The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (loyal friends, cold pie and «Be quiet at once!»)

Tests: 5 of 18 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★★ · Understood: 21 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 67 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 ✗

Lily, lowkey (quietly) shocked: «Toad forgot his mates who were sleeping rough for him?!» Is she right?

1. No: he only said he was tired of them — no support
2. No: Toad said he had remembered them all along and was sobbing for them — ← Mova's choice · score 10
3. Yes: he said «I had forgotten all about them» and then cried for his supper — no support
4. Yes: he said «I had forgotten all about them» — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 41, line 2: «Behind one drawn blind they see the shadow of a bird-cage and a little bird who wakes, yawns and tucks his head back in. It feels so cosy that they forget they…», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+6); the same doer «friends» (+4). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Why is it funny when Toad cries «Supper's here at last, hooray!»?

1. A second before, he was sobbing that he'd go out into the cold night for his friends, and Mole had cried too for him — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. A second before, he was sobbing that he'd go out into the cold night for his friends — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. A second before, he was sobbing that he'd go out into the cold night for his friends, and then he forgot all about it at once — score 5
4. Because the supper was served on silver plates and he had been planning it for weeks — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 67, line 1: ««What's become of them, the dear fellows? I had forgotten all about them,» says Toad lightly about Mole and Badger. The Rat tells him off: while Toad rode abou…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «go out» (+3); the same property (+1); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★★ · right ✓

Noah, hangry (cross because hungry) himself: «Badger was rude to Toad, he just turned his back.» What did the Rat explain?

1. Badger is always gloomy when hungry and will be a different animal after eating — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. Badger is always gloomy when hungry, but he means well and will be a different animal after a good supper — score 6
3. Badger was tired from the long walk and needs a good sleep first — score 6
4. Badger is always gloomy when hungry, and has been like that since they were schoolboys together at the Hall — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 67, line 2: «After supper there is a heavy knock: Badger, muddy and rough from nights outdoors. He shakes Toad's paw — «Welcome home, Toad! Alas! what am I saying? Home, in…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «badger» (+2); the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Why does the Rat pull Mole's elbow when Mole calls Toad clever?

1. Praise makes Toad puff up and boast — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Praise makes Toad puff up and boast, and Mole wanted to stop him before the sentries heard — score 3
3. Mole wants to tease Toad about it — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Praise makes Toad puff up and boast, and that leads to more trouble for everyone — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 63, line 9: «In other verses Toad says he was the one who told the animals in Noah's Ark «There's land ahead», that the army saluted him instead of the King or Kitchener (a…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «one» (+2); the same doer «toad» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Is it TRUE or FALSE? «Badger shouts very loudly to stop the argument.»

1. True: Badger shouts very loudly at the whole room of animals — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. False: Toad shouts loudly and everyone falls silent at once — score 5
3. False: it is a thin, dry voice — and everyone goes silent — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. False: it is a thin, dry voice, and everyone goes silent, but Toad keeps on talking — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 46, line 11: ««You backsliding animal» cries the Badger (backsliding = slipping back into bad ways).», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «badger» (+3); the same action «cry» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

What would have happened if Toad had tried to take the Hall by force?

1. The stoat sentries, the best in the world, would have beaten him again, and he would have lost all his friends too — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Toad would have been thrown back into prison by the gaoler's men — score 3
3. The stoats would have chased him away — no support
4. The stoat sentries, the best in the world, would have beaten him again — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. 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 64, line 2: «Then faster, and faster. When they call «Be careful, washerwoman!» Toad loses his head. He pins the driver down with his elbow, goes full speed and shouts who…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «toad» (+2); the same doer «gentleman» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★★ · right ✓

Why does Badger mention Toad's father?

1. His father was Badger's old friend, and Toad has let the family name down, which Badger will never forget — score 3
2. His father was Badger's old friend, and Toad has let the family name down — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. He wanted to remind Toad of the family's proud past and fine manners — score 3
4. His father was Badger's old friend, and Toad has let the family name down badly, and everyone at the river knows it — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 45, line 4: «The Badger lays it out: Toad has ignored every warning, is wasting the money his father left him, and is giving all the animals a bad name with his crashes and…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «toad» (+2); the same doer «father» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Ellie, «bostin'» (great) news!: «Badger's gonna help after all, innit?» What shows he has a plan?

