

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Sus, where did the hawk finally land?

- **1.** among rocks by the spring — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **2.** on a high ledge above the dry brook — score 5
- **3.** on a dead pine branch — score 5
- **4.** among the rocks by the spring where the king stood — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask where. 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 124, line 5: «Then a new tale begins: a tailor's tiny son sets off, is blown up the chimney on the steam, and finally lands in a cow's belly.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «land» (+3); the same property (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/354-pg18442-part14/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · right ✓ {#t8}

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Dude, how many times did the hawk mess up the king's drink?

- **1.** three times — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** once — no support
- **3.** twice — no support
- **4.** four times — no support

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**Why:** Nothing it remembers matched the question, 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/354-pg18442-part14/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · right ✓ {#t9}

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Ngl, what were hawks trained to do back then?

- **1.** hunt — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** to hunt game on horseback — no support
- **3.** fly — no support
- **4.** guard — 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/354-pg18442-part14/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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Lol, who was out hunting with the king?

- **1.** his friends, huntsmen, and royal guards — **← Mova's choice** · score 10
- **2.** all the palace huntsmen from the camp — score 10
- **3.** his friends and huntsmen — **✓ the right answer** · score 10
- **4.** his brothers and guards — score 10

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 10, tied with another option at 10 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 16, line 5: «By the time she arrives, the Cat's head has faded away completely, and the King and the executioner run wildly up and down looking for it, while everyone else…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «run» (+5); the same circumstance (+5). The right option, 3, scored 10. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/354-pg18442-part14/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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Bro, what metal was the cup made of?

- **1.** polished silver with gold trim — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** silver — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** a silver and copper alloy — no support
- **4.** bronze — 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/354-pg18442-part14/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t12}

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Real talk, did the king get a sip in this part?

- **1.** yep, he drank a little after the hawk flew off, thirsty — score 6
- **2.** nope, the hawk kept knocking the cup away — **← Mova's choice** · score 8
- **3.** nope, the hawk kept him from it — **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **4.** nope, the servant spilled it — no support

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**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 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» (+4); the same doer «hawk» (+4). The right option, 3, scored 8. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/354-pg18442-part14/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · right ✓ {#t13}

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Dang, what kind of trip was this?

- **1.** a merry hunting party — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** a dull trip — no support
- **3.** a quiet royal visit — no support
- **4.** a grim hunting march — no support

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**Why:** Nothing it remembers matched the question, 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/354-pg18442-part14/t13/)

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### Test 14 · ★ · right ✓ {#t14}

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Ok so is the king happy at the end?

- **1.** yep, he is quite merry — no support
- **2.** yep, he is happy — no support
- **3.** nah, he is calm — no support
- **4.** nah, he is super angry — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, 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 doer «king» (+4); the same property (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/354-pg18442-part14/t14/)

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

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Pursuant to the narrative, to what cause may the sovereign's failure to obtain water be attributed?

- **1.** the thirst of his tired horse and men — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** the repeated interference of his pet hawk — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** the hawk's repeated interference and the dry summer heat across the mountains — no support
- **4.** the repeated interference of his pet hawk with the cup — 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/354-pg18442-part14/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓ {#e2}

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Upon which route did the king elect to return to his encampment, in contrast to his companions?

- **1.** a longer road through a valley — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 0
- **2.** a steep path over the hills — score 0
- **3.** a longer road through a deep valley with streams — score 0
- **4.** the longer road past the frozen mountain lakes and pines — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 354, line 7: «Where: the king takes a longer road through "a valley between two mountains".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «longer road» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/354-pg18442-part14/e2/)

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

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Which expression best characterises the king's emotional state upon the third interruption?

- **1.** extreme anger — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** mild surprise — no support
- **3.** extreme anger toward his pet hawk — no support
- **4.** extreme anger mixed with deep thirst and tiredness — 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/354-pg18442-part14/e3/)

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

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According to the text, in what manner did trained hawks ordinarily pursue their quarry?

- **1.** swooping swiftly upon the prey from the sky — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** perching on the king's wrist — no support
- **3.** circling high above the trees — no support
- **4.** swooping swiftly upon the prey — **✓ 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/354-pg18442-part14/e4/)

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