--- title: Soft words for hard things: age and looks and weight — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Euphemisms description: The 17 test and exam questions of lesson 9 «Soft words for hard things: age and looks and weight» 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/9-age-looks-and-size/) [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: age and lo… # Soft words for hard things: age and looks and weight The 17 questions of lesson 9 «Soft words for hard things: age and looks and weight» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school with their options, 100 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/9-age-looks-and-size/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/t1/) — Gossip: "Look at her face — not a single wrinkle at 60. She's definitely had some work done." What does the gossip think? — right ✓ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/t2/) — Granny laughs: "I've got laughter lines — from 70 years of laughing at your grandad." What is she talking about? — right ✓ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/t3/) — Bro: "dad's going a bit thin on top lol, nearly a cue ball." What's happening to Dad? — wrong ✗ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/t4/) — Nan: "Where did I put my glasses? Senior moment!" — they are on her head. What is Nan joking about? — right ✓ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/t5/) — A sports reporter: "At 38, the striker is clearly past his prime." What does the reporter think? — wrong ✗ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/t6/) — A letter: "Your grandmother has moved into assisted living." Where has she moved? — wrong ✗ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/t7/) — Kid: "he's like 4 foot nothing, vertically challenged innit" — what is the kid saying? — right ✓ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/t8/) — A mean joke: "With that mug he's got a face for radio." What is the joke saying? — wrong ✗ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/t9/) — An American book: "The homely girl at the dance had no partner." What does "homely" say here? — wrong ✗ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/t10/) — A Brit says "What a homely kitchen!" Is this rude? — wrong ✗ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/t11/) — A TV ad: "Sunny Pines – a friendly retirement community." Who will live there? — right ✓ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/t12/) — Sara reckons "plus-size" means clothes that are extra cheap. Is she right? — right ✓ - [t13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/t13/) — A magazine: "The distinguished gentleman with silver hair." What does "distinguished" suggest? — wrong ✗ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/e1/) — Identify the meaning most accurately conveyed by the expression "follically challenged". — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/e2/) — It is given that a resident of a United States facility is described as being in "assisted living". Ascertain the nature of the facility. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established meaning of the phrase "a senior moment". — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/e4/) — Whereas an American text describes a person as "homely", determine which of the following most accurately characterises that person. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [8. 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