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The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame

COMPREHENSION 1 Who said this in the story? the Judge, Badger, the 4 Put the following events in the story in the right
TEST barge-woman, Mole, Toad. order. Number them 1–5.

a ‘I’ve never been in a boat before in all my life.’ a The animals went along the tunnel and
............... crashed into the dining-hall.

b ‘I’ve finished with silly old caravans for ever.’ b The animals met at the Rat’s house to talk
............... about Toad Hall.

c ‘This is not the kind of night for small animals c Soon the battle was over, and Toad had a
to be out.’ ............... Victory Party.

d ‘You stole a valuable motor-car, and you drove d Badger told them about the tunnel.
like a madman.’ ............... e They attacked the Wild Wooders with sticks.

e ‘You’re a fat lazy little toad.’ ............... 20 marks

20 marks 5 Complete the following sentences.

2 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make a After his caravan was broken, Toad went to
complete sentences. town to . . .
..........................................................................
A
b When the Wild Wooders saw the Rat’s gun and
1 When Toad gets a new idea into his stick, they . . .
head . . . ..........................................................................

2 The Mole tried to row the Rat’s boat . . . c The Mole enjoyed seeing the Badger’s home, but
3 The Mole and the Rat couldn’t wake Toad the Rat . . .
..........................................................................
up . . .
4 The Mole and the Rat got lost in the Wild d When the Rat went to see Toad in bed, Toad
pretended . . .
Wood . . . ..........................................................................
5 Toad wouldn’t promise to stop driving . . .
e Toad was very angry with the barge-woman,
B so he . . .
..........................................................................
a . . . so they had to do all the work.
b . . . because the snow covered everything. 20 marks
c . . . but he fell into the water.
d . . . so his friends locked him in his room. T Total marks
e . . . he always goes crazy at first.

20 marks

3 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a Toad was kind and friendly, but boastful.
b When Toad saw the motorcar, he hated it.
c The Badger loved parties and dinners.
d Toad sometimes went to the Wild Wood

alone.
e In the animal world, winter was a time for

rest and sleep.
f Toad escaped from Toad Hall by jumping

out the window.
g The keeper’s daughter was kind to Toad.
h Toad got some money by selling his clothes.
i When Toad went to prison, the Wild

Wooders bought Toad Hall.
j At the Victory Party, Toad was very quiet.

20 marks

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M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e Setting 13 The Badger hated _____.
TesT a F the Wild Wood b F picnics
Choose the best answer. c F the Mole d F crowds

1 When the Mole cleaned his home it was _____. 14 Toad liked _____.
a F summer b F autumn c F winter a F trying something new b F rowing
d F spring c F driving cars d F singing

2 The Mole had never been _____ before. 15 The Otter said that everybody on the river bank
a F out of his house b F in a wood was _____ Mole and Rat.
c F in a boat d F in a field a F happy with b F angry with
c F pleased with d F worried about
3 When they were having lunch, the Water Rat
introduced the Mole to _____. 16 The _____ decided to teach Toad a lesson.
a F the Otter b F the Wild Wooders a F Badger b F Mole c F Otter d F Rat
c F the Badger d F Toad
17 The daughter of the prison keeper _____.
4 Toad Hall was a _____ house. a F refused to bring him food b F told Toad
a F small red b F lovely new c F lovely old about her life c F wanted Toad to stay in
d F large red prison d F helped Toad to escape

5 Toad’s caravan was _____. 18 The barge-woman was very _____ to Toad.
a F yellow green and blue a F kind b F helpful c F rude d F friendly
b F yellow and green c F yellow green and red
d F grey yellow and red 19 The Rat told Toad that he was _____ him.
a F pleased with b F ashamed of
6 In the Wild Wood _____ are dangerous. c F angry with d F sad for
a F the rabbits and squirrels
b F the weasels and stoats c F all the animals 20 The _____ led the battle against the Wild
d F the rabbits Wooders
a F Toad b F Mole c F Badger d F Rat
7 _____ wasn’t afraid of the animals in the Wild
Wood. 20 marks
a F The Mole b F The Otter c F Toad
d F The Rat Dialogue