1. «Badger has not yet decided, so let us wait until morning and talk again.» — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. «Badger is going to help.» — score 7
3. «I haven't said my last word yet. Now I'm going to tell you a great secret.» — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. «I have a secret plan, but I will tell you only after supper is eaten.» — no support

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 32, line 3: «He won't help. «The poetry of motion! The real way to travel!» Carts are «horrid little carts» to him now. The Rat knows the signs: Toad has a new craze, and f…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «toad» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Mason, «chur» (thanks): «so Badger stayed mad at Toad all night?» Put it right.

1. He shouted at Toad and sent him out of the room in a rage — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. He sent Toad to bed without any supper at all — score 5
3. He spoke kindly at once and let Toad sleep in the spare bed — score 5
4. After the scolding he spoke more kindly: let bygones be bygones — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 67, line 1: ««What's become of them, the dear fellows? I had forgotten all about them,» says Toad lightly about Mole and Badger. The Rat tells him off: while Toad rode abou…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cry» (+5); the same doer «toad» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: in chapter IV, how did Badger welcome Rat and Mole lost in the snow?

1. Gruff at first, then kind: fire, supper, dressing-gowns, beds, and a long talk about the snow and the spring — ← Mova's choice · score 12
2. Stern at first, then fierce: a long lecture and a cold bath — score 9
3. Cross at first, then warm: a meal and a bed in the spare room — no support
4. Gruff at first, then kind: fire, supper, dressing-gowns, beds — ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 12, against 10 for the next best. Its support: lesson 37, line 9: «He wears a long dressing-gown, carries a flat candlestick, and «had probably been on his way to bed». He pats both their heads and says «This is not the sort o…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «badger» (+4); the same circumstance (+3); a different action (counts against) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 4, scored 10. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★★ · right ✓

Looking back: in chapter IV, what did Badger say he would do about Toad «when once the year has really turned»?

1. Take Toad seriously in hand, with Rat and Mole — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
2. Give Toad a good talking-to with the others — score 5
3. Scold Toad strongly, with Rat and Mole watching — score 9
4. Take Toad seriously in hand, with Rat and Mole, and make him give back every penny he has spent on motor-cars — score 11

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 11, tied with another option at 11 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 38, line 11: «The plan: when «the year has really turned», «we'll take Toad seriously in hand. We'll stand no nonsense whatever … We'll make him be a sensible Toad.» Then: «…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+4); the same place «hand» (+4); the same property (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: in chapter VI, Badger talked to Toad alone in the smoking-room for three-quarters of an hour. What happened after?

1. Toad said he'd promised «in there», but outside he wasn't sorry at all, and he went straight back to boasting to Mole and Rat about his motor-car — score 5
2. Toad said he'd promised «in there», but outside he wasn't sorry at all — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Toad agreed to mend his ways, then boasted to Mole about his escape on the road — score 7
4. Toad promised to behave, then ran off to the river at once — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 64, line 4: «Two fields away, a chauffeur and two large country policemen are running after him! Toad runs, calling himself a conceited ass, looks back over his shoulder —…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «toad» (+5); the same circumstance (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: in chapter VIII, Toad told the gaoler's daughter about Toad Hall. What did he say first?

1. That it was «an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence» — like an estate agent's advert, with a gravel drive and a stable block — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. That it was a noble mansion with eleven bedrooms and a splendid billiard room — no support
3. That it was «an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence» — like an estate agent's advert — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. That it was a quaint little cottage with a sunny garden and a lovely view — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 54, line 11: «Struggling with the cotton gown, he reaches «where all waistcoat pockets are eternally situated» and finds «not only no money, but no pocket to hold it, and no…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+4); the same doer «toad» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: in chapter V, Mole cried by the roadside. What did the Rat do then?

1. He gave Mole his coat and then walked on ahead without looking back — score 4
2. He sat down beside Mole and told him to stop his crying at once — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. He turned back in the dark and helped Mole find his old home — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. He turned back in the dark, helped Mole find his old home, and then made them both a hot supper by the fire — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 63, line 6: «He tells it all as cleverness: he even calls the barge-woman «a woman fat of body and very evil-minded», though she had been kind until he lied and insulted he…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same action «tell» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★★★ · right ✓

How has Mole changed since chapter I, when he was new and shy?

