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While reading
Chapter 1 b Rat said ‘This is better than the river.’
………………………………………………
1 Complete the sentences with words from the c Rat and Mole left early the next morning.
box. ………………………………………………
d Toad washed the cups and plates and cooked
animals  bank  boat  eyes  food  ground
nose  tunnel  wood  world the breakfast.
………………………………………………
a Mole worked hard all morning in his house e The next day, they were on a very busy road.
under the ……… . ………………………………………………
f Something went past them in a second.
b Suddenly he felt tired and climbed up his ………………………………………………
……… . g Toad pulled the caravan and it fell over.
………………………………………………
c He sat down on the ……… .
d He saw two brown ……… inside a hole on Chapter 4
4 Choose the right answer to the following
the other bank.
e Rat came across the river in his ……… . questions. Put the number in the space.
f They took some ……… and went out on the a Why did Mole go out for a walk? …
1 Because he wanted to go home.
river all day. 2 Because it was snowing.
g ‘The river is my ………,’ said Rat. 3 Because he wanted to visit Badger.
h ‘That’s Wild ………,’ said Rat. ‘We don’t go b Why did Mole go into a hole under the  

there often.’ tree? …
i ‘Some bad ……… live there.’ 1 Because he knew Badger lived there.
j Suddenly there was a ……… above the water; 2 Because he was tired and afraid.
3 Because he wanted to hide from Rat.
it was Otter. c Why did Rat take a small gun and a heavy

Chapter 2 stick? …
2 Match the sentences in column A with the 1 Because he wanted to hurt Mole.
2 Because there were bad animals in the
sentences in column B.
wood.
A B 3 Because he wanted to show them to
1 Can we visit Toad?
2 Is Toad nice? a No, I don’t. Badger.
d How did Mole feel when Ratty found  
3 Isn’t this a beautiful b Of course. Get the
place? boat out and we’ll him? …
go now. 1 Angry.
4 Let’s go out in the 2 Ashamed.
boat. c Oh, no! Boats are 3 Happy.
boring!
5 Shall we think about Chapter 5
it? d Yes, he is. Not very 5 Complete the sentences. Put the letters in the
clever perhaps but
6 Mole doesn’t want to he’s a good Toad. right place.
go. a Badger doesn’t want any TIROSIVS …… .
e Yes, it’s the finest b Toad’s car ran into a tree again SLAT ……
house on the river.
week.
f Yes. Let’s think c Badger is PHYPA …… now his friends are in
about it at lunch.
his house.
Chapter 3 d Toad is a not a good REDVIR …… .
3 There is something wrong in each of these e Rat and Mole were are very DIRTE …… .

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a The three friends went a long way in the

caravan and saw a lot of old things.
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f Otter was in the THENICK …… when the Chapter 9
animals got up. 9 Match the two halves of the sentences the in

g ROTET …… is not afraid of anybody. table below.

Chapter 6 1 Toad thinks he is a he is Toad’s friend.
6 Who says these words? Who or what are they clever because
b they don’t know
talking about? 2 People say bad things about the tunnel.
a ‘I’m here because it’s time.’ about Rat because
……………………………………………… c he got away from
b ‘Let’s go there now.’ 3 Toad Hall is very the police.
……………………………………………… dirty because
c ‘You’re not going anywhere in that car.’ d weasels are living
……………………………………………… 4 Badger and Mole there.
d ‘I can go out when I want to go out.’ know everything
……………………………………………… about the weasels e they watch Toad
e ‘They are the most wonderful things in the because Hall very carefully.

