--- title: Spoken language: presenting and show-and-tell — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · English description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 48 «Spoken language: presenting and show-and-tell» of the English 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/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/) [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/) / [English](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/) / Spoken language: presenting and show-a… # Spoken language: presenting and show-and-tell The 15 questions of lesson 48 «Spoken language: presenting and show-and-tell» of the English course of Mova's primary school with their options, 89 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/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/t1/) — Jake says, "Show-and-tell's pointless if your thing's rubbish." Put him right. — wrong ✗ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/t2/) — What would happen if Leo kept his head down and read every word? — right ✓ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/t3/) — Bradley, Gen Alpha: "My talk's sigma, no cap, I don't need practice." ("No cap" means no lie; "sigma" is slang for cool and needing nobody.) What is true? — wrong ✗ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/t4/) — A cartoon presenter turns his back and reads ten slides aloud, and everyone cheers. What would really happen? — right ✓ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/t5/) — Nan from Newcastle: "Howay, pet, speak up, I cannit hear ye." ("Howay" means come on; "cannit" means can't.) What should you do? — wrong ✗ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/t6/) — Which talk ending is best? — wrong ✗ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/t7/) — Dev, who speaks Indian English, says, "Kindly prepone my talk to Monday." ("Prepone" means move earlier.) When does Dev want to speak? — wrong ✗ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/t8/) — Your mate snaps, "Shut up, I'm not nervous, I'm just shaking for fun." What is going on? — right ✓ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/t9/) — Which is the best order for a talk? — wrong ✗ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/t10/) — Leah gives a talk to her mates, then the same talk to the governors. What should change? — wrong ✗ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/t11/) — Sam's talk lasts 2 minutes, but he says "um" 30 times. Which change helps the audience most? — wrong ✗ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/e1/) — Identify the practice whereby a speaker adjusts vocabulary and formality to suit a particular audience. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/e2/) — Select the response most consistent with recommended practice in respect of the employment of cue cards. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/e3/) — It is given that a presenter is unable to answer a question posed by the audience. Identify the most appropriate course of action. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/e4/) — Ascertain which of the following most accurately characterises nervousness prior to a presentation. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [47. Poetry forms: haiku, limerick, kenning, acrostic…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/47-poetry-forms-haiku-limerick-kenning-acrostic-performing/) - next →: [49. Debating and discussion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/49-debating-and-discussion/) - ↑ back to [English](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/)