--- title: Sarcasm and tone of voice — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Language description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 29 «Sarcasm and tone of voice» of the language 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/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/) [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/) / [Language](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/) / Sarcasm and tone of voice # Sarcasm and tone of voice The 15 questions of lesson 29 «Sarcasm and tone of voice» of the language course of Mova's primary school with their options, 88 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/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/t1/) — Your mate goes "people always mean what they say, bruv, words are words." What's true? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/t2/) — Your London cousin hears "Aye, right" from a Glasgow lad and thinks he believes the shark story. What's really meant? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/t3/) — What would happen if you texted "great, thanks a lot" to a friend with no emoji after they forgot your birthday? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/t4/) — A Gen Z cousin texts "omg ur SO good at timing 💀 /s" after you're late. ("💀" here means I'm dying of laughter.) What does she mean? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/t5/) — Your nan from Wales says "lush weather for a picnic, isn't it" as hail bounces off the car. ("Lush" means lovely.) What does she mean? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/t6/) — Ruby asks "where's the pony then?" after Mum said "and a pony too". What should Ruby understand? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/t7/) — Your dad, a big fan of 80s films, says "Oh, this is gonna be RAD" in a flat voice as the car breaks down. ("Rad" means great, 1980s slang.) Is he happy? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/t8/) — A cartoon character says "Oh WONDERFUL" in a happy voice with a big smile after winning a prize. Is it sarcasm? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/t9/) — Your mate gets upset when you say "nice drawing, NOT" as a joke. What's the wise move? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/t10/) — Kai's Aussie mate says "yeah, nah, we're not camping again." What does "yeah, nah" mean here? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/t11/) — A teacher says "Lovely, Tom, very helpful" when Tom knocks over the paints. What is she showing? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises sarcasm? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/e2/) — Identify the principal reason for which sarcasm is frequently misapprehended in written text messages. — right ✓ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/e3/) — In respect of the Scottish expression "Aye, right", select the response consistent with the established facts. — right ✓ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/29-sarcasm-and-tone-of-voice/e4/) — Determine the meaning of the reply "Yeah, sure, and a pony too" to a request for a sweet. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [28. Puns and jokes that need a pun](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/28-puns-and-jokes-that-need-a-pun/) - next →: [30. Texting, abbreviations and emoji](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/30-texting-abbreviations-and-emoji/) - ↑ back to [Language](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/)