Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 10: the sleepy poppies, the Woodman's axe, and the Queen of the Field Mice

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1595 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 · ★ · right ✓

bruh, what knocked Dorothy out in the poppies?

1. the super strong smell — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. a bad smell — score 7
3. the flowers — score 7
4. a sudden strong wind — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1595, line 1: «Dorothy and her friends walk through a field of red poppies, whose smell makes Dorothy fall asleep.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+4); the same thing acted on «dorothy» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «smell» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, who told the Lion to bounce out of there?

1. the Lion — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. the Tin Woodman — score 4
3. the Scarecrow — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. the little mouse — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1315, line 1: «The part starts with Maie, who tells the sea-king that the fish were scattered, and he blows the fiddle so hard that she flies back to her island.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same receiver «sea king» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

lowkey, why didn't the Tin Man crash in the flowers?

1. he isn't made of flesh — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he is made of metal — no support
3. he never ate the flowers — no support
4. he's made of tin — 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, what did the Woodman chop the Wildcat with?

1. his sharp silver axe from the forest — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. the big axe he kept in his tin box — no support
3. his axe — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. a sword — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 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 1594, line 10: «What? The Woodman keeps chopping, but "the work was not done" when night came.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «woodman» (+2); the same action «chop» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

so what was that little gray thing the Wildcat was chasing?

1. a tiny gray mouse that lived in the field — no support
2. a field mouse — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. a brown rabbit — score 4
4. a little gray field mouse running away — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 35, line 18: «They pretended «with invincible cheerfulness that they recognized an old friend in every fresh tree»; after an hour or two they were «dispirited, weary, and ho…», 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 thing acted on «old friend» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, who said she was a queen?

1. the Queen of the Field Mice who lived nearby — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. the little mouse — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. the little gray mouse who was the Queen — score 5
4. the brown rabbit — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1462, line 13: «What he bought: a cat from a woman who said she was "a good mouser".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+4); the same thing acted on «woman» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «woman» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, what did Toto do when he saw all the mice?

1. jumped right out of Dorothy's arms into the middle of the group of mice — no support
2. barked at them — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. jumped right into the middle of the group of mice and barked — no support
4. jumped right into the group — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1592, line 3: «Toto barks at the Lion, and Dorothy slaps the Lion's nose and scolds him for trying to bite a poor little dog.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: 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

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

deadass, how did the Woodman keep Toto from chasing?

1. tied him up — no support
2. held him tight in his arms — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. held him tight in his arms while the mice ran around them all — score -1
4. he put him in a sack — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 354, line 19: «Old word: "hounds" means dogs kept for hunting; we still use this word today.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «dogs» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

bet, what did the mice bring when they showed up?

1. a wooden box — score 0
2. a bag of seeds — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. a piece of string — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. a piece of string tied to a big stick — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 363, line 15: «The Country Mouse stops only "long enough to pick up her carpet bag and umbrella" and hurries away.», 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 thing acted on «carpet bag» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, what was the truck made out of?

1. tree limbs tied together with long vines — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. tree limbs — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. iron bars — no support
4. tree limbs cut from the forest nearby — 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 · ★ · right ✓

lol, what did the Woodman use for the wheels?

1. tree trunk pieces — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. short pieces of a huge tree trunk — score 4
3. tree trunk pieces cut from the old forest — score 4
4. barrel staves — score -3

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 1583, line 11: «How did the woodman stop the beasts? He lifted his "glittering axe" and stood in front of the Musician.», 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 thing acted on «glittering axe» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

so when Dorothy woke up, what did she see?

1. a huge pile of golden hay — no support
2. thousands of mice standing all around her in a circle — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. thousands of mice around her — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a ring of tall oak trees — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1587, line 9: «Who speaks: a little old woman, the Witch of the North, who "made a low bow" to Dorothy.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «little old woman» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which action did the Scarecrow instruct the Cowardly Lion to perform upon the soporific effect of the poppies?

1. to run swiftly out of the flower bed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. to hop quickly over the garden fence — no support
3. to run swiftly out of the flower bed and never return to the poppies again — no support
4. to run swiftly out of the flower bed toward the Emerald City road ahead — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the Tin Woodman dispatch the Wildcat that pursued the field mouse?

1. by a kick — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. by a heavy blow from a rock — no support
3. with his axe — no support
4. by a single blow of his axe — ✓ 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 ✗

What did the Queen of the Field Mice require of her subjects concerning the Tin Woodman?

1. to fetch food for him each morning — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. to help him — score 0
3. to carry him across the wide river — score 0
4. that they serve him and obey his wishes — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 363, line 16: «She says she prefers "my plain food and simple life in the country."», 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 thing acted on «plain food» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What material did the travellers employ in constructing the vehicle intended to transport the Lion?

1. iron rods and metal wire — ← Mova's choice · score -8
2. limbs and branches of trees that had fallen in the storm last night — no support
3. limbs and branches of trees — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. limbs and branches of trees gathered from the forest near the road — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1470, line 7: «The Captain's words "Open, Sesame!" made the rock door open, and "Shut, Sesame!" made it close.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); the same thing acted on «word» (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1595-pg55-part10/