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title: When money is tight — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Adult life
description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 9 «When money is tight» 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.
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# When money is tight

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The 15 questions of lesson 9 «When money is tight» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school with their options, 88 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/9-when-money-is-tight/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/t1/) — Your little brother cries "Mum said money's tight, are we gonna be homeless?" What do you tell him? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/t2/) — Your mate says "Food banks are only for lazy people." Put him right. — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/t3/) — Dad, reading the news: "Prices up a lot this year, my pay up only a little." What has happened to the family? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/t4/) — Your sister says "VAT is added at the till in UK shops, so the toy's dearer than the label." Put her right. — right ✓ · ★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/t5/) — Auntie bought five jumpers "cos they were practically giving them away" and never wore them. What went wrong? — right ✓ · ★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/t6/) — Mum, on a crackly call: "Nah, can't do the cinema, sorry, we're skint till payday." What does she mean? — right ✓ · ★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/t7/) — A text: "HMRC: you're owed a tax refund! Click here and enter your card number." What is it most likely? — right ✓ · ★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/t8/) — Gran does a blind taste test: famous cornflakes vs own-brand. She can't tell. What does it show? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/t9/) — Your brother asks for new trainers; Dad says "can't afford it right now, maybe save towards it?" What's a good response? — right ✓ · ★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/t10/) — Overheard: "Everyone's struggling, it's not just us, the whole street's feeling it." What is going on? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/t11/) — You write: pocket money £5, save £2, spend £3. What have you made? — right ✓ · ★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/e1/) — Which of the following most accurately characterises inflation? — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/e2/) — Identify the course of action consistent with prudence upon receipt of an unsolicited message demanding a payment for the release of a parcel. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/e3/) — Select the statement consistent with the established facts concerning food banks. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/e4/) — Ascertain the definition of a household budget. — wrong ✗ · exam

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