Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 12: they reach the Emerald City and wear green spectacles

Tests: 7 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1597 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 ✓

Dude, what was the Lion moaning about at supper?

1. Rice, which he said tasted of soap — no support
2. Oats, which he said were horse food, and the cook's dreadful stew which made him ill — score 5
3. Oats, which he said were horse food — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Cabbage, which he said was mud — score 5

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 1592, line 17: «Why the Woodman is careful: he says, "I have no heart," so he must "take great care never to be cruel."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «lion» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, who got stuck guarding the door all night?

1. The green girl and the tall soldier with the long green beard, who stayed up late — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Toto — no support
3. The dog — score -1
4. The Lion — ✓ the right answer · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 322, line 3: «Wendy agrees, takes the boys inside to bed, and sleeps in the little house while Peter guards it all night with his sword.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+3). Against it: the same doer «peter» (-2). The right option, 4, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

No way, what colour was that wall?

1. Bright green, super thick — ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. Bright green, super thick, with emeralds set into every single panel of the wall — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. Totally green and made of marble, and it went all the way round the whole City — score 1
4. Golden, very shiny, huge — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 690, line 9: «Why: the king says "for years we have tried some way of putting an end to them, but it is impossible."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Totally sick, what was the gate covered in?

1. Diamonds, very shiny — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Diamonds and rubies, all sparkly, set into a huge pattern across the front of the tall gate — no support
3. Emeralds, all sparkly — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Emeralds, all sparkly and bright, set in rows along the top of the enormous iron gate — 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 ✓

So who had the golden key on a chain?

1. The Guardian of the Gates — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. The Wizard of the City — score -1
3. The little man who guards the gate and rings the bell for everyone who arrives in the City — score 1
4. The Guardian who sits by the great gate and keeps the key to the spectacles on his chain — score 1

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 1597, line 19: «an old word is "perplexity," which means a puzzled, confused state of mind, like the Guardian shaking his head in it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «word» (+3). Against it: the same doer «guardian» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Like, why did everybody have to wear glasses?

1. The streets were full of dust and smoke — no support
2. The City was so bright that everyone would be blinded if they looked at it without protection — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. The City was too bright to see in — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The sun would hurt their eyes — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 793, line 11: «Where she goes: she rides in a grazier's cart and then walks to the count's castle, which is "quite a journey thither from the town."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «glass» (+1); the same circumstance (+1); 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

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Dude, what did the kids pay with?

1. Green pennies — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Coins — score 2
3. Golden shillings — score 2
4. The green pennies they had been given by the Guardian at the gate — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 362, line 10: «Why: the Kid "paid no heed" when his mother called the flock home.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «kid» (+2); the same action «pay» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, were there any horses in the City, lowkey?

1. No, the men pushed little green carts — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, there were horses in the stables at the back of the palace, but nobody ever rode them — no support
3. Not really, the horses stayed in stables — no support
4. No, the men pushed little green carts because there were no horses anywhere in the City at all, not one — 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 ✗

Epic, how many passages did they walk through?

1. Nine passages — score 2
2. Seven passages — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Three — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Eight corridors — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1570, line 15: «What he takes: "three bits of bread" from the table-drawer, which a hare then eats, and the man catches the hare.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the number the lesson gave for it (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what were the sheets in her room made of?

1. Satin fabric — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Green silk — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Lace — no support
4. Wool — 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 ✓

Sick, what squirted up in the middle of her room?

1. A fountain of green perfume — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. A tiny fountain of green perfume that squirted up through the marble floor in the middle of the room — score 0
3. A large silver fountain of cool water that splashed down into a pool of clear green glass — score 1
4. A spray of violet-scented mist — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1498, line 12: «Where: the Fountain of Lions stands "in the middle of a court of a great castle", far away from the palace.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «middle» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+3). Against it: the same doer «fountain» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

So who showed Dorothy to her room?

1. A young green girl — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. A small brown boy — score 4
3. A young green girl who met them at the door of the great Palace and led them inside — score -2
4. An old green man — score 3

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 249, line 19: «THE ENDING: his statue in the church shows him "with his pack at his back and his dog at his heels".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «show» (+3); the same receiver «word» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

Chill, why did Oz only see one person a day?

1. He would admit one person each day — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. He wanted to see them one by one — score 0
3. He was too busy for crowds — no support
4. Because — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1597, line 16: «Oz will see each visitor alone, and "he will admit but one each day," so the friends must wait in the Palace.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «one» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which colour is the great wall that surrounds the City?

1. Pale silver — no support
2. Bright emerald green, covered in tiny glass jewels that sparkled in the sunshine all day — score -2
3. Bright green — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Bright green, and it was thick and tall with many golden gates — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1597, line 3: «In the morning they see a green glow, and by afternoon they reach a tall green wall with a gate studded with emeralds.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

What is the purpose of the green spectacles worn by the visitors?

1. To protect the eyes from the glare of the City — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. To hide the eyes from the dust outside — no support
3. To make it possible for the visitors to see the Wizard himself clearly without being blinded by the sun — no support
4. To protect the eyes from the dazzling glare of the emerald-covered City and its many shining walls and towers — 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 ✗

By whom was it decided that only one visitor each day may be admitted to the presence of Oz?

1. By the Lion — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. By Oz himself — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. By Oz — score 2
4. By Dorothy — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 9, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1592, line 4: «The Lion admits he is a coward, and when the friends say Oz might help him, he decides to walk with them to the Great Oz.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same circumstance (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which room was assigned to Dorothy at the front of the Palace?

1. A room with a green fountain — no support
2. A room at the front of the Palace with green silk sheets, a fountain, and a view over the City — no support
3. A room with green silk sheets — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A large bright room with a green velvet bed and a tiny fountain of perfume in the middle — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 233, line 19: «Old word: "repast" means a meal, and "saloon" meant a large main room or hall in a grand house.», 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 (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same property (-3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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