Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 2: Alice's Evidence (sentence first, a pack of cards, and waking up)

Tests: 6 of 20 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★★★ · Understood: 21 of 24 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 24 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. The lesson itself, sentence by sentence with trees and pragmatics: the lesson in the corpora.

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 ✗

Leo: «the verses were dead clear, proved the Knave did it, no cap.» (no cap = honestly) Put it right.

1. The verses were full of «he», «she» and «they» with no clear meaning, so Alice said there wasn't an atom of sense in them — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. They were full of «he», «she» and «they» with no clear meaning; Alice said there wasn't an atom — ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. They were a clear poem about hearts — no support
4. They proved the Knave wrote them all — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 24, line 8: «The six verses are full of «he», «she», «they», «you» and «it», so nobody can tell who anyone is; that is Carroll's joke about evidence that sounds important a…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «six verses» (+3); the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★★ · right ✓

«If there's no meaning in it, that saves a world of trouble.» What is wrong with the King's thinking when he then finds meaning anyway?

1. He decides what the verses mean to fit what he already wants — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He decides what the verses mean to fit what he already wants, after reading every line of them twice over — no support
3. He decides what the verses mean to fit what he already wants, after claiming there was no meaning at all — no support
4. He reads the verses too quickly — 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 3 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«Do I look like it?» Why is the Knave's answer funny?

1. The Knave is quite a rude person — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A cardboard card could never swim — but that doesn't prove he wrote the verses — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A cardboard card could never swim, and he is clearly not a good swimmer, but that still doesn't prove he wrote the verses — no support
4. A cardboard card could never swim, and the jury has already decided he is a bad swimmer, so the verses must be his — 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 ✗

Mia, our kid (my sister) says: «the King's pun got bare laughs straight off.» (bare = lots of) Put it right.

1. There was a dead silence in the court for a long while, until the White Rabbit finally said «It's a pun!» — no support
2. There was a dead silence, until he said «It's a pun!» — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. There was a dead silence in the court for a long while, until the King finally said «It's a pun!» — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Silence fell until the Queen laughed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 14: ««Then the words don't fit you» is a pun on «fits» (sudden attacks of illness or temper) and «fit» (suit); there is dead silence until the King says «It's a pun…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «silence» (+3); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same thing acted on «pun» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★★ · right ✓

«Sentence first—verdict afterwards.» Why is this nonsense in a real trial?

1. The verdict is given after the trial — no support
2. Judges must hear all the witnesses — no support
3. You must decide whether someone is guilty before you hear any evidence, and then decide the punishment afterwards — score 3
4. You must decide if someone is guilty before you decide a punishment — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 15: «The Queen: «Sentence first—verdict afterwards.» A verdict decides if someone is guilty; a sentence is the punishment. Alice: «Stuff and nonsense! The idea of h…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «someone» (+2); the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★★ · right ✓

What would have happened if the soldiers had obeyed «Off with her head!»?

1. The dream would have turned into a nightmare — but nobody moved — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. The dream would have turned into a terrible nightmare, with the soldiers chasing Alice all round the garden, but nobody moved at all — score 8
3. The dream would have ended badly — score 2
4. The dream would have turned into a terrible nightmare, with Alice's head rolling on the grass, but nobody moved at all — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 24, line 3: ««Let the jury consider their verdict,» says the King, for about the twentieth time. «No, no!» says the Queen. «Sentence first—verdict afterwards.» «Stuff and n…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «move» (+4); the same doer «nobody» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Why does nobody move when the Queen orders Alice's head off?

1. Alice is full-sized now and has told the soldiers that the Queen cannot harm her — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Alice is now quite big again — no support
3. Alice is full-sized now and has seen they are «nothing but a pack of cards» — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. The soldiers are too tired now — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 8: «The six verses are full of «he», «she», «they», «you» and «it», so nobody can tell who anyone is; that is Carroll's joke about evidence that sounds important a…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same doer «nobody» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Is this TRUE or FALSE? «Alice was really in Wonderland and came back up the rabbit-hole.»

