--- title: Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Euphemisms description: The 17 test and exam questions of lesson 21 «Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy» 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/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/) [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: work, firi… # Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy The 17 questions of lesson 21 «Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school with their options, 97 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/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/t1/) — News: "The factory announced a reduction in force affecting 400 staff." What happened? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/t2/) — Gossip at the school gate: "Her dad's been on garden leave since March." What is really going on? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/t3/) — "my uncle's an actor, says he's 'resting' lol" — what does this mean? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/t4/) — "boss showed him the door after the fire alarm prank, serves him right" — what happened to him? — right ✓ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/t5/) — Report: "The economy saw negative growth for two quarters in a row." (A quarter is three months.) Which is true? — right ✓ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/t6/) — Max says: "a market correction means prices got fixed to the right number, so it's good news." Is he right? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/t7/) — A delivery firm calls its riders "independent contractors". What does this usually mean for the riders? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/t8/) — The company letter says: "We are offering early retirement to staff over 55." What is it really trying to do? — right ✓ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/t9/) — "Tom was relieved of his duties after the audit." What happened to Tom? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/t10/) — "sod it, they gave me my marching orders, only been there a week" — what happened? — right ✓ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/t11/) — Advert: "Flexible hours! Work when it suits you!" What should a careful worker check? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/t12/) — The bank chief says: "We hope for a soft landing." What is she hoping for? — right ✓ · ★ - [t13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/t13/) — "mum says the bank is just printing money now, they call it quantitative easing" — what is quantitative easing? — right ✓ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/e1/) — Identify the principal meaning of the expression "headcount reduction" as employed in corporate announcements. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/e2/) — It is given that an employee has been placed upon "garden leave". Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning his circumstances. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/e3/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an economy described as experiencing "negative growth"? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/e4/) — Ascertain the plain meaning of the designation "sanitation engineer" when employed facetiously in respect of a municipal worker. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [20. Soft words for hard things: money and poverty an…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/20-debt-and-jobs/) - next →: [22. 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