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title: Shifts, nights and other ways of working — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Adult life
description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 2 «Shifts, nights and other ways of working» 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.
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# Shifts, nights and other ways of working

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The 15 questions of lesson 2 «Shifts, nights and other ways of working» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school with their options, 87 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/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/t1/) — Overheard: "Can't do Sam's party Sat, I'm on lates." Why can't she go? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/t2/) — Your cousin says: "My mum sleeps all day, she's just lazy." Put him right. — right ✓ · ★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/t3/) — Overheard: "Unpaid overtime again, they take the piss." What is he angry about? — right ✓ · ★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/t4/) — Grandad: "Your aunt went self-employed, so no sick pay, she worked through the flu." Why did she work with the flu? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/t5/) — Mum, quietly: "Only 12 hours next week. Dunno how we'll pay the gas." Why is money suddenly tight? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/t6/) — Your sister says: "Tax and stuff on a payslip just goes in the bin." Put her right. — right ✓ · ★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/t7/) — Dad: "Gross is three grand but I only see two and a bit." What is the "two and a bit"? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/t8/) — Your friend says: "My mum only works mornings, so she doesn't really work." Put her right. — right ✓ · ★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/t9/) — Overheard: "He's on the buses by day and Deliveroo till midnight, poor sod." What does that tell you? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/t10/) — Mum: "Booked my two weeks for August, before Karen grabs them!" Why the hurry? — right ✓ · ★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/t11/) — Mum, croaky: "Cough's awful but if I don't go in I don't get paid." What follows if she goes in ill? — right ✓ · ★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/e1/) — Which of the following most accurately characterises a zero-hours contract? — right ✓ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/e2/) — Identify the principal disadvantage of self-employment in respect of illness. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/e3/) — Given that a payslip records gross pay and deductions, ascertain which figure represents the sum available for expenditure. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/e4/) — Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning annual leave. — right ✓ · exam

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