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title: Book of Beasts, The Red Dragon, part 3: Lionel summons a Manticora,… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 635 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 5 of 13 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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# Book of Beasts, The Red Dragon, part 3: Lionel summons a Manticora, then a Hippogriff, and chases the Dragon to the Pebbly Waste

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**Tests:** 5 of 13 right · **Exam:** 1 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 11 of 17 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 635 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/635-pg23661-part3/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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So what did the Dragon munch on that first Saturday, mate?

- **1.** a whole Orphanage full of kids — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **2.** a bus stop sign — score 0
- **3.** a whole bakery — score 0
- **4.** an Orphanage — **✓ the right answer** · score 7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 635, line 1: «The Dragon eats an Orphanage, and Lionel, feeling it is his fault, decides to find a beast that can fight him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «orphanage» (+2); the same doer «dragon» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 7. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/635-pg23661-part3/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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Lol, who was actually to blame, according to Lionel?

- **1.** his own disobedience and the Chancellor's silly plan — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** his own disobedience — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** the Dragon — no support
- **4.** his own horrible disobedience and sneaky lies — 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/635-pg23661-part3/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · right ✓ {#t3}

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Innit, what sort of beast is the Manticora?

- **1.** a big yellow lion-man with a scorpion tail — score 4
- **2.** a yellow lion-man — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **3.** a yellow lion-man with a man's face and a tail — score 4
- **4.** a red dragon-man — score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 575, line 14: «Brer Tarrypin is a terrapin, a sort of turtle, who talks to Brer Fox in bubbles from the bottom of the pond.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «brer» (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/635-pg23661-part3/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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Proper cringe, how did the Manticora react when Lionel pushed it?

- **1.** it legged it — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** it legged it straight off round the corner — no support
- **3.** it did a runner — no support
- **4.** it went flying off down the road as fast as it could — 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/635-pg23661-part3/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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Where did the Manticora dive when it got scared?

- **1.** into the old market — no support
- **2.** behind the Town Hall and round the back lane — **← Mova's choice** · score 1
- **3.** behind the Town Hall — **✓ the right answer** · score 1
- **4.** down the big drain — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 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 635, line 11: «It hides behind the Town Hall, then drinks the milk from the cans and eats the cans as well.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «manticora» (+1); the same place «town hall» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). 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/635-pg23661-part3/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · right ✓ {#t6}

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Wot did it scoff all night long?

- **1.** the pussy-cats — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** the old pigeons — no support
- **3.** all the pussy-cats in the whole town — no support
- **4.** the pussy-cats and loads of little birds too — 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/635-pg23661-part3/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · right ✓ {#t7}

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Where did the Dragon finally catch it, bruv?

- **1.** the big General Post Office near the river bridge — score 3
- **2.** the Royal Stables yard — no support
- **3.** the Town Hall steps — no support
- **4.** the General Post Office — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask where. It chose option 4 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 635, line 12: «The Dragon finds it in the General Post Office, "trying to conceal itself among the ten o'clock mail."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «dragon» (+1); the same place «general post office» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/635-pg23661-part3/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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How long did the King have a proper greet?

- **1.** all day — **← Mova's choice** · score 0
- **2.** for two days — score 0
- **3.** a week — no support
- **4.** for six days — **✓ the right answer** · score 0

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 468, line 3: «The angry King has the couple sealed in a tarred tub and tossed into the sea, where it bobs for ages.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). Against it: the same doer «angry king» (-2). 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/635-pg23661-part3/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · right ✓ {#t9}

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Which pet did the Dragon nick from the nursery?

- **1.** the golden crown — score 1
- **2.** the Rocking Horse — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **3.** the toy trains — no support
- **4.** the teddy — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 635, line 16: «The King's pet Rocking Horse was carried off from the Royal nursery, which is why the Hippogriff reminds him of it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «pet» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same place «royal nursery» (-3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/635-pg23661-part3/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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Mad, what did the Hippogriff look like?

- **1.** a brown horse with a tail — **← Mova's choice** · score -1
- **2.** a white pony — no support
- **3.** a white horse with wings — **✓ the right answer** · score -1
- **4.** a grey horse with wings — 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 635, line 16: «The King's pet Rocking Horse was carried off from the Royal nursery, which is why the Hippogriff reminds him of it.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «pet» (-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/635-pg23661-part3/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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Ngl, why couldn't the Dragon catch the Hippogriff?

- **1.** it was slower and its wings were not so strong — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** its wings were not so strong as the Hippogriff's — no support
- **3.** its tail was far too short — no support
- **4.** its wings were not so strong — **✓ 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/635-pg23661-part3/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t12}

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Where was the King heading on the Hippogriff, fam?

- **1.** back to the Pebbly Waste, right over the hills — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** to the Pebbly Waste — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** to the far side of the Pebbly Waste, then home — no support
- **4.** to the Royal Park — 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/635-pg23661-part3/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t13}

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Why was the Dragon in a right state at the end?

- **1.** no tree anywhere to hide under from the sun — no support
- **2.** no pond to drink in — **← Mova's choice** · score 2
- **3.** no tree to hide under — **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **4.** no tree or rock to hide under at all — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 635, line 14: «Why the Dragon is weak: "he was very hot to begin with," and the sun is at its height.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «dragon» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/635-pg23661-part3/t13/)

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

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Which creature did the King first release from the book in order to oppose the Dragon?

- **1.** the Hippogriff — **← Mova's choice** · score 2
- **2.** the Manticora from the Royal library book — score 2
- **3.** the Manticora — **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **4.** the great golden Manticora of the old tales — 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 517, line 7: «Why do they give her up? A prophecy says that a son of hers "would gain supremacy over his father", so Zeus and Poseidon "relinquished their intentions".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same doer «zeus» (+1). Against it: the same action «relinquish» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/635-pg23661-part3/e1/)

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

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What was the principal reason the Dragon was unable to pursue the Hippogriff successfully?

- **1.** the inferiority of his wings — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** the fact that the inferiority of his wings was obvious — no support
- **3.** the inferiority of his wings compared to the Hippogriff's — no support
- **4.** the shortness of his tail — 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/635-pg23661-part3/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3}

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To which location did the Hippogriff convey the King in order to draw the Dragon away?

- **1.** the hills — **← Mova's choice** · score 2
- **2.** the sea — score 2
- **3.** the Pebbly Waste — **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **4.** the Royal Garden — 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 635, line 6: «Who: Lionel, the little King, believes "it was his disobedience that had brought this trouble" on the town.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same doer «disobedience» (+1). Against it: the same action «bring» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/635-pg23661-part3/e3/)

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

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What physical condition afflicted the Dragon at the Pebbly Waste, as the narrative states?

- **1.** excessive heat from the sun and a dry, dusty throat — no support
- **2.** a sore head from the ride — **← Mova's choice** · score -1
- **3.** excessive heat from the sun — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** excessive heat from the blazing sun and no shade — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 615, line 16: «"Lawlessness" means a state where people ignore the rules; today we would say "chaos" or "no rules."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «rules» (-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/635-pg23661-part3/e4/)

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