--- title: Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs o… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Adult life description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 52 «Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs opinion» 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/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/) [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/) / Elections, crime, the weather, breakin… # Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs opinion The 16 questions of lesson 52 «Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs opinion» 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/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/t1/) — Big brother, eating crisps: "Pfft, news is all lies, all the time, mate." Put him right. — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/t2/) — Nan, at the telly: "Ooh, he's been charged, he's a wrong'un then." What is true? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/t3/) — Dad on the phone: "Mate, first reports said six hurt, now they're saying two." Why did the number change? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/t4/) — Mia at school: "My mum and dad voted different, are they gonna split up??" What's the honest answer? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/t5/) — Archie: "We're in a blue bit, the red bits must be dodgy, innit." Put him right. — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/t6/) — Mila, after school: "We watch kids' news in class, it's way less scary. Why do grown-ups watch the scary one?" What is true? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/t7/) — Grandma chuckles at the weather forecast: "He can't even see the map, you know." What does she mean? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/t8/) — Your mate: "Saw on TikTok that singer's dead, swear down." It's on no news site. What is it most likely? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/t9/) — A TV presenter yells: "This is a DISASTER, the worst government EVER, we're doomed!" Is this news or opinion? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/t10/) — Dad, reading the paper: "'TERROR FEARS GRIP CITY' — oh, for goodness' sake, it's a police drill." What has Dad found? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/t11/) — Little sister: "The hottest day ever means we'll all melt like ice cream!" What should you tell her? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/t12/) — Kid in class: "If that guy wins, he'll ban school holidays, my brother said." How do you find out what he really promised? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/e1/) — Identify the principal distinction between a news report and an opinion programme. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/e2/) — It is given that an individual has been charged with an offence. Select the response that is consistent with the established principles of law. — right ✓ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/e3/) — Whereas an amber warning has been issued in respect of snowfall, determine the conclusion which may properly be drawn. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/e4/) — Ascertain the reason most probably accounting for divergent casualty figures in initial reports of an incident. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [51. Scary news: wars, disasters and how to talk abou…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/) - next →: [53. Breakfast and chat shows: celebrity gossip on th…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/) - ↑ back to [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/)