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title: The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 3: The River Bank… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Books
description: The 21 test and exam questions of lesson 27 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 3: The River Bank (the Otter, a glimpse of Badger, and Toad in his new boat)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its depende
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# The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 3: The River Bank (the Otter, a glimpse of Badger, and Toad in his new boat)

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The 21 questions of lesson 27 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter I, part 3: The River Bank (the Otter, a glimpse of Badger, and Toad in his new boat)» of the books course of Mova's primary school with their options, 118 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/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t1/) — Kai, yeah nah (no) about it: «the Otter was dead rude and the Mole didn't like him.» Put it right. — right ✓ · ★★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t2/) — The Otter says he wanted «a moment's peace» and then «I beg pardon—I don't exactly mean that». Why does he apologise? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t3/) — The Otter says Toad has «no stability—especially in a boat». What's the double joke? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t4/) — Ruby, bit delulu (believing something silly): «Toad sails, punts and house-boats every day, he loves all three, forever.» Put it right. — right ✓ · ★★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t5/) — Why do the Rat and the Otter laugh when they hear about Toad's new boat? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t6/) — Badger says «H'm! Company» and leaves. What does the Rat say about him? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t7/) — Did the Otter vanish because he was angry? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t8/) — The Mole sees the bubbles again after the Otter vanishes. What does that tell him? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t9/) — What would a polite animal on the river bank say when a friend suddenly disappears? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t10/) — «the Mole was bent on enjoying everything». What does «bent on» mean? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t11/) — Looking back: what did the Rat say about how crowded the bank is? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t12/) — Looking back: before lunch the Rat named Badger as living where? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t13/) — Looking back: what did the Mole do at the backwater before lunch, gasping «O my! O my!» at each packet? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t14/) — Looking back: the Mole hasn't been in a boat before today. Who else falls about in a boat in this chapter so far? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t15/) — ★★★ The Otter is «Proud, I'm sure» to meet the Mole, yet earlier said «Greedy beggars!» to them both. Was the Otter cross? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t16/) — ★★★ Why is it funny that the Mole sat on the mustard pot? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/t17/) — ★★★ Which animals has the Mole now actually seen (not only heard about) in chapter I? — right ✓ · ★★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/e1/) — Identify the creature whose arrival was heralded by a streak of bubbles upon the surface of the water. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/e2/) — Ascertain the utterance with which the Badger acknowledged the presence of the party before withdrawing. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/e3/) — Select the response which most accurately characterises Toad's conduct in respect of his pastimes. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/e4/) — It is given that the Otter vanished in pursuit of a May-fly. State the convention which governed the Rat's response. — right ✓ · exam

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