1. He now makes friends easily and talks loudly at parties — score 6
2. He now camps out in all weathers, guards the Hall and stands up to sentries and even to Toad himself — score 10
3. He now camps out, guards the Hall and stands up to sentries — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. He now camps out, guards the Hall, stands up to sentries, and has learned to be brave and loyal to his friends — score 10

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 10, tied with another option at 10 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 67, line 15: «Mole reports: «Sentries posted everywhere, guns poked out at us, stones thrown at us... and when they see us, my! how they do laugh! That's what annoys me most…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «mole» (+4); the same circumstance (+3); a different action (counts against) (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★★★ · right ✓

★★★ Badger says Toad's father told him a secret «he wouldn't have dreamt of telling you». Why might a father NOT tell his own son?

1. Because the boy was too young to understand — no support
2. Because it was a secret of the family — no support
3. He is too old — score 4
4. Because the son «simply cannot hold his tongue» — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 9, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 67, line 20: «Badger: «I haven't said my last word yet. Now I'm going to tell you a great secret» — one that Toad's father told him and «wouldn't have dreamt of telling» his…», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «tongue» (+5); the same action «hold» (+2); the same property (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 17 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

★★★ Count the animals in the Rat's room at the end of this part.

1. 3 — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 4: Rat, Toad, Badger and Mole — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. 3: Rat, Toad and Mole — no support
4. 4: Rat, Toad, Badger and Otter — 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 18 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

★★★ «In half an hour's time he'll be quite a different animal.» What kind of «different» does the Rat mean?

1. Fatter and more cheerful after his supper — no support
2. In a better mood, not a different kind of creature — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. In a better mood, not a different kind of creature, because he is only hungry and cross at present — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. Calmer and kinder once he has had his full supper — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 43, line 15: ««Rat, who was desperately hungry but strove to conceal it» (tried to hide it), nods and says «“wonderful,” and “most remarkable,”» at intervals.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «rat» (+2); the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the remark by which Toad disclosed his neglect of his two friends.

1. «I had not thought of them at all» — score 0
2. «I had quite forgotten them» — no support
3. «I had forgotten all about them, and I was so busy in the motor-car that I never gave them a thought» — score 2
4. «I had forgotten all about them» — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 61, line 6: «He had slept for weeks «on straw over stone flags» in prison, so he had almost forgotten how nice thick blankets are.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «forget» (+2); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Ascertain the explanation proffered by the Rat for the Badger's despondent demeanour upon arrival.

1. That the Badger was often cross when he had walked far in the snow — no support
2. That he was always tired after a long day — no support
3. That the Badger was invariably low-spirited when in want of victuals — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. That the Badger was usually gloomy when he was lacking his supper — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 67, line 11: «The Rat: «He's always rather low and despondent when he's wanting his victuals. In half an hour's time he'll be quite a different animal.» (despondent = gloomy…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+2); the same thing acted on «victuals» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that three animals were speaking simultaneously. State the means by which order was restored.

1. The Badger commanded silence in a thin, dry voice — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. The Rat hushed them with a loud whistle — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Toad left the room — no support
4. Mole tapped the table in a quiet voice — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 67, line 11: «The Rat: «He's always rather low and despondent when he's wanting his victuals. In half an hour's time he'll be quite a different animal.» (despondent = gloomy…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «rat» (+3); the same thing acted on «different animal» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response which most accurately characterises the Badger's assessment of an assault upon Toad Hall.

1. That it was useless, the stoats being too strong and the best sentinels in the world — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. That the stoats would surrender at the first attack — no support
3. That it was worthwhile, the Hall being badly guarded by a few tired stoats — no support
4. That it was useless, the stoats being too strong and the best sentinels in the world, and that Toad would be sorry for it — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 46, line 1: ««Talking to Toad'll never cure him,» says the Rat. «He'll say anything.» Through the door they hear the Badger's voice droning on and on, and then — long sobs…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «badger» (+3); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). 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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