--- title: Scary films, nightmares and sad endings — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Adult life description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 56 «Scary films, nightmares and sad endings» 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/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/) [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 films, nightmares and sad endings # Scary films, nightmares and sad endings The 15 questions of lesson 56 «Scary films, nightmares and sad endings» 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/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/t1/) — Noah's grandad turns on an old film with no colour at all. "Is the telly broken, Grandad?" What's the truth? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/t2/) — Ella switches off a Halloween film halfway. Her mate: "omg ur such a chicken lol." Who's right? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/t3/) — Big brother to little sister: "Jump scares only work if you don't know they're coming, so I'm not scared." Put him right. — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/t4/) — Mum on the phone, after the sleepover: "Freya's fine, just a bit shaky, she didn't sleep a wink after that film." What does "didn't sleep a wink" mean? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/t5/) — Dad grumbles: "Bloody trailer before a kids' film, scared her half to death." What is he cross about? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/t6/) — A boy on the bus: "That alien film was real, my cousin says it was on the news." What is the best check? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/t7/) — Your sister: "Crying at a sad film is so embarrassing." Put her right. — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/t8/) — Aunt, laughing: "I still can't watch that shark film, and I'm forty!" What does this show? — right ✓ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/t9/) — Leo begs: "Pleeease let me watch the end, it's only an hour!" It's already late on a school night. What would a good parent say? — right ✓ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/t10/) — Sophie, weeks later: "I keep thinking about the mum in that film. Does that mean my mum will die?" What's the kind, true answer? — right ✓ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/t11/) — Gran to Theo, who's sulking: "You don't have to love it, love. Go and read your book." What does she mean? — right ✓ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/e1/) — Identify the principal reason for which an individual's heart rate may increase during the viewing of a frightening film. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/e2/) — Determine the meaning of the phrase "based on a true story" as employed in respect of a cinematographic work. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/e3/) — Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the repeated viewing of a frightening film. — right ✓ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/e4/) — Whereas a child has terminated the viewing of a frightening film prior to its conclusion, ascertain the assessment which this lesson commends. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [55. 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