--- title: The best ever and shocking: adverts and headlines — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Language description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 47 «The best ever and shocking: adverts and headlines» 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/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/) [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/) / The best ever and shocking: adverts an… # The best ever and shocking: adverts and headlines The 15 questions of lesson 47 «The best ever and shocking: adverts and headlines» of the language course of Mova's primary school with their options, 86 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/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/t1/) — «bro this cereal says best breakfast ever so it's healthy right» What is right? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/t2/) — Your little brother cries because the video says «You WON'T BELIEVE what happened next» and he is scared to find out. What can you tell him? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/t3/) — «everyone's talking about this toy, I'm literally the only one without it» You ask your class and two people have heard of it. What happened? — right ✓ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/t4/) — «Mum, it says up to 70% off so my £20 game will be really cheap!» What is the problem? — right ✓ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/t5/) — «the advert truck was HUGE, why is this one tiny??» What is the best explanation? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/t6/) — «it says Britain is hotter than the Sahara, are we gonna turn into desert lol» What do you say? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/t7/) — ★ «8 out of 10» is a real number, not hyperbole. Why can it still mislead you? — right ✓ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/t8/) — ★ What would happen if you panicked at every «storm of the century» headline? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/t9/) — ★ The opposite mistake: «headlines always shout, so I'll ignore the red weather warning». Why is this wrong? — right ✓ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/t10/) — ★★★ A shop sign says «UP TO HALF PRICE!». A £20 game has a tag saying £15, and one rack has £10 items that were £20. Which statement is true? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/t11/) — ★★★ «8 out of 10 owners said their cats preferred it». Which survey would you trust most? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the slogan «The BEST breakfast EVER!» printed upon a cereal packet? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/e2/) — A retail notice proclaims «UP TO 70% OFF». Select the response consistent with the established meaning of the words «up to». — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/e3/) — Identify the principal reason for which newspaper headlines frequently represent events as larger than they were. — right ✓ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/e4/) — It is asserted that «8 out of 10 owners» preferred a certain cat food. Ascertain which question is most pertinent in evaluating the claim. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [46. Which number counts? Hyperbole and real numbers…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/46-which-number-counts-hyperbole-and-real-numbers-in-maths/) - next →: [48. My dad could lift a car: playground boasting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/48-my-dad-could-lift-a-car-playground-boasting/) - ↑ back to [Language](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/)