--- title: Soft words for hard things: school reports and teachers an… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Euphemisms description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 17 «Soft words for hard things: school reports and teachers and animals and pets» 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/17-school-and-pets/) [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 and animals and pets The 16 questions of lesson 17 «Soft words for hard things: school reports and teachers and animals and pets» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school with their options, 92 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/17-school-and-pets/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/t1/) — "teacher's having a quiet word with Jake, he's bricking it" — why is Jake scared? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/t2/) — A boy jokes: "I didn't fail, I achieved deferred success." What really happened? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/t3/) — Grandpa: "That lad's well known to staff, I'll tell you that." What does Grandpa mean about the lad? — right ✓ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/t4/) — A little girl says her hamster "went to live on a farm". Her big sister rolls her eyes. Why? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/t5/) — A news headline: "Primary school placed in special measures after damning report." What does it say about the school? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/t6/) — "vet said we gotta put Bella to sleep :(" — what is going to happen to Bella? — right ✓ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/t7/) — Liam reckons "reluctant reader" means someone who reads too much. Right? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/t8/) — A council notice says three stray dogs were "humanely destroyed". What happened to the dogs? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/t9/) — "Dad says the dog's being done on Tuesday, done with what lol" — what is happening Tuesday? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/t10/) — A US report card shows "Not yet" in reading. How did the pupil do? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/t11/) — The teacher writes: "Amir is a late bloomer; I expect great things." What is she saying now? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/t12/) — "Oi, you, the head wants to see you. Invited, like." What does the speaker mean? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an animal described in an official notice as having been "humanely destroyed"? — right ✓ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/e2/) — It is given that a school has been placed in "special measures". Identify the principal implication of this designation. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established meaning of the statement that a domestic cat has been "fixed", as used in the United States. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/e4/) — Whereas a pupil's report states that the pupil possesses "a vivid imagination", determine what may in fact be communicated. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [16. Soft words for hard things: school reports and t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/16-school-reports/) - next →: [18. Soft words for hard things: animals and pets and…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/) - ↑ back to [Euphemisms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/)