Wizard of Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 23: the fighting trees and a white china wall

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1608 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 ✓

yo where were they headed, fr?

1. south to find Glinda — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. north — no support
3. to the Emerald City — no support
4. to Oz — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, who wanted to tag along cuz he was bored of the city?

1. the witch — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. the lion — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. toto — no support
4. the guard — 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 1608, line 9: «Why: Dorothy wants to go home, because "if Dorothy stays here she will never get back to Kansas."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, what did the trees do to the scarecrow?

1. hurled him at the wall — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. flung him at his friends and laughed — no support
3. flung him at his friends — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. tossed him in the grass — 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 ✗

lowkey wild, what did the woodman chop with?

1. his shiny silver axe from the tin box — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. his axe — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. the big sharp axe he kept by the door — no support
4. his knife — 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 1591, line 11: «The Woodman chops a path through the branches so that the whole party can pass.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «chop» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

did toto get cooked by that branch? what did he do?

1. he growled — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. he howled real loud at the branch — score 5
3. he sneezed — no support
4. he howled — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1589, line 14: «Toto "growled in an unfriendly way" at the Scarecrow, as if there might be rats in the straw.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «toto» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «growl» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

what was that giant wall made outta?

1. white china — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. solid white china from the big mines — no support
3. red brick — no support
4. super thick white china bricks lol — 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 ✗

how tall was the wall, be real

1. higher than their heads and then some — no support
2. taller than the trees — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. so high they couldn't even see the top — no support
4. higher than their heads — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1608, line 5: «At the forest's edge they find a tall white china wall, and the Scarecrow gasps, "Oh, my!"», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

what'd the woodman build to climb it?

1. a tall wooden ladder made of logs — score 1
2. a wagon — score -1
3. a ladder — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. a rope — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 1608, line 18: «The Woodman builds a ladder, and the Scarecrow looks over the top of the wall and says, "Oh, my!"», 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). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

the scarecrow was hella confused, what did he say about the wall?

1. "I cannot think why this wall is here" — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. "This wall is here" — no support
3. "Oh, my!" — score -2
4. "I wonder who built this strange wall" — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 2, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 709, line 19: «Old word: a "rampart" is a high bank or wall built round a castle for defence; today we would say a wall or embankment.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «build» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «high bank» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the travelers call the first row of trees?

1. sentries of the woods — no support
2. forest guards — ← Mova's choice · score -3
3. policemen of the forest — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. guards of the old wood — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1592, line 18: «Hard word: "retorted" means she answered back quickly and sharply, which we would today call "shot back."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «hard word» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

who was the guardian at the gate, the one with the spectacles?

1. the Guard — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the gatekeeper — no support
3. the Guardian of the Gate — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the Guardian of the Hall — 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, why did dorothy forgive oz?

1. he told the truth — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he had no choice — no support
3. he did his best — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he had tried very hard to help them all — 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Toward which point of the compass did the travelers direct their journey?

1. The Southern lands of the Quadlings — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. The South — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. The East — score 4
4. The South, toward the Land of Glinda — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 353, line 5: «Then the Spartans send one word, "IF," to King Philip, the soldier who cheats a farmer is branded, and Alexander tames Bucephalus.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «send» (+3); the same thing acted on «one word» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Of what material was the wall which the travelers encountered composed?

1. Fine white porcelain from the Land of China — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Crystal — no support
3. Limestone or clay brick — no support
4. Porcelain — ✓ 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 ✗

By what means did the Tin Woodman surmount the wall?

1. By wings — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. By a wooden ladder — ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. By a rope bridge — score 7
4. By a stone stair — score 7

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 555, line 21: «Old word: "bulwark" meant a defence or a wall, so Hector was the Trojans' "great hope and bulwark".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+3); the same thing acted on «defence» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

What was the Scarecrow's reaction upon viewing the summit of the wall?

1. He exclaimed "Oh, my!" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He laughed — no support
3. He was afraid — no support
4. He said "Oh, dear!" — 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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