--- title: Scary news: wars, disasters and how to talk about them — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Adult life description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 51 «Scary news: wars, disasters and how to talk about them» 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/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/) [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/) / Scary news: wars, disasters and how to… # Scary news: wars, disasters and how to talk about them The 15 questions of lesson 51 «Scary news: wars, disasters and how to talk about them» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school with their options, 92 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/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/t1/) — Little brother, eyes wide: "they showed the bomb thing AGAIN, that's like the fourth one today." Put him right. — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/t2/) — Gran's on the phone: "...and the poor little ones, sleeping in a school hall, it breaks my heart." Ollie can't eat his tea. What does Gran say next that helps? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/t3/) — Your mate: "Plane crashed, it's all over the telly, I'm NEVER flying to Spain lol." What's the honest answer? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/t4/) — Grandad, at the telly: "The world's gone bloody mad." Finn won't go out to play. What did Grandad mean? — right ✓ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/t5/) — Sophie: "the swirly storm thing's smashing the town right now!!" The TV says it will reach the coast on Thursday. What's true? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/t6/) — Mum to Dad, low voice: "...the boy's still missing, police want any sightings." Grace hears and won't go to the shop. What is the sensible view? — right ✓ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/t7/) — Big sister, scrolling at midnight: "just checking if the war's over, then I'll sleep, promise." Why is this a bad idea? — right ✓ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/t8/) — Teacher in class: "You might have heard about the war. Here's a map, and here are the facts." At home Dad says, "Don't you worry." Which is right? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/t9/) — Kid at school: "My cousin says wars never end, like EVER, they just go on." Put him right. — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/t10/) — Lily: "Is it wrong to have my party when people are sad far away?" Which answer is true? — right ✓ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/t11/) — Theo's friend: "You didn't cry when that actor died?? that's so heartless." Is Theo heartless? — right ✓ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/e1/) — Identify the principal reason for which disasters and acts of violence feature prominently in news broadcasts. — right ✓ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/e2/) — Whereas a single incident is broadcast repeatedly across several channels and devices, determine the number of incidents which have in fact occurred. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/e3/) — Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the obligations of children in the event of armed conflict in countries such as the United Kingdom. — right ✓ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/e4/) — Ascertain the course of conduct most conducive to the wellbeing of a child who has been distressed by repeated reports of war. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [50. Rumours about classmates and what to do with a s…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets/) - next →: [52. Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/) - ↑ back to [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/)