--- title: How to handle gossip: is it true, is it kind, would I say… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Adult life description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 49 «How to handle gossip: is it true, is it kind, would I say it to their face» 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/49-how-to-handle-gossip/) [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/) / How to handle gossip: is it true, is i… # How to handle gossip: is it true, is it kind, would I say it to their face The 16 questions of lesson 49 «How to handle gossip: is it true, is it kind, would I say it to their face» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school with their options, 99 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/49-how-to-handle-gossip/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/t1/) — Your mate in the chat: "omg everyone's sayin Ryan nicked the money, he's such a thief" You know nobody saw anything. Best reply? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/t2/) — Group chat: "ben's baby pic lmaooo send it to the whole year 😂" Ben didn't agree. What is fair? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/t3/) — Big brother, grinning: "It's not gossip, I'm just repeating what Kev said, innit." Put him right. — right ✓ · ★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/t4/) — Your friend: "I only told Mia, swear!" Now the whole class knows Jess's secret. What happened? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/t5/) — In the playground: "Sophie was crying, her mum and dad must be splitting up." Which is true? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/t6/) — The teacher: "Liking and sharing a nasty post about someone counts too." What is she saying? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/t7/) — Nan, stirring her tea: "There was a woman on our street who started every rumour. Nobody trusted her in the end." What happened to her? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/t8/) — A boy, laughing at a classmate's old trainers: "But it's FUNNY!" The classmate isn't laughing. What is it? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/t9/) — A girl at the gate: "Is it true about Mr Green getting sacked? You must know!" You've no idea. What's the best answer? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/t10/) — Kids whisper, "Josh's dad's in prison!" Josh comes into class. Who gets hurt by the rumour? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/t11/) — Mum is about to tell her friend some news, then stops: "Not mine to tell." What does she show you? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/t12/) — Your mate: "Amira got full marks AGAIN, bet she copies." You saw her revising every lunchtime. What's the fair reply? — right ✓ · ★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/e1/) — Identify the three questions which the lesson recommends be asked prior to the repetition of any account concerning another person. — right ✓ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/e2/) — Whereas a pupil asserts that he is "merely repeating what he heard", determine the correct characterisation of his conduct. — right ✓ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/e3/) — Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning an assertion transmitted through a succession of four intermediaries. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/e4/) — Ascertain the course of action which the lesson commends in respect of a secret confided by a classmate concerning her affections. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [48. 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