1. False: she wakes on the bank; it was all a dream — ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. False: she wakes on the bank — ← Mova's choice · score 9
3. True: she went down the hole — score 4
4. False: she was asleep on the bank, so the rabbit-hole was never real at all — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 24, line 18: «She wakes on the bank, her head in her sister's lap; the «cards» were dead leaves fluttering down from the trees onto her face.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «bank» (+4); the same doer «alice» (+3); the same action «wake» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★★ · right ✓

Ruby, grand (fine) about it: «the cards were really leaves blowing on her face, yeah?» Is she right?

1. Yes: it was a storm of cards — no support
2. No: the cards were really only playing cards, and the leaves were blowing on the Queen's garden far away — no support
3. Yes: dead leaves were fluttering down from the trees — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. No: they were playing cards — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 18: «She wakes on the bank, her head in her sister's lap; the «cards» were dead leaves fluttering down from the trees onto her face.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «flutter down» (+4); the same doer «dead leaves» (+3); the same place «trees» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★★ · right ✓

Why does the sister «half believe herself in Wonderland»?

1. She closes her eyes, thinking of Alice's story, and dreams it too — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. She is dreaming — no support
3. She reads Alice's book again — no support
4. She sleeps in the sun — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 20: «The sister sits on «with closed eyes», thinking of Alice's story, and «half believed herself in Wonderland».», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «believe» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★★ · right ✓

In the sister's dream, what real sound does the Queen's shrill voice turn into?

1. The voice of the shepherd boy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. The voice of the Mock Turtle — score 5
3. The cry of the sheep — no support
4. The bells — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 24, line 21: «In the sister's half-dream, Wonderland's sounds turn back into real ones: the rattling teacups into tinkling sheep-bells, the Queen's shrill cries into the voi…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «half dream» (+4); the same doer «sounds» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

What does the ending say about growing up?

1. You can grow up and still keep a «simple and loving heart» and share stories — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Growing up is sad — no support
3. Grown-ups should never tell tales — score 1
4. Adults forget all their dreams — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 4: «The whole pack flies up and comes down on her, and she finds herself lying on the river bank with her head in her sister's lap, while her sister brushes fallin…», 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 thing acted on «dream» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: in chapter I, what did Alice think «the use of a book» was without?

1. «Pictures or conversations» and her own adventures are full of conversations with talking animals and cards — score 3
2. «Stories» and nothing else at all — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. «Sums or lessons» she thought — no support
4. «Pictures or conversations» — and her own adventures are full of conversations — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 3: «Alice is very careful now. Twice she almost says she has eaten these creatures — «I once tasted—» lobster, «I've often seen them at dinn—» — and stops herself…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «think» (+3); the same doer «mock turtle» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: in chapter IV, stuck in the Rabbit's house, what did Alice say about a book?

1. «There ought to be a book written about me» — ✓ the right answer · score 11
2. «I must write a book myself» — score 8
3. «A book would help me here» — ← Mova's choice · score 12
4. «There ought to be a book written about me, and the Rabbit should be the one to write it» — score 11

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 12, against 11 for the next best. Its support: lesson 24, line 17: ««Who cares for you?» said Alice, (she had grown to her full size by this time.) «You're nothing but a pack of cards!»», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same receiver (+4); the same doer «alice» (+3); the same thing acted on (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, scored 11. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: when did Alice first think «they're only a pack of cards, after all»?

1. When the procession reached her in the Queen's garden — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. At the tea party with the Hatter — no support
3. When the Knave was tried — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. When the procession of cards reached her in the Queen's garden, bowing and marching in its neat rows — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 20, line 2: «When she gets to the part where «You are old, Father William» came out all wrong for the Caterpillar, the Mock Turtle wants to hear her try again. The Gryphon…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «try» (+4); the same doer «alice» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: in chapter III, Fury the dog said «I'll be judge, I'll be jury... and condemn you to death». How is the Queen like Fury?

