--- title: Soft words for hard things: school reports and teachers — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Euphemisms description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 16 «Soft words for hard things: school reports and teachers» of the euphemisms 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/euphemisms/16-school-reports/) [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/) / [Euphemisms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/) / Soft words for hard things: school rep… # Soft words for hard things: school reports and teachers The 16 questions of lesson 16 «Soft words for hard things: school reports and teachers» of the euphemisms 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/euphemisms/16-school-reports/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/t1/) — Mum reads: "Ella is a confident speaker and an enthusiastic contributor." What is Ella probably doing in class? — right ✓ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/t2/) — "ugh my report says i'm working at my own pace lol" — what did the teacher mean? — right ✓ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/t3/) — Dad: "Creative spelling, it says. Creative! Bloody hell, mate." Why is Dad cross? — right ✓ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/t4/) — Gran says: "Your teacher thinks you know your own mind, eh? Like your grandad." What is she hinting? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/t5/) — A news line: "Local school rated 'requires improvement' by inspectors." Is this good news for the school? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/t6/) — Mia's brother reckons "capable of more" is a compliment. Right? — right ✓ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/t7/) — The head says at assembly: "Year 5 have been a challenging class this term." What happened? — right ✓ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/t8/) — "she says he 'finds it hard to stay on task' — what task, he never even starts" — what is the report saying? — right ✓ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/t9/) — A teacher tells a parent, "Josh has made some progress in reading." The parent frowns. Why? — right ✓ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/t10/) — A friend gets a failed spelling test back. The teacher says, "Think of it as a learning opportunity!" What really happened? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/t11/) — "report says i would benefit from more practice with times tables, so like optional right" — is it optional? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/t12/) — A report says "Kai has his own way of doing things, which is not always the way he was asked." What is Kai doing? — right ✓ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a pupil described in a written report as "not working to her full potential"? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/e2/) — Identify the principal meaning conveyed when an educational institution in the United Kingdom is graded "requires improvement" pursuant to inspection. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/e3/) — It is stated that a pupil is "easily distracted". Select the response that is consistent with the established meaning of this expression. — right ✓ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/e4/) — Whereas a pupil is reported to be "approaching standard" in the United States, determine what is in fact being communicated. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [15. Soft words for hard things: children's behaviour…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/15-behaviour-and-school-reports/) - next →: [17. Soft words for hard things: school reports and t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/) - ↑ back to [Euphemisms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/)