--- title: The electric meter, the food bank and «we can't afford it» — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Everyday description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 488 «The electric meter, the food bank and «we can't afford it»» 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/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/) [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/) / The electric meter, the food bank and… # The electric meter, the food bank and «we can't afford it» The 16 questions of lesson 488 «The electric meter, the food bank and «we can't afford it»» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school with their options, 96 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/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/t1/) — «only lazy ppl go to food banks innit». Right? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/t2/) — The meter runs out and Lorcan's little cousin yells, «we're gonna be in the dark FOREVER». What's true? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/t3/) — Rosie: «we can NEVER afford anything, you don't even care!» What's more likely true? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/t4/) — Rosie slammed the door, then heard Dad sigh in the kitchen. What could she do to fix it? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/t5/) — What would probably happen if Zofia never asked and kept guessing? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/t6/) — In a TV show, a kid secretly sells his bike to pay his family's rent and saves the day. What's more real? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/t7/) — Marley: «Mum's soup again lol, it's well nice tho». He's hungry most days at school. What should happen? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/t8/) — Aoife's coat zip is broken and Mam won't sign up for the coat scheme. Who could gently help? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/t9/) — Leon found £5. Dad says, «Spend a pound on sweets.» How much goes back to the family money? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/t10/) — Tyrone's mom: «no takeout for a month». They used to get takeout every Friday at $20 a time. A month has 4 Fridays. How much do they save? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/t11/) — Maisie-Jo: «it's cos I asked for too much last year, isn't it». What does Dad's «It's the weather, girl» tell her? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/t12/) — Osian's mum works till 10. His friend says, «u can do what u want, lucky». What's more true? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a prepayment meter? — right ✓ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/e2/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the users of food banks. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/e3/) — Identify the principal meaning of the parental statement «we cannot afford it». — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/488-the-electric-meter-the-food-bank-and-we-cant-afford-it/e4/) — Given that a child is frequently alone and frightened in the evenings while a parent works, ascertain the most appropriate course. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [487. 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