The Wind in the Willows, chapter III, part 4: The Wild Wood (the door-scraper, the door-mat, and a green door)

Tests: 7 of 18 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★★★ · Understood: 13 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 36 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 · ★★★ · right ✓

Ella, absolutely gutted (very disappointed): «the Mole worked out the door, the Rat just tagged along.» Put it right.

1. The Rat worked it out; the Mole thought he'd gone mad — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. The Rat worked it out, and the Mole thought he'd gone mad and sulked all the way home — score 4
3. The Rat worked the whole thing out alone while the Mole grumbled about the cold and snow — score 4
4. The Mole solved it; the Rat thought he'd gone mad — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 36, line 11: «The Mole thought it simply meant «some VERY careless and forgetful person has left his door-scraper lying about in the middle of the Wild Wood» and said he'd c…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «think» (+2); the same doer «mole» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Why does the Rat's jig puzzle the Mole?

1. He doesn't see what the door-scraper means — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He thinks the Rat has lost his hat — score 3
3. He doesn't see that the Rat has solved the whole puzzle yet — no support
4. He thinks the Rat is dancing because he's caught a cold outside — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 36, line 2: ««Hooray!» He's found a door-scraper, and dances a jig round it. The Mole, hurt and grumpy, can't see why: someone careless has left a door-scraper lying about…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «dance» (+2); the same doer «rat» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

The Rat asks «There, what did I tell you?» and the Mole says «Absolutely nothing whatever». Why is the Mole right, in a way?

1. The Rat had shouted about it too loudly — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. The Mole had really seen the whole thing but still pretended not to understand it at all — score 3
3. The Rat hadn't explained his idea at all — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. The Rat hadn't explained his idea, so the Mole could not see the plan yet — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 33, line 9: «The Rat has «never even ventured to call on him at his own home myself», and says «we can't ... he lives in the very middle of the Wild Wood».», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+2); the same doer «rat» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«Can we EAT a doormat? ... you exasperating rodent?» What is the Mole feeling?

1. Hurt, tired and fed up — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Happy — ← Mova's choice · score 9
3. Excited and very curious — score 9
4. Cheerful and hungry now — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 28, line 11: ««a firm paw gripped him by the back of his neck. It was the Rat, and he was evidently laughing—the Mole could feel him laughing, right down his arm and through…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «feel» (+5); the same doer «mole» (+4). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★★ · right ✓

Rory, tidy (great) idea: «the Rat should just have explained it to the Mole». Would that have helped?

1. Yes — the Mole only grumbled because he didn't see the plan — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Yes — but only if the Rat had written the whole plan down on paper first — score 3
3. Yes — the Rat would have known better sooner anyway — score 4
4. No — the Mole only grumbled because he was cold and tired — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 25, line 9: «He dug up his tunnel: «he scraped and scratched and scrabbled and scrooged», muttering to himself «Up we go! Up we go!», until «pop! his snout came out into th…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mutter» (+2); the same doer «mole» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★★ · right ✓

How does the Rat's thinking go?

1. Metal cut → scraper → mat → door — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Cut → door — no support
3. Metal → door — no support
4. Snow → mat → scraper → door — 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 ✗

The Mole praises the Rat: «You ought to go where you'll be properly appreciated». How does the Rat answer?

1. He thanks the Mole and tells him to stop talking and ring the bell — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. He tells him to stop talking and ring the bell — ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. He says thanks — score 7
4. He tells him to be quiet and open the gate — score 7

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 31, line 2: «That night, on a lonely common under the stars, Toad boasts: «This is the real life for a gentleman! Talk about your old river!» The Rat says quietly that he d…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same doer «rat» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

What would have happened if the Mole hadn't cut his shin?

1. They might never have found the door, and the Rat would still be searching in the snow — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. They might never find the badger — no support
3. They'd have given up the search — no support
4. They might never have found the door — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 36, line 1: «In the lumpy little valley the Mole trips and falls with a squeal — he's cut his shin. The Rat ties it up with his handkerchief and looks closely: a very clean…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «rat» (+5). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★★ · right ✓

Looking back: in chapter I the Rat said Badger «hates Society». Why might ringing his bell at night be a risk?

1. Badger might be cross at visitors — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Badger might bite the Mole hard — no support
3. Badger may dislike any late callers — no support
4. He might be asleep — 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 10 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: in chapter III part 1, how many times had the Rat ever called at Badger's home?

