--- title: When work goes wrong — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Adult life description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 4 «When work goes wrong» 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/4-when-work-goes-wrong/) [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 work goes wrong # When work goes wrong The 15 questions of lesson 4 «When work goes wrong» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school with their options, 91 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/4-when-work-goes-wrong/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/t1/) — Overheard: "Fifty jobs going at the depot, Dave's worried he's next." Why is Dave worried? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/t2/) — Your sister says: "Mum got made redundant, so she must have messed up." Put her right. — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/t3/) — Overheard: "Late every single day for a month, no wonder they fired him." What happened? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/t4/) — Nan, whispering: "He's between jobs, so don't go asking him about work at the party." What does she mean? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/t5/) — Your friend says: "Strikes are illegal, they're just being naughty." Put her right. — right ✓ · ★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/t6/) — Uncle at the barbecue: "Bloody rail strike, I'll be stuck at home Monday." Why is the strike annoying for him? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/t7/) — Dad: "On my own the boss wouldn't listen. With the union behind me, he had to." Why? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/t8/) — Mum, slumped on the sofa: "Can't even decide what to cook. Done in. Months of this." What might be wrong? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/t9/) — Mum is burnt out. Which is true? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/t10/) — News: "Steelworks to close, 2,000 jobs lost; town in shock." Why is the whole town in shock? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/t11/) — Overheard: "They never paid me for those three months. I'm going to a tribunal." What does she hope for? — right ✓ · ★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/e1/) — Which of the following most accurately characterises the distinction between redundancy and dismissal? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/e2/) — Identify the principal purpose of membership of a trade union. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/e3/) — It is given that employees have voted lawfully to strike. Ascertain which statement is correct. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/e4/) — Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning an employment tribunal. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [3. Finding a job and getting on](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/) - next →: [5. Where money comes from](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/) - ↑ back to [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/)