--- title: Singing, choirs and talent shows — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Arts description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 8 «Singing, choirs and talent shows» of the arts 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/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/) [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/) / [Arts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/) / Singing, choirs and talent shows # Singing, choirs and talent shows The 15 questions of lesson 8 «Singing, choirs and talent shows» of the arts course of Mova's primary school with their options, 85 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/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/t1/) — Your mate goes, "louder = better singing, obviously." Is he right? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/t2/) — What would happen if Sam belted out the concert with a really sore throat? — right ✓ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/t3/) — Harry from Edinburgh says, "Boys cannae sing high, that's for lassies" ("cannae" = can't, "lassies" = girls). What is the best reply? — right ✓ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/t4/) — Gran tells Morag, "Dinnae greet, hen, ye sang braw!" What does she mean? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/t5/) — A cartoon choir sings one note all together and calls any other note "a mistake". What's wrong with that? — right ✓ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/t6/) — Ivan reckons he's tone deaf after one bad try. What would most likely happen if he practised for a term? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/t7/) — Kevin calls Grace a "header" (a wild, mad person) for singing a different note. Who is right? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/t8/) — Your sister says the talent show proves the judge is the nastiest person alive. What should she remember? — right ✓ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/t9/) — Ella says, "She mimed, so she's a fake, end of." What is the fairest view? — right ✓ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/t10/) — Sam in Cardiff says singing loud is "lush" (lovely) even with a sore throat. What should he do instead? — right ✓ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/t11/) — Lin sings a folk song and Ollie laughs. What is the best way to listen to a new style? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/e1/) — Identify the principal meaning of the instruction to sing "from the diaphragm". — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/e2/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the prevalence of true tone deafness. — right ✓ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/e3/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the term "harmony" as employed in choral singing? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/e4/) — Ascertain the appropriate conduct of a singer suffering from a sore throat prior to a performance. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [7. How a song is made: writing, recording, producing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing/) - next →: [9. Instrument families: strings, wind, brass, percu…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/9-instrument-families-strings-wind-brass-percussion-keys/) - ↑ back to [Arts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/)