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title: Soft words for hard things: drinking and drugs — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Euphemisms
description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 30 «Soft words for hard things: drinking and drugs» 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: drinking and drugs

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The 16 questions of lesson 30 «Soft words for hard things: drinking and drugs» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school with their options, 93 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/30-drinking-and-drugs/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/t1/) — "Mum's feeling a bit delicate this morning, keep it down." Why should the kids be quiet? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/t2/) — Grandad: "Just a small nightcap and then bed." What will he have? — right ✓ · ★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/t3/) — "Bloody hell, he's legless — get him a taxi." What is wrong with him? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/t4/) — Press release: "The singer is receiving help for substance abuse." What is the singer's problem? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/t5/) — "Had a pint of Dutch courage before his speech." Why did he drink? — right ✓ · ★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/t6/) — "Uncle Jim's been on the wagon a year — no, two years now." Which is true? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/t7/) — Gossip: "The boss came back from a liquid lunch and fell asleep at his desk." What did the boss have? — right ✓ · ★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/t8/) — "She drinks hair of the dog every Sunday, says it cures her head." What is she doing? — right ✓ · ★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/t9/) — Health leaflet: "Recreational drugs can damage your brain." What is the leaflet warning about? — right ✓ · ★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/t10/) — "He fell off the wagon after the funeral." What happened? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/t11/) — "Bit squiffy after two glasses of wine, are we?" teases a friend. What is she saying? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/t12/) — "Lad was blotto by nine, sleeping on the stairs." How was the lad? — right ✓ · ★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the expression "the hard stuff"? — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/e2/) — Identify the meaning of "substance misuse" as employed by official bodies in the United Kingdom. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/e3/) — It is given that a gentleman is described as "in his cups". Select the response that is consistent with the established meaning of that expression. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/e4/) — Ascertain the meaning of "worse for wear" when it is applied to a person on the morning following a celebration. — wrong ✗ · exam

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