--- title: The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 1: The Open Road… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Books description: The 21 test and exam questions of lesson 29 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 1: The Open Road (the Ducks' Ditty, and a visit to Toad Hall)» 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 p --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, p… # The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 1: The Open Road (the Ducks' Ditty, and a visit to Toad Hall) The 21 questions of lesson 29 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter II, part 1: The Open Road (the Ducks' Ditty, and a visit to Toad Hall)» of the books course of Mova's primary school with their options, 117 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/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t1/) — Tom, wicked (very) sure of it: «the Rat's song was about the Mole falling in the river.» Put it right. — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t2/) — «Nor don't the ducks neither». What is odd about the Rat's words? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t3/) — «So it is, so it is» — «No, it isn't!» — «Well then, it isn't, it isn't». Why does the Mole flip like this? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t4/) — The ducks ask why «fellows» can't be left to do what they like without others watching and «making remarks and poetry». Is that fair? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t5/) — Jess, bostin' (brilliant) mood: «the Rat said Toad's a genius and dead modest». Put it right. — right ✓ · ★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t6/) — «Always glad to see you, always sorry when you go!» What kind of host is Toad? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t7/) — Why do they «never admit» to Toad that his house is lovely? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t8/) — Looking back: in chapter I the Otter said Toad's craze was what? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t9/) — Looking back: in chapter I, who rowed — and now in chapter II, who takes the sculls? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t10/) — Looking back: in chapter I, what did the Rat promise the wet Mole? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t11/) — Looking back: in chapter I, the Otter said Toad has «no stability». How does the empty boat-house prove it? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t12/) — What would the Rat have done if the boat-house had been full of boats in the water? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t13/) — «a pre-occupied expression» — Toad is about to appear. Looking at the empty boat-house, what does the Rat expect? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t14/) — Which word means «honest» in this part? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t15/) — ★★★ «just under where their chins would be if ducks had chins». What is the joke? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t16/) — ★★★ How many times do the words «Up tails all!» (or «Uptails all!») appear in the whole song? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/t17/) — ★★★ The Rat calls Toad «not very clever» and «conceited» — and then says «he has got some great qualities». What does this show about the Rat? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/e1/) — Identify the subject of the composition entitled «Ducks' Ditty». — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/e2/) — Ascertain the request which the Mole addressed to the Rat on the morning in question. — right ✓ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/e3/) — Select the response which most accurately characterises Toad Hall as described by the Rat. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/e4/) — It is given that the boats were found unused. State the inference drawn therefrom by the Rat. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [28. 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