--- title: When things break: boilers, plumbers and paint — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Adult life description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 11 «When things break: boilers, plumbers and paint» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/) [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/) / [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/) / When things break: boilers, plumbers a… # When things break: boilers, plumbers and paint The 16 questions of lesson 11 «When things break: boilers, plumbers and paint» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school with their options, 95 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/adult-life/11-when-things-break/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/t1/) — You overhear Dad on the phone: "Thursday? Seriously? Fine, put me down... and how much? Right." Then he hangs up and groans. What has most likely happened? — right ✓ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/t2/) — my sister says "arm and a leg" means the plumber cuts people up lol. right? — wrong ✗ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/t3/) — dad's up the ladder with a drill going "how hard can it be" and mum's like "oh god here we go". why's mum worried — wrong ✗ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/t4/) — There's a burnt smell from a plug and a crackle. Your big brother says "I'll sort it, pass me a knife." What is right? — wrong ✗ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/t5/) — bloody builders said 2 weeks, it's been 5 and we're STILL eating chips out of paper. what's going on — wrong ✗ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/t6/) — On the news: "Thousands of tenants say their landlords ignore mould." What does the news story mean? — right ✓ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/t7/) — Gran: "That landlord's useless, three letters and still no one's come about the damp." What might the family do next? — wrong ✗ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/t8/) — Mum painted the bedroom yesterday and it looks stripy. Your brother says "she did it wrong, ha". Put him right. — right ✓ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/t9/) — Mum and Dad have been arguing about "Duck Egg" for an hour. Your little sister cries "are you getting divorced?" What is true? — wrong ✗ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/t10/) — It's 1am, thump thump through the wall, Dad goes "right, that's it". What is he most likely about to do? — right ✓ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/t11/) — "crap, it's Wednesday morning and the bins are still in the drive". what happens now — wrong ✗ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/t12/) — Which of these is a job the landlord, not the tenant, is supposed to sort out? — right ✓ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/e1/) — Identify the principal reason for which a householder is advised against undertaking electrical wiring personally. — right ✓ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/e2/) — Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning dampness in a rented dwelling. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/e3/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the expression "it will cost an arm and a leg"? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/11-when-things-break/e4/) — It is given that the refuse of a household is not presented for collection upon the designated evening. Ascertain the most probable consequence. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [10. Moving house and renting a home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/) - next →: [12. Cars, chores and the shopping list](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/) - ↑ back to [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/)