--- title: Soft words for hard things: stupidity and madness — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Euphemisms description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 36 «Soft words for hard things: stupidity and madness» 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/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/) [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: stupidity… # Soft words for hard things: stupidity and madness The 16 questions of lesson 36 «Soft words for hard things: stupidity and madness» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school with their options, 89 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/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/t1/) — School report: "Tom is more practical than academic and shines in woodwork." What is the teacher really saying? — right ✓ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/t2/) — help desk note: "fixed it, ID10T error lol". what happened? — right ✓ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/t3/) — "bloody hell mate, you're thick as two short planks, it's the OTHER door." Is he talking about wood? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/t4/) — Sorry, I'm not firing on all cylinders today — up all night with the baby. What does she mean? — right ✓ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/t5/) — Gossip: "Old Mr Grey's lost his marbles, he talks to his roses now." What are they saying about Mr Grey? — right ✓ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/t6/) — Mia reckons "eccentric" means the same as "dangerous". right? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/t7/) — "that new kid's a bit dim, no wait, he's just shy." In the end what does the speaker think? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/t8/) — The neighbour says her husband "marches to the beat of a different drum". Is she complaining about his music? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/t9/) — "Stop banging that pan, you're driving me round the twist!" How does the speaker feel? — right ✓ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/t10/) — Which of these phrases is said kindly rather than as a mocking joke? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/t11/) — "is my brother off with the pixies again?? he's staring at the wall." What is the brother doing? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/t12/) — A man calls a sick woman in hospital "not all there". Why is that unkind? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/e1/) — Identify the meaning most accurately conveyed by the expression "thick as two short planks". — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/e2/) — Where a school report states that a pupil is "more practical than academic", ascertain the principal assessment conveyed. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established meaning of the term "eccentric" when applied to a person. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/e4/) — Which of the following expressions most accurately characterises a person as having become insane? — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [35. 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