8 Toad’s favourite colour was _____. Who said this?
a F black b F white c F green d F red
21 ‘Believe me, there is nothing – really nothing
9 Toad escaped from Toad Hall by _____. – nicer than just messing about in boats.’
a F running out of the front door b F running a F the Mole b F the Badger
out of the back door c F climbing out of the c F the Water Rat d F the Otter
window d F jumping out of the window
22 ‘He’s a nice fellow, of course. But he never
10 Toad punished the barge-woman by _____. learns from his mistakes’
a F stealing her barge b F stealing her horse a F Toad b F the Otter c F the Mole
c F shouting at her d F pushing her into the d F a hedgehog
canal
23 ‘Stop it, you silly fellow! You’ll have us in the
20 marks river!’
a F the Rat b F the Mole c F the Otter
Characters d F the Badger

Choose the best answer. 24 ‘There you are! There’s real life for you.’
a F the Badger b F Toad c F the Otter
11 The Mole worked all morning _____. d F the Water Rat
a F washing his carpets b F cleaning his home
c F cooking d F standing on chairs 25 ‘Poop-poop!’
a F Toad b F the Badger c F the Otter
12 The Water Rat lived _____. d F the Water Rat
a F in the woods b F in the river bank
c F on a boat d F in a caravan 26 ‘And who is making visits at this time of night?’
a F the Mole b F the Badger
c F the Water Rat d F Toad

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27 ‘The hour has come!’ Plot M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e
a F the Mole b F the Badger TesT
c F the Water Rat d F Toad Choose the best answer.

28 ‘I’m not sorry, and I haven’t been silly at all. 41 When the Mole first saw Toad, Toad was _____.
It was all wonderful!’ a F driving a car b F singing
a F the engine-driver b F the Badger c F riding a horse d F rowing a boat
c F the Rat d F Toad
42 The Water Rat’s boat went over because _____.
29 ‘You stole a valuable motor-car, and you drove a F he didn’t know how to row
like a madman.’ b F there was too much food in the boat
a F the washerwoman c F the Mole didn’t knew how to row
b F the prison-keeper’s daughter d F there were too many people in the boat
c F the Judge d F the barge-woman
43 Mole and Rat woke Toad up because _____.
30 ‘How did you mange to escape from prison? a F they wanted him to do some of the work
It was very clever of you to do that!’ b F they wanted him to do all of the work
a F the Mole b F the Rat c F the Badger c F they wanted to start early
d F the Wild Wooders d F it was very late

20 marks 44 The caravan crashed because _____.
a F the horse was going too fast b F the road
Vocabulary was very bad c F the wheels came off
d F the horse was frightened by the car
Choose the best answer.
45 The Mole went for a walk in the Wild Wood
31 very big because _____.
a F terrible b F wonderful c F enormous a F he wanted to meet the Wild Wooders
d F excellent b F he wanted to meet Mr Badger
c F the Rat was sleeping d F it was cold
32 not sensible; a little stupid
a F kind b F silly c F serious d F expensive 46 When the Rat found the Mole in the Wild
Wood, the Mole was _____.
33 to speak very softly and quietly a F sleeping b F hiding in a hole
a F cry b F whisper c F call d F talk c F hiding up a tree d F crying

34 to begin fighting someone 47 When he wanted to escape from Toad Hall,
a F attack b F crash c F escape Toad pretended he was _____.
d F knock over a F very hungry b F sleeping c F very sad
d F very ill
35 someone who watches a prisoner or a building
a F judge b F gardener c F guard 48 Toad paid _____ for helping him to escape.
d F driver a F the prison-keeper b F the prison-keeper’s
daughter c F the washerwoman
36 to mess about d F the judge
a F play around b F sing c F fight
d F warn 49 The _____ broke into Toad Hall.
a F Mole and the Rat b F Badger
37 very great fear c F squirrels and rabbits d F Wild Wooders
a F excitement b F terror c F darkness
d F scream 50 Toad and his friends attacked the Wild Wooders
with _____.
38 nice, enjoyable a F sticks b F guns and sticks
a F miserable b F kind c F quiet c F guns, sticks and knives d F guns
d F pleasant
20 marks
39 to make a long, loud, deep sound
a F call b F shout c F roar d F cry Total marks

40 not polite
a F rude b F kind c F angry d F strange

20 marks

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