--- title: Excuses and the lies that grow — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Everyday description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 337 «Excuses and the lies that grow» of the everyday 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/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/) [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/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / Excuses and the lies that grow # Excuses and the lies that grow The 15 questions of lesson 337 «Excuses and the lies that grow» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school with their options, 91 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/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/t1/) — «been telling mum im at Tom's for weeks, never caught, so it's fine innit». What is right? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/t2/) — Mum's text: «Tom's mum says you weren't there. where were you. home NOW». What is the best thing to do? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/t3/) — Piano teacher, dry: «All week, was it? Play me bar three.» What will most likely happen? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/t4/) — Big sister: «just say ur 10, they never check». The boy is nine and small. What is wrong with that? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/t5/) — Kid at break: «dont be a grass, say u fell». A boy keeps pushing him. What should he do? — right ✓ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/t6/) — Dinner lady, sharp: «Them peas didn't eat themselves, love». What should the girl do? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/t7/) — The trip letter turns up on the class website. Mum, hurt: «why'd you hide it?» What answer helps most? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/t8/) — Gran: «Was he really too tired to come? I'd made scones.» What would make it right? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/t9/) — Which is TRUE about a lie that has worked three times? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/t10/) — «u washed ur hands?» «yeah» (he didn't). Why is this lie worse than it sounds? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/t11/) — A boy keeps saying he's tired to miss things. What does his mum begin to think? — right ✓ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/e1/) — Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a deception which has repeatedly escaped discovery. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/e2/) — Identify the principal reason for which parents require accurate knowledge of the whereabouts of a child. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/e3/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the reporting to a teacher of physical harm inflicted by another pupil? — right ✓ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/e4/) — Ascertain the purpose of minimum age and height requirements applicable to amusement rides. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [336. Little lies at home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/336-little-lies-at-home/) - next →: [338. Sweets, change and a friend's toy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/)