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title: Soft words for hard things: money and poverty — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Euphemisms
description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 19 «Soft words for hard things: 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.
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# Soft words for hard things: money and poverty

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The 16 questions of lesson 19 «Soft words for hard things: money and poverty» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school with their options, 90 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/19-money-and-poverty/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/t1/) — "Can't come to the cinema, I'm proper hard up mate" — why can't he come? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/t2/) — A news line: "Cash-strapped council closes three libraries." Why are the libraries closing? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/t3/) — Gossip: "Old Mrs Pike's in reduced circumstances since her husband went, poor dear." What happened to Mrs Pike? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/t4/) — "Uncle Dave is so careful with money he reuses tea bags lol" — what is Uncle Dave? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/t5/) — A politician says: "We will support residents of our most deprived areas." Who will be helped? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/t6/) — Tom reckons "food insecure" means scared of vegetables. Right? — right ✓ · ★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/t7/) — A man at the market: "Ah, I find myself temporarily embarrassed — could you hold these apples till tomorrow?" Why does he ask? — right ✓ · ★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/t8/) — "Your nan's on a fixed income, so don't expect a big present, ok?" Why no big present? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/t9/) — A charity sign: "Your coins help rough sleepers stay warm tonight." Who is helped? — right ✓ · ★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/t10/) — "she's from the wrong side of the tracks, my mum says, as if that matters" — what does the mum mean? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/t11/) — An advert: "Holidays for the budget-conscious traveller!" Who is the advert for? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/t12/) — A famous singer says, "I came from a disadvantaged background." What does he mean? — right ✓ · ★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a household described as "in straitened circumstances"? — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/e2/) — It is given that a municipal authority is described as "cash-strapped". Identify the principal meaning of this description. — right ✓ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established meaning of the official expression "person experiencing homelessness". — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/e4/) — Whereas an individual is stated to be "receiving public assistance" in the United States, determine the circumstance thereby indicated. — right ✓ · exam

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