--- title: Olympiad: the euphemism detective ★★★ — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Euphemisms description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 41 «Olympiad: the euphemism detective ★★★» 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/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/) [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/) / Olympiad: the euphemism detective ★★★ # Olympiad: the euphemism detective ★★★ The 16 questions of lesson 41 «Olympiad: the euphemism detective ★★★» 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/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/t1/) — "bruv my nan says grandad's brown bread and the dog's been seen to. who's dead then" — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/t2/) — Our kid: "I've told you a million times, the cat's not dead, it's just been fixed!" How many times did he really say it, and what happened to the cat? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/t3/) — "Dad's a stubby short of a six-pack and the ute's bitten the dust, heaps of drama this arvo lol" (a ute is a small truck). What is true? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/t4/) — Your mate fell off the shed roof: "it's just a scratch, I'm fine", but his arm is bent at a funny angle. What is wise? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/t5/) — Kayden reckons "fudge!" is only ever a sweet, so it can never be a swear. right? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/t6/) — "Och, the wee dog was put to sleep at the vet's, the bairn's that upset." What happened to the dog? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/t7/) — News: "The minister, who had been economical with the truth, was relieved of his duties." What came first? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/t8/) — Odd one out in a school report: "sociable", "strong personality", "enthusiastic contributor", "always hands in neat homework". — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/t9/) — Gran's "feeling delicate" after the wedding, Grandad's "a bit peckish", Uncle Ray's "worse for wear". Who drank too much? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/t10/) — Mum: "I've asked you a hundred times! Your 2 mates are no Einsteins, they left 3 cups on the floor." How many cups must be picked up? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/t11/) — "y'all, the boss told my cousin 'we've decided to go in a different direction', he's fixin' to celebrate." Should he celebrate? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/t12/) — Which one is a white lie, not a serious lie? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/e1/) — Identify the expression that does not denote death: "snuffed it", "flatlined", "brown bread", "past his prime". — right ✓ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/e2/) — Given that "squiffy" denotes slight and "blotto" severe intoxication, determine the ordering that proceeds from least to most severe. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/e3/) — Of the expressions "gosh", "cripes", "darn" and "jeepers", identify that which replaces a swear word rather than a holy name. — right ✓ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/41-olympiad-euphemism-detective/e4/) — Ascertain which of the following constitutes understatement rather than hyperbole. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [40. Soft words for hard things: rudeness and swearing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/40-with-all-due-respect/) - next →: [42. Olympiad: reading between the lines ★★★](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/) - ↑ back to [Euphemisms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/)