world.’ 5 The weasels will be
……………………………………………… surprised because
f ‘Lock the door and come back here.’
……………………………………………… Chapter 10
10 Complete the following sentences.
Chapter 7 a Mole was clever because
………………………………………………
7 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? b Toad was stupid because
………………………………………………
a One of the prison officers was a pretty   c The four friends were very brave because
………………………………………………
girl. c d Toad was unhappy with Badger because
………………………………………………
b The girl visited Toad every day. c
Chapter 11
c The pretty girl was a washerwoman. c 11 What did Toad do? Complete the sentences.
a Toad didn’t talk about …………………… .
d At first, Toad didn’t like the girl’s idea. c b He sang …………………… .
c He sent money to …………………… .
e Toad left the prison in the washerwoman’s d He wrote a letter to …………………… .
e He bought a new horse for ……………… .
clothes. c
After reading
f Toad didn’t have any money. c 12 Work with another student.
Talk about your opinions with another student
g The train driver knew Toad so he didn’t  
by asking and answering these questions.
have to pay. c a Did you like the story? Why/why not?
b Which character did you like the most? Why?
Chapter 8 c Which character did you dislike the most?
8 In this chapter, Toad travels in many different
Why?
ways. Complete the table with words and
expressions from the box.

he went by boat; he ran; he walked;
he went by car; he swam; he walked;

he rode a horse

First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh

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Progress test LEVEL 2 PENGUIN READERS
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1 In which order do the following things happen.
Write the numbers 1–10. b The animals are going to tell Toad to stop
a c Toad buys an expensive car. driving.
b c Toad takes Rat and Mole out in his caravan.
c c Mole cleans his house. c The animals are going to go driving with Toad
d c Toad is arrested and sent to prison. in his new car.
e c Rat and Mole lock Toad in his room.
f c Toad steals a car. 4 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
g c Mole goes in a boat for the first time. a c Toad invites the weasels to come and live in his
h c Mole goes to meet Toad. house.
i c Rat and Mole visit Badger at his house. b c Toad lives in a very big house in the middle of
j c Mole gets lost in the Wild Wood. the Wild Wood.
c c Toad is not a very clever animal, but he is a
2 Who is who? Write the names of the correct good animal.
animals from the following list. (Sometimes, there d c Toad’s friends like to hear all about Toad’s
may be more than one correct answer.) adventures.
Badger  Mole  Otter  Rat  Toad e c Mole knows more about the river and boats
a Who lives in a the biggest house? ……… than Rat.
b Who lives in the Wild Wood? ……… f c Badger is the richest animal in the story.
c Who can’t swim? ……… g c Rat and Otter are both friends with Badger.
d Who gets sent to prison? ………
e Who is not afraid of the Wild Wood? ……… 5 Ten things are wrong in the following summary of
f Who is very boastful? ……… Chapter 6. Make them right.
g Who knows the river the best? ………
h Who knows the Wild Wood the best? ……… Badger goes to visit Rat and Mole because he wants to
i Who falls into the river? ……… stop Toad driving his caravan. The three animals go to
j Who hurts his leg in the Wild Wood? ……… visit Toad and they see Toad’s big blue car. Rat tells
Toad that the police are very angry because Toad is a
3 Choose the best description for what is happening very dangerous driver. Toad says he will stop driving
in each picture. because he doesn’t like cars very much. Mole and Rat
1 page 3 … take Toad to the kitchen. Toad wants to play a game
a Mole is going to visit Badger. and he runs away from the house. He goes to café
b Rat and Mole are going for a picnic. called The White Horse and he has something to
c Mole is going to stay in Rat’s house. drink. Then he hears the sound of a car. Toad decides
2 page 7 … to buy the car.
a Rat is taking Mole to visit Toad.
b Rat is teaching Mole how to row the boat. 6 Fill in the gaps with the right word from the box.
c Rat is taking Mole to the Wild Wood.
3 page 11 … so  before  after  when
a Toad is driving his new car.
b Toad is driving to escape from the police. a The weasels move into Toad Hall ……… Toad is in
c Somebody else is driving very fast. prison.
4 page 14 …
a Mole is on his way home. b Badger, Rat and Mole are friends of Toad, ………
b Mole is on his way to Toad’s house. they decide to help him.
c Mole is lost in the Wild Wood.
5 page 21 … c Mole goes to Toad Hall disguised as a
a Toad is going to have a party with his three washerwoman ……… Toad escapes from prison.
friends.
d Toad sings his last song ……… he goes down to
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7 Which of the following things do not happen in
the story?
a Mole learns about the river.
b Toad learns to drive.
c Rat cooks a meal for Badger.
d Toad rides a horse.
e The weasels have a party.
f Otter goes in a caravan.

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