1. Both are cruel to the animals — no support
2. Both are very loud — no support
3. Both wear rather odd crowns — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Both want the punishment decided before any fair trial — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 21, line 8: «Alice had never been in a court of justice, but had read about them in books; she knows the judge «because of his great wig» — and the judge is the King, weari…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «crown» (+3); the same action «wear» (+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 17 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: how has Alice changed from the girl who cried a pool of tears in chapter II?

1. She now cries less than before — score 5
2. She now stands up for herself and says «I won't!» to the Queen, although in chapter II she had wept a pool of tears — ← Mova's choice · score 9
3. She now stands up for herself and says «I won't!» to the Queen — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. She now stands up for herself and says «I won't!» to the Queen, and in chapter II she had shouted at the Mouse instead — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 9, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 4, line 12: «It is really "the pool of tears which she had wept when she was nine feet high", and she says "I wish I hadn't cried so much!", afraid she will be "drowned in…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «pool» (+4); the same doer «alice» (+3); the same action «weep» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

★★★ The book begins and ends in the same place. Where, and doing what?

1. On the bank beside her sister, bored at the start with no conversations, then running home to the Queen's court in her dream — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. On the bank beside her sister, bored at the start with no pictures, then waking up from her strange dream of Wonderland — no support
3. On the bank by her sister — bored at first, then waking from the dream — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. By the river, shouting for help — 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 19 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

★★★ «I gave her one, they gave him two, You gave us three or more.» If «three or more» is exactly three, how many things were given in all?

1. 6 — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. 5 — no support
3. 3 — no support
4. Three plus three — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 7: «Another verse says «I gave her one, they gave him two, You gave us three or more».», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «give» (+3); the same thing acted on «three» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 20 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

★★★ The sister's dream turns Wonderland noises back into real ones. Which pair is NOT one of them?

1. Rattling teacups into sheep-bells — no support
2. Sobs into cattle — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. The Hatter's riddle into a bird singing — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Queen's voice into shepherd's voice — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 21: «In the sister's half-dream, Wonderland's sounds turn back into real ones: the rattling teacups into tinkling sheep-bells, the Queen's shrill cries into the voi…», 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 «rattling teacups» (+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 · wrong ✗

Identify the inference drawn by Alice concerning the verses produced in evidence.

1. That they meant nothing — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. That they were clear — no support
3. That there was not an atom of meaning in them — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. They were false — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 8: «The six verses are full of «he», «she», «they», «you» and «it», so nobody can tell who anyone is; that is Carroll's joke about evidence that sounds important a…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mean» (+2). Against it: a different doer (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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that the Queen proposed «Sentence first—verdict afterwards». Select the response which most accurately characterises Alice's reply.

1. «I will not agree» — no support
2. «Stuff and nonsense!» — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. «Off with your head» — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. «Stuff and nonsense! That is the silliest thing I have ever heard said in a court of law» — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 15, line 3: «Alice stays standing, because what is the use of a procession if everyone lies on their faces? The Queen asks her name; Alice answers very politely, but thinks…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+1); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain the true nature of the objects which, in the dream, descended upon Alice as a pack of cards.

1. Dead leaves fluttering down from the trees — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Dead leaves fluttering down from the trees in the autumn garden, as her sister's dream showed — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Snowflakes drifting down from clouds — no support
4. Rain falling from the grey sky — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 24, line 4: «The whole pack flies up and comes down on her, and she finds herself lying on the river bank with her head in her sister's lap, while her sister brushes fallin…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «dream» (+4); the same doer «sister» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the conclusion of the narrative?

1. Alice awoke, related her dream, and was sent in to tea, whereupon her sister reflected on her future — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Alice awoke on the bank, told her sister the whole dream, and then went back down the rabbit-hole to Wonderland — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Alice awoke on the bank and told her sister the whole dream, then ran in to tea, and her sister pictured her grown up telling tales — score 7
4. Alice was crowned Queen, and her sister wept — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 11, line 17: «The Duchess says "It's a Cheshire cat, and that's why. Pig!" (shouting "Pig!" at the baby) and tells Alice "You don't know much, and that's a fact"; Alice says…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same doer «alice» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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