Oz, The Cyclone, part 1: a cyclone lifts Dorothy's house into the air

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

Lesson 1586 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo so Dorothy's house just went full Mario kart glitch and flew off, no cap?

1. Yeah, a cyclone lifted it up and it went flying, fr — no support
2. Nope, it was a tornado in the sky that carried it, no cap — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Yeah, a cyclone lifted it up, fr — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nope, it just fell down, lol — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1586, line 5: «The house spins high into the sky and is carried far away, and Dorothy falls asleep on her bed with Toto beside her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «house» (+3); the same place «sky» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

wait, what was Toto's whole vibe?

1. Little black dog who ran around barking, honestly iconic — no support
2. Little black dog, super brave and lowkey the best one ever — no support
3. Little black dog, lowkey the best one — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. Black fur, super loyal, real chill — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1580, line 10: «The helper is a little grey old man, who says "I will bring you luck, because you have a kind heart".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «little grey old man» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Uncle Henry never laughed, right? like at all?

1. Yeah, he was always kinda grumpy — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yep, dude was always so serious — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, he laughed a lot — no support
4. Nope, he laughed, like, every day — 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

aunt em got scared when dorothy laughed, that's wild

1. Ye, she was mad — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Ye, she was super happy, lol — no support
3. Ye, it startled her, real talk — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nah, she was fine — 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 ✓

bro the grass was grey too??

1. Yo, burnt grey, no green anywhere — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yo, kinda grey, but pretty green — no support
3. Yo, burnt grey, no green anywhere in sight, the whole prairie was dead — no support
4. Nah, grass was bright green and tall, the whole prairie looked alive — no support

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

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the cellar was a dug hole in the ground, right?

1. Yeah, a tall stone wall, no ladder — no support
2. Yep, a little dark hole with a ladder and a heavy wooden lid on top — score 1
3. Nah, it was a big underground room with lanterns and a stone door — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Yep, a little dark hole with a ladder — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1513, line 20: «Old word: "arraying himself" meant dressing himself in fine clothes, a word people rarely use now.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+1); the same thing acted on «word» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

did dorothy just chill and sleep after all that??

1. Nope, she stayed up all night, fr — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, she fell asleep, no stress — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, she woke up and ran out — no support
4. Nope, she went outside to look at the storm and wandered off — 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 ✗

toto fell in the hole and got stuck, right?

1. Nope, he climbed out himself, nice — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Yeah, but she grabbed his ear, nice — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, he didn't fall in at all, he was just sitting by the hole, lol — no support
4. Yeah, but she grabbed his ear right away and pulled him up, nice work — 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 1586, line 11: «Toto is "a little black dog" with "long silky hair", and he is the only one who makes Dorothy laugh.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «toto» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «little black dog» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

when the house rose, did dorothy freak out?

1. Yeah, she freaked out and screamed for Aunt Em, super loud — no support
2. Nah, she just sat there, calm and quiet, with Toto on her lap, no panic at all — score 5
3. Nah, she just sat there, calm — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Nope, she ran out, panicked — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1586, line 15: «Dorothy catches Toto, but as she crosses the room the house shakes and she sits down hard on the floor.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «house» (+3); the same action «sit down» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

what was the storm called again?

1. A tornado, like a fast twister — no support
2. A blizzard, like a cold snow — no support
3. A cyclone, like a big spinny wind that picks up houses — ← Mova's choice · score -2
4. A cyclone, like a big spinny wind — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1529, line 17: «"Mire" is an old word for deep, sticky mud, which we now simply call mud.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «old word» (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

so which way was the wind coming from first?

1. From the far north, the wail — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. From the far north, the wail that echoed over the hills — no support
3. From the far south, the sharp whistle that came from over the mountains — no support
4. From the far west, the howl — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1420, line 2: «The North Wind agrees to carry her, and they fly so high and so fast that storms wreck ships and tear down houses.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «north wind» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

was there a garret or nah?

1. Yeah, there was a small attic — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yes, a garret — no support
3. Nah, the house had no garret — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, it did — no support

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

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did the house fly up, anyway?

1. A strong gust hit it — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. The hot and cold air mixed near it — score -2
3. The big wind pushed up from below it — no support
4. The north and south winds met under it — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 6, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1553, line 4: «The Wolf tricks her, reaches the Grandmother's house first, and climbs into bed wearing the night-cap.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «reach» (+2); the same thing acted on «house» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements correctly describes the position of the house at the close of the passage?

1. The house sits on the ground — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. The house is resting calmly on the flat prairie ground — score 5
3. The house is slowly sinking down into the grey soil below — score 5
4. The house is carried high into the air by the wind — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1553, line 7: «Where did the children go? They followed the stranger to "the foot of the mountain which one sees on entering Hamel".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «one» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

According to the passage, what was the immediate reason for Aunt Em's departure from the room?

1. She had to milk the cows before the storm hit — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She was badly frightened by the storm and rushed off to hide in the underground cellar with Toto — no support
3. She was badly frightened by the sudden noise and went to the sheds to see the animals safe — no support
4. She was badly frightened and sought shelter in the cellar — ✓ 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which object is described as having been grey in colour throughout the passage?

1. The sky, the fields, and the old wooden barn walls — ← Mova's choice · score -4
2. The grass, the paint, the house, the fields, and even the animals in the sheds — score -4
3. The grass, the paint, and the house as a whole — ✓ the right answer · score -4
4. The grass, the paint, the house, and the sky above the entire prairie farm — score -4

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 927, line 15: «A little mouse draws Hjalmar in "your mamma's thimble" along a passage to the wedding.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «draw» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); the same circumstance (-4). The right option, 3, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which expression in the passage refers to a small excavation serving as protection against storms?

1. A cyclone cellar — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. An underground hole with a ladder and a heavy trap door on top — score 5
3. A wooden bunker — no support
4. A small underground room dug in the ground by the farm — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1370, line 13: «Old word: a "Daimio" was a great lord, and a "retainer" was a servant or follower who served him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «old word» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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