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title: Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Books
description: The 24 test and exam questions of lesson 23 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence (Rule Forty-two and the unsigned letter)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragm
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# Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence (Rule Forty-two and the unsigned letter)

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The 24 questions of lesson 23 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence (Rule Forty-two and the unsigned letter)» of the books course of Mova's primary school with their options, 135 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t1/) — Grace from Newcastle: «howay, Alice was tiny when she jumped up.» (howay = come on) Put it right. — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t2/) — Why does Alice feel the jurors «must be collected at once and put back»? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t3/) — Is this TRUE or FALSE? «Bill the Lizard writes a full history of the accident.» — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t4/) — Sam: «Alice said she knew loads about the tarts, no cap.» (no cap = honestly) Put it right. — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t5/) — «Important — unimportant — unimportant — important.» What does this show about the King? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t6/) — Why does it «not matter a bit» to Alice what the jury writes? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t7/) — Why can't Rule Forty-two be «the oldest rule in the book»? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t8/) — Ella, a bit salty (cross): «the King proved Alice was a mile high.» Put it right. — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t9/) — What would happen if anyone could «win» an argument by inventing a rule just then? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t10/) — «It must have been that, unless it was written to nobody, which isn't usual.» What is silly about the King's reasoning? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t11/) — The verses aren't in the Knave's handwriting, «and that's the queerest thing». How does the King twist this into proof? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t12/) — «If you didn't sign it, that only makes the matter worse.» Why is this unfair to the Knave? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t13/) — Alice says «It proves nothing of the sort!» What gives her the courage now? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t14/) — Looking back: earlier in the book, the Mock Turtle kept Alice waiting. What did Alice think then that fits the King's «Begin at the beginning»? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t15/) — Looking back: when did Alice first stand up to the Queen, and what did she say? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t16/) — Looking back: in chapter I, Alice remembered «simple rules» before drinking. What was one? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t17/) — Looking back: what did the jurors do in the first part of the trial when Alice said «Stupid things!»? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t18/) — ★★★ A strange letter: «not directed», «not in the prisoner's handwriting», «no name signed». How many of these three facts are real evidence that the Knave wrote it? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t19/) — ★★★ The King said «Consider your verdict» first after the accusation, and again after Rule Forty-two. Counting both, how many times has he said it so far in this lesson and the last two? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/t20/) — ★★★ «Nothing» — «Nothing whatever» — «That's very important.» If Alice knows nothing, what is her evidence worth to the trial? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/e1/) — Identify the occasion of the overturning of the jury-box. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/e2/) — It is given that the King cited «Rule Forty-two». Select the response which most accurately characterises Alice's objection thereto. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/e3/) — Ascertain the inference drawn by the King from the absence of a signature upon the verses. — right ✓ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/e4/) — Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the King's instruction for the reading of the verses? — right ✓ · exam

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