--- title: Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy a… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Euphemisms description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 22 «Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy and business and advertising» 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/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/) [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 and business and advertising The 16 questions of lesson 22 «Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy and business and advertising» 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/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/t1/) — Estate agent's advert: "Bijou flat, deceptively spacious, in an up-and-coming area." What are you most likely to find? — right ✓ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/t2/) — "aw it's fun-size, can i have 4 then" — what does the speaker know about the bar? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/t3/) — A letter from your phone company: "From June there will be a small price adjustment." What is going to happen? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/t4/) — "crap, told the boss his plan was rubbish in front of everyone. career-limiting move, eh" — what does the speaker fear? — right ✓ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/t5/) — Lily says: "a pre-owned car means nobody has owned it yet." Is she right? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/t6/) — Gran says: "I'm not a housewife, I'm a domestic engineer!" What is she doing? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/t7/) — A report says: "Many graduates (people who have finished university) are underemployed." What does it mean? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/t8/) — House advert: "Full of character, needs some TLC." What should a buyer expect? — right ✓ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/t9/) — The boss announces "efficiency gains" next year. What should the staff worry about? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/t10/) — News: "The number of jobseekers rose by 3,000 last month." What happened? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/t11/) — "she's on the bench again, no client since May" — what is true of her? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/t12/) — A charity shop sign: "Pre-loved toys, all £1." What are the toys? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/e1/) — Identify the principal meaning of the descriptor "deceptively spacious" as employed in the particulars of a residential property. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/e2/) — It is given that a retailer announces a "price adjustment" in respect of its goods. Select the response most consistent with customary usage. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/e3/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a person classified as "economically inactive"? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/e4/) — Ascertain the plain meaning of the term "pre-owned" when applied to a motor vehicle offered for sale. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [21. Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/21-work-firing-and-the-economy/) - next →: [23. Soft words for hard things: business and adverti…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/23-fees-bugs-and-spin/) - ↑ back to [Euphemisms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/)