--- title: The only child: a quiet house — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Everyday description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 498 «The only child: a quiet house» 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/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/) [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 only child: a quiet house # The only child: a quiet house The 15 questions of lesson 498 «The only child: a quiet house» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school with their options, 87 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/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/t1/) — «only kids are all spoilt brats lol». What's true? — wrong ✗ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/t2/) — «my lil sis made up a friend called Bobo, is she weird??». What does the lesson say? — wrong ✗ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/t3/) — Esme's dad is stuck in traffic and someone she doesn't know knocks at the door. What should her plan say? — wrong ✗ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/t4/) — «Matilda's got her own room, bet she's never jealous of anyone». What happened at the sleepover? — wrong ✗ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/t5/) — What would probably happen if Jules joined a hockey team? — wrong ✗ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/t6/) — «Tamsin should look after her mum's feelings, she's all Mum has». What does the lesson say? — right ✓ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/t7/) — A cartoon shows an only child who never makes a friend all summer. What does Kwabena's holiday show instead? — right ✓ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/t8/) — «Desmond's home alone after school, that's dodgy, someone should report it». What's the fair view? — wrong ✗ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/t9/) — ★★★ Esme gets in at 3:45, Dad at 4. On Fridays Dad is 10 minutes late. How long is she alone on a Friday? — right ✓ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/t10/) — ★★★ Nell blames Rab for 3 messes a day and Tam for 2. Mum says, «Rab and Tam can tidy half the messes each day.» In 2 days, how many messes do Rab and Tam tidy? — wrong ✗ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/t11/) — «Hiroshi said nah to a brother so he defo doesn't want one». What's wrong with that? — wrong ✗ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the proposition that only children are invariably spoilt? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/e2/) — Identify the conditions under which a brief period alone at home may be appropriate for a child aged nine or ten. — right ✓ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning imaginary siblings invented by an only child. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/498-the-only-child-a-quiet-house/e4/) — Whereas a child expresses both reluctance and curiosity regarding a prospective sibling, state the correct characterisation of such feelings. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [497. Tired, sad or drinking parents: tell a trusted a…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/497-tired-sad-or-drinking-parents-tell-a-trusted-adult/) - next →: [499. The only child: all the attention and wanting a…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/)