--- title: Politicians and promises, as the news reports them — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Everyday description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 442 «Politicians and promises, as the news reports them» 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/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/) [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/) / Politicians and promises, as the news… # Politicians and promises, as the news reports them The 15 questions of lesson 442 «Politicians and promises, as the news reports them» of the everyday 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/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/t1/) — Uncle in Boston, wicked mad: «look what this guy said, sharing it!!» What should happen first? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/t2/) — Belfast neighbour: «Wise up, he's the only honest one.» What does «wise up» mean? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/t3/) — Kid in Sydney: «vote me captain, no homework ever, no cap». What's the problem? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/t4/) — Dad in Toronto: «They're all liars, eh.» Which is the most accurate answer? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/t5/) — «Crime went DOWN!» says one. «Crime went UP!» says another. What question helps most? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/t6/) — What would happen if everyone believed every headline without reading the story? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/t7/) — Granny: «He talked for two minutes and never said yes or no.» What did she notice? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/t8/) — In a cartoon, the bad mayor twirls his moustache so everyone knows he's lying. What is real life more like? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/t9/) — A leaflet: «Lower taxes AND more money for everything!» Aisha's dad: «Both? With what money?» What is he doing? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/t10/) — The pool wasn't built. Liam's mate: «she LIED, end of». Which is fairer? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/t11/) — Politician: «I never said that!» A reporter has a recording. What settles it best? — right ✓ · ★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/e1/) — Identify the principal reason for which two public figures may cite the same body of statistics in support of contrary conclusions. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/e2/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a video purporting to show a politician making a statement. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/e3/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an electoral promise that was subsequently not fulfilled? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/e4/) — Determine which of the following constitutes the soundest approach to the assertion that all politicians are untruthful. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [441. «Only one left!»: shops and adverts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/441-only-one-left-shops-and-adverts/) - next →: [443. Grown-ups' little lies: the ice-cream van](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/443-grown-ups-little-lies-the-ice-cream-van/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/)