Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 5: the Scarecrow longs for brains, and the Tin Woodman is freed from rust

Tests: 4 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1590 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 did the scarecrow actually think crows were scared of him?

1. nah, they were never scared, they just flew over him to eat all the grain in the field — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. yeah, they flew off but came back — score 5
3. nah, they laughed and ate the corn anyway — score 4
4. nah, they weren't scared, they ate all the corn — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1590, line 3: «Crows fly down to eat the corn, until an old crow tells him that brains are the only thing worth having.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «crows» (+3); the same action «eat» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

so the crow said brains beat gold, right?

1. nah, he said gold and brains are both worth nothing unless you have a farm to keep them on — score 5
2. yeah, but he also said gold is useless without clever friends to share it with — score 5
3. yeah, brains are the only thing worth having — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. yeah, brains are worth more than gold — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1590, line 3: «Crows fly down to eat the corn, until an old crow tells him that brains are the only thing worth having.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «only thing» (+4); the same doer «brains» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, dorothy's bed was actually made of dried leaves?

1. nah, it was a proper wooden bed with a warm blanket on top — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. yeah, dried leaves piled up in the corner of the little log cottage by the spring — score -2
3. yeah, dried leaves in one corner — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nah, it was a soft feather bed — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1308, line 8: «Where: the family lives in a hot country where "no one had any beds", so the father lies on the floor.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «one» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «beds» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

no cap, the scarecrow was never tired at all?

1. fr, he waited all night in the corner — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. fr, he was sleepy all night — no support
3. fr, he waited all night in the corner, then went off to find the witch — no support
4. nah, he was so tired he fell asleep by the fire right away — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey, wait, who oiled the tin man's neck first?

1. dorothy did, but the tin man did it himself — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. the scarecrow did it first — score -1
3. dorothy did it, then the scarecrow turned the head and the tin man said thanks a lot — score -2
4. dorothy did, then the scarecrow moved the head — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1551, line 17: «What happens to the King at the end? He and his ministers jump from the window and "broke their necks on the pavement".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «king» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

fr, how long had the tin man been groaning?

1. more than a year, mate — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. about a month, mate — no support
3. more than a year, mate, since the rust set in on his joints — no support
4. several months, mate — 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

mate, did the scarecrow really feel like a proud person?

1. nah, he felt embarrassed because the birds laughed at him all day long — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. yeah, he felt quite important with the birds but also a bit silly about the hat — score 5
3. yeah, he felt quite useful with the crows — score 5
4. yeah, he felt quite important with the birds — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1559, line 14: «How the King finds the girl: he sees her while she is "wringing out the yarn" by the river.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «king» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, so where was the oil-can hiding?

1. in the shed — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. on a shelf in the tin man's cottage — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. in a drawer in the tin man's kitchen — no support
4. under a bed in the cottage — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol, toto couldn't see a thing in the forest, right?

1. yeah, toto could not see a thing, so he bumped into the trees all night — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. nah, toto could see fine in the dark but the scarecrow could not see at all — score 4
3. nah, toto could see fine in the dark — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. yeah, toto couldn't see much at all — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1588, line 5: «Next morning the people stare at Toto, who has never been seen before, and Dorothy asks how far it is to the Emerald City.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «toto» (+3); the same action «see» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

honestly, did dorothy have loads of bread left?

1. yeah, loads — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, scarcely enough for her and toto — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, none — no support
4. yeah, plenty of bread for everyone — 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, did the scarecrow have a mouth at first?

1. nah, he didn't have one, so Dorothy had to draw him a smile on his face — no support
2. nah, he didn't know what a mouth was for — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, he never knew what mouths were — no support
4. yeah, but he never used it because he didn't know what a mouth was for at all — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1342, line 12: «He uses his mouth because he has heard that "human saliva was deadly to centipedes."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «use» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «mouth» (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

real talk, what did the farmer paint the eyes with?

1. blue paint — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. a dark blue paint made of mud — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. green dye — score 3
4. black ink — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1295, line 14: «What: the beggar is shut in the sack, because Toueno says the farmers "wanted to make me a bishop".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «farmers» (+2); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+2); the same action «make» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

sus, the crows flew off because they thought he was what?

1. a munchkin — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. a giant wicked witch from the north — no support
3. a scarecrow — score 0
4. a dangerous wild animal from the forest — score -2

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 1590, line 9: «Why: the crows fly away at first, thinking he is a Munchkin, but the old crow sees that he is "only stuffed with straw."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «munchkin» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following did the old crow state to be the only thing of value in this world?

1. Being clever and kind to others — no support
2. Courage — no support
3. Money — no support
4. Brains — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1590, line 3: «Crows fly down to eat the corn, until an old crow tells him that brains are the only thing worth having.», 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 «brains» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

From what material did the old crow assert that the Scarecrow had been constructed?

1. Straw — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Wool — no support
3. Dried corn husks and torn cloth — no support
4. Old bits of sacking and rags — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1562, line 15: «Old word: "thou" and "thee" are old forms of "you", used when speaking to one person.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

In which location did the travellers pass the night, according to the account of this part?

1. In an old farmhouse near the river — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. In a large castle with many rooms and tall towers — score 2
3. In a hollow tree trunk — score 2
4. A small cottage built of logs — ✓ the right answer · no support

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 254, line 4: «Jack passes the night still as a stone, gets a fresh horse and a ball of yarn, and rides on to the second brother's house.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the condition of the Tin Woodman's joints when Dorothy and the Scarecrow found him?

1. Stiff and slightly bent — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Rusted so badly he could not move — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Rusted so badly that he could not bend them even slightly at all — no support
4. Oiled and rusted in parts — 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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