--- title: Soft words for hard things: animals and pets and money and… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Euphemisms description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 18 «Soft words for hard things: animals and pets and money and poverty» 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/18-pets-and-money/) [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: animals an… # Soft words for hard things: animals and pets and money and poverty The 16 questions of lesson 18 «Soft words for hard things: animals and pets and money and poverty» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school with their options, 91 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/18-pets-and-money/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/t1/) — "omg the cat left a present in my slipper" — what did the cat probably leave? — right ✓ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/t2/) — A news line: "Badgers to be culled in three counties to stop cattle disease." What will happen to the badgers? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/t3/) — Ad: "Lovely rabbit, free to a good home, ASAP." ("ASAP" means as soon as possible.) What does "ASAP" tell you about the owner? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/t4/) — "dog's made a mess again, bloody hell, who left the door shut" — what has the dog done? — right ✓ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/t5/) — Jess says a "harvested" deer means it was picked like an apple. Right? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/t6/) — An advert says: "Our chickens are humanely processed." What happens to the chickens? — right ✓ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/t7/) — "We can't do the trip, money's a bit tight, sorry love." Why is there no trip? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/t8/) — A charity says it helps "underprivileged kids" go to summer camp. Which children? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/t9/) — Grandad: "In my day, an old horse that couldn't work went to the knacker's yard." What happened to such horses? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/t10/) — "Dad says Max was rehomed, so he's alive right?" — is Max alive? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/t11/) — The farmer had to "dispatch" a sheep hurt by a car. What did he do? — right ✓ · ★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/t12/) — A man jokes, "I'm not poor, I'm financially challenged!" What is he? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a domestic animal described as having been "surrendered" to a shelter? — right ✓ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/e2/) — It is given that a quantity of wild deer has been "culled" pursuant to a management plan. Identify the principal meaning of the term. — right ✓ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established meaning of the designation "economically disadvantaged" as applied to a household. — right ✓ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/e4/) — Whereas a local authority engages "pest control" in respect of a rodent infestation, determine the action thereby undertaken. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [17. Soft words for hard things: school reports and t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/17-school-and-pets/) - next →: [19. Soft words for hard things: money and poverty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/) - ↑ back to [Euphemisms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/)