1. Not — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Never — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Once — no support
4. Twice — 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 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: in chapter II the book said the Mole «had a candid nature». How does he show it here?

1. He tells the Rat he is quite pleased — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. He says honestly what he thinks of the mat and of the Rat's ideas too — score 6
3. He says honestly what he thinks of the mat — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. He openly says what he thinks of the mat, then of the whole plan — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 36, line 18: «The Mole: «You argued it out, step by step, in that wise head of yours, from the very moment that I fell and cut my shin, and you looked at the cut, and at onc…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same doer «mole» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★★ · right ✓

Looking back: in chapter I the Mole grabbed the oars thinking «he could do it every bit as well». What does he think of the Rat's brains now?

1. «If I only had your head, Ratty——» — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. «Your head is very fine, Ratty» — no support
3. «What a clever head you have» — no support
4. «If I only had your head, Ratty, I'd be a genius by now» — 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 13 · ★★★ · right ✓

Looking back: who has saved the Mole twice now?

1. The Badger — score 3
2. The Mole — score 6
3. Badger — score 3
4. The Rat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 30, line 4: «The Rat flatly refuses: he's sticking to his river, and so is the Mole. The loyal Mole agrees — but adds, wistfully, that it sounds rather fun. The Rat sees ho…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «rat» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: chapter III began with the Mole wanting to meet Badger. Where has it brought him?

1. To Toad's front gate — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To Badger's front door — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. To the river — no support
4. Home — 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 15 · ★★★ · right ✓

Looking back: in chapter II the Rat said of Toad «Perhaps he's not very clever». Who is shown to be clever here?

1. The Rat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Mole — score 8
3. The Mole — score 8
4. Toad — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 32, line 17: «At the station they left Toad «in the second-class waiting-room, giving a porter twopence to keep a strict eye on him», and left the horse at an inn stable.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «friends» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

★★★ The Mole retells the Rat's thinking step by step. According to him, which word did the Rat's «majestic mind» say to itself first?

1. «Door!» — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. «Door-scraper!» — ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. «Mat!» — score 8
4. «Metal, hmm!» — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 9, line 19: «Asked what size she wants to be, Alice first says "I'm not particular as to size", but adds that "one doesn't like changing so often".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+5); the same action «say» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

★★★ Alice (lessons 1–24) also met puzzles: the Caterpillar's «Who are YOU?», the Hatter's riddle with no answer. How is the Rat's puzzle different?

1. It is solved by clever reasoning — no support
2. It has a real answer, found from clues — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. It has a real answer, but only after the Mole's help — score 5
4. It is a game of hide and seek — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 35, line 7: «He searched «the whole ground, and all the time calling out cheerfully, "Moly, Moly, Moly! Where are you? It's me—it's old Rat!"»», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «search» (+4); the same doer «rat» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 18 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

★★★ «door-scraper», «door-mat», «door». Which is the odd one out, and why?

1. The scraper: it is the only metal thing — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The mat, since it is hardly a door — no support
3. The door: it was found by reasoning from the other two — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The mat: it was found last of all — 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the inference drawn by the Rat from the nature of the wound sustained by the Mole.

1. That it was a clean cut from a spade — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. That it was made by a sharp edge of metal — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. That it was made by a clean sharp edge of metal, perhaps a spade or a blade — no support
4. That a badger's claw had struck him — 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 · right ✓

Ascertain the interpretation placed by the Mole upon the discovery of the door-scraper.

1. That someone was scraping the path clean — no support
2. That a careless person had left it lying about — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. That a neighbour had left it out by mistake — no support
4. That a careless person had left it lying about after cleaning the boots of a visitor — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 36, line 2: ««Hooray!» He's found a door-scraper, and dances a jig round it. The Mole, hurt and grumpy, can't see why: someone careless has left a door-scraper lying about…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «lie» (+4); the same property (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response which most accurately characterises the inscription upon the brass plate.

1. Faded, in small curly letters — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. MR. BADGER, in square capital letters — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Written in neat cursive script — no support
4. Engraved in a faded script, reading MR. BADGER, with a crest — 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 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

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

1. The Mole knocked on the door, and nobody answered at all — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The Mole swung on the bell-pull, and a deep bell was heard — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The Rat swung on the bell-pull, and a loud whistle was heard — no support
4. The Mole knocked, and a bell rang — 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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