--- title: Olympiad: reading between the lines ★★★ — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Euphemisms description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 42 «Olympiad: reading between the lines ★★★» 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/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/) [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: reading between the lines ★★★ # Olympiad: reading between the lines ★★★ The 16 questions of lesson 42 «Olympiad: reading between the lines ★★★» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school with their options, 94 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/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/t1/) — "lowkey sus, the ad says cosy, compact, needs TLC, and it's £900 a month lol" What is the flat really like? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/t2/) — Teacher wrote "Mia is sociable", no wait, she crossed it out and wrote "Mia talks over others". What does the final report say? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/t3/) — Gran on the phone: "Just had a funny turn, love, nothing to worry about, don't tell your mum." What should you do? — right ✓ · ★★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/t4/) — Dad, very calm: "Bit of a pickle, love. The car's in the river." How bad is it really? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/t5/) — "the queue at the servo was a mile long, took forever, I waited like 20 min" (a servo is a petrol station). How long did he wait? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/t6/) — News: "The minister misspoke, was relieved of his duties, and his party said lessons had been learned." What happened to the minister in the end? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/t7/) — Shop sign: "Due to shrinkage, prices have been adjusted." What is the shop blaming for the price rise? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/t8/) — "Mam's tamping (well cross): my report says I'm a work in progress and not working to my full potential." Why is Mam cross? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/t9/) — "Chur bro, the firm had headwinds, now it's rightsizing. Uncle reckons his job's safe as." Should Uncle be so sure? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/t10/) — Which sentence tells you that someone died? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/t11/) — Odd one out in an advert: "pre-loved bike", "needs some TLC", "compact frame", "brand-new tyres". — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/t12/) — Footy: "not our finest hour" after a 0–6 defeat, "a mixed bag" after a 2–2 draw, "a learning experience" after a 1–5 defeat. Which game was the worst loss? — wrong ✗ · ★★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/e1/) — An advertisement describes a dwelling as "compact" and requiring "some TLC". Determine the condition so described. — right ✓ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/e2/) — A school report states that a pupil is "emerging" in reading. Identify the plain meaning of this statement. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/e3/) — A report states: "Following headwinds in spring, efficiency savings were made in summer; in autumn the board said lessons had been learned." Identify what occurred in summer. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/e4/) — Identify the instance of British understatement among the following. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [41. 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